First.

Tonight I finished my first journalism piece.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
And I drank my first latte. (I'm not feeling this whole coffee thing....how could this stuff smell SO good yet taste so not-as-good-as-it-smells?...)

Here is the opener to my article:

Be astounded as sights of miraculous color, modern buildings of prevailing architecture, and stunning gardens pass before your eyes. Cultures of all diversity and expanse have contributed to make this event perfectly exquisite. The gentle smell of fresh flowers wafts past you along with seamless scenery of gardens displaying un-believable complexity. Aromas of savory and unconventional delicacies attract your senses. Enticing paths of intricate beauty into this innovative and striking world are leading you. Welcome to the Floriade 2012!


Are you "romanticized" yet?? 
Oh how I love writing.

I love fall

Enjoy the fall. It is lovely.

( My laptop screen is broken. Thus I have not had a computer available as often to post. There will be more posts when my computer is up and running again.)

Good Life

Its been crazy for me these past few days.
School is my life. No matter how much I do, there is always more to accomplish. This truth drives me insane. But only when I think about it too much, or let it bother me. Its when I take time to do things that refresh me in correspondence with everything else that pulls away my time, that I feel the most productive and sane. There is always a balance.
For example:
Last night Elliot is I had a bouncy ball throwing war from the balcony to the bottom floor or our apartment. He was on the floor and I was on the balcony, I had quite the advantage.  He would take cover in the many boxes lying around our home, while I launched the ammunition at him. We both enjoyed ourselves very much! I'm not sure if our neighbors in the apartment below felt the same way. Haha :)
Tonight while mom was walking Sammy, E and I drove my little truck around the block three times. We left the windows down while we laughed and laughed together. I amplified the shifting of gears, accelerating and sudden stops at stop signs. It was fun to pointlessly joy-ride with my super happy little brother. :)

Its a good life.

packing.

In the process of packing its been discovered that 60% of "my stuff" consists of:

• books
• magazines
• shoe boxes of letters
• Journals 

I like words. A lot.

Pictures of our new home coming soon!

Cresto the Gecko

Speaking of reptiles (the same topic as the previous post), I have another cool reptile to post about! This is Cresto the Gecko, Rachael's new pet.

Look at his cool coloring!

Tree Frog! 

I saw this frog late at night (or early in the morning, it was around 2am) on the little window next to our front door in Maine this summer. I was so excited! I'd never seen a tree frog before. I grabbed my camera and took this picture real quick, it wasn't a very good picture so I went to get my mom's camera. I came back real fast and my little tree frog was gone, he wasn't even there long enough to get two pictures of him. But there is no reason to dismay because I do have this picture! :) 

Rachael told me it wasn't a big deal to see a tree frog, "Oh. I see those all the time." Even though she wasn't joining in on my enthusiasim I was still excited.

Whoa! I just noticed something about this picture. Look at the reflection of the flash and then zoom out a little and you'll see the silver body of the camera. Zoom out a little more and you'll see you both my hands on either side of the camera. haha! That's weird...

Happy November everybody :)