First, no matter how much I apologize, it can and never will be enough. I have so many wonderful people to Thank... this has been a horrific year for us all, and the connectivity brought by a card, a postcard, a note has been vital to my sanity. I finally came home on Friday, with my 4 legged fur baby after a long spring, and summer. In March, my state was in the grips of the pandemic, at a time when we barely understood everything about this novel virus. I don’t consider myself an essential worker, but a higher being decided I was essential to the essential workers, those incredible people on the front lines of caring for those who had the virus. No amount of Thank You would ever be enough to the people who directly cares for patients with COVID-19, who holds their hands as they say goodbye to loved ones over a video call. I love my work, I really, really do, and many of you may find it incredibly odd when I say, my job isn’t a job, it’s a privilege, and everyday is like inhaling happy gas, but for the first time ever, it wasn’t happy gas... not in the least. I had been asked to come to a couple of cities to provide “relief”, and that’s not unusual in what I do, but it was just longer this time, and it was lonelier because there’s really nowhere to go. I desperately missed home, in the worst possible way, and combined with erratic work hours, I was on the verge of insanity. I finally came home on Friday, and will be in self isolation for 14 days... my furry friend couldn’t be happier, because there were many days he hated me for dragging him along, but I came home to so much happy mail !!!! It literally moved me to tears !! My mom had organized it all by date, so I have been opening one after another, and I can’t even begin to express the amount of gratitude I have for each and every one of you... beautiful cards, with beautiful messages...I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone.

I have a list of wonderful people to send happy mail back, and will be doing that during this time. I got 2 pieces of mail sent out back, so I’m going to be reaching out to them to confirm the address I have is correct. They came back in a ziplock bag with half the card missing, and it never ceases to amaze me that the USPS with all it has to do right now, somehow managed to get it back to the sender. I hope the cards I send, will be enjoyed. I have tried to make them as special as I possibly can. Some of them will reflect what can only be described as a unique sense of humor.

I humbly ask all of you to please, please forgive the late Thank You, but please know every card, every message has been healing for my soul. The kindness of strangers is amazing, and it is through that kindness strangers become friends.

I love adding pictures for you all to see, and I will do that ASAP... I love you all ❤️

u/buttersushi : Thank you so much for the “Let’s Chill” card !!i loved it !! I did not know that North Korea and Cuba do not sell Coca- Cola products !! That was a really awesome fun fact !! I love the Emoji washi tape.

u/shayoy : Thank you so much for the sparkly hello card with the lovely note. Your card really did make a tough day, happy... the quarantine has made everything insane so, Happy Mail is definitely keeping me happy... it’s awesome connecting and meeting wonderful people like you !!

u/PMmeifyourepooping : Thank you for the Alice in Wonderland Card !! So cute !! The fires are horrific... it’s just heartbreaking to see people’s homes burnt to the ground, especially while we’re in the midst of this pandemic. I hope you’re safe and won’t ever have to evacuate.

u/ktsunshine1927 : Thank You so much for the Early Christmas card !! I love Christmas,and it can never come too early !! I loved the stickers ... they’re really unique and the Michigan one was so cute.

u/babyraspberry : Thank you so much for the very cool postcard !! OMG your handwriting is so neat !! I loved the Boa Constrictor Facts !! It’s crazy that they can live up to 30 years !!

u/smileyfangs : Thank you so much for the amazing postcard !! I can shamelessly admit that I would be a great Canadian !! I will definitely have to look for the “Books of Bread” on Hulu, I’m a bit of a horror movie fan... not gory but the paranormal and exorcisms type of movies. Thank you for the Pizza Dough recipe !! I passed it along to my sister too, and we’re going to see whose comes out better !!

u/gaea_made_hippies : Thank you for the Flamingo Card !! I love it... the flamingo facts were awesome !! Who’d ever think that Flamingos are monogamous?

u/stephkempf : Thank you so much for the Early Birthday Card !! I love Birthdays, just not my own !! Every year I hope everyone forgets, and every year without fail, everyone remembers !! I really appreciate you reaching out and remembering my Birthday.

u/quatrocincoseis : Thank you for the awesome card with the pencils on it !! Thank you for the two pencils !! I have always loved writing with pencils, and honestly if I could write in only pencil, I would be ecstatic... not a pen fan. That’s really cool that you love puzzles... I like doing jigsaw puzzles, but I’m so slow with logic... my brother in law has spent many hours trying to explain Sudoku but I still don’t get it, so I’m just content doing word find puzzles

u/writeen : Thank You so much for the Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars card !! I love it !!! It’s quite long !! The Obi-Wan Kenobi quote was perfect !!

u/ivybeanie : I loved the Black Bears card !! It is such a beautiful card !! This is going to sound odd, but I love bears... and I love the show We Bare Bears !!

u/crispyvuitton : Thank you for the New Yorker postcard !! I love it... for some reason I always loved reading the cartoon bits in the magazine. Oh I am the worst kind of foodie... I love street food, so I take Cipro, one immodium and hit the streets. I want to go to Singapore so much, I don’t know if you’ve seen Crazy Rich Asians movie, but the scene where they’re eating street food was my favorite !!

u/happylitt1esongbird : thank you so much for the card and the Harney Cinnamon Tea Bag !! It’s one of my favorites... especially the cinnamon flavor... the smell is divine and is everything fall !! I have always wanted to spend a week in NYC !! It would be an awesome experience... actually, I prefer subways, it really is an experience... and you learn a lot and it’s great for people watching... I met 3 Jesus’s in one day

u/fishladders : Thank you so much for your Save the USPS card !! I love it !! Now more than ever we need to support the USPS

u/rebeldisco : Thank you so much for the Harry Potter Card !! That’s actually one of my favorite scenes... when Harry and Ron are in the car and actually beat the train !!

u/floppypickle69 : Thank you for the best weirdest card I could ever receive !! I LOVED it !! I wish I could have seen our beloved postman’s face... he’s a sweetheart, but old and very proper !!

u/onedarkandstormyknit : Thank you for the vote card !! I absolutely loved that you added the info for voting in Michigan... this really is the election of our lives !! I have signed up everyone I know, and am hand delivering my ballot to the county clerks office !!

u/sunnybumbebe : Thank you so much for the Avocado card !! LOL it was so cute... my dad got the biggest kick out of it !! The “Avo Nice Day” made him laugh so hard !! Thank you for the joy you brought !!

u/mionnn : Thank you so much for the adorable bunnies card !! It’s so cute !! I really appreciate it so much !!

u/jamiesayss : Thank you so much for the Galaxy Card, it is very beautiful !! I agree the first place I travel to is to see my sister and my little nieces... it was insane, they couldn’t come to Michigan in March/April because we had so many Covid cases, now they’re in the midst of their surge, so it’s been hard... fingers crossed, we can go see family soon.

u/desrae2002 : Thank you so much for the adorable Birthday Card !! The baby deer was too cute !! We have so many deer just walking around in everyone’s back yards, it’s funny cause they don’t run when they see people, they have this “Was Up?” look... they ate all our tomatoes and chili peppers which I imagine created some interesting bowel issues.

u/orangewolpertinger : Thank you so very much for the insanely adorable card !! I loved it, yarn makes me happy, I don’t know why, it’s like the weirdest fetish, and you can never have too much yarn !! OMG, I’m so jealous you got to work at Joann’s, but honestly if o worked there, I would owe more than my paycheck !!

u/daisymcgee : Thank you so much for the carrot card !! I love it... it’s right up my alley in terms of humor !! Somehow, I missed the Imperial War Museum when I was in London.

Photos... because pictures are always fun

https://imgur.com/gallery/cqV47EE