Decided I was a little too enthusiastic and Brian a little too grumpy after getting the register total at Costco. I did warn him in advance as to why I shouldn’t be included in the shopping. A refund was issued when we evaluated our choices and came to our senses.

Purchased a new drying rack after being forced to acknowledge the inconvenience of repairing the old one for the last five years. The new one confused all members of the household and collapses at inconvenient times, so I think we broke even?

Overheard At The Eilers: Me: “You haven’t read my blog yet have you?” Brian: “No, I’ve been too busy living the blog. You can add that to the blog.” Me: “Done!”

Had the bestie patiently teach me the joy of sending voice messages via text. Delighted in this new activity. Later in the week I attempted an elaborate (and lengthy) message only to realize it stopped recording unbeknownst to me and that I had happily yammered to no one for at least two minutes. <face palm>

Scenes from a walk: wine bottle in the sewer drain (after consulting a loved one, they “think they had a really great time”), ice pond cotton looking fluff, love is in the air, a new neighborhood development in the works, and the meeting of Bruno, the horse sized St. Bernard puppy that was so big he even scared the dog walker.

Wore my new Costco coat. Was impressed. Chuckled at the tag description. Promptly saw my neighbor wearing the same coat as well as my coworker.

Asked “What day is it?!” multiple times to multiple people, followed by, “Are you sure?? It doesn’t feel like <insert day of the week here>” Received one empathetic response acknowledging that Monday Night Football occurring on a Saturday did not help.

Watched Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Movie as our New Year’s Eve Big Event. Ah, bliss. Watched it again before the rental period was over.

Many shrieks of delight were had upon seeing my high school marching band and college participating in the Rose Parade. <Beams with Alumni Pride>

Successfully applied a temporary tattoo on a loved one as they received it as a stocking stuffer. Successfully, as in only 50% of the words transferred. At least it was the critical one!

Enjoyed a photography exhibit at a local museum. Noticed The Scientist observing an unrelated nearby display. Heard him casually comment to himself, “Oh, that’s a virus.” Following his gaze and the sounds of delighted children, I initially thought he was referring to them. But no, it was an actual 6 ft model of a virus particle as part of an interactive immune system exhibit. He got to point out the parts of the virus much to my enjoyment and his embarrassment.

Heard Brian mutter to himself, “Imma die,” in response to his attempts to stop an anxiety spiral between loved ones. Said loved ones quickly resolved to not wreck the last person in the family deemed “chill.”