Thank you for Thanksgiving!

I was fortunate enough this year to celebrate Thanksgiving three times - not too shabby, even in my Brady Bunch family! Thursday was at Deborah's in Edina, Friday at Grandma & Grandpa Dugas', and Saturday at mom & Bob's. The pics below are a scattering from the various events...I'm still in a food coma, so I can't bring myself to write much more. Good times, good times. Thanks, Jess, for the pie - and thank you for buying two!

Com-stock!

The reunion of Comstockians occurred 11/17/07...and I think I'm still hung over. Ugh. We started the festivities at Casa de Di, where drinky-poo's and snack 'ems were abundant. In attendance were: Curt, Rob, Gina, Sara, & Di. Several rounds, many stories, and some slurring later, it was decided to meet up with more Comstockians at The Otter (formal name: You Otter Stop Inn) in NE Minneapolis.

Upon arrival at The Otter, more drinks were digested, thanks in large part to the excellence of Jason the Bartender (Comstockian).



As the evening progressed, silliness ensued. We met up with Paul Honsey & Paul Distad, as well as J-O-N "Jonathan" Moore. Good times, good times. A pitcher of "Jason in a Glass" followed by Lemon Drops for all ensured hilarity amidst the crazy karaoke and eclectic crowd.





At this point, the evening becomes a bit hazy. Reports have placed me as staggering to the bathroom, only to find it in use, and instead of waiting, busting into the men's room instead. Must not have made too much of a scene, as I returned to the bar. Time went by, more drinks consumed, and apparently it was decided that Curt & I should get a cab and go to his girlfriend Ann's house, which was close by. I can say I vaguely remember being on Hennepin Ave. trying to get a cab, but after that... not so much. Curt told me the next morning that I was opening the cab door while the driver was still driving. Oops. Also, there was a significant bump on my forehead come morning, so I must have been extremely graceful in my sloppy state and knocked into something.







Good times. Just like the old days...except, it now takes me 2 weeks to recover. I hate getting old! The next Comstock reunion will hopefully find additions to our already awesome clan - perhaps a Goltzman appearance? Or a Holmes drop-in? We hold our collective breath, daring to hope for this possibility. Until next time, dear Comstockians, it was a blast getting schnockered with you!!

The Family Expands

On November 3rd, my cousin Mike tied the knot with a wonderful gal he's been seeing for some time. Libby (Elisabeth) and Mike work together at Caldrea, and it's been pretty clear from the start that they would end up together. Their wedding was a small, intimate affair, held at the James J. Hill Library in downtown St. Paul. A very cool venue, and so like them I couldn't have imagined a better choice. The ceremony itself was short and sweet, and the dinner and celebration were elegant. I'm so happy Mike and Libby found each other - and that I got to celebrate with them!

The Lillian's Experience

OK, so I had this great opportunity earlier in the week to go to Lillian's in Farmington for a pre-opening store sale. Of course, Fate conspired to not let me go...stupid Fate. Anyway, I discovered something miraculous - there is a Lillian's right by me...in Hopkins!

So last night was their first night open of the once-per-month weekend they are open...and I was there! It was like purse heaven. It was transcendental, baby. Surrounded by leather, suede, rhinestones, clutches, oh my! I managed to keep it under $70, and got myself a fabulous Hermes knock-off and matching wallet, both in a lovely shade of camel, as well as a very cool headband/ headwrap thing, that I am actually sporting today!

I may go back at some point this weekend...there was this outstandingly unique bright yellow bag that caught my eye...decided to sleep on it, though, just to be sure I really wanted it. I mean, if I dreamed of myself carrying it, that would be a sign, right? (Of course, my dreams were filled with purses dancing like sugerplums...but what else is new?)

Meanwhile, I am happy to sport my new bag and wallet, reassured that, even if I didn't get it on clearance, I did get an awesome price considering how much I love it! And that's what it's all about - finding those things in life that make you happy!

P.S. Downtown Hopkins is utterly charming...and they have a Big 10 restaurant! I will be back...

Excercise = death?

According to my boss, Linda, exercise will kill you. So, she just generally prescribes to the no-exercise way of life, and feels okay about it because, you know, it'll kill you.

I, on the other hand, have prescribed to the no-exercise way of life mostly out of habit and laziness and general dislike of actually exercising. But I am finding that, despite a fairly healthy diet, I don't have the energy that I'd like to have, nor do I look or feel as healthy as I want to.

So I joined up at the YMCA (go on, you can sing it...Y---M---C-A). Tonight is my first visit, and I'm not really sure how it's going to go. Mostly I'm just thinking I'll do a stationary bike for a while, something to just ease into it. I mean, seriously, I haven't ridden a bike in years...I'm not going to jump right into a spin class or anything!

So I'll let you know how it goes - if I survive, that is. In the event I do not...well, someone take care of my cat, okay??