Now here comes the candy factory as referenced earlier….
Cookies
Eek! So creepy and not even the scary mole man thing…that is still to come…
Midtown is a melange (big word!) of “holiday decorations” this time of year. We’ve got the obvious Christmas Decorations, the mixture of “Christmas” and “Hanukkah” decorations, such as my office which has huge wreaths in a Christmas motif then small trees decorated in blue and gold.
But then we get the buildings that don’t want to offend anyone so they are more winter themed as opposed to holiday themed. On Park Ave, there is an animatronic candy shop complete with gingerbread cookies and striped aprons on the creepy little dolls.
The building next to me takes it to a whole new level though…creepy Madame Alexander-esqe dolls of every race and creed ice skating on frozen ponds, amidst the cotton ball snow drifts. What is the real kicker though is the smattering of gopher holes around each pond. Expecting a cute fuzzy animal to provide some cheer? Oh no. What you get is a creepy bearded man/mole type of thing that pops in and out of its hole. Hands down the most disturbing decorations I’ve seen in my years here. Pictures to follow….
I am home sick today. Boo. But it’s better than yesterday-yesterday I was home sick and ended up having to go the ER b/c I was too dehydrated for school. Nothing an IV can’ fix!
but being home meant that when my cell phone rang from Fed Ex I could pick it up. Every year my dad sends some treats via FedEx and every year the box for J&T seems to get held up. Of course at this point I didn’t know that’ what the package was so I just thought that somehow FedEx had my cell since I used to live with them. So I talked to the guy, told him I didn’t live there, no big deal.
C and I come back from the ER and there are two FedEx slips, one for me and one for J and I realize they are the packages from my Dad. So still not putting two and two together though.
Then….at like 10:45 I get a call from a ‘Private Number.’ Well, I do not answer private calls. I get another call. No messages. Then I get a text, “do you know a guy named rey?”. I decide not to answer but realize the number looks familiar. It’s the FedEx guy from earlier! But I am too wiped out to bother answering. I just sort of hoped he’d figure it out. Nope. Text message, 11:01 am, ‘do you know a guy named rey?’ Fine, here we go.
My text: ‘No, I got a call from this number earlier about a FedEx. Enough Please.’
His text: ‘Ok thanx, sorry to have bothered you, good nite.’
Sheesh.
Helped J&T pick out their tree yesterday-9 foot Balsam fir. I am from CO after all, gotta be good for something 
She’ll have much better pics eventually, but these’ll do for now.
