Ahoy There...Happy Heart Day!

I've never marked my calendar with a big red heart around February 14th but I do like giving my loved ones a nice Valentine's Day card. Unfortunately I am NOT the best at getting cards in the mail on time ever.

This year was no exception. I found the cutest Valentines (I thought they were the cutest...really the packaging was better than the cards themselves) months ago, bought them and thought to myself..."This year will be different."

Fast forward to Sunday, February 13th, and lo and behold the cards were still sitting in their pretty package on my kitchen table!
So, I thought I'd share them on here.

Happy Valentine's Day to all of my pals in the blogosphere!

I feel the need to explain WHY I decided Pirate Valentine's were the way to go this year.
This summer a coworker of mine introduced me to what I think is a great party game...the pirate joke. Let me demonstrate...

JOKE: Why did the pirate become a lawyer?
ANSWER: He liked to ARRRRRR-gue!

Are you laughing out loud yet? No, check out my post explaining the joke a bit more.

Well, the "funny pirate" jokes on each card are cute, but not as good as the ones my coworkers and I laughed over this summer. Here are a couple...

I was planning to give one of these to my coworker who introduced me to the pirate joke but I forgot (again where my organizational skills need work) that she's out this week so I'll leave one on her desk with one of these as a treat for when she returns!

Who wouldn't want a pirate Valentine's Day card and a CRUNCH chocolate heart?

Happy <3 Day!

Random Thoughts from Gal in the Middle

I saw a couple of things yesterday that made me smile. Well, the first made me shake my head in disbelief (and mild disgust, if I am being completely honest) and the other one made me chuckle.

First, I had a meeting in Broad Ripple - which is a part of Indy that is a bit artsy, with lots of restaurants and bars. Basically it's a hang out place for those people MUCH cooler than I am. After the meeting, my coworker and I headed to Starbucks to debrief and grab my afternoon frou-frou coffee drink (I LOVE the treat receipt).

I happened to glance out the window and what did I see (sorry for the quality, all I had was the camera on my phone)...

Did you just do a double take? I did too. Here's a closer look...

Yes, that's a dog wearing sunglasses. Not only is it wearing sunglasses, the sunglasses are securely placed on its head with what looks to be specially designed headgear.

It blows my mind that we are at a place and time in this country where people are spending who knows what on sunglasses for their DOGS. Yikes.

The second sight I want to tell you about made me chuckle - out loud, by myself, in middle of a store.

I stopped by my local Walgreens for my weekly bargain shopping trip and these caught my eye. After my pirate post yesterday, I seem to have pirates on the brain.

Who knew a pirate's booty is really potato chips? Can you imagine the surprise of a rival pirate when he opens up the treasure chest and instead of jewels and doubloons he finds potato chips?

"ARRRRRGH, ARRRRRRRRRRRE ye serious?" At least, that's what I think he'd say!

I think I may need to get out more. Maybe I'll head to Broad Ripple. I bet someone there would enjoy my pirate jokes.

What is a Pirate's Favorite...

While in Chicago last week for work, my coworkers and I were walking down Navy Pier and passed a group of pirates. What do you call a group of pirates? A booty...a trove (treasure trove, get it)?

I digress...

This encounter led one of my coworkers to share a joke that she and her brother enjoy. It's really the first part of a joke that you can insert your favorite line into.

"What is a pirate's favorite...?" You fill in the blank.

Trying to be the funny aunt, I shared this joke with my two eldest nephews over the weekend. I started off with this one..."What is a pirate's favorite fast food restaurant?"

Now you have to wait for the answer...here's a photo of the red-headed nephew after a dip in the Ohio River over the weekend.

The answer: ARRRRRRRRRby's!

I ran through a few more, such as:

What is a pirate's favorite place to visit in St. Louis?
What is a pirate's favorite kind of socks?
What is a pirate's favorite state?
What is a pirate's favorite lettuce?

Aren't those fun?

Now, the red-head above giggled, but I don't think he really grasped the concept. He kept asking me what a pirate's favorite tree is and the expecting me to come up with the answer. I just couldn't do it. He thought and thought and finally came up with "a beARRRRRy tree." Not quite right, but a valiant effort.

Here's my final pirate joke..."What is a pirate's favorite Bible story?"

If you can't figure out the answers, let me know and I'll share!