Of course we do, what a great feeling of someone acknowledging what you did for them. That’s all we really want at the end of the day. Many times I go out of my way to accommodate someone with my time and it gets dismissed as if they deserved it, or at least that’s what it feels like.

A simple note in the mail what a breathe of fresh air next to all those bills. To know that the sender took a few minutes to thank-you, shows so much appreciation.

It is not only proper but easy and inexpensive while being so well received. Don’t forget it’s a great way to keep a relationship going and who knows when you will need their help, opinion or time one day.

“The custom of giving money as a wedding present is a long-established tradition in many communities. Even at those weddings where most guests give presents, close relatives and intimate friends of the bride’s or groom’s parents sometimes prefer to give money. To set maximums or minimums on a sum given as a gift is against every principle of etiquette. The sum you give is in no way supposed to help pay for the wedding and should never be based on the presumed cost per head.

A check given before the wedding is made out in the bride’s maiden name if the couple have opened a joint account, it maybe written to both the bride and groom. Occasionally a grandparent or godparent may intend a gift especially for the groom, and may make the check out to him alone. A check to be presented at the reception (as is the custom in some communities), may be made out to the bride’s married name if she is taking his name as her own, or to the couple jointly.”

Etiquette by Emily Post

“It used to be considered obligatory to send a gift, even though you could not attend the wedding.  This is still true when the principals are friends whom you see from time to time, or who live nearby.  In the days when that rule was made, people did not move around as they do today, and invitations were sent only to those within a reasonable distance.  Today people often send invitations to their entire list of acquaintances (perhaps using a Christmas card list), not thinking about the obligation they impose.  So, if you live in California and receive an invitation to a wedding in New Jersey from people you haven’t seen in ten years, don’t send a gift.

If you are a customer, a client or a patient of someone you meet only professionally, and you have never met the bride or groom, don’t send a gift.  The bride’s parents should have sent you an announcement instead of an invitation - carrying no obligation - and you are thus excused from having to send a present.

If you receive an invitation to both the wedding and reception from friends whom you see each year.  This does not mean that you should not send a gift to a bride whose family you will see in the near future, even though you are at a distance when the wedding takes place.  For example, the daughter of people you see every summer during your vacation, who has grown up with your children, gets married in December.  The fact that you are hundreds of miles away does not relieve you of the responsibility of sending a gift.  ”

Ettiqutte by Emily Post

Alright, obviously nobodies perfect.  I have an extremely oily skin and most folk believe this is a blessing, not.  Not so long ago  I was fortunate enough to visit Las Vegas,  after the 2nd day my face was really getting dry.  Could this be happening to me, impossible.  By the 3rd day I started to look like a prune.  The humidy, the one that I curse every day, helps my skin look more fresh.  Humidy is after-all not such a bad thing, at least there is one great factor.  Now I understand why folk retire to Florida. Moisturize twice a day or, live in Florida?