Nicole Pompei Zettlemoyer

Wreaths, Happiness, and How it All Began

“Every wreath tells a story.” It sounds crazy out of context, right? As I sit here typing this essay, I look around my house, which closely resembles Santa’s Military-themed workshop, I laugh at how there’s a pair of Fiskars scissors right next to my keyboard. A wreath, a simple house ornament, would quickly shift the tides of my life, and take me on a journey I never could have imagined.