I heard about Postcrossing a while back — you can exchange real postcards (not e-cards) with other people from random places around the world by registering on the website, requesting an address and a Postcard ID. I’m not too keen on putting my address up on a public site (even though it requires registration) so I might just exchange postcards with people I actually know in real life (or online friends that I’ve known for a while). We’ll see.

I might see about getting a P.O. box too — if my husband won’t mind picking up mail at the Post Office (the nearest one is only about a mile and a half away).

Now, I know a lot of men who stick to flowers and candy but you can find a lot of other Valentine’s Day ideas for girls and women online — you can also just ask what that special someone wants. Don’t be afraid to be creative! Put a little more effort into your gift-giving. As for me, I still love getting flowers and chocolate but even if I don’t get any this year, I’d still be happy. It’s going to be the first Valentine’s Day that Jim and I will be together instead of thousands of miles away from each other!

Maybe one day my husband and I will have the opportunity to camp outdoors and just fall asleep under the open sky. We might even do it out in our own backyard! :D We have a pretty good view of the sky right in the comfort of our home.

I can’t remember the last time I really spent time outdoors. I would love to go on a nature hike (not sure how I’ll do on a hiking trail but I’m starting to get in good shape again) and start taking pictures again like I used to. Everything’s so beautiful in the fall. ^_^ I need to start putting an album together for my family.

I can’t wait to start exercising! I’m really looking forward to running a lot more — in the comfort of our own home. I really don’t want to go out and run in the cold. The snow melted a bit because it rained over the weekend but it’s still really cold.

Anyway, I guess we’ll worry about it when the time comes. I probably won’t be able to drive for another few months. I probably will have to find someone else to teach me because my husband is one of the most impatient people I know. I have no idea how I’m going to learn if he’s the one who tries to teach me. LOL. My sister-in-law and her husband already offered to teach me and I’d be more than happy to take them up on it. ^_^

On a side note, I’m still waiting for the mail to come today. I love getting mail :D but these next few weeks and months are really crucial because I’m waiting for some important letters. *excited*

I have to admit that I do love working with people who know exactly what they want and don’t change their minds every two seconds or try to do take over your job. It’s rare to find a client like that and my dad is thankfully is the first, isn’t like the second but he does have the tendency to do the third. Well, you can’t have everything! ^_^;;

One thing I will never forget is how thoughtful they were in picking out the perfect gift for me. They gave me a beautiful art set, a huge sketch pad and a portable easel. I was so happy, I cried. They’ve all been so good to me.

Even though we didn’t have a big wedding, I can honestly say that I’m happy. I was never the type of girl who dreamed about getting married and knew how she wanted everything to be. I always thought that if I ever did get married, it wouldn’t matter where as long as I was getting married to the right person — and I most certainly did. ^_^