Oh Christmas Card, Oh Christmas Card. Why can't you buy yourself? Why can't you write a nice funny letter and print yourself on crispy clean beautiful purchased Christmas paper? Why can't you take an absolutely perfect picture of my family, where we are all looking at the camera smiling beautifully, develop yourself and paste nicely on your inside? Why can't you know all my friends and family and write a nice little personalized note to each of them and sign with love my families names? Why can't you address yourself, seal yourself, and place a nice stamp on yourself? And lastly, why can't you walk on down to the mail box so all my friends and family can receive you on the first of December and open you up and say... "wow, Brandi is so on top of things! Beautiful picture, great letter, and she even wrote us a little note. I wish I could be as organized as her."? Why, oh Why, can't you do me this little tiny favor my dear, sweet, yearly, Christmas Card?
Because it wants me to suffer.
I know Christmas cards are dwindling more each year. It is so easy to stay in contact with everyone with technology that sometimes it seems so silly sending the whole package (card, letter, photo, message). But I do it. I do it because one of my favorite things about Christmas is opening the mailbox and getting a nicely packaged message. Even if I regularly read your blog, or talk to you on the phone, I still love getting the letters and pictures. Something about it makes Christmas so wonderful. It reminds me how lucky I am that we have such great family and friends, and it reminds me how much I miss all of you who are far away. So I am going to DO it! I swore I was going to have them out by December 1st. Clearly, since I am complaining about them, I haven't even started. UGH!! I will spend two whole days doing everything at once. My house will be a mess, my children and husband will be neglected, and cereal will be served 3 times a day. But once its over, I will be so GLAD I did it!
By the way - in case any of you were wondering, the rest of our Thanksgiving trip went... okay. It was fun visiting family and friends, but very difficult with two sick babies (we had to take Mikko to urgent care). We ended up driving home in the middle of the night. The boys slept the WHOLE time. We are going to Utah for Christmas, and all driving WILL BE DONE through the night. And after this Christmas trip... we will not be taking long distance car trips as a family for a while. Here are some pictures from our trip. We did have fun - it was just really hard.
(This last one sums things up pretty well)
6 comments:
Leave me your address and I want one of your cards with blood, sweat, and tears on it! Do you have my address?
Glad you guys survived your trip!
Who’s the creepy little monster on the park bench next to you guys?!
FYI- You are lookin really really skinny! I know you have two kids but don’t forget to eat! LOL, you look great!
You are great! It was so fun seeing you guys!!! I too have yet to do my Christmas cards (or even have a picture), and we leave for Seattle next Tuesday and won't be home until JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS! Hmm... will you do mine too?! haha! By the way, I love your family picture at the top of your blog!! So cute!!!
Your right, actual, hold-in-your-hand-receive-in-the-mail Christmas cards really are the greatest. Aaron and I might actually do some this year, though it is a bad sign we are just now thinking about it. The picture of the boys in the tub is adorable.
I was just thinking that as I sat down at the computer and looked at the stack of Christmas cards that are started but so far from finished. I feel you girl! Good luck with Christmas, hopefully it will all go more smoothly with the night time drives!
I'm glad you guys send out Christmas cards! I totally envy you that you put it together each year. I haven't done it yet, but I always want to. Maybe if I'm ambitious enough I can get out a Happy New Year letter. We need to take more pics as a family so maybe this will help move that along. Glad to hear your trip finished off on a good note and that everyone is hopefully feeling better! The bath pic is my favorite...cuties!
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