The Cat in the Hat

In grade school, I liked hanging out in the school library and borrowing books (and yes, getting fined for not returning them on time).  Our school had a charming library located on the second floor near the sisters' quarters and offices. It was a quiet place to read and reflect. However, I don't ever recall seeing Dr. Seuss's books back then. Or maybe I was more keen on the Enid Blyton ones and never really paid attention to the former's very awesome books. Anyway, I was already 30 when I owned a Dr. Seuss book and it was not even mine. A good friend gifted us with it on our baby shower. I cried the first time I read it. I cried the second time I read it to my son when he was a few months old. We love Dr. Seuss's books so much, my husband and I read it every night to Inigo when he was a small baby. We've even memorized some of the lines. Among our favorites are: Green Eggs and Ham, Mr Brown Can Moo, The Shape of Me and Other Stuff, There's a Wocket in my Pocket, etc.

So it was just apt that our first birthday party theme was: Cat in the Hat! I believe I've posted photos here before. Looking for the link now. Haha! I'm such a blogger newbie. Anyway, I also wanted to show you what I wore for our company Christmas Party. The theme was Mad about Hats and this was the first thing I imagined myself to be:

Somewhere between partying and taking photos, I lost my bow tie. I was wearing a black mini skirt here and matching red and white striped socks but no one cared to take a photo of that. Hehe. Here's another one with the red bow and slightly seen white gloves.

“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!”
― Dr. Seuss, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 

Happy Holidays!