Life
I went to the Book Barn on one of my Fridays off from work. Josh, being the good boyfriend that he is, drove me down and followed me around holding the bag I was filling with books. The final numbers were—books: 18, locations visited: 2, cats pet: 4, and goats seen: 2.
I also got a tattoo! I knew I wanted something in my mom’s handwriting for a long time but deciding to get it done now was sort of spur-of-the-moment.
I went home for Thanksgiving, ran a 5K, and drank an entire bottle of wine.
I was being super grumpy about the holidays, and Josh forced me to put up our Christmas tree last weekend. I’m slowly getting into the spirit now.
Things not pictured:
- Saw Jesus Christ Superstar performed by the theater group I volunteer with
- Went to a celebrity bartending event put on by the local classic rock radio station and Springfield Thunderbirds hockey team to raise money for a food pantry fundraiser
- Went to Josh’s 10-year high school reunion
- Started working from home full-time
“Exercise”?
I ran two 5K races this month! The first was the GySgt Thomas J. Sullivan 5K Remembrance Run and the second was Stuffing the Pantry. And then I just might go into hibernation.
Sports
Josh and I went to our first-ever NFL game! It was fun, cold, and I guess the best outcome between two terrible teams.
What I’m Watching
TV
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- The Irrational
- Found
- Catfish (new and old episodes)
- Random true crime shows on ID and Oxygen
Netflix
- Madam Secretary (S4E17)
- Selling Sunset (S7)
- Pain Hustlers
- No Hard Feelings
- Escaping Twin Flames
- Stamped from the Beginning
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Hulu
- The Kardashians (S3E5)
- Only Murders in the Building (S3E4-S3E10)
What I’m Reading
- Under the Dome by Stephen King: 4 stars
- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan: 4 stars
- Anon Pls. by DeuxMoi: 4 stars
- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr: 4 stars
- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell: 4 stars
- The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai: currently reading
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah: currently reading
How was your November? What did you do for Thanksgiving? How do you deal with the fact now that it’s pitch black at 4:30 p.m.?
Strikeouts + Sprinkles 
Fun! Book stores are my favorites! I love going to our local library sales. Fill a bag for $10! My daughter wanted me to write “La Vita e Bella” for her so that she could get a tattoo of my handwriting. If I had known she was going to get it true to size I’d have written smaller – LOL. She had it done on her forearm too and it goes all the way from her wrist to her elbow. Yours looks very nice.
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I went to our town library’s book sale this summer with my mom and we went on the “bag day” where you could fill a bag for $10. It was great! And thanks! 🙂
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firefly lane…isn’t that a series on Netflix?….I decided my new Christmas tradition is to re-watch Game of Thrones….used to be te Lord of the Rings tri, maybe this year it’ll be after Christmas….
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It is a series on Netflix! Based on the book. I finished the book yesterday so I might watch the series when I’m off from work later this month.
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I also have a tattoo in my mom’s handwriting on my left forearm! Mine is closer to my elbow and says ‘meaningful’. I have a large black & gray thigh tattoo of a dahlia and a rose and I get asked, “What does it mean?” like all tats are suppose to be symbolic… so now I have a meaningless tattoo (other than it’s pretty and I like it) and a meaningful tattoo, literally. 😅
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Hey, it’s pretty and I like it is a sufficient reason to get a tattoo haha. I’m actually going back in a few weeks to get another tattoo… and then should be good for a while 😅
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[…] a tattoo: Yep, I’m getting another one after getting one on my forearm last month. It’ll be a surprise for now… […]
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Sounds like a great month! Your tattoo is SO cute—I have been dying to get something in honor of my parents for a while now, and I love how wholesome it is. Also, great book list: I’m searching for a few new books to end the year on, and both Mad Honey and Cloud Cuckoo Land sound like solid options. Thanks for sharing!
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