Dec 11 2008
Merry Mailbox Merengue
As Christmas approaches, our mailbox occasionally holds a nice surprise from family or friends—the Christmas card. Yay!
I love receiving snail mail, especially when it comes unexpectedly. I also enjoy sending it to others, yet I always seem to procrastinate and ship the letters or cards off at the last minute. (must work on this)With Christmas cards, I’m also selective. I send to those who have sent cards in the past and to a few very important people, who our family is close to. Now, with having children of my own and with having family all over the province, I feel keeping contact at least once a year is important. Personalized greetings with news and photo’s remind us how quickly time passes yet, we won’t ever forget those of whom that we were close to at certain periods in our lives.
Many people are deciding to forego sending Christmas cards all together or to simply e-mail a holiday greeting. But does electronic messages really radiate with the warmth and caring you want to express at this time? I have a hard time believing it does. You have to pick up a pen and sign it with love.
So march on, weary mailman and pass on the joy! I’ll display the cards proudly and I’ll hope that our cards are happily received too.
