Grabbing a tree after work today, can't wait.

Are there any local shops where I could find something like, kids bows? my friend's 6 year old asked for rainbow bow barrettes for her hair and I'm trying not to just cave and order some from amazon. I have no idea where to shop for kids stuff. Claire's maybe?

Just left on a 7am flight today. Security lines were a little longer than usual, but not terrible. 45 minutes prior to boarding should be fine.

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This is a good tip right here.

Early as you possibly can.

Yap, the tree is the worst. We threw out the box or something and we have no idea how to take down ours, so its been up all year in a little corner

Really?!? After enjoying the experience so much in NYC, I was hoping Richmond might have a bar where I - more often than not - would somewhat regret spending my time and money solely because of the bar staff. Alas, after years of bar hopping from place to place with friendly and cheery staff, I gave up looking for a place with consistently cranky bartenders who take it out on the patrons.

This gives me hope.

/s

I put my tree up about 2 weeks ago. I needed some joy.

Oh, noice!

I felt like one of those women who says she's on a diet, but sneaks a cookie in and says "I'm so bad". This was first time putting up decorations before mid-Dec!

Please put your lights in timers. No ones looking at decor between ~12AM - 6AM

7 am flight out of RIC tomorrow. I don’t have precheck, but I don’t have any checked bags. How early should I get there? 45 minutes?

I’m single, live alone and don’t wanna spend the money or decorate for Christmas. The holiday is fine, just hate the idea of buying and hoarding stuff just to use once a year for a month.

It’s a singular, non-possessive Jasper. The Jasper.

It went up a couple weeks ago, because Christmas was supposed to be on thanksgiving. Covid made sure we got neither.

Rsv has been running through the house so no family thanksgiving. To placate the kids we’ve put up most of our Christmas stuff. We’ve got enough lights on the tree this year to be seen from space!

Silly OP. Putting up decor is allowed on Black Friday so of course the Christmasification of the house has begun.

Nope, and we don’t have much to put up really. My neighbor is all decked out though, and their house looks lovely.

Should be a busy, interesting day. I’ve got a fairly important call this morning, and this afternoon the electrician is coming to move an outlet in advance of some closet renovations and wardrobe construction on Wednesday. Lots of stuff happening!

Bell Creek Christmas is another one to check out. It’s December 10 in Mechanicsville.

Also, I’m happy to deliver in the Richmond area if you want to buy a wreath from me. This is my Etsy shop for you to check out my work. Send me a message on Reddit to purchase.

A friend of mine at some big tech firm encouraged me to apply to a specific job, told me that as soon as I apply (thru the website) he would use his inside influence to usher me quickly to the top of the interview process.

Sure enough, I didn't have to wait long at all before I receive the rejection email :)

We’ve got one in south side too, y’all ain’t special with your fancy squirrel!

Cool.

I used to live in a town with black squirrels, though I haven't seen any of them down here yet.

Helen’s!

So did your boss give you money for pants?

I'm going to guess the answer: minimal effort and the bathrooms still smell like mold/mildew that will make you gag on entry -- not that masking them with cinnamon, pine or orange fragrances would make it any better.