Ate too much bourbon-chocolate-pecan pie.
Bought a Belgian waffle at Big Boy for breakfast (alliteration!).
Brined a turkey in a cooler and hoped for the best.
Burnt ("crisped") the sausage stuffing.
Correctly identified 80% of the country-themed Christmas trees at the botanical gardens.
Coveted Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Cursed the four-day gray sky.
Decorated the mantel.
Dragged a reluctant Northeastern ex-pat out for a cold walk just to discover that the coney shop was closed.
Dragged a reluctant Northeastern ex-pat out for a cold walk just to discover that the Thai place downtown was closed.
Dressed the Northeastern ex-pat in a furry bomber hat and took him out for beer.
Forgot to buy a tree or wreath (see also: Killed ...).
Kept the Dutch apple pie out of reach of the grabby, pie-loving NE ex-pat.
Killed a few bottles of wine (see also: Forgot...).
Learned about
Listened to bossa nova and hung lights.
Listened to several impassioned speeches on why I need to leave the North (see also: Cursed ...) .
Made a stuffing sandwich.
Made pretty decent gravy.
Made yet another "alphabetical" blog entry.
Placed an essay.
Received an awesome centerpiece titled Hansel and Gretel Spend Thanksgiving at the Strip Club.
Slept late.
Took a few photos of berries.
Watched an entire season of Project Runway: Australia and rooted for Will.
Walked around, walked around, walked around.
Went to Meijer and smelled all the candles.
Won Trivial Pursuit.
Zonked out at ten o'clock on Sunday night.
Placed an essay? Which one? Where?
ReplyDeleteTeach me about fizzicks while showing me pictures of that centerpiece. Please.
the one about the place where I used to work--a magazine called The Normal School picked it up! huzzah. I am also working on getting you a photo of the centerpiece, but have no fear, as it is part of our permanent collection.
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