Hola!

March has been a very stressful month for me, but N and I did manage to escape for a few days to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. It was just what the doctor ordered. Below are a couple pictures from our fabulous vacation:

I'm already ready to go back!

I'm A Chocoholic

Fair warning: I'm giving up chocolate for Lent. As my family and close friends know, chocolate is my favorite food group, so this will be a pretty impressive feat. When I get to the final days, I'm probably going to be suffering from serious withdrawals, so steer clear and don't even think about sipping on a delicious hot chocolate in front of me - the smell alone will do me in.

N is giving up his favorite food group too - chips! I'm very proud of him.

To celebrate our accomplishments, we will be treating eachother to some special Easter gifts. N's gift will look something like this:

My gift will be the hot chocolate souffle from La Campania in Waltham, one of my favorite restaurants of all time. I've had the dessert once, but I dream about it often. It is baked to order and requires 35 minutes of cook time. It is served with vanilla bean gelato and hot chocolate ganache. It will be WELL worth the sacrifice!

What are you giving up for Lent?

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.