Week/Weekend

Hey All!!!!

 Last week I went to California with my dad. Left on Tuesday and came back Thursday - it was a short trip, but I had a pretty good time.

We went to the Russian stores in Sacramento, and I got candy, mushrooms, smoked salmon and sunflower seeds. I love Russian food - a lot of the time WAY more than American. In my opinion, Russian candy tastes a lot better than American - each individual piece has it's own taste. Also, the sunflower seeds are roasted and unsalted - just the way I like them. The mushrooms are marinated and the salmon is smoked and absolutely delicious. My bf liked all except for most of the Russian candy.

I was glad when we came back home, because for one, I missed my bf and two, my aunt and cousin were visiting from California, so I wanted to visit with them.

Also, Friday evening, my bf and I had a friend over and we had quite a bit of fun bowling on the wii.

I have a super bad-ass picture to share with you guys :D

Guns are my thing - and someday I will own a few. Definitely an AR15 and some other sweet ones. 

Falls Creek Falls

Here are the pictures I promised of the hike from Saturday!

Absolutely lovely sound

I had a wonderful day on Saturday what with the hike and the photo shoot...

The water was really cold, but so refreshing. K waded in the water and came right out because it was so cold.

Beautiful flowers as well

Gorgeous Day

Hello, blog readers! I'm sorry that I haven't written in a few or so days.... There have been days that I have been way too tired, and yes, too lazy to write.

It's been really good few or so days. My boyfriend and I are doing great, doing things together and not slacking off when something needs to be done. He loves my cooking (as do I, honestly) and he gets me treats and we clean up after a big mess. Take small trips to the waterfalls - like today. We went to the Falls Creek Falls and I took a "few" pictures. I can't ever take a few pictures, it always ends up being like 50 - but today I only took about half that. I'll post a few on here.


Also, today, my little sister and I had a photo shoot and she went all professional and took really good pictures of me. I wore a long black dress and the outcome of the pictures is amazing. My sister is a really good photographer!

Here are a few of the pictures - I'm not going to post all of them - way too many!

This was an unexpected picture

My cat, Sunny, joined us as well

the design on the dress

Guys, I'm sorry, but for some extremely odd reason, I am having a hard time uploading the pictures from the falls. I will have to try again tomorrow - they're really beautiful.

Anyways, I've had a long, fun and awesome day and I'm tired. So buenas noches!!

America

It has been 9 years since my younger sister and I were adopted. Today is out anniversary. So many things have happened.

We learned English and the American customs, while holding on to our Russian roots and language and customs. 

We were schooled and have been through ups and downs. 

Gotta say, I'm thankful to my parents for giving us a chance to get a good education, learn work experiences, and know so many other things that we otherwise would have not been able to know about. 

Our life in Russia has given us a good idea of what life can do to people. Life choices are important, especially if they are going to affect other people in the long run. 

Super Awesome Day

Hey guys!! Long time no.... nope, no right word to finish that sentence :p

Sorry, I haven't written in a few days. Honestly, I didn't feel like it and not much happened that I wanted to talk about.

BUT!!! Today was a totally awesome day!!!!

My boyfriend and I went shooting. And bowling. Shooting an ar15. That gun is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! I don't think I have enough e's in that " sweet" to tell you how awesome that gun is. I have a few photos to share and a video... that is, if I can upload it. If not, then I will share it to youtube and you'll see it from there.

Don't I look super bad ass? :D

After shooting, K and I went bowling. It was my very first time bowling, and I must say, I did pretty well for the first time. My final score was 99. He beat me. His was 150. Next time.... next time, I will beat him. For sureeeee! :)

This was a lot of fun! 

it's upside down, but you can still see me shooting

After bowling, we went to various stores and just goofed off a little. We have a lot of fun - roaming in the stores and finding stuff to goof off about. He's awesome. 

Sad Songs

We all listen to them. We all cry to them. And sometimes that's all we listen to when we're heartbroken or feeling down or just want to cry for no particular reason.

Today, I felt like listening to Taylor Swift. And this one song is so haunting. So beautiful. So tragic. So touching.


It's called Sad Beautiful Tragic. If you listened to Taylor's songs, then you know what I'm talking about. Especially that song. I'm not heartbroken, or feeling down or not wanting to cry. But if you listen to that song, you will think about all the times you've been heartbroken. Tragically sad.

Why is it that we always fall down and feel like we can't get back up? Like there are many people around us, but they are not paying any attention to you because they don't want to get involved in your troubles. They tell you that they are your friends, but when hard times come, they are not there for you. Because they turned out to not be your true friends.

If you find that your "true" friends aren't actually your true friends, I'm very sorry that you it happened.

A love affair can happen with your best friends, your lovers. Here's a song for you guys. Don't feel down. Don't give up!!! Just know that someone out there loves you for who you are and there's absolutely no need to change.

Sad Beautiful Tragic

Stick Shift Cars

I have never, ever, EVER liked or knew how to drive a stick shift. But. Today, K - my bf - taught me how to drive one. He said that he was really surprised that it was the first time I have ever driven stick shift. I learned really well - it is actually pretty easy. I got extremely irritated a few time, because the car kept dying on me - I had just a little bit of trouble with letting go of the clutch and pressing on the gas pedal too hard, or not hard enough. But it's good practice and I will soon be able to drive a stick shift. I'm actually pretty proud of myself for being able to learn so quickly.

Tomorrow, I have a doctor's appt and I am not looking forward to it. I hate doctors. And needles. And small little surgeries. Uugghhhh. *shudder* Thankfully, my girl friend is going to come with me, so I'm glad for that.


Well, K, is waiting for me to finish so we can watch a movie. We're going to watch Mud. Supposed to be really good. We'll have to see if it is.!!


Well, poka for now :) Poka is a Russian word for "bye"

Human - Krewella

EXCITing day

So guess what! I got a tattoo! lol, it's a small one, but I got one! I'll have to take a picture of it and post it to show you guys.

Also my friend did acrylic nails for me - I'll have to take a picture of them as well.

Not much else has happened - it's been very laid back few days. Actually it's nice to not have to do much, just relax.

Today, I visited with my younger sister - we looked back at pictures and videos we took last year and we were laughing so hard. Good times.