TWLOHA and the CHESED Girls' Sleepover

So, Friday the 13th was TWLOHA Day, or To Write Love On Her Arms Day. It is a day to support those who suffer from depression and suicidal thoughts, it lets others know that they are not alone. I proudly wrote TWLOHA and LOVE on my arms with the sleeves rolled up so others could see.

The Same day, I went to a sleep over that Crystal hosted. We had Hot Pot, but I forgot to take pictures...This is a picture of the brownies we made.

The next morning, we made breakfast.

Which consisted of Pancakes,

Bacon

and Sausage. Here's a picture of my plate since the sausage pictures didn't come out very well.

Weekend Food Galore

Yeah, So, I've noticed recently...that most of my pics have to do with food....so I'm going to throw all of those pics onto one blog and let this just be about my personal life. Plus this way, I can talk more about the FOOD!!!!!!

If you wanna take a look, it's over at http://www.Weekendfoodgalore.blogspot.com

Trusting friends

Friends are the people who are supposed to get you the most. People whom you trust and expect to get your back. The people who you expect to tell you how it is and be truthful and honest to you. Friends are not people whom you use just because you'd be lonely without them. They are not there to just keep you company, and frienemies, those people you keep close to you because they're actually an enemy, that's just plain wrong. Girls have become such idiotic creatures these days when it comes to friends. Friends are the ones who you have gone through thick or thin.

Food Galore and a comment about my roomate

ok, so Roommate first. She decides to move our tv around because she now has an xbox 360. We're moving the tv cables, and the water boiler spills water all over the wires. I hurriedly grab the wires and pull them out of the way. Lisa, just stands there, staring at me. She's like, "maybe you should unplug it?" So i do, and tell her to get the paper towels. She grabs the roll, rips off one sheet and just holds it out. Let me point out there is a GIANT POOL OF WATER ON THE FLOOR SOAKING MY SOCKS!!!!  I tell her to put it on the floor. She rips another piece and a repeat of the last paper towel piece happens. she finally gets it and starts putting more paper towels to soak up the water, but she does is so freaking slowly, that I juggle the wires (of which I had my hands full with just those) and help her wipe it up. By this time, I'm late for work, and run out of the room. I come back and my frig and tv are all turned around...sigh....

ok food now:

My Frozen Yogurt, I really do love the stuff. Today I remembered to take a picture first.

Cindy's FY, always the sprinkles on top.

Erika's FY. Oreos with fruit? interesting combination

here are all three together. Mine's looks kind of sad in the back there...

Turkey! I went to a thanksgiving feast in PA

Mashed potatoes and Stuffing

special chicken, Asian style I think.

Homemade sangria.

Surf/Turf, Barf HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Yo, been a few days. First of all, I want to say I found this really awesome Food Blog called the The Food Pornographer. Yes, Weird name, and yet, she takes awesome pictures of food. She even makes fast food look yummy.

So, this weekend was pretty jammed packed. Friday, I went out with Connie and Erika to eat Chili's. It wasn't fair because Erika, usually the sober one, got to alcohol, and I was only allowed to take sips, because I was driving. not fair.

Saturday, we woke up late, and so were almost late to Bible Study. We studied James 5:7-20, about patience and prayer. It was a good one, although it was all very ADD and hard to stay on track. But then, that's just our style. Next went to see Scarlett in Baltimore. We had fun. Antique shopping in Ellicott City, Grocery shopping, Wine shopping, T-Bone steak and eggs at Double T Diner and then hanging out in her room. Pretty darn awesome Halloween.

Sunday, Sammie decided to wake me up by barfing on my bed. I had just gotten out of bed to let her off the bed, and I guess she couldn't wait. So, had to do throw my sheets in the laundry and take a shower to get the barf off me. She then decided to barf on the bench couch. 2nd load of laundry. After that, she barfed on the other cushion of the bench coach without getting up, so the barf was all over her. Doggy Bath and 3rd laundry load. Barfed twice more, but this time on the floor. Did I mention this started at 7am in the morning?

After that, went to church, and then lunch with my parents, Erika, Cindy and Elizabeth, the 16 yr old I like to hang out with when I get a chance. Then Cindy, Elizabeth and I went to Target for wrapping paper. Elizabeth and I went to my house to wrap the Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, and Sammie decided to barf on my feet and Lucky's tail. Large Doggy Bath. Elizabeth decided to stay for dinner. Dinner was Surf and Turf Feast. My dad cooked, too bad I forgot to take a picture. Crab legs, Lobster tails, Mussels, Shrimp, Steak, Ribs, Giant Potatoes and broccoli for the vegetable. mmmmm yum.

Painting murals for Halloween

The finished hall

I got bored on Friday when hanging out with Connie and Erika

When having a potluck bible study, What do all asians bring?

DUMPLINGS!!!!

Scarlett needed razors so we went to the grocery store

Elizabeth says I look like Santa Claus....

Roommates, Crisises and Procrastination

So, on monday, I went to class and found out the outline for my semester term paper was due, then found out the same day that I was doing it all wrong and had to start over. I had to choose a new topic, do new research, and start over on my outline. Two months of work down the drain and a nervous break down, later, I managed to email my professor a brand new outline, hopefully along the right lines, and it only took me 12 hours of continuous work.

Today I was supposed to work on my other papers, but I've been procrastinating. I didn't wake up until 1pm, and made my computer unusable by running diagnostics on it because it was so slow. Now, I'm watching my roommate get all dolled up to go on a date with a guy who's not her boyfriend. She's trying to make her boyfriend jealous because he isn't paying attention to her. I find it quite hilarious.

The most horrifying part to me, is that I actually care what she wears and when she asks me questions about the clothes she's trying on, I actually answer with a good answer. I used to never care about clothes and how they looked on other people. When people watching, I would notice things that I might want to copy for my own appearance, but not in the sense that I care how other people looked unless they were utterly repulsive. But, now when my roommate freaks out about shoes, I am able to tell her what kind of shoes to wear, I can tell the difference between flats, heels and other types of shoes and I know somewhat what shoe goes with what type of outfit. It's so sad....

Anyway, here's some pictures of what I did over the weekend:

we went shopping and I was dressing up my daddy

I decided to get into the fun

I'm not sure what my mother is eating there

I'm obsessed with frozen yogurt. This is mine

Cindy's yogurt

Erika's yogurt. She put peanut butter yogurt....

I went shopping with Elizabeth at the new Five below, tried on a hat.

I always mess up my pretty yogurt before I can take a picture....=(

It really did look a lot prettier...so much so that the cashier took a picture

this is Elizabeth's yogurt, very pastelly

notice anything you might like Scarlett?

put up a new poster in my room

Happy Birthday and struggle to stay alive

So the happy birthday part is it's my mom's birthday! So Happy Birthday Mom!

For the rest, I've been feeling depressed and tired and all around shitty lately. What's been going on and why do I feel this way? well here's why!

• really stressed out because of school and grades
• can't sleep
• general worry and anxiety for friends
• boys
• living up to everyone's expectations
• worried about being a bother to other people
• generally angry, and worried about that

yeah so, that's what's on my mind. It makes me mopey and whiny and the few people I feel I can talk to are at odds with me for some reason or another. *sigh* Life is hard, and not having people who understand you is tough.

Anyway, Here's some pictures from my recent activities:

put up more pictures on my walls

advertising while on the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk

my team ComForcare Rockville

Lunch on Sunday was Pho!!!! with my sister and mom. That was fun

Happy, tired, damp and stomach full of dim sum after the AA Memory Walk.

My wonderful day

So today started out okay, but steadily got worse. Classes went well, I had an exam review, and the DEA gave a presentation in one of my classes. That was kind of cool. Talked to this guy, that turned out to be entertaining. He's kind of cool. Then my sister came. That is when everything steadily went south.

Erika saw me on the phone, and obviously wanted to know who it was. I couldn't tell her because Lisa was in the room. Well, Erika figured it out eventually, and like I had predicted, which is why I tried not to let Erika find out, she freaked out. She was mainly upset that I let a stranger have my phone number. I understand, but still, I know there is going to be resulting drama from this....and it sux. So then the guy was talking to started to chicken out and say he didn't want to cause trouble and that is thinking of not talking to me anymore....sigh!!!!!!

So then I had to go to work. For some reason, I guess people decided to all come to the ballston labs tonight. Usually no one is there!!!! Everyone was printing and asking me questions when I just wanted to rock out to my music and ride out my anger. But no, I couldn't.

So here I am still angry with myself, my sister and the guy. I'm done with work and just wanna go back to my room. The Security Guard called the shuttle. Which didn't come for an HOUR. The security guard, my friend and I, all called like 4 times....So now I'm completely pissed off.

Midnight Madness

Free T-Shirt, Hand Towel that says Saints Pride, and a bump on the head, That is what I got for going to Midnight Madness. What is Midnight Madness? Why, It's the celebration of the start of the Basketball season. It was loud, long, and kind of fun.

Before the rally, there was t-shirt decorating, which I didn't participate in, Giant Connect 4, and large Inflatables. Laser Tag, Basketball and this really cool inflatable where you're hooked up to your opponent by a wire and you have to try and make baskets in opposite hoops.

Here's some pictures:

my friend Michelle

Blurry pic of Bernie the Dog

Alecia and Me. She's who I went to the rally with.

Fall Break

Hmm...Been awhile since I posted. But, My Fall break was pretty cool. I spent Friday and most of Saturday with my family. Saturday night, I carpooled with Scotty up to Gettysburg to see Zoe. We went to a pub. Don't know it's name but it was cool. Zoe, Scotto, Scarletta and I only had 1 drink apiece, since Zoe was tired. Scotto had yuengling and the rest of us Mangen's? or something like that. It was hard cider. We went to 7-11 and then walked back to Zoe's, whereupon Scarlett promptly made a screwdriver and then didn't like it. So I drank it.

Zoe's friends came back from their various activities, and we all went to the boy's suite to eat deep fried food and congregate whereupon zoe introduced us to people who I cannot remember most of their names. Victory is mine though, because I now remember more names than I started off with. I started off with James, Ryan and Amanda, to which I can now add, Annie, Andy, and Matt. Yep...only names I can remember, and...I doubt I can actually match Matt's name to his face. Is there actually a Matt? I'm beginning to doubt it.

On Sunday, we all went to PA Renaissance Faire, and had a ball. Everyone dressed up but me, which, is pretty normal. I forgot my camera, so I don't have any pictures, but managed to take some on other people's cameras so if you want to see them, just comment and I'll post some. I bought some nunchakus and a knife. A nice haul over all. Lots of food, but no one took pictures of me eating so I cannot show you.

Monday and Today were pretty uneventful except for lunch on Monday with my dad, Erika and Mo. Erika made sushi and we brought it over to Mo and my dad to feast on. Yummy. Also got my car fixed. Spent most of today doing nothing as well, except spending my evening with a little girl named Maggie. She's an awesome kid, but very exhausting. We made peanut butter play dough, it was fun, for her at least. Then we went to Old Country Buffet, and gourged. On a high note, I got on the Wii and found out I lost 7.5lbs. Don't know how I achieved that, but good job me!!!

and now, some pics:

Salmon, Tuna and Yellow tail Hand roll sushi. YUM!!!

 Erika and I went to eat sushi at my favorite sushi place. We ate 6 rolls, 2 nigiri sushi, and 1 hand roll.

Erika's Dessert

my dessert. Yes, mine pales in comparison, but I LOVE mochi.

He blinked! Lucky is so cute.

Sammie is staring at Maggie making the peanut butter dough.

and of course, Maggie is staring right back at her.

Peanut Butter Play Dough

I finally put pictures up in my dorm room. Mostly of my family and dogs, since they are Erika's pics.