I am calling this past week, Camp Thanksgiving!
It was craaaaaaazy busy! And I felt a bit like a camp counselor, or like Julie McCoy on The Love Boat, what with planning activities for the week for my brother and friends and me!
I had at least one event/activity every night and I will probably be catching up on sleep all week.
And this next week is my birthday week (the big day is on November 30th) so I have no time to get sick or exhausted!
Without further ado, here is High-Low 15!
HIGHS
1) A fashion illustration by the talented fashion artist/illustrator, Bee, at the J.Crew & Vogue party. I can’t wait to frame this piece!
2) My big brother came into town for Thanksgiving. It’s always so fun when he’s here! But, I swear, if he lived here year-round, I would never get ANYTHING done!
3) The most epic Thanksgiving ever with good friends. My most memorable to date. In my friend Sarah’s backyard with lots of candlelight, wine, games, laughter and a full-on dance party. I kept saying that I felt like we were in some winery commercial. So fun! We were up til 4:30!
4) All of the baking fun that comes with Thanksgiving!!
One of my friends said that this was the best pie he’d ever tasted!
Moonshine Pie (the recipe will be up on Friday):
Cowboy Corn Casserole:
Farmhouse Green Bean Casserole:
Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits:
Pumpkin Cherry & Pumpkin Cranberry cupcakes:
And speaking of cupcakes, check out this southern church social/cakewalk spread. Utterly delightful & delicious!
5) The Counting Crows at The Wiltern with friends. Between staying up late, sleeping til noon and catching these guys, I was pretty sure I must have travelled back to 1997 in a time machine.
Such an amazing week and what a sweet way to see this year come to a close for me!
LOWS
Ahhhh, the lows. We have to have a good dose of those with the highs, now don’t we?
This week, I have three. Booooooo.
First of all, I’d like to address my sadistic curling iron: “Listen, honey, if we’re gonna be friends, you’re gonna have to stop burning me. Ouch! ” This is the second time that’s been a low in my life.
I had a miscommunication with a good friend and that pains me even more than the burn did. I feel miserable about it and my heart hurts. That’s when you know a friend is a good one – when you hurt because you may have hurt them. I hope it clears itself up soon. I hope.
And, lastly, as you guys know, I am a little on the Pollyanna side.
Okay, A LOT.
So when people bring out the hate, I am always shocked, appalled and – to be honest – a little amused. Last Friday, my dear friend – a talented blogger, writer, artist, photographer and social media expert was attacked on her personal wall on Facebook…by a “friend”. When will the unhappy & unfulfilled stop projecting their own self-hate onto other people who dare to stick their necks out creatively? Go into therapy, read a self-help book but don’t let the hate win, folks. Life is too short.
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: What was your High-Low this week?