I feel the need to blog about 2 unrelated things…

so I am!

1. 1. I’ve always loved to cook and bake, but for some reason this year I have done it A LOT more than usual. I’ve been having fun looking up recipes and trying them out. Here are a few things I have baked for Christmas.

Rice Crispy Christmas tree


Baking makes me happy, but giving them away makes me even happier


Rice Crispy gifts



Stained Glass Christmas cookie- very yummy, but very difficult and time consuming


and my favorite...Reindeer cookies and Reindeer droppings


2. I am so Thankful this Christmas. In worldly eyes it may not seem like I have much, but in reality I have EVERYTHING I need. I am so Thankful for God, my life, family, friends, church, school (yes that’s right), job, the material things that I have…and so much more. I reflect on this tonight because of my trip to McDonalds. May sound funny, but you will understand after I explain.
Tonight my mom asked me to go get her a cheeseburger meal. When I got there I seen this girl (not much older than me), she’s a familiar face. Every time I come home I see her roaming the street and sometimes asking for food. I don’t know her story, why she lives the way she does, but I felt for her. As I looked at her standing in the rain waiting for the cars to pass so she could ask the workers for food, my heart sank. She is without food or someplace warm on Christmas Eve (tear). At this point I had already paid for me food at the first window, and I was supposed to drive up and get it, but I got the workers attention and asked them to add a double cheeseburger to my order. I noticed that she was walking away so I rolled down my widow and called out to her “excuse me,” she turns around, “would you like something to eat”, she answers “yes please”, so I told her to hold on a minuet and I will give her something. After I get the food I call her over to my car and hand her the cheeseburger. She shyly (is that a word) says thank you and I say “You are very welcome…Merry Christmas!” She walks away and then before she gets too far, she turns to me we make eye contact and she gives me a friendly nod with a slight grin. My heart sank again; I wanted to do so much more, but I didn’t know what to do. So I just prayed for her. Well I shouldn’t say just that is the best thing I could do for her.
So anyway the point of this story is not to tell you what I did, but to tell you to praise God with a thankful heart this Christmas for ALL that you have. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Thanks for reading.
Yvonne

Its a sad... sad... day

Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment
community.
The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection
and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a
man who never knew how much he was kneaded.
Doughboy rose quickly in
show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half- baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, three children: John Dough, Jane Dough and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.


~*~ If this made you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with someone else who may be having a 'crumby' day and 'kneads' a lift. ~*~

Hey you...

Please look at my blog from June 16th. I just posted it but it was a draft from this summer and it wont let me change the date on it. THANKS!!!!

Ordinary Day-, My Life on Shuffle

This was fun, you should do it (esp. you Liz because you love shuffle so much, but I will warn you it will be hard to skip to the next song without listening to it first!!)
So A LOT of my song titles were perfect for the question, which was hilarious!!!!


So if you wanna do it here are the rules...
Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, MP3 Player, or whatever on Shuffle.
For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!
Put any comments in brackets after the song name

1.What is 2 + 2?
I Will Not Die Today- Shachah [What???]

2.If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?
Take Me in- Shachah [I think one of lines would fit this better “Take me there”]

3.What do you think about very often?
Just Be Who I am [This is just a line from the song because I can’t find the title or artist. But this is a good answer, I remeind myself often to “just be who I am.”]

4.What do your friends think of you?
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms- Alan Jackson [I hope that my friends think that I am leaning on the everlasting arms.]

5.What do you think of your friends?
My Boo- Usher and Alicia Keys [Yep, my friends are my boos! lol!]

6.What do you think of your best friend?
Goodbye to You- Michelle Branch [That is so depressing…no its not, I will think of it is a different way then it sounds. My best friend lives in WA so I had to say goodbye, and I just said goodbye to my roomie because I left for T-Day break.]

7.What do you think of your parents?
I Care For You- Aaliyah [I do care from my mama and she cares for me =)]

8.What do you think of the person you like?
Stolen- Dashboard Confessional [Awe how perfect…you have stolen my heart.]

9.What do you like in a guy/girl?
We Fall Down- Chris Tomlin [“We Fall Down”… but he catches me. =)]

10.What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Sing, Sing, Sing- Chris Tomlin [That’s right my heart sings. =)] [Im getting a lot of Chris Tomlins Songs]

11.What will you dance to at your wedding?
I Have Been There-Mark Schultz [One of the lines says “…husband takes her by the hand…and they pray Lord all we have to give is Love.”]

12.How do you feel today? Simple-Glen Ballard [I do actually, and I LOVE it!]

13.What is your life story?
Summer Again- Dashboard Confessional [Not sure what this could mean.]

14.What is your life’s purpose?
I Will Rest in You- Jaci Velasquez [Resting in Jesus is one of my purposes, perfect song for this question.]

15.What is your motto?
For My Good- LaShun Pace [Sounds kinda self-centered, but its actually really great. The lyrics say “For my good, but for His glory.” I think that is a great motto to live by. Whatever is going on, whether I perceive it to be positive or negative, will turn out to be for my good and for His glory. AMEN PRIASE THE LORD, HALLELUJAH!!!]

16.What do you want to be when you grow up?
Praise the Father, Praise the Son-Chris Tomlin [I want to grow up praising the Lord!]

17.What is your hobby/interest?
The River-Christ Tomlin [Sure…I like the River]

18.What is your biggest fear?
Down- Shachah [the BIG down could have been my biggest fear, but I have been redeemed so I don’t fear it!]

19.What is your biggest secret?
How Long Has It Been-Mary Grey [The song talks about how long has it been since you talked to the Lord and told Him your hidden secrets. WHOA!!!!! Go listen if you do not believe me.]

20.What will they play at your funeral?
Center of Your Love- Jaci Velasquez [Pretty good song, I want people to know my life was in the center of His love.]

21.What will you post this as?
Ordinary Day- Vanessa Carlton [It has been an “ordinary day”]

Would anyone like a PEACE of pizza?

I love being at home, I get to have the good old r&r and tons of fun. My mom and I are making some yummy pizza (sorry liz) when I accidently made a peace sign. It had blog written all over it...kind of lol! I knew if I passed this blog moment up my roomie would be disappointed especially since shes missing out on my pizza. Well I just thought id share my creative moment... You should of seen my sandWITCHES earlier! Lol :)

My Best Blog...

Coming soon...its a work in progress, and I am so excited! :)

Avoiding homework!!!

I love my roomie eLIZabeth Mary Mousa, and she loves blogs, therefore I am writing a blog to say that I love her.

It has been 2 years, 4 months and 15 days since we met during Step Ahead at CBU. =) It feels like so much longer (it is huh liz...lol)!

I love you noodle!!