Remebering Parts of 2010: DC Cherry Blossoms

So I intended to do an outfit post today but I walked out to a monsoon happening outside of our house and let's just say, my reaction wasn't necessarily pretty. So instead of doing an outfit post, I decided to look back to my time spent in DC. At this time last year, I had lived in DC for 3 months already because I was interning at the Mexican Embassy for a semester. One of my all time favorite things in DC were the Cherry Blossoms. I had the date marked for the festival since January last year because I was that excited to see them. Little did I know that Brooklyn Botanical Gardens also has a Cherry Blossom Festival but hey, might as well see the cherry blossoms draping over the Potomac River while overlooking the Jefferson and Washington Memorials right?

Hah. I just realized I even matched the cherry blossoms. I forget if that was intentional or purely accidental. Brett came down for the weekend and we spent the entire day just walking around the river edge and having a little picnic while trying to avoid tourists which was literally impossible. There were tons of people EVERYWHERE. (I didn't count myself as a tourist because I was technically living there, even if it was only for 3 months, haha. makes sense to me, no?)

It was a beautiful day and I'm glad I was able to get pictures of it so I have a tangible memory of them. Ever since DC, I've been obsessed with cherry blossoms. I even have the cherry blossom body wash from Bath and Body Works. And I definitely need to see them every year but I NOW know that I can travel 25 minutes to Brooklyn rather than 4 hours to DC. I didn't even know Brooklyn had a Botanical Garden until some time last year! New York never fails to surprise me.

Have you guys ever been to DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival? Go to this website and you see can see all that's being planned if you want to venture out there for a weekend! Believe me, It's definitely worth it. 

And now I must venture off to the library to study for an exam that I have in 6 hours. Wish me luck!

Happy Tuesday! :)

Remembering Parts of 2010: Lea Comes to NYC

WARNING: This post includes TONS of pictures. =]
Looking back on 2010, it was an AMAZING year. I was in DC from January to May interning at the Mexican Embassy where I met a great group of people and became really close friends with some, especially the intern who worked with me at the embassy, Lea. I love this girl to pieces and even though she's ridiculously far away now as she moved to Spain to teach recently, one of the highlights of my year was when she came from Michigan with her boyfriend to visit me over the summer. Brett and I took her and her bf (who's from Spain) all around NYC for four days and these are just some of the highlights in no particular order ....

And there you have it. I apologize for the photos being all over the place but I tried to come full circle by showing you the Empire State Building by day and by night. Surprisingly enough, it's still red and green as I type. I love reflecting on a warmer time although it makes me want summer and miss Lea. Also, I should add that most of these pictures are taken by her boyfriend. Aren't the pictures fantastic? We had a joke the entire time that we needed to switch boyfriends because she hates taking pictures like my boyfriend and I love taking pictures like her boyfriend. Haha.

This will probably be the last post until after Vegas. Have I mentioned I'm going to Vegas? Haha, only like a billion times. When I see you lovely people again, I will make sure to post all the fun. =]