Barcelona ...

I am in Barcelona this week. As exciting as it sounds on paper much of the next few days will be stuck in a office working out such enthralling topics like .. "How do we effectively move data from one system to another". I'm still trying to sneak in as much fun as I can ... I hit some the semi annual sales happening around the city yesterday. I scored a cute pair of earrings from a little shop on the twisting side streets in La Raval District. I am totally forgoing my New Years diet to indulge in mussels and dessert at lunch and dinner ( I'll get back on track next week!)

Ill post a full recap of my trip next week but for now enou these tidbits ...

When in New England

 

Marc and I headed to New England to see our families over the holidays.  It was a whirlwind tour as it always is when you try to squeeze so much in over the course of a week.  It was nice to go home and take a break from the daily grind.  I ate way too much food, slept in, and tried to soak in as much time back "home" ... below are some snippets from our time up north.

 

Shots around my parent's house

 

Hiking around the Rhode Island coast

Newport... after filling our yaps with clam chowder and heavy beer!

 

Antiquing around Templeton. So many good finds; if only I could have fit everything in my suitcase!

Now it is back to normal. Time to stop eating 5,000 calories a day and finishing each day with a cocktail.

Here is to a Happy 2015! 

Merry Christmas!

Back home enjoying time with family and eating as much food as I possibly can! Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday. 

Happy Friday

 

Happy Friday everyone! This is going to be Marc and me this weekend before heading up to New England for Christmas.  

Music Mondays

Last week Marc and I finally got around to watching The One I Love.  I wasn't a huge fan of the ending, but I keep thinking about the movie and how it cleverly addresses themes of relationships and marriage. I also want to move into the Ojai farmhouse where the story is set. This song begins to play as the ending credits role and I am finding myself listening to this on repeat on my ride up to work. During the whole movie I had David's Grey's The One I Love stuck in my head, but this song is a perfect ending as you are sitting there wondering what just happened!  Enjoy ...

Christmas Snapshots

 

I finally have a real camera! I am a bit rusty (trying to dig into my college photag classes) ... but I figured I would practice taking some shots around the apartment. This year a Christmas without snow and cold doesn't seem as strange as it did last year.  Although I am taking advantage of the "cold" days down here (60 is COLD) to wear a beanie or a pair of tights.   

Music Mondays ...

Happy Monday Everyone ... here is a little bit of what has been on heavy rotation around here lately.

I like listening to this when I am running along the beach path after work ... I think its about LA but whatever.