Elizabeth & Brendan

And you are welcome. You are lucky I married Brendan so you two could meet.

just for a moment – I am my grandmother’s granddaughter.

Breast cancer affects all women – no matter of race, income, religion and most importantly political beliefs.  Therefore, I believe, that cancer screenings should be above it all – equal access no matter of race, income, religion and political beliefs.  We should be working to make screenings available through ANY method – mobile mammogram vans, hospitals and clinics – even Planned Parenthood.  Non-profits raising money to help find a cure and increase survivorship – should do only that and not be involved in other social debates going on in the country.

An interesting read here – non profits should be non profits and not a corporation.  And this is why my money will be going to organizations like Stupid Cancer or I had Cancer – not just because of Susan G. Komen’s recent acts but because a) cancer is stupid and b) I did have cancer.

Ok – getting off the soapbox.

Sacre Coeur Night

Sacre Coeur Day

Interesting protest art work

Double decker carousel

The Thinker and Le Tour Eiffel

Napoleon’s Tomb

Le Tour Eiffel

Us at the Rodin Museum

Here are some pictures from France:

The Christmas Capital of the World

Le Grand Sapin

Markets at Night

Le Petit France

Our rental bikes and biking through the city

My new year’s resolution is to run one race per month and Brendan has adopted this one as well. But I can’t complain since I took a co worker’s new year resolution to run a 5k in 2011 and modified it. (she fulfilled it on December 18th when we ran the Yulefest Cambridge 5k.)

We started the resolution off with a new year’s day 5k with optional ocean plunge. Brendan and I both ran much better than expected. We ran so well we both took the plunge.  Here is the first picture.  1 down, 11 to go.

Here is the stained glass of Notre Dame.

The crowds of Marche de Noel.

Le Marche de Noel was all I hoped for and more. We left Strasbourg after a great few days and we are currently sitting at a cafe on the Boulevard st. Germain waiting for the rain to stop and drinking some coffees. I can’t post pictures right now but they will be coming.

We leave Friday and so excited. I hope my United name change comes in time so we can get into the fancy lounges!!

We are going to Strasbourg and Paris and I am very very very very excited to go to my Marche de Noel. I have I mentioned I am excited?

When I leave the house in the morning I look back and nothing is in the window. When I leave and walk to the T with B, this is what we see when we look back.

I can now post pictures taken on my phone to the blog. Expect a lot posts with pictures coming at you.

Here is Eli running in our first snow fall.