someting that restores my faith in humanity's strangeness in a really good way.

as usual the orphan's dinner for thanksgiving was lovely and delicious. mmm. those foodies sure can cook. and probably a hell of a lot better than the asstards on top chef. it was nice to see some of the old crowd, visit with the people we only see at thanksgiving, and stragely, to realize that this is probably the last holiday season in the current format. brian rightly brings up having a proper christmas at home for the peanut. and we will have to find a way to do that. it's the reason that christmas moved to san diego (for my nephew) and now we will have to find the right way to adjust again and still visit family. i feel a bit uneasy about this, as i've always had christmas with my family, and i particularly love being with my brother and sister in law. but this is part of the game. having our own family now.

i am so thankful for everything. i have a good life. amazing and fabulous friends. the most wonderful 'husband' (we'll get around to doing the paper deed one day), and a son on the way. it's not a bad gig. it's definitely a weirder path we're going down than what i had in mind, but that's what keeps things interesting.

oh, and i'm thankful that i'm not the sort to get up at 4am to go to macy's this morning for the after holiday sales.

xoxo to you all out there. happy long weekend.