The Southern Bostonian

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy 2012!!!!!

So let's wrap up last year and start on this one :)

My EP Family at our Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

It was almost a great picture ;-)

I'm in the New York Times!!!! You can check it out here: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/25/travel/25CAMBRIDGE-6.html

This is the gorgeous lampshade Chessa found for me on sale at Anthropologie for only $25! Now I just need stuff to match it...

We had a Christmas tree decorating contest at the office... I joined team "Jew-ish" (2 Jews + me (Christian)) and we made a traditional Jewish Christmas themed tree complete with handmade sushi, fortune cookies, and soy sauce packets topped with a chopsticks star. We didn't win but it was still fun!

I made a cookie pie for the cookie party we had at our apartment

SO. MANY. COOKIES.

I went to watch a couple of friends from work run in the Jingle Bell 5K. It was FREEZING. I feel like I should have gotten a participants medal just for standing out there and cheering them on.

Everybody dressed up! The best was 9 reindeer and a Santa, but I didn't get a picture of them

HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME!!!!!!!! First order of business - Carolina BBQ. Duh.

The mall is gorgeous at Christmas time :)

Benjamin made us promise we'd wake him up when we got home...but there was no waking this tired kiddo up.

Three words: Dad's Christmas Ham. Nough said.

He really is the bestest dad ever. :)

OMG don't you want one???? I have the world's best baby brother :)

The *never been used* vintage luggage set we got for Madeline for Christmas. This was a really hard secret to keep!

All smiles :-D

Hahahahaha I still can't get over how goofy he looks :)

Trip = complete with HOT Krispy Kreme donuts

This morning I made my very first frittata - it was so easy! Here's step by step instructions:

1) cut the white part off of 2 leeks; slice the stalks down the middle and then slice in very thin semi-circles

2) Heat an oven-safe skillet and melt butter; add in leeks

3) Add in sundried tomatoes (as many as you want)

4) Separately whisk together 3-4 eggs, garlic salt, pepper, and a splash of milk

5) Add egg mixture to tomatoes and leeks, crumble goat cheese on top

6) Let it cook through, then stick under the broiler for a minute or 2 to brown the top

Voila! A healthy tasty breakfast :)

A nondescript black umbrella...

SURPRISE!!!! It's my Chihuly umbrella! I finally got it with....

My MFA membership!!! Yes ladies and gents, you're looking at the now-owner of a museum membership. I can get one guest in for free anytime I go, so who's your new best friend??? ;-)

I've already gotten a head start on my New Years Resolutions - I have 29 in all as of now. I can't wait to work through them all!!!!

HAPPY 2012!!!!!!!!!

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Let's play catch up

So I've been a bad blogger - haven't been on for awhile... Here are some photos to catch you up on what's been going on:

I've made crêpes a few times the past couple of months :)

Beautiful fall....

...complete with a beautiful mocha :)

A Ramos Gin Fizz - so tasty!

Yes, this tree is *in* my office building on the 4th floor

More fall

And more fall...

And still more fall :)

I went to a local pub to watch the Carrier Classic (UNC's opening game of the season) with the Alumni Group

Christmas lights!

One of my new favorite food trucks - it's over near Chinatown

Chicken sandwich with chicken chips (they take the skin and dry it out so it's crispy like bacon)

BBQ pork taco - only $3 and it's AMAZING

Can't make a morning much better than this - mocha + free Christmas song

There's an app for that! You point your phone at the characters on your coffee cup and then it animates them!

PETER PAN!!!!!!!

Inside - I found out shortly after this picture was taken that photos are against the rules...it was such a gorgeous and fun set! The white screen on the top went 360 degrees and projected scenes like the characters were flying through the air or swimming in the water - too cool!

Skyping with the fam on Thanksgiving - aren't they gorgeous?!

On a walk with Adanna around Harvard Square

Thought of you, Dad, when I saw this beauty :)

Diesel cafe - bar none the best mocha I've ever tasted

Aldo and Cullen - the birthday boys!

Probably one of my favorite pictures ever... I call it 'The Confused Birthday Unicorn"

This is the 30 foot Christmas tree on the Macy's roof

My first experience with escargot (nope, didn't have it in all that time I was in France, believe it or not!).... I went with Daron to a fondue restaurant that featured a 10-course tasting menu and this was one of the courses... I only ended up having one escargot - you just have to not think about it while you're chewing...ick.

Daron went out to Best Buy on Black Friday and found the ENTIRE Friends series for only $9/season!!!! I got them all... :-D

There was a tree lighting ceremony in the Boston Commons and this is the actual lighting (complete with fireworks)

Sunset over the city - love it here :)

My EP family went to Sunday Brunch at East by Northeast and it was a Dim Sum Brunch. First course - edamame with a lime sauce and scallions

Scallion pancake sandwich, fried egg, house cured pancetta, and an apple butter dipping sauce

Rice noodle hash, potatoes, fresh garlic sausage, egg, butternut squash, sweet bean sauce

Aww we're so cute - Kyla (1 year at Connect), Erik (EP graduate), me (6 months at Connect), and Adam (1.5 months at Connect)

We were walking back from brunch and happened upon a travel agency (did you know they still have those?) complete with model airplanes, faded flags from countries around the world, a computer that looked like it was straight from 1995, and - get ready for this - a typewriter! This place looked like it was from the wrong decade and it was great!