Back in 2008, I went full-time at Best Chuck and experienced one of the absolute worst recessions in history. Our phone almost stopped ringing, customers would call simply to chat and send test faxes around the country, to see if our fax machines had died…those were tough times. Needless to say, I had a lot of free time and hand-wrote 35 greeting cards to our “best” customers for the holidays.

In 2009, I mailed out 51 holiday cards. Still reeling from the recession, I put my heart into those cards and decorated them to the gills. Our Santa Fe Springs office was covered in snowflake confetti and glitter glue for weeks.

In 2010, I was curled into a ball of exhaustion after our big move up north to Oakland.

Today, Jen and I sent 125 holiday cards with goodie bags out to our BEST customers. I am so grateful to my ever-evolving Chuck Team and family, for being incredibly supportive and encouraging through the good times and bad. Thank you to EVERYONE who has been in my warehouse, fed me, saran-wrapped my draw nuts for me, moved crates, counted inventory, etc…you are all amazing and unique snowflakes!