reblogged: Christmas Wreath Idea for Empty Nest Couples An Alternative to Having a Christmas Tree -- A Wreath Full of Memories

original: http://marriage.about.com/od/christmas/qt/wreaths.htm

By Sheri & Bob Stritof

If you are not having kids visiting for Christmas, are you trying to make the decision to have a Christmas tree or not?

Carol M. Johnson of Better Home and Gardens suggests an alternative to having a Christmas tree: hang several evergreen wreaths decorated with meaningful and special ornaments.

Wreath Suggestions:

• Wreath with ornaments made by your children.
• Wreath with favorite ornaments.
• Wreath with homemade ornaments.
• Wreath with themed ornaments, such as birds, snowmen, angels, etc.
• Wreath with the traditional glass bulb ornaments.
• Wreath with paper ornaments.
• Wreath with crocheted, knitted, or sewn ornaments.
• Wreath with ornaments from your own childhoods.
• Wreath with yearly ornaments, such as 2004, 1995, etc.
• Wreath with "first" type of ornaments, such as Baby's First Christmas.
• Wreath with 12 Days of Christmas themed ornaments.

Carol closed her article with "After I hung them all, the ornaments seemed highlighted in a way they never before had been when half-hidden on a tree. A flood of memories settled on each wreath, like family pictures on a wall. Change is inevitable, as are empty nests and laugh lines."