So...ice skating didn't turn out as well as I thought it was going to. The ice was very odd in the morning; my guess is because of the sun. Anyways, the ice was VERY hard to skate on, and because of that, I fell....HARD. I smacked my head into the ice, and 4 days later I've still got a bump on my head the size of a golf ball (and that's with the swelling gone DOWN!) It's gonna be pretty bad for the next couple weeks while it's healing, but no blood, and no concussion. I got bunches of hugs though. Glenn even got my fall on video but none of us can stand to watch it again. Cam was super nice with the whole me falling after 20 minutes of skating thing.
After skating, I went home, ice pack in hand, and got ready to bake pies with my daddy. Yes...I still baked the pies. It turned out pretty well. I was mostly standing in one spot and we had the Christmas music blaring, so that was fun. My head just hurt for the rest of the day: the nausea was to come on Thanksgiving, the next day.
Thanksgiving "eve" I went over to my aunts and got to read a lot. I really like "In Cold Blood." It's a good read, however some of the sentences are kind-of run-on. I don't necessarily mind it, but it's just not like the other books I read. I'm about 20 pages from where I'm supposed to be by Monday, but that's not a problem. I'll just read this morning while Mom and Glenn are reading the paper.
Thanksgiving Day was pretty interesting. I drove my car with Dad up to Aunt Sharon's house. Gotta tell you, I wasn't really looking forward to being with a bunch of people. I think it's just because I really wasn't feeling well that day. But, besides all that, Thanksgiving was pretty good. I mostly ate leftovers and then played Wii Music with Mom and Glenn when I got home. THAT was hilarious, and I shall have to post a video of it on Facebook.
The next couple days just consisted of reading "In Cold Blood" like a maniac and working on the gingerbread yacht. It's turning out pretty well. I really do think we're going to win again, but Glenn's not so sure because we have 17 "competitors." What he doesn't know is that those "competitors" are probably 5-6 year olds....like last year.
Yesterday I went to work and cleaned. That was a little gross but we got a lot done. The bakery sure does need a fresh coat of paint though. I'm still trying to convince Karen on that one. Then when I came home, I played Wii for a while, read for a bit, and then took a shower. When I got out of the shower, I read a little more. Then, I went downstairs and "helped" (by sitting on the ottoman with Oreo) put up the Christmas tree with Glenn and Cam. Cam came for dinner, and we had STEW! It was pretty good...except there was a stick in it (you had to be there.) I took some funny videos that night though. But after Cam left, we had some pie and clementines, and watched Criminal Minds.
And now we're back up to today. We're Christmas decorating today! I know I know...it's still November Emily! But NO. Christmas is like my favorite holiday ever, and NOT because of the presents. Just the general atmosphere. Snow doesn't really hurt either :p But that's basically it. OH! It's Brianna's birthday today! So happy birthday to her! If she reads this...which I don't know. Oh well.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
November 28, 2010
November 24, 2010
And I'll be happy, Christmas...once again.
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
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 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
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