It snowed!!! :D We had proper snow last night, unlike the usual flurries we had gotten earlier.. The nice soft powdery snow under my feet made me stop in my tracks to take numerous photographs. XP The usual 10 minutes trek from the quad to gregory took me more than 20 minutes.
There's snow all over the ground!
Even the bare trees are shrouded in snow..
This one too..
And this whole patch of tiny bushes..
On my way to school this morning..
Even Ben Franklin's covered in snow..
School's well into the swing of things. Homework's piling up, midterms are approaching, and its barely the third week of school! In any case, we've been having fun. :D Nadia, yx and I went to Atlantic City over Martin Luther King weekend and enjoyed a day of walking down the boardwalk and shopping.. I've finally got a chance to try salt water taffy, but it definitely does not live up to expectations. It's soooooo sweet it's virtually pure sugar. Pictures will be up soon, when I manage to locate my camera-to-pc cable.. Shopping's good at atlantic city. I somehow managed to buy a fair bit despite my new year resolution (I know yihui, I'm just... trying to be good). :X But in any case, they were good deals. :) The casinos at Atlantic City were kinda open concept. They're right there in the hotel lobby directly upon entering. We went into two of them to look around and no one asked for ID. ;D We didn't attempt to gamble though.
One of the numerous casinos at Atlantic City.
Nadia eating this giagantic chocolate dipped strawberry we all shared.
The lovely boardwalk..
Yexiang in his standard pose at the beach..
Nadia scrambling to get away from the incoming tide..
This one looks more artistic.. :D
The shoreline..
This past weekend, 10 of us rented a car and drove to Lancaster county to visit the Amish farms. FYI the amish are ppl of Dutch descent who abhor the use of technology at home. The Farmer's Market was lovely. There were all sorts of jams on sale, ranging from jalepeno to pepper (I bought the more conventional pineapple one), as well as a huge variety of pretzels (including my favourite dark chocolate coated ones!). :D We went on to this small little town of shops where there's this divine quilt museum with gorgeous quilts on display. Words do not do the quilts justice. They have to be seen for themselves.
The brilliant blue sky..
Nadia with the GO AWAY sign yaoxiang eventually bought..
Nadia and Gina in front of a bare tree..
Nadia posing in the middle of a tunnel..
A random picture taken in Lancaster County.
A picture of my favourite quilt of all. XD
The day ended with a visit to cold stone creamery.. one of my favourite ice cream parlours here. :D I had a berry trinity smoothie instead of my ususal dark chocolate mint with almonds as they didn't have it.. For the uninitiated, cold stone is special cuz it allows the choice of mix-ins.. such as roasted almonds, candy bars, brownies etc, which they mix into the ice cream before serving it up. Yummy.
Upon return, we started planning nadia's surprise as it was her birthday the next day. Yx and I went to get an ice cream cake from ben & jerry before gg to gina's to store the cake and plan our operation. Yx and yw were to "kidnap" nadia after the performance she was watching, but they kinda botched it up as they were spotted by her cuz of yx's bright yellow jacket. To top it off, the restaurants we wanted to go to were full, and we had to wait an hour for a table. Yx n yw valiantly took a blindfolded nadia on a walk along pine near mixto (the restaurant), entertaining her by making her feel objects so as to guess what they are. We ultimately decided to wait in a pizzaria opposite mixto so as to get out of the cold, and played for time by making nadia guess who each one of us is. The wait for well worth it's while.. the sangria was excellent, and the plaintain chips were great. We adjorned to gina's to cut the cake and bumped into some of the rest who joined us in the cake cutting but disappeared shortly after to their poker game. All in all, I hope nadia has enjoyed herself. :P
In any case, I've found an apt for next semester! It's absolutely perfect. :D I'd be rooming with nadia and yh in this cosy 3 bedroom at hamilton court.. We've signed the lease and pretty much everything's confirmed. I can't wait till I get my hands on the kitchen!! :D
On the streets on New Orleans..
Petunia's- it's really pretty, with pink and green decor. We had cajun catfish and lovely sparkling wine which tasted like champagne.
Me and my fizzy drink with a strawberry thrown in for extra bubbles.
A pic of a pretty lil gal with her dad, taken in the street car. It's really sweet how her dad is so tender towards her.
The view from the street car window, as taken by yx. :) Somehow all his photos look waaay better than mine. :(
Yinghui and pretty wooden houses..
The bridge across Mississippi River. We took the Canal St Ferry to get to Algiers', a well preserved Creole suburb.
A really pretty blue and white house in Algiers'.
A beautiful window in Algiers. I should have taken a photo of the house's owner. XP He really stands in contrast to his beautiful and well maintained house. :X
Sophie's ice cream!! Gelato on this really cool street (Magazine St) where I bought my shoes. It's this 6 mile long street with lotsa shops along the way (which we walked the entire length of).
A pretty sprayed on drawing in Bywater, a pretty shady district which we walked to for great BBQ!! :D We had pulled pork and ribs which were the best I've ever had.
Beautiful sunset by the Mississippi River.
Yinghui's deeply engrossed in her camera and me in my beef jerky bought at the farmers' market we just visited.
A beautiful stately building.
Jackson's square- the central area of the French Quater.
Yaoxiang and his Beignets. :P
A half eaten Beignet.
