Christmas Cards

Welp, it is that time of year again, isn't it? I'm the traditional "buy cards, write in them, and send them out" gal and that is what I've always done. Let me tell you, it's about a week process to address each card, think of a different sentiment, and then address the envelopes. Well, this year is going to be different! :)

Over the past few years we have received photo cards from family and friends. Do you send photo cards? I never understood the ease of sending cards like this until my mom and sister told me of their experiences, and with the plethora of photo cards we receive increasing each year, I thought maybe I should jump aboard the photo card train. I must admit, I thought John and I were too boring to not have to send a photo card. I mean, we don't have children to show off, and we don't travel to exotic places, but I guess it isn't where the photo is taken or who is in it, along as it is from us. Then I got to thinking...what picture should we use? We went on one vacation this year, to Phoenix, and would you believe we did not get one picture together the whole six days we were there? So, I've decided Myra, my mother-in-law, will have to take our holiday picture this year when she visits for Thanksgiving. We'll have one of our furbabies, Cider, pose in the picture with us in front of our fireplace, if we can get to her sit still long enough. I doubt we can get our cats (Felix, who hates Cider, or Bailey, who can't sit still) to be in the picture. Now the question becomes, what shall we wear? Decisions, decisions, decisions.

So for our first ever photo cards, we're going to use Shutterfly. I can't believe the deal I'm getting that is just for bloggers ~ bloggers get 50 free holiday cards! Sign up by going to Shutterfly. I love looking at everything Shutterfly sells...from photo mugs to their photo calendars, which my sister gives my mom every year. Shutterfly has the such unique gifts.

So there you have it...our Christmas cards will be mailed (hopefully) early December. And for the first time in a long time, I'm excited about doing Christmas cards!