An Unexpected Christmas Card from the White House

Yesterday is one of the days, I feel very grateful and lucky. It was the day, I received a Christmas Card from the White House- signed by Joe & Jill Biden and Willow💚.  I did not expect this card unlike the previous Christmas cards from the White House, my family received annually for 4 years during the first term of the Clinton-Gore  (1992-1996) Administration. 

In my previous posting, I discussed that receiving a Christmas Card from the White House was the greatest achievement and ultimate fulfillment of a Filipino student dream in the United States. 

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The first Christmas card we received came from Former President Bill and Mrs. Hillary Clinton. At that time my youngest son ( David E -RIP) was working for the Office of the President (White House), as a Policy Analyst for the Office of Management and Budget ( GS-12) . I believe this was the reason why we were in the Christmas List of the Clinton's during the 4 years of Bill Clinton's presidency.

Macrine (RIP) and I considered receiving Christmas Cards from the White House, one of the several successes that both of us have accomplished here in the US.    

Yesterday Christmas Card was unexpected since I have no closed relatives working in the White House currently.  However, I have a hunch that since my youngest daughter is a Presidential Appointee in the Bureau of Census,  Department of Commerce, my name with my current address here at THD was in Presidential Christmas list.

Thank You, Joe & Jill Biden and Willow for the card. I will treasure it. Receiving this card I consider the greatest highlights of my almost 90 years of residency here in Planet Earth. 

I showed the Christmas Card to my friends here in THD. They suggested I framed it. I took several photos of the card in several views, front, back, side ways including the envelop and I am sharing it with you.  

Front and Envelop with my Potted Poinsettia

The Card is currently displayed ( not framed) in my living room. It will be displayed until the end of the Christmas season in the first week of January, 2025, Feast of the Three Kings.  

Back of the Christmas Card and Side View

The Envelop: and Willow- the Biden's Pet Cat

💚Willow (born January 3, 2020) is an American tabby domestic short-haired cat owned by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Formerly a farm cat, she was adopted by the Biden family from Rick Telesz as part of a campaign promise to adopt a cat into the First Family and is named after Jill Biden's hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Willow is the first cat to live in the White House since India, who was owned by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

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