(I feel like two greetings is necessary on a day like this......)
::To those of you who aren't American/who don't live in the United States::
Helloooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
::To those of my fellow Americans"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Long time no see!
I mean really. Long time no see. I do believe the last time I posted was on September 27th. September 27th? HOLY COW that was almost two months ago! To be completely honest it feels quite strange to be blogging again. I was once a lean mean food blogging machine, and now I'm just awkwardly pounding away at my keyboard, trying to find my groove.....but I suppose I should give myself somewhat of a break seeing as I'm only in my first paragraph lol. I'm sure things will get smoother by the third or fourth.
There are so many reasons why I haven't blogged about my food adventures and the randomness that seems to accompany my life these past couple of months. Some reasons are more important than others. But I only feel the want/need to talk about one......
I signed a lease for my very first apartment in the beginning of October and I didn't get internet installed until last week!!!
"GASP! Jenna! You signed a lease for your very first apartment and you didn't blog about it right away!?!?!?! You haven't had internet in a month?!!?" Why yes hypothetical question asker. Yes I did. And I survived without internet just fine. (Don't let me fool you....I used my cell phone for internet the entire time lol).
(These photographs were taken about three minutes after we signed our lease. It looks absolutely NOTHING like this anymore.The entire apartment is covered from head to toe in color, creativity, and crafts galore. There isn't a boring wall in the place!)
The decision to move out of my parents house was extremely abrupt with virtually no thought put into it at all whatsoever...ok a little thought was put into it. My thought process went a little like this "Ok Jen let's get to business. Do you have enough money to pay rent, electric, internet, pet fee, car payment, car insurance, and cell phone bill every month? Hmmmmmm.....let me calculate this on my handy dandy cell phone ::calculating:: Why yes. Yes I do. Ok I'm in!!!!"
This seems to be a reoccurring theme in my life. I make major decisions, that would usually take other people weeks to figure out..... in less than thirty seconds. I do not dwell on this that and the other, I literally go with my gut feeling and know that everything will work out exactly how I plan it to. And it always does. "Jenna does what Jenna wants when Jenna wants to do it whether people want her to or not" (roughly quoting my aunt Linda on that one). But it's true. I see no point in second guessing gut feelings I have. Ergo - spontaneous lease signing for my very first apartment with my friend Shaneice!
These past two months in my new apartment have been so ridiculously fun that I can't even imagine what the next ten months are going to be like! I'm going to explode from too much fun!!!!!!!!! The amount of fun I am about to have is going to be absolutely astronomical I tell you!! I'm broke as a joke and I don't even care!!!! The fun outweighs my need to steal toilet paper and spaghetti sauce from my parents house! .........but I digress.
While we're on the topic of my being poor, my apartment, and my roommate/bestie Shaneice.......
I suppose this is prime time I told you all that Shaneice and I are starting a blog together!!
Let me preface by saying that BlaqueMour will not be a food blog like Chronicles of a Curly Head (although I'm sure I'll weasel it in there one way or another lol), nor is it replacing CCH.
BlaqueMour will be a crafting blog where Shaneice and I share tips, crafting ideas, explain how we went about decorating our apartment, as well as an outlet for selling products we intend on making together. We are not interested in putting ourselves in a box and ONLY talking about crafts/painting/projects, just how I don't ONLY talk about food on CCH. I'm sure we will just be our quirky zany selves and have a ball like we always do!
We have big ideas between the two of us, and we haven't had a collective outlet to put it all out there until now, so this will be something worth checking out once it's up and rolling I can assure you!
I'll be sure to keep you guys updated on everything BlaqueMour, and I really hope I can count on each of you to stop by to say hello to Shaneice and I every now and then and perhaps purchase an item or two! ;)
Thanksgiving isn't all about food....it's truly about giving thanks for the people and wonderful things we have in our lives, and unfortunately it is extremely easy to forget what exactly there is to be grateful for.....
Over the span of the last couple of days I have been busy mentally cataloging all of the things that I am grateful for that I tend to overlook.
Similar to
last years Thanksgiving post I'm going to share my list with all of you!! Even if you yourself do not celebrate Thanksgiving, and even if you aren't interested in making a list - I truly hope mine will open your eyes to all of the things there is to be thankful/grateful for.....some things more important than others you will come to find lol.
What I’m thankful/grateful for this year:
My family: I am so very very grateful for my family. They've done so much for me throughout my life, this year especially. Whether or not my family wanted me to move three times this year is irrelevant (I know they didn't lol) - they didn't hesitate to support my spontaneous living arrangements. Everyone just wanted me to be happy.
My mom helped me pack all of my belongings in my Toyota and drove with me to Florida in January, my cousin and her husband took me into their beautiful home and let me live with them for six months in Orlando, my dad flew to Florida to help me pack and drive back to Ohio when I decided to go home, not to mention my aunt, uncle, mom and dad have recently given me so many supplies for my new apartment that have been beyond helpful! It must be utterly exhausting being related to me lol.
I've been surrounded by such a wonderful group of helpful loving adults my entire life, there is absolutely no way I will turn out to be anything but awesome later in life. I already am lol.
My job at Olive, an Urban Dive: The first place I've ever worked where everyone loves each other and gets along. It's truly my home away from home. Never mind that I love the people I work with, the fact that I actually have a good job in this economy is amazing.
My ongoing sense of humor: I don't need anyone else to make me happy when I'm my own laugh track.
(Wouldn't you want to wake up to this face every day? I'm single after all........just throwing that out there fellas lol. Don't all run up at once.)
My puppy Marcie: She is the light of my life. I'm serious. No really. I'm dead serious lol. She makes me so happy it's beyond ridiculous. I sound like a crazy dog lady.....probably because I am lol.
(Dawwwwwww look at that wittle bitty face!!! Eeeeek I love her!)
Words can't describe how thankful I am to be as healthy as I am: I can hear, see, touch, breathe without complications, I do not have any diseases and/or cancer that I am aware of, I have all of my limbs, I am mobile, and I am capable of taking care of myself. People truly take all of these things for granted.
My 97' Camry: Gertrude is the best car I could ask for. She is in great condition for her age and the mileage I've put on her. Not to mention I've named her Gertrude....which is awesome right?
(I was sixteen when this picture was taken but Gertrude looks and drives exactly the same five years later. I take care of my shit people lol. I on the other hand look different.)
For my new living arrangement: I live in such a nice apartment building. With such an awesome friend. Rent is fair. The apartment itself is rad. It's not far from work. I'm allowed to have my dog there. It's just far enough away from my parents house so that I feel like I'm on my own, but it's just close enough so I can come home a couple times a week to stay the night, do laundry, and "borrow" toilet paper. I never did the whole college thing. I went to a two year community college for culinary and lived with my parents the whole time. I didn't get to go away for four years and test out what it's like to be on my own like some of my friends. This is literally the first time in my life I'm on my own. It's hard, I'm not going to pretend like paying for everything on my own is a total and complete joy, but it's what I have to deal with in exchange for a little early twenties freedom and HEAPS of fun.
Feta, pesto, dark chocolate, honey, peanut butter, greek yogurt, and all kinds of bread: I have to be thankful for my favorite foods....I am a cook after all lol
Last but not least.....
I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU!!!!
If you are reading this right now. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. If you are a frequent visitor to my blog, thank you xs 1000000. Each and every one of you are amazing. I haven't been the best of bloggers this year due to moving all over the place, different work situations, and my ever changing mind set of social networking and how much I expose myself to the internet. And yet you still e-mail, ask questions, check up on me, and show up to see what I have to say every day even if I haven't blogged in two months.
I started my blog with the notion that my family and friends would be the only ones reading/caring about the information I have to give, and the things I have to say about food. Boy was I wrong. I have way more readers than I ever imagined, and the number continues to grow each day.
I'm just a 21 year old curly headed girl who loves food, and loves sharing my love with the world - and I am grateful that you (whoever you are) take time out of your day to give a damn about what I have to say.
You are amazing. I hope I can continue to amuse/entertain/inform all of you for as long as I am running this little thing I like to call "Chronicles of a Curly Head"
Without you guys the Chronicles would be non existent!
Well it's time I bid you all farewell....
Until next time!!
xoxoxoxoxo - Jenna
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