We went to see my fiance's sister yesterday for her 21st birthday lunch. Wow, it was super far. It took us almost 3 hours to drive there. But it was all worth it. =) Washington is so pretty this time of the year.


So many trees!! Evergreen State pride! Can you imagine the fresh air we get here? Oh yes, fresh clean pine smelling air.

Anyway, our long drive took us to a happy little family lunch.

Hi everyone! Oh yes, I'm still alive. I know I haven't showed up here for months (minus the other post I did a few days ago), yikes! That's because if I do go online, I usually only have a bit to say which means I head over to twitter. Well, hopefully, I'll be more committed to doing at least a monthly post.

So what's been happening lately? Well, my parents just got back from the Philippines and I'm so thrilled that I get to see them again! They stayed there for almost a year so I really missed them! Sad thing though is that they plan to only stay here for about 2 months.

Anyway, I bought this Sally Hansen nail strips earlier. Don't you think the plaid design is just too cute?


It came with detailed instructions, 8 strips per hand (varying in sizes so you can choose which fits best), a cuticle stick and a nail file/buffer.


It's pretty easy application. Just find a good fit to a nail, peel it off, press it on and file down the excess sticker. This is what my nails look like after:


Pretty cool huh? One thing I learned is that you will not find a PERFECT match so just go with the closest one and don't fret too much about it because it will look fine no matter what.

...UNLIKE my watercolor pencils:


Seriously, I thought they'd be more cooperative. Clearly, the red does not want to be watered down, and the blue kind of retaliated there. Maybe I need a better brush, or I need to resharpen the pencils, they could have dried out or something of that sort.

Written by Fermin Washington

Last time I moved everything went very poorly. I started packing right before the move, and everything got done much later than it should have. It was one of the most stressful experiences of my life, so I didn’t want to repeat it this time around. When I found out I had to move, I started planning immediately. I knew my husband wouldn’t be much of a help because his work has been crazy, so I enlisted the help of my sister. She is responsible and very organized, so she has been so helpful. She recommended some movers she used that are very reliable so I felt good to have that taken care of. Supposedly they are fast and always on time. Then I went to cabletelevision.net to make sure my satellite TV would be transferred on time. I already feel much better about the way things are going. I guess I learned my lesson last time. I can’t wait to be all moved in to our new place so I don’t have to worry about moving again for a while.

I keep telling myself that I need to go back to school for a career change. I just don't have enough motivation to push through. I AM SO LAZY, YOU KNOW.


I started knitting, by the way. I just finished my first project - a dishtowel. I actually liked it a lot so I'm working on my next one which is the same pattern except I'm making it smaller so I can use it as a scrubbie. Yay!

Knitting with Sugar and Cream 100% cotton yarn.

simplest of all, garter stitch

The pattern I used for the dishcloth is SUPER EASY:

Material: 100% Cotton yarn.
Size US7 needles.

1. Cast on 4 stitches.
2. Knit 4.
3. Knit 2, Yarn over, Knit to the end of row.
4. Repeat step 3 until you get to 44 stitches (or up to how big you want your square is).
5. Knit 1, Knit 2, Yarn over, Knit 2, Knit to the end of row.
6. Repeat step 5 until you get to 4 stitches left.
7. Bind off and weave tail ends.
8. YOU'RE DONE!

I feel so crafty these days. I bought some watercolor stuff a while back but I haven't drawn on paper in a loooooong time. I need practice so I might start by making copies of artwork I like, then hopefully find a style I'm comfortable with and go from there. Umpitty-ump.