My family loves playing board games together. We normally play trivia-type games but we also do a few educa puzzles once in awhile. However, I've recently watched all of the TableTop episodes on Geek & Sundry and they gave given us tons of ideas for new games. We've purchased a bunch of games thanks to Wil Wheaton - Zombie Dice, Get Bit, Dixit, Small World, Munchkin...and there are more on our list that we haven't picked up yet. We're going to make 2013 the Year of the Game!
Busy Busy
This is my busy time of year at work. This is also the time of year that I start daydreaming about quitting this job and doing something I actually like instead. Sometimes I think about filling out a cruise ship job application but then I remember that I'm not particularly fond of water and most cruise ships are chock full o' germs. I'm not sure how much I would like being sick and stuck at sea. (Or even just stuck at sea without the sick part.) I think I'd rather stick to something on dry land. If I could get my Zumba classes to be my full-time job, that would be the awesomest job ever!
So awesome!
Why didn't I find this link before Christmas?! This would have been the best present for a number of my relatives. I'm sure my college-aged cousin would love any of the Mens Cowboy Hats from that website. I know my daughter would adore any of the pink hats. There should be a "ridiculous hats" category. That is where I would find everything for my little sister. I am so sad I didn't find their website last week. That would have made this the best Christmas ever. Well, there is next year!
Batteries!
I hope that everyone had a lovely holiday, no matter what you celebrate. Now is the time to find all your aaa rechargeable batteries here. My aunt somehow managed to find a pink Furby for my daughter and was even nice enough to include batteries with it! Thankfully, that was the only battery-powered item she received. Everything else was books and board games and stuff. She's such a good geek :) What geeky things were in your haul?
Trophies
My daughter bowls in a children's league at one of the local alleys. Since she bowls for both the fall and spring sessions, she gets trophies twice a year. And these aren't some cheap pinewood derby trophies like the boy scouts give out. These are the high quality things. (Well, for the most part. There is a cheapo one that is given out for the adult/child leagues.) Each person usually gets two trophies - one for their individual accomplishment and one for the team placement. It is pretty cool, even though we don't really have anywhere to display trophies. I guess we'll have to find somewhere to fit a trophy case in here!
The Last Minute
It took me a long time to figure out what to get my husband for Christmas. I finally ordered him some items online (the website for a brick-and-mortar store I frequent) that had the items listed 'In Stock.' There were four items I ordered. ONE shipped last night. The rest were now listed as 'Backordered,' even though the product listing still has them 'In Stock.' *sigh* This kinda messes everything up. I did send the company an email to see if they knew when the items would actually be in stock but I'm not holding my breath for the items to make it by Christmas. Maybe I should have ordered him a custom painted HJC Modular helmet or something. He doesn't ride motorcycles but it could be cool, right?
Ah, December
This is the time of year when I am super-busy at work and super-busy at home. There isn't a lot of downtime in December. So I end up spending a decent amount of time daydreaming about buying some real estate highlands nc and just getting away from it all. It would be nice to live somewhere peaceful and quiet. Alas, it won't happen anytime soon. But I can still dream, right?
Wrestling?
This weekend I noticed a sign at the local community center advertising a wrestling match taking place there. It made me wonder what kind of wrestling gear they could fit in the community center. It's not a particularly large place. The largest space is the basketball court, where I teach Zumba classes. Are they really going to put a wrestling ring in there? I mean, it was advertised in the WWE-type wrestling format and not the high school-type. I don't want to actually attend the event but I'm curious about it.
Alma Mater FTW!
One of the local radio stations runs a Christmas Choir contest featuring local schools. There's two categories: K - 8 and 9 - 12. The high school that won this year? My alma mater! As a matter of fact, I was a member of that choir way back when. (It was actually called 'concert choir' back then.) Congrats Neshaminy! Keep up the awesome work!
Charm bracelets
I'm not a huge fan of jewelry. As a matter of fact, I don't even wear my wedding ring most days. Jewelry just seems to always get in my way. I did find some cute charm bracelets though. I particularly like the pandora beads because they still have the variety of a charm bracelet but they look a bit more grown-up. My daughter has a cute silver charm bracelet (though we haven't added any new charms in a long time). Maybe I should get something like this so we can have matching bracelets.