{"id":1625,"date":"2011-08-11T21:43:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T04:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.streamdoubletrouble.com\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2011-08-11T21:45:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T04:45:01","slug":"it%e2%80%99s-so-fuzzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/it%e2%80%99s-so-fuzzy\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s so FUZZY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I went to Costco to pick up munchies to serve after the muppets baptism on Saturday. I just stopped by quickly after work; it\u2019s on the way home.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then I saw it. The giant stuffed bear.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My first memory of these bears was almost exactly a year ago now. Keary Dee (famously fabulous photog) had the same light bulb experience before shooting the muppets homecoming session. \u201cJust think of all the fabulous uses!\u201d she\u2019d excitedly shared. Clearly a genius.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t believe the bears were STILL there.<\/p>\n

THEY\u2019RE SO FUZZY!<\/p>\n

Just one hug. I\u2019ll just give the bear one hug. Then I will continue on my mission to find the party platters. (C\u2019mon now, did you actually think I\u2019d even consider making the treats myself?)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As the 53-inch plush brown bear engulfed me in his warm embrace, I was overcome with emotion. I MUST HAVE HIM. Our fates were intertwined; the bear was destiny. Destiny! I shall call him Destiny, and he shall be bestest friends with the muppets and me.<\/p>\n

SQUEEEEEEEE!<\/p>\n

I proudly drove my cart around, full of beary goodness.<\/p>\n

I was grinning from ear-to-ear when we arrived home. Jon walked around to the back of the car, looked at me, and looked at the bear. \u201cSeriously?\u201d he shook his head at me.<\/p>\n

\u201cHAPPY ANNIVERSARY!\u201d I squealed.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally? That\u2019s what we\u2019re going with?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy Baptism?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. Let\u2019s go with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019ve always had an affinity for stuffed animals. They\u2019re wonderfully cuddly. The muppets already have a few \u2013 some passed down from Mom, and some purchased just for my little men. There are still between six and 27 large black trash bags stuffed along the rafters of my parents\u2019 garage.<\/p>\n

The moment Destiny\u2019s furry padded bottom hit our living room floor, Destroy crawled right over into his lap. A perfect end to a day begun by standing at the toy chest flinging one plush friend out after another.<\/p>\n

SO CUDDLY! SO. CUDDLY. <HUG><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I went to Costco to pick up munchies to serve after the muppets baptism on Saturday. I just stopped by quickly after work; it\u2019s on the way home. And then I saw it. The giant stuffed bear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6,421],"tags":[423,424,422,425],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Sbzi-qd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":797,"url":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/happy-halloween\/","url_meta":{"origin":1625,"position":0},"title":"Happy Halloween","date":"October 31, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Halloween everyone! 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