I just went to Target on my lunch break (I know, BIG suprise) to get a card for a friend of mine. I was in the stationary department and I noticed they have a new line of stationary called “Hot Hues!” It’s everything from Thank-You cards to notepads. They even have package labels and card ornaments! It’s the coolest stuff ever in tons of color and patterns.
Only one problem.
Who the hell would I write to? I mean - would you even know what to do if I sent you an actual LETTER with actual HANDWRITING and a STAMP? Would you just stare at it and wonder what you should click to see what was inside? Would you wonder where the “reply” and “forward” buttons were? Would you worry something had happened to me if I was actually communicating via paper and ink instead of email? Would you fear it was a Ransom Letter since only kidnappers would mail a letter? Or do kidnappers use email now too? Do you still have one of those letter-openers that used to be all the rage? If you had to open the letter with your fingers, would you get a paper-cut and freak out?
My point? I may be writing a few random letters this week on the most adorable neon stationary known to man. If you see one in your mailbox (Your mailbox is that thing at the end of your sidewalk with the flag on it. It used to bring your bills before you went paperless on all of your accounts) don’t panic. I’m not being abducted and held for millions hundreds of dollars. You can open the envelope and not expect a ransom note cut out of magazine letters. And please don’t worry if my handwriting and spelling are a bit atrocious - - I predict that life without the backspace key and spell check will be hard to adjust to.
Wait. Am I right or left-handed?
Just yesterday, my kids got a halloween card (and stickers!) from friends of ours that live out of state.
Friends that have never even met my two youngest, but also remember to send them cards on their birthdays, and at Christmas.
Friends like that rock. And the kids eat it up. It’s a good thing.
So, zoot, got my address? I’ll write back…
I rarely send or receive handwritten letters from friends and family. But when I do, I’m so excited!
Hm, my wife might get upset were I to start receiving letters on cute stationary from cute women - Vols fan or not….
1. hey…look, when I am smart enough to update my like I can actually see when you update!
2. But…my mailbox doesn’t have a flag…cause no one loves it. That or because it is big, gray, and metal and requires a key to get into it.
3. I love the background plaid thing! I just noticed and I love it.
4. What are card ornaments?
yeah good point. The last time you sent me something there was a TON of unused stamps on it!
heee!
My grandfather wrote my grandmother some of the sweetest letters that truly took you to another place when he was in the army and away during WWII. Also, my grandmother has letters her father wrote her and her mother. They are like a lost art form. I have always enjoyed reading her old letters and I am thankful she kept them.
i send my grandmother notes… nothing exciting, just little “hi, how ya doin’ the kid did this the dog did that” kinda things. she usually will put them up on the fridge for a while (like until someone else takes them down).
you could always have a party and use them for invitations…
I still have christmas stamps from last year for the christmas cards that I never actually sent. I’m aweful at mailing things.
Is it wrong that now I want an actual letter, like it’s some rare holiday treat? We could be pen pals!
I have no idea what you’re talking about.
I love writing letters. And getting them, too. I write lots of postcards, because I think maybe the receivers will be happy to get them.
cool ass: site! and you could write me! I so Jealous of your site..s?
I still write letters and send cards all the time because it’s something I love to do. Plus, I think it’s so much nicer than sending an email
We should trade addresses! I’m a great pen pal 
Makes you wonder why they teach handwriting anymore. I mean, how often are you kids going to actually write something? They should be doing typing in 2nd grade.
well now, i got a hand written note from zoot, so i’m sure you know how to write… i buy cards all the time… i buy stationery all the time… i don’t write as much as i should, but i adore sending postcards…
you want one from new orleans next week, right?
You can write to me, Zoot! I love writing letters. I just sent out a long one yesterday! And I love that stationary. I have so much stationary that hubby would kill me if I bought more.
Just noticed that you have an “I heart Target” section. Oh that’s too funny!
Isn’t that stationary awesome? I love it. Love it! I am a stationary junkie. It’s an addiction. A serious one, I think.
Hey come to think of it. I want a letter from the Zoot!