Baby Brudder decorating the Christmas Tree :)
I got a surprise package from mi madre at the office!
Chock full of Christmas goodies! Thanks Momma :)
This pretty lady was my 'date' to the office Christmas party for the 2nd year in a row - we always have fun together!
All lit up
Latest obsession - Bagelsaurus in Cambridge. This place rivals Ess-a-Bagel in NYC, not even kidding...
My absolute *favorite* combo so far is the pretzel bagel with honey rosemary cream cheese...with the garlic cheddar bagel with scallion cream cheese coming in a close second. You guys *MUST* try this place, but go early - they usually sell out before noon!
Kids Church Christmas Choir - they were amazing!
House Project - making a gingerbread house
Lol
The finished product! (Thanks Sarah for this well-staged shot)
Met up with Christie for coffee - this is then 2nd time we ended up at Barrington and both wore similar outfits...
All the birds eating all the berries...
#officeselfie/#blanketscarfgameonpoint
Girls night + Emmy at the North Street House
HOME (and this is how coffee should always be served)
Oh...my...goodness...best Chicken & Waffles I've had at Beasley's Chicken and Honey. Their collard greens and pimento mac & cheese were bomb too...
In all it's chickeny and waffley glory
You all knew this was coming - no trip home would be complete without a stop at Bo's
Home! Mom decorated the house and it was beautiful! My grandmother was in the hospital this holiday season so my mom traveled up to West Virginia to be with her (which is why you don't see her in my photos) but she was definitely still 'there' in every nook and cranny :) (Love you Momma!)
Dad got a smoker which meant deliciousness for a week (you see bacon here)
So proud of his handiwork! (Love you Daddio)
Liv, Benjamin, Me
...and how Madeline spent most of the trip ;-)
Christmas morning!
So excited for PRESENTS!!!
Oh man - he's pumped...
...and so am I! A Le Creuset baking dish from Liv!
The Daddio was excited too :)
Just look. at. that. face. Pure joy.
When Benjamin came to visit me in October, he 'stole' my flannel robe so I got him his own!
Our voracious reader
My family knows me so well
Dad tried out a new Christmas ham recipe this year and it was *scrumptious*
And it wouldn't be home without Dad's chocolate cake :-D
Dawwww
I wouldn't mind if every morning was like this...reading with the bro and coffee
It's nice when he's big enough to do the pushing!
Fulfilling a relatively new Christmas Tradition - making Beef Wellington for the fam
Got to use my new herb chopping block!
(it worked!)
Dun dun dun.....
Finished product - a perfect medium with steamed winter greens finished with a honey balsamic reduction and roasted fingerling herbed potatoes. YUM.
Good bye NC - land of $2/gallon gas and Krispy Kreme
Back to Boston
For New Years I went to a James Bond 007-themed party and took some suited-up berries! I call them my pinterest fail but they tasted alright!
'Dress to Kill'
The party featured a 'photo booth' (thanks Abigail Jean Photography for these next few shots!)
Ladies of North Street plus Lorna (a former housemate)
Oh no!
Current lady roomies - Abigail, me, Jessica, and Sarah
Hahaha - me, Adrian, and Abigail
Too many cool people to count - Happy 2015!!!!
Aaaaaaaaaaaand we're back to they. I *somehow* managed to lose a pound while home for the holidays, but now it's back to the more structured workout/diet regime.
Breakfast of champions - peanut butter and 'jelly'
Ok folks, there ya have it - I hope you all had an amazing holiday season and can't wait to update you on 2015!
Wonderful! I got to see Christmas, after all! Although the tree looks kind of sparse--should have closed the curtains behind it...
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