Does your family have a tradition that has somehow turned into more of a holiday than the holiday itself? That's what Turkey Smoke has turned into for the Smith family.
This particular tradition started sometime after the tuna-cabbage roll incident, but before my dad transformed into the super chef he is today. Little by little the idea of smoking a turkey all night long on Thanksgiving Eve in preparation for Thanksgiving Day festivities caught on . . . first in our family, with my siblings and I thrilled for an excuse to stay up all night long, then to the extended family, with my dad's brothers joining in for the excitement. Shortly after, my mom's sisters decided they wanted to party, too! Today, Turkey Smoke reaches beyond family to our friends . . . and even our friends' families! We all gather at the Smith house for some good eats, horseshoes, games, and of course, drinks. You can think of it as a sort of precursor to Thanksgiving, or tailgating the holiday, with just as much food -- but a whole lot more fun :-)
11.19.2010
Ready, set, go.
Work today, then Zumba with Cary, Carrie, and others.
Maybe meeting at church tomorrow -- could possibly be canceled (I hope it is, I could use the extra sleep), then make spinach artichoke dip and head out to Matt and Courtney's Chili + Hokies party.
Church sunday, then meeting after church for the acapella group, then company Chili Cookoff. Sunday night? Decorating for Christmas.
I'm not crazy, I don't promise you.
Maybe meeting at church tomorrow -- could possibly be canceled (I hope it is, I could use the extra sleep), then make spinach artichoke dip and head out to Matt and Courtney's Chili + Hokies party.
Church sunday, then meeting after church for the acapella group, then company Chili Cookoff. Sunday night? Decorating for Christmas.
I'm not crazy, I don't promise you.
11.12.2010
Rar 5
Sink faucets that are too short for the sink bowl. Or sink bowls that are too short for the faucet. However you want to look at it, this is when you go to wash your hands and just by running them under the water you keep hitting the back of the sink. Seriously, this just isn't right.
So many questions, so little time.
1. Name the most terrifying moment of your life so far.
Hearing someone walking around outside of my window back in HS. Then, hearing that person open the door to the basement outside of my room. Thank goodness I had chained it before going to sleep. It turned out to be some creeper kid that I worked with at BBV. Nevertheless, I grabbed the knife I kept in my room and threatened to cut his arm off if he even thought about trying to unchain the door.
2. If you could bring one character to life from your favorite book, who would it be?
Vanyel Ashkevron and/or Yfandes. They essentially come as a set.
3. If you wanted to look very sexy, how would you dress?
LBD over a corset w/ thigh highs.
4. Who would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with? Least like?
Most = Eric
Least = Nicholas Cage
5. List 5 people you know. Then describe each of them in 5 words.
Eric - Thoughtful, warm, strong, Christian, love
Cary - high-spirited, active, strong-willed, clever, style
Amanda - heart, gentle, happy, capable, good
Mike - talented, musician, loyal, shy, rugged
Mom - fighter, sweetheart, giving, petite, kind
6. Have you told your partner about all of your past relationships?
Yes
7. What outfit or article of clothing do you like to see your spouse wearing the most?
Brew Thru shirt :-)
8. What was the most recent movie that made you cry?
Jeeze. Everything makes me cry. Ummm . . . my sister's keeper? Rocky? I don't know.
9. If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be?
18, specifically a week in March when the WAJ boys and Slusher girls were inseperable.
10. You can cast any actor now alive to play you in a film about your life. Whom would you cast in the role?
Kate Hudson
11. If you could have one superpower, which would you choose?
Photographic memory
12. Have you ever been sexually attracted to a family member or a person of an inappropriate age? How did you deal with it?
Nope.
13. You can choose your method of dying and the place in which you will die.
At home, in my sleep, of old age.
14. You can choose your last meal. What will the menu consist of?.
Filet Mignon with gorgonzola, white cheddar mac n' cheese (shells), asparagus with hollandaise, walnut and goat cheese salad (from Jackson's), garlic mashed potatos, and crescent rolls.
15. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?
Oh, the League.
16. If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform?
I'd probably just want to get all dressed up and bedazzled. I don't care what act.
17. You see three teenagers making fun of a mentally handicapped man in the street. What would you do?
Go over, take the guy's arm, and just lead him away off the street.
18. A dear friend is in agony and wants you to help him/her to die. Would you?
Death isn't up to me.
19. Your best friend dies, what would you do?
Get to work on creating a photo memorium board. It's my creative outlet when dealing with grief.
20. What do you think would be the hardest thing for you to give up on?
my marriage.
21. Imagine. It is a dark night, you are alone, it is raining outside, you hear someone walking around outside your window. Who do you call?
Ghostbusters!
22. If you could do anything OR wish for anything that would come true, what would you wish?
unending energy. If i could survive without having to sleep, that would be nice. Just never again feeling worn out or exhausted.
23. If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do?
Spend it with my family, probably in the great outdoors.
24. Have you ever cheated on your boyfriend/girlfriend?
Yes.
25. What's the worst thing about being your gender?
having to be the one that maintains familial etiquette as far as remember to get/write/send cards for birthdays and anniversaries. I really think women are more prone to alzheimer's because we spend so much more of our mind's energy remembering things for our spouse!
26. What is the strangest dream you've ever had?
When I dreampt I was driving down the road and all of a sudden the road simply ended in this vast abyss . . . I kept driving, right off of the ledge, and ended up actually falling into one of those dream-paralysis states where I couldn't call out or move, just actually felt myself falling. When I finally did wake up, I was sweating, and had been crying!
27. Which would you choose, true love with a guarantee of a heart break or have never loved before?
The love one.
28. Think of the last time you were REALLY angry.
no thank you.
29. What is more difficult for you; looking into someone’s eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someone’s eyes when they are telling you how they feel?
I just look at people regardless of the conversation content. It's rude not to do so.
Hearing someone walking around outside of my window back in HS. Then, hearing that person open the door to the basement outside of my room. Thank goodness I had chained it before going to sleep. It turned out to be some creeper kid that I worked with at BBV. Nevertheless, I grabbed the knife I kept in my room and threatened to cut his arm off if he even thought about trying to unchain the door.
2. If you could bring one character to life from your favorite book, who would it be?
Vanyel Ashkevron and/or Yfandes. They essentially come as a set.
3. If you wanted to look very sexy, how would you dress?
LBD over a corset w/ thigh highs.
4. Who would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with? Least like?
Most = Eric
Least = Nicholas Cage
5. List 5 people you know. Then describe each of them in 5 words.
Eric - Thoughtful, warm, strong, Christian, love
Cary - high-spirited, active, strong-willed, clever, style
Amanda - heart, gentle, happy, capable, good
Mike - talented, musician, loyal, shy, rugged
Mom - fighter, sweetheart, giving, petite, kind
6. Have you told your partner about all of your past relationships?
Yes
7. What outfit or article of clothing do you like to see your spouse wearing the most?
Brew Thru shirt :-)
8. What was the most recent movie that made you cry?
Jeeze. Everything makes me cry. Ummm . . . my sister's keeper? Rocky? I don't know.
9. If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be?
18, specifically a week in March when the WAJ boys and Slusher girls were inseperable.
10. You can cast any actor now alive to play you in a film about your life. Whom would you cast in the role?
Kate Hudson
11. If you could have one superpower, which would you choose?
Photographic memory
12. Have you ever been sexually attracted to a family member or a person of an inappropriate age? How did you deal with it?
Nope.
13. You can choose your method of dying and the place in which you will die.
At home, in my sleep, of old age.
14. You can choose your last meal. What will the menu consist of?.
Filet Mignon with gorgonzola, white cheddar mac n' cheese (shells), asparagus with hollandaise, walnut and goat cheese salad (from Jackson's), garlic mashed potatos, and crescent rolls.
15. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?
Oh, the League.
16. If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform?
I'd probably just want to get all dressed up and bedazzled. I don't care what act.
17. You see three teenagers making fun of a mentally handicapped man in the street. What would you do?
Go over, take the guy's arm, and just lead him away off the street.
18. A dear friend is in agony and wants you to help him/her to die. Would you?
Death isn't up to me.
19. Your best friend dies, what would you do?
Get to work on creating a photo memorium board. It's my creative outlet when dealing with grief.
20. What do you think would be the hardest thing for you to give up on?
my marriage.
21. Imagine. It is a dark night, you are alone, it is raining outside, you hear someone walking around outside your window. Who do you call?
Ghostbusters!
22. If you could do anything OR wish for anything that would come true, what would you wish?
unending energy. If i could survive without having to sleep, that would be nice. Just never again feeling worn out or exhausted.
23. If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do?
Spend it with my family, probably in the great outdoors.
24. Have you ever cheated on your boyfriend/girlfriend?
Yes.
25. What's the worst thing about being your gender?
having to be the one that maintains familial etiquette as far as remember to get/write/send cards for birthdays and anniversaries. I really think women are more prone to alzheimer's because we spend so much more of our mind's energy remembering things for our spouse!
26. What is the strangest dream you've ever had?
When I dreampt I was driving down the road and all of a sudden the road simply ended in this vast abyss . . . I kept driving, right off of the ledge, and ended up actually falling into one of those dream-paralysis states where I couldn't call out or move, just actually felt myself falling. When I finally did wake up, I was sweating, and had been crying!
27. Which would you choose, true love with a guarantee of a heart break or have never loved before?
The love one.
28. Think of the last time you were REALLY angry.
no thank you.
29. What is more difficult for you; looking into someone’s eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someone’s eyes when they are telling you how they feel?
I just look at people regardless of the conversation content. It's rude not to do so.
11.10.2010
rar 4.
I promise I have other things to say aside from these random pet peeves, I just don't have time to write it all out right now. These peeves, though, take less than a minute to type out and they are usually at least somewhat entertaining. right?
Today's rar: when someone says "Now that's funny; I don't care who you are."
First of all, it's probably not funny. I say this because people who actually use that line tend to just not be funny.
Second of all, what does it matter if you do or don't care who anyone is? Why should that at all be reason to state that something is funny?
Bottom line: just say "now that's funny" and leave it at that.
Today's rar: when someone says "Now that's funny; I don't care who you are."
First of all, it's probably not funny. I say this because people who actually use that line tend to just not be funny.
Second of all, what does it matter if you do or don't care who anyone is? Why should that at all be reason to state that something is funny?
Bottom line: just say "now that's funny" and leave it at that.
11.04.2010
Rar 3. I'm on a roll today.
How Facebook notifies you when other people leave messages/comments/etc. on someone else's page, that have nothing to do with you. Just because I happen to say someone's picture is nice, does NOT mean that I should find out each time someone else happens to comment on that same picture. SHEESH. 27 notifications? PLEASE.
Rar 2.
People that misuse apostrophes.
I keep seeing that more and more often, and I don't know why. My most recent example is an entry on craigslist (I know, people on that site can't spell worth anything, anyway, but still).
"Two Gerbil's for sale." Ugh.
I keep seeing that more and more often, and I don't know why. My most recent example is an entry on craigslist (I know, people on that site can't spell worth anything, anyway, but still).
"Two Gerbil's for sale." Ugh.
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