A Whole New Me

My Mom would be so proud. I used to be the pickiest eater. And look here! Vegetables! Broccoli, zucchini, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, onions. So maybe I left out the peppers, mushrooms, and olives, but hey, I'm getting there! I also ate at an Indian restaurant today (buffet style) for lunch, and enjoyed it. That's really saying something considering the last time I ate at an Indian buffet was with my mom and my older sister, and let's just say I told her I would never eat curry again.

Now, perhaps she would tell me that the extra cheese counterbalances the healthy veggies, but I think I'm still doing pretty well.

And to top it off, I had a healthy glass of 100% pure grape juice.







And a brownie. :D

Visiting different parts of my nation!

After, well... uh... cleaning my camera with lots of soap and water, it died. But what better excuse to get a new one! I got a canon SD1200 and I'm pretty happy with it so far. So, I had to take some pictures with it.

Last weekend, after orchestra rehearsal, I took a stop by the Washington DC LDS temple. It was so pretty. These pictures don't do the temple justice. But they do give an idea of the surroundings of the temple. I never realized from pictures I've seen before that it's so green here! Washington DC is surrounded by trees. It's a good environment, and even though I know I'm in a big city, I don't feel like I am because the air seems cleaner with all the plant life around.












Hopefully soon, I'll be posting pictures of places in the actual city of Washington DC. But first, I have to go there.

Handmade wallets!

So I did one of those pay it forward things, and had to come up with something handmade. I thought about crocheting a scarf, making a boquet of origami tulips, or crocheting something else, but I thought that at least one of the people who signed up would not appreciate these types of handmade things. But then today, inspiration came and I flew to the store and bought some duct tape AND some duck tape. (Yes there is a difference.) I then used my good friend, Internet, to help me make a wallet. It turned out great! So I made another one. These wallets are so great! They're nice and thin, customizable, and I suspect rather durable as well. Next I plan to buy some other color of Duck tape and make myself a multicolored wallet. Woohoo!

And for the two of you who I haven't made something handmade for yet... if you would like a duck tape wallet, just tell me what color(s). Or if you want to be surprised with something else, that's fine too, just let me know!

Springtime is nearly over.

It's so crazy. I've never seen so many flowers in my life. Everyday I walk around admiring the beauty around me. I think a new type of flower blooms everyday. I've taken a lot more pictures this past month; however, I never did quite get all of the different types of flowers, and most of them are dying out because it's too warm for them now. And it's just time. They don't need to stay flowers forever afterall.

Springtime is here!

I've never experienced such a colorful flowery spring. And apparently, it's just getting started. I am really grateful for the beauty around me!


I never would have guessed that such pretty white flowers would be...
in such large numbers and...

on so many trees!


I don't think I've ever seen so many purple trees before or if I've ever even seen any purple trees before.

I found these flowers in my front yard. Can you guess which one was pre-planted by my landlord and which one just popped up in my lawn one day?

Duke

I visited Duke University this past weekend. I thought the buildings were pretty neat.


The chapel was especially neat. The architecture on the inside was beautiful!

Snow Day!

Apparently this town doesn't look like this very often. The pictures above are of my house and street. For pictures of where I spend my days go here.