I preface this by saying my mother is going to strangle me for posting this story.
When President Jimmy Carter was in office, a distant relative of ours lived in the D.C. area. She was very active in her church and called my mother to see if she would like to go with her ladies group to sign Christmas cards at the White House. My mom was thrilled!
As a thank you, the ladies were invited back to a special reception in their honor. They were able to tour the decorated rooms and have lunch while they were there. My mom was served a glass of punch and proceeded to go into a coughing fit. She didn't realize the punch had alcohol in it. A good bit of alcohol.
The server started patting her on the back, trying to help her catch her breath, but at the same time kept trying to offer her more punch, not realizing that was what started the whole mess!
We have a lovely photo album at home, with one of the Christmas cards, signed by the President and Mrs. Carter. There are pictures of the decorations, including Amy Carter's dollhouse.
Alas, there's no picture of Mom drinking punch.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Advent Calendar - Dec 4 - Christmas Cards
Even though it's been ages since I've sent out regular Christmas cards (thank you email!), I love receiving them. Especially ones from friends with photos, or even better, letters.
Yes, I'm one of "those" people.
I love when I get a letter from someone telling me what's happened in their lives, and their family, over the past year. Life is so busy these days that a lot of everyday events miss being shared, especially when you don't see some friends due to distance. It's sweet to hear the pride in a mom's voice as she tells you about her child graduating or getting married, or that a grandchild came to visit for the summer!
I have, on occasion, sent one of these Christmas updates via email and was amazed at the responses I received. Friends who I haven't heard from in years were emailing back, asking about specific events or inquiring about something that wasn't mentioned. It was a great re-connecting agent, if you will.
In other words, if you're short on people to send a card to, or have an urge to send a Holiday Letter, feel free to drop one in my inbox!
Yes, I'm one of "those" people.
I love when I get a letter from someone telling me what's happened in their lives, and their family, over the past year. Life is so busy these days that a lot of everyday events miss being shared, especially when you don't see some friends due to distance. It's sweet to hear the pride in a mom's voice as she tells you about her child graduating or getting married, or that a grandchild came to visit for the summer!
I have, on occasion, sent one of these Christmas updates via email and was amazed at the responses I received. Friends who I haven't heard from in years were emailing back, asking about specific events or inquiring about something that wasn't mentioned. It was a great re-connecting agent, if you will.
In other words, if you're short on people to send a card to, or have an urge to send a Holiday Letter, feel free to drop one in my inbox!
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