June 23rd, 2009

I cooked my very last dinner at my apartment tonight. I decided to cook pancit and adobo since Chris has never really had any Filipino food. It's always fun for me to prepare and fun to share what I cook with others.
I hope you both liked it and I look forward to cooking for you guys again! :)

June 22nd, 2009

This is my last week in DC, so there will likely be many photos a day because I'm suddenly becoming a bit nostalgic.
The first photo is of the living area of my apartment. I had to capture it before I packed it up. Isn't it photogenic? I think my roommate and I did a swell job in making it feel homey. I will miss coming home to it!

I will miss little Izzy too! But will she miss me?

This was taken over the Key Bridge on my run to Georgetown today. For some reason, I always feel liberated when I walk over this bridge.

June 21st, 2009

Since Sunday was both the Summer Solstice and Father's Day, I have two pictures honoring the two occassions:

Dawn along the Potomac


And a very proud father with his family!

Happy Father's Day Pa and Kuya!

June 20th, 2009

It was so much fun to see and hang out with my co-workers again outside of work :) The potluck was such a great idea! I laughed a lot and ate a lot... and wish I could come to future ones!
I miss you guys!
(I really wish I took more photos!)

June 19th, 2009

Friday was a very good day! I met up with Jules for lunch and we headed to the National Zoo. I loooove watching the animals, but I was most excited to see the pandas! :)

They're sooo cute!

For the evening, I went to Artomatic, a month long art festival in DC, which was very entertaining and inspiring. Sarah and I went to support Emily whose artwork you can see in the third photo down.

The event also showcased the Washington Post's Peeps Diorama Contest. This next photo was the winner of the contest, inspired by Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks." There were really so many creative entries, but I was biased to this one.

Sarah and I with Emily :)

June 18th, 2009

I shot this photo today while on the Metro (Blue line heading towards the Pentagon from Arlington Cemetery).
I don't use the metro as often as I should, but when I do take it, I always feel at peace... probably quite the opposite of all the busy bodies on the train just trying to get from Point A to Point B.

June 17th, 2009

Tonight I made spaghetti alla vongole (spaghetti with clams). It was my first attempt and it was very, very good and very simple to make. I remember back in Italy, my dad would make this during the summer months, and so having it tonight brought back all those feelings of warm, fresh summer evenings when I lived in Gaeta. I really wish I could've shared this with others. Oh well, next time...