My friends, thank you so, so, SO much for all of your kind birthday wishes! I'm holding back tears of joy! I have cards and postcards going out to many of you tomorrow (I ran out of stamps, but my new ones arrived today!), and I'll be sending more over the next week or two. I also have a stack of non-birthday mail that will get its own thank you post. If anyone is curious about what I'm going to do with all of these amazing birthday cards, I'm planning on binding them into a book! I'll post a picture in the RAOC Meta sub when I'm done!

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u/DianaPenPal - Thank you for the yellow cupcake birthday card and for the stickers! My tentative birthday plan is to go to a minor-league baseball game, but based on the weather forecast, there’s a good chance the game might be rained out. Your big trip sounds amazing! I can’t wait to hear where you decide to go! I’m happy I met you, too! :)
u/Rura-Penthe924 - Thank you for the cone nebula postcard and birthday wishes! It’s amazing that there are things like that nebula out there in our universe, creating new stars that will someday have their own solar systems. It really puts life on Earth into perspective!

u/panda-post - Thank you for the happy birthday postcard! I’d love to tell you about how I came up with my username! I’ll check to see if I have your address, and if I don’t, I’ll message you :)

u/Solid-jellyfish - Thank you for the amazing turtle postcard! I love each and every turtle in that picture, especially the ones with very long necks! I love how you decorated it with washi and stickers!

u/littlemermaidxx - Thank you for the pretty postcard of the blue flowers printed on a dictionary page! I appreciate the birthday wishes, and the whale sticker you used is so stinkin’ cute!
u/alluu3 - Thank you for the birthday card! I loved the joke/pun! Puns are my favorite! I will definitely be shell-ebrating this weekend!

u/ninajyang - Thank you thank you for the birthday card! And the stickers! The mermaid puppy sticker is one of the cutest stickers I have ever seen! I appreciate you!

u/aineofner - Thank you so much for the cute embroidery card and birthday wishes! I actually just bought myself an embroidery kit and a cross-stitch kit for my birthday. I’ve never tried either before, but I figured that it’s always fun to learn new crafts!

u/ridethatbridge - Thank you so much for the giant ice cream birthday card! It totally got me in the mood for ice cream! :) And thank you so much for the stickers! The little teapot is so cute! It looks like the teapots that I just inherited from my grandmother.

u/ribeyecut - Thank you for the Party Party Party card! I am absolutely honored that you saw my post about my grandfather’s journal and found it interesting! I have a whole long answer to your note already prepared, and I will send it to the address on your return label! Also, I love that you used a James Webb Space Telescope stamp. Those are some of my favorites!!

u/Nanchiii - Oh my goodness, I am OBSESSED with the stationery you used! Thank you so much! I especially love the envelope! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I hope the thunderstorm didn’t put too much of a damper on your evening. It’s been storming here all day, and it’s not supposed to stop for a week!

u/TyeDyeAmish - Hello friend! Thank you so much for the birthday card! I actually spent a few of my childhood birthdays in Ocean City! As a kid, I don’t think I ever noticed that it was a dry city. I remember going on the rides and singing karaoke on the boardwalk with my sisters and cousins!

u/jane_q - Thank you so much for the Rainbow Brite birthday card!! I recognized it from toys and t-shirts and such, but I actually had no idea that there was a show!! I missed it by a few years lol. I’m going to have to do some YouTubing later - I think you may have sparked a new obsession! And ahhhh the stickers! They are so cute!!! Thank you thank you!!
u/Peonynote x2 - I must be honest, I teared up a bit when I saw this turtle-y awesome birthday card and postcard combo! I LOVE THEM! Thank you so much! My partner and I did an Aldabra tortoise encounter at Busch Gardens last year, and it was an absolute dream! They’re some of the only animals in the park that visitors are allowed to pet (with supervision) because they aren’t able to contract Covid. They just wanted neck rubs and sweet potatoes! I have never met a more relatable animal :) And thank you for the added ephemera - I’m going to use them to decorate my next journaling pages!

u/catnatomy - Thank you so much for the incredible homemade pink turtle birthday card! You are amazingly talented, and I just can’t stop looking at it!! I haven’t done much card art in a while, but you have absolutely inspired me to start getting creative again! I feel so special that you made this custom for me. Also, the frog stamp is incredibly cute! Thank you again!!
u/travel4me22 - Another homemade card! Thank you so, so much! I absolutely love this card with the singing turtle, raccoon holding balloons, and green ribbon! It’s so cute! I honestly feel so lucky that I have amazing new snail mail friends who take the time to make cards for me. You are a wonderful person!

u/relax455 - Thank you so, so much for the beautiful card with the mermaid painting. She is stunning!! I was actually a competitive synchronized swimmer for much of my life, so I do have an affinity for mermaids! :) Your hand lettering is amazing, by the way. I have tried learning, but my hand is so shaky! I also love the dog-fish painting and little painting stickers. I’ve never seen stickers like those before. They’re so cool! Thank you again!!
u/knittingemily - Thank you so much for the birthday wishes and for the postcard from Jay Peak! I especially love the Emily Dickinson quote: “We turn not older with years, but newer every day.” That’s exactly how I feel all the time! I love growing and changing with the world around me :)

There is one more card without a username. I'm searching my inbox, and I'll thank you officially in my next post! :)