Category: Holiday Cheer
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Zelda’s 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
According to the author Gary Chapman, there are five love languages. Some people offer words of affirmation or acts of service to show they care; others prefer quality time or physical touch. And then, there are the gifters. I’ve never taken Chapman’s quiz, but I have a feeling I fall into category five. I love…
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Holiday Playlist 2018: Haul Out the Holly
Apologies, dear readers, for the lateness of this post. We are still recovering from Thailand-induced jet lag, and Wednesday passed us by in a haze. However, we are incredibly excited that it is indeed that holly jolly time of year again. Nothing revives us like holiday cheer! December is in sight, and the holidays are…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy almost Thanksgiving, y’all! This week, we find ourselves in Thailand(!), on a 10-day getaway with two of our nearest and dearest and oldest friends. We got our turkey on early this year, with our annual Friendsgiving dinner with our New York friend-family, and we’ll be celebrating on the actual day with noodles and elephants…
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The Legacy of Witches
Happy Halloween, dear readers. I love the spooky season: the shortening of days, the overcast skies, the crisp chilly air that curls around boot-clad feet as they crunch over leaves. I revel in the crackle in the air that demarcates October from the rest of the months. I think deep down we all do…deep down…
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We Went to Derby!
We did the thing, y’all! Last Thursday, before dawn had even cracked, we hit the road towards our old Kentucky home. The journey was long but full of snacks and inside jokes. Once we hit our beloved Louisville, we hung with Zelda’s parentals and Scout’s momma; toured the Maker’s Mark distillery; hit up our favorite…
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How to Make a Hot Brown
It’s T-minus 2 days until we leave for the homeland on the great pilgrimage to Derby. But before we pack up our hat boxes and head southward for that storied race, we wanted to tackle a classic Kentucky recipe: The Hot Brown. Created in 1926 at The Brown Hotel in our hometown of Louisville, Kentucky,…
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How to Go to the Kentucky Derby Like a Pro
The horse is out of the gate, y’all: We’re going to Derby! The rumors are true, dear readers. This year, we are making a hallowed pilgrimage to the Z&S homestead for that most sacred of events: the Kentucky Derby. Thanks to Scout’s momma, we have secured tickets for us and seven of our closest New…
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On Romance, Shipping, and Being Happy Alone
As Valentine’s Day approaches, I find myself thinking a lot about romance. Romance is not something I’ve had a lot of in my life. And I’m super cool with that. I’m an only, introvert child of divorced parents who likes her personal space: Finding someone to “share my life with” isn’t necessarily high on my…
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8 Tips for Throwing the Ultimate Holiday Bash
‘Tis the season to be jolly, they say. They might also say ’tis the season to be exhausted. December can be a marathon, y’all, and drain all the holiday spirit from even the cheeriest of folks. There are work parties and family parties and cookie swaps and White Elephant exchanges. And this poses a particular…
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Latke, Actually: 8 Chanukah Movies We’d Like to See By Next Year
We all have our traditions this time of year, and for many of us that means sitting down and watching certain movies. Zelda and I like classics like White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street, as well as the always appropriate A Muppet Christmas Carol. But as children of interfaith households, we’ve found this season…
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