Under Construction

Here are a couple more pictures I took that I have been meaning to post from Wednesday. You can see the sun setting behind the grassy mound behind Tonia. The lighting was nice then. But a quick 20 minutes later it was too dark, which is why Miriam's photo turned out grainy. I adjusted the ISO (in attempt to get the most light in as possible), but the higher you make it, the more grainy the photos turn out. Which is why I prefer taking photos in the middle of the day. We didn't have a problem with the "clubby photos" because there was enough artificial light coming from the store.

(And one more of Alana since I hadn't posted any of her with her boyfriend, Cody. If I didn't mention it before, he had a wonderful attitude that weekend, especially for the shoot - getting the horses to look where we wanted to and helping set up props!)

"def da best"

Today Sana came over around 2pm because we both had the day off from work. We went to the mall (and Platos Closet) to try and find a white dress for a possible anniversary shoot I would like to do with Michael ~ haven't mentioned that to him yet.. No such luck though and the other dresses I did try on looked much better on the hanger.

We had lunch at a place called Teak Neighborhood Grill. It really was back through all these nice neighborhoods. Sana said the menu looked good, as well as the reviews including one that simply said "def da best". After that we used the phrase to describe everything we liked. The place was small and although there were hardly any customers when we got there, the waitress seemed to take a while. She was nice though and the food was really good. I got the Hawaiian burger with a house salad. 

 They had some inventive burgers - such as one with two glazed donuts in place of a bun! This means I can add another tally to my "10 restraurants I haven't been to before". Afterward we stopped by the big Dollar Store. Sana was amazed that everything really was only a dollar, just as I was when I went there a couple months ago. I got Sasha a pretty rope for her to pull on. She likes it! 

Then I was convinced to drive back around near the Universal area to find Fresh Market. I got it confused with Whole Foods, but we still made it. I was very fascinated with the "per pound" area. But instead of candy (however, they had candy too) it was trail mix, pretzels, peanuts and dried fruits. I was feeling adventurous and got a good handful-sized bag of a few. Including dried strawberries, kiwis and cantaloupe! Sometimes I get really excited to eat healthy foods. Today it got to the happy point where I confessed that I was sad that we have been friends for three months and hadn't hugged yet. Ha, so we hugged right there.

I made it home just in time for the new Glee episode (Whitney Huston tribute). Michael got home around 9pm from another full day on the zombie shoot. Then we watched my Netflix movie, The Change Up with Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde (Michael's new girlfriend). I liked it, aside from how many times the F-word was used and a couple other scenes, but it was rated R. It was nice getting to see him for a couple hours. Of course he is sleeping again and I still have one last load of laundry in the dryer that I probably won't get put away to until (honestly) Friday?

Passport to Paris

Goodness, time has been speeding up again! I had my medical and psych evaluations yesterday before my last shift at Kirkland's. I can finally begin my new job on Monday with 6 weeks of Academy training. I came across Oh Happy Day! not too long ago and went through post after post, absorbing all the beauty of the photos she was showing off about her life in Paris. Which, of course, means.. Paris has moved to the #1 spot on my list of "Places to Travel to" (out of the country). I'll tour London after that. 

I took a walk with Sasha a few nights ago, enjoying the cool air and taking note of which apartments had their doors and windows open to welcome the weather. Something about it made me think of Paris and I opened a window in our apartment, as well, while I worked on hand-made cards. The next morning I dressed up in my best Paris street attire, craving a warm baguette. I was planning on having breakfast outside on the balcony- half of a toasted bagel with a cup of strawberry yogurt and fresh sliced mango. I got side tracked and instead, later met Michael at Sonic for his lunch break. I wasn't able to enjoy his company for too long since I was taking (& making) phone calls from the Sheriff's Office. But we were able to snap a few photos together. Whenever I crave traveling around the world, I suddenly think of how so many different countries are actually in Orlando... at the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. (Epcot!) Here are some pictures I took while "in Paris" when Michael and I went to Epcot for Spring Break in 2010. I'd love to go back soon - and this time enjoy more of it. Especially the food and music. Bonjour!