More Etc-ering

 

aka ...

(cue theme song)

So, when I think Good the first thing that pops in my mind is #1 son.  Thanks for indulging me while I brag?

For Chloe's 25th birthday, Troy called in a big favor.  

They got to attend last week's SEC Championship Game in Atlanta from one of the owner suites.

Best.Parents.Ever!

Of course, I have to add food to my Good list!

Since life's so uncertain, I've given myself a 'Carb Holiday' all month.

... and what's the best carb ever?

Mine was the Zelda:  

Bianca sauce, Italian sausage, Gorgonzola and Mozzarella cheeses

Not until our server brought our pies out did I have an 'aha' moment.  See, years ago in Italy I discovered I wasn't so fond of their pizza.  Come to find out, when MPK advertises 'traditional' Italian pizza, they're referring to the super thin crust ...almost like a wafer.

I thought Tom would be disappointed -- after all, he's a deep dish, Chicago-style fan.  But no, he really enjoyed his.  New favorite eatery!

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I see today's National Christmas Card Day.

No, I'm not sending cards this year.

Not only have postage costs become absurd, the USPS recently earned a spot on my Naughty list. 

Without going into unnecessary detail, I recently sold and mailed an article of jewelry (given years ago by "Mr. Wrong").  Not only was it not delivered on time, at day's end the carrier must have been tired and just brought it back to the PO, marked "Delivered."

Imagine my surprise when I had a text from the buyer telling me the tracking information shows Delivered -- to a PO Box in Milwaukee.  She doesn't have a PO Box!

Thanks to our friendly Postmaster (think Mayberry-esque) it all was all resolved -- but not without a fistful of stress.

 .... And what does one do when they're stressed?

I'm a little old for a lollipop, but took myself to Target for this.

You know you're old when Peppermint soap makes you feel warm and fuzzy.  Simple pleasures.

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.....which brings us to the final episode  -- Ugly.

Some of y'all may remember a while back when I talked about how my mirror's reflection is different than what's shown in photos.

Dismayed!  A friend shared something from church on her FB page -- and there I am last Sunday, looking for all the world like an apparition straight out of Dickens' Christmas Carol.

Needless to say, I've bought a can of "Golden Spell" mousse and we'll see if it and a smidgen of blush won't add some warmth to my skin's tone.

Meanwhile ... 

this excerpt from a book I read makes me go, Hmmmm.

"She'd read somewhere that you only truly saw what someone looked like in the first few minutes of meeting them; then after that it was only an impression, colored by what you thought of them."

What do you think?

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Good afternoon now ... God bless!

Hugs, Myra