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rgr-pop · 2 months

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okay international working womens weekend daytime luncheon in my home for maybe 7-10 people, one week from today

nobody i really need to impress. if anyone confirms gluten free or dairy free i’ll fine tune, otherwise everything is always baseline meat free and nut free (with the option for me to throw in some tinned fish from my pantry)

snacky/salads vibe, maybe dips

for sure doing:

lemon poppy seed loaf. i REALLY want to do sally’s new lemon poppy seed muffins but i’d need to get a new muffin tin and we’re 📢 not doing too much

cardamom strawberry jam bars (craving cardamom stuff all the time)

pretty sure i can do both of the above without buying anything; although i’d have to make the jam from frozen strawberries (i want to pan anyway)

really want to do MOCKTAILS. i wouldn’t mind investing in a few staples for myself anyway. i think i for sure will get orange juice and and a sparkling juice— PLEASE RECOMMEND ! what would be a good second mocktail or some ingredients to buy? especially because i have several interesting bitters, including chocolate. and i could put out tart cherry juice i have, and i’ll make a pitcher of iced tea. oh maybe i should make iced chai from scratch 🤔 in any case this is where i’ll spend most money

central offering will be a bean dish, either a bean salad (WHATS THE BEST ONE YOUVE HAD?) OR (hot dish) the bean ziti smitten kitchen posted which… i want to do this. is it 📢 doing too much? yes. But. she said.. if i did i’d have to do bread with it, which makes me nervous (i don’t have good bread instincts)

if i go with SK i’ll have extra basil for a veg salad. it seems too early for the typical basil salad uses so i’d have to brainstorm. my go-to would be a carrot salad and a smashed cucumber salad, both of which are options but wouldn’t go that well. this would be a good time to try doing the viral salad seasoning pasta salad - should i…

i will for sure make japanese potato salad because i have a ton of kewpie to use up. in fact i may need to make a second kewpie salad

if i were going the dips route i’d the lauren toyota’s vegan nacho cheese but i’m just not inspired

a typical go-to spread for me might be the spicy sour cold spaghetti noodles from woks of life with carrot salad and cucumber salad and maybe marinated tofu but it doesn’t feel like the vibe

eta you know what, i have dates and am craving goat cheese dates, i should add those to the menu. i was going to avoid any fussy assembly but these would be worth it

i reaaally need to actually budget this because even though it’s arguably chapter business i can’t get chapter money (which i expected). the plan was to make asking for financial support (maybe $35 in food) for the women’s section a progressed structure test, but leadership failed structure test one (being willing to speak to us or respond to our communication when we told them we were organizing a womens day event) so i’m back to structure test negative one (them not murdering us)

so my plan is to have three dishes plus 2 sweet ones and all but 1 should be make ahead, and some chips maybe or something like that

however as you know i have a habit of doing too much for this sort of thing lol

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bossymarmalade · 7 months

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Thoughts on the women of Homicide?

Amazing. As per usual for this show, they were varied and complex and not always likeable. In fact there were a few I distinctly DIDN'T like.

But let's start with Kay Howard. Remember when they stopped putting makeup on Melissa Leo and just let her hair do what it wanted, to match her perfect clearance rate? Remember how she wore sports jackets and pleated trousers and looked like somebody's small female uncle? I mention her appearance bc it was important in conjunction with how Kay took no prisoners but at the same time she showed interests in keepsakes, and family, and getting laid. She sometimes went out of her way to support other women and sometimes didn't seem to care. She liked talking about sex with her fellow detectives and somehow managed to hit a sweet spot where it was like they were talking man-to-man except she wasn't a man. It was great.

Megan Russert - UGGGGHHH. I think one of the show runners said they wanted a "fuckable" woman on the show? Anyhow Meghan was a pick me with her satin blouses and her coiffed hair and the way she said nonsense like how she wanted to be "the best detective not the best WOMAN detective" and thought it was idk 'tokenistic' or something to support other women in the department. She sucked. Her kid sucked. Her affair with Beau sucked.

Special mention: Barbara Shivers. I love u girl <3

Even MORE special mention: Emma Zoole. A Chinese-American woman with an obsession for death art who slept in a coffin and fucked Bayliss in said coffin!?? I loved Emma Zoole beyond all reason and only partially because she was played by the marvellous Lauren Tom.

Julianna Cox was so good. Aloof standoffish M.E. with wounds a mile wide, who decides to gravitate towards the OTHER walking wound on the squad and then we got to watch her and Mikey eviscerate each other without even realizing it? Fantastic. She was no ordinary shiksa. Blew into town in her hot rod and left the same way. Iconic.

Terri Stivers - loved her. I liked her energy with Kellerman and the ever-mysterious referring to him as "Sir Michael"; I liked that she entered the Luther Mahoney mess from an 'outsider' perspective and Meldrick was fascinated AND put off by her. I love that she got embroiled in it and did a complete 180 on Kellerman that I didn't understand the full importance of then but I sure as fuck do now.

Georgia Rae Mahoney was a classic sort of antagonist and completely out of stereotype. Possibly a lesbian? I could never quite figure her out and I loved that.

Laura Ballard ... look I wanted to like Ballard. I like Callie Thorne and she was kinda fun but she suffered from New Character Shows Up Your Beloved Existing Characters syndrome. It was especially irksome that it was in a ham-fisted storyline where Pembleton was lax in investigating a prestigious black family just because they were a prestigious black family to the point of ignoring evidence. And then they gave Ballard that juvenile office romance with Falsone. It was just tedious. But not as much as --

Rene Sheppard! I can't be fair to her because I didn't think the actor was very good so I tuned out or fast forwarded most of Sheppard. She got beat down gun took. Her ponytails looked punishingly tight.

Billie Lou -- god please why

Mary Pembleton made the greatest potato salad in the entire world full stop.

#chromatic geeky #homicide life on the street

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mxstball · 5 months

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Thanksgiving 2023

The residents of Sky Pillar and Spear Pillar were gathered together in a Mirage Island having dinner. Since it was a large crowd, it wasn't a big surprise that the host dragon decided to host it at a table in a grassy Mirage Island. The table that Heidi created housed the bulk of everyone, although those that couldn't sit at the table were off to the side having a sort of picnic together. All sorts of Unovan-type foods were served at the location: different types of meats for meat enjoyers, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, several vegan and vegetarian-friendly dishes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, mashed potatoes, and much more. There were also some specially prepared meats that were being served at the picnic, primarily for some of the Pokémon guests.

Leaf was enjoying some of the macaroni and cheese. "So, you and Rayquaza made most of this? How long have you guys been cooking this?"

"Oh, all day and also yesterday, too!" Jeanne nodded. "This is the first time Father and I cooked together at this big of a scale and where he let me take most of the reins!"

"Must have been a lot of pressure. Rayquaza's probably one of the best cooks I've met that's not like, owning his own restaurant." Leaf nodded.

"You'd think, but it hasn't been! Ever since I took up the culinary arts 30 years ago, I've always dreamed of a day like this -- where Father and I would be in the kitchen together for something of this scale. So, it's just a dream come true!" Jeanne giggled.

"Hehe. Then, I'm glad that you got your wish~" Leaf giggled, too.

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the table, Kathy and Tor were talking.

"So, you said that Nergal likes to bake?"

"Pastries mostly, uh-huh."

"What's your favorite?"

"Oh, uh... there's this bagel called 'Wishes of the innocent'."

"...Wishes of the Innocent?"

Tor nodded.

"What in the heck?" Kathy wasn't expecting THAT at all. "What's it like?"

"Oh, it's like, kind of a plain bagel, but with uh... four types of cream cheese together? It's really good."

"Sweet and without blemish, just like the wishes of the innocent." Nergal suddenly appeared next to Tor.

Both Kathy and Tor jumped.

Nergal chuckled. "What? Does the name not fit?"

"I guess, but that's some naming scheme you got there, Eternatus."

Nergal nodded. "Thank you. Thank you. I quite like it as well. Maybe I can make it for you someday, Katherine."

"....And risk you whisking me away to another world again? I'll have to think long and hard about that."

---

"...."

Melony and Hel have been eating, they've been staring at each other. Ever since the battle within their Distortion World, they've quickly learned so much about each other. Who knew that they were essentially the same person, sharing the same Distortion World and sharing the same True Form. Who knew that they were just vessels of a larger, eldritch creature. The two felt whole together, and yet they each had more questions... not for each other, but for the beast that made them.

But that'll have to wait. The two friends would just continue to eat as they looked at each other.

Lauren was looking at the duo as well. For a moment, she considered whether or not to say anything. After all, she did hear what happened when they first met each other. Were they rivals, friends, something else...? However, she did eventually speak up. "Uh, Melly? Can you pass the cranberry sauce?"

"Ooh! Y--yes. I can do that." Melony grabbed the cranberry sauce and moved it within Lauren's reach.

"Thanks." Lauren served herself some and looked between the two of them. "Uh... Melly, Hel..."

Melony and Hel turned to Lauren.

"Is everything alright between the two of you?"

Hel nodded and smiled at Lauren. "We are. It's just the first time that we've met each other since we received some important information. Don't worry."

"Important information?"

Melony nodded. "Hel and I are but the same person. We are not the same as, say, Hera and Heidi. Instead, we are two pieces of a larger whole -- think of a relationship closer to Heidi and Lacey. As such, we are... still trying to process that information."

Hel continued. "While this information is new to us, that does not change the fact that Melony and I consider each other as friends. That's why I decided to visit in Hera's stead -- in part to check up on Melony."

"Two parts of the same whole?" Lauren blinked. "But your worlds aren't from the same place. How does that work?"

Hel shook her head. "We... don't know. We're trying to understand that ourselves... but I'm sure that once we learn, you'll be one of the first people we'll share with our findings."

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Lillie and Zinnia were eating together... well, it was more that Zinnia was eating, and Lillie was moreso playing with her food.

It didn't go unnoticed by the Lorekeeper.

"Hey, Lillie."

"Huh? What is it, Zinnia?"

"Something on your mind? I know you're not the type to scarf down a meal, but you're not the type to just play with your food, either."

"... No, I'm... I'm fine." Lillie looked down and back towards her food.

"..." Zinnia filled her own plate again. "...It's about your bio dad again, isn't it?"

"H--huh?"

"Lacey told me what happened. Said that you chased a rumor that your dad was alive, but when you found him, it turned out to be a Mohn of another world."

"H--huh? H--how--"

"She was there when it happened, though it was more to chase down your Ranger friend than anything."

"Oh." Lillie sighed but then nodded to confirm Zinnia's suspicions.

Zinnia was quiet for a moment as she ate a little bit of mock turkey. "You know... I know how it feels in a way, though not with my father."

"What do you mean by that?"

"...I... have a friend that's in this world. She's... a faller, just like Lacey... but she's also the parallel version of a friend that I lost a very long time ago."

"Oh, wait. Is that--"

"Aster, yeah. Remember her?"

"I do. It's... been a while since she's been around. How is she doing?"

"Aster? She's alright. Said that she's keepin' it low in Alola, but that she'll probably be there during the holiday."

Lillie nodded. She smiled a little but went back to playing with her food.

The two were quiet for a while as Zinnia continued to eat.

...

"Hey, Lillie?"

"Yes?"

"Keep your chin up, alright? I'm sure that if he was taken through an Ultra Wormhole, we'll find him eventually. I know that he and the rest of your bio family mean a lot to you, so if Lacey's not actively helping you out, then if you don't find him by the time we're done this whole thing with Goldie, then dad and I will work hard to help you find him, alright?"

Lillie nodded. "Thank you, Zinnia. I... really appreciate it."

---

Aphrodite-Zygarde was temporarily taking her 50% Forme at the picnic. She felt as though it was nice to get away a little from the main group for a little while and enjoy some of the special food.

Delphox, Salamence, Magearna, and other Pokémon were also there. They each seemed to be peacefully enjoying themselves.

Aphrodite was silent as she was eating, but there was so much on her mind. She knew that Dawn was not long for this world... that sooner or later, Dawn will pass away and Friede would once again directly threaten this world. While she trusted Heidi to be prepared enough to help handle the situation, Aphrodite couldn't shake off the dread that came with it. After all, the stakes were high -- either they would defeat Friede... or this world and everyone in it would be destroyed.

Were their contingency plans enough to minimize the damage? Could this be the end of them? Was it even possible to try to fend this world off themselves without Heidi should she perish? Despite the planning and the assistance, Aphrodite still felt uneasy about the unknowns of the situation.

...But maybe it was just her nerves. Maybe she just needs to have more faith in Heidi. Heidi's her best friend and a dependable ally. She's smart, resourceful, contemplative, and empathic. She's sure that Heidi must think of this as much as she did.

Aphrodite let out a deep breath and continued eating, being sure to pet each of the creatures that she was with to reassure them.

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Heidi, Rayquaza, and Lati were eating together at the head of the table. For the most part, they were silent together outside of a small interaction or two. It's not like they were compelled to talk, however. They each were just happy to see everyone else get along.

Heidi grabbed her second plate before looking at Rayquaza and finally trying to strike conversation. "I'll give it to Jeanne. She's really good at cooking."

That is my daughter for you. Even I am impressed by her techniques. She spent so much time preparing so much of this food. I am so proud of her.

Heidi chuckled a little. "Maybe she can give her father a run for his money~"

Rayquaza chuckled.

Perhaps, but I would like to see her try.

The two smiled at each other.

Lati ate more of their own plate before looking at each of their parents. It was nice to see everyone together like this again. This scene made them really happy!

Heidi looked back at Lati. "...Who knows, maybe even Lati over here may surpass you in time~. Now, that'd be a twist of fate, wouldn't it?"

Rayquaza and Heidi laughed together. It felt a little like old times.

"...Hey, Rayquaza."

Yes, Heidi?

"Thanks... for all of this. I remember when I experienced this for the first time. I thought that this whole idea of stealing a holiday from Unova was really stupid, but..." Heidi shook her head. "I guess over time I started to really like it, and now that I'm no longer here, it's... nice... to have a holiday to celebrate and appreciate the family like this."

Rayquaza nodded.

I understand. There is no need for thanks. I am simply... grateful that you have decided to agree to come, and that we have remained to be friends.

Heidi smiled. "I'm... thankful for our friendship, too. Lati, seems to be, too~"

Lati let out a little noise in agreement.

"..." Lati looked at both of them.... "[(Th--thank you... Mama... Th--thank you... Papa--)]"

!!!!!

Hearing the dragon talked shocked both of them, even enough to break Heidi's disguise! Did... did Lati just speak!?

#long post #muse leaf #jeanne #tor #muse zinnia #muse rayquaza #thanksgiving 2023 #muse heidi #muse lauren #muse melony #hel #verse: skypxllar #muse lati #muse nergal #kathy #lillie #zygarde

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nightingaleflow · 2 years

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rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know better.

tagged by: @obscurism (thanks hon <3)

Favorite time of the year: Late spring/early summer for the temperature, late October for the spooky aesthetic.

Comfort food: Fried wontons, pasta, cheddar cheese, sweet potatoes, steak, strawberries, Oreos, grilled watermelon. (I like food ok)

Do you collect stuff ?: Books and Funko Pops.

Favorite drink: Dragonfruit Vitamin Water for non-alcoholic, fuzzy navel for alcoholic.

Favorites songs: Addict by Silva Hound feat. Michael Kovach and Chi-Chi.

Current favorites songs: (Two favorite song questions? Wack.) Stay by Lauren Babic, Mixed Nuts by Raon, Cough Syrup by Darren Criss.

Favorite fic: …I have to pick ONE??? Bro, that's uncool. I have so many favorites.

How about a top 5?

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

Sand and Snow by @aela-targaryen (Gaara/OC, rated Mature, complete) Creosote by @hirvitank (Gaara/Sakura, rated Mature, ongoing) Words That Tie, Ties That Bind by @babybinxxx (Gaara/Sakura, rated Explicit, ongoing) Diplomatic Relations by Maldoror_Chant (Rock Lee/Gaara, rated Explicit, complete) Human Weakness by @valkyriav (Rock Lee/Sakura, rated Mature, ongoing)

Tagging (as usual, no pressure or obligation): @justmyownreality @hashira-mal @sneetsnoot @iantoyawrites @starnightcat @therozpoz @moonlight-alphafemale @therantingfangirl @mortyvongola2-0 as well as the fic authors above and anyone else who wants to partake. <3

#get to know me #about nightingale #food #music #fanfiction #hobbies #just for fun

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pbandjesse · 1 year

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I felt so exhausted this morning. I honestly I'm very tired right now. But I was able to hold it together for most of the day. And honestly it was a good day.

Some of the issue was that me and James stayed up until like 2:00 a.m. because you're having fun and talking it was really nice. But then neither of us slept well after that and we had to wake up so early. I hate waking up when the sun is still down. At least in the summertime the sun is up when I wake up at 6:30.

But I, miserably, gone up and got dressed and felt all right. The sunrise was exceedingly beautiful. A deep deep red. I was a little nauseous but I knew that eating breakfast would help. So me and James left and went to go to McDonald's before we got to work. And for some reason the line at McDonald's took longer than it took us to get to work. So we ended up being 10 minutes late even though we left a half an hour before we need to be there. Stupid.

The breakfast did help. And I sat in the back and ate until I had to get ready for the day. I was really glad that we had left all the materials at all the locations. And I was training the new girl, Lauren, on the little kid programs. She had seen a few of them last month but it's been a while so I'm glad she was able to just come around with me and she'll be fine. She also teaches sub at the nursery so I know she'll do good.

I had three programs tonight. The same three programs as yesterday. In the same order. Which was nice. When the kids got there we had expected there to be 60 kids, 20 in each class. But my group only had 10 and O'Malley's had 15 and I think Joel's had 12. So in the end it was a lot easier than we were expecting.

And I had a great group. They were super calm and excited to be there but very good listeners. I had a teacher and two chaperones and they were great. Just brought great energy to the room.

We started with hats and they did so well that my intro was much longer than normal. And they listen to the story and did a great job coloring. Honestly I was so happy. And then we went and did our little hat parade. I had them point out any hats they saw or any people wearing hats. So when we got to the front desk I was like hey guys do you see someone wearing hats? And James was wearing a hat so I got to call James our hat person and got them to make an announcement about our hat parade for everyone to hear. Which made the kids very excited.

And then after our tour they went to lunch and me and O'Malley and Lauren sat in the back. Me and Lauren talked about subbing at the nursery and some of the weirdness from last year and apparently since the new director came in there's been some shake-ups and people have come in and left and things have changed. I'm curious what tomorrow will be like. I am looking forward to a different day but we'll see how it goes in the end. I hope I'm with the older kids.

In the afternoon I had extra extra, the printing program, and lids, the can program. The can one went really well. Me and Lauren made our own labels. I spelled potato wrong so I used it to make a pun for the tagline of my new potato soup company. And then they got to hang out at the car for a while. Or knock some of their energy. And then we went to the print shop. Where they didn't excellent job listening to instructions and printing on printing press. And thankfully no one put anything in their mouth like they did yesterday. I still can't believe that happened.

The kids were so sweet at the end of the day. I got a big cheer for how much they liked me. And then lots of hugs. It was great.

We walked them to the front and I would go get my sewing stuff to take over the desk from James.

I got to wave at everyone as they got on the bus. And then I took my shoes off and tucked in to working on my embroidery.

It was very gross outside. It never actually snowed like I hoped. Just gross cold rain. So no one came in for the last two hours we were open except people there for meetings. I got to just enjoy my sewing. And while I had to answer the phone a few times, there was only one call I had to pass off to Jessica because I didn't understand how to give the man on the phone and answer.

A nice man did come in who collects our oyster shells. And he apparently had never been in the musuem before so I was like. Oh let me show you some neat stuff about oysters, because he wanted to post some stuff on social media. And so I have him a mini cannery tour. And it was fun! He was a really sweet guy. Retired. Goes and does charity work on Guatemala. He took some videos of me explaining stuff around the cannery. It was fun.

It was also his daughters birthday. And because she likes cars, James recommended our art of car photography book. And then it turned out she has her degree in photography! So I hope she found the gift very thoughtful.

We wished him safety out in the weather. And then it was time to close down the museum.

I finished up my sewing for a bit. Packed up. Talked to Stanley about my sewing workshop. Which is full!! Amazing! And then me and James went home.

I was really glad to be back here where it was warm. Me and James were really tired. But there was still stuff to do.

I did some partial water changes in my tanks. And had some popcorn in bed while I kept sewing. James cleaned the linens. And we had texmex for dinner.

We had desserts. James had ice cream and I had cake. And sweetp has been so cute resting his face on my hands while I'm scrolling on my phone.

It's just been a really nice evening. But I am really hoping I can fall asleep early tonight.

Tomorrow I am at the nursery! I haven't been there since the spring. So I'm looking forward to it. Though I don't love a 930 to 530 shift. But that's alright. It will still be a good day.

I hope you all have a good day too. Sleep well everyone. Take care of yourselves!

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returntosaturn271995 · 15 days

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Monday, April 8th: Trust your instincts

So the work is piling on and I'm freaking out a little.

But this morning, I also woke up at 6:50, naturally, even though my phone had died and my alarm hadn't gone off. My natural circadian rhythm knew more than I gave it credit for. Just based on my intention.

Things I'm Grateful for even as I feel Grated on:

Mortifying freeze during a meeting, got to bitch to Lauren about it for 27 minutes.

Not getting credit for how hard I worked on a report with little guidance, my hair looks absolutely amazing - finally figured out that heatless curling tool thing.

Having to wake up at 5:30 am tomorrow, the new intense I got for the meditation room smells great.

Slipped up on sending Tiffany's information back with an error that Julia caught, made bacon and eggs, then really delicious cheese and onion quesadillas with roasted sweet potato.

Texts from Kirby, Monika, the family, and the book club. Seeing mom happy in Hawaii.

Getting new tampons jusssst in time to get my period.

Loved the flowy overalls from Free People I've been cos-playing as a hippie girl in.

Not craving anything other than a little CBD, salted brownies, and Indie music.

The fact that I can trust myself to do yoga after this, because my self-discipline and self-love continue to grow.

There was a day not long ago that I prayed to have these problems. I must have been doing something right in between all that wrong.

The wrong things confuse you, the right things give you clarity.

Oh and at some point I opened a bottle of fruit juice and for the life of me I have no idea where it is. But something had to give. If I end up getting fired, I'll just throw my hands up and flip God off while walking backward into hell.

Did you miss the part where I naturally woke up at 6:50 am? Or how for the month of April I haven't used tech after 10:30 pm?

I'm basically Superwoman. They can't kill me in any way that matters.

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crumblingdcwn · 5 months

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THANKSGIVING PREFERENCES.

————– headcanon meme.

Ham or Turkey

White Meat or Dark Meat

Stuffing or Dressing

Cranberry Sauce or Jellied Cranberries

Mashed Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes

Green Beans or Corn

Cornbread or Rolls

Green Bean Casserole or Mac & Cheese

Sweet Potato Pie or Apple Pie

Pumpkin Pie or Pecan Pie

Ice Cream or Whipped Cream

White Gravy or Brown Gravy

Cook or Clean

Parade or Football Game

Thanksgiving Lunch or Thanksgiving Dinner

Dress Up or Dress Casual

Small Gathering or Big Group

Host or Guest

Take a Walk or Take a Nap

Hot Chocolate or Coffee

Play Games or Watch Movies

Black Friday or Cyber Monday *Lauren doesn't actually cook. She helps for like five minutes, since the tradition was started when she was smol with Mrs. Gunnerson. She's also technically a guest, even though Thanksgiving is at the Carrington mansion, because Krystle hosts. Finally, she doesn't participate in Black Friday or eat gravy, but whatevs.

#Happy Thanksgiving!#♡ ⁄ my castle's crumbling down ミ headcanon.

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cower-before-power · 3 months

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Hello Lauren, baby! Hoping the winter blues aren't kicking your butt. If you're still knitting, could I get one too please? 🧶😘

Ps, I love your fierce positivity! You're a ray of sunshine 🌹

Em my love, my darling, how I adore you ❤️

I’m knitting you a crop top, something cute and fun in a pretty colour that you can wear any time of year, that makes you feel gorgeous and stylish and comfortable ❤️

Something like this:

#asks #replies #I’m knitting you something #my lovely wonderful friends #lauren’s sweet potatoes

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rlxtechoff · 1 year

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#IFTTT #Blogger

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3monthsineurope · 1 year

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November 6, 2022

Saturday Lauren, Eli, and I were going into San Francisco! San Francisco is my favorite big city in the US! We woke up pretty early, around 7. We had a full day in San Francisco planned! Lauren made us some fantastic oatmeal with some really yummy toppings, and we had some coffee while getting ready. It wasn’t going to be a super hot day, so we actually bundled up, since San Francisco is usually pretty windy.

Our first stop outside of Sunnyvale was Palo Alto, where they wanted to show me a a local coffee chain they like, Blue Bottle Coffee. It was in an old style movie theater, which was fun! Eli suggested a drink called their “iced New Orleans coffee”. It was tasty! I also got a blondie and it was sooooo good! We sat outside and had our treats, then got back in the car and headed into San Francisco.

We had booked tickets and entry into an exhibit that they were really interested in—Ramses the Great, at the de Young Museum. We arrived on time, and it was a beautiful, sunny day! The museum area was really nice, with a huge Ferris wheel. We spent about two hours working our way through the exhibit. I didn’t really know much about Ramses, the great Pharaoh. We saw a ton of artifacts from the time period and read a lot about Ramses.

After the museum, we decided it was time for lunch. We walked a bit, away from the museum and park area, and eventually went to a crepe place. I usually do sweet crepes, but since it was for lunch, I did a ham and Swiss crepe with a salad and sweet potato fries. I also had a flight of different flavored mimosas, which was fun! We sat outside and had a lovely lunch.

After lunch we walked around a bit, then got back in the car and headed Amoeba Records. Eli was hoping to find something for their collection. They had Taylor Swift’s new album, Midnights, in all four special editions! I didn’t buy any, because I already had three copies at home and decided I didn’t need the fourth, hahah. Lauren and I did a photo booth session (I love those!), then all of us left for the Golden Gate Bridge.

Eli hadn’t been to the Golden Gate Bridge yet! Of course, he had seen it, but not been on it yet! We parked the car nearby, and spent some time walking around the Bridge and taking photos, then walking onto the Bridge! It was a bit windy but not too bad! We saw some seals or sea lions in the Bay below, and lots of sail boats and even surfers on the coast. We saw the beginning of the sunset, then we headed back to the car, and Eli drove us back to Sunnyvale. We had some leftovers at home, watched some Moon Knight and also a true crime show on Netflix, and called it a night. I took a shower and we relaxed with music on their record player. What a fun day out exploring my favorite city with some great friends! :]

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