Elvis is in the building!

Good morning all you amazing people in the world. Today is a great day because for once, I woke up early. Normally, I'd just be waking up at this time. (8:45 a.m.) I got out of bed at 6:00 o'clock this morning, bursting with energy. It must be all the juicing I've been doing. Yay. It feels good to be among the normal people who actually have to get up early to go to work. (not that I work, but you know what I mean).

I received a fantastic pen pal letter recently from a wonderful person. She always uses such quality stationery. I hadn't heard from her in awhile so it definitely put a lift in my mood. Check it out.

She also sent me the two postcards you see in the photo as well. But that's not all.

I am a HUGE Elvis Presley fan. 

Some of you may know that I spent my honeymoon in Tennessee specifically to see Graceland.

 It was a dream come true.

So when I saw this inside the envelope too, I was ecstatic.

Elvis was such a goodlooking, sexy, hunk of a man. Oh, sorry. On with the mail.

It looks like a postcard but it's actually an envelope. It is absolutely  amazing and I love it.

Thank you, Rachel. You're a peach, so sweet. I will treasure this for as long as I live.

My dear readers, what are some of your favorite items that you have received from pen pals?

I'm curious to know.

Have a fabulous day my friends. I look forward to your comments.

Empty Inside

Hi Ya'll. It's been a rainy day here in Las Vegas and I am loving it. It's perfect for catching up on blogs, making homemade soup, and watching black and white movies on TV. Oh how sweet it is. I hope you all are having a wonderful day full of things you love.

Awhile back I received a handmade envelope from an unfamiliar person. I was so excited to get it. when I opened the envelope, it was empty. I'm not sure if it was intentional or somehow lost its contents in the mail. (maybe someone meant it to be mail art) Forgive me for not knowing who it's from. If you are reading this blog post and it's from you, can you please let me know if I received it the way you meant or if something is missing. I do love the paper that was used to make the envelope. The return address says it's from Jennifer.

Two for Two

Happy Friday everyone. Wow, This week has really gone by fast.

Thursday brought me two pieces of mail and I sent out two pieces of mail.

 

Here's what came in:

 

 

A most wonderful and long letter from my penpal, Rachael.

 

 

A nice letter and a beautiful postcard from a fellow blogger http://scriptorsenex.blogspot.com/

I guess you can say we've become sort of penpals as of late.

 

Mailed out:

 

A small package to my oldest and dearest friend, Cari.

It's an autographed book to Cari from my friend Glenn Puit who is a True Crime Author.

I've had this book for about two or three years and every time I see Cari, I always forget to give it to her.  I should have mailed it a long time ago.

 

 

This is on its way to the U.K. for Big Fat Filled Envelope Swap.

Believe me, you can't tell from the picture but it is fat.

It cost me $21.36 to mail. That was the cheapest.

I think I'll stay away from international swaps unless it's just a letter or postcard.

 

Does anyone else do international swaps and what have been your experiences?

Lonely and Dark...........

That was the state of my mailbox yesterday.

Nada, Zero, Zilch.

 

However, just because my mailbox was empty doesn't mean I didn't send a couple of envelopes on their way.

 

 

A big envelope for the Desk De-Clutter Swap #8.

This fat envelope cost me over $8.00 to mail.

I hope whoever gets it likes all the stuff I put inside.

 

A simple envelope decorated with vintage stickers on its way to a penpal.

 

And that's all for Tuesday's mail.

 

Today is Wednesday, who knows what will greet me today.



A Ten Year Love Affair.

I love Sundays.

Sunday is the day I sneak off to meet with my endermologist. 

I cannot keep it a secret any longer.

I want to shout to the world how good I feel every time I leave.

This love affair has been going on for about ten years now and I think I will never put an end to it.

Some people get pedicures, acrylic nails, massages, etc. 

I on the other hand, have a tete a tete' with my endermologist once a week and I love it.

My husband doesn't mind at all that I look forward to seeing Shelley each week.

In fact, I think he likes it.

Are you surprised that my endermologist is a female or that my husband doesn't mind?

I know by now that your imagination has conjured up all kinds of lurid scenarios, hasn't it?

Well rest assured, that it is all innocent and that if you had an experience with Shelley, you'd be hooked too.

Now, get your mind out of the gutter and go google endermologie.

 

Here's some mail to get your thoughts back on track.

 

 

A pretty package and nice gift from my penpal Rachael.

 

Here's what was inside:

 

 

A really nice note card set.

I really like the designs.

They are very pretty.

 

 

 

She enclosed this cute card with a nice note written inside.

 

 

A nice multi view post card of Yosemit National Park.

This is from a swap I joined, "A Postcard in The USA"

 

 

Another postcard form a different person, same swap.

I really fell in love with this card.

It's a photo of Zane Grey, the author of numerous western novels.

The weird thing is that I was just talking about him a couple of weeks ago.

I think it's Synchronicity that I got this card in a swap.

I love these type of cards because they capture a mood, a personality and evoke feeling.

 

That's it for Saturday's incoming mail, but it definitely made my day.

 

I sent out two letters yesterday.

 

One to a penpal and a thank you to my nephew's in-laws.

 

 

I got the beatnik stationery for Christmas and I used every peice of paper in this one letter.

Now, I have these cute envelopes with no matching paper.

I did however, get two sets of this stationery so I suppose I could make copies of the paper in the 2nd set so I can have more paper to go with the left over envelopes in the first set.

 

The second envelope in the photo is handmade by me.

 

I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year's Eve.

Twice as Nice

We finally got some rain yesterday and a little bit today.

We needed it.

I love the smell of the air after a good rain.

Everything is so fresh.

 

I'm combining Thursday's mail with Friday's mail.

 

Here's the incoming:

 

 

A Christmas card from my friend, Jim and his family.

I've known Jim for about 25 years.

 

 

such a cute and adorable pengquin Christmas card from Becky the snailmailer.

 

 

A beautiful Christmas card from a swap.

 I love this card, the anticipation of Christmas.

 

 

A handmade postcard from a possible new penpal.

I think this came from sendsomething but not 100 percent sure.

 

 

This gorgeous postcard from Germany.

Official postcrossing card.

It is stunning.

 

The sender writes:

Hello Jarielyn, I send this card from the North of Germany to you.

I live in a small village near the Danish Frontier.

I have two cats and a horse I spend almost all of my free time with.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Regards, Martina.

 

 

Another lovely landscape from Russia.

Official postcrossing card.

 

The sender writes:

Hello, my name is Elena.

I live in Moscow.

My hobby is clay modeling of various products.

Now I make pottery for Christmas.

It Boutout gifts for my friends.

Merry Christmas.

I wish you peace and good.

Elena.

 

 Another official postccard from Russia.

The sender writes:
Hallo Jarielyn!
Happy postcrossing.
On the card you can see an amazing synth-pop band.
They were called a Russian Depeche Mode, but their real name is Tehnologia.
They were created in Perestroyko.
Best regards to you!
Anne.
P.S. I love their songs and I love Depeche Mode too.

I am a huge fan of Depeche Mode as well, Anne.
Thanks for the card.

An adorable card from Angie at Mailbox Happiness.
I love how she decorated her envelope.

 

A letter and a card from a swap, A Christmas Letter in Your Mailbox.

Love the Christmas paper and the letter was very nice.
As it turns out, we share the same birthday.

Now for my Thursday and Friday outgoing mail:

This lovely altered postcard that I made for a penpal.

An official postcrossing card going to Ukraine.

A large envelope on its way to Lynn at Sunny Room Art.

Another Christmas card going out to a friend.

A letter on its way to Mendy.
I used wallpaper border to make the envelope.

That's it.

I am looking forward to my husband's company Christmas party tonight.
My last Christmas party of the year.

What are your plans for the weekend?