Yet another thefridayfive that made me hungry!

1. What is your favorite 'food' holiday? It's hard to decide. Thanksgiving is basically all about food, and there is some good stuff! Then again, Christmas has far more sweets, and I have such a sweet tooth! Not to mention my dad makes a Christmas Eve feast in the Italian tradition called Night of the Seven ( Read more... )

In keeping with the theme of trying to stay positive, there's a "cheer-up" meme going on:


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1. What is your favorite food to eat prepared by someone else (parent, spouse, friend, etc.)? It's really hard to decide. I'm part Italian and part Armenian, so food is really big in my family. My dad makes some great meals. I love his pizza, his pasta for which he can make a myriad of wonderful sauces, his red snapper, the stove top popcorn he ( Read more... )

Okay you guys, I really need to focus on positive things right now, so here goes!

1. My health is good! Long-time readers of my journal will know why this is so important for me.
   
   
2. My family is healthy, too.
   
   
3. I got a hair cut yesterday! I rarely post pictures of myself, but I just might post one later because my hair dresser snapped a few when ( Read more... )

I'm trying to do the right thing and prepare myself to to vote tomorrow on state and local measures and candidates, but it's frustrating. I want to be a good citizen and and be informed and for me, this means more than just reading the summary. I like to know where these propositions and candidates are coming from, who's putting in money to back ( Read more... )

1. What was your first word? My mom says it was probably Dada, but only because it's easy for children to say and therefore is most kids' first word. You'd think it would be something a parent would remember, but she doesn't actually know, so I don't.
   
   
2. How old were you? No idea.
   
   
3. Who heard you say it? Still no idea.
   
   
4. Did you have trouble ( Read more... )

In our family, we have an annual cousins Christmas party in the week or so before Christmas. The host family rotates so that no-one's left with the burden every year and this year, it's my parents. Our house is definitely larger than the condo we lived in for over two decades, but the communal areas are a little broken up and with 35 to 40 people ( Read more... )

1. When was the last time that you enjoyed a camp fire? When I was camping with my family this last August. Love me some s'mores and a nice, warm fire!
   
   
2. What is your favorite fall tradition? Not sure I have a favourite. I like the festiveness of Halloween and all the wonderful food and family and friends on Thanksgiving. And of course, all the ( Read more... )

After the last friending frenzy I participated in, I made a post where anyone could ask me anything and I'd answer. I did create an answer post, but I was trying to get a picture to accompany one of my answers before I posted it as public, so I saved it as a sort of draft by marking it as "private." I swear I took the picture I wanted to ( Read more... )

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