Simple Pleasures

The last few months have been crazy. Sometime I'll get around to really updating.

For now though, here's what I've been enjoying:

This sweet baby...

My niece, Madeline
(she looks so distraught here, but she was smiling two seconds before)



this sweet boy...

My nephew, Alexander

...and this boy especially.

Afternoons at the tea room.

Sister time.
Our cozy, newly-painted office...it's perfect for snuggling up with a good book.

And I love this book that Jared surprised me with on Valentine's Day. My dear friend, Thierry, had seen it before and suggested to Jared that he get it for me (thanks again, T!). It's really sweet and full of fun little surprises.

Western Caribbean Cruise, 2010

For the past year, Jared and I anxiously anticipated going on this cruise. We went with three other couples (one of which was my brother and his wife), and couldn't have asked for better company! Due to the hurricane, we had to take a slight detour (skipped Jamaica and went to Cozumel), but still enjoyed amazing weather. We ate lots and soaked up some serious sunshine. For anyone who hasn't been on a cruise, I highly recommend it! It's a fairly cheap vacay. I wish we had another one planned...

Halloween Festivities

We spent this Halloween cruisin' in the Western part of the Caribbean. Couldn't have asked for a more exciting Halloween!

Weekend in San Francisco

In September, we spent a fun weekend in San Francisco celebrating my Mom's birthday. It was such a treat! For my Mom's birthday dinner, we went to a quaint little Thai restaurant; the food was delicious. Our five-year-old nephew, Alexander, took full advantage of eating at a restaurant in the vicinity of the ocean, and insisted he have crab.

During our little trip, we spent nearly an entire day perusing the shops in Chinatown, (I thought I'd be all Chinatown'd out after Singapore - not the case though) there were so many neat things. We also wandered down to Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 where we ate yummy clam chowder and watched the sea lions. We did a little sightseeing and lots of walking, which was fine because we definitely ate to our heart’s content! I loved the trip, it was very fun!