Sunday, May 20, 2012

weekend (and vacation) lessons v.3



01. When you're enjoying a picnic in the middle of the Dutch countryside and a teenager rides her bike up to you and says, "I have just one question for you. You have secret for me?" here's a hint. She is not, as I initially assumed, just a Dutch youth partaking in a midday scavenger hunt and asking if you have a clue for her. She's actually asking you if you have a CEEG-a-rette. It's a mistake anyone could have made. 


02. We got rid of our cable a few months ago, and it's only on trips to the gym that I get to experience the important lessons channels like E! and Bravo can teach us. Lessons like, How dare I bemoan my life when poor, sweet Kendall Jenner is left in a bind because both Drake and Lil Wayne are on tour and unable to perform at her sweet 16??


03. When we got the Sunday New York Times, I saved 6 months worth of issues to use for packing breakables. Next time, I won't save the 9/11 anniversary issue. I just had a really depressing afternoon of wrapping plates. 


04. Y has officially been watching too many TV dramas (Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Fringe) to enjoy a comedy. We're catching up on New Girl, and in one episode Jess has an older boyfriend who is playing a drinking game that involves standing on a chair. Y, in his serious plot prediction voice, said "Ah. He's going to fall and die." Because that's the kind of thing that happens in Fox comedies. 


05. The morning you forget to brush your teeth will OBVIOUSLY be the morning that four dentists surprise you with a going away brunch. 






Now go read Joy's weekend lessons. Prepare to be insanely jealous of where she lives! If you made a list, leave me a link in the comments so I can see!


If you follow me on twitter and/or instagram (werejustdandy), you may have noticed that Y and I just got back from Holland! We had a great time (I'm ready to turn around and go back) and I'll share more about our trip soon.



11 comments:

  1. Can't wait to see the updates from your trip out here! :)

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  2. LOL! Love your posts as usual and that pic of you on the big is EPIC!!

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    1. I'm so annoyed that we're at the BACK of the windmill!

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  3. OMG! So exciting! I can't wait to see the highlights of your trip! Your instagram pics look amazing!

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    1. Thanks! I think I'm procrastinating... blogging about it will make it OFFICIALLY over. I'm still kind of pretending I'm there.

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  4. Thanks for the link love :) Also - I totally relate to Y on #4. The only 2 shows I watch are Mad Men and Game of Thrones. I look for the worst in everything. I also don't pack...I just throw things in garbage bags and haul them from point A to B.

    Excited for your Holland pictures.

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    1. haha! You're not the first to tell me you pack using garbage bags. I did that to move into my freshman dorm, but I feel like now I have way too much stuff. And knives! I have grown up knives!

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  5. Sounds like a great trip - for all our Dutch heritage, I still haven't gotten Peter to take me to the real Holland yet (as opposed to the Holland, Michigan we grew up in...)

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  6. I love your lessons. The "secret" is so classic! And I love your husband's drama overload - awesome New Girl prediction :)

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  7. So funny. My friends are convinced we should play that game: http://www.geekerprise.com/20120410222/new-girl-how-play-true-american-drinking-game.php

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