teacups and cinnamon

The Truth About the Blues

The Blues are sad, they say--but I deny
Their lie! The azure sky; the saphir sea;
The beryl, rippling brook--do they imply
A state of darkly stained melancholy?
Just gaze into a lake's clean cobalt glass
Of boundless shades in joyous, unpained hues
No other Earthly hue can Blue surpass,
It sky and sea and soil--and us--will fuse
Into one integrated, whole concord.
Where lesser-tinctured hues would melt and fade
Into desiccated, grayed-out horde,
All beaming Blues remain--no tint betrayed!
But then...I see the hue of my own eye...
No more can I the Blues' true state deny.

-Klaus Nordby

So there's this tiny little coffee shop in my town that I love oh so much and it's called Anthem Coffee and Tea (though they have alcoholic drinks as well). I've been going to this coffee shop for years!! Every time I go I see familiar faces (small town it is). It used to be a forza, and to be honest, it was nicer and more cozy, but I guess Forza decided to quit and it became "Anthem" and the decor changed. But the atmosphere did not! Nor did the drinks (which are delicious!) Anthem is probably the most popular coffee shop in the city, it's always packed! You'll be lucky to get a couch, and sometimes even a table. I love the decor, it's so cozy. It's a mix of rustic and modern and urban, it's interesting, but really nice nonetheless. But the drinks are the BEST. Especially the White Chocolate Caramel Mochas, which is what my friend and I had. So creamy and rich and delicious. My mouth is watering as I type.

Hi there :) So last week my boyfriend Vitali and I went up to Bellevue, WA to see the snowflake lane. I've always heard it was a fun Christmas activity and from pictures, it looked like a pretty thing. Well.......... it wasn't that great. Ok, if you're a little kid it would be great. But really, there was nothing really to it. It's just a couple of goofy guys dressed up playing drums and dancing, a few ladies dressed up walking through the crowds, and loud christmas music. I guess that could be fun if you're really into drumming and christmas music and overcrowded sidewalks. Well I'm not. The one thing that was pretty awesome, I have to admit, was the fake snow. They literally made it snow! Well it was just foam. But it looked like snow and it was pretty. That part was special :) Oh and the girl that was dressed up like some type of snow princess, that was pretty cool too. But other than that, it wasn't that special.

So these are a few of the pictures I took.. So sorry for the poor quality, but everything was moving so fast and since i'm a beginner I hadn't set up my camera to take awesome pics. Oh well. Enjoy!