Sunday March 14th.

Happy 33rd birthday to myself! And happy last day of this blog!

I can't believe that this entire year has passed by so quickly. It's been a wonderful year in so many ways. T and I bought our first house and took our dream trip to Italy. We spent time with our fabulous families and friends. We are so blessed with this life and I am grateful for every bit of it.

I am thrilled that I decided last year to do this blog. It was hard and time consuming to take a photo a day and then get them posted and written about. Before I started this, I was always looking forward to the next event or the next weekend. I forgot to enjoy the path I was on. I never noticed the new spring buds on the trees or amazing thundercloud formations. This blog has forced me to open my eyes. I am able to see the beauty of every day and I am so much more grateful for this life I have and the people I am surrounded by.

I'm excited to begin my 33rd year and see what comes next. Thanks to Project 365, I'll make sure to keep my eyes open and enjoy the journey. And while this blog is over, I'll continue on here with all of our new challenges and adventures!

Saturday March 13th

When T asked what I wanted to do to celebrate my birthday, I opted for a quiet night at home with T and my friend S. We saw Alice in Wonderland in the afternoon and then came home and cooked dinner together. T grilled the salmon, I made K-Paul's mashed potatoes and S prepared the asparagus with basil olive oil and pepper. She also played bartender, serving her own concotion, lime gimlets. Delicious!

The three of us shared a bottle of wine with dinner and a lot of laughs. I loved getting to share the night before my 33rd birthday with 2 of my favorite people in our warm and wonderful home.

I also really liked the birthday cake.

Friday March 12th

We went shopping last night. T is leaving for Vegas on Monday and needed a few new shirts. I managed to talk him into a blazer which he thought looked too much like Don Johnson in Miami Vice. He relented and he's going to look stylin!

Thursday March 11th

We finally got the call we'd been waiting for! Our friends went into labor with baby #2 today and T and I headed over to hang out with our best girl while they went to get her baby brother. T read her 5 books while I cooked dinner and I couldn't resist this photo. So sweet!

I also want to wish a happy birthday to my BFF! It's a great day!

Wednesday March 10th

We decided to paint our bathroom. We can't deal with the bright green that we currently have. The brightness just doesn't come through in this photo! These are the final three contenders that we're deciding between. Any thoughts?

Tuesday March 9th

I came home to T making omelettes for dinner. He has been practicing and started out browning the bell peppers and scallions.

Monday March 8th

I was warming up the car this morning and saw this little squirrel digging in the ground. By the time I got my camera out of my purse, he was up in the tree. Is spring in the air?

Sunday March 7th

Yum...chicory. We've been looking forward to this since we got back from New Orleans.

Saturday March 6th

I didn't take this picture, but I was too busy running to carry a camera. T and I are training for a 7 mile run and this was the first day it was nice enough to get outside. We ran over the Walkway over the Hudson, www.walkway.org

It's a pedestrian bridge that spans 1.2 miles across the Hudson River. The views are amazing and the crisp air was perfect for our first day out.

Friday March 5th

It's finally staring to stay lighter later. We have our sunsets back! I think this view is the reason that we fell in love with this house.

Thursday March 4th

Now that we're back to real life, it's back to the T&A to-do list. It's been a tough readjustment back to real life this week and we're both ready for the weekend. And ready to get some sleep.

Wednesday March 3rd

I hate snow this time of year because it's no longer fluffy and pretty. It's SNIRT.

Snow + Dirt= SNIRT. Is it spring yet?!

Tuesday March 2nd

We're back in NY now. And cold again. At least March is here...maybe the winter is almost over!

Monday March 1st

Beignets and chicory at Cafe du Monde. We went to 5 different restaurants today and it was very difficult to choose the photo for today because we ate so many fabulous things. I ate oysters for the first time, had a cup of veggie gumbo, had a small bite of T's gumbo, and an amazing breaded flounder and mashed potatoes for dinner. Oh and that isn't including the delicious breakfast at Mothers. Or the two pitchers of beer we shared, 2 cups of coffee and glass of wine with my last dinner. No wonder I went into a food coma.

Sunday February 28th

The famously delicious and dangerous Hurricanes at Pat O'Briens. Don't worry, one of those is mine. We had one apiece and split a third. They certainly are dangerous. =)

Saturday February 27th

We left behind the doom and gloom of the snow handicapped northeast and flew south to New Orleans! It's about 50 degrees and mostly sunny as we ate po-boys and drank 3 for 1 beers into the night. We took this picture on the second floor balcony of the Bourbon Street Brewing Company.

Friday February 26th

So we found a hamster outside today. It was also a snow day and we spent the afternoon walking through the neighborhoods and trying to find the house where this little guy escaped from. We had no luck but found a kind girl who said she would keep him until she found him a home. I wanted to keep him but we were leaving in a few hours for the airport. He was very sweet and completely tame.