LOOK WHO'S GROWING A GREEN THUMB

In an attempt to beautify my patio, awhile back I purchased some basic gardening items and set to work. Fast forward to today, while out watering my two 'projects' (yes, they are deemed as such since I'm not exactly 'lil Miss Gardener') I came across a beautiful sight. . .my first flower in bloom! Let's face it, it does not take a whole lot of work/skill to plant and grow flowers like these, but regardless, I was quite excited to see the fruits of my 'labor' pay off since I wasn't sure my gardening skills were going to turn out so well. It's the small victories in life that matter. I can't wait to see the progress that both pots make, and especially to see them in full bloom! Maybe I have a bit of gardener in me yet.


In other news, here's what my life is looking like at the moment:

- 2 days left at work
- 4 days left of grad. school projects/assignments. . .ever
- 5 days until leaving for a week of camp in NC with a bunch of high-schoolers

Ah, life.

I'M STILL HERE

As I'm sure we're all aware of, life gets busy and sometimes the things we want to do have to be put on hold for the things we need to do. I'm hoping to regain some semblance of sanity by the end of this month but until I find myself capable of completing full thoughts I'll leave you with this brief overview of some of the fun things I've been able to squeeze in in the last couple of months.

April:

Met up with my brother in lovely Raleigh, NC where we enjoyed the sights, heard some great live music, ate some hearty down-south cooking, rooted on the Tarheels, and strolled the streets of Chapel Hill. Being right in the heart of Tarheel country while March Madness was going on we found it a little tricky to find parking at a local alehouse in order to catch the game. However, we soon noticed that North Carolinians seem to take the matter in to their own hands and create parking spaces anywhere they can, so we decided to do the same:

Please note, A. that we are in fact parked up on the sidewalk (as were many other cars), and B. the sweet rental car that we had to cruise around in.

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May:

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Started the month off with some special guests (a.k.a. my mom and both grandmas) and a slew of celebrations -- my birthday, my pseudo-graduation (I walked in the ceremony but am not done with classes for two more weeks), and mother's day. (did I mention that the view at our Mother's Day brunch happened to be of a monster truck show that just so happened to be taking place on that portion of the beach that day? Well, it was.)

I then finished out the month with some more special guests from back home being in town and we hit up the boardwalk here and headed north to see the sights in DC.

Though they've been busy, stressful months they've also provided for lots of great times in the midst of it all. There's a lot more yet to come in the near future as well, so stay tuned. . .I promise I'll be around.