Today is Thanksgiving Day. Everything stands still and we eat.
And eat.
And eat.
I was in Tennessee for the holiday meal. My aunt and uncle live near Nashville, and my grandparents came down and we all ate dinner together. This was an unusual dinner for us, though. We ate out for dinner. My wonderful aunt found a restaurant called Monell's and we all headed over to eat. No prep, no clean-up, just food.
It was just great. Monell knows how to bake a turkey. Or cook or roast or grill or whatever one does to a turkey.
Here's the thing, though. We ate family style. As, expected, right? It's the family holiday and we ate as a family. In South Carolina, that's what family style is. Not in Tennessee, though.
Let me enlighten you. In Tennessee, family style means you eat with other families. You all sit around one big table and eat and talk and eat and get to know each other. And eat.
Now, at first I was skeptical. I know, big surprise. But it was nice. A good reminder of the big, beautiful, blessed world we live in that doesn't revolve around us.
And a new definition of family.
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
I'm A Tweeter
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH. I am on twitter. I am a tweeter. I tweet. Whatever the cool lingo these days is.
My name is @margaretmaus. Feel free to follow. I currently have one.
Be warned, however! I don't really tweet. I just read nerdy things like Jane Austen and Shakespeare and interesting museum facts. So don't get your hopes up:) But I'm active on social media. It's a big day.
My name is @margaretmaus. Feel free to follow. I currently have one.
Be warned, however! I don't really tweet. I just read nerdy things like Jane Austen and Shakespeare and interesting museum facts. So don't get your hopes up:) But I'm active on social media. It's a big day.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Instead
We had the opening night of Richard III tonight. Throughout the course of the play, I thought, "I should write a blog post."
Instead I took a nap.
After my nap I thought, "I should write a blog post."
Instead I decided to become the Queen of England.
After I got home I thought, "I should write a blog post."
Instead I ate a spoonful of chocolate ganache."
After that delectable spoonful I decided to go to bed.
Instead I wrote a blog post.
Instead I took a nap.
After my nap I thought, "I should write a blog post."
Instead I decided to become the Queen of England.
After I got home I thought, "I should write a blog post."
Instead I ate a spoonful of chocolate ganache."
After that delectable spoonful I decided to go to bed.
Instead I wrote a blog post.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Remember Me?
I don't even know if I remember how to post. How to write anything funny. It's not that I've forgotten about you, cyber world, but that I really haven't had anything especially inspired to write about.
But, fear not, I am alive. I am well. Life is running circles around me and I'm left in the dust, but that's ok. The dust can be a good place, I suppose.
In case you were wondering, here is a brief recap of the past few weeks of my crazy little life. In a list, no less. If you haven't noticed, I'm rather partial to lists.
1. In the weeks following the Wilds trip, I have done a whole lot of nothing.
2. I finished the first half of my Fundamentals of Electronic Media class, including a live webcast.
3. I managed to wear a green shirt on the day that I was assigned to do the weather, resulting in sunny skies along the midsection of the United States.
4. I continued training for my half marathon, the Spinx Run Fest, which I completed. Finally. I have not run since. I did love it, though! Running surrounded by hundreds of other people, hundreds of distractions pressuring me to keep running. The race ends triumphantly. Each runner is announced as they enter the final stretch into the baseball stadium. I began to sprint, faster and faster toward the finish line, determined to beat the old woman in front of me. I passed her, and man, did that feel good until I realized that she was probably three and a half times my age. Yay! I beat her. Big whoop!
5. I worked concessions at my school's Speech and Debate tournament. I was actually the Crew Chief. You can only imagine how that went.
6. We got our high school mock trial case. It's a civil case about a woman who was eaten by bed bugs in a hotel. I have itched none stop since it came out.
7. Rehearsals for my dad's lay, Richard III, have been in full swing. I am playing Young Elizabeth, Richard's niece. It's the best part ever: no lines, two costumes, and I end up the queen at the end. The play open next week, so we're practicing a lot this week.
Oh, and if you want to, you can check out the trailer here: http://www.bju.edu/events/fine-arts/cod/richard.php. There are also some photos of yours truly, although I feel like I look half-asleep in most of them. You can be the judge of that.
That's pretty much all the interesting stuff. Or at least all I can remember at the moment. Oops, that's my cue!
But, fear not, I am alive. I am well. Life is running circles around me and I'm left in the dust, but that's ok. The dust can be a good place, I suppose.
In case you were wondering, here is a brief recap of the past few weeks of my crazy little life. In a list, no less. If you haven't noticed, I'm rather partial to lists.
1. In the weeks following the Wilds trip, I have done a whole lot of nothing.
2. I finished the first half of my Fundamentals of Electronic Media class, including a live webcast.
3. I managed to wear a green shirt on the day that I was assigned to do the weather, resulting in sunny skies along the midsection of the United States.
4. I continued training for my half marathon, the Spinx Run Fest, which I completed. Finally. I have not run since. I did love it, though! Running surrounded by hundreds of other people, hundreds of distractions pressuring me to keep running. The race ends triumphantly. Each runner is announced as they enter the final stretch into the baseball stadium. I began to sprint, faster and faster toward the finish line, determined to beat the old woman in front of me. I passed her, and man, did that feel good until I realized that she was probably three and a half times my age. Yay! I beat her. Big whoop!
5. I worked concessions at my school's Speech and Debate tournament. I was actually the Crew Chief. You can only imagine how that went.
6. We got our high school mock trial case. It's a civil case about a woman who was eaten by bed bugs in a hotel. I have itched none stop since it came out.
7. Rehearsals for my dad's lay, Richard III, have been in full swing. I am playing Young Elizabeth, Richard's niece. It's the best part ever: no lines, two costumes, and I end up the queen at the end. The play open next week, so we're practicing a lot this week.
Oh, and if you want to, you can check out the trailer here: http://www.bju.edu/events/fine-arts/cod/richard.php. There are also some photos of yours truly, although I feel like I look half-asleep in most of them. You can be the judge of that.
That's pretty much all the interesting stuff. Or at least all I can remember at the moment. Oops, that's my cue!
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