Since the presents are wrapped, yesterday was spent writing Christmas cards. For me, it was simple. At least number wise. I had 15 to mail out. The difficult part came in writing sentiments. Does anyone else have a problem doing this? Or has law school stunted me emotionally so that I don't know how to put feelings onto paper? What should have taken a half hour took me 2. I would start with a very merrily written "Merry Christmas" then ... nothing. Do you tell them to have a Happy Holiday? But that seems like you might not want others to have a Happy Holiday. Do you put in a few words about yourself? "I graduated law school, passed the bar, and now can't find a job!" But that seems like a little too much information (and it is slightly depressing). How do you bridge that gap?
I get some Christmas cards that are eloquently written. They balance the good wishes to me with the information about them and it makes me extremely jealous. The only way to feel better after opening that card is to open the photo card of a couple with their dogs. You know the type. They are married but don't have kids so to get in on the whole photo Christmas card bandwagon they take a photo with their dogs. Every year that I don't send out that type of card, I feel good about myself. It's the little things in life, right?
So in the end, I stuck with the tried and true method of Christmas card signing. I used an interesting ink color and put two explanation points at the end of "Merry Christmas". Hopefully my friends will understand that the card itself is a sign of my appreciation of them. And even better, hopefully they will appreciate the fact that I spared them from the photo card of me and my dog that I could have sent.
