My visiting teachers came to see me the first week of the month and brought me this little bag of goodies. I'm such a sucker for anything like this, it must bring out my inner 6 year old or something because I normally wouldn't be excited about a teeny bag of pretzels and a couple salt water taffies, but wrapped up cute like this and given to me out of the blue is delightful.
Becca sent me this super soft and cozy Halloween bootie socks, some cute cards and some chocolate caramels. I have only ever had these kind of bootie socks as gifts from bloggers but I love them in the Fall and Winter and wear them until they're hole-filled.
Blog lurker/sometime commenter Tiffany sent me this thank you note for a cd I sent her.
Another blog lurker/sometime commenter Kathleen sent me this thank you card for some good mail I sent her last year. She was apologizing for the delay (she originally wrote the tiny thank you card in January), but my policy (yes, I have a policy) is that it's NEVER TOO LATE to send a note, especially if it's something you keep thinking about. I mean really, who wouldn't want to get a nice note in the mail no matter how late it was? She also sent me this big photo corner style bookmark, which I had never seen before but think is pretty cool.
Courtney saved the day and sent me (in a cute Fall decorated envelope) my beloved Colorstay Lipstick! She just happened to have a tube of it on hand that hadn't worked for her, but that she had kept. She emailed me to ask if I wanted it, and of course I did! It never ceases to amaze me how much blogging blesses my life!
Amanda L. sent me this cute postcard to thank me for the birthday mix cd I sent her.
Linda sent me this fun, Halloween themed package. She is always so on top of seasonal good mail and always surprises me.
Lori sent me this thank you note for the birthday collage I made her.
This mysterious package arrived in today's mail without a note inside. I hope the sender was just too busy to enclose a note but will comment here because it's kind of freaking me out.
Edited to add: It turns out RANDY ordered this tape off ebay! I'm not sure if it's weirder that a mystery person could have sent it or that Randy actually ordered it and invited me to watch it with him.
Brooke sent me this nice thank you note for a cd I made her.**Do you enjoy little gift bags like this?
Have you done your visiting teachings?
Do you have cozy bootie socks?
Have you ever gotten a random package without a note?
Do you have a policy?**
Have you done your visiting teachings?
Do you have cozy bootie socks?
Have you ever gotten a random package without a note?
Do you have a policy?**
Comment Window Tidbit: I had to pee so badly today that I barely made it home, and haven't been able to stop thinking about the extreme relief I experienced. That sort of thing just stays with a person.
20 comments:
I love Halloween! So, naturally, anything themed Halloween rocks my giddy.
I don't have cozy bootie socks. I'd probably slip on my bum if I did wear them.
No random packages here. I'd be weirded out, too.
I don't have any policies. Nobody around here listens anyway. :)
Hmmm. Does your policy mean I can give you your birthday package I assembled in '09 for you????
Yes, 2009.
Don't judge. I suck at follow-through if it involves postage.
And. I am SO, so so sick. Bronchitis. I realllly hope i didn't infect you on Monday when Isabelle & I did our drive-by gifting.
I've got a friend who swears "it's all about the packaging" when she gives a gift. Cellophane makes a party . . . even from taffy and pretzels!
I LOVE the big corner book mark- can I copy that for book club exchange this year?!
I may not be 40 yet, but can I borrow the video when Randy is done? I really don't know what I'm supposed to be doing with my life and sending all your kids to school seems similar to turning 40- yes? Funny he would order it. I have to think if I actually have a VCR to play it on.
The ordered video cracks me up!
And you are right - a Thank You note never comes late.
The ordered video cracks me up!
And you are right - a Thank You note never comes late.
Love Halloween goodness!
I'm a blog lurker who has been uplifted by the goodness that is shared on this blog. I don't even know how I found you. Good old blog surfing, I guess. In reading your blog, it seems that our families are going through a similiar job situation. Your positive attitude and outlook has carried me on days that have been hard. I just wanted to say thanks for being my blog friend.
I love getting little gift bags, and I like to make them even better. The whole creative assembly process makes me giddy!
No cozy bootie socks at this time. All of mine are about ready for the trash bin. Hmmm...I suddenly feel like cleaning a drawer.
Once I got a plant with 10 $1 bills rolled up and tied on it, with a note saying "See Sandy, money does grow on trees!" The person I thought gave it to me would not confirm, but I know it was her. We had been doing the here's your money, no you can't pay me thing back and forth, and I thought I had won when she finally took the money. Two days later, the money tree arrived. The money is gone, the plant still lives, and she's still my friend that won't let me pay her.
I am also a lurker and love your blog. (I have commented in the past but not for several years.) I absolutely love how you document all the cheer that comes your way! And Yes...who doesn't get excited about anything wrapped up in a cute bag with a bow?
I understand that kind of relief.
Yay for Good Mail!
I love little fun packages of any kind. I always told my husband he could give me a pack of gum as long as he wrapped it up I would be happy....and comfy socks, I'm wearing my favorite pair now. They look like someone's granny knitted them, but my friend got them at Walgreen's.
I am just dying about the tape that Randy ordered. So funny. We wouldn't even be able to watch a VHS anymore, so you'll have to let me know what you learn!
I love cozy socks. Love.
I'm convinced that anything wrapped up in cellophane and ribbon is a delight.
I too have a policy that late is better than never with birthday gifts and thank you notes. Also that homemade cakes and brownies are far superior to anything that comes from a box. I'm sure I have a few more...
That video is a crack up! The woman on the front is a bit interesting though... you will have to keep us posted AFTER you and Randy watch it together. Seriously - I am wondering what tidbits of wisdom is in that movie that "I" might need for this second half of my life...
I love little gift bags of any sort.
I have done most of my vt - I have two routes with two different companionships so it is tricky..
I received a random note on my car in college once - does that count? It still bothers me that I don't know who it is from.
Better late than never is my policy and I am glad that you feel that way too since I wrote you a thank you note days before my bday because your delightful cd came - but I haven't mailed it yet! :-(
I love little gifts, but I don't give them. I have a gift giving phobia where I think they will not like my gift and think I'm cheap, or I just don't know the types of things they will like. I get paralyzed around Christmas if buying for an adult--even my husband!
i love the cozy socks, and i myself just scored some from a fall favorites blog swap!!!
i too love getting gifts wrapped up all fun!
so need to work better on my vt! u give such great inspirations and ideas for it too, so thanks!
I completely agree about "little bags" as a treat. I love receiving little things like that, and try to do things like that for my VT ladies, especially the holiday months. That bag is very cute!
That's really cute that Randy ordered that tape :)
I enjoy love making treat bags for Halloween - you're such a blessed person. You have so many friends that care for you and show their appreciation towards you.
You know, I think it's because we don't really get treats and presents as adults, and if we do get a treat, we've probably purchased it for ourselves. Not as fun as receiving a packaged goody bag from someone else!
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