Craving fulfilled :)

The hubby took me to eat some Korean BBQ for the first time a few weeks ago. I wasn't expecting too much except how awesome it was to cook our own meats at the table (hell yea!). Little did I know that that night would alter my cravings into a whole new system. It was that night that got me hooked on Korean BBQ. I can't believe I'd gone 25 years without EVER having eaten Korean BBQ. The food was amazing, life changing. It was since then that I've had a constant craving for some Korean BBQ. And tonight, I was definitely satisfied.

We ordered the variety platter. There was 4 different types of meat that we cooked and they were all delicious. There's this dip that's to die for. It has a nutty flavor and it goes great with the beef. I wish I knew what it was because that was heaven on earth. But unfortunately, there aren't too many pictures because I was too busy being a pig :/

I've found a new food obsession. Thanks a lot Korea.

It's the little things in life...

One of the best thing to come out of winter is drinking hot chocolate with loads and loads of marshmallows :) I'm one of those freaks who constantly add more marshmallows when the others in my drink have melted. I think one time I gave myself such a huge sugar rush from adding like half a bag of marshmallows into my hot cocoa. It was great!

So last night I made some hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls to go along with the relaxing I was about to do. It definitely felt great being able to kick my legs up on the couch, pig out on cinnamon rolls, and watch tv. Nothing beats it.



Today I did something I never do... I went out and bought fresh flowers. I was in a "domesticated wife" mood, I guess. I wanted some baby's breath but the store didn't have any. So I settled on some flowers that were actually used in my wedding a few months back. I wish there was a farmer's market or something by the house so that I can keep buying flowers from local florists and not have to pay out my butt at some franchise store. Oh well, having the flowers sitting on my desk makes me happy. I feel good about life every time I look at them. It's the little things in life that brings a smile to my face. Thank god for weekends ;)

Well, I did it!!

I spent the better part of yesterday using the Nikon EM. I was trying to get as comfortable as possible with it using some cheap film that I bought. I wanted to do all my trial and errors before I started using the more expensive films that I have lying around. So how was my experience? It was pretty fun actually. I had a great time shooting manual and getting back to basics with photography. Film definitely makes you think twice about your composition and the subject. I like that challenge... it brought me back to the good old days of shooting manual metering and focus with my D40.

I got my film developed this morning and was so excited to come back an hour later to check on the results. The pictures turned out... different than I thought it would. I'm not sure if it's because of the low light, the film, or the camera (maybe even ME, gasp!) but I wasn't too pleased with the results. Most of the pictures were slightly out of focus. I'm not sure if I was to blame but I gotta say that focusing on this camera is a major challenge. There's a part of the viewfinder that is shaded gray which makes it really hard to see where exactly you're focusing. Maybe I'm jut not used to it. Either way, here are the not so great pics. I'm definitely learning from my mistakes and moving on :)

Busy days of winter

It's so hard to keep up with blogging when I work full time. I don't see how people do it, it's EXHAUSTING. This week at work has been so hectic and crazy. I had a miserable day at work yesterday. I was beyond tired from lack of sleep and I had a throbbing headache all day. To make matters worse, it was a ridiculously busy day at work. I did not have a good day. No sir.

I'm super excited though. My 35mm film came in last night so today I'm gonna be testing out my Nikon EM. This will be the first time I shoot film so I'm pretty excited. I'm gonna try and just do some simple shots with the first roll so that I can get a hang of things before I do anything too serious. I'm excited!!

Here's to trying new things and trying to enjoy my days off :)

Relaxing with my babe

Leaving the city life behind

I spent the better part of yesterday hanging out at the hubby's work. Did I mention that he works in the middle of nowhere? Well, he does. The town's called Hockley, it's about 40 minutes northwest of Houston with about 300 people residing in its city limits. There are sprawling, acre wide properties with cows and horses grazing every mile or so. A small one car dirt road takes us to the barn-like building where Michael works. The property itself is on a huge piece of land that Junie loves to run around in. Of course, she has to be watched or else she crawls under a fence trying to follow a cow's scent. Regardless, it's refreshing being out of the city and into the carefree environment of the country.

Field trip to see some fuzzy friends

I decided a few days ago to pay a visit to the local zoo. It's been awhile since I'd visited, mostly because Houston summers are blindingly hot so I stay as far away from outdoor activities as possible. But with the recent cold fronts that have been moving in, it was the perfect time to check out the Houston Zoo. Fortunately, it seemed like the animals hate the heat as much as I do so they were all out in full force that day. I managed to get more pictures than I usually do, yay! Be prepared for an onslaught of pictures.

PS- don't mind the repetition of some of the pictures. I was SUPER tired when I made them. Mistakes were bound to happen :)