Adventures of a well-rounded geek
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…
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…
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…
I had such a great Thanksgiving. Above is a picture of all the appetizers we had: brie, crackers, spinach artichoke dip, veggies and ranch, clementines, and grapes. Delicious! I did take a picture of our meal but it turned out blurry so not posting on here. Gene and I went over to my parents'…
