Eight months or so ago Cami asked me to draw her a picture of something. She is really artsy and wanted me to draw a picture and she would draw her own version while looking at the one I drew. We talked about what to draw and decided on Joe Mauer catching. I wish I still had a picture of it because I thought it was a pretty good representation of Joe catching. Anyway, she had it a couple days and came up to me with it and begged me to send it to him. I told her I would not and she should keep it. She insisted so I caved. She wrote a little note that said “Joe, you are my favorite player. blah blah blah.” (Sorry Jason, out of sight out of mind I guess!). I do not remember the exact note but you get the idea. I dropped the note in the mail in care of the Twins just to get her to quit bugging me about it.
You would never believe what showed up today. Yep! An envelope address to Cami from J Mauer! I got the mail and was smiling from ear to ear as I showed Amy the envelope. I walked into the house and could tell Cami was tired from getting up early this morning for her softball game (they won) and after getting to bed late last night after her dance recital. I told her she got some mail and handed her the envelope. She saw it was typed to her from J Mauer. She smiled. I asked her if she remembered the drawing of Joe she made and mailed to him a while ago. She did and opened the envelope. Inside was a postcard and the back was a typed note. It was VERY specific to thanking her for the picture she drew and how he liked it. It was signed ‘Joe’. Don’t know if it was really signed by him or not but it really did not matter. In Cami’s eyes it was the coolest thing in the world. She got mail from Joe Mauer! Joe Mauer got her drawing and note! She always cheers a little louder for Joe when he comes to the plate than she does for the others. I have a feeling the next time will be a little bit louder and sweeter! It was even mailed on their postage as we did not send an sase or anything. “Well played Mauer!”
Thanks Joe for making Cami’s day!