Mer's World

This weekend, we had a chance to go out for dinner with dear friends in Cambridge…

If you are local, and you haven’t been to Abigail’s, I highly recommend a stop!  It was yummy!  I had the best salad- bibb lettuce, goat cheese, apples and toasted hazelnuts and homemade mac and cheese with broccoli and bacon.

We were early, so we stopped along the Charles to snap a few photos- the city looked so pretty!

Enjoy!

You gotta go!

Here.  In a roof-less, semi-walled shack with a flushing toilet.

I know I promised you some food recipes today, but I found this one last picture and it got us laughing so I figured I would share!

Happy Wednesday!

XO, Mer

So, I’m taking a break from reading, eating and sleeping to write a quick post!

I was a bit of a flake while packing and I brought my camera and cords, but forgot my laptop

So, I’ll blog what I can from the iPad and phone, trying to fill in with some snapshots, but don’t be surprised if it’s not daily

A true vacation!

Tomorrow we’re off to LEAP Mahogany workshop, lunch on the beach and some time in the ocean!

I tried to take it easy by the pool today and ease into the Caribbean sun, but I seem to have a few red, warm patches of skin

Hope you are having a great Monday!!

What is your ideal vacation??

Wow, how is it already the end of 2012?!

I always love the New Year- I find it refreshing to look back at what’s happened and to look forward at what’s ahead in the new year.

So, here’s my reflection of 2012, and I’ll be back tomorrow with some ideas of what I think 2013 holds!

The new year started, like it usually does, with some fun, sun and family time in St. Croix!

We did a lot of work around the house… including a mini kitchen update (and new parts to the boiler and a nursery in progress!)

And, we did work on the outside of the house as well!  This was the year to get the garden and the yard in order- here are the BEFORE and some AFTER posts…

Dad and I cruised to Bermuda and had a great week of fun in the sun- a whole lot of reading, relaxing, eating and drinking!

As is life with animals, they threw us a few curve balls…

Then things started to get a little interesting…

We hosted a BBQ for friends getting married and took part in their ceremony in October…

Note- this was the week after we found out we were pregnant, and the week that the morning sickness really started to get bad…

We also made a quick trip out to Iowa in August (to tell Grammy and Grandpa about Baby H!), and unfortunately, had to make another trip out in November, when my Grandfather passed away…

We also got those passports out for one more stamp in 2012- heading to Ireland for a quick weekend getaway!

Check out Where to Shop and Where to Stay/Eat for more details!

We also hosted my family for Thanksgiving and Brian’s family for Christmas…

And, the biggest part of 2012…

You can read the most recent pregnancy update here (almost to the 3rd trimester! woohoo!).

All in all, it was a great year, marked by a few ups, downs and moments of sadness.  We lost a wonderful part of our family this year, but we are also looking forward to bringing a new generation into the mix this Spring…

Hope that your 2012 held more ‘ups’ than ‘downs’ and that you are celebrating the beginning of a new year surrounded by those you love!

XO, Mer

Here are some pictures from the day! Only 3…

Sorry, focused on the time with family and friends!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a review of the B&B and some of the places we shopped and ate!

Hope you had a great weekend!