Wishing holiday happiness to you and yours!
Month: December 2015
No one is doing anything TO you
I have this thing in restaurants. I don’t like to start chatting–like really get into the meaty conversations–until everyone has sat down and ordered.
This seems like an odd thing to be stressed about, but until the menus are cleared, I am very distracted. I’m only half paying attention to my fellow diners and only half paying attention to the menu. Basically it is just a muddled mess.
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All the holiday fun you can shake a cannoli at
You guys feeling festive? Christmas is somehow only two weeks away. W00t!
Still tackling your shopping list? Check out one of these holiday gift guides:
(I really feel like I need a fourth gift guide to fill that hole. Hmm, I don’t have a pet, and it really seems like all other lifeforms fit in those categories. Gift guide for possible extraterrestrial friend? Your pet rock? Maybe next year.)
I found this after the gift guides were published, but Cup of Jo mentions this absolutely brilliant play tape.
On a recent podcast, Meagan and Sarah share the perfect hostess gift.
And Laura Vanderkam lists some book ideas for your literary Advent calendar. (After I spent 20 minutes wrapping our books, Henry snuck out of his room and unwrapped HALF of ours before I heard the tell tale paper ripping. I was not amused.)
And and for all the fanciest friends in your life, don’t forget the 2015 Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog. The language is not for those with delicate constitutions, but I was snort laughing. GET UP AND GET YOUR OWN GIMLET, BRADLEY.
Looking for some German Christmas market-inspired beverages for your holiday party? I’ve gotcha covered. (Curious about the Christmas markets? Click here or here.)
Want to relive last year’s Christmas fun?
Looking for a kickin’ lights display in (or around) DC? Look no further:
For my Roman friends, I’d be super jealous if you visited the live Nativity Scene in Civita di Bagnoregio.
We made it to Bagnoregio last January, but just missed the Nativity Scene. (Click on over here for lovely pics and parking tips.)
Looking to get something for moi? Oh, you shouldn’t have. So thoughtful! You are just the sweetest thing. But I would be delighted if you liked Roman Reboot’s page on the Facebook. Helping you enjoy weirdness and travel-related nonsense since 2014!
Happy weekend everyone!
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Best Holiday Lights near DC
Yay Christmas lights! Did you guys also spend who knows how much time driving around in your car on the hunt for epic Christmas lights growing up? Just us? You probably just didn’t have the Pelzer Light People.
That’s right. BE jealous.
And so it was with these high standards that I set off in search of epic light displays in DC. We made it a tradition to check out something new each year. Because the lights in DC are so much more than the Christmas trees at the White House and Capitol!
Already hit the zoo and the trains at the Botanic Garden? Don’t feel like shelling out for ICE! at National Harbor? Well, my friend, this list is for you.
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Henry is a hoot: Volume 7 (Rogue Octopus)
Henry says some pretty hilarious things. I’ve been told that I used to say hilarious things once, but my parents didn’t write it down and cannot remember even one witty anecdote. Inspired by YHL’s Clara Conversations, I wanted to share some Henry-isms as I collect a critical mass.
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Two Things that are Harder than I Realized
So . . . we went to Malta last month. I promise to talk more about it soon. (Short recap: it was awesome, surprisingly kid friendly, you should totes to it. Oh, and I flew by myself with the chitlins. What???)
Being there made me realize some things though. Just like it is OK to admit things can be hard, I think it is OK to acknowledge that some things are tougher than I realized.
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