Wow, you guys gave me so many smiles this week. 🤗 You are so generous, and I appreciate you so much! Seriously, my mailbox has been overflowing with happy mail, so I'll get to it! Apologies ahead of time for the quickly written post. I know I'll be cringing later at the typos or leaving out things I meant to include.

u/DoraDoodle, wow! What a gorgeous handmade card! It's so classy and so perfectly coordinated and put together! It even has spooky washi! The envelope and stamp all go so well together, too! Thank you so much for thinking of me and sending one my way. I absolutely love it! I still need to get my Halloween cards. I am so behind, but it's always so fun picking out cute little Halloween stickers to put on everything!

u/jaimekj, I loved your sweet card this week so much! You asked about other hobbies, and one of them is quilting or otherwise sewing in some capacity, and your card fits that perfectly! I'll be replying to the other things you mentioned, so I'll keep your thank-you short for here. 😁

u/jdoodle7, thank you so much for the adorable dog card, complete with matching stamp! 😍 I loved your sweet message and loved hearing about your username! Animals absolutely make such a difference. Oh, I love the autumn too... Really, I just love the "in-between" seasons, so spring too! Anything where the weather isn't quite so extreme is welcome!

u/kittycatcon, thank you for this extra cute handmade Halloween card! You made it look so great! Did you make the little orange cutout with pinking sheers? I love how even the edges of it look so perfectly spooky somehow! You really thought of every detail! I so wish I could make cute cards but somehow fail miserably every time I try! 🤭 I could really take pointers from you and u/DoraDoodle and u/welshfancy this week! I love Halloween! Wait...I mean I love the little kid Halloween stuff! Lol I make costumes every year for my littles and have the best time taking them trick-or-treating! It's seriously one of the most fun things about having small humans in my book! I'll be super sad when they outgrow it, but I guess I'll have fun staying home and passing out treats without the work of getting them dressed up for it. Do you enjoy Halloween too?

u/lonelytwatwaffle, thank you for the fun postcard! The front had me giggling. I might need to look up this set for Valentine's Day! Then you made it so cute with all the washi and pretty colors and cute little stickers. I love the fun stamps too! Thank you so much! 💖

u/malozing_running, thank you so much for the cool Smithsonian postcard! Owney's story is so heartwarming! He ended up so loved by so many ppl and I am just imagining him on the train with his head out the window like dogs of today... That's probably not what happened at all, but the thought that it maybe coooouuullld have made me smile! 😄

u/pinkpengin, your cards are always so cute, fun, and happy! They make me smile every single time and are always so uplifting! This time, you included a cupcake sticker, little kawaii RAINBOW HEARTS AND STARS!!, washi, and the happiest little sticker sheet complete with sweet treats and animals. 😍 They're the cutest!...but your message was the nicest part of all! I've been waiting to reply until this weekend (bc I couldn't remember exactly when you mentioned your trip timeline was and didn't want to interrupt a single second of time with amazing and special people), but I'll shoot a message your way after I post this!

u/RavRenTx, WHOA! I love these rainbow pens so, so much! I can't even believe you! You have the best timing and made my entire day. 🤗 I sent a note your way telling you about the hilarious events that transpired that day... Well, they're kind of funny now, at least! The boy and I had the best time testing out every single one of these with doodles and scribbles. I don't think I'll be getting back the green one. 😆 He's claimed it for himself. You are an absolute rockstar... Like even higher than NSync-level rockstar (lol oh, gah, I just wrote NSync and rockstar in the same sentence). I don't think I could ever part with these, even when they're empty... or even when riding down the highway at breakneck speeds! They are going to make me look so super fancy, especially to the dignitaries I regularly letter-bother!

u/umeshufan, thank you so much for the world postcard day AND for all the bonus ones to send. 🤗 I was a little bummed that I didn't get any printed in time and you surprised me with an envelope full of them! I wrote those and a few different ones this morning to hopefully be postmarked today. It was especially fun writing today as the hubs is 10 hours away rn, so you gave me something fun to do to until he can make it back home! 🎉 You're so thoughtful!

u/welshfancy, ahhh, I cannot tell you how great it was seeing your name on the envelope this week! Please don't overdo yourself or do anything at all if you're not feeling up to it...but you completely outdid yourself on this card! I love the cozy fall colors, the fun leaf and little "raindrops" on it. You always make everything so pretty, but most of all, I loved getting to read it! Still sending big hugs your way. 🤗

Edit 1 (I'm sure there will be more... Lol): formatting

Edit 2: I'm seriously trying to make these into paragraphs, but my phone is laughing at me and not letting it happen. I'm sorry, guys! 🤦😁