Slideshow

... because I know you all like pictures best anyway :)

Before:

Close-up of the overgrown juniper bushes:

During:

Where we're at now (not quite ready for "after." still have to plant a few things!):

And, lastly, this is why I love my friends:

SMILE!

Hole Punching Is Not Safe...

... at the STD Party. 

And I mean that.

Literally.

But we had fun anyway!!  Thank you, my dear six friends, who came over to suffer through this process with me.  I had so much fun and am so excited for all 75 envelopes to arrive at their destinations.  Kim, thank you for providing QC.  Melissa, you were Queen of the Punchers!  Joy, you definitely earned bonus points on the bows.  Jess, the labels were straight-on.  Megan, your glue sticks saved the tongues! 

Slowly...

But surely...

We put all...

The pieces...

Together.

(Yes, this is the stack of envelopes)

First one done!

THANK YOU, MY FABULOUS ASSEMBLY LINE HELPERS!

And no thank you to the 3 hole punches that didn't quite make it to the end...

I can't show you the finished product because I want you to be excited when you go to your mailbox.  I went to the post office TODAY so you should receive them shortly :)  I can't wait for everyone to see them!!