before the tryptophan takes over...

In case you're not sick of Thanksgiving television yet, I have a few other randoms that you can watch to keep yourself occupied while everyone else is watching football. Just a few of my other favorites that may not fit a specific category.



Gilmore Girls - Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
No one can really eat like a Gilmore girl so of course they have four dinners to attend. I wish I had their metabolism.

Full House - The Miracle Of Thanksgiving
The family's first Thanksgiving after losing Pam. It's really touching even if the turkey didn't turn out. Poor DJ.

Grey's Anatomy - Thanks For The Memories
When this show started I really liked Izzie and felt really bad that no one wanted to show up at her Thanksgiving. I think she was shafted and they all knew of her cooking skills so it surprises me that people weren't begging for an invite.

How I Met Your Mother - Belly Full Of Turkey, Slapsgiving, Slapsgiving 2: Revenge Of The Slap, Blitzgiving
Next to Friends, HIMYM really gets it right when it comes to Thanksgiving episodes. Waiting for a slap (a few times), The Blitz ruining the holiday by keeping everyone away from Ted's dinner and Barney donning an apron to feed the homeless. That's warm and fuzzy right there. And of course there is still an active countown to Slapsgiving even if it is overdue.

South Park - Helen Keller: The Musical!
It's exactly like it sounds.

Roswell - Max In The City
There isn't a lot of Thanksgiving in this episode but the fact that aliens ditch their human families to travel to NYC with duplicates of themselves and risk missing a festive meal keeps it on the list.

The OC - The Homecoming
Seth running around trying to please two ladies, Caleb Nichol (THE ULTIMATE) bringing home a busty blond to seduce Ryan just for Marissa to see! NO, but yes. Oh and the start of Kiki's boozy adventure with, one of my favorite TV lines of all-time, "FRESH MARGS!"

Saved By The Bell: The College Years - A Thanksgiving Story
Overall not sure you can go wrong with helping inner-city kids eat a Thanksgiving dinner complete with cameos from Jonathan Brandis, Jenna Von Oy, Brian Austin Green and Mr. Belding, all of which are still totally relevant. I may be the only one that loves the college years, but oh I do.

Felicity - Thanksgiving
The story of a girl named Felicity. Wants to go home, stays and drama ensues, including her making out with her spoken for RA!

Happy Turkey Day, I'll be off doing whathaveyou for the next few days and since the next few days doesn't have much tv I'll do a lovely post about it all probably Friday morning so enjoy REBECCA BLACK FRIDAY (of course I'll be back for that, duh, best holiday).

VERSUS // thanksgiving dinner: cheers vs frasier

For this comparison I was lucky to find sitcoms that go together better than I could have dreamed. Considering one is a spin-off of the other it wasn't too hard, I am just glad that I was able to bring them together for this festive versus.

I am an avid Frasier fan, Cheers however hasn't entered my Netflix queue just yet. I've seen random episodes here and there but haven't watched the full series. I know enough about the show to feel I could do this justice, and what better compliment to Cheers than Frasier? I don't think there is one, unless Rhea Pearlman has a sitcom somewhere and then you can just point me in that direction next.

First we saw Mr. Crane and his bar gang enjoyed the festivities on the Cheers episode Thanksgiving Orphans (S05e09) and then Frasier celebrated again in A Lillith Thanksgiving (S04E07).



Plot

In Cheers, Diane arrives for work and declares that she is one of the lucky students chosen by her professor to reenact the first Thanksgiving at his house. Not wanting to see her co-workers and friends without companionship she plans them all a get-together at Carla's home. Carla is without the kids, Sam has a date, much to Diane's chagrin, but agrees to take part. Norm says he'll try and get his wife Vera to come despite her wanting to spend the holiday at the in-laws yet again. Frasier seems to have a really pessimistic attitude surrounding the holidays, I wonder where that comes from? They all arrive at Carla's and begin watching the game. With each new person that shows up the television gets moved. Norm arrives sans Vera, she still went to her mothers but he made sure to let her know that she was welcome. Sam shows up without his date, too. Enter Diane. Turns out her big dinner was just her and the other students service as the wait staff. She fled and even when her professor called and invited her back she stayed, despite everybody pleading for her to go. She didn't even bother to change out of her pilgrim attire. She gets annoyed with sports and wants to do things her way. Since the turkey is taking forever because Norm brought it in barely defrosted (the little pop thing won't pop), they all gather around the table to say what they're thankful for. No one is answering to Diane's liking so she takes it upon herself to list all of the French people that have influenced her in addition to her friends and family. Once they sit they start to dig in and the table erupts in a food fight mainly instigated by Carla. She gets cranberried and vows that she will return the revenge on Sam when he least expects it. Vera arrives for the end of the festivities and thinking she's going to nail Sam with the pie, he ducks just enough for Vera to get it in the face. What a nice welcome for her, now Norm won't be able to go anywhere again.

Frasier tries to be traditional but goes off course. Original plans consist of a rustic adventure in the Crane cabin but they are squashed when Lilith calls and announces that Frederick has the opportunity to get into the exclusive Marbury Academy and the only time that she and Frasier can meet with the headmaster is the morning of Thanksgiving. With that, Frasier, Niles and Martin all head out to Boston with Daphne going to San Fran to visit her cross-dressing uncle and Roz house-sitting. This is Nile's first Thanksgiving without Maris so he is feeling a little sensitive so when they arrive Lilith puts him on Turkey duty (not as a means of distraction per se, but I like to think of it that way). Niles has no idea what he's doing but makes due while Martin takes Freddy out to play some ball. Frasier and Lilith go to their meeting and it goes rather well until they get home and realize that maybe they didn't stress how important this school is to them. They decide to go back which is good because Martin hit Freddy in the eye with his baseball and then immediately after, Niles got him in the face with the refrigerator door. To make him feel better they let him lick the spoon of some concoction Niles is cooking up just for him to break out in hives. Frasier and Lilith make jerks out of themselves with the headmaster which causes him to give them his decision now, Freddy is a no. They can't take that for an answer and knowing that the headmaster is needing a turkey for his feast they race home, grab Niles' turkey from the oven and take it back to him, which terrifies Niles. Back at the headmaster's, they bring in the turkey which inevitably causes a fight between all of the patrons there (members and non-members of the Marbury Academy alike) and finally the headmaster agrees to let them in as long as they agree to never be present for any of Freddy's extracurricular activities. They agree and it's a Thanksgiving miracle!

Characters



Frasier Crane vs Frasier Crane - The Frasier. I think I do have to give Frasier from Frasier this one mainly because he is the primary character and oddly enough less annoying to me. He didn't seem as down on the holiday, probably because of Freddy, and seemed to be in better spirits. Good job Frasier (that'll get confusing, I'm sure at some point).



Carla Tortelli vs Lilith Sternin - The host. I think Carla was a better host. She had television and beer and couches. Lilith delegated all of her hosting duties to Niles and dragged Frasier out of the house. Granted it was for the benefit of their son, but if we're talking host here, Carla takes it.



Niles Crane vs Norm Peterson - The turkey man. Niles. Sorry, Norm, at least Niles got the turkey brown and I will assume that the little pop thing actually popped in this case.

Breakdown

Actual feast - Cheers gets it. They actually had a sit-down dinner even if it did erupt in a food fight. All the fixens were there even if the turkey took forever and may have been raw, it still was a legitimate dinner as we've all come to know. Niles tried, and where he did win the turkey man above, there was never a sit-down for us to see, unless you count the headmaster's, but I don't.

Overall festiveness - The actual Thanksgiving festive feel was really only present in Cheers. There was football, beer, pilgrims, fighting, none of this really present in Frasier except for fighting and Frasier fights with Lilith all the time.

Thanks given - I will give this to Frasier despite having a busy Thanksgiving with no food and lots of medicine for Freddy I think with the outcome of their meeting with the headmaster both Frasier and Lilith were giving many thanks that day. And I'm sure that Niles was thankful to know that his turkey went to good use.

the one that actually had the worst thanksgiving

Where shows like The Office have a hold on Christmas, and Home Improvement, Roseanne and The Simpsons take over Halloween, there are few that do Thanksgiving justice like Friends. It is honestly redundant to say, but it's hard to pass this holiday without at least acknowledging it. You can rate your favorites all you want but one thing I felt needed to be expressed was something that was touched on the very first Friends Thanksgiving episode: who actually has the worst Thanksgiving? Chandler immediately believes it is him because of his past holidays and he has pretty good reasons regarding this but when watched in succession he may not be the one with the worst overall. Let's see, shall we?



S01E09 - The One Where The Underdog Gets Away
This one prefaces all other Thanksgivings. Chandler admits his unfondness for the holiday, Rachel tries to be independent and fails, Ross and Monica start the tradition of hosting the dinner (well, Monica does). When they all return to the apartment to celebrate dinner, no one has the keys so the dinner burns and they end up with grilled cheese. This makes Chandler feel somewhat better. Joey is VD guy.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: JOEY IS VD GUY.

S02e08 - The One With The List
Ross and Rachel are fresh off of their first kiss. Ross has a decision to make: Julie or Rachel? So he does the natural thing and makes a list. Rachel has a lot of cons but Julie isn't Rachem. Meanwhile Monica, desperate for work, ends up committing to making several "mocklate" Thanksgiving dishes, however the FDA approval doesn't come through and she is still out of a job.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: Rachel. I see where Ross's intentions were good but it still burns to hear all of that bad crap about you.

S03e09 - The One With The Football
Monica and Ross are not really allowed to play football after the Gellar Cup incident but it doesn't stop them. Joey meets a pretty foreign gal but she picks Chandler. Rachel was picked last! The teams end up girls versus boys and inevitably no one wins.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: I'm giving it a tie between Rachel and Joey. Rachel seemed to be the butt of every joke but Joey seemed really upset when the Dutch chick picked Chandler. So he gets some of this.

S04E08 - The One With Chandler In A Box
Joey and Chandler aren't speaking because of (another) girl. Everyone wants to do secret santa because funds are tight, but Chandler needs to get Rachel because he already got her a briefcase with initials RG...it could go to Ross Geller as well. Monica gets ice in her eyeball, Ross tries to rekindle Joey and Chandler's friendship. Monica goes to the eye doctor and falls in like with Richard's son, it's not weird, but it's weird. She invites him to Thanksgiving. Ross tries to verify that Rachel exchanges all the gifts she gets which is true but she shows him she keeps the important stuff. Chandler ends up in a box as solidarity to Joey and it helps them work it out. Monica gets to wear a patch and Joey had reasons.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: This time it was Chandler. Hello, he was in a box.

S05E08 - The One With The Thanksgiving Flashbacks (The One With All The Thanksgivings)
Chandler again claims to be the king of bad Thanksgivings. Phoebe tries to top it but it has to be in this life, duh. Joey got a turkey stuck on his head. Flock of Chandler and Chandler Vice both make an appearance at the Geller household. He was mean to Monica. Ross was hung up on Rachel and there was a song called Emotional Knapsack. Monica gets revenge by being skinny, seducing him leads to Sir Limps a Lot. Monica tries to cheer him up with a turkey on her head and he tells her that he loves her and there are feels.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: I'm going to go with Monica. She really didn't want her story told and after it all aired out she felt even worse, however it did get Chandler to fess up to the L word so it can't be all bad.

S06E09 - The One Where Ross Got High
Rachel gets to make dessert so she opts for a traditional English Trifle. The Geller's don't know that Monica and Chandler are even a thing let alone living together, they don't like him. Ross and Joey are invited to Joey's hot roommates Thanksgiving. Chandler really tries to please Mr. Geller while Phoebe keeps having erotic dreams about him. Rachel's trifle involves beef. She messed up. Ross figures out why his parents hate Chandler, they think he got Ross high. He doesn't want to admit it so Monica outs him and they end up shouting out confessions back and forth and Chandler becomes the favorite in all of this. Everyone tries to spare Rachel's feelings about her dessert.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: Ross. It's close with Rachel and Chandler but where Chandler ended up the favorite and everyone tried to be nice to Rachel's dessert I feel like even though he was in the wrong, Ross still ended up coming out of this feeling the crappiest.

S07E08 - The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs
50 States in 6 minutes. Ross claims he has them all but of course we know there are 56 states according to Joey. Ross cannot eat until he gets them all. Phoebe has been hiding a dog in the apartment, Chandler cannot be allergic so he admits that he doesn't like dogs, they're weird. Ross doesn't like ice cream, weirdo. Rachel invited her assistant Tag, he's newly single and she jumps in just as his car gets stolen. After the paperwork is filed he does return the sentiment. The dog gets to stay after Chandler admits he "lost" him. Ross finally gets Delaware and then realizes he has Nevada twice.
Who actually has the worst Thanksgiving: Ross. That 50 states game is hard, I would know.

S08E09 - The One With The Rumor
Rachel is newly pregnant and poultry makes her puke. Joey said he will eat all the turkey that no one else wants. Chandler and Phoebe pretend to watch the game so they do not have to help, go Green Bay Mermen! Monica invites Brad Pitt to dinner, he lost a bunch of weight and still hates Rachel. There was a club co-founded by Ross and an ugly rumor about Rachel being both genders surfaces. Brad Pitt eats his yams, Ross made out with a faculty member and now Brad Pitt knows about the baby. Maternity pants = Thanksgiving pants.
Who actually has the worst Thanksgiving: Rachel, that's a given, rumors are mean. And honorable mention to Brad Pitt because now he's eating complex carbs again.

S09E08 - The One With Rachel's Other Sister
Amy shows up unannounced and declares she wants Emma after Ross and Rachel die. Ross and Rachel have already decided that Chandler and Monica deserve the honor but only if Monica doesn't die, too. Chandler is upset because he feels he will be a good parent and Monica reassures him. Joey is in trouble for missing the parade, Phoebe helps him lie about a family emergency. Everyone fights and Rachel ends up breaking the wedding china, but not as bad as Chandler breaks it. At least he showed off his amazing parenting skills before.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: I was going to say Chandler, but I think between missing the parade and then not even being offered a baby (but being offered up as one) Joey gets it.

SE10E08 - The One With The Late Thanksgiving
Monica and Chandler don't want to host Thanksgiving but Phoebe tricks them into it. Ross and Joey go to a Rangers game without Chandler and they have nacho chair, Rachel and Phoebe enter Emma in a beauty pageant. They all end up late and Monica and Chandler are pissed. After many excuses and Joey getting his head stuck in the door and ruining the food they all come together and eat what is left. Water balloon trumps paper, rock, scissors and even fire. Monica doesn't care that the food is ruined. She and Chandler were picked by a pregnant woman from Ohio to get her baby. Lots of tears and happiness, until Joey compares that to the day he got his cabbage patch, but I feel that still means something.
Who actually had the worst Thanksgiving: No one's was really bad because of how it all came together and even though they were late, Monica and Chandler GOT A BABY so this was in no way bad for them. I'd say Joey because he got his head stuck.

So out of all ten Thanksgivings the winner is actually...Joey. Four of the ten he had troubled times, Chandler only had one! Phoebe didn't have any so you know what that means, we should all become vegetarians. So we should all raise our glasses to Joey this Thanksgiving holiday, if you will.

the art of giving thanks

Our Thanksgiving holiday was quite grand. It consisted of eating and Uno and drawing pictures of Hank Hill.

What did you do?

happy slapsgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all. There are so many things to be thankful for that it's really hard to sum it up just now. Family, friends, job, doggys, food, freedom, yadda. Just because I may not be the most eloquent does not mean I'm not serious.

A lot of things have happened family-wise recently. I've chosen not to post them just because it's hard to put my feelings about this into works. My mom had a recent medical scare and while all is well it gave me and my family a lot to think about and I'm just very thankful she was able to pull through and is on her way to a better life (and the fact that she's really stoked about it doesn't hurt either).

Peace and love to all of those out there, I'm thankful for everyone I come into contact with and look forward to many more friendships in the coming months and 2013.

Now c'mon, who is ready for Rebecca Black Friday (yes it is still a thing)?

thanksgiving prayer

I realize I'm slightly late on this, but I couldn't resist anyhow. What do Johnny Cash, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and Thanksgiving have in common? They're all in this video. Happy Saturday!

rebecca black friday part II & yesterday

Alright so after a less than successful night getting crap at ye ole Target and Walmart (I'm really a grandma and need my sleep) I figured I'd venture out a bit today. We shall see how that goes, but I'm also Pretty excited to see The Muppets today as well. So far, weekend has been great!


Zack made some sweet potato pie while I watched the parade.


We let Kramer have a bit of wine.

Then we went to the park to play ball.






Then we ate A LOT....and you know the rest. :]

crap i need to do - my top 9

With extra days off this week comes extra crap I need to do. Oy, I feel like I have no time (probably because I don't)? I'm pretty stoked to have extra time to spend with my little family, that's always enjoyed. We don't do much but it's always a good time. That being said I probably won't have too much to say until Friday (FRIDAY, REBECCA BLACK FRIDAY)!

My top 9 list of things I need to/want to do this Thanksgiving holiday weekend:

9. Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade from start to finish. I have not officially done this since I was a kid so I'm going to get up early, get some snacks and coffee and park in front of the television even if no one else wants to. I know the doggies will enjoy the floats!

8. Watch some sort of holiday movie. Be it, Jingle All The Way, The Santa Clause or Love, Actually...again, I will enjoy myself while trying to be festive.

7. Go skiing! I am not sure if this will happen or not, considering how I am feeling, but if I'm feeling any better I WANT TO DO THIS. Thing is, so does everyone else, I have a feeling the slopes will be packed!

6. Attend Bijou Market. I'm pretty stoked for this, it looks like it's going to be so fun. Maybe it'll finally inspire me to get my craft on.

5. Do laundry. Had to be said, hopefully that all gets done TONIGHT.

4. GET RID OF THIS COLD.

3. Try and stay awake for Rebecca Black Friday. Target is having some awesome deals and we really need a new wireless router from Best Buy. I truly cannot wait until we have better internet. Gah.

2. Take the doggies to a park to show off their sweaters...well Aadi's sweater, Moz refuses to wear his.

1. Eat my weight in food. Yep. I am going to eat everything in site and I will have no shame.

I hope y'all have a very wonderful and safe Thanksgiving....! I will leave you with the most emotional moments in television for absolutely no reason. Spoiler alert.

feelin' thankful - my top 9

It is that time for the obligitory "What I am thankful for" post. Now, I am not saying being thankful is a bad thing, of course it isn't, however they are very ubiquitous this time of year and I don't want to bore anyone. Then I started thinking, I don't care, I am THANKFUL...and this post was born!

1. I am thankful for my extremely healthy appetite.

I eat a lot and it's awesome. I don't care if I am not a stick person, I'd rather be able to enjoy a steak and a beer. Now, I understand eating that all the time would probably kill me and no one wants that, so I'm quite thankful for salad, but what is the fun of all of this amazing food if you can't enjoy it in heaps and bounds? Jesus would want me to eat.

2. I am thankful for our xbox.

Wives, go ahead and hiss at me. I am thankful we have an xbox. It keeps Zack happy and happy husbands rule. It also is a place where I can watch Netflix and Hulu Plus and dvds when I'm too lazy to hook up the dvd player. The avatar for Zack's xbox live account terrifies Aadi and that is entertainment that you cannot buy (actually you can, for the price of an xbox live account).

3. I am thankful for coffee and tea.

This basically explains itself. Caffeine = happy, skin cancer free Jordan.

4. I am thankful for tv on dvd.

I don't know if I could live without it. Zack and I have gotten into so many television shows and it's kind of our way of having random little date campouts in our bedroom. We'll turn on Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory or Ghost Adventure and watch all the episodes in succession for many many days in a row. Its a constant that I've grown accustomed to. I almost do this on my own as well whether at work or while Zack is busy playing on my #2 most thankful. Shows such as Gilmore Girls, The Golden Girls and most currently, Home Improvement (hoh, oh oh).

5. I am thankful for really terrible movies.

Without gems like Grease 2 and New York Minute what would I have to watch (besides everything mentioned in #3) while dying my hair?

6. I am thankful for Regina's Puff's Plus kleenex she has at work that I have been stealing (sorry) because I am a raging ball of phlegm today.

I am so gross today, my nose is running and my head is stuffy and I just want someone to sing me Soft Kitty. However, if Regina didn't have these Puff's Plus Kleenexes for me to steal I'd be in a much worse state.

7. I am thankful for Neil Diamond.

I feel very strongly that without his sparkly shirts, the sequin trend of today would not be as big as it is. Thank you, Neil.

8. I am thankful that Utah finally got an In-n-Out burger (or several).

At the risk of sounding "trendy" In-n-Out may very well be my most favoritest fast food in all of the world. I love their burgers and sauce and even their itty, bitty fries (for the little kids, as my mother would say). I could eat there every day though I'd probably die...as explained in #1.

9. I am thankful that I woke up this morning despite the fact that I turned off my alarm the first time it went off.
Otherwise I would have been late today and that would have sucked.

In all honesty I am very much thankful for the health and wellness of family and friends, I'm thankful to have a job and a fun hobby. I'm thankful for my doggies and my home and a husband who totally is in love with me and I with him. Life is good and I'm happy to have it!

Other people are thankful too...hey, I did do a list-o-links!
They are thankful...
...and they are thankful
...and I'm sure more are thankful but those are all the posts I could find.

anti-thanksgiving decor

I still feel slightly bad about hating on Thanksgiving the other day. It's a wonderful holiday and I'm thankful we have it, it's just not one of my personal favorites. However, there are some truly lovely things about Thanksgiving, such as the yummy food and the pretty decor that can be seen around. I've compiled some of my favorite looks of the holiday, enjoy!


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I think this successfully cured me of the Thanksgiving blues, at least for now. I would take any of these table decorations, they're all so gorgeous. I'd love to find more (that is a hint, leave some in the comments!)

november: the awkward cousin

On my blog feed this morning I counted 13 posts welcoming November. I love November, but not as much as October and December. I see November as the slightly awkard cousin of the two. Sure there is Thanksgiving, but as far as a holiday that involves spending time with family I prefer Christmas and as far as pure holiday feeling goes, Halloween wins in my book. So here we are...November. The transition between Halloween and Christmas, oy vey (and Hanukkah).

My November started off with a 2am craving for macaroni and cheese. Moz tried to get me out of bed at one, I hushed him back to sleep but I couldn't regain my unconsciousness so I laid there, really wanting to make macaroni and cheese. I finally got up around 2am to let Moz out and realized that it was borderline snowing in my backyard. This is good and bad. Good because I am really excited about the cold weather (like any other female, mainly due to sweaters, scarves, boots and hats), but also just for the general feel of the season. It's crispy outside, the colors are gorgeous, especially here in Utah and the vibe is mellow.

Tangent: Sometimes you have moments where you're reminded of just how beautiful Utah's landscape is. I'm reminded of a moment from last week, Zack told me he had been talking to our friend Kramer while he was waiting for a job interview. Kramer moved here from back east, mainly to ski, but also to see what opportunities were out this way. Zack explained that Kramer had mentioned how amazing the mountains looked. I first took this as Kramers attention to anything ski-related and he was eyeing particular areas he wanted to check out, but Zack corrected me by describing that Kramer had really never seen anything like that at home. Sure, he had mountains but not like Utah mountains. I felt bad, I stare at these things on a daily basis and I never think twice about what they look like. After that I made a mental note that the next time I was out and about to stare for a little longer than usual and upon doing so I think I saw some of what Kramer saw. This time of year the mountains truly are phenomenal and I clearly had been taking them for granted. This is one of the distinct features that the awkward cousin has to offer. End tangent.

Now I can't decide if it is too early to listen to Christmas music. Yes and no. I usually start listening to it the week of Thanksgiving, which is also when I put up my tree and decorations. I used to be a complete nutjob when it came to Christmas, I would wear sweaters, bake cookies, you name it. I'm a little more relaxed now that I'm married and I don't want to scare Zack away quite yet, though I still enjoy the occasional sweater and the occasional baking (though now it's usually pre-made dough). I have to yank down my spiderweb this evening and see if I can find some awkward cousin decorations (i.e. leaves, gords, cornicopias, etc.) to decorate the mantle with until it's officially appropriate to replace it with the nativity. I like November but it does put a cramp in my decorating style. Awkward cousin's are like that, you're not really sure how to handle them. Do you embrace them like you do the rest of the family or do you just smile and nod as they sit in the corner at the kids table eating olives off of their fingers? I never know how to treat them!

I am pretty much an icicle today. It's like the weather did a complete shift this morning. Leave it to the awkward cousin to make me feel shivery. Yesterday there was a nice breeze, I wore a jacket but didn't have to bundle up too intensley and then this morning I was dodging snow pellets on the way to my car. What...happened? As I look out the window at work right now I only see a grey sky and a tree with one dead leaf. Does this also mean November is depressing? I keep hearing how people get really down during the holidays and I may have to disagree. The way I work, I get down in November (that could also be the title to a fantastic rap song).

November has a holiday that celebrates food and then a few epic shopping days to follow, but other than that it's just sitting there, in the middle of two other months with more pronounced holidays, much like the cousin, sitting there between favorite uncle and adorable nephew. I'm not meaning to offend anyone of you avid Thanksgiving fans, and I'm not saying that I have anything against the holiday, but in my heart it doesn't compare. I may be alone in this but I will stand by it, at least until next year.

A funny thought did cross my mind while writing this. Where I have this odd obsession with Rebecca Black as seen in all of my Friday posts, somehow I want to celebrate Rebecca Black Friday this upcoming November holiday. It would also be a great puzzle for Wheel Of Fortunes "Before & After" category. Someone get on that!!

Now I want a turkey and cranberry sandwich. See, this cousin also is responsible for my ever-growing waistline.