There was vanity in the sempiternal deep tan, the long hair and open shirts and large silver crucifixes, as well as the hawk-like stare from his immense height; there was crass materialism (as well as much convivial happiness) in eating, copious drinking and the driving of fast, beautiful cars.
Most unique souvenir: Do the 10lb I gained from eating copious amounts of schnitzel in Munich count as a souvenir?
For some, holidays are about friends and family, eating copious amounts of comfort food, and enjoying our downtime.
From eating copious amounts of sweet potatoes and baked apples to acupuncture to changes in sleep, Amber did everything the doctor asked of her.
Over the next few days, we juggled between 11 AM wake up calls, hanging at the beach until 5 PM, eating copious amounts of ceviche, empanadas and tacos and partying our faces off… for free.
This evening I will eating copious amounts of the huge Paul Frank Julius birthday cake that will clearly last until Christmas, jammin' with my family around the piano, raising a glass of milk to my nanny who is still so very much missed and thanking God for so many blessings.
They have a very busy and desirable daily routine that consists of hide-and-seek, looking like smart-asses, climbing on one another, lots of napping, and eating copious amounts of food in the messiest fashion possible (which typically means rolling around in their meals and results in incredibly sticky and unbelievably endearing scenarios).
But about twenty years ago, while in the Friuli region, my husband and I ate copious portions of it at the Mulin Vecio, a lively osteria in the pretty tree-lined town of Gradisca d'Isonzo.
Sarah has become increasingly sensitive to the taste of garlic, whereas I adore it and will happily munch it raw, but birthday meals are sacrosanct so I made it pungent and ate copious quantities.
