2012 in Pictures (3)

January 19:  On my way back to my dorm, I watched a hawk try and catch a squirrel (to eat).  Couldn't get my camera out in time to take a picture of that, but here is the hawk up in a tree.

January 20:  My desk calendar in lab!

January 21:  I got the first parking space in the lot!  Small victories...

January 22:  I made pound cake.  It was FANTASTIC.  And it cooked in a reasonable amount of time!

January 23:  SNOW!!!

January 24:  There was this cool icicle hanging out of a gutter on the overpass.

January 25:  The Brett Hall oven got even fancier with the addition of a light and a fan!

January 26:  I got a "top secret" package from ExpoTV with a new Herbal Essences product to sample.  I love it...but I still can't say what it is!

January 27:  My first package from Swaggable!  Did I mention that I love getting things for free?  ;-)

January 28:  Alumni day at pep band.  We filled up three rows of trumpets!

January 29:  A photo for an auction I listed on Listia...I needed more points to get some hair stuff (barrettes, hats, etc.) that I've been eying.

January 30:  I cooked myself a delicious dinner using the new and improved Brett kitchen.  I made spiced turkey tenderloins with spaghetti and spinach.  It was delicious!

January 31:  The BzzKits for two new Bzz Campaigns I'm in- Dunkin' Donuts and Ristorante Pizza.  (Blog posts are forthcoming for both of these.)

2012 in Pictures (2)

My first post in this series, Pictures (1), explains what this is all about.

January 10:  I went to check out Books-A-Million at the Cherry Hill Mall, and, in true Aliyah fashion, found a cupcake stand in the mall, too.  This was a chocolate-covered strawberry cupcake.  It looks pretty, and tasted pretty good!

January 11:  Does taking pictures specifically for the blog mean I'm cheating?  These are the books I got from the library this week, in preparation for Sunday's IMM.

January 12:  Again, with the 'is this cheating'?  A picture of the books I bought this week, in preparation for IMM.

January 13:  My mom and I went to see the Tintin movie.  We saw Tintin billboards when we were in Brussels over the summer, and wanted to see the movie- and we finally did!

January 14:  Women's basketball...games shouldn't get this close (OT).

January 15:  We ate brunch at Adelphia, and there were these fantastic cookie cups filled with chocolate and topped with M&Ms.  When I say fantastic, I mean fantastic.  This is coming from someone who doesn't really even like chocolate.

January 16:  Stocking up on items for the semester!

January 17:  I met Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler, authors of The Future of Us.

January 18:  I've been back for 3 days, and already my room is a huge mess!

2012 in Pictures (1)

One of my "resolutions" for 2012 was to take a picture each day of the year.  It's been just over a week, and I've remembered to take a picture each day so far!  I'll post them periodically here on my blog.  Here are the first 9 days of pictures :)

January 1:  I took a trip into NYC with my family to see the holiday windows at the department stores, visit the Holiday Market at Bryant Park, and see the Christmas tree at Rockafeller Center.

January 2:  I went to Barnes and Noble with my nearly $100 in gift cards that I've been accumulating, and picked up these two books that I've been wanting to read (as well as a Sudoku-a-day calendar)!  (Maybe you recognize this picture from this post ;-) )

January 3:  This is how many people care about the Rutgers women's basketball team, ranked #10 in the country.  It's disappointing.

January 4:  Finally, it snowed!  Just a light coating, but, it finally felt like winter!

January 5:  I visited my little sister's 8th grade science class to talk about my research.

January 6:  In preparation for a holiday party I was having with friends, I made twice-baked potatoes with scallions and bacon.  Yum!

January 7:  Another classic RU basketball moment- the men's team upset #8 UCONN!

January 8:  This is a really neat trumpet player sculpture that I picked up at the Bryant Park Christmas Market last week.  It's made entirely of scrap metal!

January 9:  I finally got mail this year!

Holiday Cards from Shutterfly

Shutterfly has a fantastic collection of holiday cards this year!  For the past couple of years, I have ordered my holiday cards from Shutterfly, partly because they have a huge selection of designs, and partly because I always seem to have a promo code for the Shutterfly website.  When you combine those two, it only makes sense to order from there!  Below you can see the holiday card that I will be sending out this year~ how adorable! :)  I can't wait until my friends and family see it!

Stationery card

View the entire collection of cards.

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