#BlackFriday

Happy Thanksgiving!
Well I don't know about you but I think  I'm still full from yesterday's meal! Thanksgiving isn't just about the food though, it's about family and coming together to make a massive feast for all to enjoy. I can tell you I'm certainly so thankful for that! I ate so much yesterday between lunch at my house and dinner at my boyfriends! Typical fare like turkey, mashed potatoes, and homemade stuffing, but also other things like scalloped corn, cool whip fruit salad, and grandma's homemade banana bread. Not to mention some delcious pie that I made Wednesday! :) I don't think there's any better feeling than having your 82 year old grandmother stand in the kitchen with you to teach you how to make homemade whipped cream with her kitchen aid mixer that she's made very clear will be yours someday. It was just a great day all around. 

#BLACKFRIDAY

Today, my mom and I took our Black Friday extravaganza together. Unfortunately my aunt couldn't attend due to working in Long Island to help victims of Sandy. Typically my mom and I buy only a couple things here and there, some great deals for ourself that we wouldn't otherwise get; today was a different story. While my mom still has quite a bit to buy, I'm happy to report I am probably 3/4 of the way done with all my Christmas shopping already! I helped her get a great start on gifts for the family as well. It was a lot of fun but my bed is feeling pretty good after 10 hours of shopping!

Tomorrow is family Thanksgiving with my boyfriend's family so just when I thought there might be a bubble of room in my stomach I'll eat another huge meal! After that, it's back to school on Sunday (this break flew by!) and I'm so excited to be decorating my apartment for Christmas on Monday! Although I'm not sure Noey will appreciate it, he isn't a big fan of change or the fact the Christmas tree with sparkly garland and ornaments he can swat that he enjoys so much takes over the area where his infamous green moon chair is. Let's hope he makes peace with the tree this year! 

Happy Holidays!   

One Month Until the End of the Semester

Merry Cortaca!
Well Cortaca is over now but we went out with a Bang! For those of you who aren't familiar with what Cortaca is, it is "the biggest little game in the nation" (ESPN) held yearly between Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland. It is deemed a holiday in Cortland and this little college town is filled to the brim with rowdy college students. So here's an overview of my Cortaca weekend.

Friday: I took a test in the morning, only class of the day, then came home to be Cinderella! We had one of my boyfriend's friends from his previous college coming to visit who we hadn't seen since last year. Our apartment was a mess so I wanted to get everything cleaned up before the tornado of a weekend piled on top of it. By late afternoon my chores were done and we were able to watch a movie for awhile before our guest arrived. After that we all enjoyed dinner and just catching up until more friends came over to play cards and we ventured downtown. We strategically left at midnight to avoid the crowd for hours. After making our way to a local bar we enjoyed a drink and came home to order Zonies and go to bed.... silly us had to be up in 4 hours! So we all slept for a bit then got up to start the party of Saturday.

Saturday: Cortaca game day! My parents arrived at 8 am to get stuff ready to tailgate. We found a place to park over by the stadium so we could start tailgating. We had quite a feast! Pulled pork, chili, hot dogs, chip and dip, cookies, beer, mimosa, the works! It was truly just a great time. About half an hour before the game started we made our way to the stadium to find seats. What a game! It game down to the last minute of the game to determine who was going to win! Cortland won!!! Cortland 16 to Ithaca's 10 and the crowd went wild. After the game we came back to my house to get warm and eat our next round of goodies. We were all ready for a nap at that point. I napped for a bit while the guys hung out. After waking up we decided to go to a bar and grab a bit to eat for dinner so we went to Central City Bar and Grill. By far one of the best places in Cortland to get a burger. I tried a Saranac Caramel Porter which was really great. Then we went home to just hang out for the night, witnessing a brawl on the way home. We were really wishing we had a balcony just to people watch the rest of the night. 

Which brings us to today. Today has been a day of cleaning and recovery. The apartment was picked up and cleaned not long after we got up and said goodbye to our guest since I had a lot of homework to do and couldn't deal with the mess all day. It was nice getting everything cleaned up and laundry done. The rest of the afternoon I've been studying and getting work done while my boyfriend watched football with his cousin and I got to stare at this cute little guy all day. He spent his day recovering too. 

 

What a busy weekend it has been. This next week until Thanksgiving is going to be a hectic one, it will feel so great to go home and have a short break away from school work and professors who feel the need to pile everything on right now. Plus Thanksgiving means being able to decorate for Christmas! My favorite time of the year! Exactly one month from today I will be done with my fall semester of senior year. Where has the time gone? Until then I have a few tests, dance classes, an anniversary, a christmas party, a mini dance recital and two finals to get through. As much as I don't want time to pass quickly, I wouldn't mind if these next two weeks flew by so I can get to those two weeks of December. That's all for now! <3

First day of snow

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow?
Well, it's official. Cortland got it's first snowfall today. The flurries were flying off and on all day. Supposedly we're supposed to be getting 1-3 inches between 8pm and 8am tonight, I'll be sure to post pictures if we do! I think we're in it for the long haul now. Forecast shows snow off and on throughout the week. In all reality though, let's face it that it is the first week of November, we're lucky we haven't already snow for three weeks. Besides that, we can all see that it's snowing but if you have Twitter you would know without ever looking outside! I'll leave that topic on that note. 

Organization

I spent my afternoon organizing my closet. The past few weeks I've been having trouble opening and closing my dresser drawer where I keep my jeans and sweatpants. When I finally pulled it out of the dresser the other night to see if it had come off it's tracks, I realized the entire back of the drawer had fallen apart and was just hanging on by the metal track. I tried to put it back to together but it was just too full. I decided to buy Sterilite plastic drawers to put in my closet to put some clothes in so I bought them today and spent part of the afternoon organizing. It's so much better! Mornings start a lot better with an organized closet and dresser drawers that open and close! 

Dinner  
On a cold, rainy/snowy day, what's better than a nice hot, homemade dinner. Lasagna was perfect for tonight. It was so delicious and of course I made enough for four people for just two of us. Guess we have lunch tomorrow! Here's a couple pictures of it! 

  
Enjoy your night everyone! I'm going to watch Madea's Witness Protection then spending the night with a couple of friends tomorrow night!