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Yesterday afternoon, Mal and I enjoyed a delicious and very indulgent meal at Max Brenner in Boston. We left with full bellies, big smiles, and agreeing that we must visit again. Awhile back, I was invited to attend a media event at Max Brenner to try their new menu, but, unfortunately, I was unable to [...]

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Hi, guys! Happy Sunday! Mal and Murphy are waiting for me to go to the dog park with them so we can do a “nature walk” in the woods, so I need to make this post quick. Here’s a super fast recap of Saturday! At CrossFit yesterday morning, we got to pick partners for the [...]

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The holidays really are the most wonderful time of year. I’m already throughly enjoying the season and yesterday was full of friends, fun, and (holiday) festivities! Workout My day started with a CrossFit workout, which was the re-test for the Paleo Challenge benchmark, so we did Jackie again. WOD Paleo Challenge Benchmark “Jackie” 1000m row [...]

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Spotted at Lolita

November 10, 2012

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Hey, look who was spotted in Boston last night! Mal and I ventured into the city to meet friends for dinner at Lolita and a photographer from Boston.com asked if she could snap our pic. Cool! Lolita is located on Dartmouth Street just off Newbury, so I’ve walked by it a zillion times without ever [...]

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Enjoy Your Life

October 4, 2012

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Yesterday afternoon, I headed into Boston for my appointment with my new gastroenterologist at MGH. I drove to the T, parked my car, and then took the train into the city. I don’t trust the MTBA to get me anywhere without an issue, so I always give myself plenty of extra time when I take [...]

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Cake + Friends + Crazy Concerts

September 17, 2012

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Hi, friends! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was a wonderful one! My weekend was all about friends and cake—two of my favorite things ever. On Saturday afternoon, I joined my friend Jen for a cake tasting at Konditor Meister to help her pick out a second flavor for her wedding cake. [...]

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Great news: I had a successful appointment with my “new” primary care doctor today. She’s actually my old primary care doc from when I lived in the city. When I moved to the South Shore a couple of years ago, I switched to one closer to home for the convenience, but, obviously, that didn’t work [...]

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Hooray! I did it! I got the PR I wanted so badly! The Run to Remember Half Marathon started at 7:00 this year (thank goodness since last year’s heat kicked my butt), so I picked up Elizabeth at 6:15 to drive to the race together. (She ran the 5-miler, which started 15 minutes after the [...]

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Last night, I enjoyed a lovely dinner at Red Lantern with some of my favorite lady bloggers: Sarah, Anne, Courtney, Julie, and Maria. The six of us had a great time eating, drinking, and being merry. Red Lantern is a new-ish Asian restaurant in downtown Boston. Apparently, it’s a hot place right now (rumor has [...]

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Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a really nice event hosted by Ann Taylor and Boston Magazine to celebrate the opening of the first new Ann Taylor concept store in Boston. The Ann Taylor concept store opens today in the Prudential Center. The event was held at the fancy-schmancy penthouse at The Clarendon. [...]

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