about time

So last week, Raybert and I were celebrating...

...the fact that I got a new job!  I will shortly be leaving MIT to take a new position as a Young Adult Librarian at one of the branches of the Boston Public Library.  I am very excited to finally get started in my chosen career, but more than a little nervous at the start of this new adventure.  My hope is that one day they will make a librarian action figure of me!

One day!

scenic

relaxed beet.

fancy pants

My dad becomes quite the dandy on vacation after winning big in the casino.

meal with a view

Getting ready for some delicious fresh guacamole. Not a bad way to spend an evening.

Good News

The Beets did some celebrating tonight...

Tell you why when we get back from our mini-break!

Friday Book Review

Since my last review I have finished 3 books and am currently reading 2 more:

The Necklace: Thirteen Women and The Experiment That Transformed Their Lives

I read this book for the book club I will be attending in Puerto Rico with my mom and one of her friends, so it is not necessarily a book I would have chosen to read on my own.  But it was a quick read and I enjoyed it.  It is a non-fiction story of 13 women in California who chipped in to buy this crazy expensive diamond necklace together.  The woman were loosely acquainted at the beginning, and the story talks about how sharing the necklace affected each of their lives.  Mostly it discussed how important it is to have girlfriends, especially as you get older and have families and a million things that take up your time.  And that is something I believe to be true at any age.

One Day

One of Entertainment Weekly's picks for the best books of 2010.  It was an interesting set-up in the it followed two people's lives and relationships with one another through writing about their days on one particular date, the date they met in the mid 80's, over the course of 15 or so years.  It was easy to track the ups and downs they'd encountered over all the previous days in the year and to see how their relationship changed.  I thought it was a good, quick read and alternated between sad and humorous, but I did foresee the ending.

 

The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

I have always been kind of really into saving money and preparing for the future.  I started discussing my nest egg when I was 13 or so.  But it's something I needed to learn more about as I start planning for my future with my husband.  I knew the goals I wanted to reach and the things I wanted to do, but I wasn't sure where to start.  So I'm really enjoying this book, which I didn't think I was going to.  It's specifically written for my age group and offers clear advice on how to tackle money issues from getting out of credit card debt, to paying off student loans, to saving for a house and starting to think about a retirement fund.  I know that doesn't sound crazy fun, but it's been a really useful tool so far and is helping me put a plan in place.  Just today I increased my contributions to my 401(k) and opened an IRA account!  Woo, responsibility!

Escape

Sorry for the radio silence, kids.  Ray and I were dealing with quite the illness last week that just knocked us on our asses.  And now I'm dealing with a neck situation that is beyond uncomfortable and I'm starting to think that since turning 27.5 this past Sunday I am old and falling apart.  I'd say we deserve a break, and hey!, it looks like we're going to get one.  Ray and I are heading out tomorrow to Puerto Rico to meet up with my family and I could not be more excited.  You may not have heard, but this winter has been a beast.  I'm pretty tired of being cold and looking at snow all the time, so I am jazzed that tomorrow my view will be something like this:

San Juan Intercontinental Hotel

Should be glorious.