Prior to the creation of E-mail and the World Wide Web, people sent each other messages through what is now the 'old fashioned' postal service. When my Mom was young, she had several pen-pals from all over the world. Upon showing me her collection one day, I told her that I wanted to have pen-pals too. Somehow, I got into the pen-pal craze and from the age of 9 'til I was about 12 or 13, I was a pen-pal fanatic. I think I did it through a student letter exchange program through a children's magazine. Highlights, anybody? =)If I remember correctly, I had about a ten people whom I exchanged letters with. I stumbled upon what was left of my correspondence the other night and thought back to the times when I would get excited to collect the day's mail. Receiving personally addressed envelopes in various handwriting totally made me smile. Now, the only mail I get come in the form of catalogs and bills. There was even a time when the letters turned into cards which turned into packages full of flat paper goods such as stickers and stationery. Oh how I miss those days!
I always get excited when a fellow blogger announces a Package Exchange/Swap because it equates to being able to send and receive goodies via snail mail. :) With that said, Danielle at Dinosaur Toes is hosting a "Get to know me knick knack exchange." Doesn't that sound like fun? For more details, click here.
The weekend is about to begin and I'm going to start it by writing a good old fashioned letter which I will send through the mail. :)
