2011: The year of the Nikon

Monday, February 28, 2011

3/20/11: Copper

COPPER

I love this purse for many reasons. 1. I love the color combos of pink and brown. 2. I love the strap and how it fits comfortably over my shoulder and yet snug between my side. Perfect for when you are out at bar and don't want to put your purse down. 3. I love the size and it's ability to hold my essentials, as well as outlawed candy for the theatres. But most of all, I love the story and memory of purchasing the purse.

A few years ago, I travelled to NYC to meet up with my best friend, Alicia who was also visiting the big city. Alicia and her parents were there for the week, and had a nice hotel room and offered me a place to crash if I wanted to come in for a day or two. I thought it would be fun and so I hopped on my favorite transportation into the city that never sleeps... FUNG WAH!

Now for those that don't know about Fung Wah. I love it. It's the fastest way in/out, as they have buses that leave just about every 15 minutes. It's super cheap, $25 roundtrip from Boston to NYC. But according to local news, not always the safest way to travel. As they are often show on tv news: on fire, crashed, and or pulled over on the side of the road. But for me, I roll the dice everytime I ride. I've been a proud passenger atleast 5 times, and to this day nothing. So for the price, the schedule, and the stories of passengers... I love it, and continue to embrace it!

This gem of a purse was purchased on Canal Street.. We're talking black market, 2 way radio communication, knock three times on a hidden wall situation. Full fledge black market ish and quite an adventure. If it's not on your bucket list, purchasing a knock off purse on Canal Street in NYC, it should be.

3/13/11: Chestnut

CHESTNUT

These are the train tracks that are down the street from my childhood home in Exeter. I used to cross these tracks everyday walking home from school. As a kid, these are the train tracks that my brother and I would lift up our feet over while driving in the car and making a wish. I can hear the familiar thud-thud. The other day while in town, my mom and I took her dog, Willow for a walk and I brought my camera along to look for the color chestnut. I think the color on the inside of the track is what sticks out to me.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

3/6/11: Cerulean

CERULEAN

Introduced in 1990

St George's Greek Church
Manchester, NH

This Saturday, while driving home a Greek Church caught my eye. The architecture and design of the building makes it stand out from the dozen of other churches nestled within the city that I pass on a daily basis. If I had more time, I would have liked to venture inside the church to see what it looked like. I've never been to a Greek Church, or service. It would be interesting to check it out one of these days. But for drive by purposes, I thought the buiding captured the color, Cerulean well.

Snapping pictures of the church made me think of my distant relatives and family. My Great grandfather came to the United States as a stow away on a potato boat from Greece to escape the Nazis/German forces. According to my Nana, her father's family lived/owned land on the island of Lafkada. As kid, I've always felt like a Casadine (GH reference) and wanted to go back to regain control of our family's island that was lost/taken away. It would be a dream come true to travel to Greece and visit our island. I hope to one day soon make that dream a reality.

2/27/11: Carnation Pink

CARNATION PINK

Introduced in 1949

Be Mine.

Conversation hearts are always a staple around my apartment for Valentine's Day. I'm happy to report that this year, Mark and I appear to have eaten none of these sweet treats as proof by the photo. I try to put out my 'holiday decorations' a few weeks before, and as I picked up things to get ready for the next occassion I found the heart shaped jar filled to the brim with these tokens of affection. As I snapped away, hoping to capture carnation pink, I was disappointed to see all the new slangs and greetings imprinted. I was happy to see that atleast they still have I love you.

2/20/11: Cadet Blue

Taken from the 5th Floor of Saints Medical Center
Lowell, MA

3/13/2011: This has been an emotional week. Mark's father fell ill on Monday, and landed himself in the hospital. He's doing well now, but earlier this week we weren't sure what his prognosis would be. It's been a scary thing to witness and to feel so helpless for Mark and his amazing family. Mark's Dad is still recovering and has a long road ahead, but thankfully it looks like he will be okay. It's amazing what you can miss when your thoughts are elsewhere. Mark and I have been visiting the hospital daily for hours at a time and yet it wasn't until today, that I noticed this out of the hospital window. Unfortunately, this was the only decent picture I was able to take because of the XXX bars on the windows of the hospital room, but I think it still came out kinda cool. I thought it was symbolic of the current situation, faith rebuilt.