Happy Black Friday everyone!! I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving! It hasn’t really felt like Thanksgiving to me this year because this is the first time I haven’t been able to spend it with my extended family. Since I work in a hotel, I had to work yesterday on Thanksgiving! I would have been able to have it off– yet I am taking an entire week off when I go to Paris for Christmas and New Years– it’s only fair I work Thanksgiving!! More on that later… now lets talk my eats this week!!
Yogurt-y goodness 
Fage, banana nut Vitamuffin, carob coated raisins. I think banana nut is one of my FAVORITE vitatops sooo good!
Before moving on– I must tell you two things about myself if you don’t already know.
1.) I was raised eating out to dinner almost every night. My parents and I do not cook… it’s better this way TRUST ME, I have the scars to prove it! Therefore, you will probably see LOTS of meals eaten out at restaurants. Many people ask me why I don’t learn to cook or cook more and the answer is– I simply don’t want to (at this time)! Cooking, for some reason, REALLY stresses me out! Plus– its so much easier to pick off a menu … right? I will admit though– on those rare occasions where I have the urge to pour some sauce over a chicken and pop it in the oven– it is nice to have a ‘home cooked’ meal.
2.) I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE lover of seafood. I always say that the main reason I could never go veg or vegan is because I LOVE seafood sooo much! This week– I definitely had my share– and the week is not over yet (hint hint)
Tuesday night mum n dad and I went to Legal Seafoods. I started out with a shrimp cocktail!
As an entree I ordered a LOBSTER!!! (Sorry no pic!!). The lobster itself was ok– although I think Legal Seafoods is a GREAT restaurant in terms of maintaining quality (for a chain) I do not think they have the best lobsters! Oh well– it was still not bad!!
Tuesday night I went out to dinner with one of my friends! Outfit pic? Why not!
Seven skinny jeans, Express top, BCBG fur vest and black boots.
We went to Abe & Louie’s. I’m actually surprised I have never dined here before, I consider myself somewhat of a restaurant connoisseur (I’m a dork for saying this), especially in Boston– and this is definitely one of the more classic steak and seafood spots.
I started out with… (duhh!)
This shrimp was MARVELOUS! Perfect size and texture I hate when shrimp is rubbery and not fresh tasting yet this was just simply perfect!
And for my entree– LOBSTER! For the second night in a row! I just can’t get enough!
Personally, I like my lobster plain with a squirt of lemon and lots of cocktail sauce. I also ordered a side of steamed broccoli and a JUMBO baked sweet tater– SOO GOOD!
As for Thanksgiving– my mum went to visit our extended family in upstate NY, while dad stayed behind with me. I knew that I would have to work and was scheduled from 12:30-9pm yet the hotel was pretty much EMPTY!! (Hotels in Boston DO NOT get booked much from Thanksgiving through the holidays– quite opposite from NYC!) Luckily I was able to get out at 4 pm because of this!
I made my way back to my apartment, did a little yoga and made myself a nice snack to tide me over until our Thanksgiving meal!
I think this may be THE BEST yogurt mess to date!!
Vanilla Oikos, Kashi puffs, banana slices, strawberry fruit spread and crunchy BARNEY BUTTER!
OH.MY.GOD! DELISH!!! This tasty mini meal did an outstanding job of holding me over until dinner time!
For our Thanksgiving meal… dad and I went to our place of course.
I wore…
Bebe purple mini dress, black Jessica Simpson platforms, Express boyfriend blazer. Black & Purple—lots of leg– I wanted to be ‘appropriate’ but not conservative 
Here we are in the hotel lobby!
The Bristol Lounge put together a three course prixe fixe menu & also had a limited menu available.
Dad and I went with the prixe fix– but of course I made some minor changes.
As usual we had lots of bread/butter/hummus spread. They had corn bread in honor of Thanksgiving!! LOVED it! For my appetizer I ordered the Lobster Caesar salad. I “un-caesared” the salad– opting for EVOO & balsamic on the side. The salad had shaved parmesan and baked polenta croutons soo good! Dad isn’t a huge fan of lobster so I got to have his!
My dad ordered the classic turkey entree! It came with all the usuals– gravy, mashed potatoes, polenta, cranberry sauce and veggies It was HUGEE! I definitely helped him out a bit!
For my entree I ordered the tarragon lathered broiled salmon with fava beans and chanterelle mushrooms… this was probably one of the best cooked salmons I’ve EVER had!
I also ordered steamed brussel sprouts as a side LOVED IT!!!
I had a great Thanksgiving with my dad– even though I wasn’t able to spend it with my entire family– I am so thankful to HAVE family that I am able to miss. I am SO SO SO thankful to have the two most INCREDIBLE parents in the entire world– they are my best friends… truly!! Yesterday, being Thanksgiving, I got to thinking about ‘gifts’ and ‘blessings’ we have in our lives.
In Kabbalah, it states that it is ESSENTIAL that we realize ‘good’ things in our lives DO NOT BELONG TO US– they are “GIFTS”– they can be taken at any time! We are NOT entitled to these things– therefore we must APPRECIATE them and give thanks each and every moment… I couldn’t help but share this info from the Kabbalah center… (Note: I know I have said this before– Kabbalah is NOT a religion– its a spiritual technology meant for EVERY person of EVERY race/culture/religion! Feel free to agree or disagree– it’s up to you!)
“In Kabbalah it says that if people run after what is not theirs, they can lose what acutally belongs to them. This is the lesson of appreciation. When we wake up in the morning and don’t have tremendous joy becuse of all the blessings that we already have in our life and instead take these blessings for granted and assume that they are ours to keep, we are opening the door for that Light to be removed and for those blessings to be lost. And of course, we are also closing the door for any new Light and for any new miracles.
The first step must be to truly develop our appreciation for the light and for those blessings that we already have. It is not simply because it is the right thing to do or it is the spiritual thing to do. It is because this consciousness, this awareness, this appreciation lets us hold onto those blessings of the Light that are manifest within what we have. When we truly have appreciation in our life, when we truly appreciate the way the Light of the Creator manifests in our life, we can never be sad. We can never be anything but filled with joy.”
What are YOU thankful for? Realize it, recognize it & GIVE THANKS!
Well everyone that’s all for now! Would you all think I’m super boring if I told you tonight I’m going to ANOTHER seafood restaurant and might order ANOTHER crustacean?? Have a wonderful night!!
Love Jaime
Awesome, fun-filled, inspiring post, as always!! And I’m glad you got your lobster fix, hahaha
I’m thankful for life, my family, and my health
P.S. – how CHIC are you?! Love the clothes.
i LOVE your posts! I wish we could be friends in real life (haha.. real life..that sounds funny)
you are SUCH an inspiration.. i love how spiritual and deep you are, and so honest!
Ive been keeping up with your blog for a while, girl you are awesome.
hahaha i love what you said about not cooking..im not a good cook either! ugh, i feel like im going to make the worst wife.. oh well!!
i eat SO many brussle sprouts this time of year
one of my favorite veggies!!
you seriously look GORGEOUS love!! that bebe blazer is hot hot hot.
Seafood was so hard for me to leave behind. But i am loving being a vegan
salmon and scallops were the harded.
what a wonderful thanksgiving you had with your daddy. people can sometimes take eating out a lot for granted but you are so good about making all of the meals/restaurants special.
i really liked your kaballah quote. that’s a great way to think about gifts/blessings. we often take them for granted.
just wondering: do you go to a regular religious service during the week or do you practice more spiritually in your own time? i’m christian but i love the kaballah philosophies. i like to bop in a bunch of different religious philosophies. you know, dabble in some buddism, whateve!
your positivity is contagious!
that lobster caesar salad looks ridiculously good. and you are definitely dining in style…love the clothes. glad you had a happy thanksgiving. i love the wisdom you share from kaballah, i don’t really know too much about it myself and i am grateful for your generous insight. now please enjoy yourself another lobster!
xo
cute outfits! love your style
i tried going vegan for a couple weeks once this year and i missed my shrimpies too 
happy thanksgiving!! sorry you had to work.. but i would too in order to go to PARIS!!!?!?!?
i love the fact that you don’t know how to cook! it’s such a great way of not being in control in terms of what goes into food etc. and it makes life an awful lot easier right? i love eating out too and in singapore eating out is such a big part of the culture here (another reason why you HAVE TO COME VISIT)
i am so jealous of you going to paris on christmas. i need to let you know about this restaurant that my brother went with his girlfriend. it’s an absolute must! it’s inside the Louvre. i’ll send you the details on FB
xoxo
love you
LObstah!!! It all looks glorious. And you are gorgeous by the way, & i love your style keep posting those outfit pics!
I’m glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal! Everything looks so gourmet and yummy. I’m jealous of all the VitaTops you eat, but I’m thankful for all the goodies I have on hand!
I love reading about all your delicious yogurt messes and restaurant ventures–so don’t stop 
I’m sure there will come a time when you’ll want to know how to cook. Cooking is therapeutic for me, but baking is a whole ‘nother story…
Shrimp cocktail and lobster, two of my favorite foods…are you making me jealous?;)
So delicious!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
love this post: all of the seafood and your outfits: stunning. that’s so interesting that you were raised going out to dinner every night. my parents are the total opposite, they are obsessed with cooking and being cheap (ha!)
you are so luck to be going to paris over chistmas! ah so jealous. can’t wait to see the recap of that!!
have a great weekend girl, love,
lexi
Love your outfits!
Wardrobe ‘tour’ post at some point?.. Love all the seafood goodness- I need to try lobster at some point. 110% sure I will love it…though your dad’s Thanksgiving dinner look incredible!
I totally understand the seafood obsession – it’s amaaaazing, and you can never go wrong with salmon + shrimp, oh and being a Maryland girl – crabs are ALWAYS a plus
You should def. visit MD and one of our seafood restaurants one dayyyy! Haha 
Everything looks great Jamie! You’re so beautiful, as always!
I’m thankful for YOU! Enjoy your weekend!
Meg
Hello, I love your blog, I came across from another blog, the name caught my attention, love the name!!! I love seafood too!!!!! I love salmon and I love stone crabs , lobster, tilapia, and scallops!!!!! I think that is cool that you eat out alot and you always did, nothing wrong with that!!! I love your style too, the Bebe dress is so pretty!!! Hope you have a great day!!!!
Katie
i adore seafood as well – especially crustaceans.
and i love that boyfriend blazer! so classic.
i’m so glad you enjoyed your thanksgiving – it looks perfectly your style. i think it’s great that you can appreciate and enjoy eating out as often as you do. you know what works for you and embrace it, and that’s what matters more than anything!
that kabbalah quote is sooooo true, and i always think that way when it comes to the neverending friendship and support from my family. i’m so appreciative for what they’ve done and continue to do for me.
enjoy the rest of your weekend, jaime! xoxoxo!
Your Thanksgiving looks awesome, girl! haha, my fave thing on past Thanksgivings has been gorging on oysters, so I’m with ya on the whole seafood-lovin
i loveee seafood! i do not blame you at all for having it all the time! I get so excited for Christmas Eve just because of the crab (our family tradition). I’m so glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, have an amazing weekend girl =)
p.s. I am so grateful for my family, they represent all that i am and mean the world to me
(and for you ofcourse for always being an ispiration!)
ALL of your outfits you wore are GORGEOUS! you look soooo pretty…and the shrimp looks pretty good too
hehe! I hope your having a great weekend chica! xoxo!!!
im glad you had such a great thanksgiving and i’m also a big fan of the seafood! love your outfits
xoox
shelley
http://findinghappinessandhealth.wordpress.com
leave it to your family to have an incredibly gourmet a gorgeous thanksgiving. LOVE the unconventional meal.. I probably would have preferred it to the typical turkey day menu to tell you the truth! Seafood is my favoriteeeee
I can’t believe your going to Paris! bah, you are such a fabulous little jet-setter. I want your life
Love you beautiful!
Love all of the seafood…but that first picture totally stole my heart! YUM!!
I’m sorry you couldn’t enjoy Thanksgiving with all of your extended family, but it’s sweet that you got to go out with your dad instead — it’s so easy to forget to be thankful for the smallest things, and I guess this can be a kind of reminder of that!
<3 <3
SO JEALOUS of all your yummy seafood!!! it all looks amazing!
Mmm, that seafood looks delicious! I love seafood. I also love banana nut vitatops! SO GOOD!!
Sorry you didn’t get to spend thanksgiving with your family, but YAY for good vacation time later
<3 jess
xoxo
lol! You really do love your Crustacean food! I’m not a big fan of shrimp and lobster myself. But that salmon looks amazing!
I’m glad you still got to have such a great Thanksgiving, Jaimie!
Even though I lived on the coast of Maine for the first ten years of my life I have never been a fan of seafood. I guess that just means more for you!
I’m thankful for people like you who are willing to work on holidays so that the rest of us can celebrate. I hope you do get a break and are able to relax soon!
You make me wish I liked seafood!
I am a huge fan of seafood. Can’t wait to go to Sweden this Christmas so I can eat seafood to my heart’s content
LOVE the bebe dress! You look hot girl!! and totally appropriate!
Isn’t it such a blessing to have an amazing family you can count on?! Anyway, You look gorgeous as usual Jamie!
so inspirational
glad you were able to enjoy a nice Thanksgiving with your dad!
Hey, love your blog and happy to see your back at it! I have a question that I think you would be able to help me out with. I want to take my boyfriend out for a nice dinner in Boston and was wondering if you had any suggestions…your fav places to eat out?? I’m not picky at all. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Carob coated raisins?! That sounds amazing – did you get them at WFs? I’m jealous of your Barney Butter!!
I’m glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Eat out all you want! Those meals look decadent! LOVE the outfits, mamacita!
definitely already knew those two things about you!
I loved this post – really inspiring, as always =)
also loooooved our thanksgiving dinner, I reallllllly hate turkey!
I’m thankful for my life, the blogworld, my friends, just everything I have been given and all the opportunities I have had
miss you girl!
Girl you are stylin’!
And I want to try that banana nut vitatop sooooo bad!