This Weekend

I am hoping that the weather decides to be good this weekend. Partly because I am really sick and tired of the rain and partly because Louis and I have already made a date for that day to go to Tiger Mountain and I would hate to have to cancel that trip. Even though we do have a backup plan if it does rain, I would really love to get out of the house and back out into nature. Plus I also want to try out the new camera too! The last time I went to tiger mountain was over ten years ago when I went with my brother Steve. It was so much fun and the view was amazing! We even ate McDonald's food when we got to the top (back when I still ate meat). I can't wait to go back again, but this time with a guy I really like. Here are two pictures from last time.

New camera

Well, the title basically says it all. Yesterday I went out to Best Buy and bought myself a brand new Nikon digital camera. The Olympus camera I got several months ago just is not as good as I would like. I've had really good luck with Nikon so I stuck with that brand. This camera is really good and I love the Macro mode because I enjoy taking close-up shots. Here is an example:

I decided to try a close-up of my Leopard Gecko Gollum and I have to say that the picture actually makes him look kind of cute! I can't believe he is 8 years old. I have a feeling that I am going to have way too much fun now and I don't have to worry about changing lens when I am out on a hike. I also don't need to worry about breaking a $1200 Nikon D90 either.

Great Weekend!

I had a fantastic weekend! I was not sick when I woke up on Saturday, so I was able to get things done in the morning. Since I didn't have to worry about working, I was able to make some really yummy No-Bake cookies that I brought to Louis's house that night. I got to his house around 5:45 but I called him right before I left the house so that he could get prepared. I brought my laptop so I could show him more of my photos that I haven't printed out yet. The dinner was great! The curry and rice were cooked perfectly. Right after dinner we ate some of the cookies I brought and they were so good! Next, Louis, his sister and I all watched Tangled together. I had never seen it before and I have to say that it was a super cute movie. I wasn't sure what to expect but I really liked it. After the movie was over I took out the laptop and showed him some of the photos that I had taken over the last several years. We had some laughs about a few of them (which was fun in itself). When we were done looking at my pictures he took me downstairs to show me some pictures on his computer. They were mostly pictures from his mission in Japan but there were also some from Germany, and here in Washington. All I can say is WOW. Japan looks amazing! There are so many parks there and many have beautiful waterfalls. I can't really put into words how good they were because they are hard to describe. Time flew by really fast and before we knew- it was 1 am! I have never in my life stayed out that late.....ever. I got home around 2 am but I had the best time. I'm going to invite him over for dinner next week (this week was really busy for my mom) when I see him at FHE tonight.

Bad Timing

I made a date for tomorrow evening with Louis. It should be really great but there is a chance I may not be able to go. I had the last two days off work which have been really nice....until last night. I couldn't wait for the new show called Mobbed- with Howie Mandel and right before it was about to start I got sick! I couldn't believe it...I was thowing up so bad (at least lunch and dinner). I didn't even know that much food was in me. This went on for about an hour before I finally felt a little better and by then I was totally exhausted. I first texted my boss to let her know that I couldn't come in to work today (I couldn't talk because I was in between throwing up), then I went to bed. I ended up waking up about 3 times with nausea but there was really nothing left in my stomach at that point, so it wasn't that great of a night. I feel a little better today, but haven't eaten anything that would be too harsh on my stomach (really didn't want it to come back up again). My boss called me this afternoon to let me know that I didn't need to come in to work tomorrow because she thought I should have one more day to rest. I just hope I feel better tomorrow because I want to go on this date tomorrow night- and want to watch Tangled while I'm at his house too (I haven't seen it yet). If I don't feel better I will have to call him up and tell him that we'll have to do it another day. I hope I don't have to do that.

Date Night

Last night, after FHE, I was asked if I would be interested in a Dinner/Movie date one night this week. I haven't responded yet, but it will be yes. Now the only thing I have to do is tell him that I am a vegetarian, since he offered to cook dinner. He said it would be a japanese curry (what kinds of things are in it anyway). Well, that's all for now.

My weekend

I had a great weekend and I hope there are many more to come! On Saturday morning I went to the All Fool's Day Parade that the city of Woodinville puts on every year. I took Oscar last year but he kind flipped out with the sirens of the fire trucks and police cars. It was so bad that I thought for sure he was going to have a seizure (it happens when he gets stressed) so this year I left him home. I didn't want to put him throught that again. Louis had asked me a few days ago if the family would mind if he came with me. He had never heard of this parade before (probably because he has lived in Bothell all his life) and thought it sounded fun. I told him that my family wouldn't mind and that it is a very fun event. He called me just as I was pulling into the Top Food parking lot and told me where to meet him. Then we went to meet up with the rest of my family (this includes my mom, two of my sisters, a brother in-law, niece and nephew). After the parade we went to get some cake that the city of Woodinville provided. Louis and I both had chocolate pieces (there was also vanilla too) and WOW it was good! I would have gotten a picture of it but by the time we got there, it was already almost half gone and I'm sure nobody wants to see that. After cake Louis and I walked over to Barnes and Noble for a little while. We looked at all sorts of books and also talked about the kind of books we enjoyed reading. It was very fun. We then went to a couple of other stores before each going home. When I checked the time on my phone it had been about 3 1/2 hours since the end of the parade. The time just flew by so fast! Now, here are some pictures from the day.

The fire truck at the start of the parade

These were for some mexican restaurant

The Easter Bunny

The Mini Cooper

Ronald McDonald (he scares me)

Back to the Future

Life is great!

So yesterday was a great day, for more than one reason. The weather was so nice with lots of sunshine. I have been housesitting, so I got out of the house a little bit later than I had planned because I wanted to make sure that the dogs had a chance to play. I went home to do a few things before I went out.

Fast forward a few hours and I decide to go to the Wilmot- Gateway park in Woodinville with Oscar and then walk the Sammammish River Trail. I called up a friend of mine Louis to see if he wanted to join me. He didn't have any plans for the evening so he met me at the park and we started walking. We got to talking about many things and the time went by so fast! When we finally checked the time it had been two hours, so we decided to turn around and head back. It only took about an hour to get back to the park. It was so much fun though and we both had a great time. By the time I got home it was about 7:45 ish and I had to hurry and get my stuff together so that I could leave for the other house. The poor dogs hadn't been out since 11 am. I felt bad for them but at the same time I felt to good because I had so much fun. I'm hoping that there will be more fun times in the future!