Thoughts of my own childhood friends seep out through the layers of memories as I watch my own kids and their best friends. This is a Hallmark Life is a Special Occasion blog post.
How many of you have mini-me’s in your children? You know, maybe not a payback child, per se, but one where you seem to know their every move before it happens because you pretty much were the same person as a child.
Kelly is that kid for me. It’s crazy how much my life as a child and her life now are alike. I have always noticed it, but notice it more now that she is entering the age I was when I moved to the town where I met my best and oldest childhood friends. Watching her grow is like getting to replay my own childhood all over again.
One of my best friends from childhood and I had a special language we spoke. Kelly and one of her best friends speak a special language, with an accent and everything. One of my best friends from childhood and I used to dance with the vacuum, and play school or house every chance we could get… Kelly and one of her best friends are the same.
I love re-living these memories through her and her friends. And each time I do, I want nothing more than to reach out to my friends and reminisce. “Remember that time…?” “Hey, do you remember how we used to…” and on and on.
Of course I could send them a note through Facebook…that’s quick and easy, but a card… a Hallmark card just saying you remember the fun times you used to have, could mean so much more!
I love these cards from Hallmark that are more than just a card… they are also a piece of art. The front comes off and they can become little pieces of encouraging art for your friends to appreciate for years to come.
I’m a writer by nature – I write everything down… from now on I’m going to write the things that my kids do to remind me of my childhood friends in a card and mail it to those friends so they can remember it too. That way we can both remember the good times from our childhood together!
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What a sweet idea! I don’t have kids yet, nor do most of my friends, but I can’t wait for the day when we are watching our own little mini-mes running around. I must send my friends Valentine’s Day cards this year and remind them how special our time together was (and is).
Be sure you send one to “Roger
I love sending cards too…and love reminiscing. Love this post, Kristen! 🙂
One of my favorite things is to communicate – I love to write letters and to send cards of all kinds. It is encouraging to see that others enjoy that – thought I was the last of a dying breed.
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