Today is MONDAY, which means a lot of things!
Today probably isn't your favorite day of the week...especially if you're Garfield. Frankly, I don't get why he hates Mondays so much...it's not like he has to go to school or work or anything. The only difference would be that Jon goes to school or work, and Garfield hates Jon, so it should be a good thing.
It also may be your favorite day of the week, if you're my friend Michelle.
You're probably not too excited to start the week, because everyday seems like the same. You wake up, you go to school/work, you watch your television show and say some words, you go to bed and start over. Monday marks the end of the weekend, the two-day break from the monotony.
Monday is also (supposed to be) Family Home Evening, and you very well may not have any ideas.
WELL! I want to help change that with MONDAY HOLIDAY UPDATES. I'm not promising your life will become daisies and cures for the common cold because of these MONDAY HOLIDAY UPDATES, but maybe you'll giggle and maybe you'll remember a few of them, and maybe each day will seem a little more ~unique~. By the way, MONDAY HOLIDAY UPDATES is supposed to be said in a loud, echoey announcer voice. Kudos if you did that mentally like I do when I read caps-lock.
Before I start out, since this is the flagship week, I figure I should give you a heads-up. I love these stupid bizarre holidays nobody cares about. I'm getting all my information from one of my favorite websites, Holiday Insights. You can check each holiday's legitimacy on that website, because I trust them a lot. Besides, it won't kill you to celebrate a holiday that doesn't really exist. Unless you live in some horrible death version of Holiday Trivia Jepopardy!, but I don't think many of you do. Holiday Insights lists each bizarre holiday they can find for each day, so the vast majority of days have multiple holidays. I'm probably only going to tell you about my favorite one(s), so don't feel like these are the only ones that exist. There's a holiday for about everything!
To begin, this week is Read a Road Map Week! So put away your GPS's, close down your Google Maps, and hone your 8th Grade Map-Reading-Unit skillz. Or you can pretend that GPS's and Google Maps count as Road Maps...whichever makes you feel less Garfieldish.
Today is Scrabble Day, which should be wonderfully suitable for those without Family Home Evening ideas! I'm very excited to celebrate this lovely holiday, because I'm actually not horrible at Scrabble. Who knows, I might even WIN or something!
Today is Scrabble Day, which should be wonderfully suitable for those without Family Home Evening ideas! I'm very excited to celebrate this lovely holiday, because I'm actually not horrible at Scrabble. Who knows, I might even WIN or something!(By the way, I'm using this pictures because 1)It's a French Ad 2)It's 50's painterly style which I love without being pin-up, and 3)I want to point out that if Brune was spelled the américaine way as Brunette, she'd totally cream Blondie's score)
Today is also Dyngus Day, a Polish Holiday also known as "Wet Easter Monday" where girls and boys run around in giant water fights. Scrabble beats water-fights any cold day in April.
Tuesday is so random, I feel like I should tell you EACH holiday listed. It's 1)Ex-Spouse Day (doesn't apply to me at all, thank heavens! That would be awkward at age 17.) 2)Look Up at the Sky Day (AHHH that's so stupid it's AMAZING) 3)National Pecan Day 4)Reach as High as You Can Day (because looking up at the sky is very inspirational and makes people want to GRAB IT) annnnnd 5)International Moment of Laughter Day. That last one is the best of ALL. I love to laugh, and International Moment of Laughter Day just encourages you to make every moment one of laughter. What a beautiful goal!
Wednesday is Titanic Remembrance Day. It's also Rubber Eraser Day, but I feel like it'd be rude to not mention the Titanic because that's pretty important stuff. It's like ignoring Pearl Harbor Day because it's also National Cotton Candy Day. They should move National Cotton Candy Day because that sounds pretty sweet (no pun intended...okay maybe a little) and I wouldn't want to celebrate Pearl Harbor Day by eating cotton candy in the middle of December.
Tuesday is so random, I feel like I should tell you EACH holiday listed. It's 1)Ex-Spouse Day (doesn't apply to me at all, thank heavens! That would be awkward at age 17.) 2)Look Up at the Sky Day (AHHH that's so stupid it's AMAZING) 3)National Pecan Day 4)Reach as High as You Can Day (because looking up at the sky is very inspirational and makes people want to GRAB IT) annnnnd 5)International Moment of Laughter Day. That last one is the best of ALL. I love to laugh, and International Moment of Laughter Day just encourages you to make every moment one of laughter. What a beautiful goal!
Wednesday is Titanic Remembrance Day. It's also Rubber Eraser Day, but I feel like it'd be rude to not mention the Titanic because that's pretty important stuff. It's like ignoring Pearl Harbor Day because it's also National Cotton Candy Day. They should move National Cotton Candy Day because that sounds pretty sweet (no pun intended...okay maybe a little) and I wouldn't want to celebrate Pearl Harbor Day by eating cotton candy in the middle of December.
Thursday is, among other things, National High Five Day. This one has a website and everything! I'm so excited. I love High-Fives. Plus, they have a pretty cool history, if you look it up. In my book, High-Fives (also known as Hi-5's when they're feeling gangsta) are second only to fist bumps, and that's debatable. So let's spread the high-fivin' love! 
Also, I used this picture because this trick is practically fool-proof and often overlooked. Don't find yourself missing ANY high-fives this Thursday. You'll look pretty stupid. Remember to look at the elbows! (and also, the article I snagged it from was pretty awesome in general.)
Friday is Blah, Blah, Blah Day as well as Cheeseball Day. Blah, Blah, Blah day sounds cool until you find out it's for the purpose of finishing those things people nag you to do. Like a mini-spring cleaning, but for your life. However, I don't like cheeseballs (Not the soft nutty cheeseball, nor the fatty airy snack food- which is strange, because I love that gross cheese-in-a-can AND cheeto puffs) so I felt it was very worth mentioning.
ALSO VERY IMPORTANT is that fact that on Friday I'M GETTING MY WISDOM TEETH OUT. Woohoo!! I probably won't be this excited when I'm in pain, but right now, it seems like an ~awesome adventure~! Also seems cooler than either of the Friday holiday choices.
Saturday is International Juggler's Day. That is pretty awesome....if you know how to juggle. I don't. So instead I'll celebrate "Pet Owner Independance Day" which is a lovely confusing sentance in its own right, but Saturday I'll be too busy whining about my mouth and eating pudding to care. Perhaps you're supposed to celebrate by being independant and ignoring your pets all day, but that seems pretty high on the jerky list, so I doubt it.
Also, next Sunday is National Garlic Day. And that's the only holiday listed...so looks like I know what day not to plan a social gathering of close contact on. :)
Also, I used this picture because this trick is practically fool-proof and often overlooked. Don't find yourself missing ANY high-fives this Thursday. You'll look pretty stupid. Remember to look at the elbows! (and also, the article I snagged it from was pretty awesome in general.)
Friday is Blah, Blah, Blah Day as well as Cheeseball Day. Blah, Blah, Blah day sounds cool until you find out it's for the purpose of finishing those things people nag you to do. Like a mini-spring cleaning, but for your life. However, I don't like cheeseballs (Not the soft nutty cheeseball, nor the fatty airy snack food- which is strange, because I love that gross cheese-in-a-can AND cheeto puffs) so I felt it was very worth mentioning.
ALSO VERY IMPORTANT is that fact that on Friday I'M GETTING MY WISDOM TEETH OUT. Woohoo!! I probably won't be this excited when I'm in pain, but right now, it seems like an ~awesome adventure~! Also seems cooler than either of the Friday holiday choices.
Saturday is International Juggler's Day. That is pretty awesome....if you know how to juggle. I don't. So instead I'll celebrate "Pet Owner Independance Day" which is a lovely confusing sentance in its own right, but Saturday I'll be too busy whining about my mouth and eating pudding to care. Perhaps you're supposed to celebrate by being independant and ignoring your pets all day, but that seems pretty high on the jerky list, so I doubt it.
Also, next Sunday is National Garlic Day. And that's the only holiday listed...so looks like I know what day not to plan a social gathering of close contact on. :)
"Without Love" can be found in Hairspray!
Oh. You. Slay. Me.
ReplyDeleteI am SIMCLMHO (sitting in my chair laughing my head off) which I am using because you once forbad me from using ROTFL
I shall make Sloppy Jo's which we shall eat while playing Scrabble
Well ... we played SCRABBLE ... Alaina won. We played over 2 days. The real odd thing was that I got second place. Mom and Alaina usually fight hard for first and I just enjoy being with and playing with them ... As I did this time as well. I think Sue is going to post our board.
ReplyDeleteAlaina - I loved your post.