Ok first I must write a disclaimer...*I am not a fan of holiday newsletters...not at all* Now if you send out a holiday newsletter, please know I will not hold it against you...just don't send it to me.
Ok...After my last entry I went to the doctor for a check up then to the store to get my baking supplies. When I got home, I checked the mail, excited to find more Christmas cards. (I love getting Christmas cards and photos!--See I'm not a total Scrooge). One was from my very good friend, or someone I thought was my good friend. We've kinda lost touch over the year because of another insensitive comment. In this letter, a form letter, she announced her pregnancy (well to me anyway...she's been pregnant since summer). My heart was just broken...If you've ever dealt with infertility, you know how hard it is to hear about other's good fortunes...especially their second or in this case...third...good fortunes. It's really hard to explain...we don't get mad at the couple...it's really just a reminder of what we want so bad, but cannot have.
This case though...I was mad. I'm sorry I can't help it. It was just a tad insensitive (a lot of sarcasm here) Yes, I probably would've been upset no matter what, but I really think a little personal note asking about how I'm doing and breaking it gently would've soothed the shock.
Whatever...I should have moved on a long time ago. It's just the last in a long line of insensitive remarks and actions. We really were great friends at one time. The things I know....not things that a Christian mother of three does....that's all I'm going to say...
Anyway...now that that is off my chest...I actually did it...I joined myspace. I've said forever that I wouldn't...however my friend Patty convinced me. If you're interested my site is www.myspace.com/mives121
And I realize I haven't posted a layout here in ages! Believe me I've been busy...I love the creative teams I'm on! I have been so fortunate to play with these awesome designs...here are a couple of my latest...
I used Holiday Peace from the Scrapbook Bytes E-Team (December 06 kit) for this one of Dakota eating my candy cane.
I used Tracy Ann's Midnight kit for this one...I love her new glitter!
This kit is from a new collection by Tracy Ann...this one is Flip...don't ask what I was doing...I'm really not sure.
I LOVE how this one turned out...I used Ange Barton's (Angedawn) 21...the grunge was perfect for the city scape, I also used one of Tracy Ann's Photo Mats on the photo.
This cute layout is done thanks to a template from Teresa Ferguson's Smarties 3 collection. Teresa has such a fresh style...I love using her templates! The kit here is Sweet Blue from Tracy Ann.
Well that's all for now...I can't wait to share what I'm getting for Christmas...I'm so excited! Of course, like always there will be a lot of travel, but it will be really nice to see all the family in one weekend. Besides...I can just sleep in the car. ;)
Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and hopefully I'll post again before the new year.
Travel safe!
Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and hopefully I'll post again before the new year.
Travel safe!
3 comments:
I'm sorry Melissa - you're right, some people are just idiots. But that doesn't make what comes out of their mouths any easier to hear :(
Love your LO with Dakota and the candy cane! Too cute!
Your layouts are gorgeous! Particularly love the NYC one, but they are all fabulous.
Beutiful work :)
Awesome... I also especially love the NYC one!
Sorry your friend treated you so insensitively. It's easy--but not excusable--to get so caught up in your own excitement that you forget what others are going through.
(I've never done a holiday newsletter... well, there was that one year I wrote a version of "The Night Before Christmas" all about the trying times we'd had that year. Think "'Twas the night before Christmas, and there in the house/No one was employed, not even the mouse.")
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