I feel like such a bad blogger.  I’ve been on vacation since 12/23.  First I was at my parents’ house in Blackstone, MA and now I’m in NY with Jared’s family.  It’s been hard to find time to exercise and to post regularly.  And I promise I’ve been reading blogs!  I just haven’t had time [...]

Yesterday afternoon, everyone gathered to celebrate Christmas with my mom’s side of the family.  The party began at 1 pm and the appetizers were ready to eat as soon as we walked in the door.

I started with a bowl of chicken soup.  My Memere makes chicken soup every Christmas.  Everyone looks forward to this holiday [...]

I hope everyone had a great holiday.  My Christmas partying continues today with a party for 32 people at my Memere and Pepere’s house.
I’m so glad I went to Becky’s gym this morning.  She reserved a bike for me in the 8 am spin class.  It was a workout!  I was sweating buckets and panting [...]

Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “We’re kicking off our fun old fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols.” -Christmas Vacation
My Christmas Eve can be best described in a series of photos.  [...]

Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “Light the lamp, not the rat, light the lamp, not the rat!” -A Muppet Christmas Carol

Christmas 2008
My camera battery just died so my photos will have to wait until my next post.  I ate yogurt and granola for breakfast and leftover pasta/veggies/sausage for lunch.  Now I’m snacking on baby carrots.
I got [...]

Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “Rats. Nobody sent me a Christmas card today. I almost wish there weren’t a holiday season. I know nobody likes me. Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?” -A Charlie Brown Christmas
I drank a cup of Costa Rica LaMinita coffee from Boston Common Coffee on the [...]

Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “NOW it was serious. A double-dog-dare. What else was there but a “triple dare you”? And then, the coup de grace of all dares, the sinister triple-dog-dare” -A Christmas Story

I snacked on a green apple not long after I ate my lunch.

My closet light burned out so I did sort of [...]

Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “A toy is never truly happy until it is loved by a child.” -Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
I can’t believe I haven’t blogged ALL day.  Don’t worry…you didn’t miss anything exciting in my life.  But I’ll offer up a recap anyway.  And PS: It’s still bitter cold in Boston, but no [...]

Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “On Christmas Eve many years ago I laid quietly in my bed. I did not rustle the sheets, I breathed slowly and silently. I was listening for a sound I was afraid I’d never hear: the sound of Santa’s sleigh bells.” -The Polar Express
I feel like I’m at the North Pole [...]

Fun Holiday Movie Quote: ‘The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there – on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go my schedule wouldn’t allow it. 4:00, wallow in self pity; 4:30, stare into the abyss; 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one; 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me – I can’t [...]