December 19, 2006

MrsEm

Advent Calendar: December 18

Shoot! I forgot my camera today. It was loaded with tons of photos of the city decorated for the holidays and of our three parties this weekend. I promise I’ll get them posted tomorrow.

In the meantime, today’s advent calendar image represents one of my favorite holiday traditions: Christmas cards! I think I’ve finally finished all my cards (a whopping 95 in total). We’ve received about 20 cards from friends and family so far. Checking our tiny mailbox each day for new cards almost feels like an advent calendar.

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MrsEm

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I'm an adventurer and founder of a brand strategy studio. I'm so lucky to work abroad for a couple months each year. Weekly dinner parties and picking what to wear when I'm at home in San Francisco. I love a tough challenge, email emilystyleblog@gmail.com to reach me.

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love.boxes December 18, 2006 at 6:55 pm

I love sending Christmas cards and I love getting them as well. It takes so much time for people to sit down and write one that I really consider it a gift from that person. I save them all year until the new ones start to come. It makes you feel like somebody loves you in July if you still have a little stack of lovely cards from Christmas.
mrsem Author December 18, 2006 at 7:16 pm

I agree! I try to write at least a few paragraphs of personal notes on each card so that it has some substance…even though it results in some pretty serious hand cramps!