Day 35

Sincere apologies as I have slacked on Oreo Happiness postings. In an effort to redeem myself, I give you the following happy thoughts:

-silly kisses from children
-crisp fall days
-good times with good friends
-REAL belly laughs
-the smell of freshly baked cookies
-strangers saying “bless you” on the street when you sneeze
-football season
-making other people happy

Yesterday, a colleague was on our floor talking to one of my teammates and he was telling her how surprised he was that the neighborhood kids were choosing smarties over chocolate candy during their pre-halloween celebration last weekend. So I chimed in and said, “I like smarties!” and he peeked over to my desk and said, “AND APPARENTLY OREOS!!!” So of course he had one, which made him happy. But he also said that watching movies at home make him happy as do vacation days when there really, truly is NO work involved at all…no phone calls about work, no blackberry, nothing!

I love my parents. They sent me lots of Oreos yesterday. The mountain grows! This makes me happy.

Day 24

People! This is no joke. Check this out:

oreo mountain

The Oreo Mountain continues to grow. In fact, FIVE, yes FIVE whole packages were added today thanks to some awesome teammates. Additionally, a mini pack of the Cookies n’ Cream Oreos that robbed me of sleep last night is hanging out on top of that mountain. Here’s a close up:
cookies n cream oreo

What an amazing faux Monday (it’s really Tuesday but yesterday was Labor Day).

Oh and something that I have practically been waiting the whole summer for – Jon Stewart is back!!! Finally Fiona. Not that I don’t love John Oliver, I do, I do. But Jon Stewart is…Jon Stewart, man. The Daily Show without Jon Stewart is like Wheel of Fortune without Pat and Vanna, the beach without the sand, or dare I say, Oreo cookies without the cream filling. Yikes. Hang on, hang on…okay, phew, I just wiped that thought from my mind. Ahhhhh – that’s me breathing a sigh of relief.

Day 23

Happy National Marshamallow Toasting Day everyone! Apparently marshamallows date back to ancient Egypt when Pharaohs used to eat the sweet extract that comes from squeezing mallow plants. I have NOT verified the authenticity of this factoid but I thought it would be fun to at least PRETEND to provide some history on this historic day. I heart marshmallows. Marshmallows make me happy.

Other items that make people happy on National Marshmallow Toasting Day:
Laura’s dog makes her happy.
Four-Day work weeks make Kristin & TJ happy.
Pizza makes Lea happy.
Oreos make Zori happy.
Dorothy’s husband makes her happy.

Oh and btw, I was away from my desk for a bit this afternoon and my teammate informed that I had a few “gawkers” come by and check out the Oreo mountain. I guess they had heard from some other people that I had a mountain of Oreos and they had to see it for themselves!

I am going on a hunt for Candy Corn Oreo’s after work tonight. I figure it’s the perfect way to kick off my four day holiday weekend!! I know the Candy Corn Oreos are not supposed be out until September but Target’s website says they have them in-store. We shall see…

YEAH TARGET…
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