Sunday, January 2, 2011

Post Office Tomorrow!

I declare success on this year's annual mailing.


And last year's too. Some of these envelopes have two year's worth of content.

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2 boxes
5 international
27 stateside
2 to friends who I only know online
So far a half dozen hand delivered, should be some more of those I guess, but that will probably happen unlike the second round of mailings.

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It's a fun exercise, looking back at the year and figuring out what to share. Especially given the range of people these go to. People who were some of my closest friends, but I barely talk to anymore. The former housemate who I still chat with a couple of times a week. The friends who I'm surprised at how much we visit and how connected I feel to them despite the distance.

It is a way to reestablish connections. There are people who I'm Facebook friends with, but have no idea what's going on in their lives. I e-mail to get their current mailing address and, more often than not, we end up setting up a phone date.

Or I think of people who I haven't talked to in years and find them. I might have had a vague idea A. was in Africa, but I certainly didn't know she was married. I'm not even sure I knew she was dating anyone.

It's an investment of time. But one well worth it.

International letters in the pile on the left,
states on the right

1 comment:

friend said...

I'm pretty sure that everyone I know who reads this are on my mailing list. But if you don't get something in the next week, comment and make sure.