the big 2 9!

Thursday was my birthday and my best friends rented a limo for us to take out Saturday night. It was so much fun that we all agreed you need to be chauffeured around more often. I had everyone over to my house first for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres then we headed out and went bar hopping for a few hours. Here are a few pics. I also have to post the pic that was waiting for me Thursday at work... I heart my coworkers! And my celeb crush Ryan Gosling! 

Quote of the day

"Who has not asked himself at some time or another, am I a monster, or is this what it means to be a person?" Clarice Lispector


I love getting to work every morning and opening my "quotes of the day" on my igoogle. Sometimes they can be inspirational or like this one today, they can make you ponder for a while. I would like to think that everyone has had this thought before. I know I question myself and my actions daily and hope that I'm not affecting anyone too negatively. I'm quite aware of my character flaws but it's not always easy to consciously control them. What makes you a monster? 

Happy New Year!

 I apologize for my absence over the past few weeks but I have been super busy. I hope everyone's hangovers have subsided by now! I guess the Mayans were wrong, although I didn't follow the hoopla closely but all in all NYE was pretty fun this year. My friend Leslie had a very small party at her house and we ended up playing the Michael Jackson Wii game into the early hours. I made champagne cocktails and she served a few hors d'oeuvre for everyone. I must admit that there is nothing appealing about going out on NYE, especially to have a nice dinner. I used to loathe working in the restaurant biz during the Holidays because it is all about quantity not quality. From the moment you arrive, everything that can be done to make sure you are in and out quickly will be done and it leaves you feeling like a number. I was so happy when Leslie told me she was thinking about having a little party because it was exactly how I wanted to ring in the new year. 

Les and I.