And the winner is....ME!!

I was one of 10 winners of this amazing piece of bling from Jack E Oh's for Good Karma Friday!  The amazing owner of Jack E Oh's, Bernie is one of my former parents from my school in NYC.  Bernie and her jewels are simply amazing!  I cannot wait to wear this out on the town!!  Happy Friday Everyone!!

picture credit: Jack E Ohs NYC

April 22

Celebrate Earth...Celebrate Life

Happy Earth Day 2010

It's my birthday...we're gonna party like it's my birthday!

My 29th bday was Thursday this week, and yes, I know...it's the same day as Tax Day.  It was an awesome day.  My students made me a card, one of the mom's made cupcakes, and my friends in the older Pre class sang "Happy Birthday" by the Beatles.  Then on Friday night I went out with friends to a new Cambridge Restaurant called Lord Hobo.  The next day Adam and I enjoyed Cupcakes from Sweet in Worcester.  It's a fairly new desert bar, and it looks like it would be a great way to end a dinner date, or a girls night out.  The service wasn't great, but the cupcakes were huge, and besides dropping one of the cupcakes on the floor while trying to pose with it, they were delicious!

Chocolate with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate with Raspberry Frosting

After I dropped the Raspberry one on the floor 

(thankfully it was salvageable after some dog hair removal!)

Besides...I was WAY more excited about the PB one anyway

April Donations

On April 19th, (Patriot's Day here in Massachusetts), the 114th Boston Marathon will take place.  A friend of mine is running it for her 5th, and final time, as a member of the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge team.  The Marathon team of over 400 amazing runners raised $4 million last year alone!  All of the money -100% of it - goes to the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research.  I chose my April Donation to go to Deana's Fifth and Final Boston Marathon, in memory of 2 very good friends lost to this horrible disease.  Deana has now raised over $5,000, and she still has 9 days to go!  You can learn more about her challenge, and if you wish, donate by clicking here.

The Dana Farber Cancer Institute was founded in 1947 and is "committed to providing cancer patients with the best treatment available today while developing tomorrow's cures through cutting-edge research."  The DFMC has been apart of the Boston Marathon since 1990 and has raised over $43 million in it's 20 years.  That's a lot of money for a great cause.  As the years pass, we are all affected in one way or another by cancer.  If you would like to know more about Dana Farber, the Marathon team, or the Boston Marathon, visit these links:

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Dana Farber Marathon Challenge

B.A.A Boston Marathon

In the moment

When I find something I love, I tend to love it a whole lot for as long as I can...until I find something else to love.  This does not hold true for people, or my pets, but more for stuff and products that I use.  On this overcast Sunday, I'm going to share my loves of the moment.

Song of the moment: Timbaland and Katy Perry- If we ever meet again.

Book of the moment: Plenty by Alisa Smith and JB Mackinnon

 

Beauty Product of the moment: L'Occitane Verbana Line

Trend of the moment: Ruffles from JCrew

Drink of the moment: Sam Adam's Summer Ale

Photo Credits:
www.rap-up.com
 www.amazon.com 
www.loccitane.com 
www.jcrew.com 
www.flickr.com

Sports Weekend Post 2

It's just a typical Sunday around here,....Adam's making coffee, The Boston Channel 5 News is on, I'm blogging, and oh ya, and it's Opening Day for the Red Sox!!!  The weather is going to be gorgeous, and the game should be good...why you ask?  Well, we are taking on the MFYankees!  It's one of the best rivalries in sports, and for these 2 teams to play on Opening Day is nothing short of awesome!!  Adam and I have tickets to their second series in May, fulfilling one of my life list goals.  If the Sox win tonight, it will be a great end to a fantastic sports weekend for this ultimate fan right here!!

Let's Go Sox!!!

Sports Weekend Post 1

Most of this past NCAA Basketball season was spent talking about 2 teams, Kentucky and Kansas.  Both teams were hard pressed to find anyone who could beat them, though it did happen once or twice.  My favorite team, The Duke Blue Devils, were also very good, but just not as dominating as the other teams.  Syracuse was also a force to be reckoned with, and West Virginia seemed to be on everyone's radars.

Then came March Madness and Selection Sunday.  It was a given that Kentucky, Kansas, and Syracuse would get 3 of the 4 number one seeds.  But who would get the fourth?  The obvious choice, to everyone I guess was West Virginia...they were so good they all said, but Duke was ranked #4 in the nation and WVU #5...certainly that means something, right?  Well that day Duke was handed the 4th -1 Seed and everyone was so sad for WVU, because apparently the whole US hates Duke**. 

Now the tournament is almost over, the Final Four has been played and the last two teams standing are: Butler and Duke.  Kansas went out fairly early, by Northern Iowa.  Syracuse was rocked by Butler, the little team that could and can.  And Kentucky was beat by West Virginia.  So as Duke took on West Virginia last night for a spot in the Championship game, I was scared...they had to be good...right?  Everyone said they were, and they beat the Basketball Kings of Kentucky. 

What the hell was I scared of?  Duke dominated MOST if not all of the game.  And it was clean, the calls didn't go all one way, or all the other.  It was beautiful to watch, if you're a Duke fan.  It goes like this: 3's are better than 2's and Duke's specialty is shooting the 3.  Now we're on to Butler, the little team that is amazing, and it's safe to say that I am scared...because they've found a way to win 25 in a row.  Can they make it 26...as a Duke fan, I sure hope not!!

**How can anyone hate a college basketball team and their coach!?  I may cheer for and against certain teams, but I don't hate any of them.  These kids go to college and they play basketball well, for nothing more than the love of the game, and of their college, oh ya, and to be successful.  They aren't selfish NBA players doing it all for the almighty dollar.  The kids at Duke are attending one of the best colleges in the US and will most likely continue with a profession other than basketball when it's all said and done.  And Coach K is teaching them more than just basketball...he's teaching them to be leaders, to work hard, to work together for a goal.  So hate them if you want, but they're after success and if achieving it means being hated...then we must all be hated, because we all want to be successful in something.