angela came over thursday night for dinner, and i made fish tacos. my dad helped me grill the fish & some shrimp, as well as the tortillas. i made mango salsa and guac. we had quite a spread of toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, refried beans, tomatoes, golden corn, and shredded green cabbage. it was all delish, and ange & i got to do lots of chatting.
today my parents and i went to visit the national building museum (and its sustainable living exhibit~pretty neat, though not mind-blowing) and then went to the fish market to pick up some live crabs for dinner! excited. ^_^ (btw, interesting fact: the bamboo floor that my parents recently put in our family room is actually eco-friendly. bamboo grows much faster than trees, so it's a natural resource that more readily renews itself, and bamboo is cheaper than wood! you can also buy bamboo tableware. consider it next time. it's all very pretty too.)

i put together two shadow boxes for my room. i got some photos that i've taken at the beach printed in b & w with a black border, and then added some shells that i've found on various vacations.