Category: Travel

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Friday night shopping

Attempting to go shopping on a Friday night is a huge mistake, especially during the Christmas season!  First off there are way too many people in the large big box stores during this season in general.  However, it seems to me that this time of year Friday and Saturday nights are especially used for a  source of entertainment at these venues.  This makes getting through the isles extra tough. leading a person to be extra cranky!

Secondly,  the other challenge is not being able to fulfill your shopping goals because you end up running into ever Tom, Dick and Harry you know.  And while you could just ignore them and pretend you did not see them this would make life just a little more difficult down the road when actually do need to speak to them.  Therefore it is better to just take that extra five or too often 20 minutes out of your shopping and clog up another isle in the store chatting- like so many other people do.

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Shopping

Today I have to go to the grocery store to buy all of my Thanksgiving fixings.  I hope I am shopping early enough in order to avoid the rush.  Crowds are the worst when you are trying to get the items you came for and leave.

One thing I absolutely cannot forget to pick up two kinds of cranberry sauce.  One kind is the whole berry and the other is the jellied kind.  There are several people coming to dinner that prefer one or the other.  I have to make my guests happy!

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Trip to Salem

Halloween will be here in just a few days.  Like I mentioned earlier I will be traveling to Salem.  I have to pack tonight or else I will be out of time.  I must leave tomorrow morning in order to avoid traffic.

I suspect I will be ahead of most of the traffic however, I might meet some fellow stragglers like myself along the way.  I have never been to Salem before so I mustn’t forget my GPS.  I think I would be hesitant to ask for directions the closer I got to Salem!

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Harvest

Today I helped a family member harvest the remaining vegetables from their garden.  They asked me to help due to the chance of a frost.  If we leave the remaining crops out in the garden they will be soft and potentially ruined.  It is better to take the time today and get it done.

My family enjoys my help when I gave give it.  I do my best because it is important to help people whether they are your family or not.

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The Dentist

I had a dentist appointment today.  I truly dislike going to the dentist.  My teeth are of great importance to me and I try my best to take good care of them.  However, I always seem to cringe when I have to go.

The other thing that makes me shy away from the dentist is the cost.  Dental work is so expensive!  A normal filling can cost upwards of $175!  Yikes!  This makes for a good incentive to take care of my teeth for sure.

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Beach walk

The beach was a sight to be scene tonight.  I really enjoyed my walk tonight.  Just before the sunset I even caught a glimpse of a whale!  I was shocked to see such a large animal so close to the shore.

While I was walking I picked up a few new pieces of sea glass to add to my collection.  My collection is quite small but every piece is a pleasure to look at.  I like the element of the glass being unfinished.  I also like to imagine where the glass may have traveled.

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County Fair

Tonight a group of friends and I are going to the county fair.  This fair isn’t really that big of a thrill but more of a social engagement.  I usually am able to catch up with some old friends at theses places.

My friends and I besides socializing like to grab some tasty fried dough and french fries.  These is nothing quite like the grease from fresh fried food.  It is a good thing that I do not have the opportunity to eat these foods all the time.  I would be as big a a house!

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Trip to the ocean

Today I have a day off and I have decided to venture to the coast.  I love the ocean.  The smell of salty ocean water is intoxicating.  If I could bottle up the smell I would.

I think that I will indulge in a lobster roll for lunch.  I treat myself to one of these at least a couple of times in the summer.  The cost of these has gone up sharply in the last few years.  I still think they are worth it.  The only thing that bugs me is when they skimp on the lobster and load the roll with mayonnaise.

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Abby is headed to Broadway

My wonderful sister has given me the most perfect birthday present, Broadway tickets to a show in June, I love my sister and I love the fact that she really knows exactly what I wanted for my birthday this year. She will be going with me to the show and I can not think of a better partner to attend this great show. She got our discount tickets at Broadways Best Shows. Broadways Best Shows has a lot of nice information on the Broadway shows and that made picking the show we will be going to much easier for me.

Broadways Best Shows had many to pick from everything from musicals to classic Broadway plays, I have chosen to go see Hair, this is a play that I have always wanted to see and now is my chance. Broadways Best Shows has a very nice newsletter you can sign up for to recieve emails on upcoming show and best of all you can recieve further discounts to the Broadway show you want to go to, and that is a huge plus in these hard economic times.

I can not wait for June to get here this will be a trip that we will remember for the rest of our lives, and I can not stand the waiting.