Beating the holiday rush

Here are the various stylings of my kitchen counter- the Retro espresso machine, the Vintage coffee machine, and the Classic tomato.

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Also, here are the fantastic instructions for the espresso maker:

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Here's a conversation that took place about 30 minutes ago, between two people whose identities have been cleverly disguised as person A and person B

A: Will you be able to drive me in a couple of minutes?
B: OK
A: Oh, I thought you could, but if you don't want to I can drive myself.
B: What?
A: I thought you said you were going to drive me but it sounds like you really don't want to.
B: ...
A: I mean, I'd like it if you could drive but if you won't I can drive.
B: Do you want to drive?
A: No, but you don't seem to want to drive me.
B: Well if you want me to, I can drive
A: Well I want you to drive but you don't have to.

I kind of lost track of it at this point. And person B did end up driving.

Is it too late to say I'm thankful for something? I mean I know it's not literally too late, but is it close enough to Thanksgiving day that being thankful for anything becomes mawkish? (and yes, that's the first time I've actually used that word in a sentence).

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm ready for a break.