STOP TRAFFIC with your LIFE

(picture courtesy: people.com)

Its Friday
and this is the start of the
Psychotic Weekend of Hell before Christmas
(add a few MORE inches of snow on this FIRST DAY OF WINTER)
and there you go!

Get your walking shoes on and try to
score those last couple of presents


and attempt to complete non sensical things
before christmas like: wrapping things and trying to do things
that should not ever be attempted by one person and sanity....
and because I love you all....look at my cousins cat and his view on christmas shopping...



GO!

marisa:)

SNOW IS COMING and sooooo is SACHA!

HI there
there is to be a snowstorm this afternoon into the evening
and I need to go to the mall
what a great idea!

ha ha ha

PEPPERMINT MARTINIS ARE THE NASTIEST THINGS EVER
DO NOT BUY PEPPERMINT MARTINI MIX
ALMOST DIED OF ACID REFLUX FROM ONE LAST NIGHT
(yes martinis on a wednesday night....fun)

My best friend Kat and her husband Alex! are coming in
LESS than 36 HOuRS.....HOORAY
We like to call him SACHA....german for alex...
MAY they have a safe flight.

I get to print up first stage proofs at Kinkos
of my designs for a new logo. PRAY for me I get there safe

ciao for now!

MARISA:)

Get Excited!

HI there
there are so many reasons to be excited today.

1) I get to pay the bills on monday 12/10/07.
2) My best friend and her husband come to stay with me and dave on 12/14/07
3) My other really awesome friend comes to town this weekend.
4) Some of my other favorite cousins come to town next weekend.
5) I get to design a new logo for a new company and I get to get paid for it.
6) dave graduates this coming May and hopefully we will be able to go away to
Europe and use some of my accrued vacation time. We also might get to meet up with
my best friend from germany and her husband.
7) I get to maybe go eat Indian Food tonight.
8) I get to do more christmas shopping this weekend and I might finally have a gameplan for presents for my parents.
9) If i ever get to add a more styled office to my home office,...This is what i would add to my home office.
(see pic above)
10) my christmas card design is coming out Fantastically!

Happy Friday everyone....Its a cold cold day in NE
but I am warm with Happiness!

xoxo

Marisa:)

Midwest Modern- Amy Butler

I know that I do not live in the Midwest
but this book SPEAKS to my style

Seriously
I
MUST HAVE this book

Please Santa...put this under the tree.

Marisa:)

Erase your worries and Sit here!

This is what I call design!. This bench is made of 1306 pencils(pink because they are fancy). You can pull each pencil out and use it to write down a note...and then put it back
BUT
if you use each pencil the same amount of wear or different wear
then you must sharpen either ONE or ALL to get the bench Even again.

Can you tell i got to work at 7am EST?

I am HIGH on Dayquil today i guess. The stuff makes me loopy.

Ciao

Marisa:)

WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED..like me...EAT AN ORANGE!

I am feeling the aftereffects of my adventure at the auto shop yesterday.
My lovely brake job drained me of some hard earned money
and because my part time retail gig is cheating me out of HOURS
i am feeling a bit stressed today

so i did some research on how to reduce stress.

TAKEN FROM FITSUGAR.COM

Let's face it, the holiday season is stressful. Couple that with all the runny noses that surround you and it becomes clear – vitamin C is your ally. Aside from helping shorten the duration of a cold, fighting wrinkles, and helping absorb iron, vitamin C is a stress buster. Boosting your system with extra C before stressful events can help bring your blood pressure back to normal more quickly. Plus it can help even out your cortisol levels after a taxing situation. Cortisol is a brain chemical that is part of our response to stress, and while it is good to have around in the short term, you really don't want it lingering in your system. Hence the importance of Vitamin C since it helps brings cortisol levels back to normal.

Fit's Tips: Winter is citrus season, so it easy to get vitamin C from food sources. If citrus isn't your thing, check out this list


Recently California suffered when temps (remember we are talking about California here) dipped to around 30 degrees killing a good amount of the bountiful citrus crops.

So even though we are facing a minor citrus shortage, it is still recommended that you get at least 75-90 mg per day of vitamin c. In light of all this, you can still get your oranges from Florida, but there are lots of other foods high in vitamin c that you may also want to consider such as:

Papaya: 313.1 mg in one
Bell peppers: 174.80 mg in one cup
Broccoli: 205.7 mg in one cup
Brussel sprouts: 161.2 mg in one cup
Strawberries: 136.1 mg in one cup
Cantaloupe: 112.5 mg in one cup
Kiwi (the fruit, not the bird): 95 mg in one
Cauliflower: 91.5 mg in one cup
Kale: 88.8 mg in one cup
Fit's Tip: It is recommended that adults don't consume above 2,000 milligrams in one day.

I think i will eat a clementine right now.
Go on y'all get your citrus on!
I think i will have a CITRUS INFUSED MARGARITA tonight!

xoxo
marisa

Fancy Dishes I dream about at night!

Hi there
where have i been?
who knows!

I have been:
-eating pie
-making food
-making pie
-juggling life
-collecting aprons for pattern ideas
-watching project runway/real housewives/desperatehousewives/antm & allmychildren
-wondering when two characters are gonna get rescued from a bombshelter on allmychildren.
-wondering when the bills for the SAAB and THE VW will ever stop.
-wondering why my comcast bill is 10 dollars more this month...oh yeah that ONDEMAND MOVIE we watched because Hollywood Video closed one more store....
-wondering how many times i have gone to the grocery store and gas station in the past two weeks.
-wondering if god will ever make my car work right.
- having a blast with my husband watching TV and making chex mix(or having him make me some chex mix...)

so today i dropped over 200 for brake work for my car
yesterday got screwed by the tire shop for a shitty job and paid them 160

this christmas i would like a million dollars
and
this plate aforementioned above.
http://www.mrfrench.com/results.asp?image=9312&wwwflag=9&imagepos=68

ok now back to work and
retail job tonight
mall traffic
and
lots of christmas love

Happy Thursday!

xoxo

marisa:)

Margot at the Wedding...... A movie i have to see.

did you like " squid and the whale"?
I did. its quirky and good.
This new movie is by the same director. Take Nicole Kidman, a pill popping
depressed person and her sister, Jennifer Jason Leigh
and you have this movie....

I hope to see it this coming weekend.
If it ever opens here in MAssachusetts.

Marisa:)

Denial of Christmas Blend & My Ipod is Revolting!

what else can go wrong?
ha ha ha

my ipod will not turn on. do not know what to do about that!

the lady at starbucks denied me christmas blend and instead gave me YUKON blend
Its no YUKON CORNELIUS
yukon blend sucks

I want the christmas blend!
I want the christmas blend!!!!

ha ha
I have lost my mind

Happy Wednesday!
at least its sunny!
AND TONIGHT IS THE PREMIERE OF
PROJECT RUNWAY!!!!!

are you in or OUt?

and i am gonna go to YOGA for the third day in a row
YAY
for
YOGA

Marisa:)

A gold slipper kind of life...

Good Morning
Its a gold slipper kind of life this morning
I am so excited about my CLEAN NEW MARTHA INSPIRED HOME OFFICE
I am setting up my NEW sewing machine TODAY
and there are no ifs and ohs about it.

I tore apart the place on Saturday
Organizing my life makes it feel OH so awesome
I just cannot get over how excited I feel about the whole new 'look"

Plus the new haircut I have just truly tells me
I have style
Thats what all the girls say
satin sheets
and
luxury so fine

Happy Monday!

(if you would like to buy me these shoes...you would be very loved)

-Marisa:)

Learning my lessons everyday....

COPYRIGHT NOTE: THIS PICTURE TAKEN FROM GOOGLE SEARCH 11/02/07
NO SALES WILL BE MADE WITH THIS LOGO SOOOO DO NOT SUE ME...:)

HOw to not be an idiot...by Marisa 11/02/07
I did a dumb thing this morning
I drove my car and my car decided to not drive anymore
because i had no coolant in the engine
how exciting!
so i pulled over and in the midst of traffic
read my manual...which is ever so lovely because it is complicated and very 'engineery'
so i call my dad (who i am so lucky to be able to call in times of need)
and he works nearby.....

and he tells me to wait with the car
he has some coolant
sooooo he gets there
and his coolant is like an inch deep
and he says I do not have enough...you must go find more
sooooo i walk down the road
and buy a gallon of coolant
and we put it in the car
and wait for it to process
and then i drive to work
thus making my commute today 1 hour and 1 half.
(usually takes me 30 mins)

BUT i brought Cupcakes to work
so people like me today....

WISH MY HUSBAND DAVE GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND
BECAUSE HELL YEAH WE ARE GOING TO NYC
BECAUSE
DAVE IS RUNNING THE NY MARATHON
AND its gonna be a DAMN GOOD TIME

seeing as my party group is going to support him with me
DANTE
ASHLEY
JOSEPH(my bro)
KATE
and
DAVES COUSIN SCOTT( who lives in Brooklyn and knows how to PARTY)

WOHOOO! NYC HERE WE COME!

-marisa:)
(gonna wear my DICE k Hat to NYC)

Happy Halloween!

my goodness
the pet costumes get better and better every year.

these 2 dogs are dogs of people i know.
the yorkie poo is named Snickers and is dressed as a lizard.
Apparebtly he prefers to be carried since he gets tored on long walks.

the pug is named Elvis.
He does not like Michael Vic.
Wonder why? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


"I've learned there are three things you don't discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin."

--Linus Van Pelt

happy halloween!

marisa:)

for exciting pictures of bizarre cat related things
go to

Adventures in Retail

Adventures in Retail...When dealing with a Cell Phone Utilizer...


I work in retail and i despise people on cell phones while you are trying to help them. so when i am at the register and someone is on the phone..i just stop what i am doing and wait for them to get off...and because they are annoyed that i am not ringing up their stuff...;they get off phone and then i restart ringing in their order and thank them for not talking on the phone because i want to make sure they are understanding what they are buying. :)

Sometimes if someone is talking on the cellphone and i am waiting for them to get off the phone
i start to ask them questions
that i know i do not need to ask
just to throw their concentration off.

its awful
but
it always
works.

:)

Sweep the Rockies with some SOX!

YEAH BABY! WE ROCK THE PARTY!

BOSTON RED SOX
WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
2007!

(probably the saddest day for Coors Brewery)
Denver Post has something to say today: Lets Read it together....
http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_7310180

xoxo
-marisa:)
original Bostonian....all the way!

Life can be so complex..Kinda like sushi.

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."

- La Rochefoucauld

Its friday by the time you read this and therefore maybe the Red Sox have won another game. Maybe not. Its a tough call now to say that because i write this Thursday Night.

HAPPY FRIDAY.

Life seems to be better this week. My alignment on the car from hell
seems to be working fine. There may possibly be a freelance job (finally)
in my corner. I am trying to work out the details . Please say a few thousand
hail marys for me as if you do I might possibly carry this freelance job out to fruition. I will not say what the freelance job is until its finalised.

It feels good to say that though....I may possibly have a freelance job.
BUT i am being positive and taking care of myself.
I have to be thankful to myself that i work hard.

Where is this post going? I am not sure. I am half thinking as the Red Sox play a tight game with the Rockies as we speak. I cannot watch the tv. Its too stressful.
May the best team win game 2 of the world series. May it be the Red SOX

GO SOX!

Marisa:)

frosting on the cake

frost·ing (frô'stĭng, frŏs'tĭng) n.
Icing, as on a cake.
A roughened or speckled surface imparted to glass or metal.
REGIONAL NOTE Although both frosting and icing are widespread, people in New England, the Upper Midwest, and the Western U.S. tend to put frosting on cake. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Lower Midwest, and all of the South, the preferred term is icing. There is some overlap, especially in upstate New York, Michigan, and California, but the regions in which the two words predominate are surprisingly distinct. A few people in the South call it by a third name, filling, even when it goes on top.


LADIES AND GENTS
I HAVE GONE TO THE DARK SIDE
I AM GETTING MY ALIGNMENT DONE BY ANOTHER SHOP
AT 1230 pm EST

its been a long time waiting......going on DAY 4

more to come later
in the meantime....enjoy the frosting

marisa:)

Sushi Cat with a Bad Attitude: a side note

Today is day 3 of me waiting for the alignment to be done on my car.
Somehow our cat sushi portrays the way i am feeling
about the alignment technician

ciao

marisa:)

(yes that is a fendi bag.....no its not mine)

i spend our money on lemon scented VW's)

Everything I do, I do with love & P-A-S-S-I-O-N

That quote above though I will not take credit for. It was uttered
by the shake your bon bon star of hip shaking glamour...
Ricky Martin.

I do share his thoughts though.
Besides my car being a frightful lemon
its not the worst of the worst
and i play on
and work through it
because there is still a free day
to do whatever i want
when i want
and i have a whole mess of people
that cheer me on.

Thank you all for being so supportive.
I will make you all PUMPKIN RAVIOLI
and if you let me cook for you
you will not be disappointed.

xoxo
Marisa:)

Ever had one of THOSE weeks?

hidy ho all
its me. your long lost blogger.

my car is in the shop for the fivehundreth time this year
and i am awaiting the verdict on what the heck is wrong with it.

trying to not let it get to me though
cuz the redsox are playing tonight

so wheah!

happy early bday to my brother in law Dave D who turns 21 tommorrow!

ha ha
rock on!

Marisa:)

Thumb Twins FOREVER!

Ok i was looking on people.com today and I see this Pic of
Jessica Alba. Seriously, MY THUMBS DO THE SAME THING!
HOW COOL! I am triple jointed. I always have been. My mom and dad used to
tease me about this Trait. But now I could be famous!

now i do not feel like a freak anymore.

Marisa:)

Feelin Feisty !

I must go out and buy this talented singers cd
she is formerly a guitarist in a canadian punk rock band named Placebo
(not to be confused with Placebo the English Band)

Feist is the singers name
(in case you have not noticed the album cover in the picture)
and you may have seen her cool video for "1234"
(when MtV plays videos....right on Justin with your proclaiming
they need to play VIDEOS)
and
you may have heard her song in the new
NANO IPOD COMMERCIAL....come on people...do you want to watch VIDEO on a NANO?

I got my hair restyled and dark like this fabuless lady
and it feels soooooo good. Its amazing what a new do'
will do' for you.

ciao

marisa:)

If that is FAT then we must all be Heiffers!

To say that Britney is fat
is not very kind. I feel bad for her.
She wanted to make a comeback....and her song is great!
Her performance of it could have been better. SOME parts of the choreography
worked, some parts obviously did not.

Maybe a stylist should be fired for dressing her like that.
BUt hey, if you had TWO kids TWO years in a row
WOULD YOU LOOK ANY BETTER?

give the poor girl a chance.
Hollywood needs to eat something.
Its about time someone like Britney shows she is a real woman.

It frustrates me that
everyone thinks Britney is a fatty.
SHE IS SO NOT. i personally think she is still hot.
She has had some bad luck and she goes the way of giselle
with the bikini waxes....BUT she will come back
and as long as she gets back on being a better parent

she is so much better off now than when she was with that
LOUSE of a ex-husband....FEder WHO?

marisa

Gelato! Sorbetto! Melto!!!!!

Hi there everyone.
The South Sore Plaza has come into a new kind of fast food joint.
Its a california chain called MELT.
They serve gelato and sorbetto. They also make sweet and savory crepes.

I do not know how healthy it is
but i had a ANDALUSIAN CREPE yesterday before my shift at the Kitchen store.
It had mushroom, spinach, avocado and cheese
and it was tasty!

I have to go back and try the gelato at some point but there
are only so many calories to be had in one day.

OH YEAH....My husband presented me with my birthday present yesterday.
Its' none other than the ring i have wanted for awhile....
A 7 carat Green amethyst with little diamonds all around it.
Can you say....Happy Birthday? i am so excited and happy and thankful.

THANK YOU DAVE!
xoxo

Marisa:)

cuz i look awesome...huh?

This is a tribute to my husband who is training for the New York Marathon 2007.
woooeeee!!!!!!!!! we are gonna go to NYC in November!!!!!. NYC is My second favorite city in the entire world! Third is NAPA because i love the wine. Fourth is London because i love the beer and HP sauce!(and the royalty as well)


drawing by talented comic artist..natalie dee (famous for cupcake tshirts fancy)

xoxo
Marisa:)

Alligator Pear... Yum!

YUM...... Iguana!!!!!!!!!!

do you ever say to yourself.....i will try anything?
do you ever think you will?
well you should never pass away a good tasty dish.

My coworked from Honduras told me to try some of this
what looked like chicken dish today at work.
I took a bite and let me tell you
it was soooooo tasty.

It was none other than IGUANA.
yes ladies and gents
I ATE IGUANA. and it was darn good.

oh what i do everyday at this plumbing supply job.
I WOULD SO EAT IT AGAIN....maybe i will ask my coworker
to give me a little more....put it in a tupperware
and serve it to my husband for dinner.

now i just have to get ahold of more....

-marisa:)

Superbad = McLovin!

if you have not seen this movie yet, you are TOTALLY missing out.
this movie was highly enjoyed by myself and my husband.
It is not your average teen comedy
its so wrong....its right

GO SEE SUPERBAD
see it twice for godsakes!

-marisa:)

Brass Balls

Hi there
overheard at my lovely family run plumbing business today:
1:55pm EST-
"you going to the north end bocce tournament this weekend?"
my uncles response:
" i have brass balls. watch out!"

Happy Friday!

love
Marisa:)

Bring on the Trapeze Dress!

happy august y'all

august is a fabulous one
for one.. my birthday was le premier aout(august 1)
and it was fabulous!

i am now 31
going on 13

ha ha

i had sushi and martinis
my two favorite things
and my sweet husband presented me with a bottle
of PINK champagne.(which is sooo not easy to find when you live in MA)

i was thinking of buying the dress above
because it screams
"hi! I am fabulous...nice to meet you!"

Marisa:)

SIT RIGHT HERE AND HAVE ANOTHER BEER IN FOXBORO!!!

I HAD THE MOST AMAZING CONCERT EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE THIS PAST WEEKEND
sitting in traffic for 5 hours to go from Quincy to Foxboro
was terrible....but it was allllllll worth it for my favorite country star
KENNY CHESNEY!

and a few more of my favorite bands
Sugarland
Sara Evans
&
Brooks and DUNN

I am still on cloud nine
and i think i will be for like nine years

seriously
ashleyanne and I lucked out
and were upgraded from our already awesome seats
TO
7 rows FROM THE STAGE

the tailgating was awesome too
that is all i have to say

my cowboy hat is mangled right now
but my smile is permanently formed

THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE EVER SEEN!

when i figure out how to upload some of my cameraphone pics
you can see how close we were too!

love.
marisa:)

No shoes! No shirt! No problem!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning ALL

I have gone to the battle.
and I HAVE WON!

I just scored two tickets to KENNY CHESNEY/Brooks and Dunn/Sugarland/and
my first country star ever loved..... Sara Evans.

Tommorrow
Ashleyanne(my favorite cousin to be) and I will
shake our groove thing at the New England Country Music Festival
from about 12pm to about 11pm! yeah !

save a horse ride a cowboy!! what! what!

Yeah baby...i have been TRYING for these tickets since February!
its bout time ! yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

my smile is permanently implanted!
this guy(kenny) is outselling the POLICE at Fenway!
i have never been so excited about a concert!
lets go represent! yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

my cooler is full.. its tailgating time!

Marisa:)

BABY UNI the HEDGEHOG!

Welcome to our friend circle little UNI!
you are BEAUTIFUL and HANDSOME

our friend Kara has great taste in animals.
Uni is a salt and pepper hedgehog
and tried to escape the bathtub.

poor little one!
hugs to our new pal UNI JEZEWEK G!

xoxo

Marisa:)

oh who believes in horoscopes anyways?

***UPDATED 07/23/07****
GISELE(THE RICHEST SUPERMODEL>>) HAS SOMEHOW BOUGHT THE BABY"S TIMETABLE
AND THE BABY HAS NOT BEEN BORN YET> GISELE PAID TO STOP THE LABOR!
HA HA HA

-Marisa:)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GISELE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM BRADY AND BRIGITTE MOYNIHAN
SUPERMODEL CHILD!!!!!

since today is your birthday GISELE....you are also a LEO like me
so lets talk horoscope.....


this is the most amusing horoscope ever....

i am still laughing. i should be sleeping....its like 145am EST

Leo (July 23 - Aug 22) You consider yourself a born leader. While others think you are an idiot. Most Leos are bullies. You are vain and cannot tolerate criticism. Your arrogance is disgusting.

ciao

Marisa:)

Would you like some Jade with that?

Hi everyone
I am not dead. I am very much alive.
I am still in the grueling search for freelance graphic design.
I am also still in persuit of obtaining a siamese kitten or a absynnian.
I have not uploaded photos yet of the wedding we went to the other day
but here is a sneak peek from my friend michelle.

Never had i eaten Lobster with a chopstick set
until that day 07/08/07

it was fabulous!
congrats to ann and wei man lam!

xoxo
marisa:)

By George! and Maarten & Barth!

So You know what is LUCKY?
(and not the magazine because I HATE that magazine)
Finding Money before you go away on a trip to Paradise!

It seems like i neglected some birthday money
so now i am gonna live the life fantastic on our trip.

also
it makes the car in the shop gouge less deep.
someone up there loves me

and my husband and cat love me too
because now i can buy more cat litter
and more nailpolish!
and shoes.......hee hee

SO we now get to go to Saint Maarten and Saint Barts(st barths)
maybe we will be movie stars too!

xoxo
marisa :)

OH. Its finally Spring!

Good Afternoon All,
Where have I been? I do not know.....everywhere but Posting!
Sorry for the delay. I know you have been sad and waiting for a new post
so here it is.

Well today it finally feels like spring! yes spring has arrived in boston
but boston only seems to partially understand spring. First its RAIN RAIN RAIN
and then COLD at night and then 70 degrees. I will take the 70 degrees anytime.
I am like a cat. I love heat. I hate cold.
But if you know me personally you know this is the deal-io

Anyways
so tonight you must watch Dancing with the Stars.
You must also vote stupid John Ratzenberger off
We gotta keep Billy Ray on the show

Anyone hate stupid Cheryl Burkes fist in the air celebratory move
when she finds out she is staying on the show? I do.

ok back to work
maybe more later if you are lucky

in the meantime... enjoy a picture of me in paradise.
we leave for saint maarten on Saturday! Rock ON!

Marisa:)

Super Gorgeous!

hi there
so its almost time for easter in Boston
and its been a pretty cold few days
some parts of NE got snow . snow? yes. SNOW. Its april 5 in the
2008th year of our lord and we are getting snow in New England(NE)
well....at least south of boston where I live and breathe
got TORRENTIAL RAIN instead of SNOW.

So I guess I can tell you
DAVE and I are going on Vacation MAY 5-12th
to beautiful sunny SAINT MAARTEN!
We are so excited

Maybe i will wear a dress like this
if someone wants to buy it for me

once again....anthropologie speaks to me mentally
and artistically...but not finantially

love ya all
now i must get back to work
to pay for said vacation

(we are celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary
and the end of our freedom..because starting in MAY my husband
will be tied to CLINICAL ROTATIONS until MAY 2008)


(no the people in the pic are not me and dave....but they are darn close replicas!)

Marisa:)

Craps Scoops and Leaves: A love story

Our cat Sushi has finally been introduced to her long live love
of a AUTOMATIC LITTER BOX.
Do not ask us why we never thought about getting her this
lovely contraption in the seven years i have had her(four for daVE
SHE IS A joint asset in the marriage)

The thing is fancy
Its almost like a Bentley I swear!
It can sense when the cat steps out of the litterbox(motion sensor)
and then it turns itself on. First it filters the stank of poopy air
and then it magically scoops out the litter into an airtight bin.

GENIUS!

you can guess that this new investment of ours
has brought much improvement to the air quality that is our home.
Never again will we smell dirtiness..

oh wait...someday there will be dirty diapers.
anyways :)
maybe they will invent a robot to do that too

ha ha
just kidding
changing diapers is a joy of parenthood

a joy we look foreward to
in A YEAR OR TWO
(not now because we have to now teach the cat NOT to eat the plants)


please know that this post was written during a period of time
where marisa was a little delirious from sweating at the gym

dance dance dance
jazz hands

YEAH!

-marisa:)

Hanalei Hottie

Good Morning

Its a beautiful(sorta chilly) spring day here in Boston.
Please keep in your prayers my cousins and their darling child Riley
who needs all your prayers as he is battling some serious health issues.
motherinchief.com is the blog address.

Spring is my favorite time of year.
The birds and squirrels are back out for some serious mischievness.
Crazy Bostonians also come out of hiding for some mischievness.

I do not have that much to report
other than i feel good and I am really enjoying my new gym routine
Yoga has done wonders for me.
What inspires me to live life is a host of so many things.
There is much to be thankful for
and I thank you all for being so attentive to my blog.

here is a picture of one of my favorite flowers of all time
and
David, the correct latin word for this is
"Paonia" . See, we have a thesaurus like battle about the word
Peony. Lets call the whole thing Paonia. That sounds fabulous.

Marisa:)

Flambeau Baby Flambeau!

I deserve a new pair of shoes
I really do.
I am taking the bull by the horns
and getting myself out there
for freelance work.

If i do score this freelance job.
Then i owe myself a pedicure
and these shoes

Yeah Baby
Its about time

and the style of the shoe
is FLAMBEAU at anthropologie.

That store...
it speaks to me

I am on fire!

I take back whatever i said before about not feeling
"into" yoga. Yoga has been kicking me hard
AND I LOVE IT

chattaranga yourself
BOW DOWN
I rock.
and i feel good

xoxo

Marisa

Pretty Much Says IT.

Hey there all
This picture above pretty much sums up my thoughts
on how much I would love spring to come

The ice is still putting a hindering on my
ability to park here at work
and it drives me nuts

but I digress
I made chocolate buttercream last night
for my Fondant Cake class. It tastes pretty good.

My spin teacher
Made my day today
by
playing one of my favorite songs
"fergaliscious"

so its gonna be a pretty good day
CAKE CLASS
FERGALISCIOUS
Soup for Lunch

YUM.
Ciao

Marisa

More fun than Froth and a wad of Meat!

Good Morning

So i took a chill pill yesterday and learned about this fun cartoon on CN. I have never been a huge cartoon fan...but i did love Jetsons,Flintstones, strawberryshortcake and smurfs. I used to also watch Fat Albert with my bro and it was FANTASTIC.

I have decided that even though this show has terrible marketing techniques that surprisingly are ingenious that I should probably check an episode out of it. Mainly i make this decision because how can you not like a wad of ground beef as a cartoon character?

Beef. Its whats for dinner. I like it that way.

Something about the premise of a cartoon posse consisting of FRIES, A shake, and a wad of rotten Beef trying to infiltrate a outdoor outground swimming pool in Jersey makes me snicker. For a friday I think this is a insane way to start off the weekend.alsoif i had a million dollars and a metabolism of the terminatorI would have nonfat extra dry cappucinos at starbucksand buy this duvet.come on someone! give us this duvet! Its fabulous and reminiscentof our honeymoon in Maui.

ciao

Marisa:)

Doe Eyed Beauty

Hi there
It saddens me to read of a sad sad story in the Boston Globe Today
Has this world gone so mad that someone would use a pellet gun
on a harmless seal?

I am a true animal lover and I believe in protecting our species
of the world. It hurts to read this story but It must be read.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/02/01/seal_found_dead_had_been_shot/


In other news.....
some ridiculous ad campaign made our city of Boston a psychotic hot zone yesterday
because once again Money hungry TV networks feel they must stop at nothing to promote
the evil we call America's reliance on pathetic cartoons. I could go on and on because I feel that in this day and age Television Networks have had way too much freedom to abuse the laws by placing insane marketing devices under and in major danger areas prone to attacks. Hasn't Boston been through enough? Hasn't every city been through enough?
I do not mean to drag this down.
But it just rattles my brain as to why this is so called acceptable to some major corporations
to market in an age like this with such a guerrila style. I think America is overstimulated. They cannot even drive their kids around in a car without installing TVS in cars. TVS IN CARS ARE WRONG AND I WOULD NEVER EVER GET ONE. People need to start caring about the world around them and grow up.

I am just tired of the hate
and
stupid reality shows that award average chefs with awards when clearly
the one that deserved to win was shafted...because maybe all the TEXTed voters might not watch the show if the foodie judges pick the person who does deserve to win because it is a
Cooking Competition

Ok maybe i am going a bit far today
but I am just so aching to get this all off my brain

thank you for tuning in

Marisa:)

Kitchen Mystere!

Hi there
So its monday and I do not have much time to converse
but i would like to tell you about the book I am hoping to go score
at the Boston Public Library.
Normally I would go buy this book BUT I have been told
that I need to conserve money when it comes to cookbooks and things
dealing with my love of cooking. I recently purchased a wonderful cookbook
entitled: "Spanish Country Kitchen" It is wonderful and very
fun to read. I plan on trying to attempt FIG fritters and
Stuffed Oysters at some point. YUM-O!

Anthony Bourdain(the guy in the shot above) is a world reknowned chef
who risks his life to persue the great eats of the world.
I am anxious to read all about it.

GO to your bookstore or Library and get this book
try to read it between all the other things in your life
and comment to me about it if you may

Ciao Tutti!
Marisa:)

QuickFire Exotique!

Yeah...I feel Fabulous Today
I am taking care of myself
and IT feels GOOD

I should be worried about many things
BUT for some reason I am calm
Usually the tenth is a busy day for me at work
and Yes it is. BUT I am not stressed
its all too strange

I need to do something with my hair though
so possibly i might call my stylist
and make something good happen!

ok
back to busy busy BILL day
ta-ta!

marisa:)

Ciao Darling ? Come Stai?

Ciao Mi Amici!

How have you been? How were your Holidays?
Hope they went well. I was sick for a bit so I was not really up to blogging
I appreciate your concern though

I am back to being fancy and oh so ....you know....fabulous
I have not had caffeine in over 12 days and I think
it actually helps me stay on top of my nerves
I think i will go for it and try to live on less caffeine.
It seems to make me happier.
Starbucks decaf is so good too so I think i can keep up this new habit.
Dunkin Donuts should be outlawed. The coffee continues to disappoint me!

Audrey would not have anything so no class
so I am outruling Dunkin as of today

more later! so much work to do!


Marisa:)