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Holidays

Holiday Party

by agirlandhermutt on January 16, 2012

Good Monday morning friends! It is crazy cold here in Boston. I LOVE cold weather, but I do NOT enjoy walking the Mutt in the cold temps. It never fails that he takes twice as long to find the perfect spot to do his business.

Well, after starting off a post about bathroom habits, lets get to the fun part of my weekend.

Friday was Breakfast for Dinner night! The Scientist and I had a full-on breakfast that included Eggs a la Erin, turkey bacon, hashbrowns, and pancakes. Oh! And Mimosas. Don’t forget the booze!

Eggs a la Erin is really kind of like eggs benedict. I use Thomas Corn English Muffins (a little sweet!), Laughing Cow cheese spread on the muffin, smoked salmon, a fried egg, hollandaise sauce and a bit of salsa.

The other big event of the weekend was The Scientist’s holiday work party. I love going every year! They really know how to do it up right. This year’s was at the Intercontinental Hotel. Such a lovely venue!

The theme for the night was A Midwinter Night’s Dream. Each room was named after a different tree and there were little woodland fairies around.

There were a couple things at the party that I couldn’t figure out including this giant green table lady. What the heck was this?!

It kind of reminds me of their party from a couple of years ago. They had all kinds of tree and table people.

My dress kind of blended in with the theme, but was my favorite of all the years.

I did simple gold accessories accessories and the dress was a beautiful shade of forest green.
-Kirks Folly earrings
-Nine West Ambitious Nude Heels
-Isaac Mizrahi Live Gold Crystal Bracelet

We clean up pretty nice, huh?

I loved that the holiday party for this year was in January. It was nice to not be so crazy during the actual holiday season and it gave us something to look forward to after NYE. Thanks to The Scientist for letting me tag along!

It was a lovely evening followed by a Sunday that didn’t involve much more than football and laying on the couch. SCORE!

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Does your job have a fancy holiday party? Do you like to dress up?

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NYE 2012 Celebration

by agirlandhermutt on January 4, 2012

NYE isn’t usually my thing. I’ve tried to do the whole dress up and go out thing, but it never ends up being as fun as I think it is going to be. It also usually ends up being a whole lot more expensive than I think it will be.

This year our friend, Lee, invited us over to her house for an “Ugly Sweater NYE Party”. No pressure to get dressed up? Sign me up! Over the past few months I’ve been working on purging my closets so fortunately I am no longer in possession (or care to be) of any ugly sweaters. No matter. The Scientist and I went as normal to ring in the new year with friends. Oh, and normal means a black sweater and a black turtleneck. I was ringing in the new year emo style.

I’m always a fan of the snacks at Lee’s place. She has some clever friends who make some excellent dips. Winners for this year included some guac and spinach dip. Oh, and booze. Who doesn’t love the booze?!

Lee also made these Drunken Gummy Worms. Holy crap. I ate one and I could have breathed fire like a dragon if someone lit a match as I was exhaled. I’m not sure if that was the desired affect, but it sure did make for some fun trying to get people to eat them. Have I mentioned I have some extremely mature friends?!

My contributions included an artichoke dip with spicy almonds, mulled wine, and these super cute but kind of messy to make penguins.

Hello stinkin’ cute penguins!

We played a few rounds of the LCR dice game, watched the ball drop and toasted to 2012. I think we were home by 1am. Not to shabby for someone who “doesn’t do NYE”, huh?

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So 2012 is here. I’m back at work. I’m back at the gym. I’m back on WW. I’m BACK BABY!

How did you ring in the new year? Do you like going out on NYE?

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Christmas Cruise 2011 Recap: Part 2

by agirlandhermutt on January 1, 2012

Hello friends! Sorry for the delay in posting. I was having a hard time getting adjusted to posting regulary since I was just laying around my house. I’m back to business now though. A few days ago I shared a few bits n’ pieces into my family’s Christmas Cruise. Today I’m going to show the last few days of our trip!

*Warning: Heavy Picture Post Ahead!*

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Our next day on the cruise was at sea and another formal night. I spent the majority of my day relaxing by the pool and attended a few fun talks, including one about Ernest Hemmingway and another on how to make towel animals.

That evening we also ate at another of the restaurants on the ship, the Pinnacle Grill. This was THE BEST meal of the whole trip!

The final event for formal night (which I managed to not take one pic of) was a dessert extravaganza. It takes 2 days for the crew to make all the desserts and it took about 20 minutes for those passengers to demolish everything!

The last port we visited was Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas. This island is owned and run by Holland America and as my mom says, “it is a little slice of paradise”. We rented a cabana for the day and we also went horseback riding along the beach. FYI…horses poop a lot. True story.

We wrapped up our cruise a few days later in Ft Lauderdale and make the trek to Orlando to hit up Islands of Adventure on Christmas Day. Destination…Harry Potter World! It was everything I ever imagined it would be AND MORE! We got to the park about 20 minutes before opening and did some serious speed walking to the back of the park to get in line for the Forbidden Journey ride. We got right on and then headed to Three Broomsticks for breakfast. Good decisions all the way around!

This was my first cruise. My final verdict? Yes, Please! I loved that there was something to do all of the time on the cruise, but because our cruise line was geared towards an older crowd it wasn’t crazy on the ship. I loved relaxing on the beach and I don’t need to do any extra excursions. Snorkeling is amazing and the Caribbean has the best water in the world. Oh, and the food on cruises…a-maz-ing. 6 thumbs up from the AGAHM family!

My tip for Harry Potter World…frozen butterbeer is the way to go.

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Happy New Year to all of you! Top 10 moments of 2011 coming tomorrow (for real this time!) and then its back to normal schedule.