Turkey-shaped cookie on a festive napkin. Happy Thanksgiving friends!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Day 327 celebrates with cupcakes
Today was my mom's birthday! We celebrated with cupcakes from Felix's. Cannoli for me, vanilla for her. Yum! Happy birthday mom :)
Day 326, push on!
I was having a rough day and to top it off, my throat was scratchy. I know I've documented a Halls wrapper in the past, but these little words of encouragement helped me through the day, so I had to post. Plus, I love my corduroy skirt!
Day 325 likes packing peanuts
My mom's birthday was this week. One of her friends sent her present with these awesome packing peanuts! So fun!
Day 324 is a wreck
I was at an event at the PA Academy of the Fine Arts in Philly late into the evening Saturday night. Open bar + silent auction = bad idea. Anyway, when I woke up I realized a took a bunch of photos of this crashed plane sculpture outside of the building. I thought it was amazing, apparently? It did have pink lights inside...
Day 323 staring down the moon
Tonight my friend and I went to this cool bar in Philly, Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company. Yes, that is really its name. It has a Prohibition-era feel and specializes in the art of the mixed drink. My first round, on the right, is a Southside (gin and mint). For my second round I enjoyed a Staring Down The Moon. I can't remember what was in it (other than gin), but it was delicious!
Day 322 got their nails did
My mom and I got manicures tonight. I opted for the more subtle beige/gray color. My mom, the crazy fun teal. It's name? Mermaid tears. She's a badass.
Day 321 is a sad pumpkin
I've found weird things around my office complex - abandoned books, hundreds of cases of contacts and now, this sad albino pumpkin. It wasn't even Thanksgiving yet. Come on!
Day 320 is a ham
Ham, wax beans and potatoes for dinner! Might look kinda gross (I was apprehensive at first), but tastes great.
Day 319 is lucky
You folks are in for a treat! Even though I was already back from Iceland on Day 319, I'm posting a waterfall photo from south Iceland. Basically, I was in a foul mood upon my return, got out of work late, ate dinner and went to bed at 8:30 p.m. Trust me, this is a better photo than my office parking lot.
Day 318 feels blue
Shortly before we made our way to the airport we stopped at the famed Blue Lagoon spa. Amazingly beautiful! Sadly, the weather was a little crazy (super windy and rainy), but the water was still great. Yes, that is the actual color.
Day 316 is relaxed
Fontana spa in south Iceland - probably my favorite part of my trip. First of all, we had the facilities to ourselves before it opened to the public. Awesome. After changing into bathing suits and grabbing robes, we entered the steam rooms built above geysers. Incredible. I probably sweat off ten pounds. Then we stopped in the sauna before slipping into the warm natural mineral waters. So relaxing! The view isn't too shabby either. All day access to the spa - $20. Unheard of! I want to go to there! Again!
Day 315 goes to the opera
On a short tour of Reykjavik, we stopped at a new event space, Harpa. The huge building is home to the opera, concerts, meetings and conventions. The windows have a beautiful effect against the skyline. I love Iceland!
Day 314, or is it?
After a crazy flight, I finally made it to Iceland! My internal time clock was very confused when we arrived early morning, Iceland-time. So technically this photo is a day late. Whatevs. That's the President of Iceland's house! Meeting him (and having pancakes with him) was our first stop after dropping our things off at the hotel. Absolutely no security around the property - crazy huh? Such a beautiful location. We really lucked out with nice weather!
Day 313 was pleasantly surprised!
By now you've all met Irving Bentley III. I received him via Fed Ex today from my friend, in preparation for my Iceland trip. Best surprise ever! Also, fun to explain to my coworker :)
Day 312 returns
...and we're back!
First, an apology to my faithful readers for falling so far behind in posting. New responsibilites at work and a trip to Iceland (starting on Day 314...) have made me crazy busy. Better late than never, right?
Anyway, after returning from a kickball game in Philly I realized the Fundai surpassed 10,000 miles. Sad.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Day 311 isn't what I expected
I bought some knock-off "goldfish" snacks at Target a while back. I busted them out for my own snacking pleasure today. They're called "chickees" and they don't... well.... taste good. Extremely cute to look at, but that doesn't really make for a delicious snack. Any suggestions on what I can do with a box of these to make them better??
Day 310 holy. omg. yes. food.
Sunday brunch. One of my favorite things in all the world. I still think that New York does brunch better than anywhere else, but Chicago can often hit it out of the park. This. This... magic is what happened at my most recent brunch. Some kind of french toast smothered in a sweet sauce, covered in granola and fruit. I'm sorry what? Yes please.
Day 309 finally got around to it.
When there's so much work to do for real clients, my own personal business projects often fall to the bottom of the list. I finally got around to ordering myself new business cards. They came out simply perfectly! A nice, heavy cardstock and a design exactly to my liking. And I ordered enough so that should I not have time for personal projects for another year or so (totally possible), I'll be all set with cards. Woot!
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