So I'm sitting here all snuggly on the couch, catching up on DOOL, warm and happy under my heated throw, perusing the ads for "Black Friday" when I noticed that Kohls opens at 4 AM.
That's crazy talk!
Who is getting up that early to shop? What could you possibly need that would propel you out of your safe, warm bed to a store with a bunch of other lunatics? There is no deal in the universe that would get me out of bed that early.
I don't even like to get up to pee at 3 AM.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Giving the bird the bird
For as long as we've lived here (10 years!) Mr. Pants and I have spent Thanksgiving here in our PJs eating a humongous amount of food. No relatives, no arguments, no football. Just us, our cats, the parade (and me singing "I love a parade" repeatedly), the dog show and some Buffy episodes. We eat, go to bed and sleep Friday away.
TYPICALLY.
This year because we are moving on Monday the 26th - and because new job is making me work Wednesday (ALL DAY) and Friday (ALL DAY), we are cutting corners right and left.
The Turkey I lovingly brine? Is going to be a simple maple glazed turkey.
The stuffing that I bake my own bread for, cube and let get stale? Then cook up the aromatic veggies to make an awesome, delectable stuffing (I love stuffing -it's my favorite part of the meal) is being replaced by Stove Top.
The mashed sweet potato casserole with tiny lil' marshmallows on top? Is being replaced with some frozen candied sweet potatoes. (This side dish is my specialty - I used to work in a restaurant and when I first came up with it I presented it the head chef as "goo". Which stuck in the kitchen - and still to this day I call it goo.)
The pies (usually two or three) that I would labor over on Wednesday afternoon when I came home early from my old job have been replaced by a Sara Lee frozen job that was only $1.88 at the Wegmans! My dad would be so proud.
The veggies that I would marinate and roast on Thursday are off the menu too - replaced with a frozen veggie combo.
The shrimp I would normally steam in beer and old bay are gone too. Along with the Chutney spread and the beer cheese dip. Instead it'll probably be easy cheese on crackers (not really - I may throw together some apps on Wednesday night if Mr. Pants goes out drinking - maybe a fig goat cheese phyllo concoction.)
The only thing I'm keeping is the mandarin salad I would normally make.
I know I'll miss my typically Thanksgiving. Ever since my family became spread so far I've come to look forward to this easy day of great food and no stress. Even though the food won't be as good - Mr. Pants and I will still watch the parade, dog show and I didn't pack Buffy Season 2 for that reason - we'll still sit at the table and say what we're thankful for. We still feed the cats wet food and all fall into a weird slumber by 7 p.m. It stinks I'll have to get up early on Friday to go to work, but whatever... I'm off Monday and Thursday and Friday of the follow week - and by December 1st - we'll be set into our new home - I hope!
Of course last week I was bitching about XBoyfriend - he called the other day and I answered (Damn you long commute!) and he asked if he could come to our thanksgiving dinner. We had a screaming match about his drinking and then he hung up. I haven't heard from him since, but I can only imagine that he's going to show up here like nothing ever happened.
Of course I could use the help packing.
TYPICALLY.
This year because we are moving on Monday the 26th - and because new job is making me work Wednesday (ALL DAY) and Friday (ALL DAY), we are cutting corners right and left.
The Turkey I lovingly brine? Is going to be a simple maple glazed turkey.
The stuffing that I bake my own bread for, cube and let get stale? Then cook up the aromatic veggies to make an awesome, delectable stuffing (I love stuffing -it's my favorite part of the meal) is being replaced by Stove Top.
The mashed sweet potato casserole with tiny lil' marshmallows on top? Is being replaced with some frozen candied sweet potatoes. (This side dish is my specialty - I used to work in a restaurant and when I first came up with it I presented it the head chef as "goo". Which stuck in the kitchen - and still to this day I call it goo.)
The pies (usually two or three) that I would labor over on Wednesday afternoon when I came home early from my old job have been replaced by a Sara Lee frozen job that was only $1.88 at the Wegmans! My dad would be so proud.
The veggies that I would marinate and roast on Thursday are off the menu too - replaced with a frozen veggie combo.
The shrimp I would normally steam in beer and old bay are gone too. Along with the Chutney spread and the beer cheese dip. Instead it'll probably be easy cheese on crackers (not really - I may throw together some apps on Wednesday night if Mr. Pants goes out drinking - maybe a fig goat cheese phyllo concoction.)
The only thing I'm keeping is the mandarin salad I would normally make.
I know I'll miss my typically Thanksgiving. Ever since my family became spread so far I've come to look forward to this easy day of great food and no stress. Even though the food won't be as good - Mr. Pants and I will still watch the parade, dog show and I didn't pack Buffy Season 2 for that reason - we'll still sit at the table and say what we're thankful for. We still feed the cats wet food and all fall into a weird slumber by 7 p.m. It stinks I'll have to get up early on Friday to go to work, but whatever... I'm off Monday and Thursday and Friday of the follow week - and by December 1st - we'll be set into our new home - I hope!
Of course last week I was bitching about XBoyfriend - he called the other day and I answered (Damn you long commute!) and he asked if he could come to our thanksgiving dinner. We had a screaming match about his drinking and then he hung up. I haven't heard from him since, but I can only imagine that he's going to show up here like nothing ever happened.
Of course I could use the help packing.
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