Imagine my horror when I opened the mailbox to see the first Christmas card of the season. I audibly gasped! I am not ready for Christmas cards.
It was my hope to have our Christmas cards ready by Thanksgiving so we could be the early ones. Not because I like being first so as to appear all put together and organized, but because we moved and didn't get around to sending the "WE MOVED" cards so people could update their address books so when Christmas rolled around they would have the correct address. I figured I could kill two birds with one stone by just sending the Christmas cards before anyone else did. Didn't happen. Might not ever happen.
It's already the 4th. I don't have a picture. But I did buy cards. The addresses are collected. The stamps have not been purchased.
Theoretically, I could mail my cards this week. But there is the issue of the picture. My options are:
1) don't include a picture at all
2) include a picture of just the kids randomly pulled off my computer
3) try to get a picture of all of us (scheduling appointments is a nightmare).
If we don't include a picture of the family will everyone assume that I have gained too much weight and don't want to be seen?
If I do include a photo will they think I am just showing off my trim and fabulous self?
Listen to this crazy talk! Who am I sending cards to anyway? We don't send them to people who are monitoring our weight hopefully. Those people can stalk us on Facebook!
Anyway, I will figure it out. In the meantime, I am glad to know that the USPS change of address we submitted in April is still in effect. We may receive all of our Christmas cards this year, even if they are addressed to an old address.
And the joy of it is, we get to do the whole "WE MOVED" again next year, and probably the year after that. Maybe in our Christmas card we should suggest that they write our address in pencil and keep a good eraser handy.
I hear you. The cards are here, stacked on the kitchen table, and what am I doing? Blogging.
ReplyDeleteI printed up "Happy 2013" cards this year because I suspected I wouldn't get them out on time. Also, I announced our second child AND our new address on the back of the card. How's that for being a Mrs. Cheaty-McCheaterson?
That takes the cake and gives me hope!
DeleteI still need to order!! Ugh! Must do today. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteMy worst year to date: I send them out as Valentine cards. I was working full-time and just couldn't get it together. :(
Isn't it funny how complicated a nice gesture like wishing someone a happy holiday can be? It's crazy when you think about it. I say, screw what youre "supposed to do" and do what you can. People who know you don't care whether there is a picture on there or not :) Well hopefully! xx
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny how complicated a nice gesture like wishing someone a happy holiday can be? It's crazy when you think about it. I say, screw what youre "supposed to do" and do what you can. People who know you don't care whether there is a picture on there or not :) Well hopefully! xx
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