You’ve just gotta love holidays and lo-o-o-ong weekends, right? Thanksgiving prep day, then Thanksgiving day, then my birthday/decompression day, Saturday, Sunday shopping day… perfection, all wrapped up into 5 festive-yet-relaxing-overall days. My grandmother (in the early stages of senile dementia) even made my mom cry on Thanksgiving when she took her solo act on the road [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Long Weekend
Posted in Family and Friends, Farmgirl, Gratitude on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving…
Posted in Various and Sundry on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a busy day I’m having! That’s what happens when you’re too excited to sleep past 4:00. Already, I have roasted sweet potatoes to mash with butter and brown sugar for tomorrow, peeled the white potatoes and left them in a deep pan with water and salt so I don’t have to mess with anything [...]
Removed
Posted in Various and Sundry on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been feeling very removed lately. From people… from life… I can’t put my finger on what it is, exactly, just that I’m in a super hellawicked great mood and don’t really give a shit if anyone else is. I think that might be called ‘narcissism,’ but hey, I blog so narcissism is a given, [...]
On Shooting Stars and Wishing
Posted in Various and Sundry on November 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Friday night, on my way out to the country, I saw 3 shooting stars. Now, this might be unusual for some of you city dwellers because it’s so much harder to see things like stars with all the ambient urban lighting, but out in the middle of nowhere, you can see miles and miles and [...]
Just Around the Corner…
Posted in Various and Sundry on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At last! Thanksgiving is nearly here! The pre-work has commenced, and lists are being checked off and it’s all just damn fine with me.
I guess we’re expecting some wintery weather to roll in, just in time for the holiday, but mostly that just makes the whole day more festive, so that’s also damn fine with [...]
Holiday Prep
Posted in Various and Sundry on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
They say it’s the weekend, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah….
Hell yes it’s the weekend and after this particularly LONG week, I’m glad for it. Good times are in the making, Thanksgiving is nearly here and it’s also almost my birthday! Wahoo!
This weekend there are about 50 things on my to do list, [...]
Socially Awkward, That’s Me?
Posted in Things to Ponder on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most of my adult life, I’ve been pretty adept in any kind of social situation; big gatherings, one-on-one, small groups… you name it, I could handle it. So, why is it when it comes to one person in particular I feel like such a popularity novice? It’s like I’m the nerd in high school who [...]
Ahhhhhhhhh. Sunday.
Posted in Various and Sundry on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a perfect day! After a snowy cold one on Friday, how can I help but be thrilled with a 60-something-degree day today? No jacket required.
I think I need to stop questioning the Universe when things happen against my own plan. Not going to the country house meant that I was able to spend some [...]
Deep Breaths…
Posted in Various and Sundry on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, got a little outta control there earlier. Yeah, I’m beyond pissed. But that’s probably not a valid reason for name-calling. At least I don’t say this stuff to the culprit, right? I can see little point in hurting his feelings – life is hard and people need encouragement, not harsh criticism. And feeling mean [...]
Anger Bread
Posted in Girlie Complaining on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some people say that the secret to truly excellent food is cooking with a happy heart, with love. That’s all fine and dandy when you’re talking about most things, but I have found that the best bread comes from being really stinkin’ mad. There is just something so soothing about pounding the ever-loving hell out of a [...]
