i had just gotten off of work and the second i got home i called her. she had told me that she was sorting through her old books deciding which ones to give to charity. she thumbed through them to make sure there weren't any papers...well one did. inside was an envelope. when she opened it this is what she discovered...
...a savings bond given to me by my great great aunt and uncle for my first birthday. my one and only savings bond that i have ever been given. when my grandma told me the news i was shocked! this little piece of paper is nearly 25 years old. what a nice surprise :) my grandmother sent it in the mail the next day and i received it just yesterday. excited to see this pretty piece of currency i opened the envelope to find another unexpected surprise...
there is nothing better than a hand written letter. not to mention an old one written by family. every day i am reminded just how special life is and that good things do truly come in small packages.
have a magical day xo-lindsay
That is lovely just lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat is the sweetest thing! Hand written letters are my favorite too, especially from my grandma!
ReplyDeleteAround Christmas my grandpa found gifts my great-grandmother meant to give those of her great grandchildren at the time, but hadn't. They were perfectly wrapped in tissue paper and had been sitting in a filing cabinet for over twenty years. They ended up being little socks- makes me so happy thinking about it!
How cool is this?! Really cute, and I am with you, I love hand written letters just as much. So, big spender, any exciting plans for the savings bond?? :) jk. It is almost too cool looking to cash in!
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That is the neatest thing ever! One time I picked up some vintage greeting cards at an estate, came home and was going through them, and a silver certificate one dollar bill fell out. I kept it. :) It was so neat to see someone's birthday money from that era come straight out of the card! I have a letter from my mom when we were babies. I love that too.
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing!! How sweet to find something so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI really hope that you are having a wonderful weekend!
THIS IS SO COOL! So did your parents just accidentally leave it in the book then?
ReplyDeleteThis is very very sweet! I cant imagine what it'd feels like if I discovered something like this. You are so lucky! :')
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome surprise to find in a book! And the letter makes it even more special!
ReplyDeleteLucky girl!
Good night! xxx
Ooo, I love this! How beautiful. It's powerful when the past & the present connect. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend:)
ReplyDeleteThat took my breath away! How utterly wonderful and lovely!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend dear ♥
How neat is that!! Sometimes it's the little things in life that are the most special. I'm so happy that you got such a treat! xo
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That's awesome! I just cashed out a bond yesterday! Such a nice surprise!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet!!!!! I love her handwriting - you can tell it came from a time when penmanship was truly an artform...not a QWERTY form!
ReplyDeleteThat is so awesome! love a hand written note, and one that is re-discovered is awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis was just lovely! Can't remember the time when I sent/received a handwritten letter! x
ReplyDeleteHow awesome!!! I love sweet letters.
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous!!! I love hand written letters too!! :)
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