Days Gone By

Charlotte Folks

2008-06-25T23:59:00.000-05:00

Playing Loaded Questions--while Carol gets her hair all did for the camera

and Andrew watches her

while Juliana gives some styling tips...

and while Veronica prepares our iced coffees. :)

Where We Started Tour

2008-06-24T23:59:00.005-05:00

The Evening Muse. Unfortunately, we didn't get to sit in these seats for the show.

Two amazing musicians in concert. Ah, what a night! :)

Race for the Cure

2008-06-14T23:59:00.000-05:00

Those Energizer bunny ears...

So fashionable!

More birthday celebrations!

2008-06-11T23:59:00.000-05:00

Trudy's birthday!

I just really like this picture.

Double Birthday Feature

2008-06-07T23:59:00.000-05:00

Benjamin's older.

...so that must mean Clement's older too.

The celebratory group.

Campus Activities

2008-05-30T23:59:00.001-05:00

Water Balloon Slingshot made by our very own Drew Byrd. It entertained us for a good almost 2 hours.

Dana and Nam's Wedding

2008-05-17T23:59:00.000-05:00

The beautiful bride!

Bouquet.

Pink wedding.

Damascus, VA

2008-05-15T23:59:00.000-05:00

Jenny's asking me to dance... :)

Damascus, VA

2008-05-12T23:59:00.000-05:00

**Leaving the days off because there are still some pictures I need to edit before I put them up here!**

Steeple and mountains.

Closed shop.

Distant moon.

Rockbridge Day 5

2008-05-10T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 239:

Volleyball Queen Lilisee

Rockbridge Day 3

2008-05-08T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 238:

Storm nearing at the beautiful Rockbridge retreat site.

She'll be comin' round the mountain...

2008-05-06T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 237:

Mountains on the way to beautiful Rockbridge, VA!

No dumping?!?! Oops...

Friends Eat Together

2008-05-04T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 236:

The whole gang for dinner hosted by the wonderful Chang family!

Music to my soul

2008-04-26T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 235:

Laura's Senior Recital!

Concert Night

2008-04-20T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 234:

The first opening: Vedera--Eisley-esque voice.

The Myriad

And finally...Eisley!

Photo Shoot

2008-04-19T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 233:

The seniors got a special treat before Senior Banquet 2008! Our very own personal photo shoot! This was one of the few pictures I took that day, but I like it because it has a dark, but comedic feel to it = dark comedy.

D. Barnes

2008-04-15T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 232:

Dave Barnes show with some beautiful ladies! :)

The Long Dusty Road

2008-04-13T23:59:00.002-05:00

Day 231:

UNC's arboretum or something or other.

Happy Birthday Grace!

2008-04-06T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 230:

Happy 22!!

Congratulations Chinlun!

2008-04-05T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 229:

I didn't take many pictures at the bridal shower. But I loved this picture!

Nemu...yet again.

Man's Best Friend

2008-04-03T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 228:

I don't know if Mimi knew I was taking the picture at this moment, but I loved the calmness and security of it.

To the Right

2008-04-01T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 227:

I got my new lens today! Carol was my test subject for the afternoon. :)

Jaws of Steel

2008-03-29T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 226:

Dylan and Benjamin play.

Models

2008-03-28T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 225:
Girls' night at Christine's! Veronica and Lindsay always love to model for me:

A New Take on Instant Noodles

2008-03-26T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 224:

Such a delicious bowl of instant noodles. I especially enjoyed the swirly little white things in there.

More Nemu...

2008-03-25T23:59:00.004-05:00

Day 223:

Nemu learned a new trick: belly up! Sometimes she needs assistance though, if not only to pull that tail out from between her legs...

Meimei

2008-03-21T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 222:

So we actually run a farm right in our apartment. Meimei the rabbit is one of the other animals that doesn't get much publicity.

Breakfast and Cockroaches

2008-03-15T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 221:

Sandy came to Raleigh to have breakfast with me and Erica before her race the next day. BIG ED'S CITY MARKET in downtown Raleigh is delicious!

And then I found a huge cockroach later at night the same day at the apartment. I trapped it in a tupperware and taped paper around it so it couldn't escape. SO DISGUSTING!

Doggone Wild!

2008-03-08T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 220:

Dog party at the apartment!!

Night in Atlanta

2008-03-07T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 219:

Due to some crazy flight changes, I stayed the night in Atlanta with Stephanie and Bailey!

Katrina Day 4

2008-03-06T23:59:00.002-05:00

Day 218:

We worked on John's house for 2 days. He had this beautiful, old Creole style home. The inside was completely gutted. There are still remainders of the history of this house. This wallpaper, for example. It's actually made from old newspapers, the oldest one found (so far) dating from 1890s!

The guys took out the floorboards and this was what was left.

The house next door. There was a whole section attached to where the white space is of this house.

This dog was awesome. :) So friendly. Look at her...she's just enjoying life.

Katrina Day 2

2008-03-03T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 217:
Our group worked on insulation all day, so I don't have any pictures from that. But this was a night the State group was able to go into downtown, eat good food, and hang out.

The Mississippi River!

Most of the group.

Goofing around at Cafe Du Monde!

Katrina Day 1

2008-03-03T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 216:

This is the church we met at every morning during our work week. The sanctuary was flooded. It had been cleaned out and someone with a wonderful sense of humor left this giant teddy bear on the balcony. :)

Our group worked with Miss Joanna and her wonderful nephew, Elton, came to help after school.

She told us some pretty crazy stories about her experience. I show this picture because she told us about her new hardwood floors she had put in within a year of living in her house. Then Katrina hit. Now this is what's left.

There's still a lot of cleaning up to do in New Orleans.

French Quarter

2008-03-02T23:59:00.002-05:00

Day 215:
Spent some the day walking around downtown. Beautiful city. It's just kind of sad that the city is so well-known for partying and having open alcoholic beverages on the streets that leads to having tacky and trashy souvenir shops that really takes away from the beauty of the city's architecture and tradition.

Anyway, here are a few captures from the day:

View of Jackson Square and St. Paul's Cathedral behind it.

Closer view from within Jackson Square.

Inside of the cathedral.

Lunch at Petunia's, a little French restaurant!

Traveling Blues

2008-03-01T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 214:

Traveling to New Orleans for spring break!

Got bored cooped up in the hotel all night.

Dinner at Auntie Cindy's

2008-02-17T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 213:

Auntie Cindy is a lady at church who leads an early morning Bible study with the college students. She is such an insightful and Godly woman. And she cooks some deeeelicious food too!

Bboy

2008-02-16T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 212:

Went to a bboy competition with Ben.

Claudean Landscape

2008-02-03T23:59:00.007-05:00

Day 211:

Last day of snowboarding at Wintergreen.

IMPACT Day 4: Beeeautiful Girls!

2008-01-21T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 210:

Small group!

IMPACT Day 3: GOCKEY!

2008-01-20T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 209:

Interesting game, awesome expressions!

IMPACT Day 2: Kisses

2008-01-19T23:59:00.003-05:00

Day 208:

Abraham, what a lucky guy.

IMPACT Day 1: Instruments of Music

2008-01-18T23:59:00.002-05:00

Day 207:

Old piano/organ at the IMPACT retreat center.

Open Skies

2008-01-07T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 206:

Some shots from Andrew's photoshoot.

The Hot Dog King

2007-12-26T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 205:

This was my last request before leaving PA. YUM!!

Merry Christmas!!

2007-12-25T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 204:

The view on Christmas morning...however, with no snow since it all melted. :(

Alice, my adorable little girl (2nd? 3rd?) cousin...among the few that there are (girls, that is).
She represents 1/30th of the relatives that spent Christmas day at our house eating and talking and such.

And the day ended with the adults gathered around the dining table chatting over a glass of wine...
And then there's me, taking pictures of their glasses of wine...

How was your break?

2007-12-24T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 203:

I basically spent mine on the couch watching movies...and playing Rock Band!!
[Oh and if you notice...my toenail finally grew out!!!]

Relations

2007-12-23T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 203:
My little cousins:

Raymond

Victor

"C is for Cookie, good enough for me." -Mimi...

2007-12-22T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 202:

I looooove me some cookies! Especially these artificially colored sugary ones.

Pennsylvania Welcomes You

2007-12-20T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 201:
Max visits!

Welcomed by snow!!

Trip to the Martin Guitar Factory!!

Christkindlmarkt and watched liquid fireworks!

And webcammed with strange people.

Friends, Food, and Exams

2007-12-16T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 200:
UNC got done with exams early...

So Faith and Lindsay visited!!

AND COOKED FOR US! :)

Cracker Barrel and the Gingerbread Man

2007-12-09T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 199:
We went to Cracker Barrel to wish YJ a happy farewell as he will be attending GA Tech starting Spring semester. However, I do not have pictures of YJ, only a horribly blurred one. :(

So I give you 1/5 of my table.
You might as well add this to your glamour shots, Celia. :)

Later that day, I got hungry again...

And so concludes the Gingerbread Chronicles.

Rockefeller Center

2007-12-01T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 198:

Our gingerbread house!

Musicality

2007-11-24T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 197:

Erhu

An Early Celebration

2007-11-17T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 196:

Thanksgiving dinner with friends.

Food photography would be so much fun!

But only if I get to eat it afterwards.

Girls' Lock-In

2007-11-16T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 195:

Why do my pictures seem to always contain food?

The boys...I mean, Santa, left a present for us at the door!

Sleepover.

Atlanta Friends

2007-11-11T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 194:

Friends and food, what a great combination!

Atlanta Food

2007-11-10T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 193:
XA Boys and Girls Night!

Korean BBQ, YUMMMM!

This is a cute window...decoration.

SunO!!

More Atlanta Travels

2007-11-09T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 192:

With friends at....

Matt Wertz and Dave Barnes :)
Though in Atlanta this time!
** And they confiscated my Nikon this time, so I'm kind of disappointed with the pictures this time around.

Oh yeah, the McRib Farewell Tour III is here!!!

There's no place like home...

2007-11-06T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 191:

...We're not in Kansas anymore. ;)

Heh.

Animals, and then some

2007-11-03T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 190:

He looks cute...

And he seems sweet...

But man...what a dog.

Fall Festival!

2007-10-31T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 189:

Luigi and Mario (without the facial hair)!

This makes up for not having a costume. Haha.

Concert Fun

2007-10-26T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 188:

EISLEY!!!

Happy Birthday Ming!

2007-10-21T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 187:

Cracker Barrel makes me think of antiquated things.

A Day at the Park

2007-10-20T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 186:
Black Creek Greenway (I think)

(I like this one...it's Ansel Adams-esque.)

Flash Play

2007-10-20T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 185:

Yes, more of Nemu.

I love her feet!

Shoes!!

Day in and day out

2007-10-16T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 184:
A day at the fair.

The Egg

2007-10-16T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 183:

Taking a break from working on our project and playing with "The Egg". SO COOL! Notice that his reflection is reversed?

Even more Nemu

2007-10-14T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 182:
I just can't get enough...

Two Birds/One Stone

2007-10-11T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 181:
OKAYAYAYAYAYYA.
So I was able to see MATT WERTZ in concert again!!!!

Um...then if things couldn't get any better...
DAVE BARNES!!

I have no words...

:) I'm a happy girl.

More Nemu

2007-10-09T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 180:

Isn't she a cutie?!

:)

Beach Trip, part 2

2007-10-07T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 179:

What a beautiful group!

I love the shirt, "Be a porpoise with a purpose!"

Claw earrings, it's the new trend.

Beach Trip, part 1

2007-10-06T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 178:

Good friends.

Leaking toilets.

I'd say an excellent beach trip. :)

Birthday Surprises

2007-09-30T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 177:

THEY BOUGHT US A BIRTHDAY CAKE FROM GRAND ASIA.
I used to get these all the time, with the taro in the middle. Boy did I take those for granted. This delicious treat was a surprise as well...

As well as the surprise I found in my room!

A roomful of friends. :)

As the day went on, we had another surprise

You can't really tell from this picture, but this cockroach was pretttty big and disgusting.

Birthdays and Harleys

2007-09-29T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 176:

Birthday dinner at Cafe Luna--holding our free dessert!
(Okay, so obviously I didn't take this picture)

I should mention also that there was a bike festival downtown that same night. Perfect for us, no?

Ants in my pants

2007-09-21T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 175:

So one night, I found all these ants...in my bed. They somehow crawled in from the window sill and my bed was touching the sill so, naturally of course, they all crawled onto my bed.

Playtime with Nemu

2007-09-20T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 174:

This is how we have fun with Nemu--tying balloons to her collar, full well knowing that she's scared of them.

And then trapping her under our legs so that she squirms left and right to get out.

And lastly, impairing her vision by placing objects of clothing around her head.

We love Nemu. :)

Aw, you made me ink!

2007-09-10T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 173:

Image for my 2D class.

Just another concert...

2007-09-09T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 172:

Guitar player...MANDY MOORE??

No...not really. But I did see her in concert!!!

Very Superstitious

2007-09-02T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 171:

But I don't believe in them. A pretty black cat that roamed around the retreat site.

CANDY!

2007-08-31T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 170:

World Market has gigantic Chupa Chups, as Tim demonstrates.

NEMU!!! (again)

2007-08-29T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 169:

True to her name.

Copeland...but no pictures.

2007-08-28T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 168:

Ziggy's!

Pretty girl from The Rentals.

PICTURE OF THE NIGHT!!!! Yes, that is Carol.

Classic (2nd) Ziggy's picture.

NEMU!!!

2007-08-28T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 167:

I love this dog. :)

Tick Tock!

2007-08-26T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 166:

Rebecca and I...having a moment while The Format played.

Then she goes and hits on Eric. UGH.

Anyway...this is how we roll at concerts. Forget the band.

Friends!

2007-08-25T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 165:

Randomly had people over. AND THERE'S REBECCA!!

Hello, Goodbye Peter!

2007-08-23T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 164:

For some reason, everyone had the same expression. Anyway, dinner with Peter at Cheesecake during his short visit home.

Phosphors and Human Cages?

2007-08-20T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 163:

Finally got them glowing!

I'm still struggling to find words to describe this moment.

Happy day!

2007-08-19T23:59:00.001-05:00

Day 162:

Congratulations, Melissa, on your baptism!

UNC Fall Fest. Clement couldn't stop looking at his shoes. And making other people look at them.

Goodbye, Jesse.

2007-08-18T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 161:

PARTY TIME! Spending time with Jesse before he leaves for China.

I love this picture. It just makes me think of Jesse in his natural state--surrounded by people and making them smile. :)

Waving goodbye to Jesse. Well, at least some are...

Helping Hands

2007-08-17T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 160:

Jesse and Jon help me assemble my bookshelf!

Southbound

2007-08-16T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 159:

Mike choosing his headphone karaoke song on our return home.

Cleveland Day 7

2007-08-15T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 158:

On our way to Fallingwater, we passed by Jellystone Park! Home of Yogi Bear! Eric was really, really excited. No joke.

Only a fraction of the beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright's work.

Butterfly at Fallingwater. It had trouble flying, so it stayed with us for a good 20 minutes.

Cleveland Day 5

2007-08-13T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 157:

Started the day off with a trip to Malley's Chocolate Factory...though we didn't get a tour.

Then climbed the FREE stamp next to Cleveland's City Hall.

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!

Cleveland Day 4

2007-08-12T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 157:

Walked to the "Duck Pond" and had a time of praise and studying the Word.

Dinner in Little Italy.

I liked the brick roads. Seemed very Italy-like.

Then went to a gelateria! Look at that line!

Cleveland Day 3

2007-08-11T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 156:

Westside Market.

Man dancing at the outdoor concert.

The business school building at a college in Cleveland.

Ended the evening with a delicious dinner outside on the back porch of the Curtiss' beautiful home.

Cleveland Day 2

2007-08-10T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 155:

The guys made breakfast. :)

Kayaking out into Lake Erie!!

Picked Regina up and went to Johnny Mango's to eat. And of course Spiderman was there.

And ended the night at a downtown arts festival.

Cleveland Day 1

2007-08-09T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 154:

Junior Trip: CLEVELAND!
Why Cleveland? Why not? CLEVELAND ROCKS! :)

Spiderman represented all our loved juniors who couldn't make the trip with us. :)

Jellybeans

2007-08-07T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 153:

Rollerskating with my 5th graders!

Glimpses

2007-08-06T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 152:

Watching the late afternoon sky lying on the grass of the bell tower.

Black and Blue

2007-08-03T23:59:00.000-05:00

Day 151:

The progress of my toe healing. Sorry, it was the end of the night and I needed a picture... X(