Follower Appreciation Post 1/4/2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The guy in the featured image is my father. he’s 85 in february. Saturday morning, he ran a 5K. Yeah, he’s awesome. 85 people. you no longer have an excuse. 🙂

Hello all! I hope we’re making it into the new year okay! The holidays are finished, and now the winter is here, doldrums, and along with it a sense of what is to be done, what to do what to do? Huh? We got through Halloween together, with the kids dressing up as ghosts and goblins and teenage mutant ninja turtles. We had the parties, ate the candy, drank the drinks, and all had a good time.

Then Thanksgiving came and went. We ate turkey and stuffing and had glass after glass of wine because Mom couldn’t stop talking about your brother Mark and his 401k plan, and that he was in charge of the Pinski File at the firm and made a fifty thousand dollar bonus for Christmas because he had a record year that month, and why on earth do you have to work in that bookstore, darling, you are so much better than that! And while she kept up and Mark looked on gloating, you cried inner tears. Sorry, or is that only my reality?
Next came Christmas, and Ho Ho Ho and a barrel of laughs and Mom called to say she was going to Mark’s house because he just bought a home in Costa Rica, isn’t that nice dear? So you opened presents from a few people, and stared out the window at the cold gray sky and petted your cat and wondered why the kids didn’t call this year. And more wine and you missed the ability to watch more new episodes of Outlander because it’s the only thing that brought peace and joy and comfort. But wait, there’s a Marathon on and so you sat watching all day long and were happy.
Then they left it hanging with Mr. Fraser dangling on the windowsill again and you went to bed only to wake up to have to work the next day. But you got through Christmas, didn’t you? Or is that only me?
Next up is the New Years, and I don’t even want to talk about that, because I broke several resolutions that night. So it took a few days to get back into the swing of things. Oh, and Mom had a lovely time in Costa Rica, and sent all kinds of pictures on Facebook and you want to unfriend her now, don’t you. But you can’t unfriend your mother, because she would know, and you DON’T want to have that conversation.
Now what to do? You have now three months to wait. Three long months, with a countdown that is now 90 days. We’ve made it this far, we can keep on going. Tell you what, I’m here for you. And here’s what I’m going to be doing. More memes, every Monday I’m gong to post them to my Outlander Memes Facebook page. Every episode, I’ll try to do a scene by scene meme blog that will just be silly and fun.
Also, if you are going to be in the Williamsburg area on March 5-7, there is an Outlander Gathering called Outlander Oddessys. It is run by the same group name on Facebook and you can find out all the information there. The reason I tell you about this, is that I will be a guest speaker there. I’m going to be talking to the men on how to handle an Outlander Obsessanach. Also, I’ll be in full kilt and regalia so there’s another reason to show up if you’re on the East coast, right?

So join me tomorrow for some memes for the first episode. and as always, Thanks for following, if it weren’t for you folks, i would just be another working stiff opening a gate for the golfers at the country club and wallowing in my own #Droughtlander in silence. love to all!

Here’s the kilt i’ll be wearing. Also, i know it’s backward. i got it for christmas and was so excited to put it on that i totally messed it up before my brother in law took the picture. so don’t worry, i know how to wear a kilt. 🙂 Have a good day everyone!