There are many things boggling my mind this Christmas (I'm realizing I've spent the past few years either in finals or deeply in love - either way, little time for reflection!) One of these is the persistent habit of Christmas cards.
Now if you are a Christmas card sender, I do not mean to offend. Rather I am in absolute awe. Christmas Cards are something Jon and I have agreed never to do. The sheer feet of addressing all the cards, in addition to the expense of buying the cards and postage, seems absolutely insurmountable to me right now. I'm impressed by all those who can do it.
I understand in the past that Christmas cards were the time you caught up with everyone. You probably hadn't heard from these people since the last time you received a Christmas card from them, and so this was the world's opportunity to catch up with each other. This is absolutely lovely.
However now we have blogs, email, and facebook, and I feel that all those with whom I want to keep in touch with, I do. Or the news gets around much quicker do to the family emails, facebook updates, etc. I've received a few cards which wish us a merry christmas/happy holidays with their picture on them - and that's it - and its a lovely gesture. However I just saw their picture posted on facebook last week - this is the same news. I'd almost rather everyone spend their time with family and friends, rather than addressing and creating all the cards.
That said, it is lovely to have our refridgerator decorated with everyone's lovely visages, and I certainly appreciate that!
Not sure if this post makes me a Grinch or simply a very reflective individual, but there you have it.
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