Washington DC

one word.... AMAZING.

That is the only thing i have to say about Washington DC.

Just kidding.. I have a million things to say about DC. It was amazing, inspiring, beautiful, historical and absolutely one of the most incredible places I have ever been. I LOVE LOVE LOVED IT! I was able to go with my cousins, brother and Grandpa Max.

Here are a few highlights from our trip....

The potomac river at dusk

The World War II Memorial


the Jefferson Memorial


The Lincoln Memorial


Cousins on the metro

D.C.


The Capitol


Mitchel by the Capitol


On the tour bus of the city

on the mall in front of the capitol

On the tour bus of the city

In front of the Lincoln Memorial

The Washington Monument

TMNT

Naval Ship in the Air and Space Museum

The Hall of Remembrance at the Holocaust Museum

The air vent in the Spy Museum

The Jefferson Memorial

Me and Gramps on the tour bus of the city

The Vietnam Wall

the National Cathedral

The National Cathedral

The National Cathedral

Hiking to the National Cathedral
We had a really great time. I LOVED IT. I am so happy I had the opportunity to go and see everything. It was an incredible experience and I loved every second of it!

Thanks for taking me Grandpa Max. And thanks for paying for it mom. i love you.

Father's Day

This year for Father's Day we threw a party at our house for all of the dads at Performance audio. We had a super yummy barbeque and then we all drove to the drive in to watch Toy Story 3.




I think that this was my favorite of all of the Toy Story's. It was a little bit of a tear jerker, but I loved it. Just like all of the others, it stuck with the family friendly humor that only toys could accomplish. If you are thinking about going to see it, DO IT!

Our barbeque preparations started the day before with the desserts and when you see the pictures as you scroll down, you will understand why it took 2 days to accomplish. My mom and I had the same idea to do the fathers day desserts from Bakerella.


Mini Dessert Burgers



We used cupcakes for the buns and brownies for the burger patty




Sugar Cookie French Fries



And viola! our finished products. They were event yummier than they look!




Tiffany put together treat bags for every family to take to the drive in.



Overall, our hard work showed and everyone loved it! We had a super fun fathers day.

summer adventures

Holy Cow! it has been FOREVER since I posted last. And this one is going to be short...

I am leaving for Washington DC in 2 days!!!! I am going with my Grandpa Max, Cousins; London and Johnny and my Brother Mitchel. We are going to have an absolutely fantastic time.

I can hardly wait. I promise to post after, plan on pictures.

IT IS FINALS WEEK!!!

HEY EVERYONE! IT IS FINALS WEEK RIGHT NOW! THAT MEANS THAT MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IS ALMOST OFFICIALLY OVER!!!! YAY HOORAY!!! I ACED MY INTERIOR DESIGN EXAM AND NOW IM CRAMMING FOR CHEM ON FRIDAY! WISH ME LUCK!

.....DID I MENTION IT IS FINALS WEEK??

18th birthday

I am so excited to officially be an adult. It really doesn't change much for me, but I feel like it is still a pretty big milestone. It is weird to think about all of the incredible things I have experienced so far and all of the things that have happened in only 18 years.

18 years ago..
LA riots
Johnny Carson Retires, J Leno becomes new Late Night Host
Bill Clinton was elected President

I don't remember any of those things, but here are some of the events I do remember...

1995
OJ Simpson Trial

1996
JonBenet Ramsey
Dolly the Sheep


1997
Princess Diana's death


1998
Monica Lewinsky Scandal unfolds



1999
Columbine Shootings
Y2K

2000
Bush/Gore Election

2001
Enron Scandal
September 11th


2002
The Euro

2003
War in Afganistan
Colombia Shuttle Disaster


2004
Bush/Kerry Election
Tsunami in Far East

2005
Hurricane Katrina

Pope John Paul II Dies
California Wildfires

2006
Fidel Castro turns power to his brother, Raul Castro

2007
Virginia Tech massacre
Bob Barker Retires
Crandall Canyon Mine Tragedy

2008
Obama/ McCain Election
Global Financial Crisis


2009
Swine Flu
Michael Jackson Dies

2010
Haiti Earthquake



Fads, Trends and Technology
Titanic
Tickle Me Elmo
Furby
Pokemon
Harry Potter
Backstreet Boys
NSync
Reality TV SHOWS
Ipod
Facebook
Youtube
Google
Wikipedia

So much has happened in the last 18 years... Even though I am only one person, I just wanted to thank all of you that have been a part of my life. You are all parts of what make me who I am. I hope that I can make you all very proud as an adult.

I love you all SO much!
xoxo

treasure

I was recently at DI looking for "trash" to turn into "treasure" for my latest design project. I was walking around feeling lost when I saw the most adorable beat up suitcase.


My first thought was that I could turn it into some kind of planter for flowers. I walked closer and saw that the price tag was $15, which seemed like a lot for a beat up suitcase. I thought I would pick it up and inspect it anyway. It was super heavy when I tried to lift it. I decided to open it up and investigate.

Can you guess what was inside?


An Antique Sewing Machine


It had all of the parts and original user manuals. So of course I bought it. It was absolutely adorable. I took it over to Grandma Porter's and we took a look at it. It STILL WORKS!!!

I think I found a pretty incredible treasure.

Megan's Trip to 84321

Megan came up to college for spring break! Probably not as fun as a trip to Mexico, but pretty high up there. Here are some highlights from her trip.


Driving to Logan


Our sweet apartment


Playing games


Willow Park Zoo


Feeding the Ducks at First Dam




Lunch at the Bluebird


Baby Animal Days was so much fun. They do it every year out at the American West Heritage Center and I hope we can go again! They had so many animals that we could hold and pet. I just wanted to take them all home with me.




















Cleaning the Sink at ANGIE'S




Eating like a college kid


I hope Megan had as much fun as I did!!! It was super fun to have my sister with me in my classes and have a full week of sleepovers, swimming, playing, and a whole bunch of memories! Love you Megan xoxoxo

Spring Time Crafts

My mom always says how UN-CRAFTY she is. The truth is, she is extremely creative and crafty. So creative that one of the ladies at Ben Franklin copied her ideas. So last weekend mom had a bunch of crafts ready to create when I came home.

A bottle of paint and a couple of glue gun sticks later we had the MOST ADORABLE carrot planter ever!!!!

We've been looking for an egg wreath for the past month but we couldn't find one with the right colors. So we made one. Yes, you heard me correctly, we made an egg wreath.





Our next craft was a glass brick for spring. We started doing seasonal bricks for our seasonal display. This one turned out so stinkin cute!



And we found some baby ducklings at the craft store that were lacking some embellishment. So of course mom brought them home so we could make them even more cute than they already were.


It might just be me, but I think that the "ugly" duckling is the cutest thing I have ever seen.