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
October 9, 2010
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
August 3, 2010
Da NA. Da NA. DANADANADANADA
In case you were wondering, the song on the title is the famous JAW theme. Go ahead, put the tune in your head and read it again. I'll wait.....The reason for that is it's SHARK WEEK! OMG! It's my 3rd week and I'm ready to be blown away by the shark-i-ness. So that's why.
Ready? Okay, here's the delio. I know I haven't been on here much lately, but I believe the last time I left off I was getting ready to go to the beach with my dad? Let me check.....Yes. Okay, so here goes: On the days we went to the beach in Ocean City, my dad and I had a lot of fun. The first day, I drove down in my car with him, and then we went straight to the beach. My dad got sunburned cause he was stupid and didn't listen when I told him to put sunscreen on....should've listened. Tsk Tsk. Anyways, so we spent some time on the boardwalk, got dinner, much ice cream, played some mini golf, and then went back to the hotel to relax and watch some TV. The next day, we decided to not go to the beach and we got these all day passes so we could play ALL the mini golf courses in the area, so that was really fun. I won 4 games out of 6, including the game we played the day before. Also, I won 2 of the free game things (You know, when there's a 19th hole and you have to like shoot your ball in the tigers mouth, or inside a clam, etc. Anyways I won 2 free games that day).
After the beach, I didn't do much that I can think of off the top of my head. Although I had the best birthday present the other day. My mother bought tickets for her, Glenn, my Aunt, and me to go into New York City by train for the day, AND see the Addams Family on Broadway! The show was AWESOME! The soundtrack is amazing, AND the leads were.....NATHAN LANE AND BEBE NUERWERTH(Sorry Bebe, I don't know how to spell your name). The show itself was just amazing in all aspects, AND we were FRONT row. Like literally FIRST row. It was the best. We also explored around NY and looked in Times Square and F.A.O. Shwartz (this HUGE toy store) and the Apple store. It was a pretty awesome day! The cool thing was, I didn't know what we were doing 'til we got on the train that morning! My mom had managed to keep it a surprise since like June! OMG right?! I knoww.
Sooo after that, I spent the day yesterday watching Shark Week shows and learning about cool things on the Discovery channel. It was pretty amazing. Yesterday night, I went to Red Lobster with my dad, and I had the best fish I ever had in my entire life probably. It was a tilapia with a spicy soy broth. It was amazing! I had an awesome salad before, some really good rolls, and some cheesecake afterwards. It was just a good dinner all around. OH! I bought some jackets at the GAP in NY and I'm super excited to wear them to school. I've been wearing one all day today mostly.
So today, I went to work, which was pretty fun cause it was a laid back day. Then when Glenn picked me up, we went to Giant for some stuff for dinner, and then KFC for lunch. I had a double down, and MAN! those things are huge! Two peices of chicken, two peices of cheese, and bacon. Amazing sandwich, but HUGE to eat. I'm not sure I'll be empty enough for dinner! So THEN, after Glenn and I got home we decided to blow up the gingerbread house we made last December that's just been sitting in our living room waiting to be blown to bits. We had an ordeal trying to inflict damage with small firecrackers and bottle rockets, so finally, we just decided to drop a cement block on it, and that was that. Then I came inside, put some anti-itch stuff on my legs cause I was eaten alive outside, and sat down to write a blog, which I am doing now. So basically, I'm caught up. I had two major things to tell you guys about though.
1: I'm planning a surprise party for my puppy! Greta is like my sister, and she's turning 12 on the 7th of August! My friend and I are going to buy balloons and an ice cream cake for the people, and some stuff for our two dogs. It's gonna be a blast, but don't tell Greta! SHHH! It's a surprise!
2: PLOT. For those of you tuning in now, no. This is not about story events in which one leads into the other untimately getting to a resolution. PLOT stands for Project Lose an Olsen Twin, in which I am attempting to become more fit, along with Philip DeFranco and the DeFranco nation! I haven't been able to do much with it, because honestly, I'm just too lazy. So...I'll try harder. I promise.
Okay 3 major events. I lied. Get over it! Haha SO I got contacts! It's super exciting because it's so much easier to drive and watch t.v. and generally see things across the room without glasses.
Welll.....that's it for now I think.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
Ready? Okay, here's the delio. I know I haven't been on here much lately, but I believe the last time I left off I was getting ready to go to the beach with my dad? Let me check.....Yes. Okay, so here goes: On the days we went to the beach in Ocean City, my dad and I had a lot of fun. The first day, I drove down in my car with him, and then we went straight to the beach. My dad got sunburned cause he was stupid and didn't listen when I told him to put sunscreen on....should've listened. Tsk Tsk. Anyways, so we spent some time on the boardwalk, got dinner, much ice cream, played some mini golf, and then went back to the hotel to relax and watch some TV. The next day, we decided to not go to the beach and we got these all day passes so we could play ALL the mini golf courses in the area, so that was really fun. I won 4 games out of 6, including the game we played the day before. Also, I won 2 of the free game things (You know, when there's a 19th hole and you have to like shoot your ball in the tigers mouth, or inside a clam, etc. Anyways I won 2 free games that day).
After the beach, I didn't do much that I can think of off the top of my head. Although I had the best birthday present the other day. My mother bought tickets for her, Glenn, my Aunt, and me to go into New York City by train for the day, AND see the Addams Family on Broadway! The show was AWESOME! The soundtrack is amazing, AND the leads were.....NATHAN LANE AND BEBE NUERWERTH(Sorry Bebe, I don't know how to spell your name). The show itself was just amazing in all aspects, AND we were FRONT row. Like literally FIRST row. It was the best. We also explored around NY and looked in Times Square and F.A.O. Shwartz (this HUGE toy store) and the Apple store. It was a pretty awesome day! The cool thing was, I didn't know what we were doing 'til we got on the train that morning! My mom had managed to keep it a surprise since like June! OMG right?! I knoww.
Sooo after that, I spent the day yesterday watching Shark Week shows and learning about cool things on the Discovery channel. It was pretty amazing. Yesterday night, I went to Red Lobster with my dad, and I had the best fish I ever had in my entire life probably. It was a tilapia with a spicy soy broth. It was amazing! I had an awesome salad before, some really good rolls, and some cheesecake afterwards. It was just a good dinner all around. OH! I bought some jackets at the GAP in NY and I'm super excited to wear them to school. I've been wearing one all day today mostly.
So today, I went to work, which was pretty fun cause it was a laid back day. Then when Glenn picked me up, we went to Giant for some stuff for dinner, and then KFC for lunch. I had a double down, and MAN! those things are huge! Two peices of chicken, two peices of cheese, and bacon. Amazing sandwich, but HUGE to eat. I'm not sure I'll be empty enough for dinner! So THEN, after Glenn and I got home we decided to blow up the gingerbread house we made last December that's just been sitting in our living room waiting to be blown to bits. We had an ordeal trying to inflict damage with small firecrackers and bottle rockets, so finally, we just decided to drop a cement block on it, and that was that. Then I came inside, put some anti-itch stuff on my legs cause I was eaten alive outside, and sat down to write a blog, which I am doing now. So basically, I'm caught up. I had two major things to tell you guys about though.
1: I'm planning a surprise party for my puppy! Greta is like my sister, and she's turning 12 on the 7th of August! My friend and I are going to buy balloons and an ice cream cake for the people, and some stuff for our two dogs. It's gonna be a blast, but don't tell Greta! SHHH! It's a surprise!
2: PLOT. For those of you tuning in now, no. This is not about story events in which one leads into the other untimately getting to a resolution. PLOT stands for Project Lose an Olsen Twin, in which I am attempting to become more fit, along with Philip DeFranco and the DeFranco nation! I haven't been able to do much with it, because honestly, I'm just too lazy. So...I'll try harder. I promise.
Okay 3 major events. I lied. Get over it! Haha SO I got contacts! It's super exciting because it's so much easier to drive and watch t.v. and generally see things across the room without glasses.
Welll.....that's it for now I think.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
July 23, 2010
I am what I am. If you don't like it, get with someone else.
HEY GUYS! Look, I know I haven't been on here in a while, and I'm SO sorry. I just got wrapped up in a lot of things recently (so much I actually went out and bought a calendar). I've gotten complaints from my Uncle and Step-dad about not writing, so this is just to prove them wrong. I'm gonna write a lot, so that you guys can all catch up on the recent schtuff(yes this is spelled right, it's pronounced sh-tuff) that I've been doing.
Here we go: Well, the last time I wrote was.....OMG! I haven't written in SO long! Okay well here's the rest of the Texas trip in a bubble. We worked a lot, we ate bad food, we stood in puddles for days, and I skipped the last day because I was so tired. I caught up on season 1 of NCIS while everyone was working their butts off in the booth. I actually fell asleep for a couple hours one day while I was working (I was still paid well, which is nice). Anyways, we finished I think...July 4th was the last day.
July 4th: After a grueling day at work, and the tearing down of the booth, and the yelling and screaming customers who just wanted to chuck money at you; We all got dressed up and went out to dinner to the restaurant where Mom and Glenn and I went out the first night (when the power went out) Anyways, I got a salad which was really nice and flavorful. After a leg cramp ordeal with Aunt Diane, we went out onto the freeway, headed for Fiesta, TX for fireworks. They started before we got there, but luckily, we could stop right on the shoulder of the freeway and watch them there. 15 minutes and many fireworks later, we headed home, and after a quick trip to Walmart, headed to bed.
July 5th: We headed into Austin today. It was super super hot, and even though everyone wanted to shop, we didn't stay that long. We went to a couple stores, got some ice cream, and then got back in the cars to go home. One really cool store we went in was the costume store; It must be a nightmare to do inventory in that store. There was SO much stuff, and I could've spent hours in it. When we were leaving, we decided to get some authentic Texas BBQ at this little shack that used to be an iron factory. It was REALLY good, but my Coke was flat :( but otherwise it was cool. Some of the other workers at another booth came with us to Austin, and then came back to our house for a rousing game of Apples to Apples.
July 6th: MY SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY! We got up a little early, around 9 or so, and hung around for a while. Mom and Glenn and Allen got me a birthday cake from the grocery store (which wasn't as well decorated as I would've expected but oh well). The only thing that was disappointing then was that the ice cream cake had NO crispies in the middle! NONE! It was insane. It's a sad day in Texas when ice cream cake has no crispies. Anyways, we all piled into the car to head up to SEA WORLD! YEAH! Who knew they had one in San Antonio?! Not me! So we drove about 30 minutes to Sea World, and waited in a short line to get in. After getting in we immediately went on a water-ride called Trip to Atlantis (or something similar) and then went to see the Shamu show. It was really cool and I cannot believe the size or gracefulness of those whales. I'm gonna try and post some pictures on here, when my computer decides to let me. Anyways, Allen had to go to the airport, so we decided to get re-entry into SeaWorld so that we could take him, and get lunch later. We drove him to the airport, and went to Sonic. There was a whole ordeal there, but long story short: I rode home with no pants on, and we got free sundaes. Later in the day, when it cooled down a bit, we all went back to SeaWorld, and Auntie and I got on some rollercoasters while Mom and Glenn went exploring. We all met at the Beluga show for the end to a perfect day. As we were leaving, I went into the gift shop, where I found the most perfect walrus stuffed animal whom I bought and promptly named John Winston Lennon (after the real one) and I call him Winston for short. He's helped me through a lot already, but more on that later.
July 7th: We left for Missouri today, I think...Anyways we(Mom, Glenn, Auntie, and I) drove about 13 hours to get all the way to Missouri. We got into the hotel and slept for the night. There's not much to say about this day.
July 8th: Now the fun starts; Auntie and Mom and Uncle-y/Cousin Jesse went out to the Lake House for the family reunion early. Glenn and I hung around at the hotel for a while to catch up on sleep, and hopefully regain some sanity to be around people again. We finally arrived around 4 or so, and greeted the family, as well as the MANY fireworks that were shot off constantly. It was a nice night, complete with a pontoon boat ride in the rain :)
July 9th: This was our first full day at the Lake house. I tried water-skiing today, to no avail. The cousins make it look a LOT easier than it is. I also went out sailing with Auntie and Uncle Todd, who were very impressed with my sailing skills which was very cool. I did study at UKSA(United Kingdom Sailing Academy) after all, but let's not tell them that I was sick the day we were supposed to study sailing (shhh!). I also went tubing and swimming and a whole plethera of other things today. We got all dried off at night, and ate dinner (walking tacos, which are VERY good, and I encourage people to try them). After a short but very LOUD fireworks display, Mom and Glenn and I went back to the hotel, where I had a mental breakdown from being so homesick. I just hugged Winston and talked to my dad on the phone, and got through it.
July 10th: This was our last day at the Lake. I didn't go swimming today, but I spent a nice quiet day working on puzzles on the porch swing. It was very pleasant, but I couldn't WAIT to leave that day and get home!
July 11th: This was our last day of driving, and it went rather well except for some traffic. OH! By the way, if anyone knows what a "silver alert" is, please comment it, so I'll also share that knowledge with you.
Well that's the end of the "day-by-day" posts, because a lot of the other stuff I have to talk about is just random. Over the past couple weeks since I've been home, I've been working a lot. I think Karen's finally giving me a bit more freedom in the bakery and she doesn't feel like she has to watch me all the time, which makes me happy because it gives me confidence in her eyes. Just this past week, I've handed out tons of business cards, gotten two orders, and delivered one of those orders! It's very exciting to know that my business is finally taking off and that I'm doing a good job in those cakes that I put out. I don't feel the need to elaborate on the cakes that I'm making because they're not THAT important. My dad and I have been hanging out a lot which is really good, and we're going to OC on the 26th and 27th of July for some time on the beach.
Today, July 23rd, I worked in the morning, and then around 5 my dad picked me up to run some errands. I drove from my mom's house, to Borders Book Store in Annapolis ALL by myself, considering DAD was on the phone, when he SHOULD have been helping me (not like I can't do it by myself anyways) So, we went to Borders, I got the book I needed for school, and then we went over to Staples, so I could get a calendar to finally be able to write down everything that I need to remember! It's gonna be a HUGE help, I can feel it.
LAST THING (you know, until tomorrow...) I'm going to join in with one of my favorite youtube stars Philip DeFranco in his Project: Lose an Olsen Twin(PLOT). Yes I know it sounds silly, but actually it's all about eating healthier and just getting yourself back into shape. I'm going to follow his vlog, and I'll post a link at the bottom of this blog in case you'd like to join in too! He's a great inspiration and I hope he also inspires you to work on fitness also! So, the healthier eating, and exercise starts tomorrow, which will include a short run, some pushups/crunches, and then some workouts on the wii, along with a Bowling game or two. I'll be posting updates on the PLOT, which will include updates on myself, but also on Philip and on my friends who may want to join in. Let me know if you're going to support him, and myself, and you'll recieve a prize! ....maybe...probably not. But you'll be more fit, which is a prize in and of itself. I'll see ya tomorrow! Hope you enjoyed the apology blog, and all the new stuff that will be happening soon!
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
Here we go: Well, the last time I wrote was.....OMG! I haven't written in SO long! Okay well here's the rest of the Texas trip in a bubble. We worked a lot, we ate bad food, we stood in puddles for days, and I skipped the last day because I was so tired. I caught up on season 1 of NCIS while everyone was working their butts off in the booth. I actually fell asleep for a couple hours one day while I was working (I was still paid well, which is nice). Anyways, we finished I think...July 4th was the last day.
July 4th: After a grueling day at work, and the tearing down of the booth, and the yelling and screaming customers who just wanted to chuck money at you; We all got dressed up and went out to dinner to the restaurant where Mom and Glenn and I went out the first night (when the power went out) Anyways, I got a salad which was really nice and flavorful. After a leg cramp ordeal with Aunt Diane, we went out onto the freeway, headed for Fiesta, TX for fireworks. They started before we got there, but luckily, we could stop right on the shoulder of the freeway and watch them there. 15 minutes and many fireworks later, we headed home, and after a quick trip to Walmart, headed to bed.
July 5th: We headed into Austin today. It was super super hot, and even though everyone wanted to shop, we didn't stay that long. We went to a couple stores, got some ice cream, and then got back in the cars to go home. One really cool store we went in was the costume store; It must be a nightmare to do inventory in that store. There was SO much stuff, and I could've spent hours in it. When we were leaving, we decided to get some authentic Texas BBQ at this little shack that used to be an iron factory. It was REALLY good, but my Coke was flat :( but otherwise it was cool. Some of the other workers at another booth came with us to Austin, and then came back to our house for a rousing game of Apples to Apples.
July 6th: MY SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY! We got up a little early, around 9 or so, and hung around for a while. Mom and Glenn and Allen got me a birthday cake from the grocery store (which wasn't as well decorated as I would've expected but oh well). The only thing that was disappointing then was that the ice cream cake had NO crispies in the middle! NONE! It was insane. It's a sad day in Texas when ice cream cake has no crispies. Anyways, we all piled into the car to head up to SEA WORLD! YEAH! Who knew they had one in San Antonio?! Not me! So we drove about 30 minutes to Sea World, and waited in a short line to get in. After getting in we immediately went on a water-ride called Trip to Atlantis (or something similar) and then went to see the Shamu show. It was really cool and I cannot believe the size or gracefulness of those whales. I'm gonna try and post some pictures on here, when my computer decides to let me. Anyways, Allen had to go to the airport, so we decided to get re-entry into SeaWorld so that we could take him, and get lunch later. We drove him to the airport, and went to Sonic. There was a whole ordeal there, but long story short: I rode home with no pants on, and we got free sundaes. Later in the day, when it cooled down a bit, we all went back to SeaWorld, and Auntie and I got on some rollercoasters while Mom and Glenn went exploring. We all met at the Beluga show for the end to a perfect day. As we were leaving, I went into the gift shop, where I found the most perfect walrus stuffed animal whom I bought and promptly named John Winston Lennon (after the real one) and I call him Winston for short. He's helped me through a lot already, but more on that later.
July 7th: We left for Missouri today, I think...Anyways we(Mom, Glenn, Auntie, and I) drove about 13 hours to get all the way to Missouri. We got into the hotel and slept for the night. There's not much to say about this day.
July 8th: Now the fun starts; Auntie and Mom and Uncle-y/Cousin Jesse went out to the Lake House for the family reunion early. Glenn and I hung around at the hotel for a while to catch up on sleep, and hopefully regain some sanity to be around people again. We finally arrived around 4 or so, and greeted the family, as well as the MANY fireworks that were shot off constantly. It was a nice night, complete with a pontoon boat ride in the rain :)
July 9th: This was our first full day at the Lake house. I tried water-skiing today, to no avail. The cousins make it look a LOT easier than it is. I also went out sailing with Auntie and Uncle Todd, who were very impressed with my sailing skills which was very cool. I did study at UKSA(United Kingdom Sailing Academy) after all, but let's not tell them that I was sick the day we were supposed to study sailing (shhh!). I also went tubing and swimming and a whole plethera of other things today. We got all dried off at night, and ate dinner (walking tacos, which are VERY good, and I encourage people to try them). After a short but very LOUD fireworks display, Mom and Glenn and I went back to the hotel, where I had a mental breakdown from being so homesick. I just hugged Winston and talked to my dad on the phone, and got through it.
July 10th: This was our last day at the Lake. I didn't go swimming today, but I spent a nice quiet day working on puzzles on the porch swing. It was very pleasant, but I couldn't WAIT to leave that day and get home!
July 11th: This was our last day of driving, and it went rather well except for some traffic. OH! By the way, if anyone knows what a "silver alert" is, please comment it, so I'll also share that knowledge with you.
Well that's the end of the "day-by-day" posts, because a lot of the other stuff I have to talk about is just random. Over the past couple weeks since I've been home, I've been working a lot. I think Karen's finally giving me a bit more freedom in the bakery and she doesn't feel like she has to watch me all the time, which makes me happy because it gives me confidence in her eyes. Just this past week, I've handed out tons of business cards, gotten two orders, and delivered one of those orders! It's very exciting to know that my business is finally taking off and that I'm doing a good job in those cakes that I put out. I don't feel the need to elaborate on the cakes that I'm making because they're not THAT important. My dad and I have been hanging out a lot which is really good, and we're going to OC on the 26th and 27th of July for some time on the beach.
Today, July 23rd, I worked in the morning, and then around 5 my dad picked me up to run some errands. I drove from my mom's house, to Borders Book Store in Annapolis ALL by myself, considering DAD was on the phone, when he SHOULD have been helping me (not like I can't do it by myself anyways) So, we went to Borders, I got the book I needed for school, and then we went over to Staples, so I could get a calendar to finally be able to write down everything that I need to remember! It's gonna be a HUGE help, I can feel it.
LAST THING (you know, until tomorrow...) I'm going to join in with one of my favorite youtube stars Philip DeFranco in his Project: Lose an Olsen Twin(PLOT). Yes I know it sounds silly, but actually it's all about eating healthier and just getting yourself back into shape. I'm going to follow his vlog, and I'll post a link at the bottom of this blog in case you'd like to join in too! He's a great inspiration and I hope he also inspires you to work on fitness also! So, the healthier eating, and exercise starts tomorrow, which will include a short run, some pushups/crunches, and then some workouts on the wii, along with a Bowling game or two. I'll be posting updates on the PLOT, which will include updates on myself, but also on Philip and on my friends who may want to join in. Let me know if you're going to support him, and myself, and you'll recieve a prize! ....maybe...probably not. But you'll be more fit, which is a prize in and of itself. I'll see ya tomorrow! Hope you enjoyed the apology blog, and all the new stuff that will be happening soon!
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
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