Let It Snow...!!

My block at 10am this morning...no plows or cars have come through...












My car...and I can see most of it so it's not bad!


Pretty...wreath hanging in the front of my building

The Night Before Xmas...

It's been, literally, a feast of sweets!! I have cake, pie, cookies, chocolates, candy...oh boy!

A few days ago, I met up with my girlfriend, Laura who I worked with at Home Lines Cruises in the World Trade Center almost 30 years ago. (Yikes - how the heck did that happened?) She & I shared an office for 6 years. Later when I had CSI, she worked at the pier with us. We've gone through marriages and births together so it's always great to get together and catch up which unfortunately we don't do often. Her birthday is Dec 1 and I always contact her and then make plans to have lunch.
I thought we did it last year but it was Dec 2008. Strange how it felt like it was just last year.

She bakes cookies for the holidays and made me a platter. Yum. What an assortment!
Everything was scrumptious and what always surprises me is biting into a Gingerbread Man and it's soft and moist! (I have that Gingerbread story with Andra that traumatized us!)

Regardless....I shared this with Santa and we were both very happy!

Merry Christmas to ALL and to ALL, a Good Night!

Seafood Dinner 2010

Kathy held her annual seafood dinner on Dec 18th. It was, as always, delicious and fun!


Kathy's Awesome Seafood Salad


Coconut Shrimp


Brussel sprouts, sugar snap peas and asparagus mix


"Fried" Calamari


Kathy's Chocolate Mousse Cake


Kathy's Oatmeal Pecan Pie




Assorted pastries and cookies courtesy of Nikki & Tom



Assorted cupcakes from Kristina & Martha's Country Bakery


HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Xmas Keeps Coming Early To Me!

Exactly one week from the Nate show, Winnie, Kathy & I attended the Wendy Williams Show. I knew Wendy was giving out gifts every day so it was exciting to see what we would get.

The show is fun and very lively. The first giveaway was Michael Jackson's new CD. Then a box of Godiva Bakery Dessert truffles which includes flavors like Chocolate Lava cake, Red Velvet cake, Carrot Cake, Tiramisu, Cheesecake & Strawberry Tarte.
Wendy competed in a gift wrapping contest and we won a Sony PSP! As if that wasn't enough, the "real" giveaway was Soda Stream, the new popular soda making machine.
All in all...another over $500 giveaway!

Thank goodness, the Soda Stream was a delivery to the house. Everything else we physically received at the show. I called Soda Stream the next day and ordered my machine...choice of Black/Silver or White...I opted for the Black/Silver and 8 flavors of drinks out of 40 choices. This morning at 8am, it was delivered to my door and boy it was heavy! Along with all that I ordered, a Sodamix Taste Sampler of 12 trail-sized samples was included.

Move over, Coke & 7 Up....Esther's Fizzies is coming to town!! LOL!!

Merry Xmas To Me! Fa-La-La...

Way back in August of this year, Winnie obtained tickets to The Nate Berkus Show. It turned out to be his first taping so it was filled with problems and was unorganized as "first time" things tend to get. Kathy, Liz, Winnie & I were in the studio for over 5 hours! And it was Liz's first experience at a show or taping so we were pretty disappointed. Also...Nate wasn't doing alot of what he is an expert in - which is interior decorating.

Because of the bad feedback, the show contacted Winnie for us to return as VIP audience members to give the show a second chance. Winnie waited. We weren't in a hurry to return and I thought a holiday time show would be more fun. Sure enough Winnie was able to get tickets for today.

Unfortunately, Kathy & Connie passed on attending and it was only Winnie & I. We got the VIP treatment - allowing us to enter the waiting areas before the non-VIP's. Which was a good thing since it was so cold outside.

We had coffee and bagels and more importantly, seats & warmth. Since it is a taped show and not a live show, we still had to wait longer than normal. But we were comfortable so it didn't bother us.

The show is better these days with Nate doing more of his decorating hints and ideas. Today's show was a "holiday" show and everything was centered around that theme. Including a segment on gift giving. 8 ideas. OMG...Winnie & I had a taste of what it might feel like if we attended an Oprah show! Wheeeee....:-)

* "City Slips" - Fold-up ballet slippers to change into from heels (not pictured)
* "Rumba" watch - a new style of wrist watch
* "Brookstone" - Motion-activated Candy dispenser
with a 2 lb bag of Jelly Belly candy
* "Splendid" circle scarf
* "Kiehl's" - various beauty products
* "Oster" Electric wine opener and chiller
& a big box of Godiva Truffles
* "Colby" Digital camera & camcorder
* "Barnes & Nobles" The Nook with WiFi !!!




Close up of my Rumba Watch