Adventures of a well-rounded geek
Thanksgiving was lovely yesterday. It started with me dancing to music and ended with me winning a game and eating my homemade pecan pie. In between was filled with prepping the rest of the food, visiting with the housemates and our friends, playing Concept, and of course, eating. Everything turned out great - even the…
What inevitably happens on Thanksgiving (or the day before), and which happened to me this morning, is that you realize you've forgotten something. Something you think is crucial to a great Thanksgiving meal. And then the adventures ensue... Gene and I had decided we'd make a homemade pie this year. The last, and only other,…
Yesterday evening, Elisabeth, Gene and I headed to the Bellco Theater to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail and afterward, listen to John Cleese, one of the actors, speak. I had seen the movie twice and, on the second go, thought it was pretty funny, so I was excited for the evening. The theater…
Continue reading ➞ Monty Python, John Cleese, and Thanksgiving prep
Yesterday was a lovely day filled with friends, family, food, and fun (look at all those Fs). Elisabeth and I baked a smores cake, a cake that I had found through reddit, specifically the user BlondeRed. This person had made a delicious looking cake and I decided I wanted to give it a try. Our…
Just made it back home from Thanksgiving. Too tired and full to write much but wanted to say I had such a lovely day. It was also my birthday (yay) and it was such a lovely day. Food was delicious, family and friends were loving, and it was just great all over. I am so…
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday. I thought that after all the food and festivities it would be fun to look up some facts about Thanksgiving. And so I share my finds with you: According to the United States Census Bureau, Thanksgiving became a national holiday in 1863 when President Lincoln declared it…
Continue reading ➞ Day 137. Fun Fact Friday: November and Thanksgiving!
To those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope had a great one. I meant to post this in the morning before all of the festivities but that, for some reason, went out the window. I got to video chat with Lydia, Dave, Martha, and Gene's uncle, Steve, which was a lot of fun and…
