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These are the days of…

… spending Thanksgiving with the in-laws and attending their annual Handel’s Messiah concert:

… making pasta with home-made pesto sauce for Thanksgiving with the in-laws:

… other Thanksgiving photos:

… visiting downtown Modesto for a bit for an artisan fair and also stumbling across this pretty alley:

… trying to add at least a little bit of Christmas decorations in our apartment

… purchasing a nice ceramic mug from the university’s ceramic classes ! Such a nice mug for so much more affordable a price (compared to artisan fairs and things):

… having this yummy chicken teryiaki dish that my father-in-law made and then my husband and I trying it out for ourself !:

… taking many photos of JJ since my dad has been travelling:

.. looking through my Spotify Wrapped. A lot less CCM this year:

… trying to integrate more vegetables into my diet ! I feel like some health things have begun to flare up quite a lot, and so one small tweak I have been trying my best to do is have vegetables make up for at least 50% of each meal:

… visiting a new Coffee shop in Santa Clara:

… visiting a brunch place near where my dad lives:

… attending a music event that a good friend of mine organized:

… going to a coffee shop to read and have some coffee during my lunch break:

… and making homemade bread all on my own for the first time !

Thanks for reading !