Hello People! GUESS WHAT I DISCOVERED?! 30 Days until the big day! That's right! CHRISTMAS!
P.S.-Sorry if I'm a little too enthusiastic.
So I've got about a week to catch you up on! Here we go:
WELL, the night that I wrote the last blog was awesomee. Glenn and I went out to dinner, and that was pretty great. I think my mom came home the following night....but I'm not sure.
So then, throughout the rest of the week I basically just went to school and did homework. I had to write a huge (well not really that huge) essay for AP Lang. That went pretty well and I was confident when I handed it in, but who knows? Mrs. Hott will probably hate it! Then Friday of last week (the day before Thanksgiving vacation) I cooked souflee(sp?) in my culinary class. It's not even worth discussing. So many mistakes were made, but NOT by the students....
That Friday night I went ice skating with a bunch of people. I taught myself how to ice skate backwards this time! I'm determined to become a really good skater by the time the season is over. Saturday I went to work, and then got down and dirty with the gingerbread boat for the competition. Glenn and I were very frustrated by the end of the day, but we got something together. (We ended up covering the whole thing in white fondant, and that's the stage we're at now.) Sunday we went to O.C. (Ocean City for you non-Marylanders). That was REALLY fun, I wish I could post videos onto here because I took all the clips throughout the day and combined them. Somehow we're going to get it onto Facebook so there's at least that.
Monday Glenn and I worked on the gingerbread yacht again, and it's going pretty well in my mind. Glenn hates it though....
Tuesday I went back to work for a couple hours and then came home. Glenn's son Cam was visiting so that was really nice to see him. We're actually gonna go ice skating today! WOOT! It's super exciting.
So today besides ice skating with Cam, I'm going to bake many desserts for my dad's family's Thanksgiving tomorrow, and 1 pie for home for Glenn. It's gonna be super fun because my daddy is baking with me and it's always nice to spend time with him. I'm spending the night over at his domain tonight so that should also be pretty great. I want to take Winston (my large stuffed walrus) but I'm concerned that Parker (their Lab puppy) might get to him...but I can't sleep without Winston. I guess I'll have to be very sneaky.
That's just about it!
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
November 24, 2010
November 14, 2010
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Hey Guys! I'm super sorry that I haven't been on here in a while. Truthfully, I forgot about it for a while; I've been so busy with homework and school schtuff.
But enough of the groveling. We last left of the week of PSATs, so we'll pick up from there.
The PSAT went well, I think I did much better on the math section. The PSAT math class helped me a lot and I definitely think I improved my scores on that section. English hasn't even been hard, so that was a breeze. After the first marking period, I switched from the Math SAT prep class to the English class. It's going to definitely be much more work, but I feel like I'm going to do really well on the actual SAT when I decide to take it.
Also, a couple days after the PSAT, I got involved in a school thing! I helped decorate the homecoming wall with some friends of mine! It was really fun and the wall turned out much better than last year. I wish I could post pictures on this blog, but sadly I have not been able to figure that out. But it turned out really well and overall we got second place out of all the grades, which is good because the Seniors wall was....AH-MAY-ZING. It was so ridiculously cool. I also decided to not go to Homecoming; I saw no point in it. I'm kind of glad I didn't go anyways because people said it sucked in the gym, so that's good at least.
October was just pretty much a busy month. Homework started to pick up, and then lessen when we started reading a book in AP Lang. We read 1984 by George Orwell; I liked it, but some people decided to read it over sparknotes (not a good idea.) But after we finished that, I started to get back into reading the Narnia series, and right now I'm trying to finish the 6th book before we start a new book in AP Lang (In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.) AP Calc hasn't been horrible because I'm starting to get used to the style of teaching, and how to study for the class. We just took a huge test on derivatives and all this other stuff, and I thought I did well. I just checked online though, and I got a 77%. It kinda sucks, but honestly, that's probably a high score for the class...at least I hope so.
Apparently, there is a teacher strike at my school so homework levels had been down for a bit. But now all the teachers decided that they're going to pile on the homework until we can't see above the millions of books and papers to write. I'm okay with it though because I usually get my homework done in a timely manner.
Also, recently Karen (my boss) came in and talked to my Culinary and Hospitality Management class. It was super fun, and on Monday we're making the same recipe that Karen made. We're also supposed to learn how to make pie crust, but I already know how so that's not very exciting. I just hope the teacher teaches us the right way...she's not very knowledgable in my opinion.
I think we're just about up to the current stuff. We're up to Friday of last week (Today being Sunday.) Friday I went ice skating in Quiet Waters Park. It was super fun, and I met a bunch of new people. The night was so nice. I was going to take some video footage of it(more info on why later) but my video camera somehow broke. No fear though! I got my report card money, combined it with some of my work paychecks, and bought a new Flip Ultra HD camera! I LOVE it. It's so much fun to use!
Now, I wanted to take video footage because I've decided to do like a "video scrapbook" of my life. Basically, I'm going to take a video camera to the fun things I do and sometimes to school and take video to remember the certain event. It's gonna be great :) I'm super excited to start working on it.
Today, I worked on homework for a couple hours. I also found a radio station which is commercial free and already playing straight Christmas music. It was so exciting! So after I finished homework, I got some Christmas and Hannakuh(sp?) coloring pages and colored for an hour or so. Now, I'm writing this blog, and in about a half hour I'm going out to dinner with Glenn...whenever he decides to get up from his nap.
And that's it up to the minute.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
P.S.- 40 days until Christmas!
But enough of the groveling. We last left of the week of PSATs, so we'll pick up from there.
The PSAT went well, I think I did much better on the math section. The PSAT math class helped me a lot and I definitely think I improved my scores on that section. English hasn't even been hard, so that was a breeze. After the first marking period, I switched from the Math SAT prep class to the English class. It's going to definitely be much more work, but I feel like I'm going to do really well on the actual SAT when I decide to take it.
Also, a couple days after the PSAT, I got involved in a school thing! I helped decorate the homecoming wall with some friends of mine! It was really fun and the wall turned out much better than last year. I wish I could post pictures on this blog, but sadly I have not been able to figure that out. But it turned out really well and overall we got second place out of all the grades, which is good because the Seniors wall was....AH-MAY-ZING. It was so ridiculously cool. I also decided to not go to Homecoming; I saw no point in it. I'm kind of glad I didn't go anyways because people said it sucked in the gym, so that's good at least.
October was just pretty much a busy month. Homework started to pick up, and then lessen when we started reading a book in AP Lang. We read 1984 by George Orwell; I liked it, but some people decided to read it over sparknotes (not a good idea.) But after we finished that, I started to get back into reading the Narnia series, and right now I'm trying to finish the 6th book before we start a new book in AP Lang (In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.) AP Calc hasn't been horrible because I'm starting to get used to the style of teaching, and how to study for the class. We just took a huge test on derivatives and all this other stuff, and I thought I did well. I just checked online though, and I got a 77%. It kinda sucks, but honestly, that's probably a high score for the class...at least I hope so.
Apparently, there is a teacher strike at my school so homework levels had been down for a bit. But now all the teachers decided that they're going to pile on the homework until we can't see above the millions of books and papers to write. I'm okay with it though because I usually get my homework done in a timely manner.
Also, recently Karen (my boss) came in and talked to my Culinary and Hospitality Management class. It was super fun, and on Monday we're making the same recipe that Karen made. We're also supposed to learn how to make pie crust, but I already know how so that's not very exciting. I just hope the teacher teaches us the right way...she's not very knowledgable in my opinion.
I think we're just about up to the current stuff. We're up to Friday of last week (Today being Sunday.) Friday I went ice skating in Quiet Waters Park. It was super fun, and I met a bunch of new people. The night was so nice. I was going to take some video footage of it(more info on why later) but my video camera somehow broke. No fear though! I got my report card money, combined it with some of my work paychecks, and bought a new Flip Ultra HD camera! I LOVE it. It's so much fun to use!
Now, I wanted to take video footage because I've decided to do like a "video scrapbook" of my life. Basically, I'm going to take a video camera to the fun things I do and sometimes to school and take video to remember the certain event. It's gonna be great :) I'm super excited to start working on it.
Today, I worked on homework for a couple hours. I also found a radio station which is commercial free and already playing straight Christmas music. It was so exciting! So after I finished homework, I got some Christmas and Hannakuh(sp?) coloring pages and colored for an hour or so. Now, I'm writing this blog, and in about a half hour I'm going out to dinner with Glenn...whenever he decides to get up from his nap.
And that's it up to the minute.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
P.S.- 40 days until Christmas!
October 9, 2010
I wanna get back, get back with you.
Hey everyone! Listen, well technically read 'cause I'm not speaking, but you know what I mean. Anyways, I'm sorry I haven't been able to get on this for a while. Tell you the truth, I forgot about it for a while, and then I just didn't have time. School's been super hectic, so I'm either constantly working on homework, or not home. So I have a bunch of news to tell you!
WOW! I haven't been on here since a few weeks BEFORE school started! I'll have to get you updated on all things Broadneck. Okay, well the first couple days were terrifying because I had to get a new schedule and I had to find my new classes, meet new teachers etc. It was pretty scary, but eventually I got used to it and made a mental map of the best way to get to my classes. Classes have been going really well over the past couple months. I'm slowing getting the hang of AP Language; it's gonna be a LONG year in that class. AP Calculus is going well; my teacher is super cool, though also REALLY intimidating. I feel sort of bad because whenever I need help, I go to last year's teacher, not him...but oh well. Now here's the bombshell: I dropped American Sign Language. I know...I have such a passion for it but I had a good reason. The ASL III class was stuck into an ASL II class because only THREE students signed up! It just wasn't what I expected, so I left and switched into a SAT Prep class which is helping a lot. I'm in the math section now and after semester break I'll be going into the English half. The math teacher is super nice, and although we don't do a lot of work, I'm really learning a lot of things to help me pass the PSAT and the SAT. (The PSAT is on WEDNESDAY. I'll be doing practice tests this weekend.)
So that's all things school, besides all the friend drama, but I highly doubt you want to hear about that. OH remember all the stuff about me not being able to run for class president?! WELL now I can bite my thumb at Ms. Stupidface-not-allowy-pants. My administrative homeroom elected me, yes ME, to be their SGA (Student Gov't Association) representative! It's super exciting, and I'm finally getting involved in my school stuff. Homecoming is coming up next week ,though I'm not going. I really see a point in going, it's not that fun...for me at least.
Also, I'm involved in an organization called Raising for Reasons, which is a charitable organization. It's pretty awesome, we've only had one meeting, but it seems like it's gonna be a great year.
Next is what I've been doing currently. I'm still working at the bakery in Annapolis, and selling cakes of my own on the side. Still deciding on a major, but I'm leaning back toward culinary. I'm actually interested in the "food science" part of the culinary world. It seems pretty intriguing( sp?)
Also, I just recently finishing Driver's Ed. Thank god too. I was DYING in the class. SO boring...but at least my instructor was pretty cool, and I met a friend so I wasn't a complete loner. All I have left is my three in car driving sessions, and then I'm taking my test in January!
I think we're up to recent things! Well, this week was pretty good, but I'm more excited for SPIRIT WEEK next week. I believe the days are:
Monday- Twin Day (my best friend EMILY refuses to be my TWIN! what's up with that?!)
Tuesday-
Wednesday- Pajama Day (which also coincides with PSAT day, which is AWESOME)
Thursday- Class Color Day (my class has an orange that can melt your eyes)
Friday- NO SCHOOL!
Saturday- Homecoming parade and DANCE
It's gonna be an awesome week. Plus we do "Homecoming walls" at my school where the school has a theme and then each class is given an aspect. Our theme this year is like modern disney, and my class got Alice in Wonderland! How cool is that?!
Lastly, I went to a ZUMBA last night. I couldn't believe how much dancing these people can do. It's insane. I had to sit out for a while and rest my poor knees. Anyways, after that Kelly and I went on the treadmill/stairmaster and I burned 100 calories. I'm gonna try and be healthier...but we'll see.
This weekend is gonna be awesome because I'm making a prototype of my gingerbread contest entry for this year (hint: it's a yacht!) Then, on Sunday, Mom, Glenn, and I are going to a pumpkin patch to go get this years pumpkin! I'm also going to try SCULPTING pumpkins instead of carving. I'm hoping we're gonna get one to carve too because....I don't wanna screw up and then have a crappy pumpkin for this year.
Tell me which I should be for Halloween: Dr Jeckl/MRS. Hyde or TINKERBELL.
That's it for now, I'll try once a week to find some time to send out some updates!
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
P.S. - The Train/Backstreet Boys/ Hanson concert ROCKED. :D
WOW! I haven't been on here since a few weeks BEFORE school started! I'll have to get you updated on all things Broadneck. Okay, well the first couple days were terrifying because I had to get a new schedule and I had to find my new classes, meet new teachers etc. It was pretty scary, but eventually I got used to it and made a mental map of the best way to get to my classes. Classes have been going really well over the past couple months. I'm slowing getting the hang of AP Language; it's gonna be a LONG year in that class. AP Calculus is going well; my teacher is super cool, though also REALLY intimidating. I feel sort of bad because whenever I need help, I go to last year's teacher, not him...but oh well. Now here's the bombshell: I dropped American Sign Language. I know...I have such a passion for it but I had a good reason. The ASL III class was stuck into an ASL II class because only THREE students signed up! It just wasn't what I expected, so I left and switched into a SAT Prep class which is helping a lot. I'm in the math section now and after semester break I'll be going into the English half. The math teacher is super nice, and although we don't do a lot of work, I'm really learning a lot of things to help me pass the PSAT and the SAT. (The PSAT is on WEDNESDAY. I'll be doing practice tests this weekend.)
So that's all things school, besides all the friend drama, but I highly doubt you want to hear about that. OH remember all the stuff about me not being able to run for class president?! WELL now I can bite my thumb at Ms. Stupidface-not-allowy-pants. My administrative homeroom elected me, yes ME, to be their SGA (Student Gov't Association) representative! It's super exciting, and I'm finally getting involved in my school stuff. Homecoming is coming up next week ,though I'm not going. I really see a point in going, it's not that fun...for me at least.
Also, I'm involved in an organization called Raising for Reasons, which is a charitable organization. It's pretty awesome, we've only had one meeting, but it seems like it's gonna be a great year.
Next is what I've been doing currently. I'm still working at the bakery in Annapolis, and selling cakes of my own on the side. Still deciding on a major, but I'm leaning back toward culinary. I'm actually interested in the "food science" part of the culinary world. It seems pretty intriguing( sp?)
Also, I just recently finishing Driver's Ed. Thank god too. I was DYING in the class. SO boring...but at least my instructor was pretty cool, and I met a friend so I wasn't a complete loner. All I have left is my three in car driving sessions, and then I'm taking my test in January!
I think we're up to recent things! Well, this week was pretty good, but I'm more excited for SPIRIT WEEK next week. I believe the days are:
Monday- Twin Day (my best friend EMILY refuses to be my TWIN! what's up with that?!)
Tuesday-
Wednesday- Pajama Day (which also coincides with PSAT day, which is AWESOME)
Thursday- Class Color Day (my class has an orange that can melt your eyes)
Friday- NO SCHOOL!
Saturday- Homecoming parade and DANCE
It's gonna be an awesome week. Plus we do "Homecoming walls" at my school where the school has a theme and then each class is given an aspect. Our theme this year is like modern disney, and my class got Alice in Wonderland! How cool is that?!
Lastly, I went to a ZUMBA last night. I couldn't believe how much dancing these people can do. It's insane. I had to sit out for a while and rest my poor knees. Anyways, after that Kelly and I went on the treadmill/stairmaster and I burned 100 calories. I'm gonna try and be healthier...but we'll see.
This weekend is gonna be awesome because I'm making a prototype of my gingerbread contest entry for this year (hint: it's a yacht!) Then, on Sunday, Mom, Glenn, and I are going to a pumpkin patch to go get this years pumpkin! I'm also going to try SCULPTING pumpkins instead of carving. I'm hoping we're gonna get one to carve too because....I don't wanna screw up and then have a crappy pumpkin for this year.
Tell me which I should be for Halloween: Dr Jeckl/MRS. Hyde or TINKERBELL.
That's it for now, I'll try once a week to find some time to send out some updates!
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
P.S. - The Train/Backstreet Boys/ Hanson concert ROCKED. :D
August 15, 2010
It's times like these I think of you, and wonder if you'll ever think of me...
Hey everyone! I've got exciting things to tell you! First off, remember the predicitons I made about The Next Food Network Star? Well, here were my predictions:
Winner: Paul
Finalists: Herb, Aria, and Dzintra.
WELL, I guess I hadn't learned enough about each person. Throughout the 9 weeks, everyone progressed. Dzintra unfortunately was eliminated the FIRST WEEK! It was ridiculous. Paul, Herb and Aria made it to about the 7th week together, and then Paul was eliminated. Herb and Aria made it to the second to last week along with Aarti and Tom (who I was SO not rooting for). Anyways, Aria was eliminated the week before the finale, and I just watched the finale tonight. It was a pretty interesting fight for the shows, and the pilots that everyone shot were very impressive, but in the words of Bobby Flay "only one can become the next food network star." So Aarti won! I'm excited to see her show, Aarti Paarti because she's Indian and she's going to show America how to blend Indian cuisine into common American dishes! Glenn and I are quite exicted to see how it goes.
Next, I went to Ocean City with Emily a couple of days ago and that was pretty fun. We all remembered to put sunscreen on, but Em and I still got pretty burned on our backs. We both also made substantial progress on our AP Calculus assignments which is good. After she had her meeting with the tutor on Thursday, we agreed that she'd let me know how to do some of the problems we could NOT figure out for the life of us.
Contact lenses are going well, and I've gotten to a point where I can get them in and out with ease. If you've noticed any different style of writing in this post, it's because I just read this book called Bird by Bird, written by Anne Lamott. It was for an AP Language assignment this summer, but all in all it was a really good book. I think partly because I'm interested in writing, I found a lot of the topics very interesting. Driving is also going well, yet I've still got to sign up for Driver's Ed, which I hope to do soon. I've got my 60 hours already! I just need to practice a little more night driving, and driving in "adverse conditions" and I'll be good to go! I discovered recently that I can back up my driveway, and for those of you who aren't familiar with my driveway, that's quite a feat to do. Most of my friends parents just drop my friends at the top so they don't have to back up the drive. It's super long and curvy, with woods on both sides, so it's a bit challenging. I've also improved on my parking skills which is a very important skill to have, so ya know.
There's a lot happening in next week: It's Sunday the 15th now so here goes-
Sunday the 22nd- I go to see Train and the Backstreet Boys with my dad!! It's at Pier 6 in Baltimore, and I'm super excited!
Tuesday the 24th- School starts! OMG! Summer has gone by so fast, and I know I sound like a giant nerd, but I'm excited to be going back to school. I like the challenges it poses, and I'm looking forward to talking to my guidance counselor about careers other than culinary(I'll talk about that desicion later).
First of all, here's the reason I won't be writing a lot during the school year this fall:
Classes- Business Law, AP Language and Composition, AP Calculus, Honors Physics, Honors U.S. History, Culinary and Hospitality Management, ASL Independent Study III, and Introduction to Teaching. What a load huh?!
Anyways, here's the news about the "other than culinary" careers. Now don't get me wrong, Culinary is a very interesting and very intriging major to study in college, but I just don't think I have the same passion. I was talking to my mother today, and I'm considering jobs in the government as a consultant, or a business major, or law? I'm not quite sure, but one of my major picks would be a CIA or FBI Special Agent. I know I sound like a broken record. "Being a secret agent would be so cool!" Honestly, I've done my research and it seems like a really promising career, not just for the excitement but for the challenges that working in the government proposes. I'm looking forward to graduating, attending college, and entering into a summer internship at the CIA HQ in D.C.
The more I think about it, the more I go crazy! I'm going to be a junior in high school in a couple days! Oh ma god! I'm excited, but also a little bit scared. I'm hoping to apply for scholarships adn internships for the summer, and for future college adventures. I'm also going to apply for NHS...again. This time I'm getting in! I don't care if they reject me! I'm GOING. I think that's all I have for you guys this week, so...yeah.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
Winner: Paul
Finalists: Herb, Aria, and Dzintra.
WELL, I guess I hadn't learned enough about each person. Throughout the 9 weeks, everyone progressed. Dzintra unfortunately was eliminated the FIRST WEEK! It was ridiculous. Paul, Herb and Aria made it to about the 7th week together, and then Paul was eliminated. Herb and Aria made it to the second to last week along with Aarti and Tom (who I was SO not rooting for). Anyways, Aria was eliminated the week before the finale, and I just watched the finale tonight. It was a pretty interesting fight for the shows, and the pilots that everyone shot were very impressive, but in the words of Bobby Flay "only one can become the next food network star." So Aarti won! I'm excited to see her show, Aarti Paarti because she's Indian and she's going to show America how to blend Indian cuisine into common American dishes! Glenn and I are quite exicted to see how it goes.
Next, I went to Ocean City with Emily a couple of days ago and that was pretty fun. We all remembered to put sunscreen on, but Em and I still got pretty burned on our backs. We both also made substantial progress on our AP Calculus assignments which is good. After she had her meeting with the tutor on Thursday, we agreed that she'd let me know how to do some of the problems we could NOT figure out for the life of us.
Contact lenses are going well, and I've gotten to a point where I can get them in and out with ease. If you've noticed any different style of writing in this post, it's because I just read this book called Bird by Bird, written by Anne Lamott. It was for an AP Language assignment this summer, but all in all it was a really good book. I think partly because I'm interested in writing, I found a lot of the topics very interesting. Driving is also going well, yet I've still got to sign up for Driver's Ed, which I hope to do soon. I've got my 60 hours already! I just need to practice a little more night driving, and driving in "adverse conditions" and I'll be good to go! I discovered recently that I can back up my driveway, and for those of you who aren't familiar with my driveway, that's quite a feat to do. Most of my friends parents just drop my friends at the top so they don't have to back up the drive. It's super long and curvy, with woods on both sides, so it's a bit challenging. I've also improved on my parking skills which is a very important skill to have, so ya know.
There's a lot happening in next week: It's Sunday the 15th now so here goes-
Sunday the 22nd- I go to see Train and the Backstreet Boys with my dad!! It's at Pier 6 in Baltimore, and I'm super excited!
Tuesday the 24th- School starts! OMG! Summer has gone by so fast, and I know I sound like a giant nerd, but I'm excited to be going back to school. I like the challenges it poses, and I'm looking forward to talking to my guidance counselor about careers other than culinary(I'll talk about that desicion later).
First of all, here's the reason I won't be writing a lot during the school year this fall:
Classes- Business Law, AP Language and Composition, AP Calculus, Honors Physics, Honors U.S. History, Culinary and Hospitality Management, ASL Independent Study III, and Introduction to Teaching. What a load huh?!
Anyways, here's the news about the "other than culinary" careers. Now don't get me wrong, Culinary is a very interesting and very intriging major to study in college, but I just don't think I have the same passion. I was talking to my mother today, and I'm considering jobs in the government as a consultant, or a business major, or law? I'm not quite sure, but one of my major picks would be a CIA or FBI Special Agent. I know I sound like a broken record. "Being a secret agent would be so cool!" Honestly, I've done my research and it seems like a really promising career, not just for the excitement but for the challenges that working in the government proposes. I'm looking forward to graduating, attending college, and entering into a summer internship at the CIA HQ in D.C.
The more I think about it, the more I go crazy! I'm going to be a junior in high school in a couple days! Oh ma god! I'm excited, but also a little bit scared. I'm hoping to apply for scholarships adn internships for the summer, and for future college adventures. I'm also going to apply for NHS...again. This time I'm getting in! I don't care if they reject me! I'm GOING. I think that's all I have for you guys this week, so...yeah.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
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