I did it!

Happy 2014, everyone. First blog post of the year. Yes, I'm a bit lazy since it's already the 8th day of the year and only here is my first 2014 post. So I didn't keep my summer goal to write an entry a day but I'm determined to keep my New Year resolutions this year. I hardly make resolutions. I figure, what the heck, let's give a go.

I'm off to a great start. It's easy to begin the resolution. The hard part is coming up...keeping to the resolutions. One of my new year resolution is to cook more and advance my cooking skills. Yup, you've got it, cooking and me just doesn't mix well together. This year, I'm going to try to motivate myself, encourage myself, and entertain myself with my cooking. This past weekend, I accomplished it. I made my first green bean casserole. Whooo..... how I was so proud of myself to keeping to my goal to make it and not give in to laziness. 

In my opinion, it was a delicious casserole. I bought local green beans. Yay to me for supporting local farmers. I had to buy measuring spoons and cups because I really don't remember where I hid my old ones. :)  After all the ingredients were bought, I followed the recipe and it was done. I have made my first delicious green bean casserole. My family enjoyed it and my daughter gave me a gold star. That gold star was all that matters. If I got my daughter eating vegetables, I'm a big winner. This weekend, I'm starting my other resolution...running.

Dear Santa

Dear Santa, 

I love the Christmas season. There are 13 days before Christmas. The holiday wreaths are hung outside, the Christmas trees are glittered with tinsel, and the windows are lined with sparkling lights to share with the world. The jolly ole day is just around the corner. Malls are packed with happy and grouchy parents, grandparents, and family members in search of the perfect gift for loved ones. It's always fun to think about what to get everyone for Christmas.

When I was a little girl, I remember asking for Malibu Barbie Dolls with her dream house and corvette. Now my daughter is asking for nerf rebelle, head phones, letterman jacket, and instax mini camera. I wonder if she's going to get everything on her list this year. The Christmas lists are looking totally different, huh, Santa?

As everyone grow up, we all ask for different gadgets and toys for gifts. For me, I was never a gal who ask for the latest android phone or tablet or diamonds. Although, diamonds are a girl's best friend. :) I'm always the one who ask for the intangible items for Christmas. Happiness to all my friends and family is one of the items on my Christmas list. There's also another item that's been on my list for the past years. I wonder if you've seen it, heard it, and considered it. Would I finally get this item crossed off my Christmas wish list this year?

Yours Truly

A Christmas Wish

Pumpkins

My pumpkins sat in my cubicle for almost a month. This year, I felt like being in the spirit so I made a jack o lantern. Well, not a jack o lantern since I didn't carve part of the pumpkin. I was just too weak. No arm muscles to carve a pumpkin. Hahaha.... Anyways, it was fun to just draw faces on the tiny little pumpkins. I was in the Halloween and Fall spirit.

Carrots?

 

What does it mean when I crave carrots? The other day, I was craving carrots. I mean, not just feeling "hmmm....yum carrots." It was like my mouth salivating for fresh raw carrots and my body repeated chanting the message "carrots. carrots. carrots." So I had nothing more to do but to listen to my body. I went out to get some carrots. Not just carrots, baby carrots. And no, I'm not pregnant.

So maybe I was just deprived from some vitamins and as smart as my body is, it was reminding me to consume some vitamins. Vitamin A for my eyes so I could see better, some potassium to help muscle contraction and heart rhythm and fiber to assist with my food digestion. Yeah, vitamins does a body good. Have you had enough vitamins today?

So much love for my new friend

I love making new friends. Instantly, he fell in love with me. I'm just that lovable. :)  Hahaha....

Actually, Wes was my daughter's best friend for a week. We were on a trip and Wes was my friend's dog. He followed my daughter everywhere. He wanted to cuddle and wanted to play all the time. Wes was one who yearned for attention. What an attention hog. :)  We loved it. One day, he even slept with his paw on my foot so he could tell if I was going to leave his side. Another day, he lied right in of the couch where I was sitting so he knew when I was about to get up. At dinner time, he sat next to the dining table with his puppy eyes staring straight up at me. It was sooooooo sweet. I know, no food the dog. It soo hard to say no to them sad puppy eye though. Needy as he is, we enjoyed every bit of his company during our trip.

Autumn's here

 

One of the most memorable part of my trip to Oregon were these trees. The colorful leaves fell upon us as we strolled through endless forests of Washington Park. The fall colors were breath-taking. The red, the orange, and green shined brightly every where I turned in Oregon. I loved it.  

In Hawaii, we only see the sun and the rain. I wouldn't mind getting some Autumn time down here. We could use some fall activities. I didn't have a chance to pick apples from the orchard during my trip but it would be a wonderful activity. I would have loved it. I'm sure biting into an apple that you picked would taste much more gratifying and tastier than buying an apple from the market. At least that's what I think and hope. Hahaha.....

Anyways, I was amazed at the beauty of fall. It was the most memorable sight. I love nature and what it brings each season. Now, I'll need to experience real snow. REAL snow fall and making snow angels in the snow and building snowmen and throwing snowballs. That's next on my travel checklist.

Glass!

 

When I walked through each room, each piece reached out for attention. This photo was of one of my favorite piece of the exhibition. All the fall colors brought the display to life. One day, I will have a room filled with glass art pieces just like this Chihuly Garden.

The Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington was a wonder in my opinion. Well, it's too small to be a wonder but the glass art there was purely heavenly. Just like Dale Chihuly, artist, once said, he would like his art to feel like it's a part of the surrounding.

Dale Chihuly is the artist for this brilliant masterpiece. Chihuly discovered the art of glass while he was studying interior design and he make it his passion. He also created masterpieces in Venice Italy. With Chihuly artwork in Venice, it gives me even more of a reason to go to Venice.