Nope, its not just a blog with pictures of me. I really need help with this one. I'm getting the itch. The "I-feel-like-I-want-to-change-my-hair-because-everyone-in-my-department-is-changing-their-hair" itch. (I know you know what I'm talking about) So...here are some options:
Short...
Dark...
how it is now...
Oh yeah, I guess this always an option too...
Let me know what you think. I'm sorry these are the only pictures I have of my different hair styles. I've had it all from boy cut to really long...(ok so actually I'm not sorry I don't have pictures of the boy cut). Hopefully "the itch" will pass soon, its cheaper that way-but it could be fun to try something new yeah? P.S. this part is added later because I "published this post" and realized that I am making a really stupid face in both of the top two pictures-I think that I just get self conscious about taking a normal picture of myself-so I make it dumb on purpose. That is all
Have you seen it??!! This week I saw Princess and the Frog for the second time! I LOVED IT! I can't tell you how much I've missed the straight-up hand-drawn Disney animation. Don't get me wrong, I love Pixar and there's been some awesome Disney-Pixar movies lately, but there is nothing like good "old fashioned" animation. When I watched it with Kiely she said it perfectly: "See, in animation, only the important character is moving, everything else is just still." The other thing about that I loved was the music! It seems like, while later movies do still have great soundtracks, they're not soundtracks that tell the story. In this one, the song is part of the plot and/or dialogue! Here's one of my favorites: Down in New Orleans. I think this might be the first Disney movie that is set in the deep south in the twenties? Yes? I love it! Ah Disney how I have missed you!! Oh yeah, and whats not to love about a new Disney Princess? Just in case you feel the need to watch the videos on the youtube channel like I did, check it out here!
Next, a piece of advice I found in my fortune cookie this week: be very careful when making friends with the photographer for the school paper, you may just end up in a picture doing something crazy like studying in a grocery store. Hmmm...maybe I should have paid attention to this one. Had I given it the proper heed, This article may have ended up differently... Ok ok, I DID have fun :) Sarah and I had a blast taking pictures in different places on campus, at the grocery store, and in my apartment.
That's about all the time I have for today. In my planner it says I should be working on: on the assessment assignment due on monday, the paper due on thursday, the exam on friday, and the diagnostic evaluations which are on friday and tuesday...instead of writing this blog. Shoot.
Alright, never fear folks, this is NOT how my blog should look. I attempted to change the template of my blog, but it unfortunately screwed it all up. I quickly switched it back to the original format, but it still is messing with the pictures and titles etc... Don't worry though, I am trying to get it fixed-hopefully it will be soon. Just don't judge me based on this blog! I did notice that if you click on each individual title of the postings then you can see how it should look...weird...
For the time being, this is a good illustration of what today was like: I just spent the day sleeping, studying, preparing my lesson, and playing my guitar...in my USU hoodie actually. P.S. (ignore the fact that I am sitting under a picture of myself)
**disclaimer** I never actually have seen an episode of the Simpsons. I think one time in Psychology class we watched one clip, but thats it.
What a good morning! Yeah, its 8:30 and I am already posting. This morning a fabulous thing happened that made me SO HAPPY!! I got a call from my boss at 7:08 AM asking me to make treats for her to bring to a farewell luncheon. Thats my kind of job! So here's the two recipes I made this morning in under 90 minutes: (yes, she only asked for one thing, but I panicked...what if the first one didn't turn out?!?!)
White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel 2 cups (12-ounce package) HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips, divided 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups regular rolled or quick-cooking oats 3/4 cup toasted pecan pieces *opt* 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon shortening
*To toast pecans: Heat oven to 350oF. Spread pecans in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, 7 to 8 minutes or until golden brown; cool.
1. Heat oven to 350"F. Lightly grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Combine sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and lemon peel in medium bowl; set aside. Measure out 1/3 cup and1/4 cup white chips; set aside. Add remaining white chips to lemon mixture. 2. Beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, oats, pecans, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. Set aside 1 2/3 cups oats mixture. Add egg to remaining oats mixture, blending until crumbly; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Gently spoon lemon mixture on top, spreading evenly. Add reserved 1/3 cup white chips to reserved oats mixture. Sprinkle over lemon layer, pressing down l i g h t l y . 3. Bake 2o to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Place remaining 1/4 cup white chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM 30 seconds or until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Drizzle over baked bars" Allow drizzle to set; cut into bars.
Oh but since it was such short notice, I only had orange juice and oranges so I made it with that instead. But it was still SO GOOD!!
After those, I made a batch of these:
Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 C Butter 2 C Brown Sugar 2 TBL Vanilla 5 C Quick Oats 2 Tbl Baking Powder 6 C Flour 2 pkg Milk Chocolate chips 1 Lg Hershey Bar 3 C Pecans, chopped *opt* 2 C Sugar 4 eggs 1 Tbs Salt 2 Tbs Baking Soda 1 Tbl Cinnamon 1 tsp Almond Flavoring (this is my favorite part! It really makes these cookies special!)
1. Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla into mixture, then set aside. 2. Mix dry ingredients together. 3. Mix two bowls together. 4. Add chips, candy bar, and nuts 5. Shape into golf ball sized balls and flatten slightly. 6. Place inches apart on wax paper covered cookie sheets 7. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Cookies will be soft
In my haste I failed to remember I didn't have eggs, but Yahoo Answers to the rescue!!! I ended up using 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce per egg. I also didn't add the chocolate bar or pecans...simply because I didn't have any. Ooh, another tip-use Mexican Vanilla if possible, its A-MA-ZING!!
You thought I had left huh? Nope, can't get rid of me that easy. I will admit that did forget for a few days...whoops! So, where in the world have I BEEN for the past week? Well, first off, i cleaned my room. By doing so, I came across such treasures as these. Gotta love roommate engagement pictures...on a giant lion. I believe the instructions on the first one were "sexy eyes looking into the sun." Unfortunately mine turned out to be something very...not that. I did, however, decide to show off my amazing regrowth. Nothin' better than the bright red roots with brown hair...hmmm... After I cleaned my room, and it quickly returned to its original condition I decided to go on a road trip for a day with some of the girls, a G. N. O. if you will. (see Hannah Montana 2-Meet Miley Cyrus CD). We spent the morning and afternoon in Harrisonville at a high school show choir competition. It was a fun experience, the first time I've been to something like that. It was full of amazing outfits, jazz hands, spectacular choreography, and lyrics like "Oh, I'm a gumdrop, A sweet lollipop, A brook trout right out of the brook, And what's more, baby, I can cook!" See what I have been missing out on my whole life?? It was a lot of fun watching Ross MC though, he was amazing!
After the competition we went up to Kansas City and hung out at the Plaza. It was my first time for that too! ( I guess this whole weekend was full of firsts! More to come later in this post.) When we first arrived, we drove up to a parking lot on top of...something, and took a picture. I was definitely asleep about 3 seconds before this picture was taken, I rolled out of the car and stood there and really had no idea what was going on. It was a blast just walkin around, taking pictures, and eating cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory! Another first of this weekend was valentines day! Me and a few girls decided that we've never had a valentines day date, and we wanted one, so we asked a few boys and made dinner! It was so much fun! We warned them up front that it was going to be heavy on the corniness, which it was. I am pretty sure it was all decked out in heart shaped plates, heart shaped brownies, candles, flowers, etc... There was even a valentines day CD (yes, much like a mix tape) complete with songs such as Donny Osmond's Puppy Love, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, and Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You. The boys played along very well, but its too soon to tell whether they will ever talk to us again...I'll keep you posted on that.Oh, and what group date would be complete without an intense game of Jenga? ...played by the girl with the world's largest hand...
The last first of the fantastic weekend, was that I watched the new We Are the World 25 for Haiti for the first time. First watch the original:
I made it through Monday! That is always cause for celebration.
This morning, after I had been at work for two hours, I happened to notice my reflection in the mirror of the bathroom. To my surprise, and woe, I found that I had definitely forgotten to put on mascara! Oh no... This wouldn't be a very big deal if I had dark eyelashes, but I don't, they are blonde. Mascara is usually the bare minimum, so at least you can tell I have eyes at all. I guess I can just add this to the list from the previous post...
This condition I currently am living with, officially named Grad School, comes with many side effects:
Only one month into the semester, and I have found that I will be no stranger to 12 hour days at school. There's nothing like a good 8 am - 8 pm day at the clinic and class!
Delicious food...last night I had half a can of green beans for dinner. Can you guess what I had for lunch? I'll give you...one guess... (I didn't even have a chance to warm it up!!)
Okay Okay, its not all bad, actually on the whole I would say that I love it!! One of the other side effects is that I get to spend 6 hours a week using my knowledge to help people who are unable to help themselves.
I also get to learn so much!! School gets so much more enjoyable when you are learning things that you will take directly into your career. Its fantastic!
The last "side effect" that occurred to me today, is that I have the chance to spend basically all day, every day, with 23 girls all from completely different backgrounds, but are in the exact same position as me. What an amazing chance I have to build lifelong friendships with awesome girls, learn from my peers, and have a blast! (Even amid the stress and tears). Seriously even with all this cheesiness I am dishing out, I really mean it. How lucky am I??
On a final note, I'd like to say that I officially experienced, for the first time since I moved to Missouri, the glorious feeling of attempting to breathe in, but being unable to because your nose hairs have frozen. Ahhhh, I miss you Logan!!
I can't believe its been three posts and I haven't yet posted my most favorite music video of all time! Check it out, tell me what you think!!
Everyone in Springfield knows this as my song! At the Winter Formal multiple people told me they stopped and looked for me when it came on. Three people also dropped everything and found me a dance! Thanks Denver!
(whoops, I'm not blogger savvy enough to know how to make the video fit--I'm just glad its up at all!)
Hmmm, here I am again... maybe this actually will happen. Don't cross your fingers though, I'm still not totally sold on the idea.
This weekend I went home! I love being home! We left on Saturday night, ate dinner, then quickly fell asleep while watching Emma. In the movie, Gwyneth, yes we're on a first name basis, said something I really liked...but of course I don't remember it... I even thought, "I should write that down because I will never remember that-naw, I will remember." I think I even gave myself a keyword to remember so I could look it up... ... ... ... ... ... Nope, I got nothin---dang it. If it ever comes back to me, I'll post it, just to ease your mind. On that note, here's a good list for today:
5 Reasons I think that I have Early Early Onset Dementia (or I am secretly 110 years old-ask my roommate, she thinks I belong in a different decade!!)
1. On Saturday I looked for 15 minutes for my coat and phone which I had brought in from the car. My apartment is not that big, there were really only 3 rooms they could be in, and believe it or not, they were all clean! I walked back and forth and back and forth till I finally just gave up! On the verge of tears, I looked at my computer chair (that I had been sitting on when I decided to look for the blasted items) and there it was. I had been sitting on them.
2. Unless I am using them, I cannot keep track of three things, ever: flash drive (even on a huge lanyard), keys (also on a huge lanyard), and my phone (that is bright red...maybe I should put it on a huge lanyard too). I am pretty sure that I have to ask at least 3 different people in a given day if they have seen my keys, or phone, or flash drive. (Currently the flash drive really is MIA so if you do see it, let me know).
3. I, very often, start talking, and forget what I am saying-while I am talking. I can't tell you how many times I've said "oh, nevermind," playing it off as if what I was going to say was "not important." (Which honestly, it probably wasn't)
4. Once upon a time, I decided to make dinner for my family because we had extended family coming over. We must have been having stir fry or something over rice, because I decided to make brown rice in the rice cooker. I got it all set up and it was cooking and everything, then when it was done, I looked at it and it just looked...wrong. After much time and pondering, I realized that I had not, in fact, cooked brown rice, but wheat. Yes, I cooked wheat in a rice cooker. In my defense, wheat is brown too. At least we know I'm not color blind!
5. The last one is a favorite of mine, and I'm sure I'll be telling it for years to come, I will probably just change the name so its not me that looks dumb. So I have a pretty set routine when I'm getting out of the car-you know, the whole open the door, then pull the keys out, check the lights, lock the door, get out, get my back-pack out of the backseat, and THEN shut my door-thing. Well, on one very un-extraordinary day, somewhere along the line, I violated this routine. I got out of the car, locked the door, and headed inside. Only when i realized that I hadn't yet grabbed my bag and turned around to get it, did I realize that I had left the door open...with the keys in the car...with the car still running... Really Devery? Really? I just started laughing, and went inside....
Anyway, home was great. I love being with my family!! Sarah and I tried to make a delicious pumpkin cake, which turned out as pumpkin bread...not to mention it looked like this. The wonderful sister missionaries, Sister Hill and Sister Bench, as well as my family, deserve an award for even looking at this. (It would have been fine if we had blind-folded them, it tasted really good...just an eyesore) But just so I save face, I need to post this so you see that I am capable of making pretty desserts! See?
Alright here are a few non-lies...truths, I guess:
-I probably will not be writing everyday like the name of my first post implies -I am NOT creative in any way, shape, or form, so my blog probably won't even be cute...unless someone else helps me -I really like music a lot and will periodically be posting my current favorite songs (you know, the ones that have an itunes play count of 135 in one week) -Eating 4 apples in one day gives the eater a very bad stomachache...unless of course the aforementioned eater has previously conditioned their stomach to take that type of abuse :) -Sometimes I take all together too many pictures, but they are never as good as my sister Kiely's, check out her blog here -While I am currently attending MSU and LOVE it, I will always be an Aggie through and through. (Nope, not a true Aggie, just an Aggie) -At the end of the day, when we all exist in our prime state, I have decided that I will have the ability to sing well, and be funny. Unfortunately I occasionally try to do both now, but fail dismally -The last truth is that its 12:16 a.m. and I have been trying to put this together for more than two hours-this is what happens when I'm only allowed on Facebook for fifteen minutes a day... :) Oh yeah, and I know that I love to read blogs to look at the pictures, so I'll put a few up! After this post I'll consider myself mostly caught up on my life up to this point. (I reserve the right to post past pictures...especially if I find myself in a triple chin phase sometime in the future). Okay, so maybe I went back too far, but don't you love the bangs??
This is my MOST FAVORITE picture from my last year in Utah
Happy Halloween!!
This was our adventure to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Concert! (Kristen was currently braving the rain and wind in high heels to go get our tickets)
Do you like my shoes?
There's a lot that could be said about this one. For now I'll just say that we're posing with a refrigerator we found in the forest.
Jorin and I loving the go cart!
My CUTE little sister!!
Thanks for the half birthday surprise on February 2nd at institute! I got half an apple, half a cookie, the bottom half of a sandwich, and half a dozen muffins.
Short...
Dark...
how it is now...
Oh yeah, I guess this always an option too...
