There's nothing like a Season 3 episode to make you nostalgic.

[rebecca_in_blue]

On the last Thursday before Hanukkah, in the final days of 2011, three things I am thankful for:

1. Warmer weather has returned, at least for now. This week has been very warm and wet. I'm not crazy about the wet part, but I prefer it to being cold.
2. A lovely virtual Hanukkah card from kew121 (thanks, Kew!) and an old-fashioned paper card from Grandma and Aunt Carla. Theirs was actually a Christmas card, but Aunt Carla wrote on the side, "Happy Hannukah! I hope I spelt that right." She didn't, not that I'm going to point that out to her. I can remember how to spell it by comparing it to my name. Hanukkah: one N, two Ks; Rebecca: one B, two Cs.
3. The Christmas lights in my neighborhood. I love seeing all of them when I ride my bike to and from temple.

Three things I'm looking forward to:

1. Making my trademark holiday treats, bacon & eggs candy, this weekend.
2. Forcing convincing Adam to see the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" display downtown with me. Now if I could just find someone to see the gingerbread houses with me.
3. Cooking latkes with Sassy Jewish Grandmother #2 (at our temple, next Friday) and Sassy Jewish Grandmother #1 (at her house, date to be determined). I had my first latkes at our temple's Hanukkah dinner last year, and they were so delicious that I could've eaten my weight in them! But they were in such high demand that I only got a few.

Three things I can't believe:

1. In just a few short weeks, 2012 will be here!
2. Season 9 of NCIS is already halfway over!
3. As recently as October, Grandma was just fine.

I'm determined to get my Christmas shopping finished before Hanukkah, and the fanfic I'm currently writing finished before Christmas.