River of Honey: Penpal

Topic of the Day: Penpals!

[Update 9/24] - I am posting this up NOW even though Bett has yet to receive the items and the only reason why is because I don't want any items missing! She knows what's in there and can tell them something is missing if there is. Hopefully not!

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Did you ever have one growing up? I did. My aunt used to live in California and my older sister and I visited her one summer. While there I met a girl my age, had a sleepover and we became instant Penpals! We sent letters and presents to each other pretty often - until I reached late high school/early college in which I fell outta touch. We reconnected over Facebook recently and I found out she got married and has two kids! How time flies. We met when we were around 10 and now look at us - 24 yrs old.

I met Bettina over an online gaming website I played growing up called Neopets. We traded our 'pets' online and then became Neofriends. Over the years I would play off and on and one day I asked if she had Facebook. Enter in - a genuine friendship. She's pretty awesome and has a blog of her own called Life in Technicolor. She's from the Philippines a place I would LOVE to visit one day. She posts such beautiful pictures and delicious food, some day I hope we can meet in person!! We seem to have endless things in common, we're into arts and crafts, baking, reading, traveling and just having a positive curious outlook on things. :)

One day she asked me if I could send a postcard from where I live. I told her "yea definitely!" That's a great idea, something nice to collect from friends around the world. It's a great scrapbook feature. Then I thought well why not send some things from here that I think she would really love! We're always chatting it up on Facebook so even though I've never met her in person I think I have a pretty good idea of what she likes. Or at least I hope so! She reads my blog so although I'm writing this on 8/14 it probably won't be posted until much later when she receives her items. She told me she received a postcard from Texas and it took a month to reach her! I just need to find a way to ship the items that's not going to cost over $100! :/

The first item I bought for her is this Canon Mug that replicates a real life Canon Lens! A perfect replica!
I know she loves photography and anyone that loves cameras would love to have this I think!
I asked her what kind of cameras she owns and one of them is a Canon. PERFECT!!

It came in this super cute (and very real looking) camera bag.

I got the stainless steel version as those reviews seemed to be better.
It's very good quality, I want one for myself now too, lol. :)

The attention to detail is amazing. Everything is clean cut and fresh.
The buttons on the side 'work'! They slide back and forth imitating the real thing.

Next item(s) I thought of are Bath and Body Works products! She told me she loves their products but they don't have a store in the Philippines. Well I have numerous stores around me! :P They had a sale going on the other day so I bought five items! :D

I thought to get all different sort of scents and uses. :) Sea Island Cotton Body Butter, Eucalyptus Mint Deep Cleansing Soap, Cashmere Glow Body Lotion, Japanese Cherry Blossom Shower Gel and Raspberry Hand Sanitizer!

Next up Baking Supplies! I love baking and she loves baking.
So why not get something that any baker would love!

While browsing at Michaels (craft store) I came across these cute cookie cutters!
They are so adorable I'll probably go back and get some for myself too!

One product that I've noticed she is obsessed with lately is Washi Tape!
It's basically cute colorful tape that you can put on anything! :)

On her blog she shows how she covered up her laptop keyboard and her charger. It's a nice little decal feature and I think I'll be buying some to wrap presents with. It adds a nice touch to it and shows you cared that much more to add in a little detail. ;)

Of course I shouldn't forget adding what she originally asked for!
So here's my Postcard that shows my state and what it's famous for! ^-^