1. Today I went to my favorite used bookstore and bought my cousin Marquez three books for him to read. That boy needs more fantasy and adventure in his reading curriculum, and I am more than happy to oblige.

2. Toasted sourdough bread with light cream cheese fits my idea of the perfect snack food.

3. A major life goal of mine includes making sure ( Read more... )

Sometimes I don't understand Seattle weather. Yesterday it was over 70 degrees and sunny outside with blue skies. I even went for a 2 hour walk with my little cousin Hannah down to the waterfront to enjoy the beautiful sunshine. And today the weather treated us to gray clouds, completely overcast skies, and a little bit of rain. It stayed pretty ( Read more... )

Signs of extreme boredom:

1. Browsing Facebook aimlessly
2. Browsing Amazon.com for books I want to buy but probably won't read
3. A desire to do homework overcomes me even though I have 95 days of vacation left
4. Taking the time to count down how many days of summer I have left (like in Harry Potter!)
5. When plushies fascinate me endlessly

Four days down, 96 days of summer vacation to go. I will be doing so much nothing this summer, which is both good and bad. Luckily, my best friend is in the same situation who lives about a 15 minute walk away. Neither of us can drive and don't want to spend money taking the bus, which means we shall walk everywhere and get wonderfully thin (at ( Read more... )