Weekly Photo 2.26.2011

Taken 2.26.2011, Notre Dame-AmeriCorps National Conference, Washington, DC
We Americorps members ARE the essential piece to the puzzle.

New Book

I just ordered Living in the Raw: Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle from Amazon. This might be my new project: incorporating raw foods into my diet, possibly replacing, but we'll see.

Weekly Photo 2.13.2011

In 2004, I lived in Miami, Florida and attended Florida International University. It was such a different time then! It was practically a requirement to know Spanish to leave the campus, but it was cool because the chances were higher in Miami to run into a Brazilian or two while roaming around. 

One day, James and I took the 1.5 hour public transit bus ride to the eastern edge of Miami: downtown, to do a little exploring. In the front of one of the buildings we ran across this camera thing and we were amused. :) Memories.

Taken in 2004, Miami, Florida

Songs I like

Some songs I've bookmarked recently on Pandora.

Weekly Photo 2.5.2011

Yes, I'm going to go ahead and post another photo. I miss my maternal grandparents. Lately, a new project has been started in our family: to rebuild / repair the house my mom grew up in and my grandparents lived in until they passed. It's a beautiful old house that has a secret stairway that used to be for the servants - it is now closed off and the house has been divided up for renting. I am the oldest of the 3 girls in my family and I have the most memories of Gramma and Grampa, and that house. The following picture was taken a long time ago, and probably when I was either very young or not yet born. The location is the porch of the old house, where I remember swinging in that very same swing, probably singing to myself.