tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63714839454980797392024-02-19T03:52:23.027-05:00Happy Mail DaysVanacristielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125120367954657369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371483945498079739.post-18071920217824420242013-01-11T01:59:00.000-05:002013-01-11T01:59:54.659-05:00Hello New Followers!<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since <a href="http://penpaloftheweek.com/2013/01/10/a-burst-of-color/" target="_blank">my ad</a> was posted in <a href="http://www.penpaloftheweek.com/" target="_blank">Pen Pal of the Week</a>, I figured I would do a little introductory post, esp. since a few people said before that I don't say much about me. :) So~ here we go!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is me! I'm 32 years old and I was born in Puerto Rico. I originally moved to the mainland when I was 3 years old. We settled here in southern Georgia and have never left. It's quiet and peaceful here. A small country town. I live in a cozy little place with my boyfriend Chris and one little rambunctious kitten named Anabelle (we originally nicknamed her "Scrambles (the Death Dealer"). It's a little in-joke. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> If I had to describe myself, I would say I am very much a home body. I prefer to stay at home after a long day at work. I have great fun playing a game with my boyfriend (I used to be a HUGE World of Warcraft fanatic), watching a movie, writing a letter or reading. I've never been one to be in a club scene or a bar. (Short side-story -- I tried it once in a series of blind dates. COMPLETE DISASTER. One date showed up drunk, <span style="font-size: x-small;">wearing no shoes and torn clothes and fell asleep during he movie we were seeing. I left him there... another date puked in my car after too many drinks. I never blind dated again..)</span> I greatly detest alcohol and smoking. If I do have a drink, never more than a few sips, socially. :) I'm a very shy person by nature, but once I am co<span style="font-size: x-small;">mfortable around you, I am silly, a little sarcastic and chatty. If we have common interests and get into a discussion, I will get very animated and rambly..like a teenager! Haha. My boyfriend has an almost identical personality, so we are two peas in a pod, as they say do<span style="font-size: x-small;">wn here. :) I love to go out, mostly for sushi (our fave food), to the ocean, and to walk around craft stores looking <span style="font-size: x-small;">for fun things for my mail. I <span style="font-size: x-small;">feel happy surrounded by colorful papers and inspiring ideas.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been writing letters since I was 16 years old. I'm still in touch with my very f<span style="font-size: x-small;">irst <span style="font-size: x-small;">pen pal and 2 others who I have known just as long. However, <span style="font-size: x-small;">only one of them still writes letters. The other 2 I text and talk to on Facebook. :) I've been a ded<span style="font-size: x-small;">icated pen pal ever since! My letters range from anywhere between 3-20 pages depen<span style="font-size: x-small;">ding on how much my pen pal <span style="font-size: x-small;">says. If you write me a long letter, you will get a long letter! :) A<span style="font-size: x-small;"> random fun fact about my pen palling and letter writing<span style="font-size: x-small;"> -- <span style="font-size: x-small;">I have had the <u><b>same</b></u> mail man since I was 7 years old! 25 years with the same awesome mailman delivering my mail. I leave him <span style="font-size: x-small;">a card and present every Christmas. </span>:<span style="font-size: x-small;">D</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As a teenager<span style="font-size: x-small;">, I got into pen palling as a way to find other fans of anime. I was BIG into Sailor Moon and Samurai Troopers in those days and wanted to find like minded friends to sha<span style="font-size: x-small;">re my love of the shows with and swap anime cards, manga scans<span style="font-size: x-small;"> and talk about video games</span>. From there, I went to conventions, got into comics, etc. My pen pals shared my passions. As I've grown up, those interests have faded (though I admit I will forever love Sailor Moon and Berserk!) an<span style="font-size: x-small;">d I've moved on to sending beautiful mail, stickers, <span style="font-size: x-small;">letter sets, gel pens, scrapbooking, jewelry making and kawaii.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> I'm addicted to stickers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">That's just a portion of what I've built up over the years. I love it. It makes me happy and it makes my pen pals happy.</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">As you've seen, my mail is colorful. I wouldn't have it any other way. ^_^ </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am very de<span style="font-size: x-small;">dicated to my letter writing<span style="font-size: x-small;">. My <span style="font-size: x-small;">pen pals are my <span style="font-size: x-small;">dearest friends, so it always makes me sad when someone disappears after only a few letters. <span style="font-size: x-small;">It's too bad some people see pen palling as a passing fancy or something they are just curious about. I value the person behind that letter. :) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>You can send me an envie with nothing but a letter inside and I will be happy and grateful..<span style="font-size: x-small;">th<span style="font-size: x-small;">e letter is what matters.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I hope that gives you an idea of me as a person<span style="font-size: x-small;">! I don't want to say much more or this wi<span style="font-size: x-small;">ll become an online intro letter! If you found me via Jul<span style="font-size: x-small;">ie, hello and welcome! If you are interested in being pen pals, feel free to send me a letter via my info<span style="font-size: x-small;"> on <span style="font-size: x-small;">her blog! :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Until ne<span style="font-size: x-small;">xt time! xoxo</span> </span></span></div>
Vanacristielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125120367954657369noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371483945498079739.post-74505470510878183632012-11-04T12:49:00.000-05:002012-11-04T12:51:32.055-05:00Wisteria<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I couldn't think of a blog title, so I just named what is in front of me. A vase of beautiful purple wisteria! My mail days are a little less quiet. :) My boyfriend is recovering slowly but surely from his surgery. I've been playing nurse and caring for him. It's tough work, but worth it. He's sitting beside me, playing Borderlands 2 and listening to The Mountain Goats. Every once in a while he casts a smile my way. It's a lovely Sunday morning and it's calm and rose scented in my little home. :) It's a good writing atmosphere!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I realized I never say much about ME in this blog, just my mail. I should do an entry where I say a bit about myself, so people following me know me a little. Yes/no? Hmm..maybe later! :p</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">No a whole ton of incoming, but that's ok! Not pictured is a letter from Kerrie in the UK who sent me the CUTEST puppy mini letter set (I have a thing for mini envies) and a letter from Eileen in Malaysia who has the most PERFECT tiny handwriting I have ever seen in my life. ^__^</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">That's all for now~ I'll be lurking again until I've gotten enough mail to share...lol</span></span>Vanacristielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125120367954657369noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371483945498079739.post-63678670423173916572012-10-11T20:20:00.001-04:002012-10-11T20:32:51.278-04:00Lovely Mail~<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello blogosphere! :D How has life been treating my few lovely readers? I've been getting a dose of real life these past few weeks. My boyfriend had a tough operation late last week and is still recovering. He's in a lot of pain and I admit, most of my focus has been on spending time with him and taking care of him until he recovers, which will hopefully be soon. It's hard seeing someone you care about in so much pain.</span></span><br />
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Vanacristielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125120367954657369noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371483945498079739.post-18278904855856680992012-09-22T21:43:00.005-04:002012-09-22T21:43:45.154-04:00Quiet Mail Days!<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I haven't posted in a while! So sorry!I've been in such a funk. My boyfriend needs some pretty drastic surgery and it has me stressed and feeling unmotivated and sad. I keep my chin up though, because I know things will get better. You ever have one of those days where you just don't want to be a grown up anymore? That's how I feel lately! I want to be 17 again! Haha~</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strangely enough, my mailbox has been very very quiet. I had a mile pile of 20 or so letters to write. I've since replied to all but 7 of them, but yet..mail has barely been trickling in. I've gotten maybe 4 letters in the past month or so, which is a little worrisome! I've been a little discouraged with some new friends I had made..they were so excited to be pals and talked about how much we have in common, then..silence. No longer writing after one letter or 2. It's hard not to get your feelings hurt a little, but what can you do? Your truest friends will stick around no matter what! I've been pals with 3 ladies since 1997 and they are lovely. ^_^ To all my pals who don't stop writing -- thank you! You're all wonderful and kind!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This is a letter to my very best friend Sarah, who is like a sister to me. I have yet to meet her in person, but I don't think that matters. We are very close and I love her like family. Her letter was about 20 pages. W e talk about EVERYTHING! She sent me an amazing package in reply with 6 rolls of tape, Halloween stickers, heart stickers, a LONG letter.. I felt so loved and spoiled. Her letters make me SO happy..we never run out of things to talk about.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I got some of the CUTEST letters from my dear friend Amy! Her envie art is wonderfully cute..I love it! I also got a wonderfully kind letter from my friend Kate. I'm a little behind on my mail, but I'm trying to get caught up!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My birthday was July 28th and she sent me this adorable handmade card. Delicious cuppycakes! :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Monday I got this </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">absolutely precious envie and letter from her. This is SO cute in person, I could not get enough of it. ^^</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> This is Kate's wonderful letter. I've been going through some tough times and she was amazing and sent me stamps so I could keep writing. Kate is such a kind and wonderful person. I am so happy to have her as a friend. Her letters are always a joy to find in my box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Hello, blogging world! I've had this little blog for a while and was never sure exactly how to start it. That's always the hardest part, I guess..actually starting on a path? Well, here we go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm M. I've been pen palling since I was about 16 years old, so it's been a healthy and happy 16 years since I decided to pen pal. I've always been obsessed with sending and getting mail. As a child, I wrote little letters to my cousin, even though she lived right across town. It was thrilling to get a cute letter in the mail. I've taken that joy with me over the years and met so many amazing people because of it. I wouldn't trade my pen pals for the world. I love you all dearly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">That said, have some pictures! This is a bit of my day to day mailings. They're Instagrams, because that's where I hide all my mail pictures. :) It will be glaringly obvious that I am a complete and total kawaii addict! Kamio, Crux, Q-Lia, San-X, Sanrio... I LOVE IT ALL!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm a crafty girl and love to make things. These are some of my homemade envelopes. I'm actually selling 2 sets on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vanima" target="_blank">My Etsy Shop</a>, since pals have mentioned loving them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm a total addict when it comes to brads. I use them to "staple" my letter pages. I hate staples. I think they are tacky. Brads add a finer and more colorful touch. They're just cute and the selections are pretty limitless. I tend to stick to hearts and stars..they're just my thing. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I love to swap on Swap Bot as well! This is one page of a Kawaii Mini Zine I exchanged. It was really tedious work, since each zine was hand colored, decorated and painted, as opposed to mailing color copies. I may never do this again, just because it was SO tedious. x_x</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm a deco and washi tape addict. These lovely tapes were given to me by my best friend Sarah, who is basically my sister. They were a lovely cheer up gift for my birthday. As the background envie shows, they add some nice accent to mail! ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Some of the kawaii letters I mail out on a daily basis...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">...and some more! I have more letter sets, letter pads and stickers than I know what to do with sometimes! I try to use a different set with every letter, but repeats happen often..lol</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">And that's all for now! XD</span></div>
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