Taboo (AKA my Hawaiian vacation with the Brady's)

As promised, an account of my vacation to Hawaii with the Brady Bunch. To read about our (mine and the Brady's) Grand Canyon vacation, click here.

Many of you may remember the time the Brady Bunch went to Hawaii. You probably remember that Mr. Brady had to go there for work, and his company agreed to fly his whole family there on the company dime - including Alice! You may also remember that once they got there, Bobby found a little tiki figure on a construction site, and it turned out to be "taboo," meaning, bad luck. Bobby, Peter, Greg, and Alice all wore it and each time they did, something bad happened to them.

Greg wiped out while in a surfing competition, Peter woke up to find a tarantula on his chest, Alice threw her back out while hula-ing, and all three Brady boys were held hostage by a crazy professor who thought they were stealing his treasures.

What you don't know is that I had something to do with all of this so called bad luck. See, after we went to the Grand Canyon, I assumed I'd be invited along on their Hawaiian vacation as well, and my feelings were quite hurt when I heard about it from Sam the Butcher instead.

So, I plotted my revenge. I went to Hawaii, planted the tiki, made sure it was passed around, and watched as the havoc ensued.

Remember when Bobby gave Greg the tiki? I was there.

"Oh no! Does anyone see Greg!?" I was there.

"My back went out!" I was there.

"Get it off me!" I was there. (And yet somehow, they didn't see me?)

When they returned the tiki to the cave where they were held hostage by the man I hired? I watched it all go down. And I laughed. A lot.

I do feel kind of bad about how things happened. I mean, they seem like a nice family. But I'm sure they can forgive me. If there's one thing I know about Mr. Brady, it's that it doesn't matter how you cross him, he will forgive you. (If he can forgive the old prospector, he can forgive me.) But just in case, I have the most adorable dog I'd like to give them as a peace offering. His name is Tiger. I'll keep you updated.

All's well that ends well.

Oops

Woooeeee! Remember that time I wrote that super grouchy, grumbly blog post about what a bad mood I was in? Yeah, me too. Sorry about that! That was the worst. Monday was just being mean yesterday. I'm feeling a bit better this morning though so I thought I'd write a quick post about ways I beat bad moods. (Or at least attack them the best I can.)

Here are my favorite ways to beat a bad mood/bad day:

• Sleep! I went to bed early last night and it definitely helped!
• Watch tv shows that make me laugh (examples: The Brady Bunch, Sabrina, 30 Rock, Psych, Parks and Rec)
• Bake something delicious
• Wear a cute outfit (does this one only work for women?)
• Shop for healthy, delicious foods
• Talk to friends/family
• Go for a walk
• Write a nice note to someone 
• Make plans for fun events (like my fall bonfire)

If you're in a bad mood and none of those things help, maybe my senior picture will?

I can't believe this picture is on my blog twice now.

If you're in such a sour mood that even that awesome hair can't help, here's one more attempt. This is a quote from Alice, the maid on the Brady Bunch, to Greg. She's talking about Marcia, who is suffering from low self esteem: "I know she's groovy and you know she's groovy, but she doesn't know she's groovy!"  If that doesn't cheer you up, I don't know what will.

What are some ways you fight a bad mood?