BLIK

The world first removable wall graphic company! Very cool stuff, check out their website and see what great designs they have to offer your space. A NEW AND IMPROVED WAY TO ACCESSORIZE!

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Erica Marie

Absolut BOSTON

Great stuff.. simulates that old world Boston feel, experienced via taste buds. A vodka unlike any other, infused with black tea and elderflower. Its green label is an inspiration taken from the iconic Green Monster located at Fenway Park. It's a refreshing drink to be served either on the rocks or with soda water so to not mask its prominent glorious flavors. This was a limited edition put out back in August of 09', hard to find but worth a try.

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Erica Marie

Easter Seals

Easter Seals

The funds that are raised help Easter Seals provide services that help people learn to walk, talk and preform other skills essential to daily living; finding fulfilling jobs; reach individualized goals early on in life; age with dignity; and participate in camping and recreation programs.

I am a REALTOR at Century 21 GR Associates of Stoneham MA and as a team we are committed to making a difference. With your help we can join Easter Seals in creating solutions that change lives in children and adults with disabilities.

Any help is much appreciated!

Very Truly Yours

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Erica Marie

ZUMBA... its a party!

As some of you might know I'm a former figure skater, I started skating when I was 6 and trained until I turned 18. Skating is a relatively EXPENSIVE sport and when it was time for me to go to college my parents were not about to foot the bill for both and so it was a bitter sweet goodbye to the sport that kept me fit for all those years.

It took a year or two for the drinking and eating to catch up with me but it finally did. I was completely comfortable with myself until years later when it suddenly dawned on me that my fiance and I weighted the same! At this point I knew that I needed to do something, the problem was that I HATE THE GYM!

I hate the gym and always have hated its monotonous scene, its so incredibly boring to me to walk on a tread mill or an elliptical for an hour.. yuck... I cringe at the thought! It was a blessing when a friend of mine introduced me to ZUMBA!!! I immediately fell in love, its amazing you can have fun and work out. If you like going out dancing and having yourself a good time.. you'll love ZUMBA! "The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!"

After changing my diet and being more cautious of portions and practicing Zumba twice a week.. I feel much better about how I look and feel. I'm still working towards my ultimate goal but at least I know its doable and that eventually I will be able to achieve it keeping my diet in control and ZUMBA in my life.

For more information on classes near you please visit http://www.zumba.com/us/

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Erica Marie

Artichokes

Persistence pays off!

Last Saturday my friends and I had plans that we had made a MONTH in advance to go to the new restaurant in Wakefield, Artichokes. We were all so excited and having been anticipating great things from the rave reviews, turns out they don't take reservations due to the fact that they are consistently insanely busy! So Saturday night needless to say was unreally PACKED... it was like a Stoneham High School reunion with out the DRAMA ;) The hostess told us at 8:15 that there was a 2 hr wait and that they stop taking orders for food at 10pm... so basically it was a lost cause. Everyone was ready to leave and move on to the next idea.. however I was not. I had be anxiously waiting for this and was bound and determined to get into this so called GREAT place! I was definitely disgruntled at the pessimism the hostess had portrayed but even so pushed to make it clear that we were going to eat HERE.. I told her we would go and get a drink and for her to call us when something opens up because having worked in the industry myself I knew that the ratio of tables verse people standing.. plus there no reservation policy.. she was over estimating that wait time! None of my friends believed me but I knew that we where getting in... so to hold us over we went down to Stearns & Hill Bistro in Melrose and experience a similar packed setting! We did of course finagle our way to the bar and managed to get some rather yummy martinis... mine was a dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives .. just fabulous. What was disappointing about the Bistro was the snooty atmosphere that Melrose just exudes between the clientele and the bartenders I really couldn't tell who was worse... they did have a super cute hostess who took our names for a back up plan in terms of dinner and just as she came over to let us know we had a table ready... guess who called... ARTICHOKES! Yup that's right a little optimism goes a long way :)

So as for Artichokes... as soon as we walked in the door everything from the service to the food was AMAZING.. OMG their breaded artichoke hearts were perfect and the bruschetta was dripping with tasty fresh tomato's.. my entree was the BOMB.. home made fusille with shiitake mushrooms and shrimp in a tomato cream sauce with a hint of some sort of sweet liquor mmmmm.. I'm drooling just thinking about it :)

Artichokes.. is WORTH THE WAIT!

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Erica Marie

M.A.M.

Sorry for the lack of POSTS, I'm trying to get a hold on life as a new REALTOR while simultaneously planning a wedding and honeymoon... and with that I'll end this post with a shout out to my Auntie Debbi for her inspiring ACRONYM.... MAM.. MAKE A MOVE!!! That's just what I intend to do with all aspects of my life :) mostly its time to make some money honey!

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Erica Marie

Bean Town

How cute is this little Beanie, things like this give me warm fuzzy feelings about having children in the next couple of years! "Boston Beanies" my vow to you now is that I will most definitely be a supporter of your business in the future.


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Erica Marie