It's My 21st BirthdayYyY (and I'm not drunk (yet))

I know it's probably not politically correct to talk about being drunk in a public, albeit online, forum, but whatever. I'm 21 twenty-one today so YOLO. Am I right or am I right?

So in honor of myself, I figure today's post can feature some of my favorite things. (I swear I'm not actually this arrogant. This is just my online "voice," which is hopefully at least a little funny, and not just annoying.) Anyway, my favorite things:

1. Grandma Franny

I know everyone thinks their grandma is the best. Rest assured, mine is the actual best. She grew up in NYC and played hide-and-seek in the Met, because they knew the night guard there. Her family, headed by two Irish immigrants, lived through the Depression and never wanted for anything. "We had nothing, but we had everything," she's always saying. She called off an engagement at 19, because she knew she loved my grandfather.

"When you find the person you're supposed to be with, you'll know." - Grandma Franny

She's as funny as Ellen Degeneres and as generous as Oprah Winfrey on the "Favorite Things" episode. She knows how to share love and joy with no money at all. Like, her priorities are so in order, but maybe that's something that comes with 87 years of living.

Plus she can out-drink me and my cousins put together, so there's that.

2. Christmas

I mean, really, who doesn't love Christmas, or Chanukah, or whatever winter holiday you celebrate? When it's cold and dreary, December brings this wonderful opportunity to take a break from school and work, and spend time with your family and friends - just eating, drinking, and getting presents. How does it get any better???

Plus, the movies that time of year are PRIME. From best to not best, here are the ones that make Christmas so great:

1. Elf. Here's a video of me reenacting the film's best moments. Enjoy.
2. Home Alone 2. (Yes, it's better than the original. BuzzFeed agrees.)
3. Home Alone.
4. It's a Wonderful Life.
5. A Christmas Story

But on top of all of this, this YouTube video is every reason you'd ever need to love Christmas, if the aforementioned feature films aren't good enough.


3. Iced coffee, puppies, granola, Beyoncé, music in general, poetry, wakeboarding, social media, meeting people, taking pictures (especially if I'm in them), dancing, hot coffee, the beach.

But most importantly, Grandma Franny and Christmas....




Happy birthday to me and cheers to my favorite things.