The drive from Los Angeles to Sacramento is roughly six hours long, but it felt short this year. I used that time to make calls to family members; Letting them know I am on my way home for Christmas.

For the remainder of the time, I spent it staring into the desert and reminisced about all the great, yet aslo bad, things that happened in 2011.

Honestly, everything that was wonderful definitely outweighed the bad. I am ready to put this year behind me and start 2012 by surrounding myself with people who love and are about me.

This was a very pleasant surprise from a dear friend. This is her ad for “Kay Jewelers,” and we jokingly said that it should be on a Christmas card and here it is!

Picture credited to The Verge. jawbone.com/up

This amazing wristband keeps track of my activity throughout the day: It reminds me to get up and do a few stretches, helps me keep track of healthy eating, it monitors my sleeping pattern and also gently wakes me up at the right time every morning. Thanks Jawbone.

Ha. I wish Kenneth Cole paid me to do a product shoot but the fact is…no one paid me. I just wanted to shoot my laptop bag

The London Tearoom in St. Louis was a cozy little spot off of Washington Ave. I walked in the servers were extremely nice and welcoming and helped me with what to order and I must say, it was delicious!

What I ordered:
- Small pot of Darjeeling Tea with milk and sugar on the side
- The Cheese & Branston Sandwich
- Tomato Soup

Total cost was around $11.00 before tip.