The Joy of Cooking

Hello readers... or rather, the readers that I sometimes imagine there are out there.
Today, my mother and I went on our first girls day out, in which we watched a movie just by ourselves, ever, in the more than fifteen years that I have known her.
If you haven't guessed by the title of this blog, the movie we saw was Julie&Julia with Meryl Streep playing Julia child and Amy Adams playing Julie (whose last name is failing to come to my brain at the moment). I will not tell you the summary of the movie because you can easily look that up on google if you so choose.
My mom decided to take me to it because I've been encouraging her to do something for herself because she's been a bit depressed lately and she knew that I LOVE to bake and she has a great knack for cooking herself. So, you know, it made sense to see it because it was a story that we could both relate to. Let me tell you. The movie was AMAZING and i strongly encourage you to see it even if you don't cook or bake.
We've decided that we are going to do our own Julia Child cooking experiment, and are getting the book tomorrow. We won't make a deadline or try to cook every SINGLE thing as Julie did, but still, it should be fun.
Anyways, I got to thinking, and I'm not much different from Julie Lastname myself. I mean, I love to write. I have a blog, sure I hardly use it, but it's still here. And I absolutely love baking. I want to open a bakery when I get older. So what if I tried to do the same thing she did? Not to steal her glory or anything but just to do it for fun. Make something, majorly fail or have an epic win of home-made delight, and blog about the experience. It could be like a generational thing. And it could be great.
So, yes, no? I think even if you say no, I'll probably do it, even if I just write about it in the safety of my journal or windows folder.



Song of the day, taken from one of my new favorite movies: A Bushel and a Peck by Doris Day.
LISTEN TO IT. it will undoubtedly make you happy. You won't be able to resist a smile when you listen to it. Promise.


Until next time
Love,
Lili
p.s. Powell! That's what her last name was. Oh the beauty of google.

2008-2009. Year of the Roller Coaster.

As we embrace another season of summer, you also begin to realize that the year is coming to an end. What have you done this year? Have you met all the goals and expectations you had coming into it?
For me, this year was a roller coaster ride. Roller coaster. Those two words seem to pop up in all my writing these days, but it always seems to fit. I mean, think about it. There's always a balance. There's never going to be an endless period of bad time, but on the other hand, it's not going to be forever happiness. There's never an up without a down, a down without an up. It's like Newton's theory of gravity (that was Newton right?) only applied to life. Though this year has definitely been one of the toughest in my life, I also must say that it's been one of the greatest and fantastic. Because, yes, I have had so many depressing things happen, but I've handled them. I've experienced more this year then I have in an entire lifetime. And really, what more can you ask for? It's unrealistic to always be wishing and hoping for endless bliss. Didn't humanity as a whole pretty much shoot down the idea of a Utopia? As much as everyone always wishes for it, you're just making your life harder than it has to be. By realizing that you are having a great time, you are happy. You know that it's not always gonna last, but the point is, the down time won't last either.
So I say, figure out who you love and you can rely on and surround yourself with them. They will be the people to share your laughter. To experience with you your most horrific moments. They will talk to you till 1:00 in the morning until you are both too exhausted to utter another syllable, and understand when you don't feel like talking at all. They'll make you happy when you least expect it. But you've gotta realize it when it's happening. Because part of those friends being there for you is realizing that they're there. And knowing that you can and will be there for them even when you can't even think of the right words to say to make them happy. Because sometimes, sometimes a smile or a hug or a random word or an awkward action is all it takes.


This year I:

• celebrated my brother's 7th birthday(isn't that a holy number?)...then lost my grandma the next day
• almost went out on my first date with a cute boy...which then ended 5 minutes before my birthday
• died my hair (well a strip of it) for the first time...then chopped it off for bald people
• grew really close to my youth minister...then found out he's moving to Arizona
• got my braces off....then got two cavities (I hadn't had cavities in over 3 years dangit!)
• got better grades then my brother for the first time in my LIFE
• finally got confirmed and loved it....then got my first stitches on the very same night thanks to what i like to call "The Death Brownies"...and then made them again the very next day
• realized that one of my biggest problems is that i am an EXTREMELY jealous person...but had an epiphany just the other day that, actually, that I am a really cool person, a good friend, reliable, trustworthy, I know when to laugh and when to be serious, and even if the rest of the world doesn't realize it, that's O.K. with me because I know it.
• I realized who my friends are. They are my security blanket. Because even if I don't know who I am, who I am is good enough for them. And let me tell you, they are better than good enough for me. You have all touched me in ways that you don't even know. Even those of you who I rarely talk to, sometime's your jokes and kind words are all that keeps me going through the day, through the month, through the year.

Come to decide that the things that I tried
Were in my life just to get high on
When I sit alone come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time

Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe it, we rely on
When I lay it on come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

~Anthony Kiedis

It's Clobberin Time!

Crunch Crunch Crunch
it's time for finals and NOBODY i know is in the mood for studying
wish all the students you know good luck
'cause we're gonna need it.

How To Make Yourself WANT to Clean the House

trust me, it's not as impossible as it sounds.

step 1. get up when you want to get up-not your alarm or your parents or whatever.
step 2. make yourself a really yummy breakfast. I'm talking pancakes, omelets, or cinnamon rolls, fruits, and juice or milk.
step 3. take a shower and make yourself feel fresh. wash your hair shave your legs, (or chin i guess if you're a guy) and sing on the top of your lungs.
step 4. when you get out, look around. and if you're like me, your thinking, "wow, now i feel nice, but my house, yeah, that's gotta get fixed" you're gonna want your house to feel as fresh as you are.
step 5. oh, i forgot, make sure there's no one else in your house but you. no friend no family no nothing. Get your iPod or computer and put your music on shuffle, taking a minute to sing and dance around
step 6. get started. try to finish before everyoone gets home. See if they notice anything. if they
do, sweet. If not, that's cool too. It'll just be your little secret; if no one knows, you'll
never be expected to do it again:)

whoever invented peanut butter is officially a genius.

Link

I FINALLY MADE IT SO THAT THE PEOPLE WHO I'M FOLLOWING CAN CLICK ON MY PICTURE AND SEE MY LINK!!!


YES!

I am SO proud of myself:) I've been trying to do that for like 2 weeks now. haha

Everyone Who's Not Deaf MUST Listen To This...and Pass It On