There are so many great things you can find on Pinterest. Take this summer for example. I was browsing the site when I found peanut butter s’mores!! Instead of using a hershey bar, you use a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. I mean how awesome is that?!
Well another great Pinterest find was Watkins Glen State Park. I never knew such an amazing place existed. And in New York of all places! HAHA. I find that very pinteresting 🙂
Those little white dots in the middle of this field in Iceland are sheep. HAHA They’re so teeny tiny here but when you meet them in real life they are big and pretty nonchalant about things. They don’t pay you any attention until you get super close to try to pet them. Trust me, I know from experience. Keep away from the sheep…
Wait a minute, can you even see them?
I remember the exact time when I took this image. We were on our way to get some afternoon tea and macarons. Actually, the afternoon tea part was a happy accident. We intended to take some macarons to-go but when we walked through the door we saw everyone sitting and enjoying tea in this beautifully decorated space. So of course I squealed and asked Andrew if we could sit and have some tea too. He couldn’t say no but after 10 minutes into it we looked around and noticed he was the only guy in the whole restaurant. HAHA! It wasn’t until we left did we find the side entrance where you could get your macarons to-go 🙂 Oh well, it was des tonnes de plaisir.
Photo taken in Florence, Italy at Piazzale Michelangelo
Cheers to 2016!
Do you guys have any new year traditions? Besides the usual goals and things like that… One thing that I do is clean the house and get my hair cut. As I was growing up this was one of the things my mom used to always tell me to do. So every new years eve the bed sheets get washed, the house gets cleaned and I get a haircut. I’m really not sure if it’s a Chinese thing or something that my mom just did but it’s always a great feeling to start the brand new year fresh. Do you have any New Year traditions like that?
And for your viewing pleasure, here are my top picks for the last half of 2015.
Starting in July 2015:
When I think about our Paris trip, this is the image I think about. I love all the colors and lights. Plus Andrew and I had just bought a bottle of wine off of some guy on the street while we were walking here and we were just sipping and taking pictures. Actually I sipped a little, he sipped most, I was taking pictures, he just stood there.
A long line to get in but Sainte Chappelle was well worth the wait. I mean check out these gorgeous stained glass windows. Can’t even imagine how long this must of taken.
My first ever lightening shot! I can’t believe I actually captured one. So much fun hanging out with my friend Navin and his meetup group for this one
Taken at the tulip library close to the Washington Monument. I love all the details and color in this image but they’re definietly not tulips. HAHA
Not sure why, but I really like this one. I think its the tones and the reflection of the birds that are so interesting to me. I don’t know, what do you think?
Aww of course there had to be a Frankie picture in the mix. Doesn’t he look so handsome?
Not to toot my own horn but the colors in this image are FABOLOUS!
Last but definetly not least, I LOVE the simplicity of this one. It kind of reminds me of a Chinese watercolor painting. But could you imagine actually drawing all those lines? My hands are not sturdy enough, they’d be going all over the place if I actually drew this myself.
That’s it! A year’s worth of images all wrapped up in two blog posts. Overall, I’d have to say 2015 was excellent. I laughed, I cried, I clicked. Can’t wait to see what 2016 has in store for us 🙂
I love doing these “favorites of the year” blog posts. It’s like strolling through memory lane except way easier because they’re all my images and I don’t have to look at any awkward family photos and pretend that I like the way I look in a pic 🙂
Since they’re all my images it’s difficult to pick the top of the top. Why? Because I like them all! That’s why they’re on the blog. And there are so many different reasons why I like the images. Whether its the story behind the image or just the way that it came out, I have an emotional connection to all of them. But if I had to narrow them down, these would be the top of the top.
In chronological order starting from January 2015:
In January, I met up with my friend Tricia and planned on photographing the sunset at the Tidal Basin. When we arrived we were surprised by how many birds there were on the water. Then all of the sudden they all started flying at once. It was one of the coolest things I’ve seen in my life. I believe there was a hug right after we captured this moment because it was just that magical.
I was on my way home from being discouraged with a boring sunset. Then I saw the cloud formation in my rear view and quickly created an inventory in my head of all the DC monuments. Iwo Jima was the closest to where I was and I headed straight for it. This image almost didn’t happen and I love the way the clouds and sun lined up perfectly behind the monument.
No matter how early you get to the Cherry Blossoms, there will always be people in your way. HAHA Just Joking.
Fun Fact: This is one of the only images that I’ve taken that I’ve printed and hung up in my home
A moody black and white image of the Washington Monument will most likely always top my list
And that was just the first half of the year. Tomorrow I’ll post my favorites from the second half. I know, super exciting times!