i just received a package from my mom. inside were a swatch of the "gates" fabric, a couple of articles on the same, and letters that she wrote to her best friend during the two years in which she met my dad and had me. what fun to read! there were also a couple of older ones, one from when she was only 19. the cutest thing was the way she ends every letter with "WHEEE!" here are a couple of pictures that were included:
