Waiting

 

It hit me. All the stress came flowing  in at once when I found out my friend got her acceptance letter to a school that I applied to. 

 Immediately I checked my email. Why haven't I received mine!!! Oh no maybe I haven't gotten it because I'm going to be rejected. All these thoughts rushed though my mind. 

I talked to my mom about my confusion. She told me earlier that day she had talked to my friends mom about the acceptance and how she turned in her application as soon as the application was available. I was so relived but still anxious to receive my own acceptance.

Every day I check my email constantly just waiting to be at peace with my life. I'm more worried about getting my email then the upcoming school finals. I am so excited to be done with high school and move onto my life in college. Although, it may be odd being away from parents at first I know it will be easy to get used to.

I am crossing my fingers I will get the email at the end of this week so I can continue day dreaming about my future life. It seems like this is a never ending wait for something I already know I'm going to be accepted for. However, I can't know for sure until it is here in front of me.

Moving

 

 A few days before Christmas my best friend and I sat hugging each other crying. This was the devastating day Kassy told me she was moving. As break went on it was bitter sweet. We enjoyed so many fun times together but we were both thinking about how it would soon come to an end. 

The boxes are piling up against the garage and are filled though the hallways. This weekend they are moving to their temporary home. Although this home will keep them here til summer it is just prolonging the inevitable. I am so grateful that she can spend these last few months here rather than leaving now. 

Kassy had to tell all her friends and it was very tough for the both of us but I'm glad we are doing it together. Fortunately since it's my senior year and I planned to go away for college that I was already in the mindset of the time limit we have together. However, I feel bad for our friend Alicia because we will all be moving within a couple months of each other leaving her to fend for her self.

Although the road looks gloomy and the hope of being long distance best friends seems doubtful. We are positive and see our friendship lasting forever. My dad always says how you move on from your high school friends but it's not going to be that way for Kassy and I. We will be friends for a lifetime.

New Years Resolutions

 

 

I personally hate New Years Resolutions. Although they are a good idea no one follows through with them. Even though I dislike them, I still follow the crowd when it comes to making new goals. However, this year I decided to choose two goals that I want to work on every month to improve myself and my lifestyle. At the beginning of each month I write on my white board what I will try to improve on.

 

My first goal for January is to loose eight pounds. A part of my goal is a plan that consists of a written down goal and how I can effectively achieve it. My plan is to loose weight consists of getting an hour of exercise everyday except Sunday and following my own nutritious meal plan.

 

My second goal is to cut back on television. Since my family doesn't have cable all of my T.V. is consumed on online websites like Hulu and Netflix. Lately this has become a problem in my life because I've wasted so much time in a day that could be otherwise better spent. I am cutting my self back to a limit to watch up to an hour of television or one movie for a day if I have finished all my homework and cleaned my room.

 

Every month I will blog about my previous months goals and the new goals I will set.

The AMAZING Spicy Chicken Sandwich

 

The all amazing Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Carl's Jr. Ahhh where do I start! My best friend and I were starving and decided to go to Carl's Jr. and we only had $3.00 in our pockets. We ran through the menu to find that we couldn't afford anything except for the $1.00 Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Reluctantly we both ordered it. Since we both don't like mayonnaise and tomato we decided to order it plain. 

My first bite into sandwich was quite dry so I put some ketchup on it. After my new adjustment I bit again. The spicy bursts quenched my thirst yet I hungered for more. Both of us sat fully satisfied by this one dollar sandwich. If you happen to have a couple of extra bucks you can amp up your order with some fry's and a drink for two dollars extra.

Go to Carl's Jr. now I promise you will be satisfied by this spicy sandwich. For only a dollar you can satisfy yourself to an amazing lunch. I warn you though they are addicting. 

Swimming

This past Summer my best friend Kassy convinced me to join the Green Valley swim team. I was completely opposed to the idea until my other friend Alicia said she would join if I did to. Hesitant at first because of the early hours of practice but I soon agreed. My summer was filled with practice from 8:00-9:30 every morning and swim meets all day Saturday. I have always loved swimming; every chance I had I was in the water. My parents used to call me a fish because even when we were on vacation and my parents were out doing various activities I would be at back at the condo in the pool. Sadly my Huntington Beach house doesn't have a pool and for a while my passion was subsided. Fortunately, because Kassy influenced me to join Green Valley Swim Team again I was able to relive my passion for swim all over again. Going back to Swim was hard at first but eventually the conditioning became easier. Swimming also brought me closer to my best friends Kassy and Alicia because we would always hang out after swim. If I didn't join swim my Summer would have been filled with lazy days were nothing was accomplished. Instead Swim filled my summer with memories that I will not forget I am so glad I joined the Green Valley Swim Team.

Ornaments...My New Found Obsession!!!

I was black Friday shopping at Khols and I spotted an adorable owl ornament. This little stuffed owl ornament has started my obsession with ornaments. Since then I bought three Disney ornaments. I kept one for myself and the others are gifts for my friends.

My friends and family keep asking what I want for Christmas and all I want to tell them are ornaments. I am looking to start a collection of meaningful ornaments that will glisten up my tree. I have always wanted to have the tree that's in the Barbie nutcracker movie with the beautiful glistening ornaments that all have a story behind them. The memories of that dream have finally pushed me over into a world of glass, plastic, and metal ornaments that have an intricacy so detailed its impeccable.

My mother convinced me to wait til after Christmas is over to buy all the ornaments on my list because they will be so much cheaper. So my excitement will not be finished after opening all my presents because I'm heading to the store the next day to pick up all the ornaments that are left.

 I love all the Disney ornaments because they remind me of my childhood at Disneyland or watching classic movies with all my stuffed animals surrounding the television. All these Disney ornaments make me want to get a Disneyland pass again.

If you find any ornaments you think I would like email me!

Thanksgiving Dinner

This year my mom and I worked as a team to get Thanksgiving dinner done. She taught me a few things like how to cook the turkey, while I showed her how to make all the deserts that I've made the past few months in my Baking and Pastries class.

We started cooking at 7 a.m. the day before Thanksgiving. Strenuous hours were spent til all the deserts and potatoes were done. My feet ached and desired to rest.

I made two chocolate cheese cakes, pumpkin spice bread with cream cheese frosting, pumpkin pie, lattice apple pie, an ice ring for the punch, and party potatoes. Since everything was made from scratch it took forever but the work was worth it.

Thanksgiving morning consisted of preparing and cooking the turkey, baking the pre-made potatoes, baking Pillsbury flaky rolls. We set out three tables just for the food set with canned dishes like cranberry sauce, corn, olives, stuffing, and everything else we had made the previous day. 

Every family member living in California came to our big dinner. We had an adult table and one for the kids too. Thanksgiving went smoothly there were only a few crying kids which was a lot less to be expected with their rambunctiousness. After our second thanksgiving dinner everyone was so full we didn't want to think of food again.

Thanksgiving was very successful. When I got a chance to rest I thought of all the things that I am thankful for.