Getting Festive

Hi, Amanda.

I've got cranberry bread in the oven and I just lit my pumpkin spice candle. Later tonight I may sample the cranberry vodka I made last night to see how it's coming along...or maybe I'll have a pumpkin pie martini instead. I did buy that cinnamon vodka, by the way, and it does make the martini just that little bit better. Now it goes to eleven...

I was supposed to go out with my friend K tonight, but decided--since I'm living in squalor and have leftovers in the fridge, and a case of wine at home, and I'm going out for lunch tomorrow--that going out tonight was probably ill-advised. Yeah, I would have had fun, but I was feeling overwhelmed and like I had way too much to do, so I cancelled. Now, while my bread bakes I'm writing, and when it's ready I'll clean up a little around here so that when I get home tomorrow night I can say aahhh, and not ugh.

I'm really looking forward to kicking off the long weekend with a grown up lunch with my friend C after our half-day, and then to four glorious days without school. Yay. I'm having Thanksgiving with my family at my cousin's, which should be fun, although we'll be missing D madly. I know I'll be tying one on, so plan on staying overnight (and bringing bagels for breakfast the next morning), and the rest of the weekend is wide open for recovering--so what the heck.

Sorry to hear about your brother's antics, but am glad you and your parents are a united front against his divisiveness. I hope you're enjoying your parents' company and ready for a relaxing Thanksgiving.

Give me a call if you feel like it. Until then Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours and BLU.

Lots of love,
Barb