Thanksgiving has come and gone and now my Christmas tree is up and I’ve been wearing Christmas socks the past few days. Am I finally starting to feel in the Christmas spirit? Yes! Seeing the Christmas lights on houses as I drove around running errands last Thursday and putting up the tree yesterday is getting … More 12-6-21 Thanksgiving & Daily Life
What a weird but enjoyable weekend I had. Saturday morning, my mom called telling me she and my dad plan on driving to Texas this upcoming Friday to spend time with my grandma before she passes away. My grandma isn’t doing well and my mom needs to be with her. So my parents wanted to … More 12-14-20 Christmas and Thanksgiving
This year I experienced two Thanksgivings. It was the bomb but I definitely over ate both days (Future Lauren is not pleased). On Thursday, Brittany came over and Elisabeth and I made an early dinner for the three of us. Elisabeth’s cousins were supposed to be eating with us as well but they had to … More Two Thanksgivings is Best Thanksgiving
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 … More Thanksgiving and my birthday
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, … More Amazon Prime Now
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 … More 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 … More Thanksgiving 2016
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