Photog

I'm jealous of people with fancy cameras. I'm jealous of people who can take artsy pictures (like the one to the left). I really want to be one of those people.

I have a Sony Cyber-shot camera at the moment and I want to be inspired to use it.

I blog every once in awhile and it's rare that people post comments. I'm not sure if anyone even reads my ramblings, but if you do, and if you have any tips or tricks for taking stellar pictures, PLEASE SHARE!

Happy Monday

A special woman forwarded me this quote in an email:

"May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received and pass along the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."

Happy thoughts for a happy Monday.

365 Days of Bliss

N and I celebrated our first anniversary this weekend! He wined and dined me at the Back Bay's new restaurant, City Table, and we spent the night at the uber classy Lenox Hotel. Both exceeded our expectations.

It was a perfect night away with my favorite guy.

My favorite part of the night: taking our dessert to go and eating in front of the fireplace in our room! Some ladies want champagne and rose petals, but I'd opt for the apple and pear crumble any day.

Special Gifts

Happy New Year!

It's definitely tough to get back into the swing of things today. The last two weeks have been filled with lots of family and friend time. Egg nog drinking, movie watching and eating until I couldn't eat anymore. Perfection.

I also received a slew of fabulous gifts and I am very thankful.

But this year I bought myself the mother of all gifts. A major splurge. I bought a Gucci bag. The thing is beautiful. It should walk and talk given the hit to my bank account, but the minute I touched the leather, I couldn't resist and I broke out the debit card.

And I gave a very special gift. I made a pot roast. Correct, I don't eat meat and I made a pot roast. All for my meat-lovin bf. He died and went to heaven. The smile on his face let me know that the special dinner entree was his favorite Christmas gift of all. It's the little things in our house.

What special gift did you receive/give?

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

xoxo.

A Good Read

I'm very excited to announce that I have the week between Christmas and New Years off this year! In between gift returns and a much anticipated spa day, I'm looking forward to some "me time" cozied up with a good book and hot cocoa.

These are the last two books I read - and loved, loved, loved:

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

I highly suggest reading both.

What should be my next pick? Any and all recommendations are welcome :)

Giving Back

The holiday season is here (hooray for fun cocktail parties and mistletoe)! In addition to buying gifts for the special people in my life and looking forward to receiving a few myself, I wanted to give back to the community this year.

My colleagues and I are providing gifts for underprivileged children in Boston through the Boston Cares Frosty's Friends program. With our help, a few children will have a happier holiday. It's been a rewarding experience and we had a lot of fun in the process. I got to pick out a baby doll and a Dora toy!

Do you do something special to "give back"?