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.

I Promoted!!!!

YAY! Today I moved up a grade!
(contact me privately if you REALLY have to know what grade I'm in)
It was a long ceremony! Since I'm home schooled, EVERYONE gets to promote (and if you are in 12th grade you graduate like usual). It went from 2:00 p.m until like 5:00 p.m.! AHHHHHHH!!!!!! But it was all good! (Except one of my friends started to fall asleep! :/ :D )
My Mom and I were the only ones from our immediate family that went.
(I say "immediate" cause I have friends that I consider my family)
My sister was in the hospital all yesterday. She was/is very dehydrated so she had to have two IVs for 2 hours. It was very hard on her. I may include more about this past week in later posts.

                     

       YAY!

(You are going to have to enlarge on your own screen)

                                    A.C.

Everything Easter

Hey!
This will be my second post on this (new) blog!
Well tomorrow is EASTER...YAY....!!!!!
(I have to stop putting "!" after every sentence)

So, as I said...Easter is tomorrow--
and so I thought I might share with you a few of my  favorite Easter traditions, food, and just plain goodness!

 
This one is probably my Dad's favorite.....and one of mine too.
It's a food and a tradition. Isn't it weird how most traditions are food related (at least in my family they are)! :D

If you know my family, you know that we LOVE  Italian food.
(you should also know that my Dad is 100% Italian...but that will be later post)
ANYWAY 
The food/tradition is called Frittata.
Basically, it's an Italian omelet.
Try it!

These recipes are from Food Network.com.They are two of the closest I could find to my family's recipe.
    First Frittata    
  Second Frittata 


The next food/tradition:

Here's a picture of my 2009 (mind you, I was only 9 when I did this) Easter Lamb cake.
If I have time, I may post this year's cake. (I'm going to make it after this.)










My family also colors eggs.
Then my Grammy makes a special bread with the colored eggs tucked in.
The bread makes a "nest" for the eggs. It's really quite cute!

The Resurrection Eggs are one of the earliest traditions I can remember.
Starting 12 days before Easter, my family opens the first egg. When you reach the last day (Easter Sunday), there's a special surprise!
If you are looking to start a family tradition with your family....TRY THESE!!!!!

Here's the link to buy them.
Resurrection Eggs

Among these traditions, my family still enjoys our yearly Easter Egg Hunt!
The Lord only knows how many Easter eggs are still hidden in my Grammy and Papa's back yard...as well as yards across the world! :)

Though these traditions are still fun, the best and most important tradition in my family is celebrating the death AND the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

May that be your favorite tradition this Easter season too!
-Angela

P.S. This is my first time doing the links....sorry if they don't work.