In my head...

my blog is really good. I am constantly seeing and thinking of things that would make GREAT posts... but then they never happen. So I apologize for it being lame here... but know that it's the thoughts that count right? Ha ha!
Well I am off to NYC on Wednesday. I am so excited but yet nervous! I am taking a bus from DC to NYC... and have to metro it to the bus stop! Yikes. Thank goodness my friend is meeting me in NYC but she has to work 3 hours after picking me up so I am on my own Wednesday afternoon. She is going to get me tickets to some show...
what show? I do not know. I REALLY hope it is something good. She is a little more riskay (is that how you spell it???) than me so that scares me!! Thank goodness her friend will be going with me so I don't have to get back to her apartment alone after midnight!!! And might I add - I have to do all this with my luggage??!!! My goal is to pack REALLY light! I will only be there for 2 days so it shouldn't be too hard!
Right?
Thursday we are going to the Macy's Parade... hopefully we will see more than the 2 minutes we saw last year. ( see the end of the 2nd last balloon in the photo...)

And I am hoping to do some serious shopping on Friday (a.k.a. the biggest shopping day of the year!!) Target here I come!!

Ha! Ha!

I need to start this with an apology to Andrea... please don't be mad but it was necessary!
I went to Buffalo this weekend to visit my favorite Amanda!! I have had some SERIOUS roots from my many hightlightings (by my personal stylist, Andrea- I love you!) So we were at Target Saturday night and were planning to go home to watch a movie... I had been wanting to dye my hair for a while but kept putting it off. Well that morning we were in the temple and the lady in front of me had horrible roots so I decided it was time. I always struggle picking the right color. With Amanda's help, I decided to go with Medium Brown. Yesterday was my first day back at school- I had my hair in a pony so not too many people noticed my new look. A few of my students did and one even said... "It looks so much better than before!" Gee thanks. It is a little darker than I was planning but I have gotten tons of compliments. I will try and post a picture later. Just had to tell you how kind teenagers can be. Gotta go.

My new obsession....

So I have been a MVP member at Hollywood Video for a few months (like Netflix but it is all done in store). So after 3 times of having late fees, I decided it was time for a change- I joined Blockbuster online- which is exactly like netflix but you can return them to the store and get a movie right away! So anyways... my friend has been telling me about Veronica Mars (a TV show) and how much she loves it. I would always forget to watch it but now it is right after Gilmore Girls, so it has become part of my Tuesday night! I ordered the first 2 seasons and just finished the first disc last night... and I want more. I am trying to figure out how soon I can leave work and keep watching (or watch it at work... while grading papers and stuff- but then I might never leave)- and then mail them back for 3 more! This is exactly why I stay away from TV shows- because I KNOW that I will get hooked! 3 down... 11 DVD's to go! Yikes!

What I did...

I told her... I said that I made it for her birthday but when she got home late, I figured she had been out celebrating. I told her she could eat it whenever she wanted... and she decided we needed to have a piece before the party. Of course I supported that. It was pretty frozen but still tasty. I think it is going to take us a LONG time to eat it. And now we have 5 containers of ice cream in our freezer. Yikes. And of course I am going to have to eat it. I have an ice cream problem! Here are pictures of the outside of my cake (ready and waiting for her to arrive- candle from Dollarama!!!)- and the inside. I bought Betty Crocker Bake n' Fill pans from Target (on clearance of course) and gave them a try. Very fun!


































Today is going to be my productive day (key word- GOING TO) I have needed to organize my room desperately so today is the day! The only reason I can leave is to go buy milk at the grocery store! Wish me luck!

What to do...

So yesterday was my roommate's birthday. So I made a yummy cake, with ice cream in the middle. Another friend and I are having a party for her tonight (which has been a big kerfuffle- I wanted it to be a big shindig for her at our place, with a fun theme- he changed it after I sent out the email so now it is a combined party with his roommate at his place with no theme), so I was going to give her the cake yesterday. She said she had a meeting after work and would be home at 7. Another friend was over working on a project with me so we were all ready with candles in her cake, camera ready, lights off, waiting for her to walk in the door... she never came. Our friend left, the cake went back in the freezer, I went to bed. Right when I turned out my light, my roommate came home. I was too tired to do anything, and I assumed she had gone somewhere to celebrate. Well this morning I find out that her meeting was cancelled so she went to work at the temple (as she does every thursday- except when she has meetings). So I thought I would take the cake to the party tonight- then I find out that the friend hosting the party, bought a REALLY big chocolate cake. Now I just feel DUMB! I don't know what to do. Do I tell my roommate that I had a little something planned for her but because she came home late, she missed out? Do I bring the cake to the party and have WAY too much chocolate cake? (and take the chance that it will melt all over). Or do we eat it on Saturday? I am just sich a fan of communication and it frustrates me when people don't. I guess I didn't communicate to my roommate that I was having a little something for her but I did ask her when she would be home from her meeting... I like to keep somethings a surprise! Anyways... I will figure something out... it just makes me sad that I had BIG plans and they have all been smooshed!

Halloween Cookies

I found a recipe for the coolest candycorn cookies (click here for recipe) - so I made them. Yummy! And they are pretty easy.









I actually doubled the recipe so they are twice the size they should be! Next time I think I will do less orange. But so fun. Also, each pan I cooked a little shorter time, but they still ended up VERY crunchy. Yet still tasty! I took them to FHE and they were a big hit.

Popcorn!!

This looks like your everyday, run of the mill popcorn... but it's not! It is seriously AMAZING! I love it. It is White Cheddar microwave popcorn! I am addicted. I seriously have to try to not eat it EVERYDAY! It is so choice! If you have the means I higly recommend picking one up! (name the movie!) I have only found it at one store... I may have to stock up. Try it- you'll love it! If you don't- I will gladly take the rest off your hands!

Why is it...

that when you watch a movie with high expectations, it rarely meets them. And sometimes when you watch a movie with low expectations, it exceeds them?
That happened to me last night- I rented RV and watched it- I haven't heard anything about this movie- good or bad- usually that means it bad because it didn't get the rave reviews that good movies get! Well I liked it. It was cheesy but had some good LOL moments! This family in the picture is the best! Ha ha! So am I telling you to watch it... I don't know- because if you go in with expectations of it being great, you may be disappointed!!!! With what movies has this happened to you?