Ready, Set, Go

It's the day before Thanksgiving - one more day until the holidays have officially begun.  In celebration (and preparation), I intend to be baking all day - mmmmm apple-blueberry crisp and ginger snaps.  The ginger snaps will be a repeat from a recipe I tried a couple days ago in Vermont.  They were so perfectly soft, spicy, and delicious that they will be a feature of tomorrow's renowned meal.

Now that I'm back in New Jersey, I've got to alter my mindset a bit.  Time to focus on my co-op (4 more days!) and ramping up for Christmas.  Instead of facing the crowds of overzealous (and, frankly, terrifying) shoppers on Black Friday, I intend to unwind from fall quarter with a massage and by digging through Christmas decorations.  And, of course, watching Christmas movies (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Elf, and Nightmare Before Christmas, anyone?)  The second that Thanksgiving is over, I will be ready for Christmas carols, trees, wreaths, lights, and, of course, snow.  Hear that, Rochester? Bring. It. On.

I've recently been fighting my inability to finish book series by listening to Harry Potter 7 on audio book.  Yeah, I know - BLASPHEMY, I never read it.  Well now I am reading it.  Kind of.  So I want to reread the whole series since I can hardly remember what horcruxes are, let alone how they relate to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.  Perhaps that's another goal for winter.  With that, I'll leave you with this stroke of genius prank from New York City's subway system:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_localnyc/mta-offering-service-to-hogwarts-magical-harry-potter-train-line-appears-on-subway-sign?bouchon=501,ny

Happy Thanksgiving!