It's Almost Done

So today I started on my dress/Halloween costume and it is almost done!!! The only thing left is adding the straps and putting in the zipper!!!! It looks so pretty too, I cannot wait to wear it for Halloween :) If you are unsure of what the picture is, it is a pin in my dress waiting to be sewn together. I cannot wait for tomorrow and it to be finished, I will obviously post the finished product once it is done! Have a good night :) :) :) :)

Best Week Ever!

Okay so, I feel like I should be on that show Best Week Ever, because I am obviously having the best week and I don't think anything could possibly bring me down from this high!!!! So this is why I am having the best week:

1. I did not have Psych lab today

2. Got my hairs (yes hairs there is more than one on my head) cut

3. Halloween is in 5 days

4. Trick or Treat is in 4 days

5. i have very little homework due at all this week

6. I am going to make my costume tomorrow

7. I get to be crafty (one of my favorite things to do) almost all week

8. I get to bake cookies, yummy!

9. fall sports are over in 5 days and my winter sport has started, woohoo basketball

10. this weekend is daylight savings time!

11. I get to spend most of my week with family and friends!!! :)

Hall-O-Ween!

So Halloween is only a week and a half away and I am getting super excited. You can tell obviously with the previous posts that I have made. Well today I went a little bit further :) I worked on my costume!! If you do not know already, I am going to be the green m&m and have decided to make a dress for Halloween but during the day I am going to wear a t-shirt with the 'm' on it. So that is what I worked on today since I am going to a Halloween party tomorrow. It is not technically a Halloween party but I work with a boy who has autism and he is in Boy Scouts and his den/pack are having their Halloween party tomorrow and I am going to dress up too! The picture is of my cool shirt that I am wear and the headband is one that I made out of green m&m's!!! I am so proud of it and i cannot wait to wear it, I am sooooo excited :)

Walk Now for Autism

This past Sunday my second family and I participated in the Walk Now for Autism in Columbus. It was a very exciting event and we had a great time. I really enjoyed walking and raising money for something that I am very passionate about. Walk Now for Autism is a huge fundraiser for Autism Speaks, an organization that was founded 5 years ago. It is the fastest growing organization in US history and still continuing to grow today. This was the very first Autism Walk held in Columbus and there were more than 5,000 people in attendance. It was so great to see all those people there for a certain cause. All the money donated to Walk Now for Autism goes towards research and helps families offset the cost of autism, especially since most insurance companies do not provide any help. Our team was called Reaching for Sky and it was comprised of over 20 team members who in one way or another have been touched by Skyler. We had a great time while walking and there were many activities for the kids to enjoy as well. 

Fall, oh Fall :)

Fall is my favorite season in Ohio and so far it has been one of the best Falls I have ever experienced. It is only seven days into October and I am loving it. This past weekend, my niece, one of my roommates, and I went to the pumpkin patch. We went to the one that I have always gone to and we had so much fun. The patch has not really changed since I was little, they have just expanded their play area for children and my niece loved it. We had so much fun deciding on pumpkins and playing with her. She went down this one slide almost thirty times. We got homemade kettle corn, the first sip of Apple Cider and then we went back to my dorm and painted them! We painted all kinds of colors and used glitter, they turned out fabulous, all the while we watched my roomies', my niece's, and I's favorite movie: Beauty and the Beast! After painting pumpkins and eating some of our delicious popcorn we went out to eat. Now one of my roommates and I are making homemade applesauce! So far the process is going well. My recipe calls for 6 apples and since we did not think it was enough, we decided to quadruple the recipe. Well lets just say we have apples overflowing the pot. Right now the apples are simmering and we are almost done, and boy does it smell delicious! I cannot wait to taste how good it smells. If you would like to make your own applesauce I have posted the recipe along with pictures of this past weekend at the pumpkin patch! Happy Fall :)

Homemade Applesauce
Ingredients:
6 apples (preferably McIntosh)
1 cup of water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Peel and core apples and cut into quarters. Place in an enamel sauce pan with water and lemon juice. Bring to boil then turn heat down slightly. Simmer 30 minutes to break down and get them to thicken. Take off heat and stir in sugar and cinnamon. Enjoy!

Thought this was fun :)

So here are the rules, answer the questions with only ONE word.

1. Where is your cell phone? Couch 2. Where is your significant other? 3. Your hair? curly 4. Your mother? Fabulous 5. You father? Hard-Working 6. Your favorite thing? Smiling :) 7. Your dream last night? great 8. Your dream/goal? happiness 9. The room your in? Living 10. Your hobby? Creating 11. Your fear? Failure 12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy 13. Where were you last night? Dorm 14. What you're not? 15. One of your wish list items? Travelling 16. Where you grew up? Ohio 17. The last thing you did? Homework 18. What your wearing? casual-dress 19. Your TV? Off 20. Your pet? puppy 21. Your computer? lifeline 22. What do you think of tags like this? interesting 23. Your mood? semi-stressed 24. Missing someone? yes 25. Where would you rather be? Travelling 26. Something your not wearing right now? Shoes! 27. Favorite store? depends 28. Your summer? Short 29. Love someone? Many 30. Favorite color? Pink 31. The last time you laughed? 10 minutes

October!!!!

Woohoo it is finally October and I am so happy. My favorite holiday is coming up in 30 days and I cannot wait. This coming weekend, I am taking my niece to the pumpkin patch and we are going to decorate my dorm for Halloween. I cannot wait, I am super excited! The past few weeks have been a bit stressful at school but nothing to bad has happened. Last night was my first night that I stayed up past midnight to work on homework and hopefully it will be the only time that I have to do that. I have started a new challenge though with a friend. We have decided to start working out and to tone our bodies and hopefully shed a few pounds. :) Our goal is by her birthday so we have just over 10 weeks to do this challenge but we are excited. Our reward for eating healthy and working out is purchasing a new fun dress for New Year's Eve. Plus since are both pushing ourselves, hopefully one of us will be successful.