Thinking back, I guess one of the 1st countdown memories that comes to mind is my mother hauling out a pad of paper and several boxes of Christmas cards. It was usually mid to late November and it also included a lot of sighing because it was such a big task.
She would write at least a 2 page letter to everyone - and this was hand-written on un-lined paper. I'm sure her hand was cramping like crazy. When I was in university, I started doing letters too - and I hand wrote all of mine too. After the 1st one though, I would just copy it over and over for other letters (some people would get all the paragraphs and others wouldn't). So glad when I moved to typing them instead!
Anyway, in my mind's eye, I can see the beautiful cards sitting on the floor, around her chair - knowing that we would soon receive many beautiful cards with lovely long hand written letters from friends and family.
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This year, on December 2, we had a day trip to Puerto Vallarta & a yummy dinner at the Japanese restaurant.
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