Happy Labor Day! We’re having a relaxing weekend by visiting family and doing a few projects but mostly hanging out. When I got back from Chicago I’d had a couple packages that I was SO excited to receive! Remember me talking about the Mug Swap I did a few weeks ago? Well, I got my package from Bex in WV! I also got a surprise package from a Disney College Program friend, Abigail!
Who doesn’t love getting mail? It doesn’t matter if it’s a colorful envelope in the mailbox or a big package on the porch, I’m always excited! I like doing blog swaps to meet new bloggers and to buy trinkets for people based on knowing them from their words. This last swap I did was a mug swap where you had to buy a mug for at least $10. I went a little overboard because I really liked my swap partner, Bex!
Here’s what I’d sent the lovely Bex, from A Girl Awake, some of her favorite things and a few things that I love that I thought she’d love! Her favorite chocolate is Turtles and I wanted her to try Lindt’s chocolates so I threw those in too. We all knew chocolate was a must to throw in there! I’d also given her a Burt’s Bees lipchap and an Essie nail polish because they’re my favorite brands for feeling pampered. The peach purse was just too cute to pass up knowing how cute it’d be on her. I also threw in a notebook for blog ideas, a scented candle for her desk and some Oh Joy straws for her drinks. Obviously, a mug was required and I wanted her to have a Starbucks card because she’s obsessed with coffee!
I was super excited to open my package from Bex because she really thought about things I’d like. My favorite thing she sent me was a copy of the magazine she works for! I thought that was a cool way to know more about her! She also was so thoughtful when she sent me treats for Lexi! I opened them right away to give her some and she loves them! Bex also sent me pink nail polish (my favorite!), EOS lipgloss (which I just ran out of!) and a few facial masks to pamper myself with!! Her favorite scented candle was in there of which I lit right away and put in our bathroom! She also sent the cutest tribal scarf and a package of stationary (one of my biggest weaknesses)! The beautiful feather mug she sent she chose because it was painted by a local artist which makes me love it even more! I think Bex NAILED her first swap because she got me all my favorite things and was so thoughtful with what she sent. OH! Not pictured are the Reece’s cups because they were too much of a temptation, I had to have my husband take them away (we still have 31 days left of our Whole60.) I definitely would have got into those babies right away otherwise!
My other Happy Mail package was from my good friend Abigail, who I met working in Fantasyland at Disney World. Abigail was from Chicago so I was able to see her a few times after the program and I kept in touch with her while she worked as a volunteer in Iceland! She said she’d found these trinkets from our time working in Disney and, honestly, they’re now some of my most treasured possessions. She sent me our amazing costume shirt and fairy dust that we’d sprinkle on sad kids or during parades! She also sent me a Fast Pass tracker, fast passes from our Pooh ride and a Tell-A-Cast which was what all of the cast members carry to keep track of park times and shows every week. My very favorite part about working in Fantasyland was a shift called ‘Making Magical Moments’ when we’d go find guests and do something Magical for them. The booklet in the bottom left is a pad that we would use to write out tickets for free things, like an ice cream cone or Mickey Ears. Everything had to be under $25. I often used it to buy kids ice creams after they’d dropped theirs because I worked right by Mrs. Pott’s Ice Cream. I also used it a few times for people who’d dropped sunglasses or hats on the rides. We also always carried Mickey stickers for children who were crying or adults that looked frustrated. Isn’t she a sweetheart for sending me these things?! It was an awesome surprise!!
I get some awesome Happy Mail throughout the year but these two were REALLY awesome and I’m very glad to have met Bex through the Mug Swap and SO glad that I met Abigail through my College Program! Do you love getting mail or sending it more? I think I like sending it more!