National Platypus Day

National Platypus Day was yesterday! To celebrate, my friend from Michigan (Morgan...Z!) drove here. Though she had some difficulty with Boarder Patrol in Canada due to an overstuffed car (they didn't believe anyone with twelve platypus stuffed animals was only coming for a few days), she did make it here safely. Well, considering that she got one ticket due to a missing headlight bulb, which we fixed today.

Yesterday involved me cuddling with my platypus for up to 16 minutes. Morgan set all her animals around her. (My platypus is purple; Morgan had a range of colors.) We all sat by each other and appreciated the day. It was, in fact, much like my family's Kwanzaa celebration (except we didn't have Grandma Betty's bean dip or Uncle Junious' angel eggs).

We went into Manhattan to celebrate to glorious day. The weather matched our mood and the winter jacket I wore was not necessary. Morgan and I took turns wearing her platypus hat. We took many photographs but, unfortunately, they are all on her camera and alas, she is resting on my right foot as I type on my purple computer. (I got a purple computer to match my purple platypus.) I will post pictures in a future blog.