Daily Holidays : November

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* A few updates to the calendar.  I've added weekly and monthly holidays.  The monthly holiday(s) are in blue.  The weekly holiday(s) are in pink and start on the date indicated ending 1 week later.

And here they are again. Daily Holidays for the month of November. I plan on celebrating a few.  Enjoy!

XAQUE

While on our cruise last month, Zack was a contestant in the "game show" they had.  It was hilarious and I was so impressed with all the random stuff he knows.  He is always surprising me with his smarts and whit.  As you can see from the scores, he was leading pretty steadily then by the end it was a tie until finally...  he lost - see the bottom left photo.  I was so glad he did it, cause it was so fun!  The whole thing was really funny and my whole body was aching from so much laughter.  I felt very lucky that he was mine, especially when I heard that some ladies behind us said, "We love you Zack!" and "He's so cute!".  They were probably our moms' ages so it was no threat, just funny.  The game show was on the first night and for the rest of the cruise, admirers and fans would stop us in the hallway to say hi and offer congratulations on a job well done.  Hehe, my husband the game show contestant that all the old ladies think is so cute!  He is mine, and I know how lucky I am!

Happy Birthdate, Love!

busy lately

Yay for November!  Wow, lately I've been so busy that I've hardly realized the days I've missed here.  I have good explanations for it and tons of blog posts already planned for this month.  I've had family in town and we've been planning a princess party for my niece.  Besides visiting with them and crafting away to get the party details just right, I've been playing outside a lot and busy in the kitchen making yummy treats. 

My 92 year old grandfather has been here with my mom and its been so nice to see them both.  I love hearing my Gramps' stories of his days as a fighter pilot in WWII.  His stories of survival and combat are intense and exciting enough for a best seller!  I am proud that I have so many war veterans in my family.  Besides visiting we took a little trip to the 9/11 Memorial.  Its a special place, that site. 

//  Life is good and house is messy...  time to get to the laundry!

this was our Halloween

 

Other than buying and putting up some little Halloween cards.  (The image above is by the same artist.)  There wasn't much around to remind us of my favorite holiday.   And, actually, it was "mad scientist day" at our house today.  The scientists (me and Odin) went mad all day inside.  The house definitely looks like crazy people were locked inside all day, too.  We had crazy bed head all day, crawled around and played like little crazy (cute) people.  We watched some favorite Halloween movies and kept it low key.  It was an okay Halloween but we'll do better next year!

On the other hand, Zack's Halloween was quite remarkable.  He traipsed around town in a bottle...  you just need to watch this to understand.  It is pretty great how playful and fun my husband actually is.  He's a really good friend for a girl like me.  (The video is of Zack in the NYC Halloween Parade!)

Happy Birthdate!

 

Today is my son's birthdate!  While I've been MIA here, I've been very active at home and outside with my boy.  We enjoyed the snow, a nice weekend with Daddy, time with visiting family, making plans for an upcoming party and all of the Halloween festivities.  Its sad to see October go but November isn't at all that bad.  I'll be much more present this month here on the blog, you can count on that. 

//  Happy Birthdate to my Odin boy and Happy November to you, friends!

a little remembering

 
We spent our evening yesterday at the 9.11 memorial in lower Manhattan.  We got tickets weeks ago and have been looking forward to it since. (See the bottom of the post for how to get tickets to the 9/11 memorial last minute if they are not available from the 9/11 Memorial, website.)  It was definitely no disappointment.  It was beautiful despite all the construction.  Maybe it is just me but I felt a reverence there I imagine because it is a burial ground of so many.  We were really glad we went.  It was a nice little family outing.

//  If you want to visit the 9/11 memorial you have to get tickets in advance.  Its better to get them weeks even months in advance.  There is no stand-by line or anything like it.  However, there is another way to get tickets if you don't have them.  If you didn't get tickets to the 9/11 Memorial Site, you can still get them the day of your visit at the 9/11 Memorial Preview site at 20 Vesey St. (between Church Street and Broadway).  They start handing out a limited amount at 9AM so you'll want to get there early.  I don't know how many they hand out, so get there early!

reading and yarn

I've been reading a lot lately.  Anne of Green Gables has been on my list for ever.   Its acting as a little lighter reading while I read The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James for my virtual book club.  Its definitely not a book I am just skimming through although its getting much easier each page I turn.  (Its a late 19th century story, fyi)  I just got a bunch of crafting books from the library along with Jane Eyre and The Hunger Games.  I am hoping to read them all quickly. 

*** As for the crafting, I'll share more later.  For now, lets just say there is a lot of yarn and embroidery floss involved.  I am having a ton of fun and I feel really happy when I'm working on my latest creations.  Hobbies are good and I am so happy that the ones I am choosing to spend my time on are bearing nice fruit. 

//  If any one has extra yarn,  they don't need/want, any length of any color, you can send it to me.  I would greatly appreciate adding (color especially) to my collection for free.  Thanks in advance!

our Anniversary date

Happy Anniversary date, love.

//  We're doing something pretty cool to celebrate.  Check back tomorrow for the details...

eyed on etsy

Since I make my own unique cards,  I am drawn to similar ideas.  Here is one that I totally love.  Wooden cards!  I would use these for real and send them to my favorite people.  I would even use them for covers to my handmade books.  I will ask Santa for them this year. 

6 little pumpkins

We had a great weekend.  Best of all is that we have 6 little pumpkins to show for it.  We spent the weekend celebrating with lots of friends and it was good for our health!  And now our 6 little friends are joining us until they get eaten.  It will be fun to have them around to remind us of the happy memories we have created these last couple of days. 

 

//  Here's to a great week, everyone!