Stationary - you can never have enough stationary. You might think you have plenty, but then you'll see a pack of note cards and realize, "I don't have any cards with
Return Address - I have a personalized return-address stamp - and.I.love.it. Don't forget your return address. If you're like me, you can mail something from school (Virginia), remember to put down your return address (Massachusetts), and forget a stamp...oops. But hot-diggity-dog, it is "returned to sender" and makes it all they way from VA to MA. It's just a few streets away from its intended final destination. This is when you think you've accidentally cheated the U.S. Postal Service and your mother will just drop it off at your friend's house, but no, Mom is honest. She slaps a forty-two cent stamp on that sucker and sends it back on its merry, snail-mail way. I guess I still saved myself forty-two cents...
Wax Seal - I also have a personalized wax seal and stamper kit. It is awesome. Another wonderful birthday gift from my sister. She's a really good gift-giver, you should get in on that if you can. But about this wax seal thing, you might suffer a minor burn or potentially set fire to your apartment - it doesn't matter. A letter sent in an envelope with a wax seal might as well have EPIC written all over it.
Stamps -Don't forget a stamp. Sometimes I do.
So what brought about my post about the post (ha. ha.)? In my attempt to unpack all my shizzit from school, I sat down to go through....drum roll, please...the birthday box. Behold:
It came with yummy cookies inside.
The cookies are long gone.
It plays "Happy Birthday" when you open it.
And it is full of treasures.
Those are just some of its treasures.
It looks like a bunch of trash paper recycling.
Don't be fooled.
Oh yeah, it also holds practical things.
Things your roommate gives to you,
because she knows you won't lose them.
Like housing assignment forms.
As you can see, I successfully kept sophomore year's form.
And I am now responsible for senior year's form.
Why did I save a bill from the University of Mary Washington?
Oh right, because the bill was for twenty-six cents...ridiculous.
I love quotable cards.
They are amazing and I want them all.
You can't read them when they're in the box.
They were promoted to the bulletin board.
For some reason I only like running in races
that take place around St. Patrick's Day.
Also, those fish are in love.
You can tell because they're blowing bubbles -
with hearts in them.
That's a sign you're in love.
Check your bubbles, folks!
If someone sends you a handmade Valentine,
you should check their bubbles.
The only thing cuter than a cupcake card,
is a miniature cupcake card.
A roommate loves you when she leaves you one note,
telling you to meet her for breakfast (not shown).
And then adds another note, with the temperature.
That way you'll know it's fricker-frack-freezing outside
and you can dress accordingly.
The Birthday Box has tatz - win.
You thought Mom sent you a cute Halloween card last year...
...Then this year's card had finger puppets.
He does not look so sure about the whole
"follow a rainbow" thing...
The Birthday Box is awesome and it just reminded me tonight of how much I love getting mail. Hint hint. Just kidding! I'll send you some though if you'd like! Really, how else will I get rid of all my note cards featuring dinosaurs eating cupcakes under the stars? I really wish I had note cards like that...
So to sum up a super long post - snail mail rocks my socks.
I love your cards and letters!!! They are all in my version of the "birthday box!"
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