Best Wishes

A funfetti cake topped with a frosting New Zealand flag at JVC's goodbye party on Saturday night. Cheers to him and all the adventures to come!

A Different View

Ordinary objects that I see on an (almost) daily basis suddenly because inspirational when I take the time to really see them. These pipes and electrical boxes in the stockroom at work are a perfect example.

Fading Fast

My attempt to capture the fleeting moments of the sunset tonight. The light oranges and yellows against the darkening blue sky looked amazing so I ran to take pictures through an upstairs window, as the colors faded before my eyes.

Treat yo self!

After a crazy, exhausting weekend filled with psycho, rude customers, sometimes the best way to get over it is to treat yourself! PS. The time that elapsed between the before & after shots is embarrassingly short.

Early Stages

Just a little sneak peek at the watercolor/drawing I started today. It's not even close to being finished yet!

Evergreens

Went for another walk in the snow a few nights ago. I can't get enough of the snow-covered trees!! As much as I love the bare branches blanketed in soft layers of snow, I'm obsessed with the white-coated limbs of the evergreen trees with their strong dark and light contrast.

Snow-covered branches

Bare tree branches + snow and Christmas lights + a dark sky = absolutely gorgeous. That's the kind of math I can handle.

Five Years

I can't believe it's been almost five years. Thanks for still showing up every once in a while & reminding me that you're still around. ♥

Winter Walk

As soon as I got home, I grabbed my Nikon and put on more layers to go for a quick walk in the falling snow. The daylight was fading fast, so most of the pictures turned out monochromatic but that's kind of what makes snow so magical in the first place, right?!

Blurry Flurry

Snapped a couple pictures of a spontaneous snow fall during a car ride yesterday afternoon. I love how snow transforms the world into a soft, still, silent, unrecognizable place. If only we could pause real life and enjoy the solitude for a day or two!

Obsessed

Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I'm addicted (to Starbucks. And Chipotle, but that's been less of a problem recently). I should probably be stopped, but it's too good to give up!

Morning Light

Enjoyed a vanilla latte and the early morning light in an empty mall before work on Friday morning. I can't get enough of all the lines and shapes on the ceiling in the mall! Although I do hate how those annoying round lights kind of ruin the pictures.

Paper Magic

It's a great feeling to be sitting inside and look up to see snowflakes dancing above my head. (Although seeing some of the real thing would be nice too!)

Scribbles

Just a little watercolor / pen drawing that I've been working on today.

Red Lights

Spent sometime hanging out in Chris' car tonight -- love the red dashboard and the in-a-strange-way-calming reddish glow of the interior lights.

Pause

After a long, stressful day at work, it feels great to take a moment to stop and appreciate the small things -- like the Christmas lights that are still up at the mall.

Twinkle

Who says Christmas decorations have to come down right away?! I'm enjoying my Christmas lights through [at least] January!

PF Chang's

Fell in love with these lights during a girl-dinner-date at PF Chang's with Katie. The lettuce wraps exceeded my expectations! So delicious.

Day 2

Here's to 2012!

My new year's resolution is simple: to draw/create/express myself every single day.