3 posts tagged “holidays”

Damn. Mercifully, this year's flown by... Or is that a bad thing? i can't say i've gotten much done. But it is nice to have 2007 at hand because i'm intending to make the new year different. Just gotta get through Christmas first without losing my damn mind. Pre-Thanksgiving didn't help, that's for sure..

i'm not going all out for Christmas this year. i'm not even going to entertain the idea of cards, and the gift list has been extremely cut down. i just don't have the money this year to do much shopping beyond my parents and Tom. For the relatives and anyone else, i'll do cooking/baking stuff. i've already ear-marked a few recipes that seem especially tasty, and which would last for a few days being wrapped or otherwise packaged.

i haven't heard much about going to Boston or Chicago in January, but i'll probably hear more about that this weekend in Port Charlotte. (Yes, "or Chicago". Apparently there's a chance we may be going up there in January with Tom's parents. i'm not sure it'd be as fun as usual, but it's still Chicago.)

We're probably going to be leaving for Port Charlotte in a little bit, before traffic here gets too nasty. For the first time... ever, maybe... i'm actually looking forward to the trip. We're hitting the big outlet mall on the way down, hopefully, so i can maybe get a gift bought for one or both of my parents then. Of course, i miss the kids a lot and as always i'm thrilled to get to spend some time with them. The past weekend has left me emotionally drained and i just need to take my mind off things, even if its just replacing one set of stress and worry for another.

It's finally not-quite-Thanksgiving day. People will be arriving in 2 hours, and we'll be eating in around 3. i've got helpers coming over in about an hour or so, but i honestly don't think i'll need any help. Despite earlier panic, things actually seem to be going pretty smoothly. My only concern is whether or not the turkey will be late, holding up the rest of the stuff i have to cook/heat up.

This year's menu...

1 22 lb turkey named "Big Leo"
1 5.6 lb turkey breast since i like a lot of friggin leftovers
Giant bowl of cranberries with apricots
Bacon-cornbread stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Sausage stuffed mushroom appetizer
Corn
Green beans
Acorn squash with orange-butter glaze
Ice cream cake in the shape of a turkey
Liquor!

The turkey breast is cooked and ready to go, Big Leo is in the oven making the house smell amazing. The cranberries are done, and mighty delicious this year. The stuffing, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green beans need a lil time in the oven, but otherwise they're all ready. The squash will take about 30 minutes to finish. The corn takes 5 minutes. The mushrooms are ready to toast and be consumed.

i'm hungry.

It's going to be an interesting task to make room for 12 people to eat. i'm not sure how i'm going to pull that off, since our table seats 6 comfortably and 8 uncomfortably. Maybe push two tables together. We'll see.

Pictures to follow...

It's funny. i just noticed how little i've posted since a post in late September. Wowzers. i'm usually so much more talkative... A few updates on the things i last posted about... i did indeed go to the rescheduled dentist appointment, which was today, as a matter of fact. Didn't hurt, but it wasn't pleasant either. At least this time i wasn't inadvertantly forced to watch White Chicks. (Who the fuck bought that on DVD?!) i had Saw 2 Uncut in my bag from having just purchased it before going to the dentist, along with Feast, but somehow i didn't see either of those making it into the office DVD player. Oh well. Next time i'm in for a long appointment, i'm taking a movie with me. Seriously. My mouth is still numb, my new fake crown feels bizarre, and i'm so agitated at my mouth right now that i just want to chew on something. Anything.

i have started to work again. i've been contracted to do a web site for someone i know, and so far it's going really well. i gave her some rough ideas to look at earlier this week, and she really likes them! That's such a great feeling! i miss feedback! It's inspired me to work on my own web site... not YET, but i'd like to anyway. i've got the domain, and i haven't touched it in ages, yet... i still pay for it. i should do something with it. Something to get the creativity going.

i still play too much Warcraft, but i've sworn it off for the next couple of days so that i can get some things done. i was going to cancel my account for awhile, but instead i've decided to use it's cracklike power to my advantage. i have trouble getting up early, that's been a fact for ages. i have very little to keep me on an actual schedule. All it takes is one bad day or two and i'm right back waking up at noon. SO. i'm going to join a guild full of people on the other side of the world, and play very early in the morning with them. The raiding will end before 11am, leaving me with the rest of the day to work, and evenings open for errands, fun, and PVP. It's a pretty ridiculous way to get myself on a schedule, but damned if it won't work. Should be fun, too! (PS - i'm THRILLED the expansion has been pushed back. Gives me plenty of time to hit Field Marshal, and still play with the little feral drood i made a couple of weeks ago.)

i'm actually going to be *gasp* social this weekend. i haven't done that in ages. Should be interesting. i miss going out and doing stuff sometimes. A friend of mine from up north is visiting in January, and we already have plans that i'm very much looking forward to - getting all dressed up, going to the local goth bar, and being snobby bar bitches like we used to back in the day. It's great, too, because i don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell of me going back to Chicago in January this year, but perhaps in the spring. His visit should take the edge off for awhile. We ARE going to Boston for New Years again, though, and this time around, i'm renting a car. i'm sick of being on a leash with them... i'm 26 fucking years old. (And sharing one mid-size car with seven passengers last time blew huge goat chunks. i'd rather not have to relive that.) Driving in Boston will be an experience, to say the least, but i could perhaps even sneak off to NYC for a day or two.. That sure would be nice. Finally getting to go there after so many years of wanting to, even if its just for a day, would be just as exciting for me as going to Chicago for a whole week.

i'm looking forward to the new year. It's going to be different.

i'm also really looking forward to Thanksgiving, which is the next foreseeable big social thing for me. We've probably got a Warcrack buddy coming down for it, too. Hooray for twenty-pound turkeys and cooking for two days! (Seriously, i love it.) It's always a good time. i will post many many pictures, i'm sure.