Christmas and Cookies

So... here I am and it is the middle of December and I have yet to blog about anything that happened last 

semester. Classes went better than I had planned for, so that's good. However, I do have to take stats over again. *yuck* 

Anyway, I have been home for Christmas since December 8th and it has been going well. Today me, my mom and my Aunt Roseanne made cookies.  They turned out goodish, besides the whole sticking to the paper mess. So here is the recipe with tons of pictures. I got this recipe from a bag of Hersey's Kisses filled with Cherry Cordial Creme. 

Cherry Cordial Creme Cookies 

48 Hersey's Kisses Brand Milk Chocolate filled with Cherry Cordial Creme 

1 Package original supreme brownie mix with Hersey's Syrup pouch 

1/4 cup Hersey's Cocoa 

1/4 cup water 

1/4 cup vegetable oil 

1 egg  

Powered Sugar 

Directions: 

1. Remove wrappers from chocolate. Place in freezer several hours or overnight. 

2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease and flour. 

3. Stir brownie mix, syrup pouch, cocoa, water, oil and egg in medium bowl until well blended. Drop  by scant, teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheets. 

4. Bake 8 minutes or until set. Cool 3 to 4 minutes; sprinkle with powdered sugar. Immediately press frozen chocolate into center of each cookie. Remove cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies. 

I would recommend that you grease the cookie sheet and add flour. We used parchment paper and it was extremely difficult to get them off. 

Here is the finished product! They are super sweet. But that is the way cookies need to be. So sweet you get a cavity just looking at them. 

Thanksgiving Break

So I know that I haven't been on in forever, but I do have a good reason. This semester I has been crazy busy with classes. With both Chemistry and Stats this semester I have been swamped. Along with that I have exploring different RSO's at school. I had to come early for Thanksgiving (and I am perfectly ok with that). I will be posting pictures of my Thanksgiving soon. I hope that everyone is doing good and that you all have a safe, fun Thanksgiving.

I haven't forgotten you

It has been almost three weeks since I have last posted anything. My summer has been pretty lazy, but at the same time kind of busy. I am still trying to find a place to volunteer at and maybe get some cash somehow. My summer is half way over with, I can't believe it. I need to something constructive (or destructive). 
This weekend was Paws on the Pier and I took Zoey. It was crazy, fun and I absolutely loved it. There were about a dozen booths with food, treats and dogs for adoption. Zoey made a couple of friends and it was really cute! She is still tired today from her big adventure yesterday. This weekend is the 4th of July and I will make sure to take lots of pictures and tell you about it. 

I Am Me

I am me.
In all the world, there is no one else like me.There are persons who have some parts of me,
but no one adds up exactly like me.
Therefore, everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone chose it.
I own everything about me
my body, including everything it does;
my mind, including all its thoughts and ideas;
my eyes, including the images of all they behold; 
my feelings, whatever they may be anger, joy, frustration, love, disappointment, excitement
my mouth, and all the words that come out of it, polite, sweet or rough, correct or incorrect;
my voice, loud or soft; 
and all of my actions, whether they be to others or to myself,
I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears,
I own all my triumphs and successes, all of my failures and mistakes.
Because I own all of me, 
I can become intimately acquainted with me.
By so doing I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts
I can then make it possible for all of me to work in my best interests.
I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle, and other aspects that I do not know.
But as long as I am friendly and loving to myself,
I can courageously and hopefully look for the solutions to the puzzles, and for ways to find out more about me.
However I look or sound, whatever I say and do,
and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is me. 
This is authentic and represents where I am at that moment in time.
When I review later how I looked and sounded, what I said and did, and how I thought and felt, some parts may turn out to be unfitting.
I can discard that which is unfitting, and keep which is proven fitting,
and invent something new for that which I discard.
I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do.
I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me. 
I am me, and therefore I can engineer me
I am me, and I am ok 


-Virginia Satir 

3rd Week of Summer

I can't believe that this is already the 3rd week of summer. I have been working out like crazy but it really hasn't been to benefical yet. On Thursday I went to go watch my best friends Carmen and Rebecca graduate from high school. On Saturday Rebecca had her party and on Sunday Carmen had hers. They were both a lot of fun and had good food. It also happened to be Memorial day weekend this weekend but we didn't do anything; which is really strange for my family. No cookout, no family time, nothing. I was really disappointed but what can you do. Hopefully the 4th of July will be better. 

2nd Week of Summer

Hello everybody!


I hope your May is going well and you are staying warm (or keeping cool!). The second week of summer for me has been too exciting, in fact I haven't done much of anything. I am waiting to hear when I can volunteer and if I need to find a part time job. The weather in Michigan hasn't been very nice so I haven't been walking Zoey but I really need to start up again. No new pictures for the week and I hopefully next week will be more exciting. See you on the flip side!

1st Week of Summer

Well the first week of summer has come and gone already. My week was filled with lots of appointments, walking Zoey and unpacking everything. On Wednesday I went to Tulip Time in Holland with my friends Carmen and Sydney. It was an amazing time of carnival rides, a parade and crafts. Besides riding the freak out and injuring myself I had an amazing time. 
On Friday me and the family went to the 50's drive in to eat dinner and it was really good. On Saturday me and my mom went to go see Bridesmaids with my bff Becca and her mom Linda. THe movie was so funny! I can't wait to go see it again. 
Next week should be filled with lots of volunteering, more appointments, a hair cut and other random stuff. Here are some pictures of Tulip Time 2011. 

Home

Hello everybody,

So after hours of packing and cleaning I am finally home for the summer. I will be posting either weekly or biweekly to let you know about my summer adventures.

21 Guns

I have been listening to a lot of Green Day lately.  So I thought I would share one of my favorite Green Day videos with you. I hope that everyone is doing well and I will definatly be blogging more now that I have a brand new MAC book.  See you all soon!

<3 Kayla

30 days of truth prompt

So I found this little propt on another blog and thought I would try it. I know that this is going to be super hard for me both emotionally and time wise. Being super busy in school it's hard to blog daily. But I will try. You have my word. :)




Day 01 → Something you hate about yourself.


Day 02 → Something you love about yourself.

Day 03 → Something you have to forgive yourself for.

Day 04 → Something you have to forgive someone for.

Day 05 → Something you hope to do in your life.

Day 06 → Something you hope you never have to do.

Day 07 → Someone who has made your life worth living for.

Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.

Day 09 → Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.

Day 10 → Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.

Day 11 → Something people seem to compliment you the most on.

Day 12 → Something you never get compliments on.

Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)

Day 14 → A hero that has let you down. (letter)

Day 15 → Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.

Day 16 → Someone or something you definitely could live without.

Day 17 → A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

Day 18 → Your views on gay marriage.

Day 19 → What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?

Day 20 → Your views on drugs and alcohol.

Day 21 → (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?

Day 22 → Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.

Day 23 → Something you wish you had done in your life.

Day 24 → Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)

Day 25 → The reason you believe you’re still alive today.

Day 26 → Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?

Day 27 → What’s the best thing going for you right now?

Day 28 → What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?

Day 29 → Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.

Day 30 → A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself