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We should be living in such a way that anyone, no matter what their background or situation, would want to walk in and be with us.
– Larry Carter
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Larry blogs at Deuceology
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Nov 22
I was supposed to work my office job on Friday, and I was either going to hang out at my sister’s for a bit today or just take it easy at home. But I woke up yesterday morning with a strong desire to get my work knocked out early and spend a couple of days at the river with my parents. I wanted the water, and I wanted to spend a little time with my mom and dad. So here I am – good decision making on my part, I think!
Sometimes you just need to be with your people. Sometimes you just need to stuff your face with massive amounts of food. And sometimes you just need to sleep it all off. I love a holiday that gives me permission to do all three at the same time!
I want to wish a happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends and a happy regular Thursday to everyone else. No matter where you are or how you’re spending the day, I hope it’s been a good one!
And I want you to know how thankful I am for you all!
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Some pictures from my morning:
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But I did sort of run away once. Of course, by sort of, I mean definitely. And by once, I mean three times. But still!
My cousin Krystal is part of a non-profit group called The Mean Mommies of Fredericksburg, and they do a lot of volunteering. This is the second time they’ve put on the zombie walk but I didn’t go last year. Although I have my suspicions that The Mean Mommies is just a cover for this group of friends to get together, be loud and drink wine, I can’t deny that they do good work. More than 800 people showed up to the walk this year, up 200 from last year, and they all brought canned goods and cleaning supplies to benefit the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank, Hope House, SECA and SERVE. That’s a lot of donations!
My friend Toni and I didn’t dress up, and I was a little nervous about being one of the only living people there, but there was plenty of other live bait around. As for zombies, they were represented from one extreme to the other, from a little face makeup to full out creep-fest. And I couldn’t believe how some of them stayed in character – really, truly – the entire time we were there. More than three hours these people moaned and shuffled around the park, occasionally walking up on someone and just staring (no biting, thank goodness) before they moved on. Impressive! The other thing that surprised me is all the kids, even young kids, that were totally into the whole zombie deal, not afraid at all. They were really having fun!
Actually, everyone had fun. Here are some pictures! I couldn’t decide, so there are a lot:
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I’m glad I went! And thanks to Toni for going with me. She somehow got wrangled into being a judge for all the costume contests, and she was a really good sport. By somehow, I mean that I said, “Toni will do it!”. Also, if she wasn’t there I most definitely would have left sooner, because one of those times I would have run all the way back to my car. All-in-all, it was a fun afternoon of zombie watching and a lot of nervous laughter on my part. All for a good cause, too.
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