The Postal Machine Ate My Mail......

Yesterday I went to the post office and checked my mail like I do every day.

I was delighted to find several pieces of mail in my box and when I got out to my car I sat in the parking lot and read my postcards and then started on the two envelopes I received.  

That's when I noticed that one of the envelopes was from the United States Postal Service. 

What's this? I thought.

At first glance it looks like my mail was save completely.

I was happy.

Until I opened it.

I still have hope that the contents are safe even while looking at the mangled envelope.

There were three items inside; A pencil, a mini photo, and this piece of paper that I looked up on Google translator to understand. 

It appears to be a log for expenses of the day.

I know It's not for a swap because I have received all of my swaps.

If the sender wrote me a letter, it is missing from the envelope.

Thank goodness she put a blog address on her envie.

Now I can touch base and let her know that her wonderful surprise was destroyed by the postal service.

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Postcrossings:

This lovely card traveled all the way from Ukraine.

The sender writes:

Greetings from Lviv, city of old narrow streets with aroma coffee and chocolate.

Welcome to Lviv :)

I'm planning to visit Las Vegas this year.

Hope my plan comes true :)

This postcard is in your favs, so I hope you will be happy :)

Best wishes, Yura.

Yes, I do really like the postcard.  It's very pretty.

This postcard came from Belarus.

The sender writes:

Hello, my name is [Isseniys]

I live in Minsk-it's a capital of Belarus.

I hope you'll like my card, because I'm really interested in graffiti.

Best wishes.

I think he may have made this card himself from his own artwork.

Not sure, but I do find it interesting.

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This is from Amber. 

She did a beautiful job on the envelope but the photo does not do it justice.

It's a vellum envelope embellished with what looks like a cutout from a magazine but it's not thin like most magazine pages.  

It's very nice.

All the little white rain drops are drawn by hand.

Inside, were some postcards that she designed.

I love it.

Tucked inside another cute little envelope was this tiny card that measures about 1 3/4" by 2 3/4".

It was such a lovely surprise and very much appreciated.

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Outgoing Mail:

This is going to a pen pal who lives on the East Coast.