The Thank You Notes are DONE!!!!

After being on a 'Forced March' - making myself write at least 10 per day, I finally got the notes done. I'm so giddy with delight that I just had to share that with a group that could understand!!!

HOLY COW! That's amazing!

I haven't even opened the package yet! Are you including a picture? I figured I had time to wait for the picture..you are making me nervous!

HOLY COW! That`s amazing!

Hi Lee; We`re not sending a picture. I got the formal cards that matched our invitations and had our names on the front in script. Actually, it was Mr. and Mrs. ..... to let everyone know I was taking his name. I`ll probably send some pitures later to a select group that I know will appreciate them. I found a great little book - I think it was called The Bride`s Guide to Writing Thank You Notes. It was a big help. It gave tips on the structure of the note, a list of different ways to descibe gifts, ie: lovely, stunning, practical, etc. and how to thank someone for cash or checks, ie: Thank you for your Thoughtful, or Generous gift.... They also had about 100 sample letters and tips on how to handle tricky situations, like writing a note if the gift is a duplicate, or if you don`t know what it is, or if you really hate it (we didn`t get any of those thankfully). Let me know if you want the author`s name and I`ll get it and post it. Anyway, having the book`s tips helped me get past the block of intimidation that was keeping me from starting and I just set myself the goal of 10 per day so I could get the mess off the table and didn`t risk forgetting to send a note to someone. Now my only worry is that there were a few guests that I have no card, note, gift, check, etc. from and I`m worried that maybe something got lost or stolen from the reception. It may be that they are sending something later, (or not at all) but I just don`t want them to think I didn`t thank them for a gift. I plan to let my Mother know so that if anything is said to her about the lack of a note, she`ll be aware of the situation. One is a cousin and his wife, the other is the adult child of a family friend, and it`s possible that they were included with the parents gift but their names were not on the cards. I don`t care about the lack of gift; I just don`t want to have them think I didn`t thank them if one was given. Anyway - good luck with your notes. You can always address the envelopes and write the notes now, so when the photos come you can just slip them inside.

Karen H.- author

Hi Karen! Thanks for the great tips..I would love to have the name and author of that thank you book. Where do you buy it? Well back to work..tons to do since I have been off for 2 weeks :-)

Karen H.- author

Hi Karen! Thanks for the great tips..I would love to have the name and author of that thank you book. Where do you buy it? Well back to work..tons to do since I have been off for 2 weeks :-)

Dale - book info

I found it at a Barnes and Nobel and I just looked it up on Amazon.com It's The Bride's Thank You Guide by Pamela A. Piljac and it's $5.95