We cooked up a huge feast for Thanksgiving, and it was lovely. Thanksgiving, for those of you unaware, this is a holiday where we celebrate a moment in history where the (British) Pilgrims and the Indians came together and had dinner in celebration of their combined decision to “make peace, not war”.
The first Thanksgiving feast lasted [...]
Archive > November 2009
Thanksgiving has come and gone
Busy Weekends
I think we spent most of Saturday out of the house. It was “engagement photo day!” (check the sidebar gallery) where we had some nice photos taken and also got to learn about photo upselling at JcPenney. We wondered why the photographer had us pose in “Twister”-like formation. Turned out it [...]
Saturday Wanderings in Art-Like Formation
Ian and I had a lovely day yesterday. He decided to do some driving and even got on the motorway. At the end, he always says, “No crashes! Another good day of driving!” Yesss…. hehe
We were off to meet the lady I’ve hired to do my hair for the wedding. She was really [...]
People can be arses
I had quite a rough day yesterday (nothing Ian-related, btw). I don’t handle conflict well. My normal method involves quite a bit of being upset, being angry, being hurt, arguing my point, people ignoring my point and going on with their own and then my not being able to let go of it for a [...]
Our First Weekend
We had a lovely weekend, in part thanks to the warm weather. Yesterday, we packed TLK’s bicycle into the trunk/boot of the car and went up to the lake. She peddled around the walking trail while we walked. Walking is so much more relaxing and fun to do when you do it as a couple, [...]
So, one tip
for Americans who choose to shop with English citizens: Prepare an autobiographical summary of the UK citizen before going to shop.
This will significantly narrow down questions from sales staff, such as:
Where are you from, if you don’t mind my asking?
How did you meet your fiancee, seeing that you lived 4,000 miles away?
What about that political [...]
