It baffles me that in less than two weeks, it will be Thanksgiving here in the US. I honestly feel like last year's Thanksgiving holiday barely left my memory-bank, and now I'm already faced with the so-called thrills of the upcoming holiday season. It seems that more and more I'm becoming less thrilled, and more numb to what was once the happiest time of the year... for me, at least. Hopefully, this year will be the start of something different, and maybe I'll get "that feeling" back.
Some friends and I will actually be making our way to NYC for a couple of days to attempt to cop a spot along the infamous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route. It'll be crazy, I'm sure, and I'm hoping and praying that the experience will be less 1) rainy, and 2) super cold. I think I have enough days to start a 9-day novena to ask for sunny skies and no rain for this year's event. Let's wait and see.
I'm pretty sure that we'll face annoyances from the crowds, perhaps the weather, and all the other stuff that is bound to happen. And our bus ride via one of the area "Chinatown Buses" will surely add to the festive air, I'm sure. But this is what we wanted, so this is what we're going to get: a do-it-once-in-your-life experience at the expense of not being around family on Thanksgiving Day. Some call it a curse to miss out on such a holiday, but I actually think it'll be a blessing in disguise. At least we won't be tempted to keep going back to a stacked table for more food. Instead, we will be enjoying our (one serving) Thanksgiving Day dinner at a fine restaurant in Manhattan, then be on our way to find a neighborhood bar where we can drink more calories. And then, perhaps, indulge in a little Black Friday holiday shopping for ourselves.
OK, so it's not exactly Friday... but it's close enough. I stumbled upon this video last night after I decided to make an out-of-the-blue search for the seriously hilarious video of a former Miss Teen South Carolina botching her special Q&A portion of the Miss Teen USA Pageant. I'm sure all you internet junkies know the one; it was only circulated like FOREVER times.
Apparently, Pace University's freshman class (last year, maybe?) decided to immortalize Miss Teen SC's moment through a musical (or musical number, rather). It is easily one of the most hilarious things I've seen in a long time.
It's the third day of November, and the first day that I felt compelled to put on a coat, scarf, and gloves. The DC area got a blast of cool air last night, and this should linger on throughout the day. The drive into work this AM surely prompted me to make a Starbucks run; today is a true "warm morning beverage" day. Unfortunately, the stop at Starbucks only reminded me of what I'm missing this season back in SoCal: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. I know, I know ---cry me a river. You've heard it all before, and I will not let it go. But in a place where "cookie-cutter (non)-trends" seem to be the norm, there really isn't any other choice than Starbucks. Not that I dislike Starbucks, but I guess I'm just over it. It is surely the "McDonald's" of coffee houses, and it's the same wherever you go ---from Anytown, USA to Любой городок, Россия. Sure, there are a spattering of Caribou Coffees around, maybe even a Gloria Jean's, The Coffee Beanery, and somewhere you'll find a little shop that serves Illy. But the cold fact of the matter is that there is no TCB&TL here. (Nor is there a Peet's.) This, my friends, makes me sad. With the on-set of the holiday season upon us, I am amiss without my Apple Tea Latte.
TCB&TL store front
Fall Offerings @ TCB&TL
So even though I get to plow around in winter coats and boots once more, I will have to do it without a forever-sunny sky, without the beach, and without The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Starbucks, you'll have to do... You will have to do. --
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Domestic Locations: California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Texas
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it will be Thanksgiving here in the US. I honestly feel like last year's Thanksgiving holiday barely left my memory-bank, and now I'm already faced with the so-called thrills of the upcoming holiday season. It seems that more and more I'm becoming less thrilled, and more numb to what was once the happiest time of the year... for me, at least. Hopefully, this year will be the start of something different, and maybe I'll get "that feeling" back.
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