my sleep addiction is really kicking me in the ass. missed all the crazy black friday sales. i was really hoping to get one of those $10 bluetooth headsets and scout for the complete sex and the city dvd set. boohoo.

actually, this is the first time i seriously contemplated going shopping at f-ing midnite to hit up those deals. usually i avoid all that scary mob shit cuz i'm totally not competitive and i would be trampled. ehehe. mebbe it was a gud thing i slept thru it all. still, there were some f-ing awesome deals. shouldn't have had the turkey. i knocked out hard at 10:30pm. this could've been partially due to the fact that i didn't sleep the night before cuz of turkey bowl and karaoke, then breakfast with seb before dropping her off for a 7am flight.

slept till noon, then helped with all the food prep. i loved thanksgiving this year. good, quality, simple food and a quiet, cozy dinner with the family by the fireplace. cracked open a bottle of bougelais and apple cider (for the lil sis), and just enjoyed each other's company.

every year, we send over a care package for this harlmunni (grandma) who's like family to us. just a lil bit of everything we cook. usually she has a couple of her good friends share dinner with her; we invite her but she always declines b/c i think she feels more comfy with her harlmunni friends. this year, she only had one friend over and i couldn't help but think how lonely it must be at times. her only daughter divorced and moved to oregon with her granddaughter. her husband passed away a long time ago. so many life events and suddenly, you find yourself in the autumn of life with only the precious company of your good friends and family.

the more i see of life and people, the more i realize how true the words of the retired pennstate doctor were. i asked him for one piece of advice given his many years of life, and with so much conviction he said, "find someone to share it all with." i think in the autumn of my life, if i can count a handful of people as soulmates (friends, family, loves) then i could be content with "it all."

anyways, time to check out the stores and see if anything is left in the aftermath. pictures, courtesy of mel, from the past weekend: