I will be honest this evening I was ready to hunker down and write a sappy little post. A wah wah Rachel pull your big girl panties up post. It all started when I walked into a little market and I smelled a smell. A smell I associate with Christmas and my house. The aroma of a Christmas wreath. I stood there in the aisle and took it in. I think I even closed my eyes and pretended I was in St. Paul, MN. ( Yes, there was Christmas in Thailand but all wreaths, trees and pine cones were plastic or some other artificial material.)
Just so happens Christmas Eve will be at our house which in my mind is the best.(Our house..like I am still living on James Ave with mom, dad, famous, and the alien) At the end of the night when the dinner has been eaten, the pie has been served, Christmas carols sung in anticipation of Santa coming in all snowy to call each cousin up by name for a lap sit, photo opp and a present.... we get to stay in the warmth of our house. We don't have to pile into a cold car!! We drink, we be marry, dry the dishes and tuck ourselves right into our warm bed. I WANT TO BE THERE!!!!! Ok. see this is what I was not going to do.....many many more chilly Christmas Eves will be had, I should really appreciate these sunshine Christmas's while I got them!!!
A few months ago Brad and I would discuss one of our Chicago run-ins. This particular run-in just happened to fall on St. Patricks Day. There was friendly banter about the place and the activity that had taken place that day. He kept telling me I was on a bar crawl and I kept being like...I have NO IDEA what you are talking about. Bar names were thrown out and google maps were brought up. Brad got points for the day it was and the bar we were at. However he lost some points because I was coming home from a day at the South Side of Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade with Rach...so really not an "official" bar crawl. We shook hands and it has not really been talked about again. Until today. I checked my email and this little treat was in my inbox.
To: ME
From: Rach
Lookie what I found! I was organizing and deleting a bunch of old pictures. I've only seen Brad via your blog, but is this your live in lover?
Shredded chicken, mango salsa, avocado, and red bean salad!! We made everything...so gooood!!
Just so happens Christmas Eve will be at our house which in my mind is the best.(Our house..like I am still living on James Ave with mom, dad, famous, and the alien) At the end of the night when the dinner has been eaten, the pie has been served, Christmas carols sung in anticipation of Santa coming in all snowy to call each cousin up by name for a lap sit, photo opp and a present.... we get to stay in the warmth of our house. We don't have to pile into a cold car!! We drink, we be marry, dry the dishes and tuck ourselves right into our warm bed. I WANT TO BE THERE!!!!! Ok. see this is what I was not going to do.....many many more chilly Christmas Eves will be had, I should really appreciate these sunshine Christmas's while I got them!!!
So lets switch topics shall we??
A few months ago Brad and I would discuss one of our Chicago run-ins. This particular run-in just happened to fall on St. Patricks Day. There was friendly banter about the place and the activity that had taken place that day. He kept telling me I was on a bar crawl and I kept being like...I have NO IDEA what you are talking about. Bar names were thrown out and google maps were brought up. Brad got points for the day it was and the bar we were at. However he lost some points because I was coming home from a day at the South Side of Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade with Rach...so really not an "official" bar crawl. We shook hands and it has not really been talked about again. Until today. I checked my email and this little treat was in my inbox.
To: ME
From: Rach
Lookie what I found! I was organizing and deleting a bunch of old pictures. I've only seen Brad via your blog, but is this your live in lover?
To: Rach
From: Me
THAT's HIM!!! THAT's HIM!!!
Look how cute he is and how overserved I am!
Now the next thing I have to talk about really quick is how Brad and I are getting really good at cooking dinner. Not to toot our own horn but we have been whipping up some cookbook worthy dishes. I am just so proud of us I have to share our Wednesday night dinner with you....easy, healthy and quick!
Last but not least yesterday was tight arse Tuesday. I wish I was the person that came up with this clever name for cheap movie night....but someone else gets the credit for that. Brad and I went on our first movie date to Moneyball. See it. We really enjoyed it...the only thing that was missing were the gummy worms. Next Tuesday those gummies are going down!!
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