Grr...Christmas Cards

I don't know why I even convinced myself that this year it would be ok to send Christmas cards. It all happened early one Thursday morning when I had to stop at Rite-Aid to get some lunch for work. I said 'well, since I'm in the store, I'll get two individual cards for my friends, and just mail those out.' While I was browsing the individual cards, I happen upon a stack of boxed cards. Then I thought 'well, maybe I could send a few of these out and I won't have to come back to the store for individuals' and that was all she wrote. I ended up buying the individuals as well as the boxed cards.

Last night I wrote out all of my cards. I hate getting christmas cards and I hate sending them out and that's why I don't usually get them. Why bother sending a card if you're just going to write a blanket statement? Who cares? Your card isn't special. It's a gold embossed reindeer with some snow falling. Bo-ring. My cards have a person showing a Santa costume to the experts at the Antique Roadshow. The expert is explaining how he got trampled by Rudolph because of the muddy footprints, and how Santa gained some weight in 1954 because you can see the stretches in the belt, etc.. Then on the back it values the costume at 18000-20000 dollars. I thought it was cute.

Anyway, I wrote everyone a special message so that they know I took the time to think about how each person has affected my life, and also to just say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I was stumped on a couple, and I'll explain how those went.

My former best friend's card has the envelope addressed to the X family. Then on the inside, I put all three of their names at the top, the words 'have a merry christmas and happy new year' and a heart and Peachy. I sealed the envelope because I'm done with that one.

I have a college friend that lives in HI. She always sends me a card with a picture of her and her husband and her dogs. Well, this year she had a baby. I think the baby's name was either Olivet or Gennessee or a combination of the two. I have no idea, and never found out, whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Her envelope had the parent's name on the front. On the inside I put the parents name and Baby. hee hee. I know. That's so ridiculous, but I wanted to show that I remembered they had a baby. So then I wrote that she needs to come visit me when she visits her parents because I don't live far, and I would love to see the newborn. HA! Then, I wrote Love, Peachy.

The last cards are the ones that I really wanted to send. I am including (if i can find the negatives) a picture of me and Ed sitting on Ed's bike on July 1. That was the day we picked it up and I rode it home for him. I look smashing in this picture. My hair is done nice (pre-bandanna), and I am wearing a bright orange tank top that I got at the Republic of Texas Rally. Ed is happy because it's his big day, and we just look nice together. Everyone else is getting a card with a special note and a picture. At least they can save the picture and throw away the card. I hope each person that receives a card from me appreciates it, because I won't be doing this for another couple years.