WORLD SERIES BABY!!!

I just had to come on and do a little post on the afternoon of the first world series game.... GO SOX!!! I can't wait for tonight and the rest of the games!

And a special WOO HOO goes to Beckett - lets hope he's on fire tonight like always!!

Yay Fall

I love the summer. It's always been my favorite season and it will most likely forever hold that title. However, lately fall has been "growing on me" (in the words of my friend Kelly). It's not the cold weather or leaves either... as I HATE being cold and leaves get stuck everywhere. It's the apple picking, pies and halloween. Anthony and I recently went apple picking this Saturday and tonight I made the first pie of the season. So now that I have my yummy treat.... bring on the cold... my uggs are patiently waiting :)

Help Stef!

My friend Stefanie is going to a big Quince party on Friday night and needs a really fancy dress. We need to know which one you like!! Comment with your fav choice:

Walk off night...

Ok.. so I know this is supposed to be all about trying to become a good wife blah blah blah but let's face it - i can only show you what we made for dinner last night so many times before it gets stale

so today - I am dedicating my blog to the Boston Red Sox. I mean - the toll booth guy doesn't call me "miss red sox" every morning for nothing!


First off - Papi!



Did you watch last nights game? It was one of those games that makes you totally psyched that you're a sox fan. I LOVE the month of september just because every little pitch really matters and I can't wait for the Yankees to roll in this weekend. I would love nothing more than to see ass-rod blow out his knee on the field, or for Papelbon to drill him in his fugly face. Yes, I hate him almost as much as I hate Posada.


My New Fav - Jacoby Ellsbury




I know i'm probably jumping on some sort of bandwagon here - but I really like this kid. I mean he hits like a freak - he makes key catches and best of all - he's young and could be around for a while. If this is the future of the sox - i like. And I will refrain from buying his t-shirt because every time i buy a t-shirt with a players name on the back, they leave (ie. Millar, Pokey, Mirabelli).

Mirabelli




I couldn't write a sox post without Mirabelli - even though he is on the DL he will always be my pick for cutest red sox - and don't worry dougie, you will not be replaced in my heart by Jacoby.

Pedro gone mad?
Pedro Martinez gets my "you've gone insane" award. Apparently he has lucky midgets. Yes. Midgets.


Don't believe me? Check out this quote:


"To make it this far in this sport, it takes a whole lot of luck, and this has been provided to me by my lucky midget," Martinez said, referring to either two-foot-tall dwarf Nelson de la Rosa, who accompanied him during the Red Sox's historic World Series run in 2004, or one of the 12 other midgets whom Martinez has used as a mascot at various points during his 15-year career.
"Over the years, I've learned the secret to longevity in this game: Whenever your mechanics aren't working or your shoulder starts tightening up during starts, it's time to get a new lucky midget," said Martinez, whose midget friends have each "disappeared" following their dismissal, although Martinez's critics note that the drained corpses of midgets identified as his former good-luck charms have been found on ancient Egyptian holy sites at times coinciding with the start of spring training or immediately following prolonged slumps. "You can't rely on the same old midget for your whole career."

I'm kind of OK with the fact that we don't have him anymore - except when he told babe ruth to come back so he could drill him in the ass... that was funny.





Pedroia vs. Anthony
To end this blog I pose a question to my readers. Does my fiance resemble Dustin Pedroia? People keep telling him they look alike. I'm not sure I see it, do you?

Roses are Red

Tonight - my amazing fiance had a little surprise for me! Last night he worked midnight-8am to do inventory so I knew he was tired all day long, in fact, he napped all day. Then I came home from work and he said he was going to the grocery store to pick up some things. He had put a pizza in the oven for me :)

that's not the surprise

when he came back from the store he brought home my surprise!



isn't he so sweet! He even brought home a gift for my kitty - some wet food! (she only eats dry food)



as you can see she enjoyed it!!

New addition...

Today's blog is dedicated to the new addition to the family:

Warm, soft and absolutely adorable...




THEY ARE MY NEW UGGS!!!!

haha - you laugh but my feet will be roasty and warm this winter... very important to make sure that I do not get COLD FEET :)

I bought my black pair last year and after I realized that I wore them nearly every day for 4 months - it was time to get another pair...

Knotties and Save the Dates

I know I haven't blogged in a while - I've been super busy at work and also wedding planning. I go on theknot.com a lot for my planning and I'm on the message boards talking to other local brides and getting some good - thrifty - ideas :)

The day after the John Mayer concert a couple "knotties" and I met for dinner at California Pizza Kitchen in Natick. Here are some pictures:

Bling Shot:


and here's a group shot:


Also - I've been working on my Save the Date magnets - today when I go over my parents for dinner I'm planning on having my mom and sister (maid of honor) help me assemble them and come up with a list of people to definitely send them to. I think they really tie in the whole "tiffany box" theme. I know this blog isn't very funny but it's a step closer to the wedding!!

Your body is a wonderland....

Wednesday night Anthony and I went to see John Mayer in concert at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.

HE WAS AMAZING!!! We had 5th row seats and it was so great. He played classics such as No Such Thing and Bigger. He played his new stuff like Gravity and Waiting on the World to Change and he threw in a killer cover of Don't Need No Doctor and even played your body is a wonderland!!! (A rarity for John). Here are some pics:

MMM Meat

So my man decided to call into work yesterday.... and I was kind of annoyed mainly because he got to sleep in and watch TV all day while I was at work. But, he redeemed himself with the meal below.

you ask why I don't know how to cook? Who needs to when your guy does it!!



It makes the macaroni and cheese I made the night before look pitiful. Oh well.

Anyway - tonight we are going to see John Mayer in Manchester! 5TH ROW SEATS!!! I cannot wait... i'm sure i'll blog about my night as we can bring a camera in!!

oh Pita Pit....

When I was at Syracuse there was this little amazing place called "The Pita Pit" which conveniently was 1 street over from campus in the middle of about 6 bars.



It was also open until at least 3am and they would deliver to your dorm. It was THE ABSOLUTE BEST. Now, since I have graduated 3 years ago - I have been going through severe... SEVERE withdrawl. I miss my plain pita with shredded lettuce, grilled chicken and ranch dressing. I miss the smell, the tatste and the happiness that Pita Pit brought me with every bite.

Well - last night, thanks to the greatest fiance ever, I was reunited with my food love.

No - he did not drive me to Syracuse.... he brought me to a new location - in Boston.

And I was able to savor the amazing flavor of my special chicken, lettuce and ranch:






If all of the other AMAZING things that my fiance does for me wouldn't make me thrilled to spend forever with him......... this trip sealed the deal.

Babe, I love you.

Love is Sweet

Tonight while driving around, Anthony decided he wanted to make a fruit salad.

I have never made a fruit salad before.

yes. I am serious.

So if you don't know Anthony then you do not know that he works at Shaw's Supermarkets... and not only is he a manager but he is the PRODUCE manager. Yes, the ruler of fruit (and veggies, and weird dips). Anyway, he claims while picking out a "perfect" pineapple that he is the best fruit cutter in his department and that he would show me how to make a great fruit salad. So we got home and got to work - I think it turned out pretty nice.

NOTE: he just HAD to buy a new tupperware container for the salad and I warned him it wouldn't be big enough - needless to say it barely fit. I may not know how to cook or make fruit salad - but I totally excel at spacial situations.

Anthony said you grab the pineapple by the top and rip it off... then you slice it!



Next we did the melons - and um... well.... yea






Anyways I think that I took quite the initiative when I volunteered (on my own!) to cut the strawberries... and even though I managed to get the top of one still in the salad (that Anthony pointed out to me while he was watching me like a hawk)... I think that I could quite possibly be the BEST strawberry cutter ever.... alive.



And finally - our salad... and a fun pic to end the post with!

Dinner for my loves...

I am cooking challenged. I can't make anything that isn't frozen first or comes from some sort of mix. However, I can totally do baked chicken (note: it took me a while to finally agree to touch the uncooked chicken breast) with a rice mix and frozen vegetables. I love making poptarts, toaster strudels, frozen pizza... oh, that's not cooking? Crap.

In January my friend and bridesmaid Stefanie came over to watch a movie and we kind of blew up the microwave making popcorn. It really wasn't either of our fault - the microwave just happened to die this day and even though it looks like I can't even make microwave popcorn, it is entirely not my fault - it could have happened to Anthony. It just didn't. I have proof that while I have not mastered cooking, I have mastered fire safety:




I even made sure I showed Stefanie the importance of fire safety:


So needless to say - we don't have a microwave... and we haven't gotten one yet. I figure we've gone this long, why not just wait until we register. See the thing is, I don't really have emotion for food (at least anything that isn't dessert) and so it's not a big loss to me. However, when I realized that 90% of what I cook is made in the microwave, I knew I was in trouble.

That is why - in my first major attempt at becoming more wife-like when it comes to cooking... I made stuffed shells last night!!! Now, Stefanie said I cheated because I didn't make my own sauce, but baby steps please!!

Here are the results:



YAY it was a success!!

First ever post!

OK so I've been noticing that this blog thing is pretty popular and I finally decided to suck it up and start one of my own. I always felt like I wouldn't have too much to write about, but since I'm getting married in a little under a year, I figured the material would be endless. I have to admit, I haven't really written in this type of forum for a long time. I haven't kept a diary for at least a year (which is really strange for me) and I left my livejournal when I graduated from college. But the wedding planning process and the transition from being single to being a wife is pretty big for me. So I guess it's time to present to you my blog:

My life as a soon-to-be wife!!

For those of you that know me, you know I am far from really embracing typical "wife-like" duties. We all know Anthony is amazing at cleaning and cooking but I'm really trying to make an effort to do more of these things. I hope you enjoy the ride.