My son and I are visiting San Francisco from Portland, OR. We were biking through Golden Gate Park when I spotted this little heart dangling from an olive tree. I LOVE olive trees, so it’s no surprise that I spotted the heart — I gaze closely at olive trees all the time. Of course, I wasn’t expecting to find this little gem, and I absolutely lit up when I realized what is was. What is more surprising to me is that I had been searching for a heart ornament in shops during this trip, because my boyfriend of 2 years and I created a tradition on our first Christmas where we decided to give each other a heart ornament each year so that many years from now we can have a Christmas tree full of heart ornaments, each with its own little origin story. This one will forever be my favorite.
