My Life Lately 12.3.12

I can't believe it's already December. November flew by and I had so much fun. Thanksgiving weekend I had my grandma, Mimi, and aunt, Angela, in town, which was a blast and I've even managed to get most of my Christmas shopping done. We celebrated Sara's birthday at work and went to lunch at Brinkley's, where I had the most fantastic kale salad with pecorino cheese. This weekend I spent my first full weekend in the city since who knows when and had a great dinner with old squash friends. It was great to catch up! I made it home last night for Mexican Fiesta. Uncle John, of Johnnie-O, took me by their east coast headquarters and I got to pick out some awesome loot. Let's just say Riley is going to have some really great Christmas presents. I'm obsessed with their new neon four button polos and can't wait to get my hands on a size small!

Back to the grind this week and then off to Charlotte this weekend. I still need to get a tree and some lights going at the apartment to really get in the Christmas spirit. Also, starting a soup cleanse today so wish me luck (I'll need it)!

 Santa casually riding a bmw motorcycle in Greenwich

 John, dad, Lu and baby Ford with big smiles after Mexican night

 Some of my Johnnie-O steals

 Brinkley's adorable exterior and sign

 Birthday girl with her bread pudding

 Adorable walls at SKN spa

 Huge bar ice cubes at Brinkley's

 Stopped by the NHL store, not much going on there, unfortunately..

 Angela and Mimi in matching animal prints

 Cute barware at an antique shop up in the Berkshires

 Pixie meeting her first baby

 Fast friends

 So happy!

Cornell gingerbread house

Weekend Recap 11.19

I spent the weekend up at my alma mater and I had the BEST time. Saturday evening we had a great dinner and hung out with friends and on Sunday I got to see the Cornell women's squash team take down Stanford (their biggest rival) 5-4. The girls played great and it was sort of bittersweet being there and realizing that my squash career is over! It was even more depressing realizing that they have a month off in December to go home and just hang. WHAT I would do. Anyways, work is great and I'm excited to get home to Connecticut to get my turkey on, spend time with the fam and maybe even play a little squash. Hope everyone has a great holiday!

Recap 11.7.12

I haven't had much of a chance to catch up on my blog, lots of pictures, not as many words, but wanted to fill everyone in on what I've been up to lately. The Saturday before Sandy I packed a bag and headed home to Connecticut to brace for the storm. Monday morning we decided to pack up and head north to our house on Queechy Lake, which was less likely to lose power. It paid off. The storm barely hit the Berkshires and my parents returned home to no power. They're going on 10 days without power in Connecticut (that's a whole lot of together time!).

Thursday afternoon I was set to fly out to Charlotte, NC to visit my boyfriend but things were not looking good. After spending 3 hours on buses, subways and taxis, I thought there was no way I would make my 6pm flight (I got to security at 5:38). I made it though (don't know how) and it was smooth sailing from there. I was set to come back Sunday morning to support my best friend and brother in the NY marathon but it was sadly cancelled. On the bright side, it was inexpensive to book a new flight home and I got to see stay longer in Charlotte and see Riley's home opener and his parents who were visiting. I always have such a great time in Charlotte and it's always fun to spend time with friends (I even ran into Claire Danes in the workout room- I'm a huge Homeland fan so this was HUGE!)

 I also got to spend time at Spruce at Mariani Gardens in Armonk, NY with my mom. The store was filled with great furniture, home decor and flowers. I took so many photos my mom thought I was going to be asked to leave (I wasn't) but I wanted to make sure I could share a couple of my favorites here.We also stopped by the Pine Cone Hill outlet in Pittsfield, MA while up at the lake and I finally found a great and inexpensive rug!

In other news, Bloomingdale's is having a 20% sale this week...I'm in trouble...

After a almost a week off from work, back to the grind... Have a great week!