Goodbye, five sixteen and one half.

I thought it was only fair to showcase my favorite part of my apartment.
I'll really miss my giant kitchen, the insane amount of counter space and all of these cabinets!
I'll be officially moved by April 30th and I'm getting excited.
We found an apartment with hardwood floors, a sunroom and a lovely backyard that we're applying for soon.
I'm praying and crossing my fingers that we get it!

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I'm shooting a wedding this weekend in Princeton and I'm trying to prepare myself for shooting indoors since it's supposed to snow..
Speaking of, what happened to Spring?

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I finally finished sowing seeds indoors today so they'll be ready to plant by mid May.
Tomatoes, LOTS of peppers, zucchini, onions, etc etc.
I'm trying to grow a few different kinds of flowers, including poppies this year too. My mom has never been able to grow them so I thought I'd give it a shot.

Big news for me: I started working out four days ago and it feels great.
Myra and I jogged a mile at the Y yesterday! We were so exhausted afterward and I'm still a little sore. Today was my day to rest (other than work!) but tomorrow I'm going back at it!

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Only a month to find a second job and get packed up! Time to get busy! :)

BEACH !

Zack and I left for the beach last Saturday and arrived home yesterday.

I can't remember the last time I had so much fun! Easily one of the best weeks of my life.

We spent lots of time with our feet in the sand (my sunburned legs can attest)
and enjoyed lots of good food, including the best falafel I've ever eaten.
And to top it all off, even managed to nerd out in the evenings and made it five hours into Final Fantasy XIII.

We went to the aquarium and I took a few photos there, but my camera battery died soon after and I accidentally left my charger at home.
Therefore, most of these photos were taken with my phone.

Mokins in the backseat.

First day on the beach was chilly!

A nice lady offered to take our picture!

Feeling a little green.

Picked up this sweater from Goodwill last week. :)

Counting days.

I'm trying to enjoy the remainder of my time here.
I finally found out a few days ago that I'll need to move by the end of April.
Leaving is hard, but I feel that this place is what I needed to feel like myself again.
I'll indeed miss my friends, but I can leave knowing that I brought a few people together. :)
and I know that I'll never be too far away.

I plan to settle on a place to move into and start packing when we return from the beach.
I'm excited and sad, but know in my heart that this is the next chapter for me.

For now, ginger tea then off to work.

..but instead.

Painting = fun.

Started this one last night and finished up today. I really like it.
Painting really relaxes me and makes me happy.

My beautiful begonia that I purchased last week:

I now have a grand total of ten houseplants and they are all doing great!

Beach in exactly.. FOUR DAYS.

compiled from old pages:

dark and secret places.

she whispered,

"midnight."

forever remembering you:

tower up into the night like a young tree

flame

the other would be gone,

demolished

remembering you

stillness and the memory

would become too great

smiling through the bright film of tears.

his hands in both of hers

glorious a thing it is to love and be loved

dissolving

kissing.