Guess Who's Back....

....back again. (Sorry I can't help it.)

So the year 2012 came and went. I stopped blogging for awhile...well for about a year because to be honest, I ran out of ideas and inspiration. Got busy at work and with life, you know, the same excuse every blogger says. Hah.

Anyway, let's recap 2012 in a short paragraph. I started a job in Seattle with a two hour commute everyday but ended up getting a position in another hospital 15-20 minutes away from home so I should have more free time huh. Um, NOT! We ended up moving in April 2012 across the street from our condo complex into a townhouse. So I've been slaving away, trying to finish painting walls, decorating and all that jazz. I had a very stressful job on top of everthing that leaves me physically, mentally and emotially stressed the hell out every day. In June 2012, we went to Europe and visited London, Amsterdam, Sankt Goar along the Rhein, Munich, Hopfgarten (a ski area in Austria), Venice, Rome, Florence, Lucerne and Paris (I refuse to post the pictures because I made the BIG, MASSIVE, "I'm Such an Idiot!" mistake of not bringing my DSLR and the image quality is just not up to par with my own standards.).

I think that's pretty much it. After Europe, I got an interview for another position and I started on that new position in the beginning of December (HR process was quite slow!). I love my new job. I'm finally able to think straight and no more anxiety!

So I figured, maybe I should start blogging again. It's a new year after all and another fresh start.

Plus, I need a hobby.

Well, that's it for now. To whoever is reading/read this, thank you and hopefully, you'll keep reading.

Fun in Brinnon, WA

We spent the entire day at Brinnon, WA yesterday and we had a blast!

It's a very lovely and sleepy town. It's about a two-hour drive away from where we live but it was worth the drive. My husband's uncle and aunt owns a house along the banks of Hood Canal.

And of course, I took some pictures. They look really cool in black and white too but I'm posting the colored ones for now.

Out and About in Tacoma (B&W)

Taken outside the Tacoma Union Station/Washington State History Museum.


Yup, there was a camel right outside the museum in honor of a featured exhibit titled "Wrapped!: The Search for the Essential Mummy.".


Taken outside a cupcake shop called "Hello Cupcake.". We bought red velvet, pink champagne and strawberry cupcakes and ate them while taking pictures. They were soooo good that we didn't even get the chance to take pictures of them. Maybe next time.


Taken inside The Swiss Pub while my husband was having a glass of beer.


Well folks, that's all for now. Thank you so much for reading and looking!

SOTD(s): In honor of Earth Week

April 17 -23 is Earth Week.

Images were taken at the California Academy of Sciences Museum in San Francisco, CA.





Are you doing anything in honor of Earth Week?

SOTD: Busy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! My husband is coming home today from that loooooong training in Atlanta. I can't wait to see him! I'm currently tracking his flight online and his plane is flying over Bozeman, MT at the moment!

We're also driving to Portland, Oregon and staying there for the weekend as soon as he gets home from the airport. So yup, busy day today!

Here's the shot of the day. That's my husband's hand holding a teeny-tiny crab. This was taken at the shores of Puget Sound.


Hope you guys have a good weekend!

S(hots)OTD: Harry Potter Land

My husband and I went to Orlando, Florida this past February and we checked out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter inside the Universal's Islands of Adventure.

The Harry Potter area gets pretty crowded! Good thing we got there pretty early because as the day went on, Universal had to hand out tickets to people in order to prevent overcrowding in Hogsmeade!

Man, what a fun day! I took lots and lots of pictures.

Here is the entrance to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter/entrance to Hogsmeade.

Here's a picture of a street sign inside Hogsmeade with a little bit of Hogwarts in the background.

This is self-explanatory.

This is another view of the castle.

That's all for now. I took so many pictures and I'm still in the process of looking through the films...err, files. I'll post more pictures some other time. Thanks for looking!

15-Day Picture Challenge: Day Seven

"A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel."

My husband and I love traveling together but it's really too bad because we don't have much time to do it. Sometimes, we wish we can just drop and leave everything behind and travel around the world but of course, easier said than done. Also, having to jet set from point A to point B in a kitty carrier is not going to fly well with Sophie either.

There are so many places I would love to travel so let's narrow the list down to one place. For this entry, I pick Rome, Italy.

Rome and its richness of history has always fascinated me. When I was a kid, I remember wanting to visit Rome so bad after reading about it from a world history book. Then I read the photo illustrated version of "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown The darn book is full of pictures of Rome and again, I wanted to go so bad. Then, I took a number of history classes in college and learned more about Ancient Rome and now, I am so determined to visit this place. If my husband is not working, I'll be dragging him to the airport like, right now!

Yeah, I took a picture of a map of Rome from a book. Sadly, I've never been there and don't have actual pictures to post. The good news is we are planning to go to Europe this upcoming summer (if certain things work out and if my husband is able to get time off from work). Rome is definitely on our list of places to visit. Hopefully, I'll have actual pictures of Rome to post as "shot of the day" sometime this year!

Gah, all this writing about Rome...looking at plane tickets now!

SOTD: Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope everyone who does not live in the Pacific time zone is having an awesome day so far today. And to everyone who lives in the same time zone as me, good morning. Happy Monday, everyone!

I posted this picture because it cheers me up and I hope it brings some cheer to you guys too. It's been a rough weekend for many people, especially to the people affected by the earthquake, tsunami and anyone living around the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan. I can't even find the right words right now. Let's keep them in our thoughts.

I took this picture when my husband and I visited the Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon. What an amazing place! I think it was worth checking it out because I love old mansions. It was very interesting to see how people lived back in the days.

Speaking of Portland, my husband is taking me on a weekend getaway to Portland this coming weekend! He's coming back from Atlanta on Friday morning and then, we're going to drive down to Portland that afternoon (we can get going sooner but he wants to see and hang out with Sophie first, ha ha). Anyway, I can't wait to see him! I can't even find the words to express how much I miss him.