This year we were all about traditional… except a little askew – because us.
Have I mentioned I’m a holiday card junkie?
Not only do I consider it my personal duty to pepper the globe with Season’s Greetings from our little family, but every December I practically skip to the freaking mailbox every day to see what treasures are buried in between grocery circulars and gift catalogs.
I can’t get enough warm winter wishes – I am always jonesing for the next jingle-gram to come fa-la-la-ing down the lane in the postal carrier’s bin.
I don’t care what variety it is – I love them all. Any incarnation of the family photo card is always a favorite of Keri’s – the punny theme pic (we did the “have your selfie a Merry Little Christmas” version last year when I just couldn’t even with the professional photo shoot for the season,) the collage of kiddos in various adorable hi-jinx surrounding a sweet shot of mom and dad smooching, the traditional single full card family pic with one simple greeting scripted along the bottom…. I am a total sucker for seeing your sweet family’s faces and I “ooo” and “ahh” over them all season long. BUT WAIT – there is also the stunning traditional folded card, complete with beautiful imagery and heartwarming holiday sentiments nestled in a foil-lined envelope. Ooooo – or the family news letter!! A winter window you can peer though into the year’s ups and downs for those you love. (I know some loathe these, but I ADORE them!! It’s like a coffee date catch up stuffed in an envelope and shared right to your door. ) If it includes a crayoned in drawing of a holiday scene from your offspring – that shit is going to be on my office builtin board until it disintegrates. (Seriously – the cutest menorah a 7 year old ever drew has a spot of honor on my wall right next to a Christmas tree my nephew crafted when he was 4 that will never be usurped. Kid art gets you instantly into the Keri hall of holiday fame.)
This year I am rigging up a ribbon/clothespin display situation on the coat closet door since our new and shiny fridge is an off-limits zone for magnetized decorating. It is going to be EPIC –twice the space to fill. No card crowded behind another.
YAAASSSS Holiday Card Kween.
If you are thinking of shrinking folks off of your card list this year I say NAY NAY – this season send more love than ever – don’t subtract, ADD.
And if you find yourself with an extra, there is always a girl in Colorado looking for her next fix.
Reluctantly Suburban 