Haaaaaappy birthday to the most amazing grandpa in the whole world! Grandpa Kaas turned 70 years young on the 24th. I couldn't be more greatful for him and everything he has done for me and my family. My grandpa is truly such a great person. He is the type to literally give you the shirt off his back. He has come and rescued me any hour of the day if I needed help. He's helped me through many trials in my life and for that I am forever greatful. I LOVE you grandpa! Happy 70th!!
Monday, January 27, 2014
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Happy New Year!
Ah, New Year. The time of year that's full of empty promises to myself. I always told myself, 'this year would be different' 'next year I'll change' and so on and so forth. It's all BS I tell ya! This year I didn't make any resolutions. I'm just going to live and love life to the fullest and be the best person I can be.
I've been blessed with some pretty damn good people in my life. Especially lately. Before I felt like there was only one person I could turn to when I had personal struggles, issues with work, etc. But who could I turn to when I had an issue with that person? My relationship with my (now previous) co-workers grew a lot in 2013 and for that I am grateful. I feel like I have a lot more people to turn to now, and the best part is, they feel the same.
2013 was hands down, the best year yet. 2014 has a lot to live up to if it wants to compete.
-21st birthday (in NY)
-New York
-Road trip to Memphis
-Mexico
-New job after two and a half years of Hell
Now for everybody's favorite part: stalking pictures.
I've been blessed with some pretty damn good people in my life. Especially lately. Before I felt like there was only one person I could turn to when I had personal struggles, issues with work, etc. But who could I turn to when I had an issue with that person? My relationship with my (now previous) co-workers grew a lot in 2013 and for that I am grateful. I feel like I have a lot more people to turn to now, and the best part is, they feel the same.
2013 was hands down, the best year yet. 2014 has a lot to live up to if it wants to compete.
-21st birthday (in NY)
-New York
-Road trip to Memphis
-Mexico
-New job after two and a half years of Hell
Now for everybody's favorite part: stalking pictures.
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| Lovers Beach |
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| One of my favorite parts about Mexico. We rented a Fiat 500 convertible. |
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| Dylan, Myself, Roberta and Dani and Buffalo Wild Wings |
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| Cabo San Lucas from the airplane |
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| #selfie |
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| Christmas 2013 |
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| My lizard friends and I |
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| Sunset from the beautiful sunset cruise |
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| Gorgeous girl playing Doc McStuffins Operation |
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| #bffselfie |
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| My diet while in Mexico |
Monday, June 3, 2013
On The Hunt
A couple months ago while I was in New York, I went to a restaurant called Brooklyn Diner. (Which you can read about in my last blog post.) I ordered dessert there... A gigantic red velvet waffle. Now, I'm sure you can get these at a lot of places, although I've never seen one in Utah, nor have I ever tried one, until New York. Okay. Really? HEAVEN. Ever since I devoured that's waffle, I've wanted another. I've found a couple recipes, never quite right, and now need your help. That's right folks, I said it, I need help finding the perfect red velvet waffle recipe. I got a few pictures from online that people posted on a review website for the Brooklyn Diner so you can see this beauty. I personally didn't get a photo because it was devoured too quickly. Here's the {link}.
Ready... Set.. Go!! Send me recipes, por favor :)
Ready... Set.. Go!! Send me recipes, por favor :)
Friday, April 5, 2013
New York: Days 7 & 8
Day 7: {Thursday} We started off the day at Pier 17 and took a boat tour of the city. We were able to see the Statue of Liberty, up close this time, its still tiny, and the beautiful city. We saw Ellis Island, which is also closed because of hurricane Sandy, and the place where Obama lands when he comes to town. It was cool to see all the buildings from afar. We went over to sea port to try and to BODIES Exhibit and The Police Museum but unfortunately they were closed due to reconstruction because of hurricane Sandy. That night we went to the Empire State Building. Of course this line was evening we than Top of the Rock and you had to do security check as well. We also saw a motion ride called NY Skyride which was super ghetto and old but it was still fun! Seeing the city at night was a lot different from the day. Gorgeous! It was cool to be able to see the city during the day and night.
Day 8: {Friday} We definitely ran out of things to do. We finally made it to Central Park, though! While crossing the street a pigeon decided to poop.. Thankfully it landed right between Hayley and I. Nasty. Central Park unfortunately is not that pretty this time of year. Everything is dead. :( I did see lots of ducks and a turtle sitting on a rock. We walked across the Brooklyn bridge. That was so cool! We got a good view of the Manhattan bridge. {I knew it was the Manhattan bridge, thanks to the tour guide yesterday and his analogy, BMW- Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg.} It's still under construction so there wasn't a lot of spots to get a good view of the city. We did a little more shopping, we finally found Bloomingdale's, which I cant afford, and of course the famous DASH store. We ate lunch at a popular place called Shake Shack. I've never heard of it but Hayley's sister said we had to go there. i'm assuming it was in a movie. It was super good! We then came home to pack and rest. Very eventful, exhausting week but I'm super excited to go home tomorrow.
Day 8: {Friday} We definitely ran out of things to do. We finally made it to Central Park, though! While crossing the street a pigeon decided to poop.. Thankfully it landed right between Hayley and I. Nasty. Central Park unfortunately is not that pretty this time of year. Everything is dead. :( I did see lots of ducks and a turtle sitting on a rock. We walked across the Brooklyn bridge. That was so cool! We got a good view of the Manhattan bridge. {I knew it was the Manhattan bridge, thanks to the tour guide yesterday and his analogy, BMW- Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg.} It's still under construction so there wasn't a lot of spots to get a good view of the city. We did a little more shopping, we finally found Bloomingdale's, which I cant afford, and of course the famous DASH store. We ate lunch at a popular place called Shake Shack. I've never heard of it but Hayley's sister said we had to go there. i'm assuming it was in a movie. It was super good! We then came home to pack and rest. Very eventful, exhausting week but I'm super excited to go home tomorrow.
New York: Days 5 & 6
Day 5: {Tuesday} We spent all day at the Natural History Museum. This place is HUGE! So many floors of very cool, interesting facts. Oh, and there are naked people there. Two kids were staring at a man statue and one said to the other, "What's that?" The other kid replied, "That's his pee pee!" "EW!!!" Bahaha. Too funny. Very graphic statues, may I add. Pretty nasty, ha ha. This place was so crowded though, it was hard to move around. And you had to climb a butt load of stairs. I think there was 5 levels full of knowledge. The museum literally took up our whole day. We ended the night at a broadway show... Spider-Man! It was so good! It was funny. It wasn't like I had expected it to be. There was lots of singing though. And kissing! ;)
Day 6: {Wednesday} We did lots {more} shopping today. We started our day off at 9/11 memorial. It was very sad. You had to wait in like a 3 hour line to see two beautiful memorial water pools, where the twin towers once stood. There was also a "wishing tree" which was found in the wreckage. It was kinda of a disappointment considering you had to wait so long and you didn't get to see much. We then went to this amazing diner, Brooklyn Diner, for lunch. This is the place where we had the best dessert ever. No picture of it because we scarfed it so fast. Can you guess what it is? No? A red velvet waffle with a banana split on top. Holy heavens!!! Sooooo freaking delicious. Best. Dessert. Ever. We also went to Top of the Rock, which is the observation deck at the top of the Rockefeller Center. The city is so pretty from the top of the world. We had to wait in another ridiculously long line and do more security. That night we went to the Yankees game. The subway to get there was freaking ridiculous! It was so packed. There was no place to stand or sit. No personal bubbles. I hated it! But the game was so fun so it made it worth it! We were actually cheering for the Red Sox {which kicked Yankees booty's} but we didn't want to get mugged, shot, murdered, etc so we pretended to be Yankee's fans. It was fuh-reeeeeezing. Like, beyond cold. It was 40 something degrees but New York has this damn wind chill that gets you every time! We had to leave early because we were so cold, and the Yankee's were sucking so it wasn't really worth it. Super fun day!
Day 6: {Wednesday} We did lots {more} shopping today. We started our day off at 9/11 memorial. It was very sad. You had to wait in like a 3 hour line to see two beautiful memorial water pools, where the twin towers once stood. There was also a "wishing tree" which was found in the wreckage. It was kinda of a disappointment considering you had to wait so long and you didn't get to see much. We then went to this amazing diner, Brooklyn Diner, for lunch. This is the place where we had the best dessert ever. No picture of it because we scarfed it so fast. Can you guess what it is? No? A red velvet waffle with a banana split on top. Holy heavens!!! Sooooo freaking delicious. Best. Dessert. Ever. We also went to Top of the Rock, which is the observation deck at the top of the Rockefeller Center. The city is so pretty from the top of the world. We had to wait in another ridiculously long line and do more security. That night we went to the Yankees game. The subway to get there was freaking ridiculous! It was so packed. There was no place to stand or sit. No personal bubbles. I hated it! But the game was so fun so it made it worth it! We were actually cheering for the Red Sox {which kicked Yankees booty's} but we didn't want to get mugged, shot, murdered, etc so we pretended to be Yankee's fans. It was fuh-reeeeeezing. Like, beyond cold. It was 40 something degrees but New York has this damn wind chill that gets you every time! We had to leave early because we were so cold, and the Yankee's were sucking so it wasn't really worth it. Super fun day!
New York: Days 3 & 4
Day 3: {Sunday} I woke up to Hayley singing to me and she made me breakfast in bed; a bowl of fruity pebbles! She's such a good best friend. That was too great, people. We had big plans for my 21st. I wanted to go to Central Park and go to the zoo, but the weather had a mind of its own and decided to rain. Lame! We got ready for the day, once again hopped on the super fun subway and made a pit stop for a {second} breakfast at this yummy place. I had pancakes, toast, bacon, sausage, fresh OJ, and the lady even gave me a free donut! We were able to find Times Square and were so shocked! It's amazing, huge, and crowded. We went to M&M World, The Disney Store, Hershey Factory, and a whole other tons of stores. There's probably 5 Aldo's and H&M's in Times Square alone. We went to this exhibit called Spy, which was super cool! We learned lots of fun stuff about spies. When we were done there was a Georgetown Cupcake shop {from a TLC show} so Hayley treated me to my favorite red velvet cupcake and some Dr. Pepper. May I just say, there is NO DR. PEPPER IN NEW YORK. They only have Coke products at restaurants. It's ridiculous! Stock up while you still can people. We then walked around some more and stopped at this pub called Irish Pub and Grill, or something like that, and got some delish dinner. We also watched March Madness and the game where Kevin Ware totally ripped the bone right out of his leg... So disgusting!!! It looked so painful. Poor guy! On the way to the subway station we stopped back at the place where we got breakfast, I believe it was called Loopy's, and got dessert. We for home and ate the dessert and went straight to bed. It was exhausting being out and shopping all day!
Day 4: {Monday} We spent all Monday at Coney Island! It was so fun! We got to finally go to Nathan's, which is like the "original hot dog place." It was ridiculously freezing, but only because it was so windy. We got to walk over to the ocean and see all that hurricane Sandy had destroyed. I really wanted to go to the NY Aquarium but its still closed because of the reconstruction.
Day 4: {Monday} We spent all Monday at Coney Island! It was so fun! We got to finally go to Nathan's, which is like the "original hot dog place." It was ridiculously freezing, but only because it was so windy. We got to walk over to the ocean and see all that hurricane Sandy had destroyed. I really wanted to go to the NY Aquarium but its still closed because of the reconstruction.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
New York: Days 1 & 2
Day 1: {Friday} We landed at JFK after what felt like the longest flight of my life, around 6pm ish. I was very lucky and sat next to some NY natives whom were visiting their son in Salt Lake. They have me advice and what to do; the husband also shared the same birthday as me! Birthday buddies! They were so sweet and even gave me their home phone number in case I needed help or was lost. She also told me not to harass her, ha ha. First thoughts when I landed? The most ghetto airport ever. It's so crappy and disgusting! And HOLY black/Asian/Mexican/Muslim people!!! Oh, and huge and confusing. We had to wait like 40 minutes for our luggage to get on the stupid belt. We walked outside to find a huge line for taxi's {or at least we hoped was the line for taxi's} which we were so delighted {sarcasm} to wait in. While waiting in the back of the line some man approached Hayley and I about coming into a car with him and he'll take us to our destination. Did I mention he was like.. Muslim? Iranian? Who knows what race. We ignored him. I'm almost positive he would have sold us into the sex trade. We finally were able to get in a taxi and were telling the driver where to go. Of course he had no clue where the place we were staying at was {because its in the middle of a Muslim village, which I'm pretty sure he was Muslim, too} so he kept getting out to ask his boss, or another driver for directions... Idiot.
Driving in New York is crazy! All the cars have scratched up bumpers from being rear-ended so many times. Some cars have these tacky bars or thick pads called "bumper-buddies" so their car won't get damaged if they were to get rear-ended. People are constantly honking at one another. As soon as the light turns green you better drive or you'll get honked at. Dead serious! Cars are constantly changing lanes and cutting off one another. Pedestrians are a whole other issue. They walk wherever, whenever they want. They, too, get honked at but don't it doesn't phase them. They run this town. And cops? Oh, they don't care. I'm sure they have much more important stuff to worry about though.
We finally made it to our hotel, safely, and the nice taxi dude helped take our luggage out. First thoughts on the "town?" {I really should say Muslim village..} sketchy. Seriously though. I really thought I would be kidnapped at any given time. We walked up to the door of the hotel, you go through one door then you have to call a number to check in and they give you an access code to get in. WTF?! The place stunk like... Umm.. I don't even know. Old? Dusty? Smokey? Just gross. But our hotel room was pretty nice. Full size kitchen and bathroom and a separate bedroom with free wifi and cable. Not too shabby! We had the most annoying neighbors who were American, very loud Americans. They played loud music, talked loud, stomped around loudly. They were just loud. If you isn't get that from my other hints. We settled in and decided to go walk around and get some din din. We came across a Chinese restaurant which was actually pretty good. One thing I noticed about NY is all the restaurants have to post CPR instructions and calorie contents in their food. OMG. So awful! Who wants to know how many calories are in beef and broccoli and fried cream cheese won tons? Get off my back I'm on vacation! On the way back we stopped and got some groceries at one of the 1,000 Muslim marts. There are cats in all the grocery stores roaming freely, and the stored also smell like car litter. Amazing! Milk was like $4 gallon, cereal about $4-7 a box. Shoot me now.
Day 2: {Saturday} This is the only day on the whole trip we were up and ready by 9am. {7am MST} This is the first day we got to use the subway. Before our trip, everyone told us, "Don't look people in the eyes, don't bring attention to yourself, don't stand on the platform edge- people will push you, blah blah..." Which is all kinda true. What the didn't tell us is how badly it reeks of urine. And how giant the rats are! And how freezing cold it is underground. Overall, it's not that bad. It's easy to get lost if you don't pay attention. But it's kind fun! Except when the train is full and you have to stand an hold a pole as you try to keep balanced and not fall over because it moves so fast. Did i mention there's no such thing as chivalry in this town? Ridiculous!!! Not just that but anytime you ask someone to "excuse me" or "please move" they don't. They just look at you funny, or they run into you. We did sooooooooooooooooooooo sooooooo soooooooo much walking that day. We first went to Madame Tussauds wax museum. That was seriously the coolest thing, ever! They look so real and the make-up is done so incredibly well. The longest wait was to get a picture with Taylor Lautner, of course. I got one... But my eyes were closed. Damn it! Ha ha. We then proceeded to spend our years worth of pay at Harold Square, which we thought was Times Square. We are so dumb ha ha. Don't worry, we figured it out the next day.. The nights are so cold here. It is ridiculously windy. Like, the wind chill is literally numbing!
Driving in New York is crazy! All the cars have scratched up bumpers from being rear-ended so many times. Some cars have these tacky bars or thick pads called "bumper-buddies" so their car won't get damaged if they were to get rear-ended. People are constantly honking at one another. As soon as the light turns green you better drive or you'll get honked at. Dead serious! Cars are constantly changing lanes and cutting off one another. Pedestrians are a whole other issue. They walk wherever, whenever they want. They, too, get honked at but don't it doesn't phase them. They run this town. And cops? Oh, they don't care. I'm sure they have much more important stuff to worry about though.
We finally made it to our hotel, safely, and the nice taxi dude helped take our luggage out. First thoughts on the "town?" {I really should say Muslim village..} sketchy. Seriously though. I really thought I would be kidnapped at any given time. We walked up to the door of the hotel, you go through one door then you have to call a number to check in and they give you an access code to get in. WTF?! The place stunk like... Umm.. I don't even know. Old? Dusty? Smokey? Just gross. But our hotel room was pretty nice. Full size kitchen and bathroom and a separate bedroom with free wifi and cable. Not too shabby! We had the most annoying neighbors who were American, very loud Americans. They played loud music, talked loud, stomped around loudly. They were just loud. If you isn't get that from my other hints. We settled in and decided to go walk around and get some din din. We came across a Chinese restaurant which was actually pretty good. One thing I noticed about NY is all the restaurants have to post CPR instructions and calorie contents in their food. OMG. So awful! Who wants to know how many calories are in beef and broccoli and fried cream cheese won tons? Get off my back I'm on vacation! On the way back we stopped and got some groceries at one of the 1,000 Muslim marts. There are cats in all the grocery stores roaming freely, and the stored also smell like car litter. Amazing! Milk was like $4 gallon, cereal about $4-7 a box. Shoot me now.
Day 2: {Saturday} This is the only day on the whole trip we were up and ready by 9am. {7am MST} This is the first day we got to use the subway. Before our trip, everyone told us, "Don't look people in the eyes, don't bring attention to yourself, don't stand on the platform edge- people will push you, blah blah..." Which is all kinda true. What the didn't tell us is how badly it reeks of urine. And how giant the rats are! And how freezing cold it is underground. Overall, it's not that bad. It's easy to get lost if you don't pay attention. But it's kind fun! Except when the train is full and you have to stand an hold a pole as you try to keep balanced and not fall over because it moves so fast. Did i mention there's no such thing as chivalry in this town? Ridiculous!!! Not just that but anytime you ask someone to "excuse me" or "please move" they don't. They just look at you funny, or they run into you. We did sooooooooooooooooooooo sooooooo soooooooo much walking that day. We first went to Madame Tussauds wax museum. That was seriously the coolest thing, ever! They look so real and the make-up is done so incredibly well. The longest wait was to get a picture with Taylor Lautner, of course. I got one... But my eyes were closed. Damn it! Ha ha. We then proceeded to spend our years worth of pay at Harold Square, which we thought was Times Square. We are so dumb ha ha. Don't worry, we figured it out the next day.. The nights are so cold here. It is ridiculously windy. Like, the wind chill is literally numbing!
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