Phew, I was mostly worried that all the other adults had a full set of legit cocktail glasses, and here I was drinking out of a cthulu pint glass or one of a million tea mugs. I will now return to drinking out of my mug shaped like a cartoon dinosaur.

Do adults already own cocktail glasses? Granted, I’m 27, so I don’t know if I have reached full-fledged adult status yet (I believe I’m still a mid-level adult), but I’m working with a collection of pint glasses from various events we’ve been to and two whiskey glasses from the time we did the tour of the Edinburgh…

I personally have really enjoyed getting gifts for the people I care about who are celebrating their marriage. I don’t often get my friends birthday or Christmas gifts, so I’ve found it really nice to be able to get them something they’ll use and have in their homes. There have been people whose weddings I didn’t go…

One American tradition I insisted on was having the speeches at the rehearsal dinner. This was, at first, because I thought we were going to have to invite my fiance’s awful friend from elementary school (you know - one of those friends with a lot of nostalgia attached, so that my fiance has a hard time seeing that he…

I mean, I’m not personally invested in this, because I don’t believe in God, and certainly not the kind of God you’re talking about, but I hate it when people build up straw men and then knock them down with glee. There are centuries of theology that are far more complex than what you’re pretending Christianity is, so…

Hahahah! My cousin was a flowergirl at my sister’s wedding, and she was wonderful, but she is also 6 years old, so much better able to handle herself.

Oh shit that sounds amazing!

I mean, I like English fruitcake - I’m not sure I’ve ever had American fruitcake - it just seems like a weird choice at a wedding, where (hopefully) you’ll already be stuffed to the gills and just want something light and sweet.

I don’t want them to know they’re candy, lest they run away before I get to eat them.

Ahahaha someone at my high school left a VHS of the cursed video in a study room classroom. Obviously they popped it in to see what it was. People were in hysterics all day. It was amazing.

That’s what we’re doing! I’ve bookmarked some cakes from M&S and Waitrose. Technically my fiance is in charge of the cake, but he’s very much the sort to say, “We can order it 21 days out! Why do it now?” and I am NOT that sort!

Oh yeah, stollen is amazing. I always end up missing out on the desserts because the last thing I want after a giant meal is heavy, bready cake - and they think it’s weird to eat cake for breakfast.

Hahaha YES I love that one!

Holy shit. Laverne Cox is from Mobile? I wish I could type up a more coherent response to sum up my astonishment at that news, but all I can say is...holy shit.

Hahahah toddlers are so freaking weird.

We are also having ice cream, so I’m not too beat up about it! I’ll just politely pass on the fruitcake and all the English guests can enjoy their weird traditions.

Oh my gosh, people over here love fruitcakes. The first time I went to Christmas with my in-laws-to-be, they insisted on buying every traditional English Christmas dessert there is. They are all, every last one, thick, bready cakes full of spices and dried fruits. It’s so strange.

The fruitcakes I’ve had here are pretty good; they’re just so heavy and thick. I’ve said several times on this thread that I just think all English desserts should be eaten for breakfast. I do not want an incredibly thick, spicy bread full of dried fruit after a full dinner - but I do want it for its own meal!

I mean, I like fruitcake fine, it’s just not very wedding-y to me. And it will be grocery store cake regardless, because the mid-level groceries here do wedding cakes, and we are lazy. I’ve always felt like people should be eating fruitcakes for breakfast - they are all spicy and full of fruit and would go great with…

But if you spill your milk and then your mom hands you a wet towel, she is giving you the tools that allow you greater choice in what to do about your milk spill.