Cutie Emily

Emily is a Golden Retriever and she's also my cousin. I think she's super cute! We've been friends since she was a puppy. I was happy to see her and her Mom, Susie, last week. Like most Golden Retrievers, she's very obliging. :) Still, I think she got a little annoyed with me for taking her picture so much. I just can't resist!

I'm so happy to have a cutie dog cousin!

Holiday

I didn't take that many photos during the holidays but I managed to capture a few moments. Sarah and Nathan gave us Wii Olympics for Christmas. It's really funny to watch people play:

Raf wanted to take a few Christmas-y pictures.

Merry Christmas Babies

Merry Christmas everyone! I thought I'd celebrate with a few cutie winter babies. :)

Don't you love Knut?

Celtics

Raf and I went out in the snowy snow to see the Celtics play the Chicago Bulls Friday night. I love going to Celtics games! Basketball is fun to watch and there's also cool lights, effects, and entertainment.The garden is really cool. Raf got us great seats! Can you see the 2008 flag?I like the criss-cross pattern of the court. Of, course I like watching the players too! I love Kevin Garnett. :)They won! :)Now I want to go again!

Muqueca

Muqueca is a Brazilian restaurant in Inman Square. It's one of my favorite places to eat. The food is amazing. Rafael and I ate there on a weeknight a few weeks ago. Unfortunately it was dark so I didn't get a great photo of the outside.

The inside is warm and cozy. It was a weeknight so it wasn't busy, but on weekends it's hard to get a table.We had fried yucca. We loved it. I also had a beautiful blueberry and papaya smoothie called "Passion Blue."For dinner we had fish Moqueca. It's a simple stew made with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and fish. It's light and full of flavor. It's one of my favorite things to eat.We also had fried plantains that were delicious. Raf and I never miss an opportunity to eat fried plantains. :)They people who work there are very sweet. They gave me this cute magnet which I was very happy about because I have a magnet collection:

The next day I did a lot of indoor gardening. :)

Christmas Tree Farm

I'm not really that into Christmas, but I love Christmas tree farms! I really like Sidmore's in Deerfield (where Mom lives) because it's so beautiful. Mom was so nice to take me there a few weeks ago. It has a lovely view of a lake:
And lots of pretty trees that smell great!We didn't actually get a tree, but I liked this one:The farm has some animals too. This cutie came to visit us:And this cow was a little shy but I finally got a picture:There were lots of pretty wreaths:I like the one Mom picked.So does Bruno the crazy man:

Pho Pasteur

Raf and I went out for lunch at Pho Pasteur in Chinatown yesterday. I had a stomach ache so pho seemed like the perfect meal. It was a super good, warm, and cozy lunch. I kind of want to go back today. ha. I had vegetarian pho which had lots of veggies, tofu, cilantro, and vermicelli noodles in broth. It's served with bean sprouts, basil, and lime on the side. It's so delicious. I also added ginger sauce and kimchi (which my stomach didn't like very much) which made it even better. Raf had pork with veggies and a mango smoothie. Raf loves mango. :)Here is another view where you can see the noodles. We also had fresh rolls. They were delicious too. :)