Candy cane season.

Gingerbread, cheese balls, apple pie– Most holiday food I could give or take. But CANDY CANES? I like sucking them, decorating the tree with them, I like smashing them into dessert and now I can even slather them all over myself. That’s good stuff.

And yes, it is Black Friday. What did I do? Woke up after noon, made a smoothie, put in some laundry. I just don’t have a need for half-priced DVD players and cookware. But still quite a contrast from last year, when I had to be at work– Best Buy at 3:45AM to herd the mile long line of shoppers.

Surprisingly, (if you knew my dad)… my parents were at Lowe’s around 5AM to purchase a new refrigerator, which I thought showed a very endearing sense of camaraderie.