Category Archives: Holidays

by | February 14, 2012

Now This is What I Call a Valentine’s Day Card

It’s always a good day when you come home to a lovely Valentine’s Day card in your mailbox. It’s also a good day when you find out that someone is willing to shiv anyone who disrespects you. These are the … Continue reading →

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by | December 31, 2011

Thank You for 2011!

2011 was a group effort. It was a tough year, and it was a long year, but it was also a year of a lot of new beginnings. It took a village to make 2011 happen. From March Madness to … Continue reading →

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by | December 26, 2011

So This is Christmas…

If anything, Christmas is all about love, family and a family’s love of beating each other into the ground in games of friendly competition. So when someone gets a Wii for Christmas, and that Wii package includes Just Dance 3, … Continue reading →

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by | December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas from NoMad Blog!

The Eve of the Eve is over. Nana’s first birthday in heaven has passed. I just sat down and watched Love Actually start to finish. The Pogues are playing throughout the house, cookies are being baked in the oven, my … Continue reading →

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by | December 2, 2011

Oh Hey, December!

Forget the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. This is what’s going on in the lobby of my office! And we didn’t even have to have a Justin Bieber performance, which I’m genuinely grateful for (if that kid’s not singing “Baby” … Continue reading →

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by | November 29, 2011

Thanksgiving: Where the Turkey and the Dancefloor are on Fire

As I said yesterday, my Thanksgiving dinner this year was…interesting. Fantastic, but full of hijinks. So I wanted to give you a little taste of the pre-turkey antics. Pay special attention to how delighted Brett’s brother Trevor looks in the … Continue reading →

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by | November 28, 2011

When Thanksgiving Goes Terribly Wrong

I hope everyone had a fantastic, stupendous, momentous Thanksgiving. This was the first Turnbull Thanksgiving without Nana (bless her heart, thankyoujeeeeesus) in the kitchen. And the best way I can put it is that shit went awry. For your amusement, … Continue reading →

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by | November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m Grateful For…

There are so many things I am grateful for. There’s no question how blessed I’ve been my entire life, and I can never, ever forget how lucky I am. So let’s celebrate Turkey Day right with a list of the … Continue reading →

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by | November 11, 2011

The NYC Veteran’s Day Parade

Marchers in the NYC Veteran’s Day Parade are congregating in Madison Square Park, so obviously I went downstairs to show my respect. Thank a Veteran today.

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by | November 11, 2011

Happy Veteran’s Day!

“These are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and … Continue reading →

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