Thanksgiving

It was the first thanksgiving I spent with my whole family in 14 years.  We were in Minneapolis and it was still surprisingly warm.  Since we will all be gone for Christmas, mom decided to put up the tree for Thanksgiving.  We also went out to eat at Manny's steakhouse on Sunday for dad's bday.  It was really good.  The bonus, we went right after the Vikings had won and saw 2 linebackers.  Great food for a job well done.

Accent

My sister-in-law Emily told me that my South African accent has disappeared and is being replaced with my Minnesotan accent. Um. I'm not sure if that is a good or bad thing. I'm thinking bad. 1. I can't believe I have a Minnesotan accent, 2. I'm sad that my semi-cool South African [intonation, not quite accent] is going away and 3. It's amazing how one can adapt so quickly to your surrroundings.

A [Fall] weekend in New York (escaping deer hunting opener in MN)

Spent the weekend of 07Nov in New York visiting Jeff and Emily to celebrate with them at their NYC wedding reception (3 months after the fact). A great weekend with perfect Fall weather, lots of walking (including across the Brooklyn Bridge), a funny off-Broadway play, and another perfectly planned party by J&E. I love visiting NYC. I plan to make several trips a year now that it's only a 2 hour flight away.