This collection was not one of choice, but it's one that I love. I don't know when I really began collecting Christmas Penguins but the collection grew rapidly over Christmas 2013.
I think it began in Walmart. Thanksgiving had just ended, and the Christmas decorations and products were on the shelves waiting to be bought as people began getting ready for the holiday. I was walking through one of the aisles, not looking for anything important when I saw a set of four penguin ornaments that were tagged for a dollar. I threw them in the cart without even inspecting them, so I didn't notice the chips on the penguin with the green hat and the missing string on the one with the present.
I had always liked penguins, but it wasn't what I would have considered a favorite at the time. My family knew I liked them, and a few close friends knew too. I posted on Facebook that I had been excited about the purchase. I was just trying to show my excitement about decorating for the holiday.
I took them home and hung the four of them on my little tree. My boyfriend at the time noticed them right away when he came to visit and informed his family about my little penguins.
Christmas came around and suddenly I was receiving stuffed penguins and penguin ornaments and penguin socks and penguin mugs and penguin blankets and penguin in-scent burners, even a penguin sweater.
Since then, I've also received penguin pot holders and penguin birthday cards.
I love my penguin collection.
Well, I'm glad you're not sick of people adding to your collection! I had an awesome English teacher in high school, and she loved penguins as well. Everyone knew she loved penguins, and so she kept a collection in her classroom of penguin stuffed animals. She even owns penguin earrings!
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