It’s mom’s birthday tomorrow, and I can’t be in America to celebrate it with her!
I miss you mom and I love you too!
(The boom box is our gift for her, hehe).
Category Archives: Connect
As of Late
As most of you know, this is my summer home (in America) to visit relatives and friends. Since I arrived in Seattle almost two weeks ago, my schedule has literally overflowed with various visits, events, meals, tiring unpacking & repacking my suitcase, stressful airport adventures, road trips etc. Here are some snippets from the last two weeks.
After 26 hours of traveling I made it to Washington DC (!!!!) and enjoyed a lovely week with my Mom and old friends.
Flying out of DC, we made our way to a beach house in Galveston, TX to enjoy time with extended family. Speckled trout fishing, boat riding, fish-fry dining, crab hunting, sun bathing, salt-water swimming, etc. made for an exciting week.
Sunset at 3am
The countless carefree summer evenings, always comfortably residing in the back of our mind.
(nikkithy, instagram)
The artist places focus on the seaside sunset and dark ocean clouds, steering away from pure photography and stepping into the realm of art. The geometric alteration and vintage color scheme transcend a representation of this moment to communicate an emotion.
Here I tried the same technique.
By the way, check out Nikkity’s web store and blog here.
Finals Week
The dreaded week of final exams has begun. Final Exams week is almost here and I’m sure everyone will agree that the weekend before the “battle” is always the worst. I woke up somewhat late this Saturday morning and started studying. The only thing that keeps me going is the thought that I only have to get past these 4 days of torture and then I’ll be on my way to America! Family, good food, green grass, outdoor swimming pools… the list is endless! There are no words to express just how excited I am to see my relatives as well. But for now, I better stop thinking about that and start focusing on school work… Wish me luck on my finals!
Sources: From Ignant
iphone Pictures/Spring Trips!
Here are some pictures of what’s been happening lately.
Each spring our school provides a class trip to different parts of China, on these trip we sight see, experience Chinese culture, and eat a ton of Chinese traditional foods. The time has come once again for each class to head out on their Spring Trip. So, to make sure I am fully prepared, I went shopping today for some of my favorite snacks to bring along – as a back up, if you know what I mean! Snacks are a definite must when going on spring trip – to quote myself, “a trip is not a trip without food”. I am so excited to have the oppertunity to visit NanJing, a city in China regarded as one of the most famous cities in China because of it’s extensive history. This ancient city was actually the Northern capital of China and later was attacked by the Japanese in WWII. I’m anxious to discover the adventures NanJing holds for me. Wish me luck on my travels!
As of Late…
Thought I would share a bit about what’s happening in my life this week…
– Celebrating Jessie’s “sweet 16th” Birthday was spactacular (view the post about it here!)
– Deciding what to do about my habit of watching TV/a movie every night… uh oh
– Just started “stumbling” on Stumble Upon – its an awesome way to discover new blogs like this, this, and this one!
– No school on Friday! I’m planning on spending my day making smoothies, taking walks, and chatting with friends.
– Inspired by this video.
– Can’t stop thinking about our trip home (to America) this summer to visit friends and family! The first thing I want to eat when I get there is Chili’s Buffalo Wings (YUM!)
– Thankful that my relatives send packages full of Easter goodies every year! I love you guys <3
– Random Question: Right now would you rather be on a beach sun bathing or in a mall shopping?
Happy Birthday Jessie!
Did you know that Jessie and Maddie are born exactly one week apart (with 2 years in between)?! The month of April is crazy with Birthday frill, delicious cakes, lovely packaged presents and rainbow colored balloons. We celebrated Jessie’s Birthday on Saturday (although her Birthday is really the 13th of April) and I enjoyed a day (of much needed rest) spending time with my adorable Birthday sisters. Suffice it to say, I satisfied my baking crave by baking every single thing possible within a span of two days.
I fried cake donuts (sweet) while Maddie cooked egg boats (savory) for Jessie Saturday morning. My advice to you, “save donut boxes!” — reuse them when you feel creative enough to make your own sweet-dough desserts!
Guess where we got the ingredients to make this delicious (literally to die for) dessert? My cousins sent them all the way from AMERICA! Of course they do not sell chex cereal, chocolate chips, OR powdered sugar in a typical Chinese super market so this was an especially delectable (and rare!) treat for Jessie.
Smoothies for an afternoon refreshment (YUM!), nothing more to be said.
Blog Meeting
Today was a big day for the blog. Since I am currently in China, we are right now having some regroup chats and making strategies for the future. Our goal is to really stay true to our main purpose of staying connected.
This means chatting, talking, living, and thinking with the view of our siblings and staying in-touch. I want to keep going over ideas with each other and making sure that this is not in an individualistic approach. Below are some instagram photos from today… inspiration for the future.
Birthday Breakfast | Crepes
Happy Birthday Maddie! This morning I got up early – well, as early as I could pull myself out of bed – to start preparations for Maddie’s Birthday breakfast. We made her favorite, crêpes! These French pancakes are delicious, especially when served with whipped cream, jam, or lemon. I scrambled around, touching up the table settings and decorations, every minute expecting Maddie to wake up and catch us unprepared. I should’ve known that Maddie never wakes up on her own accord, though. In the end the breakfast was delicious. It is suffice to say that I wasn’t able to eat another bite until two in the afternoon!
To my lovely sister: I hope you had an amazing birthday today! You daily make me smile with your cheerful attitude; today I hope that I could give you at least a piece of the surprises and fun that I enjoy when I am with you! It is a blessing to have you as my sister! <3 Jessie
Happiness…
Here’s a new motto to those of you who were hoping to squeeze in some extra hours of sleep this weekend – “Happiness is loving SLEEP”. I have been trying to get in some late mornings myself this week as we are on Spring Break. Our recent move to our new apartment, however, has interfered with my plan a bit. So please, tonight get some sleep for me!
Source: Back Picture