Thanks a lot God!

do you know what i would give to be on mercer st right now? a kidney, a good amount of plasma, my left pinky, and my first-born's first-born.
why can't marc open a store around here??? i need the goods!!!

that extra 10lbs, recap

This weekend was the best! It was my first holiday in almost a year, where I got paid for not going in to work. TH and I hosted Thanksgiving and cooked the fuck out of everything (in a good way). The days of preparation and planning totally paid off. TH and Penelope got to sleep in that morning while I slowly started my day.

We got crackin and listened to Splendid Table's Turkey Confidential (Lynne Rossetto Kasper is a hero of mine, she's gonna get a mini shrine in my kitchen someday). We were pretty stoked at how smooth things went.

Our guests were a little tardy so none of our nibblies got nibbled.

But it's probably a good thing, considering our fridge is jam-packed with leftovers. Cava, beaujolais nouveau, and pinot noir were drunk, bubbly was popped for dessert, irish coffees and Frangelico/Bailey's coffees were sipped and the whole thing was pretty fucking gorgeous.

I have decided that I have the greatest recipe for turkey, courtesey of Epicurious. And 101cookbooks has the greatest side recipes. Our own little vegetarian had plenty to nosh.

Of course, in hindsight I should not have had so much to drink, decide to then talk politics, and wind up calling my roomie and his friend lazy and stupid and also insult my boyfriend at the same time. yeesh!
Other than that, it was perfect. Thanks TH for being, once again, the best partner in crime a gal could ask for-

Part 2

I'm not a big fan of preppy clothes but I love me some plaid, whether it's buffalo, tartan, whathaveyou, I want it. Ralph Lauren (I'm sensing a pattern...) has this line that looks an awful lot like Abercrombie, but a wee bit cooler called Rugby. I found these, (insert omg):

Hot tamale! I need these on my arms! They're even on sale, $49.99. Yeah, I could probably make them on the cheap, but I'm feeling instant-gratification mode.

Worthless Xmas Wishes

A quick glance at my overstuffed apartment will assure anyone that I need nothing for xmas. That does not mean that I don't want stuff...even though the guilt is building with each new bauble I set envious eyes on. So i'm just going to list them off and vicariously wear/play/eat them.

Number one
Lauren by Ralph Lauren gold plated, Hematite link bracelet with pave crystals, $78 apparently at select Macy's and Bloomingdale's nationwide.

Pretty dreamy, yeah, but I'm not really into jewelry that costs more than $30 unless it's real.

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