It's in the singing of a street corner choir...
Tis the season to receive Christmas cards with those stupid ass letters in them telling you the year long tale of ex neighbors' lives. Ok, so only one person on my Christmas card list sends them... but my parents receive a few. To take up time space, I have decided to write a letter of my own. Notice how short these can truly be:
Greetings all!
Well another year has gone by, and doesn't it go by fast?!
This year brought nothing really new to our family. No one is pregnant and the ones who want to be married are already married. Yes, Merri won't be taking that plunge.
Speaking of Merri, she has spent the majority of the year trying to find a job that was good enough for her super-high standards. She finally got her wish and seems to like her job.
Andrea is teaching regular ed this year and can't be happier! The family misses those quirky stories of the hoodlums she used to work with.
Heather is still in school finishing her bachelors. Her and Todd bought a house in the beginning of the year. So far the only child they have is thier dog, Bailey.
Gene and I (as if my mom would be writing this, ha!) went on a lot of vacations this year. We took a cruise to Alaska (if you want to see the pictures, just ask!). It was beautiful seeing all those glaciers!
Wishing you all a healthy and happy New year!
Signed, My family
Ok, so it can be edited to fit your specific family. Hell, some people add Bible passages to them or something onlong the lines of "God has blessed us in so many ways..." whichever you chose, just remember KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
The key to keeping it simple is to just put in very general information. Let me explain: the people who send these stupid f*cking letters feel the need to tell you where they work or list every vacation they took over the year, even if this means those little weekend trips. Who remembers this information?! No one... so by keeping it very general you don't feel so bad when you don't remember exactly where your neighbors from 15 years ago took thier kids in June. I'm just looking out for you. Aferall, I don't want you to look silly at the neighborhood Ornament exchange.
Ok ok ok, so I went off on a tangent about those God Forsaken letters. But I clearly recall in my first entry warning people that this journal (when not used for anything important, tehe) would be used as a personal soapbox for me to vent on.
Maybe some of you reading this are feeling slightly embarrassed because you send out those charming letters. If that's the case... good! You should feel embarrassed! My life is way to busy for me, let alone someone I haven't spoken to in at least 1 year (yes, last Christmas), to be plagued by your uneventful life!
May visions of sugarplums and my cynical ass haunt your dreams this evening. I bid you all a goodnight.
Greetings all!
Well another year has gone by, and doesn't it go by fast?!
This year brought nothing really new to our family. No one is pregnant and the ones who want to be married are already married. Yes, Merri won't be taking that plunge.
Speaking of Merri, she has spent the majority of the year trying to find a job that was good enough for her super-high standards. She finally got her wish and seems to like her job.
Andrea is teaching regular ed this year and can't be happier! The family misses those quirky stories of the hoodlums she used to work with.
Heather is still in school finishing her bachelors. Her and Todd bought a house in the beginning of the year. So far the only child they have is thier dog, Bailey.
Gene and I (as if my mom would be writing this, ha!) went on a lot of vacations this year. We took a cruise to Alaska (if you want to see the pictures, just ask!). It was beautiful seeing all those glaciers!
Wishing you all a healthy and happy New year!
Signed, My family
Ok, so it can be edited to fit your specific family. Hell, some people add Bible passages to them or something onlong the lines of "God has blessed us in so many ways..." whichever you chose, just remember KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
The key to keeping it simple is to just put in very general information. Let me explain: the people who send these stupid f*cking letters feel the need to tell you where they work or list every vacation they took over the year, even if this means those little weekend trips. Who remembers this information?! No one... so by keeping it very general you don't feel so bad when you don't remember exactly where your neighbors from 15 years ago took thier kids in June. I'm just looking out for you. Aferall, I don't want you to look silly at the neighborhood Ornament exchange.
Ok ok ok, so I went off on a tangent about those God Forsaken letters. But I clearly recall in my first entry warning people that this journal (when not used for anything important, tehe) would be used as a personal soapbox for me to vent on.
Maybe some of you reading this are feeling slightly embarrassed because you send out those charming letters. If that's the case... good! You should feel embarrassed! My life is way to busy for me, let alone someone I haven't spoken to in at least 1 year (yes, last Christmas), to be plagued by your uneventful life!
May visions of sugarplums and my cynical ass haunt your dreams this evening. I bid you all a goodnight.