Well worth the wait...

I sent out letter #3 this morning. I'm sure the neighbors think I'm a little nutty.  I tromped through the snow to our condo's outgoing mail box (incoming ones are lock-boxes), pushed the mail that was in there toward the back, put my letter in face-down, left the door open, took a picture, and then closed it.  It may be strange to document stuff like that, but I think it's fun.

The letter is below the photo, again, with names protected.  I learned something this week about "pretty" stationary
that you put in a printer for Christmas letters, etc. First off, most have resources online for custom-to-the-stationary templates so you can write a letter without having writing on the pictures.  Secondly, if you buy the stationary at a bargain store (like a dollar store), it is most likely a discontinued design and -poof!- no templates exist to help with printing anymore.  The letter below took some creativity to get printed correctly.  As much as I'd like to think I won't use pretty stationary again because printing was a pain, I think I just may.  Every now and then, it's kinda fun.  Admit it, the snowmen are pretty festive.  

I am still waiting for a reply from my adopted soldier.  My roommate can vouch for it, I have never been this diligent about checking the mail... ever.  If I don't hear back from him soon, I will be sending over 22 Christmas cards for his platoon (19 plus a few extra) that have nice notes in them, but no names on the envelopes.  Saying a prayer that a letter arrives in the next couple days with at least the first names of the members of his platoon so I can personalize the cards.  If not, at least I tried.  When I do get a letter back, I have faith that it will be well worth the wait.

Letter #3 ready to send!!!