Thanksgiving

after baking mini apple pies for three hours, driving an hour and half, stuffing my face all day and chugging wine, then driving an hour and a half back, i'm home in my cozy apartment laying on the couch in my sweats. i love hanging out with my family. i don't think anyone's family is as fun as mine. this year was the first year we didn't have to go to two separate dinners, which made it even better.not to say i don't miss the side of my family we didn't see tonight. but christmas is a month away.

i was thinking about things i am thankful for on my drive home. i honestly have too much to be thankful for. i am in such a good place in my life right now. every time i would go to my uncle dennis's house he would always show me his music magazine The Big Takeover and lend me band biography books. i have always had this crazy appreciation for people who can create music. i love making all types of things but music is the one thing i can't. i can't even sing. i just think it's so awesome that someone can visualize sounds and then someone write lyrics that fit. i just wouldn't even know where to begin. i am thankful that musicians exist and share their creativity.

weekend

this weekend was really fun. i'm sad that it's already over. i spent a lot of time with my friends and family.
on friday stevie and i went to Honey for dinner. it's a cute little cafe in glen ellyn. they have a lot of vegetarian options on their menu and they use locally grown produce. i was going to take a picture while we were there but i forgot.
on saturday i took charlee to the groomer and spent the rest of the day hanging out with my parents. i helped my mom make an amazing vegetarian dinner - stuffed poblano peppers and mushroom wellington. yum! (picture above)
at night i went out to a bar with jackie and some new friends. on my way there i kept getting lost and it was putting me in the worst mood. i even thought about turning around and just going home. but i knew it would disappoint jacq & i did want to see her. as soon as i got there and said hi to everyone i ordered vegas bombs for me and jackie. after that everything was uphill. we danced and talked all night. it was so much fun. we even went up on the stage and danced.
this morning i woke up to a pretty bad hangover. i ended up laying in bed until around 430pm. at night i went over to michelle and lucas's new apartment. it is so cute i love it! lucas made us pierogies. so good. i had such a fun time just hanging out and watching the academy awards with them. i wish they lived closer :( i'm planning to go over there a lot in the summer to lay out at her pool. and i'll be coming over to watch true blood since they have HBO!
tomorrow i'm planning on having an extra productive day at work and then a big (much needed) workout at night. bed time!