Once upon a blog, there was a damsel in distress named Hillary. Hillary lived in a land far, far away called Canada. In this far away land, sweets grew abundantly....over hill and dale and mountain trail. Maple sugar can(ada)dy, chocolate covered pretzels, Purdy's Hedgehogs and milk chocolate maple leaves simply grew on trees. But Hillary couldn't enjoy this can(ada)dy as her wedding to Prince Shawn was approaching and the buttfaces at the labeling company wanted to charge her a king's ransom for shipping charges to Canada. How would her jam jars be labeled? Would she have to resort to masking tape and a Sharpie? NOWAYJOSE! She simply called upon her US-residing bloggity-buddy, Over-Thinker, to do some creative shippage-ing and all was right in the land!
To thank her (in a VERY unnecessarily generous way, mind you), Hillary put together a kick-ass Canada Care-Package fit for a queen! A queen that is now pre-diabetic because HELLO, you obviously HAVE TO eat ALL of the can(ada)dy at once. Hillary also included some non-can(ada)dy fare: A keychain (somehow missing its key to Canada), her bitchin' CD mix for summer, a greeting card (filled out while tipsy) and the accessory everyone will be wearing this fall:
A FELT HAT
IN
THE SHAPE
OF A
MAPLE LEAF
IN
THE SHAPE
OF A
MAPLE LEAF
Project Runway, please take note.(Notice C in the background. Moments before, he asked, "Now, I'm not going to be in this picture, am I?" Heh--my mad-accidental camera skills strike again.)
Check out this haul!
In case you can't see....Just behind the fantastic low-lighting and shadows is SUGAR!!!!! and SUGAR!!!!!! and a felt hat!!!!Moral of the story? If Hillary asks you to do a favor, say yes because she'll spoil you silly and make you a Canadian. Because you automatically become Canadian when you put a felt maple leaf on your head.
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"buttfaces" hee hee hee,
you never fail to make me laugh
i love that hat! and the fancy camera angle and the treats look and sound yummy ~ especially the chocolate covered maple leaves!
I never understood why people charge so much more to ship to Canada. It's really not a big price difference at the post office.
I'd take the candy over alcohol. Did you get the maple candy? That stuff rocks! Hey Hill, I'm open for favors too. I think the Canadian Olympic team needs to sport those hats. Is Roots taking note?
At least Hillary knew to go to a fellow ENFJ for help!
Ilina-I think the Bay is doing the Olympics gear this year.
They are fucking ugly...
Dear Over-Thinker, if you ever make it to Canada, come to the West Coast! I live within hours of Hillary, and we could have a martini party!
I don't know how to make martinis though, so I will have to learn.
I loooooove maple ANYTHING...including maple glaze for ribs :D
Dude. Seriously. My weekend? ABSOLUTE CRAP. This post? MADE ME PEE MY PANTS. Sorry for all the yelling. Thanks for making me smile and giggle uncontrollably. Also thank C for sitting in the background of your picture and judging you - I see that face a lot from Shawn. They just don't understaaaaand.
this was so funny...and you are totally rockin' that hat! i mean if project runway doesn't step up we might have to come up with our own show! and candy...i love candy...but i'm not a fan of maple so you don't have to share.
I love the hat. LOVE it. I crack up every time I look at that picture. Nice haul. Getting mail is bliss.
Yum... candy.
Yum... beer.
Wow. What a funny hat!
I need to get me one 'o them hats.
I went and married a Canadian, when all I had to do was buy a red felt maple leaf hat???? What a rip-off.
Great loot! That hat is awesome!
hmm...i need that hat i think. and i don't see any mackintosh toffee. it's a sad, sad, day.
and thank GOD you posted. i was going through withdrawals!
mmmm, Can(ada)dy!
Hooray for Hillary! And for beinf Canadian! We kind of rock, eh?
just wanted you to know, i am going on a trip [finally!] and am taking [stealing] your idea and packing a notebook so i will have lots to blog about when i get back... [actually, if i don't take the damned notebook i won't remember what i wanted to write about when i get home]!!
that is just AWESOME!!!
Ok, first of all any blog that references thinking, over or otherwise, is aces in my book. How have I lived without your site all this time. You are so totally going on my google reader.
Love you. Mean it.
I believe it might be time for another posty poo....
Where are you and why are you MIA? lol.
Um hai, I is missing you.
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