Ten on Tuesday: On my mind
Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things On My Mind Right Now
1. It's my birthday!
a. It's also Election Day and, thank you universe, that's *almost* the best present ever! There were 17 messages on my answering machine at last glance. (I am voting this afternoon.)
2. California Dreaming! I had such a great weekend away.
3. Big waves! They were amazing, the weather phenomenal.
4. Time! Time! Time!
5. Snow. (It's in the forecast.)
6. The upcoming quiet weekend at home. It's so much rougher when my day off is on a Monday... the weekend seems *so* far away!
7. Thanksgiving.
8. Christmas is even starting to creep.
9. The holidays are going to be weird this year -- making the best of it, planning new things.
10. Practicing... mentally packing and re-packing my suitcase (with an emphasis on packing light) for a first-ever mid-winter vacation to someplace warm.

New holiday traditions can be a very good thing. Hooray for election day. And Happy Birthday!!!
Posted by: Carole | 06 November 2012 at 02:23 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: karen | 06 November 2012 at 02:35 PM
Happy Birthday, Vicki!!
Posted by: Susan | 06 November 2012 at 02:43 PM
Happy Birthday, friend!
Snow must be forecast all across the country. Our beautiful extended fall is coming to an end.
Good to hear you had a great time. Living on memories will get you through to the weekend.
Posted by: margene | 06 November 2012 at 02:46 PM
Happy Birthday, Vicki! I just want to say thank you for all the enjoyment I get from your blogging.
Posted by: (Not that) Joan | 06 November 2012 at 03:18 PM
Happy Birthday to you, happy election day to us all, happiest mid-winter holiday because they're the best!
Posted by: Patsy | 06 November 2012 at 04:03 PM
happy happy birthday!!!
Posted by: cauchy09 | 06 November 2012 at 04:28 PM
Happy Birthday Vicki! Love your photos!
Posted by: Sharon | 06 November 2012 at 04:58 PM
Happy Birthday, Looks like you had a wonderful weekend get away. Hope you are looking forward to your warm weather get away. I'm feeling quite envious. As I walked out of the polling place with my husband both of us having done our voting duty. I was hit by a gust of cold wet wind. Husband turned to me and asked "How did it get to be January?". I had to agree. I'm so not enjoying the weather and not looking forward to it getting worse.
Posted by: Melissa | 06 November 2012 at 05:43 PM
Nice list! Happy Birthday again! xoxo
Posted by: Kathy | 06 November 2012 at 06:00 PM
Best wishes to you on your birthday. Thank you for your enjoyable blog posts. I wish you happiness, joy, peace, and every good thing in your new year of life.
Linda
Posted by: Linda | 06 November 2012 at 06:46 PM
Happy Birthday! Sounds like good things are happening.
Posted by: Elizabeth | 06 November 2012 at 06:54 PM
Happy Happy Birthday Day VICKI.
winter vacations ROCK.
May it be a year of wonderful new and old traditions
Posted by: kathy b | 06 November 2012 at 07:45 PM
happy birthday - and love all the fun stuff on your mind (even though the holidays will be different)...you are the queen of vacation travel right now for sure!
Posted by: Mary | 06 November 2012 at 09:42 PM
Happy Birthday! I am enjoying your daily posting this month :)
Dawn
Posted by: Dawn in NL | 07 November 2012 at 03:42 AM
Life is good. I hope you had a fabulous birthday! XOXO
Posted by: Kym | 07 November 2012 at 06:07 AM
Happy birthday! A little late. Hope it was a great one.
Posted by: Lee | 07 November 2012 at 07:16 AM
A belated happy birthday to you!!
Posted by: sue | 07 November 2012 at 09:14 AM
And belated birthday wishes from me as well!
Posted by: Patty | 07 November 2012 at 01:05 PM