These pics were taken on our way home. This one below, we were driving past LaGuardia Airport. I thought that sun rays coming through the clouds were beautiful, and a plane about to land is right in the middle of it.

This next one is a view of Manhattan, you can clearly see the Empire State Building. I also like the sun rays highlighting it.

This final one is of the Brooklyn Bridge. Well, a part of it anyway. Such an iconic structure.

It was so lovely out, about 90 degrees! These flowers were beautiful, resting in the shade while everyone else sweated their butts off. Anyone know what type of flowers these are?

It was my 2?th birthday today and I’m so glad to say that it was a good one  All throughout the day I received birthday greetings from more people than I expected, which makes me really happy, because no one likes to be forgotten on their birthdays.

For my birthday dinner, we went to IchiUmi, a sushi/seafood buffet. Quite expensive, but well worth the money!

Afterwards, went back home, where my sis and b-i-l met up with us, to have my mocha-flavored birthday cake, pictured above. My awesome Papa bought it for me this afternoon as a surprise

After the singing and cutting and eating cake, the siblings and I went to the movies to watch Clash of the Titans in 3D. It was a treat from my sis and b-i-l, and they also gave me a $30 B&N gift card! I already know what that gift card is going towards lol

I also got snail mail birthday cards and packages from a couple of online friends, which were a real treat to find in my mailbox yesterday I’m so used to emails and digital versions of things these days that  receiving cards in the mail was like a breath of fresh air.

Overall, it was a fantastic birthday, with love from family and friends. I couldn’t ask for anything more.

I decided I needed to try out new beading stitches after finishing my liquid metal bracelet. Someone taught me the Russian Spiral stitch two weeks ago and the above bracelets are my first two results. They definitely didn’t take as long as the other ones I’ve been making because it’s a narrow, tubular type. I think they’re pretty cute and spring-y. I’ll have to try out this stitch using Swarovski crystals next time.

This liquid metal looking beauty is all mine! It’s wider than the previous ones I made (sis & mom) because I found the awesome silver clasp that I thought would look awesome for this type of bracelet. Since it’s for me, I decided to put in a few Swarovski crystals as well

What I cooked for dinner tonight. It is bihon noodles with pork, shrimp, garlic, cabbage, and carrots. My first time making it, but it came out delicious. The parents approved heartily

I finally finished my sister’s belated birthday gift bracelet. I could’ve finished it a while ago but just procrastinated lol I love this piece; it’s simple but the color of the beads I picked makes it look blingy as well.

Great rainstorm over the weekend.