Happy Thanksgiving!

I LOVE MY FAMILY.
This Thanksgiving was SO fun. We celebrated my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary at their retirement home...so basically I didn't really have a true home-made Thanksgiving meal. That is okay though because my mom has a turkey in the oven this very moment. California gave me a dang cold...I hate being sick when I am trying to relax on my "vacation" away from school. But I did have a great break. I got to see "So You Think You Can Dance," now I want to be a dancer. I plan on becoming a professional hip-hop dancer, forget about Belmont. On Friday I went to a Ducks game and then my parents took my sister and I to the famous Ivy restaurant in LA where all the "stars" dine, although we didn't see any. And then we went to see Wicked!! LOVED it. So fun. Being home really does remind me of all the things I am thankful for. At thanksgiving dinner my uncle asked us what we were thankful for and my cousin Hope said she was thankful for her pets...we all thought she said "parents" which was so cute...and then she said "no i said i am thankful for my pets". I am thankful for my pets too though :) and my parents, and my sister/brother/sis-in-law/niece/cousins/grandparents/aunts/uncles, and my friends, and starbucks chai lattes, and for Yorba Linda, and for Nashville, and for my roommates at the suga bin and for health (although I feel like crap right now) and for almost being done with school and for my future (although I don't really know what my future holds) and for knowing that God has something amazing in store for me. Happy Thanksgiving!

Autumn

We are having an unusually warm November in Nashville but can I just say......it's GORGEOUS!! This time of year always reminds me why I live here. I just felt as if I needed to share that today because of the beautiful changing leaves and PERFECT temperature this morning on my walk to work. Love it.

I took Missie to the airport this morning, Michelle flies to Denver tomorrow and Rit and I are both leaving after work today. The Holidays are here.

Happy Thanksgiving ya'll!
Kat

A trip of firsts

So, I never reported on my trip to the lovely land of Seattle, where the homeless beg for coffee instead of money (no lie). It was really a great trip, it was my first time to Seattle and my first business trip. I LOVE business trips! They pay you to go to somewhere fun! Free flight, free hotel, free food, yessss. And, Nick was there as my own personal tour guide. During the day I spent time in sessions learning about HIV Vaccines with people from all over the world. It may not sound as neat as it was, but I really did enjoy it. I loved seeing people from 6 continents joining together. And, now I have friends in Jamaica, South Africa, New York, Boston, etc etc. It's time for trip #2 :) At night I spent my time mostly with Nick, touring the city and trying out all of the coffee shops. He took me around to all the different area/neighborhoods in town that each had their own personality. We ate at some great restaurants too. Unfortunately I was sick/not used to the time zone and had a hard time staying up past about 9pm. I don't have any pictures yet (Nick is keeping them captive) but I'll post some when I get them. But, here is a list of firsts from the trip.

1. First time to Seattle
2. First time to Washington!
3. First time on a business trip
4. First time riding in a taxi
5. First time staying in a really freaking nice hotel
6. First time tipping a bell boy
7. First time eating grapes the size of a plum (for real, I couldn't fit it in my mouth, they were HUGE!)
8. First time eating sushi! Yummmm. Yay Blue C Coast.

that's all :)
kat


ps- come to our brunch tomorrow!!

Country Music and....Brunch?

I went to my first county music concert this past weekend at the Wildhorse Saloon. 3/4 of the Suga Bin was there along with our good friend Shelia, now I'm not a country music fan at all but I was pleasantly surprised! We saw Chris Cagle, he was a lot of fun and who can resist a man who sings "Chics Dig It."

This coming Saturday us ladies at the Suga Bin will be hosting our very first brunch. So if anybody is interested in coming we'll be cookin' up a storm, we plan to have food out around 10:30, 11:00am. Hope you'all can come!

Michelle

Leaving on a jet plane

Alright, so to start things off, I have an order of business. We now accept anonymous posts. This means that you can post comments event if you don't have a google/gmail/blogger account. But, this doesn't mean that we want them to be truely anonymous. So, be a trooper and sign your name. That's Suga Bin rules, not google's rules. Thanks

Also, Oct 26th was Jeff's 25th b-day. 2007 also happens to be Thriller's 25th anniversary. So, what better way to celebrate than with a Thriller birthday party? None! To top it all off, Elyse's sister and friend were visiting as well as Erin K. Yay. So, I'm going to try to attach an image (i'm new at this) to show you my zombie costume. I know it's alarming, but try not to run away. I was trying to look mean/dead/80s/etc. I looked bad on purpose....but I didn't know I looked quite this bad....



That's Mr. Pettit with the creepy face. He got his make-up done at Performance before the party so he could come in true Thriller style. It was frightening, I'm not going to lie.

So, one event down, one to go. On the 16-18th Jeff is performing in Thoroughly Modern Millie at St. Cecelia. He's the male lead (not Millie). I will be attending and everyone is invited! I'll probably go on Saturday at 8:00. Let me know if you're interested in joining me. Our friend Nick Palacios will be in town visiting so he may be there two. And really, whatever incentive do you need?



I am leaving tomorrow for Seattle! This will be my first adventure to the great Northwest. I'm so excited!! It's for business, so I'll be flying and staying and eating for free (in this swank hotel). And, Nicky P will be acting as my personal barista/tour guide! What a trip! If you have suggestions for places to eat or visit or things to do, let me know. I'm pumped to explore the city! I'll be back on Monday.

Last, but not least, I am going tonight to see Across the Universe for the 4th time. That's not a lie. I must say, I do feel a bit ridiculous. But it's good and more people keep wanting to go so I keep going with them. If you haven't seen the movie, you've really got to go. Go watch this video. The bowling alley scene is one of my fav's. And, just so there are no questions asked, Jim Sturgess is mine.



One last little note........Mr. Gorg bought my coffee last night. That's basically a date, right? Thought so.

:)
Kat