Thanksgiving festivities

My Thanksgiving festivities have been very hectic. Trying to coordinate 3 different Thanksgivings in 2 days is quite an undertaking. It doesn't help that I have about 5 or 6 projects that are due by the end of the break. Hectic.

I really like Thanksgiving.
Mostly because I really like food. I like the whole family togetherness and the thankfulness, but I REALLY like food.
I have been craving real food. Me and April cook once a week, but the majority of my diet consists of things prepared in the microwave or school food (which is totally not real food).

Thanksgiving food Arli has been craving:

Turkey
The obvious choice. The bird that inspires us to be thankful. Also, I love gravy.

Mashed Taters
There are few things in this world that I love more than mashed potatoes. Potatoes are good in and of themselves, but if you mash those suckers and pour some gravy on it... Oh mama.
Also: I think gravy improves most things.

Green Bean Casserole
Oh, the goodness. I crave this all year round. Green beans with crunchy goodness on top.


Chocolate Lush
Oh. Just... Oh. Don't know what Lush is? It is heaven in your mouth, that's what it is. Similar to pie, but in larger proportions with more whipped cream. All-around amazing and generally awe-inspiring.

Needless to say, I plan to put on some pounds over the break. And I am totally OK with that. So worth it.

Wedding Plans

So, I guess its pretty inevitable: I will need to have a wedding planning update blog.
At the same time, I can't disclose absolutely everything, because that takes away all the surprise.
So. I won't say anything. Pictures are worth a thousand words, right?

If you feel confused, its ok. I promise it makes sense.

YES.

I would like to point out, that in exactly 9 months from today, I will be getting married.
Celebrate.

Also, this is hilarious. I know, I am a classic music nerd, but its totally worth it. You will never hear the song the same way again.

WATCH

Trauma

You don't even know what happened to me this week.
But you get to hear about it anyway.

1. I got to see a kid in my first grade class projectile vomit all over everything. Repeatedly.
It was beyond gross.

2. I got two write 4 papers. Not 1. Not 2. But 4. All of said papers were over books that I never purchased or read. Of course, I have pretty much known about these papers all semester, or at least for more than a month. Being me, of course, I put it off to the last minute. In my defense, I have written some pretty fantastic papers in about 2 hours over books I never read.

3. I have ginormous project due on Monday, which I have also yet to start. And then I have an even-more-ginormous ginormous project due a couple weeks after that which involves me writing a book's worth of papers. I grudgingly admit that there is no feasible way to do this the night before, so I am going to have to start that soon. I probably actually should have started it already. Crap.

4. Why is it that you can't ever run into people that you don't want to run into when you look GOOD?

5. I don't know why, but for some reason I have developed this habit of waking up at 4 in the morning for no apparent reason. I go back to sleep, but its still quite annoying.

6. On the plus side, I did make a cake. Without destroying it. Which is pretty much a first for me. It was an anti-midterms cake. Although this could also be a bad thing, since I'm pretty sure if I eat anything else with butter or sugar in it I will have to buy a new wedding dress.

Articulation

I have decided that singers no longer know how to articulate. I find that this is a pretty important skill. Otherwise, it slightly changes the meanings of your songs.
That, or I just can't hear.
Examples:

1. "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga
Real lyrics: "Can't read my, Can't read my, No he can't read-a my poker face!"

I heard: "Kill me now! Kill me now! Why won't you just kill me, in my face??"
Meaning: Changed.
(disclaimer: I was very, very tired at the time).

2. "I Try to Say Goodbye" by Macy Gray
Real lyrics: "I try to say good-bye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near"

I heard: "... I blow bubbles when you are not here."
Meaning: Changed.

3. "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks
Real Lyrics: "I'm not big on social graces..."

I heard: "I'm not big on saucy dresses..."
Meaning: Changed

4. "Love Drunk" by Boys Like Girls
Real lyrics: "I used to be love drunk, but now I'm hungover. I love you forever, but now it's over!"

I heard: "I used to be love drunk, but now I'm hung over, I had you for Breakfast, and now it's over!"
Meaning: Changed. Although, to be fair, cannibalism is among one of the effective ways to end a relationship. It does still change the whole tone of the song though.