Merry Christmas! I have a blog.
I was up late last night, deliberating Christmas cards - whether or not I believe in them any more. I mean, I feel like I am everywhere, all the time, over-sharing ad nauseam the minutia of my life.
Christmas cards have lost their luster in an era of moody rants and untouched pictures.
And as for a letter? I'm tempted to go with:
Christmas cards have lost their luster in an era of moody rants and untouched pictures.
And as for a letter? I'm tempted to go with:
Merry Christmas!
I have a blog.
Be blessed.
I have a blog.
Be blessed.
Somehow I don't think the elderly folks on my list would understand.
So I ordered some cards. I will write a letter.
But deep down: I'm over it.
So I ordered some cards. I will write a letter.
But deep down: I'm over it.
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I HATE Christmas letters. H-A-T-E them.
'Cause that's how we roll, what, with the keeping it fresh and such.
With all the blogging and writing about MYSELf, it does seem a bit overboard.
I am SURE, however, that your cards will be lovely.
I guess I pretty much said what Shana said. I like her idea of writing to people other times of the year when they least expect it-and perhaps cherish it a little more.
XO,
Christine
That doesn't mean they'll get mailed.
And no letter. I just can't/
Good luck!
It is just one more "to do" item in a season of stressfulness. And they go in the trash can eventually, I am sure.
HOWEVER... let me rationalize my card+letter so then i can tell you why i appreciate the card+/orletter from friends & family.
My '08 letter was simple, very simple. It had humor, humility, but facts about age & interests. Its the chrsitmas letters we get that log by month every trip they have been on. snore. And as for some of my tidbits that i included in the '08 letter - some friends who read the blog/interact on facebook said they STILL "didnt know x, y, z." so .... I am hoping it was ok received.
OH AND... this is big - i write in FIRST PERSON! DUH we all know soemone is writing the letter, please dont write in 3rd person. you didnt hire someone to write it because you just said "we love to go...." UGH biggest pet peeve.
AND... i made the font in 12 or 13. BIG. So i couldnt say too much.
But i appreciate the letters from some folks who DONT have a blog or even if they did. I would love to hear your summary of them in this year in 2 sentences. I KEEP THEM! I keep your cards & your pictures go in our scrapbook.
WHY? Because we are blessed to have friends like you in our lives & I want to see your faces through the years to remind me of the times we spent together & how we have all grown & changed!
Right now, all the pictures are displayed on our staircase & the girls look at them every day & make comments about people, something they didnt notice about them from yesterday.
I like Christmas Cards. I like Christmas letters. I appreciate the effort you put into them, because I know how much time that takes. And I value our friendship at this time of year where I realize i dont need "things." Its the faces on my staircase that are my present!!!
Everyone else can suck it. :P