December 2, 2013

"it was mr. green, in the study with the rope." thanksgiving, clue and so much food with friends.

hello monday. wow. i feel like i lost my head somewhere between thursday and sunday. so much was going on and more than half of it was food. it's strangely quiet this morning which makes it seem like thanksgiving and our friends visiting happened ages ago. 

did you all have a good thanksgiving? 

ours was small and cozy. i ended up picking recipes and tips that some of you suggested - like rooth's {from a miusmie} soft pillow roll recipe hit it out of the ballpark, mariko's (from gamerwife} tip to mix in blueberries in the cranberry sauce worked like magic and jessica's {from creative index} apple pomegranate spritzer drink recipe was so delicious. 

over the weekend we had a couple more friends from new york who came to visit. it was like an early christmas for us. they came and gave us good company but also gifted us with lovely things like doughnuts from doughnut plant, baked goods from veniero's cafe, matching new york mets caps and beautiful christmas ornaments from anthropologie. we miss them terribly {already} and can't wait for them to come visit us again. {soon please!}

we managed to squeeze in a korean style bbq party in our home, make trips to the museums in dc, walk around eastern market, do some shopping in georgetown, try ethiopian food for the first time at keren restaurant in adams morgan, pick out a christmas tree and play so many rounds of clue {our favorite!}. we also managed to laugh until our faces and stomachs hurt. 

it wasn't a bad thanksgiving weekend. not bad at all. and piri loved all the extra attention and love he got. it was so precious to see. 

hope you all had a wonderful holiday and weekend with loved ones. have a good week ahead! it's december! 

** i also realized i didn't take as many pictures as i usually do. i think i was having too much fun. but here are some shots from our weekend.

33 comments

  1. Glad to hear you had a good Thanksgiving, Jane, spent with good company and good food. That's what's the holidays are all about, right? :)

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  2. Yay for your christmas tree. So glad you had a great thanksgiving!

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

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  3. Sounds like you guys had a busy but fun weekend with friends. I can't believe it's over but.. woo time for Christmas! xx Kat


    Love and Ace

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  4. Nice to hear you had a wonderful Thanksgiving c:
    Ohhh how was the Ethiopian food?? Never heard
    or have it on my plate before, but I am a foodie
    and I am curious c:
    Xx

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    1. the ethiopian food was good. we also tried their coffee which was super strong! i usually like my coffee a light but the smell was incredible!

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  5. these photos are great! I love the blurred tree with lights. =D
    Your Thanksgiving break sounds lovely! We also had a nice one. We picked up our tree for the season as well and I couldn't be happier with it. It's smaller than what we would normally get but we are running tight on space in our apt and it's giving us more reason to move. haha.

    xo,
    nancy

    www.adoretoadorn.com

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  6. these photos are gorgeous! lovely, thanks for sharing ;)

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  7. Your photos really captured the essence of holiday season. Yummy food and great company is a perfect combo.

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  8. what a beautiful day. the food looks yummy!

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  9. Looks and sounds like the perfect Thanksgiving! Clue is one of my fave games ever! I just love this time of year because we get to see people we love and stuff our faces with delicious food. Oh, KBBQ! Nothing better than that! We ate carne asada and then went shopping in the garment district. Wish the break were longer!

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  10. I love how fun and festive these photos are. I can feel how cozy and loving the energy is!

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  11. Such a lovely post! You capture the holiday moments so well- xo akiko
    Style Imported

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  12. Our family ate bbq! well, after the thanksgiving day (we don't celebrate thanksgiving),
    but it was yummy :D

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  13. I LOVE all these photos?! Are these taken with your iphone or your camera? -Jess L

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    1. thank you! they were taken with my camera!

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  14. I love Korean BBQ! The food looks great and it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves very much. Where's Piri in all this action!?!?!

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    1. piri was busy stealing people's socks! hahaha. he was hanging out with us but unfortunately i didn't get any pics of him. it was so crazy hectic!

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  15. Korean style bbq…. Why am I looking at your blog at midnight??
    I'm so hungry now!!! :D
    I'm glad that you had a good Thanksgiving :D

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  16. Looks so lovely, Jane! And great that you had so much fun that you didn't take as many photos you normally do, experiencing is so much better than documenting sometimes :)

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  17. Korean BBQ party sounds amazing! And I'm so glad you liked my blueberries suggestion. It's a McDonald family secret ;) And Ethiopian food is actually one of my favourite cuisine's. How'd you like it?

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    1. ethiopian food was good! the coffee was really strong and i usually like my coffee light. but i looved the smell.

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  18. That Korean BBQ looks just marvellous Jane... so glad you had a lovely Thanksgiving.
    Hugs,
    Ronnie xo

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  19. Sounds like you had a lovely Thanksgiving! I really like the pictures, all the food looks great.

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  20. There's a really good Ethiopian restaurant in L.A. and they serve honey wine {my favorite}! Did you see it on the menu where you went to?

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    1. ah! i'm not sure! we had fuul with eggs, beef tibs and veggie combo! honey wine sounds amazing!

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  21. on this chiristmas what are the plan ?
    where do you all want to go and enjoy that day ?

    Christmas & Xmas gift

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  22. Great pictures! I love this time of year. I love the picture collage on your wall.

    ~megan (Sister Style)

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  23. You always have such great photos! Looks like you had a great Holiday!
    Good food and good company is what it's all about!

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  24. Oh wow, I love this post! It makes me feel jolly and festive instantly. The picture with the tree on top of the car is so good!! I'm happy you guys enjoyed the weekend, I would love to have a real tree this year, yet I have just bought my fake, mini-sized one this week. And well, it's better than nothing!! The food looks so good!! :)

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  25. Oh yum, all that food looks great - and the tree is beautiful as well. I'm so glad the roll recipe turned out!

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  26. It sounds like you had a cozy Thanksgiving... Love the pictures!

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  27. What a fun time to have friends before Christmas at home! Aw Korean BBQ! Unfortuntately I have only had it once but I enjoyed it so so much.

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