Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day!

It's the third Thursday of November. No, that does not mean "only 1 week till Thanksgiving!" It means that the Beaujolais Nouveaus are released today! Gotta love super-new wine that has a law on when it can be distributed. My aunt and uncle in California celebrate this day every year. On Thanksgiving we would try as many different bottles as they could get their hands on in Menlo Park. This meant I'd try nearly 10 different wines over the course of the day. And they don't 'try' wines, they drink the whole glass. One year I spilled a full glass of BN on Jake's nice grey pants. Whoops. I miss celebrating this tradition with my uncle and aunt.

But have no fear! I'm planning on commemorating it with Kevin and Paul next week. Hopefully I'll be able to find a few bottles in Chicago before we head to their house. Nate and I will be going to Minneapolis for the holiday weekend to attend the Alternative Family Thanksgiving: a lesbian couple, gay couple, and unwed straight couple will be passing plates and drinks around. Audrey will be in tow. She loves the car, so I'm excited to bring her along. She also looks exactly like Kevin and Paul's dog, Sally, only 40 pounds smaller. I can't wait to take a long drive, get out of town, and relax.