Hallmark cards rock, pt. 14

Okay, the jury is still out on these cards. I can't decide if I think they are hysterical or just plain dumb. But I'm leaning towards funny.

What do you think?

Hallmark cards rock, pt. 13

Just one more after this!! For now, anyway...

This is NOT supposed to be a dig at housewives...staying home and cooking for your family (and doing everything else a housewife or stay at home mom does - which I know is a LOT) is a noble thing. I find this card funny because I do as little cooking as humanly possible. I don't mind making sandwiches or cereal, but using the oven?? Forget it.

There's nothing like pointing out the obvious, right?

This one is perfect. There is nothing else to say about it.

Hallmark cards rock, pt. 12

This is getting out of control! I still have two more installments to come with just the cards I purchased last month.

I vow here and now not to purchase another card until I use what I have. Too bad I have no self-control.

Plus, J has seen all of these cards (and helped me pick out many of them) and his birthday is coming up soon. But I will only buy a birthday card for him.

I think.

Enjoy!

This is the third and final design in the set of notecards I got. I like this as well, but really haven't had much of an opportunity to send these to anyone. I still have several.

This is definitely for a Hocking. Not sure it really matters which one as they all like beer.

I LOVE The Antiques Roadshow!! My sister-in-law C and I are so going next time it's in the Seattle or Portland area!

This was too cute I couldn't resist it. I don't know if I'll even be sending it to anyone. It may be destined to live in my card box for years and years and years.

Hallmark cards rock, pt. 11

Here are a few more cards I've recently added to my collection.

You can see the rest of my Hallmark card collection by going to the list of labels on the left side of this page and clicking on Hallmark Cards. It should bring up a page with all of the previous posts. (So much easier than trying to put in all of the links like I used to!)

Enjoy!

This was another card in the box of note cards I bought. It's the last one I have of this design.

This I don't particularly enjoy, because potty humor is not really my thing, but it is perfect for my step-dad.

This one is SO my sense of humor. It may be for J because, as we all know, he's freaky tall...

Not sure who this is for, but I like the definition cards. There's another one in one of my first Hallmark posts.

Hallmark cards rock, pt. 10

I love Hallmark greeting cards. I love them so much I find myself buying them, even when I don't have an occasion to buy them. When I do have an occasion, I find myself buying the card I need and an extra one or two...or five.


As I told you recently, J and I went looking for a birthday card to send to my friend’s son (a former student of mine) who is stationed overseas and is pretty homesick.


As usual, I couldn’t choose just one card and sent him five. And brought home even more than that.



At this point I think it’s an official addiction.

But as far as vices go, this one is relatively harmless. I don’t go often, but when I do, I stock up! I am running out of room in my card storage box. I need to start addressing some envelopes…


You can see the first part of my Hallmark card collection here, the second part here, the third part here, the fourth part here, the fifth part here, the sixth part here, the seventh part here, the eighth part here, and the ninth part here (these are St. Patrick's Day cards we sent to J's family).



Enjoy!

This was in a set of notecards I bought. I pretty much love this, and wish it could be my motto.



This is me and my sister L. She took me to the gym over Christmas break. I enjoyed it...kind of...

This was made for my mother. She is programmed to tell the same story three times (once for each of her daughters), but she often will tell one of us twice and completely leave out the third. Plus, she can never remember a punch line to a joke. You can tell her the same jokes and she's like a new audience every time! Lucky for J...he's kinda prone to repeating himself. But you didn't hear that from me.

J actually picked up this card. He laughed out loud in public. For those of you who know my husband, you know this is a big deal. I am considering having this card laminated and giving it to him.

Hallmark cards rock, pt. 9 – St. Patrick’s Day Edition!

Back by popular demand...another installation of Hallmark Cards Rock!!

Well, if I'm going to be honest, it wasn't by popular demand. It's because I went on another card binge. But I'm not entirely to blame here. J was with me, and we were buying cards for my friend's son, Jorel, who is overseas in the Marine Corps. We found five cards for him...and a few more to add to my stash.

Okay, it wasn't a few.

It was a lot.

But J picked more than half of them out...and we had a ton of fun doing it.

I'm not ashamed of that.

Really, I'm not ashamed.

Okay, I'm a little ashamed. I have corrupted my husband, and he's now addicted to Hallmark cards, too.

At least I'm not alone anymore. Is it bad that I find some comfort in that?

You can see the first part of my Hallmark card collection here, the second part here, the third part here, the fourth part here, the fifth part here, the sixth part here, the seventh part here, and the eighth part here.

Enjoy!

These are all St. Patrick's Day cards. We sent them to J's family...I doubt they arrived on time, but they should have arrived by now so I am not spoiling any surprises. I hope!

We sent this one to J's sister H in California. It is similar to a card we sent to Jorel for his birthday. It was funny the first time, and it was funny again.

This is the card we sent to his parents. I didn't pick it out. Honestly. This was all J. Only boys find potty humor funny. Even 32-year-old, gainfully employed, seven-feet tall boys.

Especially 32-year-old, gainfully employed, seven-feet tall boys.

And last, but not least, this is the card we sent to J's baby sister C in Seattle. We thought she'd find it funny.

We hope she found it funny.

We were giggling uncontrollably in public at Fred Meyer.

And while I don't appreciate most potty humor, I thought the mooning leprechauns on the back of the card were an appropriate and amusing touch. It's not technically potty humor, so I feel okay admitting that I thought it was funny.

Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day!! And a Happy Belated Birthday to my cousin Patrick!! (No joke, my cousin Patrick was born on St. Patrick's Day.)

Thank you

Recently a good friend of mine e-mailed me the following about her son (one of my old students) who is a Marine and overseas for his second tour of duty:


From: BG
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 6:03 AM
Subject: favor to ask re Jorel

As you all know, Jorel is in the sandbox again. He’s in a relatively safe place, and hopefully will stay there his entire deployment (should be home in September). I have a favor to ask all of you – ok, two favors. Jorel will be 21 soon, and he’s feeling pretty lonesome. While it would probably embarrass him a little, that’s okay - I know he would actually love it if he were to receive a bunch of birthday cards. Would you please send him one? It takes about 10 days to get mail, which is why I’m asking so early.

Thanks in advance,
BG


I have known Jorel since he was a freshman in my English class, and his mother since I started working at SHS. This "favor" was a no brainer: Of course I'll send Jorel a card.

You know me, any excuse to buy a card is good for me! J and I were out running errands last Saturday and I told him that I needed to find a birthday card for Jorel. Now, J has never met Jorel, he's only met Jorel's family (his little brother house sits for us when we go out of town, I am good friends with his mom, and his dad has been at the house when we've dropped off keys before leaving town). But he was more than happy to help me look for a card. He likes the family, and is quite patriotic.


We may have different views about war, but J and I agree 100% on one thing: the troops deserve our support. And if Jorel is homesick and about to have a birthday, the least we can do is send him a card.

Or five.

Seriously. We sent him five cards.

Once we got started, we couldn't stop. I think we stood in front of the display at Fred Meyer for approximately 45 minutes. Then, we went to Hallmark to see what else they had there.

I labeled each envelope with a description of when he should open it. Though, if he's anything like me, he'll open all five of them the day he gets it. I have no self control. Sometimes it's embarrassing. Most of the time, though, it's in private so I don't worry too much. Most of the time.

Here are the five cards we picked.



This first one pretty accurately sums up my thoughts. Jorel is not the only former student (or son of a good friend) who has gone off to war. Thank God they both made it back safely. Rod is still safe at home (his four years were up and he didn't re-enlist), and I'm praying that Jorel comes home safely again.

The next two are birthday cards. He's turning 21. He's in the military. J had a BLAST picking these cards out!

This one has sound. (Which is why it got blurry and a bit shadowed when I scanned it - the little speaker inside is bulky...)

Easter follows quickly on the heels of Jorel's birthday this year, so we thought we'd throw one of those cards in, too.

This last card (for the time being...I now have his address. And I still have an unfortunate addiction to Hallmark cards...this is not the last he'll hear from me...poor kid.)

Because five cards wasn't enough, we also picked out some postcards with pictures of home for him. Well, technically he calls California home now as that's where he's stationed, but surprisingly we couldn't find any postcards of California at the Fred Meyer in Kennewick. Shocking, I know, in a booming metropolis such as this.

Oh, well.

Here are the postcards we included. (I put one in each card so he'll get a new one with each card he opens.)

Thanks, Jorel. Enjoy the cards! Happy Birthday! Oh, and Happy Easter!

We miss you, and we love you.

Come home safe.