Another 'Just Being Honest' Entry...

I want to start off by saying Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. Freedom isn't free, and I am so thankful and grateful for those who answered the call to join our military. Thank you all so very much!!

As you can tell by the title of this entry, I'm going to say something that might start up some controversy.

But I don't really care.

It's nothing bad or serious! It's not even political. It's just my opinion.

I wish thank you notes would be a thing of the past.

Now, I'm sure some of you are relieved that I'm not taking on a greater task to discuss and cause a ruckus. Some of you are probably chuckling. But some are probably about to faint and/or wanting to give me a lecture one why thank you notes are important.

No need to lecture me on this one. I know you need to do them, I just wish they would disappear.

I have to be honest and say that I haven't written a single thank you note yet for all of our wedding gifts. My original plan of what I was going to buy as our cards didn't work out, which I didn't know until a month or so ago, so I went to my back-up plan.

I ordered postcards from VistaPrint.

Little side note - I know some people have been dissatisfied with their VistaPrint orders, but I absolutely love them. I got my save the dates, wedding invitations, thank you cards for shower gifts, return address stamp, return address labels, notepad, and my thank you postcards from there. They all have turned out awesome, and they give you so many options! Groupon also has groupons for them all the time. Great stuff for a great price - you just can't beat it!

Anyways, back to my rant.

So I have my postcards and my gift list, but just no motivation to do them. It's not like it's hard! I just don't know why it's completely necessary. After all, I could care less if I get a thank you note from someone.

Not trying to be rude! But I know you appreciate the gift, or at least the thought behind it, so there's no need to spend the time and money to tell me on a piece of paper, that I will probably throw away. Life is just too busy sometimes to write them! And when I have some spare time, I really would like to spend it with my family than I would with a pen and a notebook.

Same for those who are having a baby. You're having a baby, for crying out loud! You barely have time to sleep, let alone tell me you're thankful for the pack of diapers that you opened and finished off last night! Please, take that little moment of silence you have, and just rest. Watch some grown-up TV. Fix you a nice cup of coffee, and read a book. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT write me a thank you note. I am sure you really appreciated my gift of wipes as you were tending to a blow-out, up-the-back diaper. 

Same goes for a bride. You're trying to figure out how to be wife and how to live with a man. That's a tough enough job, you don't need to throw in the worry of writing a thank you note to us in the mix. I will know that you are really enjoying the towels as you search for one on the floor where your husband has tossed it that isn't too dirty for you to use. 

As I use each of my gifts, I honestly think of those who gave it to us, and I am so very grateful. I am very thankful that they took the time to get that for us, and I am thankful that Chris and I's house is busting at its seams from the outpouring of love through each gift. 

But I think people know that. At least, I know people appreciate our gift without them ever having to tell us. And even if they don't! Even if they take it back the next day, they appreciate the fact that they get to use the money that was spent on something they didn't need/want, and get to put it towards something they do. I know we did. We were able to almost finish off our registry (which is huge!) with the gift cards and the gifts we had multiples of and took back. We even have some 'money' left over to spend on future things we may need!

All in all, I understand why a thank you note should be sent out to everyone, I just wish it wasn't frowned upon if you didn't. I wish those who put a thank you note at such a high esteem didn't think badly of you if you don't send them one. I never look for one, because I understand times are different and life is hectic. And I'm very grateful when I do get one from someone! But I think they need to go away. 

Or if someone could invent  e-thank you notes, that would be great! Like, if it could send it out in mass, but still make them personal with your words, that would be awesome. 

Don't worry, everyone. I am still going to send the thank you notes out. I just needed to vent for a little bit. 

Thanks for listening.