[twentieth]

My camera was playing tricks on me this day.  The above photo looked dull in the playback but the colors popped when I uploaded it. The photo of the oatmeal cookies I baked that was going to be my pic of the day looked fine in playback, but were super blurry on the computer.  

The weather in the area had been beautiful and I felt compelled to get at least one picture with the sun in it--glad this one came out :)

[nineteenth]

Olive oil bottle in B's kitchen.

[eighteenth]

No, no, not a shameless Coke plug -- this is from the aluminum Coca Cola bottle my mom bought for me in Vancouver months before the Olympics.  It's smaller than your typical bottle (if those are typical anymore), lightweight, spotted with illustrations of winter sports and just darn cute.  I can't believe I didn't drink it earlier, but since I've been watching more Olympics this year than ever before, the timing felt right to finally crack the seal.

[seventeenth]

This is part of design of the Feist poster that hangs in my apartment.  I love the colors and it adds some joy to my living room. 

[sixteenth]

 

The orchid lights in the living room...it's been a slow photo week.

[fifteenth]

This is the first time I've used all four burners at once.  Clockwise from bottom right corner: water attempting to boil for steamed carrots, basmati rice, sauteed onions, boiling lentils!

[fourteenth]

B gave me a lovely Valentine's Day.  In the morning, I was led to the kitchen to see this plate of cuteness and tastiness working together in harmony :) It was a beautiful day.

To continue with this ooey, gooey, ushy, gushiness, I noted some of my favorite love songs I've heard in the past year while browsing through my iTunes library and elsewhere.  There are songs about love between significant others, love for family, songs about love sought and others of love found. 

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Daybreak - Snow Patrol 

Sister - Dave Matthews

 

[thirteenth]

Homemade meatball sub.  'Nuff said.

[twelfth]

Here's the Valentine that never came to fruition.  It was just too girly for a boy and had too much empty space -- I did however salvage the teapot and teacups I'd cut so meticulously from paper that were once glued to the card above.  Those pieces are on my fridge now :)

[eleventh]

Haagen Dazs Five Vanilla Bean is hands down the best vanilla ice cream I've ever had.  This was Thursday's dessert of mango and ice cream.  It was good, but the sweetness of the mango was completely masked by the sugary goodness of the Five.