Okemo Part III

Breakfast at the Base

In preparation of a long day on the mountain, the gang needed a good breakfast.

Okemo Part II

Good Morning, Okemo.

This morning, I was summoned from sleep by the sun rising over the mountains. I assure you, it is truly an enchanting way to welcome the day.

Okemo Part I

Spring Break Up North

My friends and I ventured away from the city for a few days and headed up to the mountains for some quality time skiing, snowboarding, and having a good time in the great outdoors.

Acton, MA

Adventures in Acton

Some of my favorite weekends involve escaping the concrete and chaos of Boston for a day and heading out to Mike's hometown of Acton, Massachusetts. For a native city mouse like myself, this little corner of Mass is a wooded paradise that inspires coziness and boasts New England charm.  

Walden Pond

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

Walden Pond, Concord, MA

“[T]he cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” 

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Sara's 21st

Happy Birthday, Sara!

While I wasn't able to participate in all the festivities (oh, perks of appendix-free living), my friends and I spent Thursday night celebrating our friend Sara's 21st birthday.

Coffee Break

Beantown Brunch #4

Today, we decided to try making brunch for ourselves.

I'd say we were successful.

On the menu:

Eggocados 

Homefries

Brioche french toast with fresh fruit

Scrambled eggs

and

Mimosas 

Beantown Brunch #3

Beantown Brunches #3 : Metropolis Cafe 

The South End is Boston's brunch haven. For blocks, Tremont Street is lined with luxe eateries and trendy cafes. For the first brunch of the New Year, my friend Ryan and I had planned to visit the locally-beloved Aquitaine (a $10 prix-fixe brunch is hard to beat), but to our dismay they were not open for the morning because it was not the weekend. And so we serendipitously ended up across the street (I told you, lined with brunchspots) at Metropolis...