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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I made waffles for breakfast. Topped with almond butter and cranberry apple butter. Here are the Dark Chocolate Pumpkin cookies that I baked last night.  I used Ali’s recipe she posted on Food Fitness Fashion.  They are delicious and I can’t wait for my coworkers to try them at our party on Thursday I found [...]

I spent my lunch break at Star Market, hunting down the ingredients for all of the cooking I needed to do later tonight. I snacked on an apple when I got back from the store. And after reading Tweets about everyone’s chocolate cravings, I had to have some too! As soon as I got home, [...]