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I was slightly dreading our annual Cartoon Network holiday party. It's always super fun, but as you may or may not know, work has been - how do I put this lightly - trying for me lately. So I wasn't sure I wanted to spend several hours trapped in a big room with all these people that I already have to see on average 40-50 hours a week.But we went. And it was really fun! Honestly, I drank several Vodka Sprites and failed to sample much of the food, so I really can't tell you any distinctive highlights besides Josh carrying around a fake turkey and riding a giant tricycle through the dance floor (he is a bold one, isn't he?), but as always, there's pictorial memories:
Matt, Josh, Lori, Banks
Lori and I and drink #2?3?
Josh and Banks
Clint, Matt, me, Josh and aforementioned fake turkey
Josh and me
Lori, me, Grover
Grover and Ryan
Aww, TCS plus one - Paul, Lori, Lauri Clay, me, Matt Leho, and Petrika
Take 2
After party at the Independent - Lori and Banks
Melissa came and met us!And here are the pictures from the photographer in the ... photography (?) area of the party ....
Jerome, me, Jon, and Josh - those guys were visiting from France
Matt, me, Drew, and Siobhan
Petrika, where are you??
We are one serious family!
Oh, haha, no we're not, we're hilarious!Overall, a very fun night, and I'm glad I went. And glad I'm not working this week! Ha!
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Thanksgiving this year, for the first year in as long as I can remember, was not at my mom's. It was at my Aunt Ilene's. And it was yummy (I actually ate some food because there was mac n cheese this year - thanks Aunt Sue!) and great and family-filled, but unfortunately, my great uncle was in the hospital, so it was less family filled than it should have been. From what I hear, he's doing better every day, so I'm giving thanks for that.Josh and I had a great and exhausting trip up to Philly. I had been looking forward to a soft pretzel for weeks leading up this trip, and told Josh every day in the week before it, "5 days till soft pretzels," "4 days till soft pretzels," etc., you get the point. And then we get off the plane, and Jay's Pretzels stand is closed! What?! So Josh calms me down and says, don't worry, we'll get one on the way home. And my dad picks us up and we drive downtown to get my Aunt Susan from her hotel, stopping no less than 3 places on the way to get soft pretzels, including the Philly Soft Pretzel Factory, and guess what - apparently pretzels are not made on Thanksgiving! It was traumatic. I mean, I think the Pilgrims totally would have chowed down on soft pretzels had they existed then. Anyway, I ate my fair share of squishy dough the rest of the trip, so it's all okay. But I really think holidays are no reason for no pretzels.Here's some pics!
Thanksgiving night drinks - Aunt Susan, Jayme, me at the Ritz downtown - cool hotel because it's a converted bank (notice the columns in the back)
Jay and Clay
Cool bar at the Ritz
View of City Hall
My little Natalie - okay, Heather's little Natalie
Heather, Lou, and Natalie
She likes to get the whole family involved in the dance parties
Friday night dinner at Aunt Stevie and Uncle Roy's (Aren't they cute?)
Yum - lots of food!
All the redheads! Sami, me, and Robbie
Stole this off someone's Flicker page. It's just beautiful.
