either the first or second year we were in our house, we started receiving christmas cards. we enjoyed retrieving the mail and opening every single one, wondering whose list we had made it on, adorning our TV room with the season's greetings, and all because we had our very own address. i started collecting the envelopes to reciprocate the holiday wishes, and before i knew it, the tradition had begun.
if i get started early enough, i'll send cards all over the country, hoping to spread some holiday cheer. but usually, the bulk of my list consists of family and close friends. i've found that the overall list can change, expanding and contracting, based on who my husband and i surround ourselves with during the year. it's interesting to see who end up sending us cards and whether the card-giving matches up. we've even come to expect who we'll be receiving from and the pictures and notes we'll find enclosed.
during busier years, like this one, i nearly talk myself out of sending a single card. but in the end, i always find a way to get them out... not for the sake of tradition, but for what i hope the cards bring: alittle bit of happiness to the people who open them.
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