Friendsgiving in NYC

I've got a pretty good community going, as evidenced by the fact that I forgot to take a photo of myself at my Friendsgiving gathering. You know what? I'm a lucky girl.

 Why yes, it says "Homiez" on my wall. I meant to cut out "Friendsgiving" and adhere it to the wall; my laziness prevailed. 

Oh, and I know I made everything look all classy with the black and white, but I really had to showcase my Mac N Cheese in color, which was stock full of Gruyere and Sharp White Cheddar (about 20 fancy dollars worth!).

FRIENDSGIVING...A SUCCESS. 

Favorite Thing Thursday: Holiday Rituals & Giving Thanks

The holidays are officially here, and there are a few traditions I always have to implement right around this time.

In no particular order, here are my favorite holiday rituals:

• Watching The Holiday, Love Actually and most importantly, A Christmas Story. I love all three movies immensely. The Holiday surprised me with how damn good it was. Love Actually has become a modern holiday staple. A Christmas Story is hands down the BEST Christmas movie EVER. No, there are no debates over this subject. This is my blog and what I say here goes. ha.

Best Xmas movie ever!

• The purchase and fast consumption of Peppermint Mocha Creamer. OH YEAH BABY.

• December Nights in San Diego. It is an annual festival of food, dancing, twinkling lights and free admission to museums in SD's historic Balboa Park. I adore it. And guess what? There is a little multicultural food area where Turkey is represented. What, What?! Chicken Döner Kabab here I come!!

A pic of me on the bridge heading to December Nights last year. I love the energy of the whole festival :)

• Painting my nails some kind of Santa, holly-berry red.

• SWEATER AND SCARF SEASON! And can I say, I love seeing men in sweaters! Adorable.

• Hot Chocolate by a fireplace. Yeah, OK. San Diego doesn't get as cold as, let's say, D.C., but we still like to pretend it's winter here!!

• A few listens to "All I Want For Christmas is You," (Mariah Carey version), "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays," (YES, by *NSYNC--still a fan) and "Oh Holy Night," (any good version) because it's my favorite Christmas song.

You know you wanna buy the album (wink).

Well, anyway...I realize that today is Thanksgiving, so can I just say that I'm thankful for you? Because I am. Thank you readers, comrades and friends, for being a virtual ear...listening to my irrational worries and ramblings right here on this blog. Thanks for your support, thanks for your friendship, thanks for your community.

I heart you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Eatin' Up the Holidays

Alright, so this will be the last post from me for about a week.

My schedule in the coming days: work, sleep, work, dinner with the latin boy, sleep, drive to Santa Barbara...and stay there for a few days to visit the sis.

So I'm sure I'll have stories to tell when I return.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (early) Make sure too eat. A lot. "Wait, we need a holiday for that? We do that everyday" --Jim Gaffigan

Just In Time for Turkey

My mind has been racing the past few days, and I feel like I've been secluded from, you know, life. Case in point: my friend sent me a text that said "Hey stranger, where ya been?"

Hell if I know...going insane.

But my essay is done!! Yayyyyyyy. I realized that it was the last real essay I will ever have to write for college. Cause I graduate next semester, and all my classes will be journalism classes (and one Italian). So I'll be writing articles for the most part.

Anyway, I'm glad Thanksgiving is coming soon!!! It makes me VERY happy. Especially because I need a break (and an amazing meal to boot). Mmmmm...stuffing.

Oh, sorry. One track mind. Hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving!! Maybe I'll have pictures of my adorable nephews to share after Thursday (they're visiting right now).