This year was a banner year for Christmas card mailing in my household. Some of that is due to my actually getting and keeping addresses of friends throughout the year, and some of that is due to the fact that this is the first year I’ve exchanged cards with so many other bloggers. While my mother’s head is spinning right now, I’ll just say that the idea popped into my head sometime in November but I felt sort of odd asking people for their address. People that, on the one hand, I feel like I know but on the other hand, the more sane of the two, I realize I really don’t know.
But then one person emailed me, asking for my address. Then a second. And I thought, you know, this isn’t insane. It is nice. While there are many of you I wanted to send cards to, I stuck with just a few who either sent something to me (because they’re awesome!) or who answered their email. Either you are not good about reading your email (like me), you read the email and thought “no way, what a freak,” or I was too hesitant to ask. What can I say? I ain’t mad at ya, y’all.
The thing I reaffirmed with doing this, though, is that there are all kinds of friends. Those of you who received a card, written by my tired, near-dead right hand, probably read something like this inside your card. Those of you whom I didn’t correspond with via Christmas card this year, the fact remains: there are all kinds of friends in life. I’m thankful to have connected, albeit sometimes briefly, with many of you here.
That must be what it’s all about. What “it” is I’m never entirely sure, but I’ll just go ahead and say life. That is what life is all about. Realizing you’ve got something good going, something special, and jumping on board to ride as far as it will take you. It is not perfect, it’s hardly how you planned, but when you stop and look around, you might realize that it’s better than you thought. All kinds of happiness is possible.
I wish that to all of you, all of everyone. I hope you find your moments meaningful, and that you have peace. If you’re not there yet, know that you’re on your way. Our own little moments of paradise, whatever we may believe them to be, are closer than we think.
Airam says:
This is the first year I sent cards out to bloggers too. Next year I want you on my list!
December 20th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Jen says:
All the best for you during this holiday season and may 2008 bring with it many wishes and dreams come true!
December 20th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
brandy says:
I’m just sending my cards out tomorrow. I can’t BELIEVE how many I’m sending out this year- I’m so excited!! But can I just say, your cards look a lot more festive than mine?? I love your stamps!
December 20th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
JACC says:
That is a lot of cards and so very neato. I’ll be checking the mail every hour!
December 20th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Database Diva says:
I did custom Christmas cards this year, using the photo from my LVM avatar. They turned out great, but I didn’t order enough, so the last 6 people on my list got the leftover cards from last year. I was in such a big hurry to get them out, I didn’t even write a Christmas letter. Good thing nothing much happened this year except for nearly a dozen adventure trips and the birth of our first grandchild. I’m not getting a “Worlds Best Grandma” coffee mug this year, am I?
December 20th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Joe says:
I got asked for my address too. It felt kind of weird at first, but I warmed to the idea.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:04 am
Cat Chaser says:
Hmm, I cann’t wait another 366+ days!:)
I was hesitant to ask you addy cuz we never communicated in email ( can you guess I suck at ice breaking activites ). However I love your perspective on life,your posts are contemplative and profoundly meaningful.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:32 am
Danielle says:
I haven’t even gotten my cards out…I was debating a picture, but so far haven’t gotten one taken, kind of decided I will get one taken and send that…but even with that, I remember how I used to get so many cards and now I get so few…makes me kind of sad. I do have people whose blogs I read that I kind of wanted to get addresses from and didn’t know how to ask or if it seemed weird or not…next year!!
December 21st, 2007 at 11:22 am
Dawn says:
That’s a cool idea…I’ll have to try that for next year! Also, cute stamps.
December 21st, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Nicole says:
Love the shoe pictures.
And Happy Holidays.
December 21st, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Appletini says:
Awww! This was sooo sweet
December 21st, 2007 at 6:45 pm
barbara bruederlin says:
I usually end up collecting blogger addresses through mix cd mailouts and then those poor suckers end up on my Christmas card list as well. I love it when technologies overlap!
December 21st, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Robb says:
Merry Christmas to you. It’s funny that you bring up the address bit. I wanted to ask permission to mail something off to you but felt a bit awkward about it seems how this forum is all a bit disconnected. At any rate, if you like - send me an email and your addess and I’ll get it off to you.
Meantime, peace and joy to you. May all the best of Christmas be yours!
December 24th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
diesel says:
Merry Christmas!
December 24th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
desireenb says:
I so understand the dillema… we’ve built these blogger friendships that are so amazing and yet are quite unique… I’m so thankful for this amazing group of people (like you) to share my stories with! Merry Christmas!!!
December 24th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
runliarun says:
That card is so much YOU.
December 26th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
music says:
very interesting.
i’m adding in RSS Reader
January 8th, 2008 at 6:03 pm