Dreams....

Hey!
A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon The First Lime. I instantly fell in love with the blog/website and the girl who writes it sounds amazing! (her dog is SO adorable!)
The doodles all over the blog and the story behind the name are equally unique!
Her photography is amazing!

One of the sections of her blog is titled "dreams".
That's where I got the inspiration for this post. :)

MY DREAMS
write a cookbook
have my own restaurant or work at a fancy one
go to a nice culinary school 
(can you tell i really love the food industry?!?!)
finish high school a year early (3 years instead of 4)
travel to europe and the middle east
get married and have kids
get a car and a house
never be in great debt (nothing that i can't repay)
go to new york
go to hawaii
take a road trip through the south
fly on a plane
ride in a taxi
have people i don't know write comments on my blog
get some followers on my blog
have my own brand of something and have it be well known
invent something useful
make a  wearable skirt
do 100 diy projets
memorize all my  italian granparent's recipes
have 100 bottles of nail polish
redo my room
go on a missions trip
lead 10 people to christ
ride in a helicopter
try food that most people would consider gross
be on the "big screen" at a baseball game
be in the newspaper
be on the radio
be in a magazine (i'm going to be in a few months!)
be on tv
meet bobby flay
meet robert irivne
meet giada de laurentiis
be on a foodnetwork show at least once
meet other food stars
get on pionte in ballet
love my family and friends more!

enjoy!
A.C.

School is starting + Happy Labor Day

Hey all and welcome back to school!
One week after Hawaii I headed out for a road trip to Utah. My aunt and uncle (and my cousins) are Christian missionaries there. Their church website is here - check it out!! I love their church so much!
I started school about a week ago. I meant to blog...yet time always slips away from me. About halfway through the summer I promised my mom that if I could redo my room, I would keep it clean.  So far it's worked pretty well! I might post some pics when I'm fully done painting. My cousin and his family went to New York this summer. While there, my cousin (who is 16) entered a Lego contest. He was named one of the 40-some odd winners!!! YAY! He gets to have his Lego creation next to another Lego artist (if that's what you want to call it) in Time Square! This is his SECOND Lego win! Pretty cool!

I'm starting a science class tomorrow. It's going to be hard...but I'm up for the challenge! Since I'm home schooled, my mom was going to buy a curriculum for science. (The science class I took last year is not being offered this year.) I asked if there was any other science class I could take that would be a little more challenging. That is how I got enrolled in the Biola Star classes!

Today consisted of going to Soup Plantation (one of my families favorite restaurants), and then going shopping for some fall/school clothes! (that's always fun!)


bye for now....

A.C.


P.S.

My Dad's birthday was yesterday!! hehe!

4th of July 2013

Hey all!
I know it's kinda weird to be writing about the 4th of July when it's July 5th!
(I was extremely busy at my Grandma's house ALL day....and had no WiFi)

For all my international readers who are wondering what the 4th of July is....this is for you. (it's to the point, but not worthy of the history books....)

The 4th of July is not just a day in the month of July in the United States of America.....it's the day we declared our independence from England! (sorry England....we still love you!) Some of us even call it Independence Day! Today, most of my fellow Americans (and I most of the time) just think of it as a time to eat watermelon, wear shorts, watch fireworks, swim or take part in some sort of water games, and enjoy the (usually) warm weather!

Now on to the real reason I'm writing this post....
I have a picture that my friend sent me that I just had to share with you guys!
I'm not exactly sure how she did it, but it's quite creative!

 Here ya go!






****And the EXTREME countdown continues with only 12 more days before we head for HAWAII!!!!!****


A.C.

Paula Deen kicked off the Food Network

Hey!
OK, well a few days ago I was at Pick Up Stix (one of my Dad's favorite restaurants) and on the TV was this:
"Breaking News: Paula Deen Kicked Off Food Network".

She apparently said the "N" word either on TV or somewhere else where people could hear. (I've heard different stories about where she was actually heard saying it)
 She was also accused of cracking racist jokes. I guess the cable channel just couldn't take it anymore - they are not continuing her contract.

Here's what The LA Times says:
The LA Times version

I haven't seen anything on her website yet, but here it is:
Paula Deen's Website

Paula Deen

                                                        A.C.

Thank You!!!!!!

I just want to post a big thank you to all of my readers!!!
I recently looked at how many people have read my blog...the numbers are AMAZING!!!
Thanks so much!

Here are the stats (approximately) to date:

The USA = 100
Russia = 30
Germany = 8
United Kingdom = 2
Netherlands = 2
South Korea = 1

Thanks SO very much!
(I know I've said that like 500x times! But I really mean it!)
I thought I was the only one reading my blog! :D :P

A.C.

Thanks Again!!!!!!! :D :)
 Also...it would make my day if you were to comment!!! :)

P.S. If you post a comment I will include it in my next post! (that goes for any of my posts) :D

Happy Memorial Day 2013!

WOW! A lot has happened since last year's Memorial Day! The latest event being the tornado in Oklahoma.
Take some time today to think about all those precious lives that have been lost...both military and those who lost their lives because of the tornado.

Here's some cool videos to lift your spirits and help us remember...

1] Heaven needed a hero - a touching tribute to fallen soldiers

2] Teen Rescues 2 Little Girls From Tornado Rubble!

3] Tornado Survivor Reunited With Her Dog Buried Alive in Rubble!

4] The Price of Freedom 
(bluefish.com)

5] We Remember - A Moving Memorial Day Tribute
(beamerfilms.com)

       

 For those who fight for it, life has a special flavor the protected will never know.

May God bless all of you!

A.C.


*NOTE* All videos were taken from Godtube.com