Return to Sender

So, I am expecting a letter from my mission president, who is currently in Bolivia. I have reason to believe it was mailed on December 1, 2013. And today, January 25, 2014, I still have not received it. This gives me reason to believe that correspondence through mailing letters while on my mission will be a little inconvenient. Luckily, I will be able to e-mail once a week! Now, the point I am trying to make here is that, yes, I would greatly appreciate the occasional random letter in the mail. But I want to hear from people weekly, too! So here are some tips on what could be sent in e-mails, and what might be worthy of a letter in the mail

Holidays

• Please send me Christmas cards! Birthday cards! Valentine's Day cards! Leif Ericson Day cards! 

Make me cry

• If you feel so inclined, write me a thoughtful letter. About how much you miss me, or fond memories we share, or plans you have for us when I come home! Old-fashioned letters are a great way to express some feels!

Make me laugh

• Fill your weekly e-mails with all of the embarrassing moments you've had that I missed out on! I will be painfully awkward in another country, where I can barely speak the language, and nobody gets my jokes. I don't want to feel alone!

Keep me updated

• Tell me about your classes, your new boyfriend, the new boy you've been stalking on social networks, the new sandwich you tried at Panera, the new movies you're going to re-watch with me when I come home! Mention it to me in a weekly e-mail, or write a detailed movie critique and mail that sucker!

Pictures!

• E-mail me every prom picture you can get your hands on! And any other goofy pictures you can find. Mail me pictures of weddings, or awkward family photos, or anything I can hang up that reminds me of home!

Do whatever the flip you want!

Honestly, anything and everything you send me will make me unbelievably happy. I know a lot of great people, and I will miss everyone so much while I am away. I know you all have your own lives to attend to, and writing to me will not always be at the top of your list. But anything you can scratch down, or just a quick "I miss you. Hope you're safe." Or I'll just see you in 18 months! Do what you want, what you want with my address.

(*Bonus HP reference: owl post, anyone?)