Oh Happy Mail Day!

It's a good sign when I open my mailbox and spy anything in there at all. I always get so excited when I see colorfully decorated envelopes. It means that somebody put extra effort into their correspondence just for me. Well today, I'm feeling all sun-shiny and giddy because I received two colorful envelopes from the same person.

The top envelope contained a chatty letter which I am totally stoked about. The letter contained some  good news and now I feel like a kid who's waiting to go to Disneyland for the first time. I'm like, Hurry Up Already!  Ha Ha.

The second envelope contained some vintage postcards and vintage ephemera. Thank you!!! I love it all. It doesn't take much to please me. 

Finally, I received this card from a postcard swap I joined on Swap-Bot. 

Mostly, I'm just super stoked at the news in the letter. Thanks for making my day. 

A Postcard to Germany and........

It's been awhile since I posted. I needed a break from the computer because every time I log on, it seems to hold my attention hostage. I'm a prisoner to it all day long. I'm not complaining because I enjoy every single moment. It's the guilt of not getting outside and moving my feet that robs me of the endless hours of joy I spend reading blogs and watching YouTube videos.

For now, I'm back. However, I will be logging off after this post because I've already spent a couple of hours with this technology. I need to unplug and recharge my own spiritual energy so that I can soar. I knew you would understand. That's why I love you so much.

Mail call:  Here's the outgoing mail recently.

A Postcrossing on the way to Germany.  I write: Hello Clemens, greetings from Las Vegas, Nevada where I have lived for the past 16 years. I've been to Rhode Island once back in 1997. We drove through Providence and we also went to Newport where my husband and I saw our very first jai lai game. It was a lot of fun and I won about $23.00 from betting on the game, even though I didn't know what I was doing. Rhode Island is the smallest state in the U.S. but it doesn't have the smallest population. That would be Wyoming.  Be fearless! <3 JarieLyn

 

This is for a postcard swap on swap-bot.  There are five new postcards plus some extra stuff inside.

 

 

This is for the same postcard swap, but different person.

 

 

 

This is The Adventures of the Traveling Postcard swap with a few extras inside.

 

There were some letters I sent but neglected to photograph.  Some of them have already responded back.

 

 

A letter from my pal/friend Lynn.

 

 

 

A letter from Lynn M.

 

 

A letter from Jackie.

 

 

These are postcards I received from a postcard swap on Swap-Bot.

 

 

A Postcrossing from Ohio.

The sender writes: Hi JarieLyn! I love spiritual things as well. I read tarot too. :) I live outside a small town in North Ohio but I grew up in Michigan, where this bridge is from. I just adopted a puppy from a rescue shelter 2 days ago! He's a boxer/lab mix and so cute! I love him. Have fun postcrossing. Angela.

 

I had numerous postcrossings come in and some more letters but I did not photograph them. These are just the items that came in yesterday.

 

You all have a wonderful day. I'm going to go recharge my energy and take a walk in the park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All About Me.... ABC Journal

Hello friends!  It's been one of those days. You know, one of those days where you can't seem to get rid of your frustration. Actually, I feel irritated more than anything, but there's no need to go into detail. Aside from my irritation, I'm actually in a pretty good mood. So, let's get on with the mail, shall we?  First up is a peak at the ABC Journal that I made for a swap. We were instructed to create a journal and write the letter at the top, ABCD, etc. Then we had to write a word that we think describes our personality using each letter of the alphabet along with a sentence and a photo that showcased why.  Anyway, the most difficult thing about this challenge was narrowing each letter down to only one adjective.

 

Starting with the letter A, I chose the word ample.  The drawing to the left is something that I've been drawing for about 20 years.  It's varied slightly over the years, but I always feel like I am drawing my soul. The fire represents the passion and desires within me, the heart represents the love, and the half of a face is the public persona whereas, the missing side represents my deep private thoughts.  That is my interpretation currently. It could change with time.

 

 

Self explanatory!

 

 

Can you believe I made a mistake on the amount of years. It should read, 20 years because that's how long we will be married on our next anniversary in November.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not shy, however, I am quiet and reserved a lot of the time.

 

 

We are all Worthy!

 

 

Lazy at home.

 

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Incoming!

 

 

A Postcrossing from Ukraine.

The sender writes: Hello, JarieLyn! My name's Valentina I and my family live in small town in Ukraine, Kiev region. I'm 33. My favorite hobby is Postcrossing. I hope you like my card and stamps. Best wishes from Ukraine. Happy Postcrossing! Valentina.

 

I love the little splash of color on the umbrella.. It makes the image pop.

 

 

 

A Postcrossing from Germany.

The sender writes: Dear JarieLyn, my name is Dana, I am 17 and from a small town called Ahlen in Germany. Here's a recipe of my favorite dessert. You'll need:  500 g plain yogurt, 120 g sugar, 1 tbsp. vanilla sugar, 400 g whipping cream, a bit of lemon juice, 500 g berries (frozen). The trick is to prepare it one day before. Mix the yogurt, sugar, vanilla sugar and add a bit of lemon juice. Then whip the cream and fold it in. Now, you take a clean dishcloth and cover the inside of a colander with it. Put the colander in a bigger bowl and fill it with the yogurt mass. (have a look at my beautiful drawing so you an understand it better.) Leave it at a cool place over night. The  next day, you turn it out, put the pureed berries all around it and enjoy. Love Dana.

 

 

 

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Outgoing!

 

 

This is a resend of a pen pal letter that came back to me. I have no idea why it came back. I had enough postage, the address was correct and so was the zip code. I just stuck it in a new envelope and my fingers are crossed that it reaches its destination in Georgia.

 

 

This train is headed to Michigan. It's a Postcrossing.

I write: Hi Pattie, I live in Las VEgas, NV with my husband. Boulder city is a quaint little town hwere gambling is not allowed. (just a short drive from LV) There are lots of little outdoor cafes. I love to come here and have a glass of wine and watch the passersby. It's very relaxing. Have a wonderful day.

 

 

Chocolate Puppies, Butterfly Water and Athos.

Oh how I love my Sunday's.

I look forward to endermologie every single week.

Yep, I think I'm a lifer.

It feels so good and it gets my blood circulating.

I feel so invigorated when my treatment is finished, like I can take on the world.

Ha!

 

I received the cutest card from Postcrossing yesterday.

My husband wanted to keep it for himself because he fell in love with the image too.

 

Here's the incoming mail:

 

 

An official Postcrossing from Germany.

The sender writes:

Hi JarieLyn,

I'm 20 years old and from Germany.

I sent you a cute dog card :)

I hope you like it.

You also write that you like trains, so I take a stamps with a german trains :)

Have a nice day.

Marija

 

Did you fall in love with these pups too?

 

 

An official Postcrossing from the Netherlands.

The sender writes:

Hello JarieLyn!

It's almost Easter, but when I look outside I see no spring.

It's quite cold and the weather man pronounces snow :(

That will be (??) at home and play some games.

I also play songpop.

It's under the name of my son: (XXXXXX)

My fave music is 80's and 70's.

It's music from my childhood, that's why I like it so much.

You may invite me if you want :)

I wish you all the best in life and maybe I hear from you by songpop.

Martine.

P.S. I love sun so that's why I choose this card, because it gives me a feeling of summer and sunshine.

 

 

A letter from Becky.

 

 

A thank you card from Lisa with a photo of her dog Athos on the cover.

Isn't he beautiful?

I bet he's smart too.

A Postcard from Doreen who just started postcrossing.

She's also a blogging friend and the only blogger/pen pal I've ever met in person.

You can read her blog here.

It was a pleasant surprise to get a postcard from her.!

I was tickled pink.

 

 

A letter from John and an article about a postman in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

It was quite an interesting article and of course, so was the letter.

 

 

An upcyled vintage postcard from John.

The orginal postcard which is the image in the background is from 1906, Dublin, Ireland.

The little pieces of writing are also from vintage postcards.

I really like this one a lot.

Very creative.

Can you see what the one on the bottom left says?

"She had been out to the bath chair the day before. Going out does her a wonderful lot of good."

 

I have been getting such great mail lately.

I love it.

 

Here's what I sent out:

 

 

A Letter to Lisa.

 

 

A letter to another pen pal.

 

 

An official Postcrossing on its way to Taiwan.

 

 

An official Postcrossing on the way to Finland.

 

 

This is for one of my partners for quick notecard swap #4.

 

This is for the other partner for quick notecard swap #4.

 

And that concludes the mail for this fine week.

 

Last night I was making my own postcards for another swap.

I'll post those later today or tomorrow.

 

Enjoy the rest of this day my friends.