Snail or Email or What Kind of Holiday Cards?
The tradition of mailing out Christmas cards has changed in recent years, with the price of postage, but I still say there is nothing like going to the mailbox and bringing back a stack of cards.
To sit in your favorite place and to open them like precious gifts. (This is where I say thank you to card companies who do such a fabulous job on design, like Tiny Prints.)
I had just commented to my family that “we’re just not getting the cards this year,” like we have in the past.
But then 2 days straight there were about 8 pictures cards that came in the mail.
That’s 16 beautiful gifts from family and friends! And now more have rolled in …
Next year I have an idea of how I’ll display them, but for this year … smack-dab on the refrigerator where we can all enjoy.
On a sunny, wintery day I sat down and addressed each envelope.
It took time, but I actually enjoy writing out the names and thinking about each family.
Here are a few of our card pictures from the past. The boys.
And then their sister came along.
And then today.
Do you send snail-mail cards, email cards, Christmas letters … or how do you send a holiday greeting to your friends and family?
(Tiny Prints provided my cards but did not pay me to write this post today.)
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I always love walking to the post box this time of year, then being thankful for those who thought of me enough to send the card….and those with a letter are always my favorites. I send very few….and have some regrets later. I need to think this one through and put thought into action on year.
Snail mail, for sure. I love to send AND receive cards. I agree that they are like little gifts. For next year, I hope to include a little letter to update everyone about what we’ve been up to over the year along with a photo card of the kids (so far it’s been just the photo card with either a brief handwritten note or a drawing by one of the kids). It’s definitely a happy tradition for us, too. :)
I have always sent out cards with a letter or at least a note inside each card and my list has always been about 60-80 cards. I sent out a postcard type card this year with our family photos and a short message on the backside with an update for those who are not on fb etc. I too love sitting down and reading each card and letter. The electronic cards are just not the same!
Love your family photo!!
We send out photo cards via snail mail too! Our oldest daughter actually designed ours this year, so it was extra special. I do however have our family and friends addresses in a special file so I can print the address labels, saving me a bit of time. I love seeing all your older card pics, the one of the boys is precious…looks like a Rockwell scene.
Snail mail- it’s just a small token of our appreciation for friendship and completely worth the cost. Your card is beautiful!
I sent out cards with a copied letter that briefly told of our families year and I handwrite a personal note to each letter. The cards were purchased through Gideon’s International and so each card provides funds for a Bible to be given out somewhere in the world. I love doing this and I know that the real message of Christmas is being given out. Another tradition is to keep a binder notebook with each of our Christmas letters in a plastic sleeve and our family can look back to see a sort of journal of our lives over the many years. We enjoy receiving and reading letters and cards from friends and family….what a joy it is to find them in our mailbox!
I love your cards! I’m a big fan of photo cards, too. We’ve gotten TONS of cards this year, and I totally agree with how exciting it is to go to the mailbox and bring a stack back inside! It’s one of my favorite parts of Christmas. I sent 97 hand addressed cards this year, and while it took all afternoon, I love the tradition as well.
I love snail mail cards – both for sending and receiving :) And picture cards are the best. I love your Christmas photo!
It’s snail mail for me! I really do enjoy spending the time and going through the address book each year, remembering those that we don’t spend time with but like to keep in touch at the holidays. Each year since we got married, I’ve kept the cards we received and it’s fun to look back and see how families have grown and changed over the years, who’s come in and out of our lives.
As for the type of card we give – I’ve started to make my own cards in the past couple of years – last year was an embossed design and this year was a stenciled evergreen sprig. It takes time but it’s so worth it to do something personal (like your photo cards).
I even like receiving cards after the holidays – you know, those cards that didn’t make it out quite in time to get there before December 25th.
LOVE getting holiday cards and letters too! I send out cards, usually photo card, to my friends and family!
You have a beauiful family!
Merry Christmas!