to send or not to send

...that is the question.<br /><br />Hey everybody! First off I want to thank you all for your sweet comments and emails about the living room. I'm so happy to have accomplished everything on my list. You'll notice that I didn't say the room is 'finished' as there is always more I want to do, but we won't go there today.<br /><br />We had a great time with family in Chicago over the Thanksgiving holiday and I also got a chance to visit with some very good friends whom I don't get to see often enough.<br /><br />Such a good time was had in fact, that it made me think about Christmas cards. Well, the visit and the fact that every other car we passed on Sunday had a christmas tree on the roof.<br /><br />Last year I didn't send out Christmas/holiday cards (gasp) and I have to tell you, if felt pretty damn good. It was on my list, but I simply just ran out of time. But after the initial guilt wore off, it was rather nice to have one less thing to feel obligated to during this crazy time of year.<br /><br />Big but though, I LOVE getting Christmas cards. I'm an enigma I know. I love seeing how much everyone's kids have grown (even though I see all of that already thru Facebook) and I'm thrilled to get something in the mail that isn't a bill or a solicitation. And, they are just so damn cute!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvpvXgHPPUpokxxQfpXE3epgaOO2afbgyFvTGrwAbjS99X7g-Jj_Wfw3u34sAAxDNzvWhWIiVJF54OeyafHHa0RlGhGrnYUR29U0WqgLUTCrm80mC1OVWyAPsJqPO9Q-AHJakBhCz1TK0/s1600/flat_holiday_photo_cards_chic_colors.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvpvXgHPPUpokxxQfpXE3epgaOO2afbgyFvTGrwAbjS99X7g-Jj_Wfw3u34sAAxDNzvWhWIiVJF54OeyafHHa0RlGhGrnYUR29U0WqgLUTCrm80mC1OVWyAPsJqPO9Q-AHJakBhCz1TK0/s320/flat_holiday_photo_cards_chic_colors.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/" target="_blank">Tiny Prints: Chic Colors</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwm_AAmrjO2vDOqRvzypE-YMyYB42R0d2trncJPkd8WKAj0AXlkqh1QhVXvJv8JU3e2aFdf2CcV8h4vJZQWmRY6IX8V7RsKJCd15M05MAE0o3vOCsuWQQlC-popKceXk4k5i4L0JEWox1/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x5-31050-5770-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v1344029349000123654.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwm_AAmrjO2vDOqRvzypE-YMyYB42R0d2trncJPkd8WKAj0AXlkqh1QhVXvJv8JU3e2aFdf2CcV8h4vJZQWmRY6IX8V7RsKJCd15M05MAE0o3vOCsuWQQlC-popKceXk4k5i4L0JEWox1/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x5-31050-5770-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v1344029349000123654.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/new-years-cards/new-years-cards" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonddYURU_5cxNVD266BuT6nc0ClXEcLTOxxiVF1gJlU3ruChMz4p9sTvsAH4Zu5z8E_29f5R-vNpMoySiF3W1f7cCW-jfVQEjzFENAALhNpmX5TgYFvp1yDF6RH9YlgA0c7ckvyuyvoeN/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27107-6073-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v134402796400090507.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonddYURU_5cxNVD266BuT6nc0ClXEcLTOxxiVF1gJlU3ruChMz4p9sTvsAH4Zu5z8E_29f5R-vNpMoySiF3W1f7cCW-jfVQEjzFENAALhNpmX5TgYFvp1yDF6RH9YlgA0c7ckvyuyvoeN/s320/STATIONERYCARD_FOLDED_5x7-27107-6073-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v134402796400090507.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards/joyful-and-bright-holiday-card" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZrlaYdGAB_axD8blBzb8IC73yHe9rbmcB0fh8Xkr_knS_t7tLG8BrfUTypdYErn0ReMTUImwXeXsfbijCX8UUzXM0SGSDJb9Q1AZMQSwxzx85MDfRWqYxPIA59bjd00lzLrXaBmXusUo/s1600/be-bright-christmas-card.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZrlaYdGAB_axD8blBzb8IC73yHe9rbmcB0fh8Xkr_knS_t7tLG8BrfUTypdYErn0ReMTUImwXeXsfbijCX8UUzXM0SGSDJb9Q1AZMQSwxzx85MDfRWqYxPIA59bjd00lzLrXaBmXusUo/s320/be-bright-christmas-card.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So, what do you think? Are you sending out holiday cards this year? Are they necessary in our social media world where we know all of everyone's everything? Do you have a method or place to get them from that removes the stress? Do I need to save you a seat next to me in 'I didn't send out Christmas cards' hell?

to send or not to send

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