Is this the end?

December 31, 2012 - Pic #366

Wow. Bitter Sweet... this is the last one. Like we all must, as I say goodbye to 2012, I look forward to 2013. Happy New Year's eve!

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December 30, 2012 - Pic #366

A rare sight! 2008 NYC Reunion: Becca, Sesi and Meghan were all visiting from their respective new cities at the same time. We went to Cilantros, a favorite of Meghan's that I've somehow never been to before. Good friends and good fun!

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December 29, 2012 - Pic #364

While home, I do love baking/cooking with the parents. I finally gathered the courage to try making Arancini (Italian rice balls) from a recipe in a cookbook I got in Sicily five years ago. From start to finish the whole operation took a little over four hours, but it was worth it! Hard to tell here, but they are the size of baseballs. Delicious. 

Bright Sun and Dark Shadows

Pic #168 - June 16, 2012

I had a wonderful day date with Mom in Connecticut! We did what we love to do... toured a gigantic house that we'd never be able to afford ourselves. This is Lockwood Mansion in Norfolk CT - built in the 1850s and still badass. Mom and I decided it's haunted by a little girl, though, so you might be able to get it for a good price. Also - turned out Dark Shadows, a 1960s soap opera about vampires, was filmed here. Mom used to watch it right after General Hospital :). Check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Shadows