Valentines Cards

Like I mentioned a week ago, Valentines day is not a holiday that is on the top of my list and I really don't send out cards much for holidays other than Christmas, but this year I am sending out two.

The first card is for my beautiful niece who is a freshman in college and lives on campus. She loves to get mail and cards at school. That first year away is such a time of growth and new experiences. You get to explore the world on your own and have a bigger responsibility for your own education. I went to California after I graduated from High School and didn't realize that lesson taught in class were not the only lessons that I would learn. That year was so full of special memories and I hope that my niece gets to learn that as well.

The second card is for my mom. She retired last year and is now in Arizona with her husband enjoying the sun instead of the cold and snow of Minnesota. They are only there for 4 months, but this is the first time she has been separated from her whole family for any length of time. At first my mom was very homesick, but after a little over a month, she is happy and enjoying herself.

Here are the cards that I am sending them. I know no pink or red, but it's not the color of the card, but the message that is sent that really matters.

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