Not sending out Christmas cards!
Lately I’ve seen a ton of blog posts about super cute newlywed Christmas cards. It seems like everyone is jumping on the chance to pick a wedding photo or pictures of their kids for their Shutterfly cards to share with their friends and family.
And I kind of wish we were jumping on that bandwagon too, but we’re not.
It’s not that I don’t like Christmas cards, I really do! If you followed my wedding planning blog, you know I have a fond place in my heart for all kinds of paper products. I would usually jump at the opportunity for a creative project like Christmas cards.
But I decided I’m not going to be an a-hole.
See, nobody in my generation on either side of my families send Christmas cards as of yet. Only grandparents and aunts and uncles exchange cards. So I don’t want to be the jerk that starts the trend, and have all my cousins resent me because they’ll feel like they have to send a card in return. Us kicking off the sending of cards would open up a whole can of worms, and I’m just not down with that kind of thing.
So sadly, we won’t be sending cards out this year, and likely not for a few years. That is, until one of my cousins sends one to us first, then it’s GAME ON! Muwhahaha (evil laugh)!
And since I can’t get my Christmas card fix on, I’ll share this with all of you lovely readers. Meow-y Christmas, from my fur babies!
Lately I’ve seen a ton of blog posts about super cute newlywed Christmas cards. It seems like everyone is jumping on the chance to pick a wedding photo or pictures of their kids for their Shutterfly cards to share with their friends and family.
And I kind of wish we were jumping on that bandwagon too, but we’re not.
It’s not that I don’t like Christmas cards, I really do! If you followed my wedding planning blog, you know I have a fond place in my heart for all kinds of paper products. I would usually jump at the opportunity for a creative project like Christmas cards.
But I decided I’m not going to be an a-hole.
See, nobody in my generation on either side of my families send Christmas cards as of yet. Only grandparents and aunts and uncles exchange cards. So I don’t want to be the jerk that starts the trend, and have all my cousins resent me because they’ll feel like they have to send a card in return. Us kicking off the sending of cards would open up a whole can of worms, and I’m just not down with that kind of thing.
So sadly, we won’t be sending cards out this year, and likely not for a few years. That is, until one of my cousins sends one to us first, then it’s GAME ON! Muwhahaha (evil laugh)!
And since I can’t get my Christmas card fix on, I’ll share this with all of you lovely readers. Meow-y Christmas, from my fur babies!
10 comments:
Pete's cousins ruined it for us. And now our married cousins on my side are doing it too.
Although I would love this post card. It would totally freak Pete out next time he went in the fridge for a beer. It would be awesome.
I was worried about this, too. I decided to only send cards to aunts and uncles becuase we have a ridiculous amount of cousins and it could get crazy. I just couldn't resist though, so it was just friends and the aunts and uncles.
We're not either! I couldn't justify the time or expense, especially since we just got done with all our thank you notes a couple weeks ago!
Such a cute photo of the kitties! We're not sending out cards either- gotta finish those thank you notes first :)
I hear you. Our relatives and friends always send cards, and often gifts, so it made sense for us to start sending them out this year. Love the cute kitties! :)
It's a big tradition to send holiday cards in Japan regardless of your marital status, but on my American side I barely have any family, just my uncle's family. So I'm kind of conflicted but I've always wanted to send them out. I think we'll do it this year because so few people came to the wedding - I'm using it as an excuse to let the family know I've changed my last name!
I don't blame you, if my family didn't, I would be GLAD!
Your fur babies are adorable! Haha, love the card.
I love you for the cats in their Christmas finery!!!!! I just love creating the cards- some of my family members send them, others don't. But isn't it fun to make something virtual for everyone too!?!?! Love it!
I love you for the cats in their Christmas finery!!!!! I just love creating the cards- some of my family members send them, others don't. But isn't it fun to make something virtual for everyone too!?!?! Love it!
Such a cute photo of the kitties! We're not sending out cards either- gotta finish those thank you notes first :)
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