New Moon was SO MUCH FUN. There is no way I can do the evening justice, so I will just say that I had a drink called a raspberry ice pick, put a fake vampire bite tattoo on someone's neck, obtained a NEW MOON COLLECTOR CUP, and learned how to say "nice ass" in Albanian. Except I don't remember how to say it anymore, but still, that was pretty cool. D's friends and family were so awesome and welcoming and funny as all get out, and I've already been invited to the next Twilight Saga movie when it comes out next summer. Score.
The rest of the weekend was nice enough, though less squee-filled. I made time for a bunch of fun-reading, now that my grad school classes are done for the year. I also discovered that college kids are now re-living my prior fashion mistakes in the form of stirrup pants. Stirrup pants and baggy sweatshirts: because we all want to look like pregnant potatoes (TM Sarah). I did not spot any leg warmers, but they can't be far behind.
This week is a delightfully short two-day work week, after which T and I fly off to North Carolina. This is important news for two reasons. Number one, it is supposed to be 25+ degrees warmer there than in will be in Chicago. Thanksgiving day will be 40 and rain/snow/slush in Chicago, but 68 and sunny in North Carolina. Awesome. Number two, that is where the wonderful Merdie is, and Merdie loves to cook. It is possible we will have to pay extra for our tickets home due to the extra weight we will be bringing back with us. I am (possibly foolishly) optimistic that the Mysterious Nausea Of Mystery that I've had for the last ten days or so will go away so that I can eat my weight in cake. I don't know what is up with my stomach lately, but even thinking about eating more than five or six bites of food in one sitting makes me ill. At least I'm a cheaper drunk when I'm eating less. Does that count as a bright side?
I should really wrap this entry up with something to tie it all together. Hmm. I've got nothing. Here's a picture of Maddy doing her beached whale imitation. I SWEAR the cats have been on vet-approved amounts of diet cat food for YEARS, and she gets exercise, but still. Beached. Whale.
