from new paltz to long island

this weekend was so much fun: from working hard to relaxing on the beach. it started with a trip in the convertible to new paltz to help my sister and her husband fix up some property they own. i wasn't the greatest help they had but i built the grill, threw some stuff in the burn barrel, moved pieces of plywood, and cleared out a huge room with my mom. it really was lot of fun spending time with my sister, mike, my grandfather, my dad, my mom, and a friend of my sister. we had a great time with lots of laughs and we got a LOT of work done. then after a long hard couple of days in new paltz i went to long island with my friend maggie and we spent the rest of the weekend at her aunt's house. we laid on the beach and it was so relaxing. i got REALLY sunburned! oh well. it was a great weekend...... did i mention i built the grill??????

she's so wicked!

saturday i went to see the play wicked. i took my two younger cousins into the city to see wicked. it was awesome. the play was so good and i would definitely recommend everyone to see it. it was really funny and the dancing was amazing. the whole production was so good. it was also my first time being in the city where i had to navigate myself around. usually i'm with my parents, my sister, or one time i was with my cousin alex. it was definitely scary but i made it without a hitch. it was a great day to be in the city. very sunny and not too hot. it was a great day and i loved it. go see wicked!

muddie buddies

so i usually eye this recipe when i make it but this is what i try to stick to:

melt:

1 cup chocolate chips

1/4 cup butter

then add:

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

stir together. this is when i add more of something if i think necessary. more chocolate if it tastes too much like peanut butter or the other way around. it should be pretty liquidy. 

pour this over about 8 cups of plain chex cereal. this can vary based upon how much you want to eat.

move the chocolate covered chex cereal into plastic bags. add powered sugar and shake the bag. the chex cereal should be completely covered with powered sugar and they should not be sticky. you can place them in the fridge to store them. 

first beach trip of the summer!

so yesterday was a terrific day of summer. it started off with a trip to the beach with my friends kim and maggie. it was a little chilly but so beautiful. i wasn't too hot at any time and i definitely got some color. it was too cold though to go into the water but it was splendid. then we came home and i took such a nice nap. after my nap maggie and kim came back as well as my friend sean. we started out by playing some wii and then we made muddie buddies (chex cereal covered in chocolate and peanut butter topped with power sugar) which actually was quite a production and mess. but they were delicious! then my dad decided to join the action. at midnight he cooked us a fantastic dinner that consisted of steak and string beans. YUM! everyone loved it. then maggie and kim went home and sean, myself, and my dad continued playing the wii until 2 in the morning when i finally had to end it. it was SUCH a great day! today my best friend anu comes home and summer will officially begin! yay!.....i guess now i just have to find a job! yuck!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!! i want to wish all the mothers out there to have a great mothers day and a special happy mothers day to my own mother. i love you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm done

I'M DONE!!!!!!!!! i'm now home for the next 4 months! Don't be a stranger! yay!!!!!!

only three more seasons left

yesterday ended my first year playing college softball. we lost in the semi finals of the nescac tournament. it's definitely a bitter sweet ending. i'm sad that the season is already over but i'm excited to have some more time to myself and to be able to go home in less than a week.  speaking of... my parents came to my room this morning and took home a lot of my stuff. i leave this thursday. i can't even believe it. now i just have some more stuff to pack into my own car and then i'm off, not a freshman any more. weird!

one week to go!

OMG!!!! yesterday i finished classes of my freshman year. finished. i can't even believe it. all i have left is finals. i mean i shouldn't say "all i have left" because it's a lot: two papers and three finals BUT classes are done, over. in exactly one week from today i will be driving home for good. i can't believe it's almost over. it's so close to the end. bye bye freshman year. it's been a great run. softball is ending this weekend too. it's our nescac tournament this weekend. i can't believe everything is ending. it's a little scary but i'm sooooooo excited for four months of summer! yes that's right, 4 months! so all you readers out there i have plenty of time to see each and every one of you so i better be getting a phone call! ahhhh freshman year, not for long.