Falling Right Back Into Step

One of the best parts about being back in California, aside from the amazing weather, is that I have been able to reconnect with quite a few old friends.

I've been very lucky to have forged some AMAZING, without a doubt, life-long friendships throughout every stage of my life, but there is just something about the friends who have known you since before you knew yourself.

They watched you go through all the crazy stuff, helped you out when you were in a jam and in all likelihood helped you get into the jam in the first place.

But no matter how long it has been, when they walk in the room, it feels as though it has been 5 minutes since you saw them last.  

My heart is definitely happy.

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Do you have friends like these in your life?  
Give them a hug if they are near or a call if they are far.

December Photo Project 12.15.11: Keeping me toasty and warm

It gets down right cold here in New York and with my still thin West Coast blood, I will do pretty much anything to stay warm.  Last year, near the end of the season I saw what I had been looking for - a cashmere covered hot water bottle from Restoration Hardware.  This was probably the worst/best example of not knowing that I needed something until I saw it, but it was just so soft!


I didn't end up getting it last year, but when it looked like this

out my apartment window before November even hit, I decided to see if they were in stores again this year.




I was in luck!  It comes in 7 colors, and even through it warmed up for a few weeks after I made my purchase, with the temperatures last week I loved curling up to read with my very own water bottle in Silver Sage (I absolutely love this RH color!). 

I clearly talked quite a bit about this concept over the past 9 months because just recently, one of my very dear friends gave me a different one for Christmas:

Faux Fur Version

It is even softer!


To get a better idea of what they really look like, here is a link to the Restoration Hardware site:

Cashmere Hot Water Bottles

Until tomorrow (I'll be snuggled up and warm!). . .