Saturday Special: Blizzard Post Card Party

Saturday, February 9th, 2013, after spending the majority of the day shoveling out my house, I collapsed into bed and felt guilty.  I could do more laundry, I could clean my room, or I could work on some more mail.  I decided to get to the post cards I had been meaning to mail and put everything else off, since the mail didn't require me to be vertical.

This card went to my virtual friend Sara, of Box of Joy fame.  I bought all of the wolf post cards at the Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center during my visit to Auntie Pat in September.

This awesome card is going to my cousin Sam, who lives in Hawaii.  I got this at the Letter Writing Social I went to and I have been saving it specifically for her.  This is from HI: 30 Postcards from Chronicle Books.

This post card is going to Hailey and is one of two Grand Canyon cars that Boyfriend brought back from his trip to California.

Two of these went out, one for Hailey and one for Preston.  I bought this on my trip to Acadia National Park.  Saw those Porcupine Islands myself.

Sent Hailey and Preston each one of these as well.

This one went to Hailey.

Preston got the second Grand Canyon card.

This is another post card I scored at the Letter Writing Social.  I sent this to my Auntie Pat, who lives there.  I thought she would be amused.

This one went to Kathy.

This went to Preston.

Another card from the Social, I sent this to my Aunt Michelle.

I sent this to my friend Nick.

And below are some photos of the postage I used for the cards.

Catching up on Incoming Mail...

And actually replying!

So because all of my outgoing letters to pen pals were lovingly wrapped in plain white business envelopes, I will be showing what I received and not what I sent.  Although each letter is long and handwritten, the envelopes are totally lame.

This is the stack of outgoing for today.  Two thank you notes to a waitress and a hostess of this amazing restaurant.  A 1970's fold-n-mail I bought from Missive Maven at her Etsy Shop, and boring envelopes to everyone below.

Catie has written me not one, not two, but three letters since I last wrote to her.

One came with a wax seal!

One with a very decorated envelope!

Catie is a new recruit to the LWA!

She's got more than one envelope coming to her!

I replied to a "Congrats on your new job" card from my friend Jackie

And a fun "just because" card from my other friend Katie, who has two Weimaraners herself!  Lots of glitter here!

A long overdue reply to the lovely LR MacArthur, who sent me this very cool fold-n-mail airmail.

And a beautifully written note, my 1st from Mr. Lucas from Lucas Writes.

A returned correspondent card from the lovely Katherine Pitt.

She's international and well traveled!

And a letter from Sam, that I replied to in August but just mailed.  Yup, that's how hectic it's been!

Thanks for sticking with me!

Incoming & Outgoing Last Week

Incoming from Sam, my cousin!

Sam is clever :-p and not originally from Hawaii.

Incoming from Ms. LR McArthur.  I love her handwriting.  This was a fold-and-mail.

On it's way to Anna.  My first time using the Target "washi" tape and I love it!  Also having fun using paint samples as address labels.

I picked up the entire series of these stamps on ebay several weeks ago.  Mostly I put them on postcards to the kids but I love them!

Outgoing to PostMuse, Auntie Pat and a postcard for Sara Renee

Olive & Lucas

For Caddi, Erin, Stephanie and a postcard for Preston

So with that completes my little mission to write to everyone whose blog I follow.  I hope I get some new pen friends out of this last batch!