good times with old friends... 365.101

today we saw our friends the zakai's. since i last saw them (him at our wedding, her.. 2 years ago) they went and had a kid. it was nice to meet you eytan... looking forward to the next time.

** photo taken by igor

adventures in three counties 365.100

woohoo!! i have made it to 100!! so today gets 3 pictures one for every county and digit!
today we went to the marin headlands and the iconic golden gate bridge. it was the first clear day and it was beautiful!
we then headed up to sonoma county for more wine tasting we started out at viansa winery which also had a food marketplace. a great place to start out and oh so beautiful, even though its winter the landscape is still breath-taking.

we made a couple more stops and finished up at Hagafen the only Kosher vintner in the region. it was lovely and the place was jammed we ended up with a couple bottle and they lets us pick pomelos (the pictures are not flattering!) the sign for the vineyard is small and at the entrance the only indication that you are in a jewish place is the date establishment in hebrew and the discreetly placed mezzuzah.

wine tasting 365.99

today we visited napa valley...

we went wine tasting,


picked meyer lemons, got pampered at a spa in calistoga and ate at Ad Hoc.. quite simply we were spoiled

redwood 365.98

today we went to Muir Woods, which is an accessible walk in the woods from berkeley, though the drive there made me a queasy (think windy road + lots of fog.. so you know you are on a cliff but can't even see how far down it goes) this is will standing next to a tree... a big tall tree.

this is me and the bestie walking along the path... discussing such important things as sneaker vents...

more chocolate 365.97

today we went on a tour of the Scharffen Berger factory where they make outstanding chocolate, they also make you wear a hair net. sadly the chocolate makers were on vacation, but happily lots of free samples were handed out!!

where am I? 365.96

so while strolling along in san francisco on our way to the ferry building for some lunch and chocolate before gearing up for for modern art at SFMOMA. we saw this "boston elevated railway" trolley car. i kept wondering if i got on would it take me home.. anyway it seems that the the SF transit system bought old trolley cars from around the world and refurbished them for use on their streetcar system. al gore would be proud.

presents! 365.95

this morning we woke up and there were presents under the ficus!

i'm gonna miss my puppy 365.94

while i am super excited to go out west.. i am going to miss my puppy something fierce. here is stressed out that the suitcase is out and that he is getting so much attention during what is normally his nap time...

uncle eli 365.93

jackson has the best dog sitter ever! uncle eli!!!

i love being in worcester 365.92

being in worcester is like a giant valium for jackson. he loves being so much, that is so tired at the end of the day he begs to go to sleep.

drinking problem 365.91

poor jackson hasn't been feeling well. he loves chewing on plastic bottles and because he isn't feeling well i gave him a big bottle to chew on. i like to think that this made him feel just that much better

ps. many jackson posts now. because i am starting to feel the guilt of leaving him while i play with the bestie in san francisco.

lie in of a different sort 365.90

this is the view from my side
this is the view from will's side

everyday in an attempt to not sleep in dog hair every night we move and cover our pillows with the duvet cover. our dog despite his lack of opposable thumbs manages to get at them to make his afternoon lie-in more comfortable. being a dog IS SO HARD.

morning lie in 365.89

this morning will took jackson to the park and let me sleep in. or lie in if i am feeling british. anyway after he and jackson came back from the park, jackson came back to bed to snuggle.

*photo taken by will, while i was still sleeping

new haircut 365.88

while the camera on the macbook doesn't always capture my best side, it did highlight the awesome layers. i heart andrea.

satchmo 365.87

last night we had latkes with our friends ariel & jonathan. i told ariel that i would be posting pictures of her cat, satchmo. she said she would start looking at my blog, so maybe if i post two pictures it will hold her interest for longer than just today!

whats going on poppa? 365.86

today the weather was terrible. "a wintry mix" that included heavy snow, sleet, and then rain. in order to leave the house one needed an ark, because the street was a river. In attempt to fix this the town of brookline sent out workers to clear out the drains, this meant that loud trucks with flashy lights were outside our house. this was highly stressful for jackson, who was only at ease when will was investigating and reassuring him that everything was ok.

visiting friends 365.85

this weekend my friend marc came into town. i am so glad i was done with finals so we could play! yay!

baby visit 365.84

MoMP & son came to visit me today! yay!! he hearts the macbook. because he is a smart kid.

head in the sand.. er snow 365.83

today it snowed over 6 inches in about as many hours. sadly will was stuck driving home for 3 hours but when he (finally) came home (and after a large glass of scotch) we went on a walk with jackson who marveled in the depth of the snow and often looked like he was burying his head in the snow

last paper o the semester 365.82

my last paper. all thats left is one class where i get to watch the rest of my cohort present!

8th night 365.81

tonight marks the eighth and final night of hannukah. there is a sense of sadness because each night of this holiday will and i have spent 3 minutes together lighting candles and just being a family, in the hectic pace of our lives sometimes we forget to just spend time together.

ps. KIR rocked the casbah!

its raining in my bathroom! 365.80

so i went to go to the bathroom at some point.. and i was like hmm thats odd our shower doesn't drip... only to realize that it was raining in our bathroom!

must learn 365.79

accounting final tomorrow am. must learn all these cards by then. good thing i figured out how much i want/need to get on the final to do attain the grade i want (i think that was an excellent use of my study time)

oyster fest 365.78

old roommate, new baby (not related it's MoMP's little guy) oyster fest was fun.. i realized that the hoarding around the oysters was similar to jewish weddings when everyone crowds around the server who is carrying the meat on sticks. good times!

aftermath 365.77

after one load in the dishwasher and the next load well on its way to being full.. i would say iron chef shabbat was a great success!!

present #2 365.76

tonight being the third night of hannukah, jackson got his second gift, naturally.

whats missing 365.75

i need my mac to add in the expletives like pow! shazam! also i need my mac to some how write the paper that i have due tomorrow then turnaround and crank out the one due next week

first night 365.74

happy hannukah! first night of hannukah, what are we doing to celebrate? well jackson got a present...

winter wonderland 365.73

while waiting at the t on my way from my internship the snow was beautiful.
sadly my camera couldn't capture its beauty but squint your eyes and pretend.

first snow!!! 365.72

while it has snowed before tonight, tonight is the first night that it's sticking.
from jackson, "oh my.. did you know that i can lick anywhere and there is this delicious cold stuff.. and i can lick here and here and here and also it still sorta smells like before the world is great.. i can lick here too...." and it goes on.

as an aside i made the best brownies ever tonight, for those of you who know me, you know i heart the trader joe's seasonal candy cane jo-jo's, one of the blogs i stalk knew this and created this recipe, peppermint cookies n' cream brownies. go make them now! (you can see my comment posted on that site as a testament to the goodness)

lazy dinner by Amy's organic 365.71

today we cleaned and cleaned and napped and cleaned so dinner was brought to us from amy's organic frozen dinners (mine was the shepherd's pie, will had the burrito especial) delicious for 6 minutes of microwaving the clementine were also tasty.

delicious jackson 365.70

a friend of ours uses the word delicious to describe many things, my nap was delicious, my son is delicious etc. we have adopted this habit. our dog was delicious this afternoon, cuddly, sweet, adorable and just all around delicious.

secret ingredient 365.69

one of my favorite things is ginger. now my friends have to make dishes that incorporate its goodness into a randomly assigned dish! Allez Cuisine!!

another contest!! 365.68

who can tell me what this is? i saw it tonight while shopping at the grocery store.
first one to post the right answer in the comments gets a prize that has not yet been determined (i will however reserve posting comments until tomorrow so that people don't get discouraged)

edited to add...
*** Cara B. H. won by correctly indentifying this Buddah's hand citron.*****

the walk home 365.67

this is my street as i walk home from the t after a long day at school.

what you can't see 365.66

in this picture jackson is catching a treat in mid air. this is a trick i taught him, he is really, really, really good at it. sadly my camera just can't capture it. suffice it to say we tried twice and each time was a blur.

uncle jesse 365.65

jackson loves being worcester with my in-laws, he especially loves his uncles!

mate 365.64

i brought along my mate to worcester in hopes that my in-laws would want some. sadly they did not. i still love them.

new friends 365.63

today jackson made a new friend, chip, he is the dog of will's kindergarten & 6th grade teachers (who are married and have two kids) i think its adorable!

technical difficulities 365.62

thanks to my youngest brother-in-law, eli, all turkey disasters were averted the carving (done by me) commenced with little incident.

happy thanksgiving to all. i am thankful for so much.

brothers-in-law 365.61

the sitcom has started and its hilarious

calm before the storm 365.60

tomorrow we go to worcester. being at my in-laws is awesome and very similar to watching a sitcom only recently i became a character.

sitting still reading 365.59

i love our condo, however the heating is forced hot air and the windows are drafty. so sitting at my "desk" studying makes me cold, hence the scarf. i

taking pictures for school 365.58

i am working on a project for school that involves car washes and their efforts at being good corporate citizens. so if you are in boston go to the allston car wash. they were one of the first to install a water reclamation system, anyway today i went to take pictures.