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Taking trips outside of town – and hibernating

Every Thursday, I share three good things from today, in the past week, and/or in the week or weeks to come, to focus on what is good. I encourage you to join me and share in the comments, if you want, or in your own journal, or both, whatever works for you.

A firemen’s breakfast

On Sunday, my wife Kim and I went to a breakfast put on monthly by a local fire company. The previous week, the organizer of the breakfast died while responding to a fire. Kim, who is a 911 dispatcher, thought it was important to be there. The breakfast was very good. To me, it showed the resiliency of the community, especially so soon after the firefighter’s death.

Another trip outside of town Tuesday

On Tuesday, I made a solo trip to a town about 20 miles away. Even though it was for a doctor’s appointment, it wasn’t unpleasant as the appointment was a follow up on a new CPAP machine and was fine. Plus I was able to go to a bakery in town to get some pastries for both Kim and me and I was able to stop at my favorite rest stop (a Welcome Center to Pennsylvania on Route 15). We also stopped there on Sunday, which happened to be Groundhog Day! And yes, we watched the movie that night but of course.

The overlook was blocked because of ice. While not as pretty as other times of year, it still is a “must stop” for me no matter the weather.

Midwinter lū’au

Last February, in an effort to keep our spirits up during the winter, we had a lūʻau of our own design. We had pina coladas instead of Mai Tais and fun food instead of a roasted pig. Not only is Kim a vegan, but also we don’t own a spit or have a barbecue pit in our backyard. Ha. This year, we’re doing it again this weekend, still with pina coladas but this time with Chinese food through the weekend. I already picked up all the ingredients for the pina coladas and will pick up the Chinese food probably on Saturday morning before an anticipated winter weather event Saturday into Sunday. It could be a mix of precipitation, but whatever it is, we’ll be hibernating.

Author’s Note: Variations of “3 Good Things Thursday” can be found across the Interwebs and to which I was introduced by Deb Nance of the blog Readerbuzz who does hers every Sunday as part of her Sunday Salon post.

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6 responses to “Taking trips outside of town – and hibernating”

Ti

What a fun post. I love little road trips. That breakfast looks pretty hardy. So sorry that firefighter lost his fight though. Such dedication.

A luau? I went to one once where they were roasting a pig and I was there much too early and the smell… I will never attend one with a roasting pig again. I’m sure it was delicious when done but those early moments on the spit, ew.

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1. Bryan G. Robinson
  
  Little road trips are a lifesaver for me and now that Kim is getting better, they will be for both of us. Sometimes just good to get out of town, which in our case is very small. And getting out of the county or the state, oh boy, the excitement. 🙂 This past week, though, was good to still be in the county, especially to show our support for the local fire company.
  
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Helen Murdoch

Sounds like a good week! I got to hear a favorite author (Lisa See) speak, enjoyed learning a new dance (cha cha), and survived a round of layoffs at work (though I hate losing colleagues!).

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1. Bryan G. Robinson
  
  Ah, right, your dance class.
  .. I forgot.
  
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Reading but not much, thanks/no thanks to TV – Transmissions from the Northern Outpost

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Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

Hibernating sounds like the best way to make your way through the cold, the snow, the icy.

I like how you and your wife create your own celebrations!

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