Happy Birthday Dad!

My dad's 65th birthday is on May 7th but I decided to make him his card earlier since that is also the day of my final. Wish me luck!

DIY Mother's Day Cards

I got a head start and made Mother's Day cards since it's approaching in a couple of weeks. I know for sure, I will definitely be too busy to make a card in the next few weeks! The two cards I made were inspired from cards I saw on Instagram. :) Hope you like them!

The top two cards were made by others, the bottom three were made by yours truly. :)

Cute Mother's Day Gift - Personalized I-Phone 4 Case

Custom iPhone Case

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DIY Fruit Turkey

A lot of the pictures I post and then blog about are old since I never had the opportunity to write about it. Better late than never right? So this past Thanksgiving, I saw an idea that caught my eye. It was a turkey shaped with fruit! I thought it was so cute and it was also so healthy! I attempted it myself and enjoyed eating it as well. It's very simple! Enjoy! :)

Ingredients:

- Purple grapes cut in half

- Blueberries

- Half a pear

- Small pieces of carrots

Day 1 of Running! 38:07.7

So spring weather is finally here! I was able to begin my exercise regimen the other day and ran 3 miles at one of my favorite places -- Rockland Lake. I will try to keep track of my time whenever I run to see my improvement. 38 minutes for 3 miles isn't bad for running for the first time this year! What do you think? :)

DIY Heart Card

I found this picture of heart cards while searching the web and found it to be a very cute idea! I thought it was simple enough for me to do and decided to make the card for a close friend of mine. :) Her birthday is tomorrow and she always made me cards in the past so I wanted to make her one as well.

DIY Mug Design

I love doing arts and crafts and try to whenever possible! I found this cute idea to make a mug design. :) I found a white, plain mug made of porcelain and wrote something sweet on it with a black permanent marker. I baked the mug in the oven for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees so the design would stay. Hopefully the words did not come off after many uses... I guess we will see! Hope you enjoy! This DIY is very simple and sweet!

Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV series)

I have the pleasure of watching Netflix due to two of my friends giving me their account passwords. Thanks for letting me freeload! I always heard this tv series was amazing but I never gave it the chance. It started in 2005 on Nickelodeon and they even created a second series called Legend of Korra. Can't wait to start watching that! Even though this is a kid's show, and I am 23 years old, I simply couldn't resist it! I have been a fan of anime since middle school and haven't watched Japanese cartoons in awhile. The three seasons of episodes left you wanting to watch more... continuously, nonstop.

Avatar teaches lessons of friendship, courage, and love. Children will gain significant wisdom from this show. I even enjoyed the life lessons during each episode. :) It made me sad when the series ended. I felt like I was growing with the characters and going on the journey with them! That's when you know a show is good; when you feel apart of it. The season finale was about an hour and a half long, and was filled with suspense as Aang faced the evil Fire Lord Ozai.

Quotes: 
"You must never give in to despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts. In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength."
- Iroh to Zuko

"The greatest illuson of this world is the illusion of separation. Things you think are separate and different are actually one and the same. We are all one people, but we live as if divided."
- Guru Pathik

"Destiny? What would a boy know of destiny? If a fish lives its whole life in this river, does he know the river's destiny? No! Only that it runs on and on out of his control. He may follow where it flows, but he cannot see the end. He cannot imagine the ocean."
- Jeong Jeong

"You think you're any different from me, or your friends, or this tree? If you listen hard enough, you can hear every living thing breathing together. You can feel everything growing. We're all living together, even if most folks don't act like it. We all have the same roots, and we are all branches of the same tree.
- Huu

“Perfection and power are overrated. I think you were very wise to choose happiness and love.”

—	Iroh to Aang