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- Apologies for the lack of posts this week. But now that Iβm (finally!) feeling better, I have a whole new batch of posts ready for next week! Whew! Feels so good to be back in the swing of things!
- I donβt know how this happens (ahem, yes I do β¦ itβs laziness), but I always seem to forget to buy holiday travel tickets early! By the time I remember, prices are already through the roof, and points redemption options are minimal. But luckily I did make good use of some Southwest points for some upcoming holiday travel, so weβre out-of-pocket very little. Please, somebody remind me to book my tickets 330 days in advance this year!
- I spend very little time in the car, and therefore very little time listening to the radio, but while I was running some errands the other day, I got to hear a cute quiz on a local radio station. βFive percent of people over the age of 40 dressed up like this person at least once in their childhood.β Β Callers phoned in the guesses like Freddy Kruger, Madonna, and Superman. (I definitely remember my sister, now 43, going as Madonna at least once. Β Finger cutout gloves and all). Β But the correct answer? Β Mr. T!
- Speaking of halloween, social media seems to be abounding with halloween costume ideas. Iβve never been a big fan of halloween. When I was a kid, I remember how itchy my costumes were and I would be miserable at the school costume party or while trick-or-treating. (Seriously, my head is itching just thinking about the hat for the witch costume I wore several years in a row!) That’s me in the foreground of the picture below, wearing the witch costume as a child!
- Can you believe that Halloween Decorations are right next to the Christmas decorations at our local Target? Β I always keep an eye out for fun Christmas cards. I am pretty embarrassed to admit that I have never sent out Christmas / holiday cards by mail. Every year I plan to, and then every year I wait until itβs too late and/or get too overwhelmed by all the options. I really like the photo cards you can buy online too, but seriously, Iβm guessing people only like to see Christmas photo cards of cute kids, not photo cards with just a married couple. I think wedding-related cards are the only time in life for that! So I always limit my selection to text- and graphics-based cards, but they always seem much more boring! Β But I swear, this year I will send out Christmas cards!
- What books did you used to read when you were younger? Β I was a huge fan of the Baby Sitterβs Club (Iβm guessing everybody my age was!), Sweet Valley Twins, and the Boxcar Children. I saw a Walking Dead-related meme that was Boxcar Children related. Ken had never heard of the series, so I tried summarizing it for him. Β He had millions of questions (playful of course), like, βWait, they were just ALLOWED to live in a boxcar?β and βHow did they get their food!?β Β I tried recalling some of the details, and sometimes itβs amazing how much you can remember about topics you havenβt thought about in 20+ years!
Have a good weekend!
