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The morning after Sydney spent the night at the vet I showed up to school and checked my box. Inside was this book with a little pink sticky tag attached.

John, our Librarian, had found the book and thought I’d enjoy it. Of course he was right. John has a daughter named Hannah and one time, when I had just started working, he accidently sent me an e-mail meant for her. It said to meet him early Saturday morning and not to forget my socks! He signed it “Love, D.” I wondered if I’d missed a Staff Bulletin or something.

On Monday morning – after Saturday passed and I did not bring my socks anywhere – John and I were able to laugh about it. Ever since that day, I’ve called him Dad. It confuses students that overhear us talking, but that doesn’t stop me.

Now, all these years later, as I walked into the office to check my box, feeling sorry for myself and my precious dog, I was shocked at the perfect timing of this gift. Reading through it made me laugh and receiving it from John, who didn’t even know Sydney was hospitalized, made it all the more special.

I feel very passionate about jeans and will spend a very pretty penny to have a pair (or many, many pairs) that fit comfortably. While we were living in Australia we came across a denim sale and both fell in love with some Mavi jeans. Neither of us had heard of the brand before, but both bought a pair because they were a screaming deal.

It wasn’t until we were back home that we realized how fancy-schmancy Mavi jeans were and how high-priced they can be. It was at this moment that I became a jean snob, committing myself to buying jeans that I would love until they were no longer quality. I have a very friendly relationship with all things Mavi to this day.

Well, today was a difficult day because I realized that a large amount of my special jeans no longer wrap around my growing belly and I’m over the idea of wondering if my fly is down because the rubber band holding my button together has stretched too far.

So, I have moved my jeans out of my closet and put them in a safe place until they fit my body again…..sigh.

The trailer proclaims that “The Brothers Are Back”, and I’m pretty excited about it. The Boondock Saints brothers return to the big screen after a 10 year hiatus with the release of The Boondock Saints II All Saints Day.

The original, Boondock Saints was released back in 1999, and bombed at the box office. However, DVD sales of the movie were quite impressive. That’s how I found out about it myself, and I liked it so much it is now one of the 4 DVDs that I own.

Despite the over the top violence there’s something very entertaining about this movie to me, and I’m definitely planning on checking out All Saints Day on the big screen.