The personal touch

This morning I was listening to Merrick and Rosso as they were discussing wedding invitations on Nova... as in, what should be written on them. Searching for unconventional ideas, the opened the phone lines and one girl called up saying her friends had sent their invitations out through Facebook. Facebook! They may as well have sent a text, something on the lines of: We're gettin hitch'd. C u on Sat 14 Feb @ Robbo's place. BYO snags & beers.

Now, I'm not getting married or anything, but being a bit of a word nerd, and also a lover of pretty stationery and thoughtful greeting cards, I was appalled! I still like to buy Christmas cards every year (I used to make them myself but time is a bit tighter these days) and post them out. While it's nice to receive a text from your friends on Christmas day, a mass "Merry Christmas guys. Hope you have a good one!" doesn't quite have the same sentimental touch. I also like making rum balls to hand out with my cards... but now I'm just starting to sound a little scary Martha Stewart, aren't I?

It doesn't take long to sit down and write a sweet message to the ones closest to you. And I almost enjoy the giving part more than the receiving at Christmas. So with that in mind, I guess I better get myself down to Cardiology at lunch! Better still, I should buy some from here to help out local charities when they need it most.

Christmas day is five weeks away today : )

Notes on Glossy Paper