This week I got to see my family virtually to celebrate the holidays! We made three different calls to get in touch with family. I'm glad that everyone seems to be doing well, and I hope that next year we'll be able to see each other in person again and give each other lots of hugs.
This weekend I went shopping for our christmas tree! We're a little bit late this year but we were able to find a good tree at a lot and take it home. It isn't decorated yet, but that'll be a project for another day! At the lot they had some trees that were interesting colors - I especially liked the purple ones.
This weekend I put up the holiday decorations around our house, including our wreath and the flowers! Some of my favorites were the cards that we've gotten from friends and family.
This weekend I got to play Animal Crossing with the Nickels! I loved visiting their islands and seeing what their characters look like. Emma's holiday room was one of my favorites! Emma is at the left side of the table, and I'm on the right.
This week I got to celebrate Thanksgiving with two different family groups! In the morning I saw the Nickels virtually, and we made some holiday cocktails. For a socially distant thanksgiving lunch, I got to see Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Christian! I had a lot of fun at both gatherings.
This weekend was the start of Thanksgiving Break. Since I'm staying at home, I figured it would be fun to take a walk through Golden Gate Park and see what the trees look like! For the most part they're evergreens, but I like all of them anyway.
This weekend I learned how to play Settlers of Catan with my family! It took a while to figure out how to set it up, but I had fun establishing a sheep farm!
This weekend we finally got the results of the presidential election! It was really inspiring to see the speeches that were made and how the crowd was able to stay enthusiastic and energetic despite mask protocols.
This weekend I went door to door doing reverse trick-or-treating! I didn't have a full costume, but I had a lot of fun dropping off candy in my blue wig! It's a little odd with my eyebrows ...
This weekend I was excited to see my old friend back in our neighborhood! Fall is my favorite season, and it's exciting to see that it still has all the usual charm.
This weekend I went out on a trip to get ice cream from Hometown Creamery! They have some of my favorite flavors, including my all time favorite, an earl grey ice cream. The ginger pear sorbet did not disappoint!
This weekend I went to Emeryville to play at Trivium Games! I thought the room was really interesting, and I am super glad that we went to play it.
This weekend I tested an escape room plan in my driveway! I got my best friend Alessandra to help with the test, and we had a lot of fun. Afterwards we got bubble tea. It's nice to see my friends!
This weekend I walked to Ocean Beach with my dad! It was a long way to walk, but it was fun. I hadn't realized how much I missed the water and sand.
This weekend I celebrated Uncle Bob's birthday with some of the other Nickels! It was nice to hear from them, especially since I don't see most of them very often in real life. I hope we can have more small family gatherings in the future!
This weekend I spent lots of time inside playing video games! In addition to playing the new Animal Crossing with my mom, I've also started playing Stardew Valley again, and it's still super fun!
This weekend I went to the Hidden Garden Steps and checked on my geocache! I also got to walk around the city a little bit. It was still pretty smoky, but hopefully it's getting better.
This week I turned 14! I got to celebrate at home, and even though I couldn't have a party, my friend Jeff still delivered me a bubble tea drink in the morning! I got to have a carrot cake from Sweet Things!
This weekend, after starting school, we decided to make Nickel recipe donuts! There's still a lot of leftover dough that we can use later, but we ate all the fresh fried ones!
