Classy in Philadelphia

Just When I Thought Christmas Was Over...

2009-12-27T00:17:00.003-05:00

...Santa made a surprise re-appearance!

We came home from my extended family Christmas party a few hours away and there was a present sitting on the stairs for my siblings and I.

When we opened it, we found this note...

Excuse the poor grammar and random bold and different font sizes...Santa (coughMOMcough) spent 2 hours in front of the computer typing this note. This is an accomplishment for someone who doesn't get the computer even though she has had one for years.

So...what do you think it is?

I didn't even get a chance to guess because my brother read it and started screaming "TV TV TV TV TV!!!" and bolted to his room before I knew what was happening.

Yaaaaay! Yes, my brother was right. Santa brought each of us a flat screen TV. Mine is going to replace the one in the background. Oh, and by the way, the note says not to "abuse it" because my current TV makes crazy noises and I have to hit the side of it to make it stop.

How cute is Santa? He always knows just what I want!

I can't wait to hook this baby up and lounge in bed all day watching TV and movies! I've officially declared today PAJAMA DAY!

A Very Merry Classy Christmas (In Photos)

2009-12-26T00:02:00.009-05:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I hope Santa brought you everything you wanted and more. Enjoy some photos from my lovely holiday.

My siblings and I before church on Christmas Eve

Showing off our new coats that our parents got us for Christmas...remember my post about the search for the perfect winter coat? Check out the last photo...yup, got the coat I wanted!

Dad and my brother...next year, I bet my brother will be taller than my dad!

The fam <3

Christmas morning scene..my gifts are the ones in green!

My gifts unwrapped..my favorite gifts are: my coat, my new Longchamp bag, Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue perfume, my moccasins and clothes!

Jasmine checking out her gifts! She is so cute.

Dad outside loving his super secret gift that we had to hide in the back of the car

Haha, it's an arm chair! Yes, this is very exciting for my dad.

My mom (before she had to leave for work...boo) and my new baby cousin Grace..how adorable is this?!

And, there you have it! Christmas 2009 is officially over...isn't it crazy how much work and preparation goes into Christmas and its over in literally the blink of an eye?

I'm thankful I had such a great day and I'm especially thankful for my amazing family.

How was your Christmas? Did Santa bring you everything you wanted? What was your favorite gift?

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T00:59:00.005-05:00

Merry Christmas to all of you!

I hope you all have a wonderful fun-filled day with your families, delicious food and lots of presents!

Here is my family's lovely 2009 Christmas card...

Back tomorrow for a complete holiday update!

Traditions (also known as) Why I Still Pretend I'm a 5 Year Old At Christmas Time

2009-12-24T00:46:00.005-05:00

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

On this lovely 24th day of December, I'd like to share some of my family's Christmas Eve and Christmas day traditions with you. We're big believers in traditions around here and someone (coughMEcough) gets very angry if traditions get broken.

On Christmas Eve day, my brother, sister and I get to exchange the gifts we got each other. That means, we each open two gifts. Then, we get ready for church while my parents get our fancy schmancy Christmas Eve dinner ready.

While that's cooking, my sister Jamie and I sneak (well, I'm over 21 so I guess I don't really sneak anymore) wine to make church a bit more exciting. Then, we eat dinner (usually we have fillet) and we have a few family members over. After that, we have a family photo shoot by the tree (photos to come!) and then head off to church.

Despite what I just said about the wine and church thing, I really do enjoy going to church, especially on Christmas Eve. I love seeing the Christmas trees lit up on the alter and seeing the baby Jesus front and center. The choir is usually extra good on Christmas and it's nice to see everyone get dressed up to go to church.

After church, we all come home and put on our Christmas PJ's. Yes, you heard me right. Christmas pajamas. Don't even ask me how many Christmas themed pajama pants I own.

We settle in on the couch and read Christmas stories as a family (yes I'm 21 and my siblings are 17 and 15 and we act like we're 5 but it's TRADITION). Sometimes, for old times sake, we even fight over who gets to read. We usually read Polar Express and The Night Before Christmas. After story time, we each open one gift from our parents. And finally, we watch a bit of A Christmas Story since it plays for 24 amazing hours straight and then its off to bed!

Oh, and how could I forget? We leave out milk and cookies for Santa Claus. I mean, come on! The man is probably hungry! Oh, and we have to put the milk in a PLASTIC cup, because one year "Santa" broke the glass cup.

On Christmas morning, in 5 year old fashion, I wake up bright and early and make sure the siblings are awake and we go check out our presents from Santa under the tree. However, we aren't allowed to actually go all the way downstairs! We have to peek from the stairs because we have to wait until the parental units wake up to do that. Look at the presents, but no touching!

When we finally decide its a reasonable hour to wake them up, we do and head down to open our gifts. We all take turns opening and it usually takes a good hour. We

Then, my mom prepares the most amazing brunch for us and some other family members. After that, it's time to chill out until we go to dinner at my aunt's house. Once we're done eating dinner, we play board games. Yep, board games. We're quite partial to Scattergories.

All in all, it's my favorite time of the year. Yes, I act like I'm 5, but who doesn't love remembering how great their childhood was and just trying to re-live it for as long as they can? Tradition is really important to me and I'll probably bring some of my family's traditions to my own family one day.

What are your family's traditions on Christmas Eve and Christmas? Am I the only 5 year old out there or do some of you love to keep your traditions alive?

Where In The World Wednesday

2009-12-23T11:10:00.001-05:00

It's Wednesday and that means it's time for my feature, Where In The World Wednesday!

If you participate, please take the button the fabulous Feris made to use in your post!

The idea of WITWW is to post a picture of you in someplace in the world...it doesn't have to be somewhere foreign or tropical. Just a picture of you somewhere that you consider traveling.

If you decide to participate, make sure to post it and then post your link in the comments so I can check out yours!

At the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas... 2009

2009-12-22T00:01:00.000-05:00

At my house, we take Christmas very seriously.

Last year, I showed you our house and some of our decorations and each year we only add to the holiday goodness and craziness.

As promised, here is our insanely decorated Christmas house!

The house from the bottom of our driveway...the snow kind of buried slash knocked over some of the decorations.

The house closer up.

Gorgeous tree with our new blue walls! We did the tree in all red and gold this year.

The nativity set my mom made back in her crafty days.

I love this wreath...so colorful and fun!

The stocking were hung by the ~~chimney~~ umm...staircase with care...The stockings each have a photo of me, my brother and sister when we were little on Santa's lap.

Christmas photos from years past (my mom's are even in there too!)

Me and Santa- age 1

Decorations above the TV

Yep...even the toilet is festive.

Countdown to Christmas! I remember fighting with my brother and sister every morning over who got to move the little Santa.

Above the kitchen sink

Ho Ho Ho!

Santa shower curtain..oh yes!

There are just so many details and so many small things my mom thinks of. It amazes me and I hope my house can be just as adorably decorated when I'm all grown up.

So, are you convinced that my family is just a litttttle bit obsessed with Christmas?

How does your family decorate for the holidays?

My Recent (And Not-So Recent) Obsessions

2009-12-21T00:01:00.002-05:00

The Recent:

-Hummus and Pita Chips: YUM YUM YUM. I don't know what I was thinking wrinkling my nose when everyone else was dipping their chips into delicious hummus, but now that I've finally tried it, I'm obsessed. I love red pepper hummus, but I'm also quite partial to the garlic kind. Crap, now I'm hungry.

-2010: I just know that 2010 is going to be way better than 2009. Like I said in this recent post, 2008 was about getting over heartbreak, 2o09 was all about me and 2010 is about getting myself back out there.

-Talking about Rome and Europe: I probably annoy everyone to no end, but recently especially, I've been extra obsessed with talking about Rome. I'm all, "Oh in Rome they do this.." or "That's not how it is in Italy." Sorry friends and family, but I just miss it that much!'

-Not getting dressed and just wearing pajamas all day: I don't know about you, but the insanely cold weather has made me very lazy and I'm loving lounging in my PJ's all day with not a care in the world.

The Not-So Recent:

-My Pink Robe:Since I was snowed in this weekend, I've pretty much been lounging around the house all cuddled in the gloriousness (is this a word? Spell check says its not..I think it is) of this pink robe.

-My kitty: How precious is she? I adore her, but I think I'm developing some kind of allergy to her because my eyes have been killing me whenever she is around. How weird is it to develop an allergy after you've been living with something forever? I hear it's true though. Anyway, she's a cutie.

-Baking Christmas cookies and watching Christmas movies: I've always loved doing this, but I feel like this year it's to a new extreme. The Hallmark Channel and Lifetime are my best friends.

-Finding new and awesome blogs to read: Lately, I've been finding some awesome blogs to follow about careers and writing. However, I'd love to find some new, great personal blogs to read. Any suggestions?

What are recently (and not so recently) obsessed with?

PS- Get excited. Tomorrow I'll be posting photos of my house all decked out for Christmas. Believe me, it's a little insane how decorating crazy my family gets during the holidays.

Snowed In? No Problem

2009-12-20T11:59:00.005-05:00

I honestly didn't mind being snowed in yesterday. I love being all cozy and warm in my house and watching the snow fall.

Last night, my family decided to get some baking done and watch some Christmas movies (PS- I will never watch Christmas Shoes again...saddest movie ever and I can't believe I had to sit through it because it made me BAWL)

Anyway, I decided to make Reese's Pieces cookies because I'm obsessed with the Reese Pieces candy. I found the recipe here.

The ingredients

The dough

Cookies just out of the oven

Finished product!

They were pretty delicious and my family seemed to like them. However, my favorite Christmas time cookie is definitely Snickerdoodles!

And, because we NEVER see this much snow in Philly, I had to share these photos just to prove it can happen!

My backyard

My brother trying to shovel my car out of the snow (isn't he so nice?)

What did you all do while snowed-in (or not)?

Words To Live By Friday

2009-12-18T00:01:00.001-05:00

"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." -Dr. Seuss

How perfect is this quote? This was my high school yearbook quote and I still like to try to live by it.

Winter Break Goals

2009-12-17T11:33:00.002-05:00

The semester from hell is officially OVER! Thank God.

Starting today, I have one whole entire beautiful month off to relax and do whatever I want. It's actually my last "real" break before I become an adult in the real world with actual responsibilities and such, so I want to be productive and get things done, but I also really want to relax and enjoy it. I wonder if I can achieve that perfect balance.

As a reminder, here are my winter break goals from last year. Some of them haven't changed, but I added some new ones, of course. If you couldn't already tell, I love setting goals.

My goals for winter break 2009/2010 are:

-Update this blog as frequently as possible with fun content
-Make more awesome bloggy friends!
-Update my book review/writing blog daily (not reading it? want the link? let me know in the comments!)
-Read at least 15 books
-Continue writing the novel I started during NaNoWriMo
-Keep knitting the scarf I started last year
-Learn how to crochet
-Browse etsy and get inspired to create pretty crafty things
-Hang out with my friends and family more often
-Really CLEAN my room because I get to re-do it this spring!
-Find some freelance writing jobs/continue guest blogging for PR and career blogs to build my portfolio
-Perfect my resume
-Schedule and complete more informational interviews to build my network
-Work on putting my PR and writing portfolio together for job interviews in the spring
-Try to make a Web site/online portfolio for myself for the impending job search

If you have time off this winter and over the holidays, what are your goals?

Where In The World Wednesday

2009-12-16T00:01:00.000-05:00

Just heading to dinner in Santorini on my 4-wheeler

Crazy, Hazy Nights

2009-12-15T00:01:00.003-05:00

After telling one of my best friends S that I have a super secret blog that no one knows about for months now, I've finally decided to let her in on the secret. This is especially important because she plays an instrumental role in this story...

Beer goggles.

We've all heard of them, right? Makes a person look WAAAAYYY better when you are drunk than you would ever think they looked sober.

I never thought I'd experienced the beer goggles before. I like to think I have pretty good judgment, even when drunk. I like to think that most of the decisions I make, I'd make the same if sober.

Wrong.

On Friday night at the party I mentioned yesterday, I truly experienced beer goggles for the first time.

S and I both love to have fun, but we don't go out that much. As I've mentioned before, I'm super busy during the semester and prefer low-key weekends to crazy weekends. However, when I do get crazy, I get REALLY crazy. That's something S and I hashed out at dinner last night; when we do decide to drink, we go all out.

Anyway, back to the party.

Somewhere between drinking and playing too many games of Kings, S and I found ourselves in a deep conversation with this guy there. We'll call him B. We both know B and don't necessarily like B all that much. B is pretentious and kind of weird...we often laugh at him behind his back because he says the most ridiculous things.

S and I honestly have no idea how the conversation with B started, but all of a sudden fueled by alcohol, we were asking him all kinds of questions about his sexuality, his past relationships, the way he dresses, the way he does his hair...

Me: Ohhhh, S! Feel B's hair! It's sooooo softtttt!
S: B has suchhhhh niceee hair! What do you do to it, B?
Me: B! Why don't you ever date anyone? You are soooo cute.
S: Yeah, B! Why don't you?!

Like I said, ridiculous. The conversation got a little out of control...it got a little more sexual than S and I would have normally liked it to. We learned things about B on Friday that we never wanted to know.

S and I are dangerous when drunk together because we basically are so similar and play off each other and become whiny and obnoxious to everyone else around us, but hilarious to ourselves.

After the ridiculousness of this conversation, B and I started texting. While he was at the party and after he had left.

In my drunken stupor, I convinced myself it would be a GREAT idea to try to hookup with B! I mean, he is SO cute and has GREAT hair. I told S this to which she responded, "NO, Jess...you absolutely would not approve of that in the morning."

I didn't listen and kept texting B telling him to come back to the party to cuddle.

I told S, "Come on..B is so cute. I'd hit it."

S just laughed but somehow convinced me not to actually invite him back over.

Thank god for S!

The next morning, I woke up, rubbed my eyes, picked up my cell phone and groaned when I read the incoming and outgoing messages exchanged between B and I. S and I had a good laugh last night at dinner when we reviewed the events of Friday night.

They were not good. I wanted to delete them as soon as I read them. I plan on completely forgetting about them as soon as I'm done writing this post.

Anyway, lesson learned: beer goggles exist. It's not just some fake thing I hear people talking about. I've officially experienced the beer goggles and I plan on keeping myself more aware of them next time around...

Have you had any funny drunken experiences with beer goggles?

Holiday Party Fun

2009-12-14T00:01:00.000-05:00

This weekend, my friend S and I hosted a holiday party for our PR club executive board. Most of us are good friends (three of the people on the E-Board are people I'd consider best friends) so I knew the party would be really fun.

We made the dress code "classy" (of course!) and I was pleased that everyone seemed to get really into it. We all brought different foods...I brought snickerdoodle cookies (my specialty).

S and I researched some holiday drinks and ended up making three different drinks.

1. Poinsettia: Champagne and cranberry juice with slices limes...this was my drink of choice the entire night.

2. Holiday punch: This had a bunch of different ingredients including sherbet which I love.

3. Peppermint martinis: This sounds really good, but really did not taste good...I think we used way too much alcohol.

Anyway, we had delicious food and drinks, played Christmas music and played a few games of Kings, which is ALWAYS good for getting to know someone better.

A few photos...

President and Vice President...we also went to Rome together and took this photo in front of every monument possible lol

One of my best friends

Best friends.

I had such a great night...and there's an interesting boy story involved (more on that tomorrow).
I'm totally in the holiday spirit and I cannot wait until the semester ends (Wednesday!!!) so I can fully indulge in all things Christmas.

Are you planning on going to any holiday parties this season?

Doing Something Good

2009-12-13T17:39:00.002-05:00

During the holidays, it's sometimes difficult to remember that Christmas isn't just about presents, yummy cookies and good food. I'm guilty of this myself, but I think sometimes we really lose sight of the real reason for Christmas.

Besides the fact that it's Jesus's birthday, it's also a time to remember how lucky we are and to be with family and friends. It's about appreciating everything you have.

Don't get me wrong; during the holidays, I definitely get caught up in the Christmas hub-bub and I definitely love getting presents, but it's nice to remember why we actually celebrate.

Today, after church, my family and small group of kids from our CCD program went to a homeless shelter to deliver gift bags of toiletries and other things they might need to make their lives a little easier. My family does this every year and it always reminds me that the world is cold out there and I'm definitely a lucky person.

It's so nice to see the faces of the people at the shelter and even though we only are there for about 10 minutes, it still matters to them. We arrive, pass out our presents, sing a holiday song and say a prayer.

Afterward, we went to lunch with some of the kids who came with us and one of the younger ones said, "I'm really glad I did that...it made me feel good to see their smiles." How perfect was that sentence. Just doing a small good deed made this kid get it. He now understands why we need to appreciate everything we have and help out those who don't have as much.

I know I don't do enough during the year to show my appreciation for how lucky I am. I definitely would like to make it a point in 2010 to volunteer more.

Do you do anything special during the holidays to help someone out? Is there a special cause you are connected to?

Words To Live By Friday

2009-12-11T11:12:00.002-05:00

Would you?

Blogging, Baby

2009-12-10T07:15:00.002-05:00

I don't think I've shared this all with you yet, but I have a new mini-internship for next semester!

I currently work at my university's writing center as a writing tutor. The center often holds "workshops" on things like academic writing, non-fiction writing, fiction writing, etc. Recently, they have decided to branch out into things like blogging, social media, Twitter and other things students might be interested in for more non-academic use.

I saw the job posting that the center was looking for an intern to develop and present a blogging workshop. Um, hello? Perfect job for me! I jumped on it and applied and got the job.

I was so thrilled because honestly, I would have wanted to do this for free and even if it didn't count as an internship. I think it will be great for my resume and I want to have the workshop taped so I can put it on YouTube.

I met with my bosses the other week and learned a bit more about the position. Basically, I need to create an hour to an hour and a half workshop that teaches the basics of blogging and helps people get started creating their own blog. I'm going to present it at least twice during the semester, more if it seems popular. If it goes well, we might do a follow-up session with the first group of people to "workshop" and critique their blogs a month or so after the first session.

As of now, I'm planning on breaking the session into three main parts:

1. What is blogging? Who blogs? Why?
2. Create your own blog! Getting a domain, making a layout, thinking of a topic or theme
3. Getting readers, promoting your blog and becoming part of "the community"

Here's where you come in. We all obviously love to blog. What tips would you offer someone who was completely new to blogging? Your tips can be about thinking of a blog name, getting a domain, creating a layout, thinking of topics, blogging daily, commenting, getting readers, etc.

Where In The World Wednesday

2009-12-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

Me in Paris, France writing a postcard by the Eiffel Tower and posing in front of the Eiffel Tower

A New Outlook

2009-12-08T09:47:00.003-05:00

It's amazing how much a year can change a person.

This time last year, I was heartbroken, trying to make my way through the holidays for the first time as a single girl and doing anything I could to put that one person out of my mind.

This year? I don't even think about him every day. Sometimes, it's days before I look at his Facebook profile whereas last year, I was obsessively checking it. Last year, I cried at least once a week. Last year, I tried to be strong.

The other day I realized I hadn't even thought about him in a few days and when I finally saw something that reminded me of him, I laughed. I didn't feel the familiar pang of something pulling at my heartstrings, I didn't feel any sadness. I just felt like he was another random person who was in my life and now he's not.

This year, I am strong.This year, I'm a new person. I have new friends. I have a new outlook.

I complain about not having a boyfriend, but I'm convinced that this year was supposed to be all about me. This year was for getting to know myself, for learning about the person I am and the person I want to be. This year was about learning to find someone who won't treat me the way he did. It's about learning not to accept anything less than the best.

Last year was all about getting over him and moving on.

This year was about getting to know me and becoming my own best friend and my own biggest fan.

Next year? Well, maybe next year is the year that I can finally open myself up and find a special person to share time with again. If not? That's okay. My time willcome and when it does, it will be better than I ever expected.

I just took some time to read over some blog posts from last year around this time and I'm just amazed at how much time really does heal. I never believed it when my mom, my sister, my friends and all of you told me that in time, I'd be better and I'd be over him, but I'm living proof that it really is true.

Time does heal all wounds. It took a year and a half, but I'm finally over him. For good.

Dear Santa...

2009-12-07T00:07:00.001-05:00

I've been a very good girl this year. All I want for Christmas is...

A Longchamp Pliage bag in black

Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue

These cute flats

This adorable Audrey Hepburn poster for my room

Greek Chapter 2

Moccasins

-PR Week Magazine subscription (cause I'm a dork)
-External hard drive...need to back up all my pictures
-A watch...not sure what kind...any suggestions?
-Clothes
-Vera Bradley tech case for my camera
-Winter jacket
-iTunes gift card

Love, Jessica

What are you asking Santa for this year?

Where In The World Wednesday

2009-11-04T00:11:00.001-05:00

I'm thinking of starting a new feature on Wednesday's called "Where In The World Wednesday." Basically, each week I will post a new picture of me in some place I've traveled to (or if not me, a photo I took at a place I traveled to).

If a lot of people participate, it will be a fun way to see where some of our favorite bloggers have traveled! It doesn't have to be recent, it doesn't have to be somewhere foreign or tropical. Just anywhere you consider traveling!

If you decide to participate (I hope you will!) make sure to post it and then post your link in the comments so I can check out yours!

Me in beautiful Positano, Italy

Where In The World Wednesday

2009-12-02T00:01:00.005-05:00

It's Wednesday and that means it's time for Where In The World Wednesday, my new feature!

If you participate, please take the button the fabulous Feris made to use in your post!

The idea of WITWW is to post a picture of you in someplace in the world...it doesn't have to be somewhere foreign or tropical. Just a picture of you somewhere that you consider traveling.

If you decide to participate, make sure to post it and then post your link in the comments so I can check out yours!

My brother and I in Ocean City, NJ this past summer

The Week From Hell (By Numbers)

2009-12-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

5 days of the week before the weekend

2 speeches for law class

1 final exam for public relations class

1 eight minute speech for public speaking

12 page paper due Tuesday about Starbucks

1 presentation about Starbucks on Thursday

12 hours at work tutoring

1 sorority meeting (elections which will take hours)

2 PR club meetings

30 page article to read and 5 questions to answer

1 very unhappy Jessica

School is definitely winding down for the semester, but this week is no good. I want to just be in the Holiday spirit, sing Christmas songs, bake cookies and enjoy December, but until this semester from hell ends, I'm going to be bogged down.

Is anyone else feeling the end of semester crunch?

Weekend Update: Thanksgiving Edition

2009-11-30T00:01:00.001-05:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend! I know I did.

Wednesday: I started my holiday weekend a bit early because I was really sick all of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I had a terrible cold and sore throat. I hated being sick, but it was nice to take a day off from school and just relax and lay around my house napping and watching TV. That night, I went to dinner with my friend P who I haven't seen since the summer, so it was nice to catch up with her.

Thursday: Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, so I was super excited. I woke up at 9 and flipped channels between the Philadelphia Thanksgiving parade and the New York City Thanksgiving parade. I basically got to lay around again all day while my mom and dad cooked. We had dinner around 5:30 (DELICIOUS!) and then did our yearly tradition of watching a Christmas movie while all cuddled up with blankets in our living room. We decided to watch 4 Christmases which I had never seen, but I thought it was really funny and cute! I loved spending time with my family kicking off the holiday season.

Friday: I'm not brave enough to face the Black Friday crowds, so I slept in. I helped my mom clean the house and get ready for her party that night. My mom had a jewelry demonstration. For those of you who don't know what that means (since none of my real life friends did) a demo is when a person brings their product (jewelry, tupperware, sex toys, lingerie, whatever) to your house and shows some of it off and then you can place orders. The benefit to the person hosting the party is that they get a profit of whatever orders are placed, so my mom ended up getting $195 worth of free jewelry. The party was really fun; we played games, had appetizers and had a delicious Christmas-y cocktail called Poinsettia. I found a lot of cute jewelry I liked and my mom ordered some of it for me as a Christmas gift.

Saturday: I had work all day, but then at night my mom and siblings and I went to the mall. We had a 40% off coupon for American Eagle and Aerie, so I tried on a bunch of things and ended up getting some stuff for Christmas. AE had a ton of cute shoes! I got two pairs of flats. Then, we went out to dinner at Chili's.

Sunday: Blah, Sunday. I got to sleep late and had to go to work for a few hours. I have the week from hell coming up so I spent the majority of Sunday getting homework done.

Overall, I had a wonderful family-filled weekend, which is the way I like it :)

How was your Thanksgiving weekend? Did you do anything exciting?

I'm Thankful For...

2009-11-26T00:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Last Thanksgiving, I wrote this post giving a shout-out to all of my favorite bloggers that I'm thankful for. I'm amazed at the number of people on the list who I'm still friends with and whose blogs are still fabulous.

This year, I won't be doing that because over the past year of blogging, I've met so many wonderful bloggers, it would be unfair to single certain people out! I'm sincerely thankful for all of you who leave me comments and read my blog; it means a lot that you care!

Without further ado, a list of things I'm thankful for this year (some sillier than others):

-My family
-My friends
-Sorority
-My education
-My home
-God
-Books
-Book blogs
-Blogs in general
-The many opportunities that have come my way
-Studying abroad
-Rome
-Traveling
-Fleece blankets
-Buffalo wings and french fries
-Margaritas and Malibu Bay Breezes
-Target
-John Mayer
-Music in general
-DVR
-Television

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Where In The World Wednesday

2009-11-25T00:01:00.000-05:00

Me in San Diego at the world famous San Diego Zoo with my new friend!