The Journey to Retrieval

Mail, cards, letters, or treats from home, these are a few of my favorite things (yes, it's ok. You have my permission to burst into "My Favorite Things" like you're Julie Andrews dancing to the Sound of Music. You know you want to sing it). But have you ever wondered about the journey a package or letter must take in order to reach you? If only I'd been all the places my letters, packages, or luggage had been...on second thought...If the condition it reaches it's destination is any sign of the travel, I might need to rethink that. So instead of imaging the journey of every sent item, I'll just show you the journey that we must take in order to retrieve it once it finally arrives. 

Apparently, the first step to success is asking your night guard where you would pick up a package if one arrived. When we asked our guy, he tells us that there should be a slip of paper in you mailbox telling you to go to the postoffice to get your package. A few hours after we asked about it, the same night guard shows up at our door with said piece of paper and we see him delivering mail all around...a good reminder never hurt anyone, right?

Outside our door with that beautiful pink slip, ready to begin the quest! 

There's a fair amount of walking involved but thankfully we live only a few blocks from a large post office.

The post office was closed 2 hours for lunch.  Sad faces, comforting language helper

"Well, we're here and we have a camera, we might as well take a cute pic along the sidewalk."
The big [closed for lunch] post office is in the background on the left.

If they're eating lunch, we probably should too. So we ate at a knock-off replica of McDonalds, called McDonners. As they say here moosh keef keef (not alike or the same)

Two extra hours, a big lunch, lots of fun pictures, a few acts of Congress, signing my life away, and paying a little moola later - we have retrieved a package!!

A special thanks to my brother, Joshua, and the rest of the family for the teas and things! It was a delight to get your letters as well. And thank you to everyone who wrote birthday cards, or sent things from the States, it means so much to know that you're thinking of us!

"Every good and perfect gift is sent from above!"