A little behind due to travel craziness. You might even sense a theme in some of my replies...
SOFT
My bed- After driving through the night and taking several nap breaks in a less than comfortable rental vehicle, I was so happy to climb into my soft bed last night.
The two different Great Pyrenees we saw at the Buc-ee's in Kentucky - What are the odds that I encounter two different people with dogs of the same breed at the same stop? Either way, they are my favorite and I got some really good soft snuggles from one of them.
My ski/snowboard jacket- During my nap breaks, I turned the vehicle's heat on high and used my jacket as my blanket/pillow/face cover. The inside lining is pretty soft and made it easier to get those little bits of sleep I needed to keep going.
BLACK & WHITE
Diner Rug and Plates - While DH has been using it for his office ever since Covid, we have a casual dining room that I turned into a 50s style diner. I couldn't commit to checkerboard flooring but I found a very large area rug that covers 95% of the room and creates the same effect. I also found checkerboard plates that bend and stretch the pattern a bit to give it more of a quirky mid-century modern design vibe.
Loafers - I saw the most perfect pair of spectator loafers in 1995. Unfortunately, their brown oxford cousins were also very cute and went with a lot more of my professional attire. I only had it in my budget to buy one pair at the time, so I opted for what would get more use. By the time I had the money for the loafers, they were sold out in everything even remotely close to my size. For years, I have looked for loafers like this but never found anything quite right. Oh, I bought things but they never had the right vibe...until this spring. I found a modern play on that 1995 pair and they were also 60% off. So, I have finally satisfied that chunky black and white loafer "need."
Voodoo - I've noted that our solid black dog is going on 7 and starting to get a lot of white patches as she ages. So, I guess she's now technically black and white
HOLIDAY TREATS
Decorations - You see a lot when you drive through the night across a chunk of the country. We saw a lot of really great decorations on our drive that I never would have seen had our flights gone as planned. It's the pretty things like that which keep you going sometimes.
Peppermint bark/kisses/truffles/chip mixes - I love chocolate (white/dark/milk) when mixed with peppermint. I know some people wait all year for pumpkin spice season, but I love that the holidays bring me MINTER! I may have consumed several handfuls of Ghirardelli peppermint bark chocolate chip mix when I got home yesterday.
TV Specials/Movies - It's like being greeted by an old friend when these shows and movies come on each year. A few weeks ago, while DD and DH were in FL for softball and I was decorating our yard for the holidays, the original animated Grinch and the Rankin Bass - The Year Without a Santa Claus came on and I was absolutely giddy. I am especially fond of Heat Miser and Snow Miser, so it was such a treat to have them on a bit early, right when I was feeling really festive with the lights.
bring on the cookies especially molasses cookies and gooey butter cake cookies
