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You know you are one lucky lady when you tell your fiance you love something on Etsy, and it shows up at your house (and he's deployed in Afghanistan). A chalkboard skull- the perfect convergence of whimsy and the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World.

Via iamhome

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This song.
Winter is cozy and snowy but this reminds me of how much I miss running around in the warmth.

Maybe time to go home to Florida for a bit?

PS- I think this song and The Magnetic Fields' The Book of Love are two of the most romantic songs, ever. 

HALLO 2011!

Beautiful table

My place, with cauliflower and caviar parfait

hudson valley foie gras (this was my favorite course)

sorbet

*intermission* beautiful flowers, empty bottle of Mumm, dapper man= lovely evening

mache greens with lobster

butternut squash ravioli

Chilean sea bass

fromage!

port poached pear

and finally, coffee (and more port for me)

What a great New Year- my friends held a black tie dinner for 12. And when I say black tie, I mean it- all the men wore tuxedos and all the women were wearing their sparkly-ist sparkles. And the food! And the wine! A lovely night- I definitely think that at-home New Years are the way to go. Being pushed and shoved by strangers is no way to begin the new year- drinking cognac and eating chocolate chip cookies is literally the sweetest start to 2011.