I am vacationing...

Within the country - 66%
Within the state- 16%
Out of the country!- 16%

These are the results from July's Poll.

The new poll is: What is your highest level of education? Vote through August! (Poll is on right side-bar of blog.)
:)

Poll

Five days left to vote on where you will be vacationing this summer!
My poll is on the right sidebar of the blog... Vote away! :)

Vacation

Wow, I haven't been on here much lately. So, what has been happening in my life? Well, we went on vacation the first week of this month! We flew up to Maine to visit family and of course go 'up ta camp'. It was chilly up there for my liking, but I didn't miss the humidity. I had a wonderful time. On the fourth of July we went to the usual breakfast across the lake. That night we enjoyed smores and dough-boys over the campfire (that would not keep a flame); however, the weather did not comply for fireworks. Those were put off until the next night. It ended all to soon, as all vacations do. Upon leaving camp we took a scenic route through the 'Quiet Side' of Acadia. Then we had to say goodbye and fly home again. Lukily, nothing tragic happened at home while we were away, so we entered back into normality.

I am a homemaker who...

wants children someday... but not yet.

This was the response that got the most votes on my poll for last month (June). I didn't get too many votes total though, so maybe this months poll will get more results.
This months poll is, "I am vacationing..." Go to my blog to vote (on the right side-bar). :)

Michael Jackson

There is still so much hype over Michael Jackson's life and untimely death!

Now, I cannot say that he was guilty of things he was accused of. Who am I to judge? But I believe, even if there were no sexual acts, that it is inappropriate for a grown man to share a bed with a child. (unless he is a relative or an extremely trusted friend of the family in certain scenarios).

But then again, must we all live up to social norms and standards? Michael was certainly one of a kind. He was obviously troubled with a Peter-Pan complex that affected everything in his life. Perhaps in sharing his bed with children, he was reverting back to childhood and simply having 'slumber parties'... pure and innocent.

I suppose we will never know for sure...
But we do know that his music affected the whole world. His music, his dancing, and his music videos moved us all. 'Thriller', still one of the greatest albums, changed the entire musical industry.

It is his music that will be his legacy. His music will live on forever; and he will live on through his music.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson!

Sunday evening

Well I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Sunday. :)

I know I had a good evening. We chilled with some pizza over at my DH's friends brand new house (after setting up some furniture so we had a place to sit).
I can’t believe how much we missed from FFVII: Advent Children! We watched Advent Children Complete last night and I was blown away. Of course, we have first Advent Children movie (one of my all-time favorites), but this one is well... longer, to say the least. There is more detail; it digs deeper into Denzel’s past; and there are more amazing fight scenes.
What can I say? I loved it!

Happy Birthday to me!

So, my parents are gone now. The 'very long time' I was referring to will be three years, as they are moving overseas. This is the longest I have gone without them, but I know I will survive. Besides, they are giving us a webcam for skype so that we can stay in good contact. It's kind of a birthday present for me.
Yeah, my birthday was yesterday! Guess what I did? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... and loved every minute of it. From the time I woke up to the time I went to sleep, I read non-stop with only a few breaks for bathroom and food.
I finished New Moon, the second in the Twilight Saga. No, I am not one of those girls. I am not that obsessed. But I must say, they are very good books and they suck you in. Know I just have to wait till I get around to getting (or borrowing) the third book. I am not one to just go out and buy it, unless it is seriously on sale. I have yet to see the movie, I know it won't be quite as good as the book, but I look forward to seeing it (them) anyways.
My parents took me out to eat before they left on Sunday. When dessert was brought out, a chocolate tallcake that we could all enjoy, my dad made the comment about it being my birthday. I completely blew it off like "yeah right, it's not my birthday", not even comprehending that my birthday actually was only 2 days away! I had no idea how it crept up on me so quickly.
My husband brought me home chinese yesterday, which I had requested, and completely stuffed myself on. And my mother-in-law took me to lunch today. It was spectacular! I feel so loved (and bloated.. lol) <3
Oh, and thanks to everyone that called and texted to wish me a Happy Birthday!

My crazy weekend!

On Saturday morning, I went to my Graduation Ceremony. I walked across stage and received my Associates degree. I am finally complete with school now!

That evening, I went to a jewelry party at my friend’s house. It was a blast! I brought red velvet cake mix cookies with chocolate chips melted on top. Yum! (recipe is below). I didn’t buy any jewelry (which I wasn’t planning on anyways), but I did sign up to host a party. We get free jewelry for being a host, which is the only way I would feel comfortable with getting any of it (I am beyond extremely frugal and stingy when it comes to buying stuff for myself). The next party will be mid-July.

That night, my lovely sister stayed over and we had a “Darko Movie Night”. We stayed up all night and watched Donnie Darko and then S. Darko. I’ve seen Donnie Darko before and knew I absolutely loved it!!! They were both amazing, although I must admit that Donnie Darko is sooo much better (Doesn’t it always work like that, the first one is always the best?). DH described it well when he said that it seemed like S. Darko was being weird and emo just for the sake of being weird and emo. It’s kind of true though… I mean it was a good movie, don’t get me wrong, but it just didn’t quite make complete sense with its purpose. Idk.

(click on images for IMDB description/review)

Anyways… Sunday, after taking sis home, was a complete waste of day. Period! Seriously, I don’t know how or why it happened, but I went to take a nap around 1:30pm. DH joined me a little while later. Crazy thing was that I didn’t even get up again until 6pm! And DH stayed in bed ‘till 8pm! What?!? I have no idea, but like I said… complete waste of day. It was pretty rainy and dreary outside though. But once again, there are still a million things to do on our To-Do List.

Red velvet cake mix cookies

www.recipezaar.com

Ingredients
1 (18 ounce) box red velvet cake mix (any brand will do)
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil

Directions
1 Mix all the cookie ingredients together. This will make a cookie dough.
2 Roll into balls and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten down slightly (depending on the thickness you desire).
3 Bake at 375° until the tops crackle (about 8-10 minutes) or until desired doneness.
4 Cool and then frost (they're also good without the frosting).