I was preparing for this vacation with more than just a little trepidation, because, if I’m being quite honest, I didn’t enjoy last year’s vacation much at all (you can see some photos from it in this post, but I never went into great detail about any of it).
Which really sucked, because everyone else had a grand ol’ time.
I finally finished sifting through my billions of video clips (it was too much, I know); you can check out my collection of vacation Shorts here!
You know that warm Christmas-is-coming feeling that you used to get when you were a kid, and you never really get it anymore, but every year you look for it? And hope that it’ll appear? I’ve been feeling that warm Christmas-is-coming feeling lately, and I don’t know where it came from, but I want it to staaaaay ❤
On Saturday evening I was standing at checkout with a basket full of candy, and the woman standing behind me (holding a couple rolls of Christmas wrapping paper) commented that I was either going to the movies or had some crazy munchies. I told her that I was actually on my way to a gingerbread house party and how happy I was about it, as I hadn’t made one in years. She got really excited and said how much she loved making gingerbread houses, and she and the cashier both agreed that it was an amazing Christmas tradition. I finished paying, and the cashier and fellow shopper both gave me a big smile and said goodbye with a genuine, and exuberant, “I hope you have fun tonight!!”
These days I kinda just consider Halloween to be pregaming for Christmas, but that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy doing a lil somethin’ somethin’ to celebrate the holiday.
There’s almost always been a member of my extended family who has taken it upon themselves to spend months planning and prepping for a spectacular party.
October 28th, 2023
I know, it’s been a hot minute since I’ve given any attention to my little ol’ blog. The thing is, life has been anything but eventless (I did succeed in jinxing things when I said in this post that I thought life was beginning to calm down again…who could’ve predicted. I brought this upon myself, I know).
But what can I say, in the words of the majestic TSwift: I’m on some new shit / been saying “yes” instead of “no”
Has it been working out for me? Who’s to say. Some days I wake up with stomach aches, other days I feel courageous enough to do anything. But hey, can’t say I haven’t been giving life my all ✌🏼
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(1, 2, 3, let’s go, bitch)
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