Christmas cards are one of my "things". I LOVE Christmas cards although will admit to being annoyed by receiving a card with just a signature inside. What's the point? I love that fact that people you don't ordinarily keep up with on a day-to-day or month-to-month basis will send a yearly greeting.
I hate electronic Christmas cards (or e-cards of any form). I rarely, rarely, rarely open the link. Ick. (Normally I try to be environmentally friendly with my actions but Christmas cards are an exception. So is wrapping paper. Christmas presents need to be wrapped. Before kids, I used to spend A LOT of time making each present beautiful. No longer.)
We typically shoot our photos for our card around Halloween. It's right before Tom leaves for the big automotive aftermarket trade show in Vegas. This year it just didn't happen. So today, November 29th, our fantastic photographer, Chris Lee, came out to Stanley to shoot the photos. Unfortunately the only time we had was between Claire's Sunday school class (which ended at 11:00) and her Alice in Wonderland rehearsal (which began at 2:00 in Sheung Wan). That is not a great time for light (outside). Late afternoon is SOOOO much better. But I'm confident that Chris will not disappoint. He never does and our cards have been a tradition ever since Claire was born in 2000.
We will choose photos tomorrow night for the card and I'll need to write the copy ASAP. It will take a few days for printing. The big question (now that I've admitted that I had signature only cards) is when will I find the time to write in them all?
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