Hello Everyone! I know it's super late, I was spending quality time with my family today. We had fun playing games and eating bacon wrapped chicken. I still wanted to write a blog though! So I thought what would be more fun that sharing a funny story with everyone?
It took me a while to think of just one story to tell, but I think I have found the right one.
So when I was in the 5th grade me and my best friend used to get dropped off at our local mall so we could hang out and window shop. The mall was very small and not too far away from our houses. I also had one of those ancient brick phones to keep in contact with my mom. Well, this was a Friday night after school and my friend and I convinced my mom to take us to the mall so we could see a movie and then she was to pick us up afterwards. She dropped us off and we told her we'd call after we were done at the movie. We went around and window shopped for a while until we figured out what movie we wanted to see. I had seen comercials on TV for a movie called Chicago, but it was rated PG-13 and we wee not 13 yet. I got the idea to try to get tickets for it without our moms knowing. My friends agreed because she had wanted to see it as well. We called my mom and told her we were going to see the Jungle Book 2 and we gave her an estimate of what time we would be out. We walked up yo the counter and got our tickets, the lady didn't ask for an ID or anything! We were so excited that we were actually getting away with it! We sat in the theater and waited for the film to start. I was very nervous because I knew that the movie must have been rated PG-13 for a reason, but at the same time I really wanted to know what the reason was. The movie started with an awesome musical number introducing Rene Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones. I thought how could this be a bad movie? It just has a lot of singing and some flashy outfits. The next seen was the main character leaving the bar with her lover, from there things got hot.....not what me and my friend were expecting. We didn't know if we should watch or not so we half covered our eyes and giggled. After the hotness the girl ends up shooting the guy she's with! Now keep in mind we were only 10 and back then we really weren't allowed to watch movies like this, especially without out parents! We must have felt awkward because we ended up leaving the theater after that scene. It was gruesome or anything but I think we just felt guilty more than anything. We must have gotten through a whole 10-15 minutes of it haha. We then shopped around the mall a little bit longer and called my mom to come pick us up. That upcoming Christmas I asked my mom to buy me the movie Chicago and she did. We watched it together and it has been one our favorite movies since then. We even bought the soundtrack and used to sing it in the car wherever we went. It's so weird to think that I felt guilty over that or that I couldn't make it through the whole movie. What a great memory to have! Do you guys have any memories or stories that you would like to share? Comment below and share your funny story or memory!
Night night!
Emm
Love life
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Food Friday! Pasta Fagioli
Hello Everyone! Today is Food Friday and I have a delicious classic Italian dish for you all. It is easy, fast and feeds a lot of hungry tummies. Introducing.....Pasta Fagioli....or as some people call it, Pasta Fazool. This yummy Pasta soup is a classic!
What you will need:
2 Table Spoons of Olive Oil (or any type of cooking oil you have on hand)
1 large white onion
3 cloves of fresh garlic
1 14.5oz Can of diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning
2 14.5oz Cans of Chicken or Vegetable broth
3 Cups of water
2 Cups of Pasta, can either be Ditalini or small shells
1 table spoon of Italian seasoning
1 Bunch of fresh Kale
1 Table spoon of Tomato Paste
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ground Parmesean Cheese, as much as you'd like
2 15oz cans of white beans, drained
And a big cooking pot to make all of this in
Directions:
In a really big soup pan, cook onion and garlic with the olive oil until slight browning occurs. Stir in the diced tomatoes, broth, water and noodles. Let boil for 5 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, grab you fresh Kale. You want to rinse them off to make sure there is no earthly substances on it (it did come from the ground you know). After rinsing you will want to cut the steams off and begin cutting the kale into 1 inch square pieces. After you've cut the kale you will then place it in the pot and cook 5 mins more. Reduce heat to a simmer and add beans, Tomato paste, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for another 5 minutes, serve, sprinkle with Parmesean Cheese and devour!
This recipe is way too easy and inexpensive to not try! It will feed your whole family and it is perfect for the upcoming cold weather!
Please enjoy :)
Emm
What you will need:
2 Table Spoons of Olive Oil (or any type of cooking oil you have on hand)
1 large white onion
3 cloves of fresh garlic
1 14.5oz Can of diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning
2 14.5oz Cans of Chicken or Vegetable broth
3 Cups of water
2 Cups of Pasta, can either be Ditalini or small shells
1 table spoon of Italian seasoning
1 Bunch of fresh Kale
1 Table spoon of Tomato Paste
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ground Parmesean Cheese, as much as you'd like
2 15oz cans of white beans, drained
And a big cooking pot to make all of this in
Directions:
In a really big soup pan, cook onion and garlic with the olive oil until slight browning occurs. Stir in the diced tomatoes, broth, water and noodles. Let boil for 5 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, grab you fresh Kale. You want to rinse them off to make sure there is no earthly substances on it (it did come from the ground you know). After rinsing you will want to cut the steams off and begin cutting the kale into 1 inch square pieces. After you've cut the kale you will then place it in the pot and cook 5 mins more. Reduce heat to a simmer and add beans, Tomato paste, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for another 5 minutes, serve, sprinkle with Parmesean Cheese and devour!
This recipe is way too easy and inexpensive to not try! It will feed your whole family and it is perfect for the upcoming cold weather!
Please enjoy :)
Emm
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Update!
Just updating the blog here!
Making some changes and getting prepared for a new chapter in life. This blog is going to be so much fun, just wait and see!!!!
There will be recipes, crafts, stories, and photographs :)
Everything is going to get re-vamped on my blog, so keep a look out for some awesome fun!
Good night all!
Emm
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sephora Vs. Ulta...at least where I live
Sephora:
Pros:
Great store layout
Very helpful staff
Free oline shipping with $50 or more
Sephora Beauty Club
Free seasonal magazine subscription
Sephora beauty points card
3 free samples with every order
Free codes for free stuff
Updates on the latest make-up
They survey you so you get the proper make-up
They gift-wrap for online ordering
You get a personal card with Online ordering
They have Kat Von D's line
Cons:
None in my city
I have to drive about 35 minutes to the closest one
No hair products that I like
No TIGI line
No Bed Head make-up
Some stores are small and cramped
Ulta:
Pros:
Close to my house
Free shipping with $50 or more
3 free samples with online purchase
Hair Salon
TIGI hair products
good Ulta brand eye shadows
Big store
Cons:
No Kat Von D brand
No Tokidoki brand
No gift registry
Not very many sales
no costomer club
no reward points
No V.I.B (Very Important Beauty)
Both are very goo stores but both have pros and cons to them. if I had to go with one I would chose..........SEPHORA. They make you feel like a true beauty queen. They go out of their way to suit your style and they make sure you purchase top quality make-up for great prices. But they unfortunately don't have a store that is really close to my house and Ulta is right down the street. BUT they do have an excellent Online service center and a free Sephora catalog for every member. They also have a reward program where every dollar you spen you get a point and for every 100 points you get free things. It's great. I love it. I would encourage you to compare and contrast you two favorite make-up places.
Pros:
Great store layout
Very helpful staff
Free oline shipping with $50 or more
Sephora Beauty Club
Free seasonal magazine subscription
Sephora beauty points card
3 free samples with every order
Free codes for free stuff
Updates on the latest make-up
They survey you so you get the proper make-up
They gift-wrap for online ordering
You get a personal card with Online ordering
They have Kat Von D's line
Cons:
None in my city
I have to drive about 35 minutes to the closest one
No hair products that I like
No TIGI line
No Bed Head make-up
Some stores are small and cramped
Ulta:
Pros:
Close to my house
Free shipping with $50 or more
3 free samples with online purchase
Hair Salon
TIGI hair products
good Ulta brand eye shadows
Big store
Cons:
No Kat Von D brand
No Tokidoki brand
No gift registry
Not very many sales
no costomer club
no reward points
No V.I.B (Very Important Beauty)
Both are very goo stores but both have pros and cons to them. if I had to go with one I would chose..........SEPHORA. They make you feel like a true beauty queen. They go out of their way to suit your style and they make sure you purchase top quality make-up for great prices. But they unfortunately don't have a store that is really close to my house and Ulta is right down the street. BUT they do have an excellent Online service center and a free Sephora catalog for every member. They also have a reward program where every dollar you spen you get a point and for every 100 points you get free things. It's great. I love it. I would encourage you to compare and contrast you two favorite make-up places.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Chain Reaction
So I wouls like to start off with My wonderful trip to Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico in the summer of 2009. I went with a group of other teens aroud my age. We went there for 10 days and then brought their students back with us for 10 days. I learnd so much about their culture and they way they live their lives. It was so amazing to meet such wonderful people and to learn so much from them. I realized that they value everything in their lives and us Americans, don't always value the little things in life. We visited a school for underprivledged children and we vistited their houses. I live in a two bedroom apartment and I think it's tiny, these childeren were living in houses the size of my bedroom with their entire families and they were so happy. It really touched me and made me realize that people actually live like this and they don't have the ability to make it better. Yes, they might be happy with their situation but imagine how much happier they would be in a slightly bigger house? I wished that there was something I could do to help them. When I got back to the US and the Mexicans that were staying with us, left I thought about what I could do to help people in need. I think by helping one person at a time we can all make a difference. If everyone could help at least three people a year and those three people help three others each and so on, imagine how many people we could help. It doesn't have to be anyone in a different country or anything and it doesn't have to be something really big but if we can sacrifice something that another person can use it could help them out a little bit. I hope that people can catch on and at least try because the more we try the more we succeed.
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