These are in front of the house I grew up in. They usually bloom for me around my birthday, but, alas, this year they’re alittle late. I still don’t think I captured their vibrant, deep pink color in these pictures… Oh well…
Month: April 2011
More Italy Trip Photos
My travel partner in Italy, J, has finally returned from backpacking across Europe. He kindly sent me his pictures from our time together. Thank you J! Here are the anonymous ones… I’m well into a scrapbook of sorts for all the prints, postcards and ticket stubs; more details to come. Verona the view out our…
blissfully happy birthday weekend
I headed to Philadelphia on the morning of my birthday, Friday, April 15th via train. I love departing for a trip or waking up on my birthday someplace else! I drop my (cute new $20 Target) tote bag off at L’s, my friend who is also celebrating her birthday. I knew her through an Art…
:) personal happiness :)
LOVE sculpture in my beloved Philadelphia I have girlfriends who are completely boy-crazy, and in their mid-twenties, obsess about marriage everyday. Often they only feel happy when they are in a relationship, sometimes settling for someone not-so-perfect just to have it. I just think that when you are truly happy alone, only then will you attract who you…
I get to because it’s (nearly) my birthday.
What would I want if I could have anything for my birthday? (any material possession for that matter) Hillsdale Furniture Milano Bed in Queen I’ve wanted a more simple metal bed for awhile! And this particular one’s been on my Amazon Wish List for a couple of years. It would go with the hardware of…
***birthday shoes***
Jessica Simpson Shoes, Kendale Pumps Photo Credit Available at Macy’s and Nordstrom’s *to be my birthday shoes* topped with a gift bow, perfect for a birthday, right?! you know I love the deep red! I tried my size in black and they fit …and look hot! Just gotta hunt them down by my birthday… As they…
***birthday plans***
When I visit Philadelphia to meet up with my friend L so we can celebrate our April 15th birthdays and 27th years, we will go out to dinner. We love trying out different cuisines. Since she chose sushi last year and it wasn’t my favorite try, it’s my choice this year. …and I’ve picked Parc and its…
Tuesday on Travel: DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival
My friend E and I attended the Cherry Blossom Festival Sunday as a birthday gift to each other. Her birthday is mid-February and mine’s mid-April so it’s nice that this festival we love falls in between. Cherry Blossoms Up Close Cherry Blossoms and the Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin She picked me up and…
a good week in friendship!
Gossip Girl Photo Credit I received a text out of the blue from a former associate of mine on Monday and met him for dinner on Tuesday. He didn’t know I wasn’t at the workplace we had in common anymore, so we had a lot to catch up on. (At a local place we love! Yay for Half…
Just Go!
I am happy making lots of travel plans over the next few weeks. This Sunday, my friend E and I will be in DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival! I love DC at its most beautiful, with the trees in bloom. [Pictures to come!] There’s an outdoor Japanese cultural event and a Japanese art exhibition at the…