(Sunday Paper, Volume III, Issue 27)

Back to enjoying my time off this week...and recovering from all the build-up to my birthday.

This week the Sunday Paper is in Kathy's hands...

She liked what I did in the 40 days leading up to my birthday so much that she gave it a whirl herself.

Not sure if you heard, but it was John’s birthday yesterday. (Happy 40th!) He tends to be pretty hush-hush about these kinds of things, so it’s understandable if you didn’t know about it. If you are a follower of John’s Facebook page (please “like” it if you don’t already!), you saw that he recently posted 40 of his favorite things. So here on my takeover week of his blog, I decided to post for you 40 of my favorite things.

Here they are, and as with John’s, they are in no particular order. I’m not posting explanations of each like John did, but if you want to know more about any of them, please ask!

Mocha chip ice cream
Bacon cheeseburgers
A fresh lobster
Bread
Breakfast
My kids
John
My Healy and Sucich families
Dartmouth
Beacon Hill
Hiking
The Great Gatsby
Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Harry Potter
NY Times Crossword
London
Washington, DC
Craigville Beach
Keane
Charlie Puth
Josh Groban
My morning exercise routine
Coffee
Wine
Jack’s Abby Blood Orange Wheat beer
Dogs
Blazers (like, the women’s jacket)
Next Stop Wonderland
Singin’ in the Rain
My iPhone
My Fitbit
Writing
My job
Learning new things
Playing flute
Watching my kids play softball and dance
Visiting ballparks with John
A paper calendar
To-do lists
The sunrise

Comedy

Framingham Comedy Weekend is less than three weeks away. Will I see you there? John is hosting all three nights (July 26th at Exhibit ‘A’ Brewery, July 27th at Depot 417, and July 28th at Amazing Things Arts Center), and there’s a great lineup of comics who will make you laugh. Buy your tickets today!

What I Recommend

I just finished the book Ready Player One and really enjoyed it. Not my usual kind of book, but it was a fun read. I also just read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. She’s really dark, so beware. I just bought another book of hers, Dark Places, which I’m planning to read over vacation.
I mentioned that one of the Framingham Comedy Weekend shows is at Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing. Have you tried their Sunday Paper? You should. It’s pretty good. (And an apropos recommendation on this blog.) I’m looking forward to trying their Goody Two Shoes at the comedy show on the 26th.

Notes

*I took a couple of months off from both work travel and school, and boy, was it nice to spend more time with the family, even if we did have a crazy spring with softball, dance, and school wrapping up. I just got back from a work trip to Atlanta, Miami, and San Juan. I could definitely see myself going back to Puerto Rico one day.

*Next up: some family travel and then a whirlwind work trip to Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Michigan. Know anything good to do in Traverse City or Saginaw, Michigan? Drop me a line.