Fairies are Real and Museums are Alive

Happy International Fairy Day! Falling on a Sunday is perfect for this year's Fairy Day because it is True Blood night, and (as every Truebie knows) Sookie Stackhouse is a "fae"belonging to the fairy world.  Anyway, today is the day to celebrate the beautiful, mythical creatures little girls dream of which were made famous in the classic tale Peter Pan. While normal humans should not be able to see fairies, certain pagan and Celtic holidays like Beltane, Mid-Summer's Eve, and All Hallow's Eve can help breach the world division of human and fairy. Maybe you'll get lucky and see a fairy tonight!

Today is also Museum Comes to Life Day! AS soon as I heard the name of this holiday, my thoughts immediately went to the movie Night at the Museum and its sequel. While these movies are mentioned on websites for this holiday, the day is truly meant to celebrate the vast knowledge that libraries and museums have to offer kids and adults of all ages. Perhaps, if you imagine hard enough, you can see the exhibits of your local museums come to life too! (Or you could just watch the movie).
The Holiday Hero and I have actually gone to the Natural History Museum in NYC where the movie took place, and I was able to use my memory of the movie to imagine the exhibits coming to life. I'm really not sure I would want to be there if that ever actually happened--kind of a scary thought!

I'm a kid, I know!

Well, today was fun! Can't wait to see what tomorrow has to offer.

CS, out.

A Letter to My Descendants

To my future grandchildren (who will never actually exist):

You are my progeny, and I am proud to say so. This letter should not be opened until your 18th birthday because, by that time, you may have an understanding of the world that will make sense in correlation to what I am about to tell you.
The world can be a cruel place, but your main objective is to simply live. Now, I'm not going to rant and rave at you about morality or world peace or staying in school. All I want to tell you is you should truly live your life. Have fun, be yourself, explore, enjoy your creativity, do what you feel will make you happy! You'll regret it if you don't. Get your inside view of the world through your own eyes--don't let other people tell you what your world view should be. That's the key. 
However, you do not actually exist, so you will never be able to read this letter. But I suppose, as your future grandmother, I already knew that. Freaky, huh?
Signed,
The Grandmother you'll never meet.

Typing, Spitting, and Camping all in Pink

Why hello there holiday-teers! Our four-part holiday excitement today consisted of the Great American Backyard Campout, National Pink Day, Typewriting Day, and Watermelon Seed Spitting Week. What a day! Let's get started.
The Great American Backyard Campout is a movement by the National Wildlife Federation to basically pull kids (and their parents) away from the TV for a night and spend it in the great outdoors--or their backyards.  Now since we don't live somewhere that is conducive to sleeping under the stars without being assaulted by bugs or driven over by a car, we decided to take the campout inside! Check out this tent:

 Our first attempt at a tent, and it fell down!

 So, I got comfy!

 Cass enjoyed the campout too!

 ...a little too much!

 And the Holiday Hero finally joined in!

 The tent is truly only made for one person! LOL

 Or maybe a kid...

We still had fun imaging it was the great outdoors!

The Watermelon Seed Spitting Week is a time of year when people are encouraged to try to break the world seed spitting contest recorded in 1989 by Lee Wheells at 68ft. 9 1/8 inches! We certainly tried it, but I doubt ours went more than 5 feet! On the bright side, Arthur had fun licking them up off the floor!

 Preparing for take-off!

We had to use the white seeds since it is quite difficult to find a watermelon with 

the big, black seeds anymore!

It is a sad fact that typewriting on an actual typewriter has become as archaic as writing a handwritten letter! The age of computers has taken over the world of typing, but today we were able to celebrate and honor the typewriter for its decades of service to humankind. Although errors were common and whiteout became a necessity of life, typewriting will always be in our hearts!

 This lovely instrument was found at a local antique shop!

Finally, it was National Pink Day. For all the "girly girls and boys" out there, today was the day to show off your pinky styles! The Holiday Hero and I are not much for pink, but we scraped up a few pink items that helped us celebrate. We tried to find songs for out Rockband Night from Pink or Pink Floyd, but they were all downloads and the system wasn't working so that was a bust. But at least we tried!

 This was the closest we got to having pink clothes!

I can dig a rocker named Pink!

Ok, that's it for me. I hope your holiday celebrations are going as well as ours! Stay tuned for more holiday escapades!

CS, out.

Ugly Dogs Eating Onion Rings and Doing Stupid Guy Things

Forget the fries; screw the slaw! Today is the day to honor the onion ring as a tasty side dish! For our celebration, we patroned one of the local diners here in ABQ called the Route 66 Diner with our friends Justin and Julie. Look at these tasty treats:

Mmm...

So tasty!

As a woman, your Celebration Sensation knows exactly what constitutes a "stupid guy thing" and today is apparently the day to celebrate those types of activities. The Holiday Hero and our friend Doug have taken the time today to participate in video game playing, beer drinking, and talking with foul language (nothing new there!). Observe:

And I'm the photographer...

Finally, we celebrate the ugly dogs of the world. I don't particularly like the way this holiday's name is phrased simply because even "ugly" dogs are cute as hell to me, so use your own imagination on this one. Here, however, is a dog that (once cute) could be considered "ugly." Witness Frankenweenie:

Isn't he sweet?

Ok, hope your day was amazing! See you tomorrow with lots of crazy fun!

CS, out!

Skateboarding at Work? Let's Shake on It!

Hope your work day was filled with skateboarding, recesses, and solid handshakes! Our work at home was steadily fun and shakes upon.

American Eagles Soar in the Daylight above Refugees

Ever wanted to fly like an eagle through the skies on a lovely Solstice day? Well, you can't! But today is the day that you can appreciate the American Eagle for its ability to look majestic and frightening at the same time! If you didn't see one today (we surely did not), then here is a picture to refresh your memories:

Courtesy of our trip to the ABQ Zoo.

Happy Daylight Appreciation Day aka Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere)! We are at the pinnacle of life, sun, and time for the year, so enjoy the sun while it lasts. Hopefully, you went outside, wallowed in the warmth, and perhaps thought of all the things you should be doing on a lovely summer day. At our house, the next door neighbors decided to have a solstice party to commemorate the day with interesting chants, an awesome band, and some powerful incense. As usual, the annoying old lady called the cops, but all was well. Happy Solstice and Blessed Be.

Finally, today is World Refugee Day. It is honored every year on June 20 as a way to remember those who have been forced from their homes due to threats of persecution, conflict, and violence. The United Nations has selected Angelina Jolie as their commissioner (finally something she can actually do--she's no Grendel's mother!), and her PSAs have been widespread to enable people to get involved and donate to the cause of helping those who need it the most. For more info, visit the World Refugee Day site and Take the Pledge.

Hope your day was filled with laughter, fun, and a touch of the good stuff!

Celebration Sensation, out.

Saunter with Your Martini on Juneteenth

Today is Juneteenth, National Martini Day, and World Sauntering Day. In our nation's history, Juneteenth is a special day because is commemorates the day that slavery was abolished, and it is THE day that Union soldiers rode into Galveston, Texas with Major General Gordon Granger and announced the war had ended and the slaves were then freed. Here is the Holiday Hero and our friend Billy remembering Juneteenth.

Remember and enjoy!

We're not particularly fond in our house of martinis, but we do have the directions for making several types of "classic" drinks including the martini. Today is your day to be like James Bond and ask for your extra dry martini "shaken, not stirred."

Where's the chocolate part? LOL

Finally, it is the day to show off your best saunter (sassy walk) in the most classic way! Here's your Hero showing off his best moves:

SASSY!

Enjoy the up-to-date post! See you tomorrow holiday-teers!

Celebration Sensation, out.