My Life as an African Gypsy

Who does not like getting Christmas cards in the mail? And even better, a photo card filled with the lovely faces of your friends and family. I remember my Mom having a red weaved basket sitting near the front door, where each new arrival would go. I would check daily for new ones. Throughout the holiday I would look through the basket multiple times, sometimes skipping the ‘plain’ cards and hurrying to the colorful picture ones. How fun to watch kids grow and families age, year by year, all because of a little tradition we call the Christmas card. I love this time of year!

This year I am hoping to use http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/photo-christmas-cards to order my cards. Living in Africa, it makes it easier that everything can be done online. (Can we have a ‘Hallelujah!’?) Currently there are hundreds of options and layouts to choose from, making it difficult for this indecisive girl. You can have one picture, two, three… five! You can have the traditional red and green, or throw in a fun mix of light snowy blue and other vibrant colors. And for those of you who are having a rough year… maybe a bad haircut or too many holiday sweets and want to pass of the photos, you can still enjoy the online convenience here: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery . And for grandma and grandpa, who doesn’t enjoy the classic photo mug? Check those out here: http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/photo-mugs

Here’s to planning in November!