Almost done...

So, I'm almost finished catching you all up with the past two week's happenings. Lets see...I went out to dinner with some friends last Wednesday to a great little tapas place: Taberna de Haro (www.tabernaboston.com)and we sat and gabbed and ate delicious Spanish food and drank Sangria for a couple of hours. Then, the following day, I went out with a different group of friends to Cuchi Cuchi (www.cuchicuchi.cc), which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite hot spots. Hmmm... Brad and I spent Friday night on Bruce and Christy's Cambridge deck eating veges and drinking margaritas (I only had 1, Brad, Bruce, and Christy, however, drank enough for the 4 of us:-)). This morning, I met a friend for coffee and pedicures before meeting up with Sloan and Katie for bag shopping and lunch. Brad finished work for the year on Friday (well, work as he typically knows it), but he is attending a couple of workshops this summer about which he is really excited. Here is a picture of Brad at the end of a long day.

The birthday celebration continues...

Not only did I have a birthday dinner and celebration on my actual birthday, plus a birthday celebration the Saturday following my birthday, I had a plethora of cards from around the world and the most beautiful flowers you'll ever see from my mom.


My friend, Tanyika, and I share the same birthday so we treated ourselves to a nice outdoor dinner at the Beacon Street Tavern the Monday following our birthdays. Today, Sloan and Katie accompanied me into town where Sloan treated me to a fantastic birthday surprise: we went to 1154 Lill Studio (www.1154lill.com), a place in town where people can make their own bags! Incredible. I made a fantastic piece that will be available in a couple of weeks to pick up.

Not just another Saturday in Boston!

On this specific Saturday, we hit up the rose garden, visited the local art festival, had dinner at an incredible restaurant in the South End, a trendy neighborhood of Boston, and watched the play "The History Boys". For my birthday, Brad planned the dinner and play and, as usual, he outdid himself! The restaurant where we ate has been a neighborhood fixture for a couple of decades. Back in the 1980s, when the South End was not the thriving, trendy place it is today, the restaurant employees would escort patrons from their cars into the restaurants due to the dangerous streets. After a fantastic meal of crab and artichoke (and lots of wine), we leisurely strolled the streets until the play began. The play was an incredible literary piece on grammar school goings-on in England.

Stopping to smell the roses...

This is one of my favorite neighborhood spots...especially in early June. Every day, when we're smelling the roses or having a coffee on the park bench, I wish my mom could be here - she would LOVE the rose garden!

June 5th recap!

Busy busy busy! Always the excuse...always the truth. Fact is, I've had an incredible 2 weeks...filled with friends, school, work, fun, good food, creativity, happiness... On my birthday, I didn't get home from school until about 9. Brad greeted me at the door with a glass of wine, dinner, a homemade cake, flowers, and pressies!!!!

TODAY IS...

...MY BIRTHDAY!

Katie's board celebration

Katie is in medical school. At the age of 28, she already has her PhD and is over halfway through med school. Pretty impressive. Yesterday, she took the 7 hour board exam. As a celebration, the usual suspects (minus Bruce and Christy who are in Australia), went to Oishii, a fantastic sushi joint in the South End, for sake and raw fish. Afterward, we feasted on butterscotch dessert and cappuccinos at Sibling Rivalry, a swanky pad down the street from Oishii. Such a fun night. Here are a few pictures of Sloan, Drew, Katie, Ted, Brad and me.