Picture Perfect

The storm front that hit some states last week really affected a lot of people. There were accidents and casualties, incidents of power outages in some cities, especially in the Chicago area where illinois electricity was affected.

We can just be thankful that our state was spared from the storm. We’ve been raring to have snow, but if it will be a snow storm of the blizzard variety, then maybe it’s best to just forget about it. (“,)

When we took our recent road trip to Blue Ridge Parkway in October, the beauty of Autumn that you see in those colored trees was not the only thing that amazed me. The many tunnels that we passed through was unbelievable. I think there were ten or more of them – the first time that I have seen so many.

And they are not just tunnels. They are created in such a beautiful way, blending in with the topography and I do wonder how they did that. They probably had to use numerous welding supplies plus a bountiful energy of manpower to finish those. There were short ones, and there were also long ones which echoed whenever you passed through them. That was really amazing. I do hope we will be able to visit again in the future.

This map can be seen at the first overlook of the Blue Ridge Parkway. I don’t know how many years has it been there, but just by looking at it, you can tell that it has been there for years. But though it looks old, you can still read the map which my husband and son did. I only looked at it for a while because I was busy taking photos.

I think my photo didn’t do justice, huh? I’m sorry about that. It would have been nice if I was using a DSLR camera. Don’t worry, I will go back there once I get me one. (“,)

I talked to our 8-year-old neighbor last week and she told me how she wished they had an indoor pool so they could go swimming year round. They have a kiddie pool outside their house which they only get to use during the summer. They don’t have one of those pool heat pumps so that’s the only time they can use it.

It’s already winter and the temperature has dropped and though there were recent days that we had a spring-like weather, still, it’s way too cold to take a dip in the pool. I guess she’ll just have to be patient and wait for summer.

Every single day, I watch the same shows – The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Rachael Ray Show and those makeover shows on HGTV. I get ideas from the latter and I actually have already incorporated some of what I had seen there in our humble abode. There is still much to do, but I am taking it one step at a time.

Yesterday, the show ‘Candice Tells All’ on HGTV had a bathroom makeover. And as always, the makeover was really amazing. She changed the old tub to one of those beautiful clawfoot tubs which made the bathroom really elegant. I just love it. I wish our bathroom was like that. Maybe in the future. Keep on dreaming!

See the clouds? Yep, they are not fog anymore because by this time, we were already in the higher elevation which was about 6,000 plus feet. It was really awesome! I was in awe of the beauty of nature, but I was also a little scared because at the left side of the road is already a cliff. The speed limit is around 30 only though, but still, we do know accidents can happen anytime.

There were a lot of tourists that time.

And you can’t really go pass any vehicle so you have to tag along which is the best way to do it actually because you get to embrace the beauty that surrounds you.

I do hope we get to visit the place again in the future. Maybe when I already got me a super nice camera. The photos would really be great then!

My sister-in-law tagged me on my one-year-old niece’s photos on Facebook whenever she posts a new one. One day, I was so delighted to see my niece’s photo where she was wearing nursing scrubs. She was really cute. I thought at first that it was a gift from her aunt who is a nurse. I was wrong. My sister-in-law had them custom made for her.

The first time I saw medical scrubs for kids was last Christmas when my husband’s nieces received some from their Nana. The scrubs were really cute. Maybe I will get my niece some too so she will have more pairs.