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The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.265

Rockville Arts Festival with some friendlies and baking cookies with some lovely little ones I babysat.

The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.227

Dinosaur BBQ with some crazy UB loves. So happy we got to catch up. And then Light City Baltimore, which was interesting to say the least. I def need to work on my photog. skills, but at least i got my diamond ;). And, I loved loved loved the boats.

The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.217

Brooklyn take two. More food, more art, and friends.


The Pursuit of Happiness : 2.216

A successful day  in Brooklyn and LES. So many walls. So much food. I love it all. Here are a few (OK a bunch) of my faves from today.

The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.175

Such a fun day, and I am so proud of myself for making it happen! I navigated Baltimore on my own to attend a letterpress Valentine's Day card making workshop, held by Baltimore Print Studios. I have been wanting to go there for at least a year, and I finally made it. Naturally, I can't wait to go back and take the class they offer, to learn so much more. The studio and experience were unique and colorful. I love the cards I made, even though V-day is probably my least favorite holiday. And bonus, BPS instagramed one of my cards as one of their favorites from the day! Woot, woot, that was such a confidence boost for me, and made me feel like my design skills are on par.

The fun didn't stop there. Baltimore Restaurant Week was extended due, to the snow a couple weeks ago, and so I tried a restaurant. I have been wanting to try so many of the participating places, and I figured being in Baltimore, this was my chance even if I was alone. Again, I made my way through Baltimore, and reached the Lebanese Taverna with ease. It was so worth it! I got the falafel platter and pumpkin kibbeh combo they offered for the occasion. Omg. I will definitely be going back. The hummus; the pita with za'atar seasoned oil; the kibbeh, everything -- amazing! I will definitely being going back, and bringing Brenden along. Also, I am so incorporating za'atar into everything I make from now on (okay, probably not everything, as you'll figure in my next paragraph, but certainly a lot of my staples). I will let you know how it goes!

Finally, Brenden and I made a cake. Well we are making a cake. And it is going to be fabulous. It is late and we have to let it cool before frosting, so pictures on that tomorrow. The cake pieces we tried after leveling were so delicious. I can hardly wait to take a slice of the final product tomorrow. 
 



The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.137

So excited to have received my push pin map tonight! I have ben wanting this for forever. And it is so nice. Now to start pinning and hang it up for the world to see (or maybe just anyone who comes to my apartment).


The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.84

A very chill day: testing my new make up  |  picking up my race packet at the expo for the 10K Across the Bay tomorrow  |  taking pictures of the street art in Annapolis; chickens everywhere  |  eating brunch/lunch at Miss. Shirley's (I've been wanting to try Miss. Shirley's for months, and it lived up to my expectations -- those biscuits, mmm!)  |  walking around downtown Annapolis, enjoying cookies and sweets and postcards


The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.78

A roadtrip to NYC to visit my cousin Geri, watch the NYC Marathon, get makeovers at Macy's, walk the High Line, look at street art, and eat delicious food including falafel and sushi. A packed day of fun, what's not to like?!

The Marathon: We went to see the runner's run and cheer them on. The first finishers were crazy fast and the crowd spirit was wonderful. I made a sign for our cousin to cheer her on during her last mile...hopefully she saw it because we didn't see her.


The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.32

So much good today:
1. Good early morning swim with a pretty sunrise.
2. Awesome hand-colored, princess castle postcard arrived in the mail from a friend.
3. Cute beard combs and brushes.
4. Killed it at the run, bike, run in the evening - I was three minutes faster at the second run then last week!


The Pursuit Of Happiness: 2.27

Unexpected artwork is the best. A bit of midday inspiration, during the usual walk-during-lunch-at-work, is just what I needed.

The Pursuit Of Happiness - Entry #365

I have been sitting in front of my computer for a few days now (okay 5), trying to think of the perfect Pursuit Of Happiness entry. I know I could have thrown up my standard quote or happy thought, but I am at post #365, and I felt this one had to be perfect, or at least have a bit more pa-zazz. After all, post #365 does mean I have completed a full year of happiness and I feel that deserves reflecting. So I am sorry for the pause in my routine posting, and I hope that I can make it up to you with this special year end reflection.

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My blog and my life have come a long way since I first decided to venture on this little project. It took me a little longer to finish then I anticipated (about a month over a year), due to days where I had no internet or I simply forgot, but I did it. They say a habit takes 20 continuous days of repetition to become a habit. I guess that was not the case with these posts. No matter how many days I had posted I still found many days challenging. I was either tired or had nothing special to post about or simply did not feel like taking the time to type something up. But then, that was part of the point wasn't it? To take something away from every day; to make each day a little better; to add a little sparkle to the daily routine. And, that is exactly what I did.

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I now have a collection of thoughts that I can look back on to reflect, to cheer me up, and to encourage me. And while this was a personal project, I am glad that so many of you have found inspiration in it as well. I cannot say where these posts will go from here. At this point I am not planning on doing another year of posts like this but rather taking what I learned about myself from the posts and others comments and making something better. I will continue to learn and grow and share my musings with those who are interested. So stay tuned for some changes and good things to come.

Source: antheapolsonart.com.au, ' Priya' by Emma Gale


For those who are curious in the days I missed:

This weekend consisted of a very happy five year old celebrating her birthday and an amazing group who have been friends since they were five, having a 'last hurrah' at a bachelorette party. Yesterday was filled with good weather for swimming and biking.

Decorating and getting ready for the fun-filled night
Tonight, I did the final and best 1-mile fun run of the season. The final run is always a male-female relay run so I paired with my friend Jeff to compete in the 41-60 year old age group and my mom paired with my other friend Jeff to compete in the 100+ age group. We combine our our ages to get in the appropriate age group.  We all did great independently and as a team. I ran another 7:02 mile which ended up giving me the first place overall award for the 20-29 age group throughout the season. Jeff went a sub-6 mile to give our team second place be 9 seconds in the relay. My mom did awesome with a sub-13 minute mile - her best this season. And Jeff got sub-7, placing their relay first in there age group! It was a great time and extra awesome that we all won something! I am so happy and proud of everyone and cannot wait until next year.

My mom and I with our winnings. Proud of each other!
One final thought to leave you with, until next time:

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." ~Mae West

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The Pursuit Of Happiness - Entry #360

"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." ~Kenji Miyazawa

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