A couple of weekends ago, my mom and I spent a Saturday afternoon walking from Cambridge into Boston, and then we walked around BU and the Back Bay.

Although it's pouring as I type this, and the wind is blowing so hard I'm a little worried I'll wake up in Oz, looking at pictures from that walk give me hope that Spring really is coming. I can't wait.

This is Loren.

Loren has been one of my best friends since high school (she, Emily and I were Three Musketeers), and today is her birthday.

I love Loren for lots of reasons. Some of them are:

1. Loren is on of the most level-headed people I know. Just being in the same room as Loren instantly makes me calmer.

2. Loren has found a subject about which she is passionate, and has completely immersed herself in it. Last summer, she even went to Uganda to work for the World Food Programme.

3. Loren can always be counted on to indulge our mutual love of all things pink and girly.

4. Loren brings people together. Our group of friends, who are still close to this day, did not really form until Loren came to Commonwealth in eleventh grade.

5. Loren can always get enthusiastic about a party. When she's around, there will be dancing and delicious food and beverages.

6. Even though we didn't get together that much last year, just knowing that she was down in Palo Alto, a train ride away, made me feel so much more settled in San Francisco. Those times that we did get together, those trips to farmer's markets and coffee shops, were some of the highlights of my time in California.

Happy happy, Loren!

I'm so glad you were born.

Sometimes, I have little freakouts.

Ones where I decide I can't do anything. I'll never amount to anything. I suck at life.

Today, I asked Emily what I was good at. She said:

"i think that you are good at dealing with small children, caring about your friends, being passionate, and making pavlova."

I do not think she realized that she described exactly the person I want to be.

Sometimes, having a best friend is the best thing in the world.

On Saturday, I went with my mom and her friend Nava to visit my sister at college.

Northampton is a really great town, full of really cool stores and and of course the beautiful Smith campus. We lucked out and had the most gorgeous weather for our visit- I didn't even wear a coat!

Mostly, though, it was just really nice to see Dewey and her friends and her school, and to hang out with my mom.

It was a pretty perfect Saturday.

A Sunday Tea Party!

Last Sunday, Cait invited me over for a little tea party in her gorgeous apartment.

We made scones and ate them with devon cream and jam. Then we sipped tea (Harney and Sons Paris Blend is the best for a tea party) and chatted on Cait's comfy brown couch. Then we ate some more scones.

I highly recommend a Sunday tea party. It's such a relaxing little tradition.

Morning Light

I am obsessed with the light in my room in the morning time. It's so bright, it wakes me up at 6:30 most days (I still don't have curtains), but it's so lovely, I don't even really mind.

I just want to take pictures of it.

Polcari's

On Saturday, I met up with Nithya for a trip to the North End. After filling ourselves with pizza and espresso, we wandered over to Polcari's on Salem Street, where I got the most delicious coffee for the week, and where they were extremely accommodating to a baby photographer who just wanted to take pictures of it all.

{I have memories of going to Polcari's when I was tiny tiny. They had candy.}

{They have approximately seven hundred thousand kinds of coffee.}

{Which they custom blend for you}

{The guy pulled me behind the counter so I could take pictures of the big bins. I couldn't really get a good shot, but I thought that was so sweet!}