The one thing that I unabashedly love about the holiday season is holiday cards. I love to write things longhand. With a pen. I love cute paper products. I love addressing the envelopes and I love picking out fun holiday stamps at the post office. I love getting holiday cards too, but not half as much I as enjoy writing and sending them. It's a compulsion, and I love it.
I know that many people think of Writing Christmas Cards as just another item on the never-ending holiday to-do list. I am not one of those people. If I know you, you are getting a holiday card from me. Please do not feel obligated to send me one in return if that's not your bag, baby. Just send me your address so I can assault you with my mailz.
I found some supercute, super CHEAP cards at Walmart this weekend ($3 for 20 cards!) (I know that this should not be such a shock, but I seriously never go to Walmart. Especially not around Christmas time. The crowds, they scare me). So now here's my problem. I don't know enough people to send twenty cards to. So would any of you lovely internet peoples like a (purple) card? Please?
If you all say no, Holiday Santa Max will have a bone to pick with you.

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Awww. FatMax. I love him.
I am also a card lover. I wanted to make ours this year, but I couldn't find the damn stamp I wanted. Dirty SOBs at Michael's and Joann's. Instead I spent the day Sunday writing adresses in a special font on the front of the envelopes. The husband thought I ran them through the printer if that gives you any perspective on how anal I am about them. I also don't send a single card that doesn't at least have a paragraph of hand written note in it. I absolutely find it frustrating to get a card that says Love, the Jones family.
Posted by: Stephanie | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 10:23 AM
I love cards of all colors, including purple!
I usually like writing Christmas cards, but this year I wish I'd ordered a photo card. I could have staged a photo of me holding my grad school acceptance and, like packing boxes marked "For Chicago, August 2008" instead of writing my plans down again and again!
Posted by: Laurel | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 10:40 AM
Wait a minute. You only had to buy 1 box of cards? And you can't use them all? I am a scrooge and every year I refuse to buy more than 60 (photo) cards (which are like a buck a piece) so I whittle the list down, taking old people off and putting new people on. So I guess I understand writing a lot.
I'd love to hear how you feel about pre-printed address labels (not return address). Now THAT I can't stand!
Posted by: Erika | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 10:51 AM
I LOVE cards and all stationery as well. I could spend hours in Hallmark & have listed one of my dream jobs as "writer at Hallmark". This year, I we will send a photo card, but when I ordered them, I got the stationery cards so I can write a message on the back! I love it. It takes me so long to do our cards, but I really enjoy it.
Posted by: Keri | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 12:17 PM
I LOVE cards too. This year I decided to MAKE my own. What was I thinking? (I came in to work early this morning so I could use the color printer for my project! SHHHH!)
I would love a card from you. PLEASE!
Posted by: Isabel | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 12:25 PM
I don't send out cards. I know, I'm a horrible person. But I don't care!
Posted by: -R- | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 01:59 PM
I lurve cards. I'll send one to you if you send one to me. My favorite one was from 2001 with the Blessed Virgin looking over her shoulder at Jesus, who had just walked in, leaving the door open with snow pouring in. And she's yelling, "Jesus Christ, were you born in a barn? Shut the damned door!"
My English teacher and her minister husband loved it.
Posted by: Jemima | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 06:04 PM
I love to send cards! I used to make them by hand every year, but who has the time for that any more!? If you are still looking for takers, I would love one!
Posted by: Danielle | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 07:32 PM
I'm sending you my mailing address.
Also, today's ICHC pic of the "I luvs mah blankit" is so cute I've had to look at it like five times.
Posted by: Marriage-101 | Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 01:50 PM
Damn it, I spent about $18 on 20 cards. WTF!!!!
Posted by: Lindsey | Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 05:44 PM