Easter!

Hey guys! Hope you’re all having a great Easter sunday.

It was a pretty good day here. Lots of food, of course!
After the family lunch, the girls decided to go out since it was such a beautiful and sunny day out. We went to Sintra, which if you’ve never been there you’re really missing out.

I didn’t take my camera with me (it was a last minute decision!) but I did take some pics with my phone so that’s better than nothing.

I’ll be back this week with proper updates and decent photos!

Currently.

Obsessing over: Game of Thrones! The second season started this week (and the second episode leaked the day after cof cof) and I miiiight be obsessed. The theme song is my ringtone!

Working on: Getting organized. I’m the most disorganized person ever, so this is a big deal. I hate living in messy places though, so that’s some encouragement. :p

Thinking about: How grateful I am for my family and that we are still together and healthy(ish).

Anticipating: The birth of my nephew, Lucas. My sister in law is getting very pregnant and in June I’ll finally meet our boy. I honestly cannot wait.

Listening to: Music! Finally! Let me explain. When I’m down I tend to not listen to any music. At all. Which is really awful, I know, but I just don’t care for it. One of the many bad things anxiety/depression does to me. Yeah, that’s a talk for another time.

Eating: Healthy food! Or trying at least. I ate like crap for months but I finally had enough when I noticed my jeans were getting tight. I don’t have money to buy a new wardrobe thank you very much. I’ll just work a little harder at the gym and eat a little better and things will go back to normal.

Wishing: I had money to visit all my friends abroad, because I miss them all like hell.

What about you, what have you been up to recently?
Thanks to the lovely Danielle (and her friend Megan) for providing the inspiration for this post.

ALSO, as you may have noticed from the pictures I am now on Instagram! Add me if you’d like, I’m sure I’ll make quite a few updates there: dianaramosphoto

Have a great day!

Wordless Wednesday.

Dreaming of sunny days.

Big brother.

Yesterday was my brother’s 32nd birthday. It was a nice evening, spent with the whole family. There was cake, of course!

Also, a silly photo of us!

Around the neighborhood.

Monastery.

These were taken last week when I went to Belém, inside the Jerónimos Monastery.
I was never religious but from a young age I’ve been fascinated with everything religion and churches. I don’t know what it is, but I just find it so interesting! There you go, one random fact about me.

Hope you’re having a wonderful week!

Something different.

I’ve had online journals for many years. Actually, many of the people reading this right now have been reading “me” for a long time. My platform of choice was always Livejournal and, as most of you know, LJ gives you the option to post privately. It gives you this sense of privacy and safety because you get to decide who reads what.
I always hesitated about creating a public blog because I know I’m not one of those people that can keep posting all cheerful posts with good quality photos all.the.time. I can’t. Because sometimes you have other things on your mind so you don’t even think about bringing your camera with you; other times you just aren’t in a good mood and who wants to read some girl whining about her problems?

There’s also the professional side of it. I know a lot of people come here to see my photos and that’s it. I don’t mind. That’s what I want. I WANT people to see my photos and like them. Makes sense as I’ve always wanted photography to be my livelihood, right? But some days, like today, I feel the need to write and not be obligated to show you just pretty pictures. Because life happens. And it’s not always perfect. I said I wanted this to be a personal blog and this is, unfortunately, part of it.

So I’m not going to say today was a wonderful day. It wasn’t. Waking up to hear someone you love in pain is something I really don’t wish on anybody. Thankfully, things are a little better now but I’m exhausted. Pretty sure I’m going to spend the rest of the day watching TV shows and trying not to fall asleep before 10pm.

Just one more thing before I go: Call your parents/family today and tell them you love them.

x Diana

Saturday.

A saturday afternoon spent with the best company.
Thank you girls!

Green everywhere.

Nothing beats a sunny afternoon spent seating on the grass & reading a good book.
I hope you’re all having a great weekend!