Number 16: Adopt A Pet

On April 7, 2011, I received the following email from my roommate:

One of my co-workers found an adorable teeny little white bunny in the gutter eating a newspaper. She brought it home and is trying to find a loving home to give it to. Apparently it was a pet before someone threw it out (idk how she knows...). It comes with a cage.

CAN WE KEEP HIM PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAASE!?!?!?

*pulls on heart strings*

*num num num!*

On April 10, 2011, Olivia Annie Benson moved into our living room.

She looks like this:

This was one of the items on the list that I thought we would never complete, but here we are almost two months later, the proud mommies of the cutest little bunny you've ever seen. And she (like most pets) rules the house. We haven't quite gotten her to do her chores yet but we did have a serious conversation tonight about keeping the litter inside the litter box instead of kicking it all over the floor. We'll see how that goes. Olivia has definitely been a great little addition to our team. She enjoys eating the slipcovers on our couch, carrots, and trying to sneak into the kitchen. Stay tuned, she's got a web series in the works. First episode? Olivia hands over the remote. Can't get that girl off Extreme Couponing. (If anyone thinks I'm kidding, definitely keep an eye out for the whole clan on youtube.)

Number 43: Make Snow Angels

As some of you may have noticed, we've been getting an excessive amount of snow in the Boston Area this winter. Everyone in my apartment was gifted a snow day for the first one - we did a pretty good job of taking advantage of having a snow day. We made pancakes, took naps, shoveled out the cars, drank hot cocoa, and watched movies. It was pretty productive - we also did some blog work. So here goes, Number 43: COMPLETED!!

Number 36: Pamper Yourself At An All Day Spa

Let's face it, there's no way that this chica has the time (or the capital) to spend an entire day at a spa. What I do have though, is a great friend, we'll call her Em Elle, who knows the swankiest hot tub spa in town. And thus my Wednesday night date was born. Em Elle and I headed to Inman Square for our Girly Night Out. First we hit up CityGirl Cafe. I have to say, I had one of the better home cooked meals I've had in awhile. The interior is small, but cozy and the retro-rustic decor makes up for the lack of square footage. For the price of a mani-pedi combo at a spa, I enjoyed a starter salad, entree, and half a bottle of vino. (My taste buds were appreciative of my 99 cent nail polish, trust me.)

A few glasses of red and some portobello lasagna later, the girl talk continued just a few doors down at Inman Oasis, a hot tub spa. For $25/person we enjoyed a personal, bamboo hot tub for 45 minutes complete with cold drinking water, low lighting, private speakers connected to Em Elle's ipod, and of course lovely hot, bubbly jets to warm up our winter bodies (and souls). At the end of our session, the girl talk still flowed, but the the stress in my shoulders did not. I left the tub in an almost altered state, my limbs warm and relaxed, and my mind at ease. I've never had a massage, but I'll say that THIS was the best stress-reducing, self-pampering experience I've ever had. This perfect evening ended as we walked outside and into a light and lovely snow flurry. And all of a sudden I thought, "I'm 23, I live in Boston, I just had the nicest night with my girlfriend. I felt like I was in Costa Rica for 45 minutes, and now I have this gorgeous ride home. What could be better?" And that was that. (And isn't that the point of the blog anyways?!)

I highly recommend this spa, which Em Elle tells me was started by a former actress. I mean, we supported the local arts scene AND had a beautifully relaxing evening. This girl's thoughts? Three quarters of an hour in a tub with my one of my closest friends totally beats out a day at the spa by myself.