February 15, 2012

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Somewhere between waking up still foggy minded and going to my university, I decided to quickly wrap up some valentine’s cards from old cereal boxes (you might notice the re-occuring cereal boxes theme in my last minute craft efforts), post-its and plain paper. After all, Valentine ’s Day is only once a year so it would be a waste to let it pass by without showing some love. I decided to make a few cards and spread them around town. They read: ‘For the lucky finder: I don’t know you and you don’t know me, but I hope you have a great Valentine’s Day!.’
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As I was biking back home in the rain through the dark from dinner at a friend’s, I remembered the cards I left this morning and decided to check if they all had been taken away. The last one I left, was on a spot where I wasn’t sure if it would be in eye-sight, plus it wasn’t a place shielded from the rain that well. As I approached I was disappointed by the sight of a soaked little envelope still hanging on the same place. So I decided to take it off. But as I was about to put it in my pocket I realized the writing was different and the envelope read ‘to the other lucky finder’. Somebody had put a different envelope on the same place! Since it was still raining I biked to my home in high speed, excited like a little kid about my new found treasure. Finally home I opened the envelope. Inside was a card saying ‘I don’t know you either, but happy valentine to you too!’ Best. Moment. Of. My. Day. :)

It’s funny how a random exchange with a total stranger can fill you with that much joy.

23 Comments

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    joyce matula welch

    February 15, 2012 at 00:36

    So cool! :)

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    Beckie

    February 15, 2012 at 01:07

    That is insanely sweet and wonderful! I would love to do something like that one day. I hope you don’t mind if I copy this idea ; ]
    Happy Valentine’s Day to you!

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      Magical Day Dream

      February 15, 2012 at 16:22

      I think it would be great if more people would randomly drop love notes here and there ;)

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    Loulou

    February 15, 2012 at 01:43

    wow, fantasticl! You are such a special person. Happy valentine’s day.

    Loulou

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    ginanorma

    February 15, 2012 at 05:53

    :0 THIS IS AWESOME!!! What a cutie you are hon, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Wish I would have been a lucky receiver!

    Happy Valentine’s Day to you!

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      Magical Day Dream

      February 15, 2012 at 16:24

      Thanks! Yeah I hope the ‘real receivers’ felt lucky as well :)

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    Mariana

    February 15, 2012 at 11:30

    Oh, cute!! And once again: you have such great ideas!!!
    I would love to get one of those cards!! :)

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      Magical Day Dream

      February 15, 2012 at 16:27

      Thank you! Often the problem is not so much in the idea but in the excecution, I think everybody has great ideas, but we often keep them like that. just ideas (like there was this moment in the morning where I thought ‘nehhh, I am tired and I don’t have proper paper’etc), only in the action ideas become visable.

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    Rachel, Cold Knees

    February 15, 2012 at 13:45

    This is such a lovely idea, and how amazing that someone wrote back! <3 x

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      Magical Day Dream

      February 15, 2012 at 16:39

      I know right?! I couldn’t believe it myself either. Normally I wouldn’t have any idea of where my cards ended up, and somehow this way I feel somewhat reassured that this person might have appreciated the gesture enough to write back :)

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    memory

    February 15, 2012 at 13:55

    that is so neat! i had a similar experience yesterday. someone called me on my phone, i didn’t reconize the number, but i answered anyways. the lady of course wasn’t looking for me but for someone else so i told her it was okay after she apologized for dialing the wrong number. i also told her i hoped she had a great valentine’s day. you would have thought i had given her a hundred dollars! the surprise and delight was so evident in her voice. it made me happy and i’m pretty sure it did her too :)

    i’m a new follower! i hope it makes your day, just as it would make mine if we became blog friends :)

    SoUtHeRnPiNkY.bLoGsPoT.cOm

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      Magical Day Dream

      February 15, 2012 at 21:41

      It’s funny right how things like that just make you smile? Thanks for sharing! And welcome to my blog :) (Of course I’m always up for making new friends!)

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    Elina

    February 15, 2012 at 16:07

    You can’t imagine how widely I’m smiling at the screen right now :—–) Such a sweet story!

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      Magical Day Dream

      February 15, 2012 at 21:42

      :D Haha that made me smile in return again (woahh it’s a vicious circle of smiling!!)

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    The Brooks Family

    February 16, 2012 at 02:11

    This is the best story. I would love to find one of your little notes somewhere random.

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    Lena

    February 16, 2012 at 02:17

    SO SAD that you weren’t able to tour the stars … next time!

    I’m excited that you paid my little blog a visit. Yayy for new blog friends! Especially from the Netherlands … so freaking sweet!! I was just there this past November, awesome awesome place.

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    shakti

    February 16, 2012 at 02:43

    That is sooooo awesome!
    I just might steal this idea.

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    Imagination

    February 24, 2012 at 23:19

    That is such an awesome story. A great read for the start of the day. :)

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    today i

    March 24, 2012 at 20:42

    wow thats a huge mailbox! we have much smaller mail boxes here in Australia.
    Thanks for visiting my blog, I have enjoyed reading through yours. Following now.

    Monika.

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    Uvita Viruella

    March 13, 2013 at 02:51

    This is such an amazing detail!
    Totally fun!

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