LJ love in the mail!

[navygreen]

I received a surprise package in the mail from my friend cleddy today! She mailed me a package in December, while we were on vacation, but by the time we received it, the contents had been ripped open and were missing. I was so surprised to receive a second package today, along with a note: "I hope this makes it to you safely this time!"

She'd written on the other package that she'd seen this keychain, and it had immediately made her think of me. I couldn't figure out what it could be, but as soon as I opened today's package, I knew what she meant. I was grinning from ear-to-ear for the next ten minutes, I'm sure.

Thank you so much, sweetie! I love them both!


Harry Potter keychains! Hermione and Harry in tiny LEGO™ form as keychains! So cute!

The best part about getting surprises in the mail, whether it's a package, card, letter - anything, really - is that it means you are not alone. Someone was thinking of you at a special point in time, and that just makes the world feel a little bit cozier. :-)

Comments

[hermioneluna.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so awesome! Though, why would anyone think you liked Harry Potter? I mean, you are pretty much the Anti-Potter. ;)

I saw you popped on to AIM today. Got me all excited before vanishing. :p

[cleddy.livejournal.com]

heh i'm so glad they made it there safely this time LOL I always worry about the mail system from over here to the US and vice versa! I'm glad you like them :)

[waiting4heaven.livejournal.com]

Those are so cute!

I'm dressing Ashlyn and Cayden as Harry and Hermione for Halloween this year :) I can't wait!

[livemockingbird.livejournal.com]

Oh My Goodness! I was at the Lego Store and was going to buy those for you, but I didn't know how you felt about Legos!

Very Cool!

[taryns-mom.livejournal.com]

Adorable!!!

and I love what you said about getting surprises in the mail.... it's so very true.

[1grl-revolution.livejournal.com]

*is totally jealous*

Those are super cool! :)

[gardenmama.livejournal.com]

Is that a tiny prefect badge gleaming on tiny Hermione's chest? Those are so cute! Love the cloaks :)

[niecer1.livejournal.com]

I even got to see them up close and personal! They are so cool, so cute. Nicole even let me "touch" them. :D

How we got here...

[cheryl-ann.livejournal.com]

I'm bored at work today, so am reading back in your LJ to get to know you. ;) I figured this is as good a point as any to stop and tell you how I got into this crazy mixed-up LJ group:

In 2003 I was living in Portland, Oregon (my home town), and planning a move to Beijing, China. (There is a LOT more to that part of the story, but I'm cutting it out so this remains relatively short.)

I met folk-of-the-HP-fandom, who was then teaching English in Beijing, through my long-time friend ashkitty-also-much-of-the-HP-fandom. Through folk, I met the lovely wendywoowho, who introduced me to her lovely sister redwink, and of course at that time redwink and I were living in the same city. I met her and her family, and had fun times going out with her in Portland (Knitting! Sing-your-own-Messiah! Pancake House!). Then I moved to D.C. for State Department training, where over the next 4 months, wendywoowho made sure I got out and about on a regular basis (The 4P's! Getting lost in Annapolis! Lamb Lollipops on the Lawn!). Now I've been in Beijing, China for about 10 months (on a 2-year tour), and miss home terribly.

...which brings me to why I chose this post to comment on. You mentioned that getting mail, letters, packages, cards, whatever makes you feel that you're not alone, and as an only child of a close-knit family living 9,000-some-odd miles from home, I know how exhilarating that feeling can be, and I like giving it to others, too. So, if you ever want to exchange addresses via private email (mine's an FPO, AP address since we have Hong Kong FPO privileges for the Embassy in Beijing), maybe I can send you and your boys some fun toys and goodies from China, because I love having an excuse to shop for someone besides myself, and maybe we can exchange actual snail mail letters, which I enjoy writing! :)