Month: July 2011

The Capitoline Venus Flipping through the Amtrak magazine on the way to New Haven, I came across an advertisement for the latest exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in DC. The Capitoline Venus, a really well-preserved scultpure from antiquity, will be there from early June to early September. For more information, click here. It’s…

There are 43 days until I collect the keys to my new apartment! In my waitin’, hopin’ and dreamin’ of my future apartment home, I have come to covet: Raya Chip and Dip by Crate & Barrel ~for entertaining~ For chips and salsa …to go with margaritas of course! Vic Firth Federal Pepper Mill via Amazon 8…

I loved “The Happiness Project Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun” by Gretchen Rubin. The Happiness Project I liked the author right off the bat… a woman who thinks too much, loves her research and is just…

I visited an old college friend who lives just outside of New Haven, Connecticut from Sunday morning to Wednesday morning. We decided to give my visit a particularly girly feel. On Sunday, I took a very early train in order to arrive in time for the polo match. We still had some time to kill for…

I love my tote bags! I am a firm believer in packing lightly for a trip. Lugging around heavy luggage is not my idea of fun. It’s so much easier to wheel and throw around a carry-on or large tote bag. I highly recommend packing less. Like my last trip (which you can read all…

 2  days ’til I visit my college friend in Connecticut! 56 days ’til I move into my apartment!

Artscape is an arts festival in Baltimore. It’s this weekend, Friday through Sunday. It snuck up on me, even though I totally mentioned it to a friend on Sunday! Since I’ll be out of town this coming Sunday (yay!), I may not go… I went last year for the first time and really enjoyed it….

My dad’s birthday is today. We had a big birthday dinner for him. Happy Birthday Dad! Auguri! (“Wishes!” as they say in Italy.) Since my pen wasn’t writing on his gift certificate birthday gift, I grabbed a shipping receipt from Target I had laying on my desk, turned it over and drew circles until the ink started…

Clock and Calendar in Piazza San Marco a Venezia I love countdowns. While working as a furniture salesperson, I probably kept my coworkers updated on how many months, weeks and then days it was until I departed on my 2007 trip to Italy. After I returned, I’m sure I was looking forward to other events on my…

I simply cannot wait to move into my own apartment! I get the keys on September 9th, which is just over two months away! I really can’t wait! I’m even excited to buy a vacuum cleaner for my place! (In fact, I’ve picked out this vacuum cleaner— cheap, bagless, and red!) Although I am definitely more interested…