Let Freedom Ring!!!!

The day is here. I'm almost speechless. It came in a flash and some big changes are ahead, but I'm ready. I finished my last paper early, officially (and literally) kissed it goodbye:


Then I took advantage of the nearly perfect day (a bit windy for complete perfection) and strolled through Central Park for the first time this Spring.











It is so lovely! I will miss this park the most.

What a great way to end the semester!! It feels fantastic to be at the end. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears...but it was worth it!

One Day More!

The Les Miserables song just popped into my head, so I just looked up the lyrics. The last stanza goes:

Tomorrow we'll discover
What our God in Heaven has in store
One more dawn
One more day
One day more!!

Actually, here's the song clip. It does it better justice to listen to it.



Yessss! It's true!! Tomorrow is the day! My LAST day of school!!!! I can't believe it!!!!!!!!!

Also, this:

"There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes!"



I love this musical. I grew up listening to and became addicted for while in my adolescence. I wish it was still on Broadway here. I would've seen it multiple times by now.

Yes, tomorrow is a going to be a beautiful day!!!!!

There's No Place Like (Almost) Home

This past weekend was fantastic. I played hard, even though I could've (and maybe should've) been working on finals. But no, the work will get done, and I have no regrets for playing instead. Friday I went to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens with the Todds, my second family:Adorable! The weather was absolutely perfection and the blossoms were a-bloomin'!It was so fun. Again, glad I went instead of writing papers. Duh.

The next day I went on a road-trip via a luxury bus with a group of friends for Jendar's birthday. The destination?? The one and only Atlantic City! I knew I'd feel right at home with the casinos and hotels. It was strange, though, to walk out of those casinos and see the ocean. It was like Coney Island meets Las Vegas. We rode the ferris wheel and were the only five people on the entire thing. I don't know if that's awesome or sad. Probably sad.
This is the view from the top!

I ate a fried Snickers bar, bought salt water taffy, and rode in a "rolling cart"!Delicious!It's like a pedicab, but instead of pulling us along on a bike, the guy walked behind us and pushed! It felt a little strange, but was fun! The whole trip was fairly inexpensive and it was cool to see another part of the east coast. I hope to make a couple more little trips like this before I head west.

More Beauty, Please! Thank You!

Spring is the best season ever.

Above is the Todd family, aka my second family. I babysit their beautiful children and love spending time with them. We went to Brooklyn Botanical Gardens this morning and the weather was perfect.

Ava's going through a hat phase. She's cool like that.

My Maker Made Beautiful Things

The last few days have been perfect weather. It's been on the warm and humid side more than I like, but still, I can't complain when I walk by this:


I snapped this one for my mama:


It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! This garden of tulips is right across the street from my apartment. Amazing.



This, I will miss.

The Reason

A Long Island Easter Sunday

My sweet roommate Armineh invited me and another friend to her parents' house for Easter weekend. It was such a nice getaway! I felt like we were gone three days, when really, we were only there for 24 hours. We took the Long Island Railroad train last night and hung out, ate food, went to Target! I was so happy to be in a parking lot in Target!
I used to dislike shopping centers, 'cause that's all Las Vegas is made up of, but oh, how I miss them now! I purchased some hot tights to go with my new hot shoes! I splurged on these puppies but they were worth it! I want to wear these every day, and I just might (if it's not raining. It's been raining for days and days now).

Today was church, and it is on the second floor of a public library. It was so cool to walk in the entrance of this library, but then up the stairs to find church chairs, church carpet, church paintings on the walls, etc.! I love the church. It's even unified when it comes to trappings and things. And someone at church had this Las Vegas-themed tote bag! Nice.
The weather was so beautiful today, so after church we relaxed on a blanket in the yard. It was super bright outside, but I was in high heaven!We also took turns on the tree swing, but it made me nauseous (stupid sensitive stomach of mine). But at least I got a cute picture!Easter dinner followed, as well as a nap and dessert. Her family was so nice and fun and made me and Cindy feel so welcomed! I'm so glad I went and rejuvenated before my two weeks of chaos.

TWO WEEKS!!!!!!!!! And I will be D-O-N-E!!!!!!!!