Christmas Tree

In my husband's home town the city puts up an old fashioned cedar

tree each year for Christmas. When I first saw these trees

they were placed in the middle of the main street in down

town. Since then, for safety purposes, they have been

set up in a small park next to an old train car.The tree is nothing fancy, just tall with big lights.

When I was growing up we always went out to the

pasture and cut a cedar tree for Christmas and

when I see this big tree every year that is one

of the happy memories that comes to mind.

Something else I remember is when this truck driver asked

me to go for coffee with him. It was in December on the 11th

13 years ago....today. We worked in the same place and I

thought...yes, I'll go. We actually went for pizza and started

dating after that night. It would be the next week

when I went up to his hometown that I saw the

big lit up cedar tree in the middle of down town.

The truck driver and I have been married for

12 years now and I am glad I said yes to coffee!! So, when I see the big Christmas tree each year I think

of that first date we went on and how meeting

him has made my life better all the way around.

Another thing I will share is after we started

dating I was really worried about telling him I had

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I didn't know if

he would turn and run as my previous husband did

because of it or would he give us a chance?

I remember after telling him I had CFS and explaining

a little about it his first question was...is it catchy???

I told him I did not think so but was not really sure in

the long run. He said it was ok and didn't bother

him and we continued to date. Sometimes

now we laugh about the catchy part.....