Dear Maggie —
I’m not writing in with a question — I need help making a decision. Trivia Night is in two days, and I’m officially on the fence. I’ve gone before, and every year I have a blast… but being snowed in last weekend was honestly kind of glorious. A forced pause from the chaos of school-aged children, practices, carpools, and “Mom, I need…” every five minutes felt like a gift.
Now I’m thinking Round Two of being sedentary on the couch sounds pretty appealing. My friends and I already have a group text going, we even picked a theme — it’s really just the getting-out-of-the-house part that’s tripping me up. IT. IS. SO. COLD.
If you can convince me to go, I’ll even buy double the 50/50 tickets once I get there.
– Persuadable Paulette
Dear Persuadable –
You’re not wrong — last weekend was a rare and beautiful retreat, especially coming off the madness that is the holidays. Snowed in, nowhere to be, no alarms? A dream. But here’s the thing, Paulette: you’re going to have to rip the Band-Aid off.
Because you know, once you get there, you’ll have the best time. I can already picture the costumes — and if someone doesn’t show up dressed as that Australian breakdancer from 2024, so help me God. When a theme casts this wide a net, the results are always unhinged in the best way. I am still laughing about the Forrest Gump team last year that ran everywhere they went — all eight of them. Commitment like that deserves respect.
Now, I’m not one for bullying, so I won’t push too hard… but allow me to gently nudge you with a few very compelling reasons to get your tukus off the couch and come to Trivia Night on Saturday:
- It’s guaranteed fun. Where else can you loudly debate whether it was Nancy Kerrigan or Tonya Harding and call it a team-building exercise?
- You will not be cold. Will it be cozy? Debateable! It’s giving “surface of the sun” vibes these days with those new light bulbs, but anything’s better than ‘dungeon vibes’ it used to have!
- Costumes! Don’t overthink it. Joggers + hoodie = “Olympian traveling home from the Games.” Done. #GoldMedalEnergy
- Olympics pre-game. You’ll walk away armed with useless facts you can casually drop at work once the Games start.
- It’s for a good cause. What exactly that cause is this year? TBD. But trust me — #ItsForTheKids.
So whether you’re out for blood and gunning for the win (looking at you, Matt Beigacki 👀), or you’re just there for the Gioia’s deli sandwiches someone always brings to the table (Kevin Fairlie, I see you), you’re guaranteed a good time.
We’ll take you however you show up — bundled, tired, overcaffeinated, or already regretting leaving the couch.
See you Saturday (hopefully)!
– Maggie
