Scribo gratulanter

Hmm... almost officially Thanksgiving Day. After work I was nearly murdered in the streets outside Macy's by the ever-growing crowd of tourists who apparently think it's perfectly acceptable to stand in mobs all over the sidewalks and therefore render useless the attempts of anybody who actually wants to get from one pavement stone to the other. It's almost like a scene from The Lion King, those tourists being the wildebeest, naturally. Because stampede they eventually will- as soon as dawn hits tomorrow, I am sure. I'm actually a little frightened of going to work tomorrow. So if this is goodbye, then at least know my efforts to make it in New York were noble and brave.

I spent this evening baking brownies for tomorrow's Thanksgiving feast at Scott and Lena's. These particular brownies are "Chocolate Cranberry Merlot Brownies"- I'm excited to see how they turn out, though I made them in cupcake pans in lieu of a 9x9 baking dish that apparently I don't own. I'm also making mashed red potatoes in my crock pot while at work tomorrow so that they'll be ready in time for dinner. I'm so pleased Scott and Lena invited me (and Alan-this will be our second Thanksgiving together, oddly enough). Last year I didn't go home for the holiday (as aforementioned, spent it with the Busch family), and I was afraid that this year I wouldn't have anybody at all to spend it with. Which is why I offered to work (thinking of course I'd be able to watch the parade as it went down Broadway- but, alas, the parade has been re-routed this year and in fact will cross from 7th to 6th. So no parade for me). Anyway, I'm pleased to have friends to spend it with, though there are many of you out there I wish I too could be with. You know who you are.

I am LOVING my Sherlock Holmes stories. They're so...fun. Literally, they get me on the edge of my subway seat, even though each story averages only 10-15 pages long. I think next I might attempt to tackle my first Ayn Rand book- I started one of them in high school once but wasn't willing to commit. I think I might be there now =)

I'm going to visit Virginia again this weekend (early Saturday-early Monday). I'm looking forward to it.

Aaaand....just sampled a brownie. Can't say the merlot is obvious, but it was pretty tasty. Hopefully they'll hold up through tomorrow evening.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends and family. I'm grateful for you, and for the God that put you in my life. May He shower you with a cornucopia of blessings...(I couldn't help myself. I love that word, and what more appropriate day to use it?)

P.S. "Scribo gratulanter" - "I write with a grateful heart/soul"