Wine about it

If a place is called the Red Lantern I expect red lanterns. The bar area has a nice vibe to it. It's a shame that there was a bad DJ in the corner attempting to scratch while playing lounge music. Not the right type of music for that dude.

Moving on to Post 390.

We came close to closing so it was dead. I'm not complaining.

This fireplace speaks to me. It's says "order a nice glass of red wine". Who am I to argue with an inanimate object?

This was literally one of the best red wines I've ever had. It better be for $14 a glass! I had two glasses because it was that good. Sometimes you have to treat yourself.

Our original plan was to try to check out Eataly but we took one look at the line and noped that idea. The Italian food will still be there when the crowds die down.

And that is all the energy I have to blog tonight.

What's this?

Your favorite idiot blogger did something stupid. I take a medication that helps me not feel like I have to pee every minute. That is not an exaggeration. I literally feel like I have to pee constantly if I don't take this medication. Last night I was pretty sure that I forgot to take it but I wasn't 100% sure. I had two options. 1. I could wait and see if I woke up at 4 a.m. feeling like I'm going to pee my pants or 2. Take a pill and not be able to pee well for twenty some odd hours. I chose option 2 and guess what? I must have taken it twice. Sigh. I might need to be an old lady and get a pill organizer.

I know it's not even December yet but I'm feeling the Christmas spirit. I never know what type of mood I'll be in around Christmas. Am I going to be Ebenezer Scrooge or Jack Skellington discovering Christmas Town?

Me at my goal weight. 

I'm kidding! The skin tone is the right color though.

One thing I don't do is Christmas music. I hate it. It's the same songs every year repeated over and over until I want to hang myself with a string of Christmas lights

Even the hipster watch store is getting into the spirit of the season. I really love the copper colored trees but are they artisanal?

I suppose too much pizza is not really a problem

I love Penguin Pizza but there is one slight problem. The smallest size pizza you can order is a 14 inch which is way too big for a personal pizza, but I can't NOT get the pizza.

Derek wouldn't help me either because he believe pizza needs red sauce. I had to tackle this pizza solo. I ate 3 pieces before I had to call it.

We also played trivia last night and then I got cranky because we were losing. I take trivia very seriously. We were doing really well in the beginning but then we tanked hard. I'm over it now but maybe I should stay away from trivia for a bit.

I went to Fantastic Beasts solo on Friday. It was pretty good. The Harry Potter movies are better but it's a solid addition to the franchise. Eddie Redmayne is great as Newt Scamander. I can't imagine anyone else playing the roll.

 I can't believe the long weekend is almost over! I'm not ready yet. Can I have one more day?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well I'm stuffed so I think I did Thanksgiving right. Derek and I went to his parent's house on the Cape. We were sent home with enough food to feed a small country. While we were gone Bosco decided to have his own Thanksgiving feast by getting into the trash. It was locked but he still somehow managed to get into it. Looks like we've got a Houdini on our hands.

I can feel the food coma setting in so it's off to bed for me. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.

It's hot pot season

And a Sapporo for added warmth.

Say yes to the dress and no to the tote

How is Thanksgiving this Thursday? November is flying by.

Adult coloring books are all the rage now. I think this Game of Thrones coloring book might be too advanced for me though. The cover is pretty intimidating. Look at all that shading and crosshatching. Barnes & Noble is one of my favorite stores. If you need a last minute Christmas gift or something for a yankee swap, go to Barnes & Noble. While you're there pick me up a coloring book.

Free range organic Christmas trees at Whole Foods. I wish I could get a small tree but I'm terribly allergic to pine. I can't even use pine scented candles without having a sneezing fit. Bah humbug!

Regina's pizza is in an old train depot. I decided to "mix it up" and get toasted ravs and that was a mistake because they did not fill me up enough and I was still hungry. Live and learn and get pizza.

What can I say, Massachusetts bleeds blue. That's a nice artistic touch on the K there.

I posted this on instagram saying "drink your milk and go to bed". Melissa thought I was actually drinking booze and calling it milk. It was actually milk. At least it's not warm milk. I'd officially be old if I was doing that.

Today was the day! Wedding dress shopping day! It was actually really fun. I wish I could post a picture of the dress but it's a surprise. I really love it. I was trying on dresses and some of them were pretty but I was still on the fence. I put my dress on and the second I looked in the mirror I was like yep. Everyone with me was in agreement. There was another bride trying on dresses in the same dressing area as me and we become bffs for the day. We took some pictures together in our dresses.

These bags. What are these bags? Who buys these? The word wifey makes me cringe. Totes engaged on a tote? Why why why?

Wedding dress shopping makes you hungry. It's a lot of work getting in and out of layers of tulle and fabric. Can we get a Moe's out near my area? This thing was delicious and not spicy so I won't suffer later. Now I'm making myself hungry again. Time to end this blog post and go get some dinner.

Shroom me

I got a raise! It's nothing to buy a Mercedes over but I'll take it. Have I ever mentioned that one of my cousins named her daughter Mercedes Delicious? True story. You know what else is delicious? That mushroom pesto panini from my let's celebrate my raise dinner. I had no intention of making this blog post six degrees of separation but it just happened. I have eaten massive amounts of mushrooms this week and I'm not tired of them yet.

If you're a regular blog reader you'll know why I take these photos in bar bathrooms. In case you're not a loyal blog reader yet, it's a bit of a tradition carried over from my early 20s with my friend Melissa. Still carrying the torch in 2016.

Copley is always pretty. I have so many photos of the Boston Public Library. I love it.

Derek thought he lost his keys on the way home. That was a fun freak out (mostly on my part). He ended up leaving them at work.

When I have phone duty and go to lunch earlier than my co-workers I like to walk around outside for a bit. I have plenty of good walking places nearby. Today I picked the Christian Science plaza to take in the scenery. Ok, it's also a Pokemon Go hotspot. Can a girl get a Ponyta? Am I the only one still playing this?

The infinity pool is drained and being repaired so no photos of that.

Winter is here according to my skin. Any hint of sun I got this summer is gone. Not that I was really tan but at least I didn't look like a vampire. I booked our honeymoon trip to Aruba but that's not until May. Pasty Ginny is here for a while. My mantra this winter is going to be ARUBA IN MAY.

Thanks for the resort recommendation in the comment.