when you give someone a gift, do you expect a thank you note in return? i don't. i just assume the person is thankful, loves to receive gifts as much as i do, loves the gift and maybe even loves me a little more for choosing such an awesome gift.
however, when someone gives a gift to me, i get this constant nagging feeling about sending them a thank you card. the more time passes, the worse it gets. i would describe the feeling as exactly like when you owe someone money. not fun.
but if the people who give me gifts are like me and are not expecting a thank you card (although getting one is nice because getting fan mail is actually one of my favorite things) and know that i love them a little more for giving me a gift (ok, let's just be honest here, giving Tess a baby gift), then i don't really need to send out thank you cards and feel like i owe about a hundred people a whole bunch of money, right?
it's just that i am so behind in sending thank you cards. we were so blessed to receive an overwhelming amount of gifts which i am truly, truly thankful for. every day, i see baby stuff all around the house, 99.9% of it given to us, and i thank that person in my heart profusely. imagine dozens of bright happy flowers tossed at their feet, hugs, kisses and chocolate fountains.
is that good enough, or do i really need to send out thank you cards???? the list of people to send cards to is too long and growing, it wears out my poor little 2-to-3-hour-stretches-of-sleep-at-nights self to think about it.
how about this:
THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO GAVE US/TESS A BABY GIFT, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CLOTHES/BLANKETS/TOYS/BOOKS/GEAR/ACCESSORIES/ETC. THAT YOU GAVE US. IT'S THE BEST/CUTEST EVER. IF YOU BROUGHT DINNER, I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE, BECAUSE I LOVE TO EAT FOOD I DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE. EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS. MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE LOVE.
TATUM+SAM+TESS
i know, i know. it's simply not good enough, is it? i'll get around to sending thank you cards, but now do i risk offending someone because the thank you card would be arriving late? or give off the impression that i can't manage my time or am lazy? blah.
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I am anti-thank-you-card...its a waste of time and money. Like you said, a simple thank you when its received is PLENTY sufficient. But I do know that there are people that are highly offended if none is received (mostly the older folk). So...please do not ever send me a thank you...I know its all good =))
I think as long as you thank the person in some form or another you're covered...although I feel the same as you. I think it's just because I love cute stationery and like to write notes. ;)
I feel the exact same way. Christmas gifts are still nagging me and no, I haven't sent thank-you cards and I think of it at least 4 or 5 times a week how thankful I am for everything I was given. Now its been 3 months and like you say, do I send them now so late or just forget it? Ahhh, sometimes I wish I never knew I was suppose to send thank you cards but then again, President Monson did tell us to always always be grateful.
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