portrait of a (sniffly) weekend...

hello!

i hope you spent a lovely and restful weekend.

i, unfortunately, got sick this weekend.

so i spent most of today recovering,

which for me meant...

chocolate

(it was actually chocolate frosting... on a spoon,

which was good for my mood, but maybe didn't help the cold so much)

  

herbal tea

and lots of sex & the city

(most of season six to be exact)

i managed to make it out for dinner on friday night

with some girlfriends

before i got too sick,

and after all the resting today

i was well enough for a lovely impromptu dinner with my parents

to celebrate dante's birthday (coming up this week!)

i'm going to bed early tonight in the hopes that i'll be well tomorrow for...

christmas shopping!

i'm hoping that starting early and shopping on a weekday will avoid the crowds

and allow the day to be relatively pleasant and stress free.

it can't hurt that we'll start the day out with a nice brunch at one of our

favorite neighborhood brunch places :)

i hope you enjoy your monday!

photos from here & here & here & here & here