Random 5 Friday
I maintained my “up” attitude this week. This may be the longest stretch of joy since nineteen hundred and fifty nine. By this time in the holiday season I am ordinarily “snarky,” as my friend, MJ says, and it all began with a Christmas tree.
- Bill agreed to purchase a real Christmas tree EARLY this year since our weather here is so tricky! The idea of searching in a downpour did it. In Bill’s family the tradition was to find and decorate a tree on Xmas Eve. But my family liked to get it all together quickly in order to extend the suspense. Well, the weather worked in my favor this year. We not only found the perfect tree but brought it inside yesterday (because the forecast was for cold rain!) and last night we put on the lights and I finished adding all the memory infused ornaments. Hurrah for bad weather!
MJ’s Mondo Cookies
- Today I made MJ’s Mondo cookies! MJ is one of my favorite bloggers. She calls her cookies “The Un-Christmas Cookies, but they are scrumptious and beautiful and perfect for any holiday. You can visit her at Emjayandthem’s Blog. Hurrah for MJ!
- This week I also found a pair of skinny jeans with sparkles on the butt! I may be a bit ancient for a sparkly rear, but hey, why not? I am fortunate (or perhaps unfortunate) to be blessed with skinny legs and a flat bottom. The rest is indescribable. But these wondrous jeans fit! Hurrah for holiday miracles!
Skinny Jeans with Rear End Sparklers
- Friend Joan and I had lunch in downtown Lexington, Virginia. Our lunches last for hours since we have so much to talk about, catch up on and share. We dined at the newly restored Robert E. Lee Hotel in their restaurant called Rocca’s! Downtown was buzzing too but I managed to squeeze in a haircut.
- Then Bill and I had dinner with other great friends, Pete and Phebe. Our favorite “haunt” is Frank’s Pizza because that’s where all the action is. At our age it doesn’t really take much action, but there is something about Franks’ or maybe something in their sauce that reduces us all to uncontrollable laughter. Hurrah for ageless hilarity.
Well, in spite of being deeply enthralled with my latest Doomsday book, Year of Wonders, (about the Plague) I am in a holiday sort of mood. Hurrah for jingling bells and Christmas cards in the mail, and a home that looks like a Norman Rockwell painting. And hurrah for a great family and good friends!
And although I cannot believe it myself, I am saying, “Hurrah for bad weather!”
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