• long weekend get away with life-long friends
• beautiful gardens in the heart of Boston

•  a new umbrella
• an opportunity to "play" with my camera
• two gorgeous (& willing) models

•  sunshine after the rain
• cute new shoes (on the biz!)

•  late nights & lots of pillow talk
• craft-filled apartment
• delicious (and gigantic) "kiddie" sized ice cream cones

• lots ... and lots of laughs
• spending our well-earned a.j.e.less designs money on good times together
• warm Italian meal in the North End, followed by the largest cannolis I have ever seen

•  spending time with old & new friends

• a Monday morning stroll through the cute town of Concord
• vanilla chai lattes from Main Street Cafe

• a gracious, and always apologetic, host
• reminiscing on "old times"
• taking a personal day to extend the trip

• coming home to my husband
• looking forward to having A, J, and E together again soon