I LOVE Betty White

Only one more month left of my Betty White calendar! That makes me so sad! This has been my favorite calendar...ever. I only hope that my next year's calendar can have the awesome caliber that this one does! I also have Spongebob and Phineas on my calendar...it's how I do. But at least I get to bust open day one of my Christmas chocolate calendar today! Yay for Christmas.

Everything and Nothing...

I should be doing my homework...but I did this instead

Take that Geography homework!!

The Faab Five

Lately I have been missing these kids a ton! These are my writing buddies, Jonny, Erika, Jennie, and Thomas. I took Creative Writing for all three years of high school, and a big part of why it became my favorite is because of these kiddos! And of course the wonderful Mrs. Horstmann (aka the greatest teacher of all time.) We actually framed this picture for her, and wrote on the frame, "Mrs. H's Favorites." And of course, it still sits in her classroom, because let's face it, we really are her favorites! On top of them being my writing buddies, they were also my Golden Leaves staff when I was Editor. It is a good thing we were Horstmann's favorites, because we REALLY were crazy. We spent most of our time in the back room, where we pretty much did almost everything except writing. We jousted with rolling chairs, quoted Phineas and Ferb, had dance parties. But when we did write, it was always something great! For our last project, we were allowed to do a project together, in which we wrote a play about Green Jello taking over the world. To simply put it, it is probably one of the most epic things ever written, no big deal. We are going to make it into a movie. So expect us to be making an appearance at the 2013 Oscars!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

CHRISTMAS!!!

For my entire life, my Grandma has made it a Thanksgiving tradition to give each member of my family a new ornament. She has worked at Tina's Hallmark for as long as I can remember, so every year we get our very own brand new ornament to hang on our Christmas tree.

Here is a portion of my collection!

I have a lot of fairy ornaments,

Each year I get a new one to add to my series.

But my favorite ornament is the Alice in Wonderland teapot!

Alice is actually inside the teapot!

Then of course there are the ornaments of my childhood,

My American Girl ornament, Molly.

The vintage Barbie.

I absolutely love them all.

And this year my Grammy gave me a Michael Scott bobblehead ornament!

He talks and everything!

He came to school with me.

The rest are on my tree back in Kaysville.

My mom actually puts up two trees.

One for our Hallmark ornaments,

And one with our fancy ornaments.

It can be said that we definitely have the Christmas Spirit in the Jackson House!

Turkey Day!

Being able to spend this last week at home has literally been SPECTACULAR! Thanksgiving in particular was one of the best yet. I feel like this whole week I have, not to sound too cliche, been getting in touch with my inner child. Not just my Rugrats marathon, but everything.

On Thanksgiving Day, I played dress up with my Sadie-Lou, and Ty. I was a princess, gypsy, salsa dancer, doctor, and minnie mouse!

The day before with the same kiddos, I watched The Little Mermaid 2, played superheroes (while playing Sadie taught me how to find my inner peace, and showed me how to meditate! Haha, such a funny girl!), and fought an evil green gooey monster.

I played with this little munchkin, and had a war of exchanging raspberry kisses. And, by the way, how cute is she?! I love my little Ireland!

Also, off of the subject, look at this scrumptious pie I made for dessert! Black Bottom Cream Pie. A delicious concoction of fudge, pudding, bananas, whipped cream, and pie crust. I think I may have discovered a new Thanksgiving hit! I love being back at home where I actually have the ingredients to bake. I don't think I have mentioned before, but I love to bake. I love it!


Well I hope everyone has had a fantastic Thanksgiving, and has found their inner child like me haha. Peace and blessings!

Keva Time!

What is one of the best things about being back in Davis County for the weekend? Going to Keva Juice, one of the greatest smoothie joints in the world! And what is my flavor of choice?? The Tribal Princess! A yummy combination of peach, guava, orange, strawberry, and pineapple.

Reptar Bars!

"Reptar bar, Reptar bar, the candy bar supreme! The candy bar that turns your tongue gre-e-en!"
-Angelica

Yes! To top off my Rugrats Annual Marathon, this year I discovered a way to make the infamous Reptar bars! Might I also add that they are absolutely delicious. No wonder the babies love them so much!
You first start out with a layer of melted chocolate, sprinkle some toffee chips on top- then freeze it. Add some green food coloring to some marshmallow fluff, and put it on top of the chocolate. Drizzle some caramel on top of the fluff. Freeze it. And lastly, pour some chocolate on top for the final layer.

And then, voila! You have some Reptar Bars!! The candy bar supreme that turns your tongue green!And since I was feeling especially artistic, I made some wrappers too! Pretty authentic, huh?