Ciao bella!

It's beginning to feel like winter and Christmas! Starbucks has rolled out the red cups. I *heart* the red starbucks cups. They give me warm fuzzies. Often, because they are filled with things like caramel apple cider and gingerbread lattes. And then...after the gingerbread latte season comes TOFFEE NUT LATTE'S!! The best drink that Starbuck makes. January-March. Yum. Too bad I quit coffee. I can still have an occasional cup, can't I?

It's starting to get chilly here. The weather is strange. Yesterday, it was in the 70's. I wore flip flops!! Today, it's in the low 50's and it's supposed to hit freezing tonight. Eva told me yesterday that it normally starts snowing after Thanksgiving. Guess, I'll be giving a lot of thanks during those 4 days in California! I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. Coming home, seeing my family, seeing Jason, getting my hair cut, peet's coffee, cheeseboard, yum!

And then less than a month after that, I'll be home for what this Korean doc in my program has termed "The Great Vacation." A whole month at home!! Hmm...I'm going to eat my way through Italy. I'm going to sleep. I'm going to go shopping with Jess. I'm going to sleep in forever. I'm going to see Jason and Marcia get married. (!). I'm going to sit around with Jason. I'm going wine tasting. I'm going to see friends. I'm going to eat at French Laundry. I'm going to drink Peet's coffee. I'm going to eat cheeseboard. The Great Vacation.

Ok, every paragraph has talked about drinking coffee and eating cheeseboard. That warms my heart =).