Yum!

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins:


1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
**and then I also added a teaspoon of cinnamon, and a little bit of milk because my dough was real thick at first.



In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, oil, yogurt and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bananas and chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees F for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

I'm a Graduate!

June 17, 2010 I officially became a graduate of Desert Christian! I still can't believe it... it really hasn't hit me yet. It doesn't even feel like the school year ended, because I didn't have any finals, so I just feel like we're on some sort of little break and I'll be back to school in a week lol. I can't imagine not going to school every day anymore... it's so weird! Graduation was something I've looked forward to for SO long and I was constantly wishing for it to come as fast as possible, and now it's over. I've graduated. I'm done. And now I'm thinking, why the heck did I want it to come so fast?! Looking back, high school totally FLEW by! I don't even feel like I had a senior year, it went by so fast! Now I actually have to grow up and get a job and be responsible. HOLY CRAP! lol. I mean, I am SO excited to move out on my own and start a new life in NC, but now that it's actually time to do it, it's kind of freaking me out! For so long I just wanted to fast forward to this time, but now that I'm here, I just want to rewind or pause for a little bit! But sadly, I can't... and if there's one thing I've learned, it's to not wish to be in a different part in life anymore, I need to live in the now. I'm so thankful for my high school years; I'm thankful that I got to go to DCHS, I'm thankful for the friends I had, I'm thankful for the teachers that cared about me, and I'm thankful for my parents who always made sure I was happy and well taken care of. But now, it is time for me to grow up and move on. As nerve-wrecking as it is, I am so excited to see what God has in store for my post-high school life!

We Got It!

Oh my gosh, I can't believe it! We actually did it- our yearbook won the All-Book award from Walsworth!! Out of like 6,500 yearbooks, we were one of 12 to win across the whole country! I'm just so amazed that our little staff of 11 kids actually won! I'm so extremely proud of all of us! I'm so honored to have been a part of the yearbook staff for 3 years. All of our hard work paid off! :)

Yearbooks!

We passed out the yearbooks today! My last time ever passing out yearbooks. It's such an exciting day when we pass out the yearbooks...I'm gunna miss it :( But I'm so proud of this yearbook, my last yearbook, and I hope everyone loves it! :)

3 Things

There are three things I really want for when Ashley and I move. They're all electronic things, and I've never really been a huge electronic person (beside like computers and phones...basic stuff lol) I'm not really good at electronics haha. But these things would be super useful :)

1. A GPS- very necessary for driving across the country and getting around in a new town lol.

2. A Flip video camera- for documenting our road trip and other fun milestones of our first year living on our own :)

3. A Wii & Wii Fit- so that we can exercise and not gain weight...we're both still afraid of the "Freshmen 15" even though we're not going to college haha.


So time to start saving up! haha :)

Universal Studios Hollywood

After Senior banquet, Senior Celebration continued on Saturday by going to Universal Studios. I was excited to go because I had never been before! It was SO MUCH fun! Not exactly because Universal is like the best place ever, but because it was just the perfect day! I got to hang out with friends I love to death, the weather was perfect, there were no crowds or long lines, no drama... it was just the best day!

Senior Banquet

On Friday night we had our Senior Celebration Banquet. Unfortunately, it was the same night as Kelsey's graduation :( I hate that I missed her graduation, but I had a really great night at banquet. I was an emotional train wreck all day though- from the beginning of the day at our last chapel ever, all the way to the end of the night at Denny's with Mrs. Puglia after banquet. Graduation is getting closer and closer and the fact that I'm leaving is becoming even more real as it nears.