Cupcakes and elephant ears

Delicious-looking, mouth watering desserts<3

A gigantic elephant ear cookie. Crunchy, sweet, and delicious - just the way I like it :]

We wandered around one of the outdoor malls in tucson today. It was a gorgeous day, clear blue skies, and I was surrounded by beautiful things.

I pranced around the Antropologie store, admiring all of the unique objects while cursing their prices.

Another day, another gorgeous sky.

Lemon sunsets

Picking lemons and oranges at sunset with Vinh. The skies here never cease to amaze me<3

Tohono Chul Park

Went to this park with Vinh on Monday. I found it by googling tucson tourist attractions to find some things to do while I was there. I've always loved outdoor attractions like gardens or zoos. When I was a kid especially, I would get so excited about seeing all the animals. My family would always make sure to visit a zoo whenever we went on vacation.

Tohono was beautiful. They had three mini hiking trails that we didn't get a chance to stroll down, but seeing all of the arizona cacti was great. It's not often that I get to see a cactus in New York ;]

Christmas!

The gift exchange at Vinh's grandfather's house. I felt a little out of place amongst his extended family. They were all nice to me though. I think they were more curious about 'the girlfriend' than anything else.

   

Later in the day, we went to another Christmas party. One of the guys took us for a cruise around the neighborhood. I really love being able to see the skies and mountains around here. We simply don't get views like these in the city.

The crayon and some slushies

Blue skies, cotton clouds (and fur)

Flew west to Arizona today! Going through security went a lot smoother today than it did back in July. Maybe because I knew what I was doing this time~ I didn't really sleep much the night before, just a couple of naps so I was able to get some shut eye on the flight. I really enjoy switching flights in Dallas, their skyline train reminds me of New York's subway, making it easy to get around. They also happen to have Red Mango there, and I got SO excited when I saw it there on my last trip. A cup of Red Mango frozen yogurt makes my hours on the plane so worth it!

I got to meet the newest member of the family, Lily. She's so adorable and well behaved. Her excited prancing about and tail wagging is reserved for her favorite people though, and sadly I'm not at that point yet. She was barking like crazy when I arrived at the house and only quieted down after I fed her some beef jerky. A girl after my own heart, food is definitely one of the keys to my heart<3