Greeting Cards

Today I was at Trader Joe’s and I bought a handful of greeting cards.

Over the past (however many) years, I’ve cultivated the habit of occasionally sending friends real mail.

All this because of my cousin Amy.

Amy is my cool older cousin who mailed me cards when I was in high school (and college).

High school (and college) were especially difficult for me. And getting a funny just cuz card was really lovely.

In my constant efforts to be half as cool as my cousin, I occasionally pop a card in the mail to someone I love.

Trader Joe’s makes this an extremely affordable habit at 99 cents a card.

This afternoon I went through my Shoe Box of Things and came across one of my Amy cards.

This wasn’t a just-cuz-from-your-cos card, this was my college graduation card. And it’s glorious.

Then inside “Okay, the puppet show response may not be so strong. People may not be ready for puppets.”

And for a Performance Studies major it was perhaps The Most Perfect Card.

Anyhow. The point of this post? My cousin is the coolest. She has cool tattoos and lives in Portland and is the reason I send cards.

And yeah, this card is getting the green light to transfer into the Suitcase of Forever Things.