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Not sure if you noticed, but on Monday, I put up a new address! Instead of a P.O. Box, it's a P.M.B. - Personal Mail Box. Yep.

Just so it's right here, posted, I'll type it out for you:

Lauren Scott
7550 Mission Hills Dr.
Suite 306
P.M.B. 33
Naples, FL 34119

Actually, I like my box's site street name more than I like my house's street name 'Mission Hills Drive', it has a good ring to it, don't you think?

Anyway, I had planned on posting a preview photo of the Marilyn Monroe envelopes, but the addresses on the photos aren't crossed out and the program I use isn't on the computer available at the moment. I'm so excited for you all to see them, really, but I don't want to publish anyone's private address.

Well, all I can provide for you now is some of my all-time favorite Flickr photos involving mail. I know it's not the same, yada yada yada, but really, I'm doing the best I can with having most everything in boxes! :P

BTW: To Micaela L., Chris O. and Carolee W., I apologize for the wait on your letters, do not worry as I will be working on them tonight and tomorrow in the time I plan to borrow from the crazy-unpackingness that is my life right now. <3

- L

norma jeane

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Well, I know from experience that moving is a pain in the butt. This time is no different; but on top of it all, I've had no mail to cheer me up, bleh. But I guess that's for the better because I'll have less things on my plate to get done.

Also, I'd just like to say that you should STOP (:P) sending mail to the 410 16th AVE address now, and I'll have a P.O. Box address for you between Saturday and Monday. I've been wanting to get one for awhile and this blog has leaned me towards it more and more, so hopefully I'll be able to find one near by. (The post office I had planned on has none available, drat!)

So, if you've sent anything in the past week to my old address, I'll probably make the drive over here every day just to check, but I will be permanently out of this house on the 1st, and moved out over the weekend.

Not to make it seem as if I've totally forgotten the basis of this blog, my incoming & outgoing mail, but it's all pretty old and most everyone has received it, so therefore I will just show you some inspiring photographs this post.

BUT! All you old-Hollywood, vintage-y, Monroe loving blogettes like myself, will be in for a treat for my next post. A couple months back I had purchased a Norma Jeane calendar with some gorgeous old photographs inside. And those of you who are tried and true Marilyn Monroe fans know that Norma Jeane was her real name; so these photographs were pre-platinum-platinum-blonde Marilyn. Well, over the past couple days in my rare free time, I've been creating them into some - of what I think are my best, next to the Paris - envelopes! A couple are already addressed because they seemed perfect for the recipient regardless if I need to send them something or not, haha; I really cannot wait for you all to see them.

Here are some lovely images I found while tumblr-ing and flickr-ing around on the internet recently...

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And finally, Fill In The Blank Friday:

1. The best piece of advice I was ever given was to love like a child.

2. If I had a million dollars to give to one charity I would give it to any charity helping the children of Rwanda .

3. If I got to choose my "last meal" it would be really good eggplant parmesan and my dad's homemade cheesecake for dessert.

4. My hair is is finally getting longer.

5. If at first you don't succeed come back later and try again.

6. I have always been very opinionated, haha.

7. Oh....and by the way.... I hate warm weather. Yes, I know I live in Florida, but that wasn't all my choice. Some day I hope to move back up north, for good. Do you prefer warm or cold weather??

Hope you all have lovely weekends! Talk to you again soon!

- L

LEGO mail

My little brother and sister love LEGOs, even at 13 and 10 now. They've gotten more into building and collecting them since we moved to Florida and LEGO-land in Orlando is only a few hours away.

Well, my sister got a kit where you can build up to three different homes and it included the cutest little red mailbox and piece of mail! When she built a house, it stood out front just like a regular box and recently she made a condo-like structure where the box resides on the first floor. Too freakin' adorable if you ask me.

Then my brother ordered a mix of LEGO parts off their website and it included a little old-fashioned looking letter! I was literally 'awwwww'-ing, let me tell ya...

(ignore the visable dog hair. :/ )

- L