Shutterfly

I LOVE Christmas cards.  Well, I love the whole Christmas season.  But I really love Christmas cards.  I find it very unfortunate that the man I married floats somewhere between Scrooge and the Grinch...think I need to find some sort of ghost to come and make his heart grow about eight sizes (not quite the ten of the actual Grinch).  Regardless of how scroogrinchy he is about the season in general, I still think that he likes the whole Christmas card deal.  I love having the photos and notes from friends and family to make that little, heartwarming connection at the "hap-happiest time of the year".

(Ian is standing over my shoulder and wants to defend himself.  His two problems with the season: delicious cookies and treats are limited to one month of the year instead of being consumed all twelve; and it is "patently ridiculous" for someone to completely redecorate a house for one month of the year.  He claims that neither of these points passes a cost-benefit analysis.  I think he's just being dumb.)
Anyway, where was I....

Picking out the cards, is always such a careful process.  It has to have the right look  to really describe the feeling of the giver.  It can sometimes be hard to find, to that perfect card.  Fortunately for me, I found out about a special deal on a friend's blog...Shutterfly is offering special savings for bloggers who do a write-up about them on their blog.  They aren't a difficult company to endorse because they have AWESOME products.  We've gotten cards there before, often use them to order prints, and we've used them for the photobooks for our wedding and for the girls' first year.  I have another book in the works for the girls' second year, too.  I think I ordered a photo mug there for a Father's Day gift a couple of years ago, too.

Flipping through their christmas card options, I'm finding it more difficult to narrow down and find just one to buy than to search for one I like.  Not a bad problem, if you ask me.  And even if you don't ask me, it's still not a bad problem.  They have everything.  I mean everything: whimsical, classic, snowy, all-inclusive, ornate...you name an adjective, and I'm sure they've got the card to match.  I'm almost feeling overwhelmed...almost.  I think I have the card that I love picked out.  But I'm not going to post it here.  I want it to be a surprise.  Instead, I'll show you some VERY close second-place winners....heck maybe you'll fall in love and I'll get to see one with your face on it!

I mean, how cute is this?


I'm kinda partial to this one, too...but sending it out might be a bit too egotistical, donchathink?


And this one? Come-on! Pre-CIOUS!


This one makes me want to go eat a candy cane. And I don't even like candy canes.


You get the idea.  Go look for yourself.  Get in the mood.  The holly, jolly mood.  And then spread some cheer.