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24 hours in jacksonville


after my thanksgiving in tampa,
i headed up to jacksonville
to visit one of my very best friends,

aziz
{a.k.a. z }

we had exactly 24 hours from the time he picked me up in tampa
until my flight back to new york.
here is what we did...

17:00 pound red bulls
{for we shall be awake for all 24 hours}

18:00 on the road...

19:00 interview z
for the upcoming post,
"the zinterview"

20:00 first stop in jacksonville, whole foods
for some mac and cheese supplies

the finalists:

port salut
pepper jack
jasper hill clothbound cheddar
midnight moon
grés des vosges
romano

21:00 begin mac and cheese production.
mac and cheeze with aziz has been somewhat of a tradition
ever since i was in high school,
ever since we realized how well "cheese"
rhymes with "aziz"

22:00 mac, you are dunzo
yes, that is applewood smoked bacon
and
no, you are not kosher


bachelor + first house = no furniture =
picnic!

23:00 seconds on the mac, please.
add count basie as needed

00:00 midnight xylophone

1:00 attempts at staying awake for all 24 hours fail miserably.

11:00 brunch at brick

12:00 still at brick...

13:00 still at brick...

as the conversation has unfortunately been plagued by political discussion.
fyi
me + politics = bad.
me + z + politics = run for your life.

14:00 z shows me his new work place!
{jacksonville symphony's concert hall!}

right on the water!


15:00 i get a tambourine lesson

16:00 snackees at the airport
(does anyone else like airport food?)



17:00 bye bye, z! bye bye, florida!
{hello, holiday season...}



xoxo


yeh


shameless loves, by rhianne

things that rhianne loves
{but really probably shouldn't}

1. putting crisps in my sandwiches – especially ready salted ones.

2. looking at expensive handbags though i know i can’t afford them.

3. watching childrens tv and films – at the moment we are watching yo gabba gabba all the time!

4. the final countdown – we might be buying lego rockband just for that song…

5. chocolate things for breakfast – coco pops, chocolate muffin, chocolate breakfast bars…. i love!

6. looking at pet photography blogs – i really want a puppy and the more i look at them, the more i want one.

7. changing into my pajama's as soon as i get home - especially in the winter!

8. melted mozzarella

9. staying in bed when boyfriend has to get up
.
10. stomping up the stairs when i'm in a bad mood

and in the spirit of things, i will shamelessly admit that i did not know what "crisps" are!
rhianne cleared it up- they're potato chips :-)

thank you, miss rhianne!
and a very happy no shame november to you!


xoxo


yeh

gobble gobble



thanksgiving in tampa

i'm thankful for palm trees
&
the sun

i'm thankful that cousins have me over to their beautiful house

i'm thankful that i'm somehow related to a balloon artist

...and i'm even more thankful that he made this
hella sweet cupcake balloon hat

i'm thankful for
sister stoopie + mum

"two stoops eating soup"

it was one big cooking party...


is there really anything better than cooking with your family all day??

yes, silly.
{it's drinking with your family all day...}

sister stoop + man


time to work up an appetite...




i'm thankful for these adorable place settings made by little cousins!




carving the tryptophan...

i'm thankful for this!!!!

good thing i wore my eating pants

this year's strategy for a successful pig-out
{inspired by the gobbler at the milburn deli}

1. slice open a sister schubert's roll
hailing from the south,
these rolls pack so much buttery goodness into one tiny morsel.
if you've never had one, get them now (they're available online).
i could eat six pans in one sitting.
2. spread on a dollop of cranberry sauce
3. slap on a slice of turkey, preferably covered in gravy
4. shovel on some stuffing
5. close, and eat like a sandwich
6. repeat
7. repeat
8. repeat
(etc etc)


i am sooooo thankful for my family!!!

i am also thankful that little cousin mia is the future leila josefowicz...

and most of all,
i am thankful for sharpie marker
mustaches.


happythanksgiving!

time to hit the gym...


xoxo


yeh