Monthly Archives: February 2011

An Ode to Cheese

Once upon a time, there was a girl whose father had customers in Wisconsin. Every time he went to Dodgeville, she would drop hints about how much she’d love a cheesehead. (To express her love for the food, not the team. No offense, Packers fans.) Every time he came home, […]

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How to Look Red-Carpet Ready by Saturday

This upcoming Saturday is one of my favorite days of the year: the New York Junior League Winter Ball. It’s a black-tie event at The Plaza, and Mary J. Blige and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (one of our members!) will be guests of honor this year. As co-chair of the league’s […]

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Another Birthday Celebration

Heading out to NJ last night was part to celebrate my parents’ anniversary and part to celebrate my birthday just one more time. (Their insistence, not mine. I didn’t mind, however.) We usually go to a few tried and true restaurants, but last night we tried a new place a […]

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They Can’t All Be Good…

This morning, I had 10 miles on my schedule for my upcoming half-marathons. I was planning on running it with Ashley, Melissa and Ali, but it ended up just being me and Ashley–which felt a lot like marathon training. I went out for sushi last night with Eileen and then […]

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Milking It

I haven’t talked much on here about the nutrition classes that I’m taking, because, frankly, I’m behind…but one of the things I’ve heard a lot about so far is lactose intolerance. More than half of the world’s population don’t have the ability to digest lactose(the sugar found in milk) after […]

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