Well it's been 2 days of horrible snow and now the sun is shining. I'm so happy about that. I hope it starts to melt this 45 million inches of snow on the ground and on everything else. I had so many plans this weekend... the boyfriend was in Chicago so I was getting the chance to go out with my girls and of course... he left and it started snowing like crazy. Then the freezing rain hit... and then more snow. I'm not very good at looking and judging how much snow there is out there, but I'm going to say around 5 inches ... and then sheets of ice around an inch think.

I left yesterday for about 10 minutes and I literally had to beat my car out of it's ice. There was around 4 inches of snow then an inch of ice and then another inch or so of snow on my car. So I took my ice scraper and beat the ice to make it break and slide it off my car. It was awful. I'm definitely not a fan of this state. Which is why I want to move... somewhere warm now.

I did want to move to New York, but after this winter... it killed my dream of living there. Now I want to move to either California, or South Carolina - very different sides of the country, but two very beautiful states.

My boy is coming home in a few hours :) I'm very excited to see him. I'd move in with him if it wasn't such a cold state.... (well, there are other reasons too)... but we'll see.

That's all for now!

Need some help...

I really want to learn how to make graphics and web designs and things related to that so that I can start some websites with layouts and designs for pages like myspace. I am a huge fan of myspace and have been since it debuted on the internet I suppose, and I'm sick of seeing childish layouts and graphics. I mean, I'm only 21, but there are adults out there that are also fans of myspace and would like to have more grown up pages as well.

If anyone knows how I can (in a very cheap way) learn how to start websites and make graphics and layouts... let me know!

thank you!

Some randomness and some updates

Well it's been about 3 months since I've been on here b/c I went from being really busy to absolutely forgetting I have this page. I've been through quite a lot since I was last on here.

Looking through some of these posts I see had a bit of a friendship problem and it's been resolved... we are no longer friends. And that has made things a lot easier.

I'm not in school this semester... and I don't want to go back at all. Which is bad to say, I know. Everyone tells me that you need to go back and finish school and you won't get anywhere without a degree (which is a lie, but it would help to have). I am so stress free not being in school and my life hasn't gotten any worse for it. But I guess I should suck it up and go back... boo.

A month ago I met this really great guy... and he's turning out to be the best boyfriend I've ever had. Sounds so cheesy, but it's true. He makes me so happy and treats me so well. The bad thing is he isn't from this area... and in another month or so he'll be going back to Chicago... and I'm not happy with that at all. I'm kind of falling for him. He wants me to move to Chicago... but I'm not sure I could leave my family.

I've been working midnights helping remodel my work... and I loved it at first, but drama is hell when you're locked inside a building with a bunch of crazy women/men and you don't get any sleep during the day. I can't wait for the remodel to be over so I can go back to my regular schedule!

Well so far... that's all I have time to write. I'm hoping to spend a lot more time on here updating.

Chocolate chip thumb print cookie recipe

Thumbprint cookies made with butter and brown sugar and filled with a chocolate filling.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour - sift or stir before measuring
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips, chopped
• .
• Filling:
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

PREPARATION:

Cream butter until light; beat in salt and vanilla. Gradually add brown sugar, beating well. Blend in flour, milk, and chopped chocolate.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; made a depression in center of each with thumb.

Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool cookies and fill with the chocolate filling. For filling: Melt 3/4 cup chocolate chips and shortening in a saucepan over hot water. Cool slightly then blend in remaining filling ingredients.

Makes about 3 dozen filled chocolate chip thumbprint cookies.

buckeye candy recipe

1 1/2 lbs confectioners' sugar
1 16 oz jar crunchy peanut butter
1 cup butter, softened
1 12 oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon Crisco or vegetable oil

In the bowl of a food processor, add 1/2 the quantity of the butter, sugar, peanut butter. Process until well combined.

Shape into 1 inch balls. Refrigerate. Repeat this process with remaining ingredients.

In the top of a double boiler, combine Crisco or vegetable oil and chocolate, simmering and stirring until chocolate has melted. (If you don't have a double boiler, melt it in a small metal bowl over boiling water in a saucepan; alternatively, use a microwave). When melting chocolate, be careful not to allow any moisture to touch it (or steam), as this will cause the chocolate to seize and you'll have to start over!

Dip each ball in chocolate until partially coated. Place on wax paper or silicone sheets.

Store, refrigerated, in an airtight container.

Simple and yummy!

Simple and yummy... sooo simple

... basically.
you need chocolate wafers from the baking aisle or baking chocolate of your choice to melt

pretzels of your liking (I like the little rolled pretzels or the thin pretzel sticks)

melt the chocolate.
dip the pretzels.

add sprinkles for decoration if you want to
or melt white chocolate and drizzle on the milk chocolate

Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treat recipes

1 cup white Karo syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
5 cups Rice Krispies

Bring syrup and sugar to a slow boil. Stir in peanut butter. Remove from heat and add Rice Krispies. Use tablespoon to drop onto wax paper. Treats will harden as they cool.


Know what I think would be great on these?!?!? We used to have these in high school and middle school....... If these peanut butter rice krispy treats had CHOCOLATE melted on them. they taste wonderful!!!

Try using those chocolate wafers that are in the baking aisles and melting them... and then either dipping half or just dribbling the chocolate on top. I think it's wonderful. If you don't wan tthe chocolate... just ignore my suggestion :)

Rice Krispy recipe!

Rice Krispy Treats!!!

1/4 cup butter
1 (10 oz., about 40) pkg. regular marshmallows or 3 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal

In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows and continue to stir until the marshmallows have completely melted. Remove from heat.

Stir in the Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal coating them well with the melted marshmallow mixture.

Using a buttered or silicone spatula, press the mixture evenly into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan which has been buttered or sprayed with non-stick spray or lined with wax paper.

Cut into squares when the mixture cools.

Makes 24 squares.

MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:

Microwave butter with marshmallows on high setting for 2 minutes in a microwave safe mixing bowl. Stir together when melted. Microwave again on high for 1 additional minute. Stir in cereal, mixing until well coated. Press into pan as above.

brownie cake recipe

It's the holidays!!! Time for baking!!!!

I found some recipes for some good good foods that I love :) Figured I'd share!

Brownie Cake

This recipe won a blue ribbon at the county fair.
1 3/4 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
6 tbsp. cocoa
1 c. chopped pecans

Mix well and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Take out of oven and sprinkle 2 cups coconut over brownies. Pour 1 can Eagle Brand milk over coconut. Bake until starts to brown. Remove and let cool, then add icing.

ICING:

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. cocoa
2 c. powdered sugar
1 c. Eagle Brand milk
1/2 c. pecans

In small pan melt butter, cocoa and milk. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and 1/2 cup pecans. Spread over cake. Let set until icing is firm.

It's good to know someone is with you.

One thing I love about music... is the songs that relate to what you're going through. Sometimes though... you can tell that the artist didn't write the song and it has no personal meaning even though they seem like they know all about what they are singing about...
That's why... I love Three Days Grace.. they write their music and lyrics... and it's based on their actual life and relationships...

another song I love... this is One-X

Do you think about
Everything you've been through
You never thought you'd be so depressed
Are you wondering
Is it life or death
Do you think that there's no one like you

We are
We are
We are
We are the ones
We get knocked down
We get back up and stand above the crowd
We are one
We are the ones
We get knocked down
We get back up and stand above the crowd
We are one

The life I think about
Is so much better than this
I never thought I'd be stuck in this mess
I'm sick of wondering
Is it life or death
I need to figure out who's behind me

We are
We are
We are
We are the ones
We get knocked down
We get back up and stand above the crowd
We are one
We are the ones
We get knocked down
We get back up and stand above the crowd
We are one

The life I think about
Is so much better than this
I never thought I'd be stuck in this mess
I'm sick of wondering
Is it life or death?

We are the ones
We get knocked down
We get back up and stand above the crowd
We are one
We are the ones
We get knocked down
We get back up and stand above the crowd
We are one

We stand above the crowd
We stand above the crowd
We stand above the crowd (Crowd)
(We stand) We stand above the crowd
We stand above the crowd (We Stand)
We stand above the crowd

(We are the ones) We stand above the crowd
(We get knocked down get back up) We stand above the crowd
(We are the ones) We stand above the crowd
(We get knocked down get back up) We stand above the crowd

We stand above the crowd
We stand above the crowd
We stand above the crowd