Comes In Like A Lion

Greetings Earthlings!

March is here, it's hard to believe... this year is flying by at an intense speed and I can't help but get that mucky feeling that time is slipping away and maybe life isn't progressing as quickly as time is. My time at the organization where I started my career is winding down, it's hard to believe that I will no longer be the keeper of the database fixes, event trouble-shooter, fundraising stickler, joke teller of 77 4th Avenue any longer. I have learned so much from my time in the office, and I really will miss the people I have spent the last couple of years with. But to quote Tom Petty it's time to move on... time to get going. (You are lying if you say you don't like that song) 

The picture above was taken by the boyfriend this past weekend in Woodstock, VT. My grandmother turned 76, and while this has been a very difficult year for her as you can see above she can still do the can-can!

Enough about me! Here are some wonderful things to do as we embark on the month that means spring is around the corner: 

As I mentioned above we have been spending some time in Vermont as of late and Woodstock is a particularly gorgeous little town... if you ever find yourself there I would recommend:

• The Spa at the Woodstock Inn  they have this outrageous area outside that is breathtaking and so comfortable
• We have had some difficulty with booking reservations, but the food really is outrageous so I still suggest checking out Osteria Pane e Salute. I would just go when they first open and sit down for a nice quiet meal
• Also I just can't through the spring with out a great light weight jacket and I have been eyeing this one from Emerson Fry (but lets be honest I'd love one of everything from the whole line!)
• This scarf is also absolutely amazing! The print with that E. blazer and some dark jeans would just me amazing - sigh - someday
• Also I adore these boots they are so utilitarian but still beautiful and wearable! (They also have company philosophy I can get behind and it just makes me want to buy everything they sell)

Alright wish me luck and send me love - I am doing the same for all of you! 

XO 

A

Better Than I've Been To Myself

Thoughts of the week include but are not limited to:

• Trust in the internet you can always find the answer to your questions
• Friends and family can be trusted with telling you the truth and supporting you through anything
• I never think the music is too loud.
• The lights on the trees on the Commonwealth Ave mall make living through a Boston winter joyful
• The smaller the resto - the better the food
• It’s been too long since I’ve read something that wasn’t on a screen
• The roots dominated 2011
• This is my favorite time of year, not because of the holidays but because of the “Top 100” “Top 25” and countdown lists that come out this time of year. I am a total junky for that stuff.
• Cooking is similar to therapy, but with a lot more calories.
• Sometimes the fear of disappointing the people you love keeps you doing something that makes you sad
• Everyone loves chocolate cream pie
• Homemade cranberry sauce isn’t worth it.
• Breakfast is the best meal of the day (and turns out the most important)
• New Years Eve is rarely worth the headache
• Walking a stranger’s dog is 1/8th as awesome as having your own dog to walk would be
• All the sudden it will be a new year

Cheers to fresh starts and more opportunities for growth and change,

A