[tiffy trying] touristy DC things

Two weekends ago, my friend, Mela invited some friends to check out the National Arboretum in DC as part of her farewell-to-DC bucket list. She's off to grad school in the fall but leaving DC this week to travel around the world before school starts.

[ national arboretum, DC ]

[ 400yr old bonsai tree ]

[ pretty bonsai tree with red & gold leaves ]

[ magnolias in full bloom ]

I also got to check out another picturesque DC spot this past weekend. Mela held her despedida picnic at the Georgetown waterfront. It actually took me and K a little longer than expected to get there because we ended up on the wrong bus. Oops. But that was our little side adventure for the day. Georgetown waterfront is a wonderful place that's ideal for both sports and just, plain laying around the sun. We went on a particularly nippy day so there weren't hordes of people in the area. 

[ georgetown waterfront 1 ]

[ georgetown waterfront 2 ]

In case you think that all I do is just traipse around DC and enjoy the sites and the pretty weather, I've actually spent a lot of late nights doing homework and stress snacking like mad. 

[ all nighter - research paper writer - deadline fighter ]

The above picture was taken after a particularly crazy night of researching, writing, and heavy duty snacking. Hard work, I assure you. 

I also managed to find time to experiment in the kitchen but that's another story for another time. 

<3,

Tiffy 

[tiffy trying] domesticity

Friday is usually the day I get to catch up on housechores. Mondays through Thursdays I'm usually buried in my school books and weekends are typically spent enjoying couple time with Karl or catching up on more school work (or TV shows that I don't get to see during the school nights).

As a result, I like to spend my Fridays doing housechores. This usually consists of paying various bills that tend to add up exponentially behind my back:

[ makes me dizzy ] 

Playing floor hockey against Team Feral-Dust-Bunnies: 

[ I won! I think...]

And cooking a healthy dinner for date night: 

[ stove top multi-tasking ] 

I still have a long way to go before achieving the kind of domesticity that my cousin, Ginger has manager to pull off. Easter Sunday brunch a few weeks ago was a well decorated affair and a delicious feast of carbs, more carbs, pork, and all manner of desserts. 

[ rabbit infestation for easter ]

One thing I'm incredibly grateful for is the appearance of spring! She took her sweet time getting here but she's pretty much here in full force. Actually, she came late and left the party way early because it feels more like summer weather than spring weather. Last Wednesday, class got cancelled (due to my professor being out of town) so my friend Viv and I decided to check out the famous Cherry Blossom Festival. 

[ pretty cherry blossoms ]

K & I actually tried to check out the festival last weekend but the blossoms were still hiding inside their little buds. We decided to make the most of the gorgeous weather and walk around some of the famous DC sites- we saw the US Capitol, Washington Monument, Reflecting Pool, World War II Memorial, a garden with modern art sculptures, and walked around Chinatown after picking up apartment supplies from Bed, Bath & Beyond. 

The housework never seems to end. 

<3,

Tiffy