we are going to attempt this

tay and I are starting a show. on youtube. why? because we decided we have too much time on our hands. and because it's on my bucket list. tay's the only one crazy enough to do it with me. I am excited!! mostly because this could make me more famous then David Ruby which is #9 on my bucket list ;).
Bucket List:
#9: become more famous then david ruby
#21: make a web show
Keep you updated.. we are going to be a wonderful sight!!

Top Ten of 2010

I am not very creative. I get my inspiration from others who blog. So I have to give credit to this blog right here: http://www.toms.com/blog/taxonomy/term/3. Let me just say while I am on the topic...I loveeeee loveeee loveee and totally support TOMS shoes. Anyways here is my top ten of 2010 ;)... btw in no particular order....
10: Spending time with these awesome people and having a loving, healthy family this year.

9: This awesome boy came into the world. He captured my heart and took my breath away. I love him!!

8: I fell for this guy...again!! (: We spent so much time together. Grew as a couple and served our Savior together!!

7: I think its safe to say. I returned to the place I am madly in love with. God did great things. What else can I say?

6: I started senior year!! yay!!It's been a good one too!!

5: I had amazing amazing times with all of these people!! I LOVE THEM!!

4: Night Chills and this girl!

3: New years day

2: Winter Camp:

1: Summer Camp:

YAYYYYY!!!! (I just did a backflip)

I just found this article and I about died inside....
http://calorielab.com/labnotes/20101224/fruity-pebbles-cocoa-pebbles-gluten-free-lower-sugar/
Do you know how difficult it is to find yummy "normal" GF cereal? I feel like my blog is turning into a food blog.. (:

Food diary #1

I have been meaning to start a food diary to expose how I live GF. But things have been crazy. Now that I have a better phone (I got it for Christmas :) It will be easier to take pics. Here are my two lunches from Monday and Today. They are somewhat similar sounding but different in tastes.
Monday's Lunch:
Rice pasta (I cooked probably about 7 cups) you can get Rice Pasta at any Supermarket or Health Store
Bertolli Alfredo Four Cheese (this is naturally gfree)
2 Pieces of Frozen Skinless Boneless Chicken Tenderloins (you can buy these pretty much anywhere)
Boil the water in one pot
In another skillet start the chicken. Cook with a little bit of butter and salt/pepper. You can cook these straight from the freezer too. Cook until the chicken is completely cooked in the inside.
Cook Rice pasta for 15 minutes (DONT OVER COOK!!!)
In the same pan as the chicken warm up the sauce (it will mix with the chicken juice)
Chop chicken into bite size pieces.
Mix the chicken with the sauce
Mix the pasta with the chicken/alfredo sauce!
Tuesdays Lunch:
Leftover Rice Pasta (: what a blessing!!
Grilled tailless shrimp seasoned with garlic and butter
Creamy Alfredo cheesy sauce recipe:
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp corn starch *this is a subsitute for all purpose flour so you can use any gf flour
1/4 tsp salt
dash of peper
1 cup of milk
-add 1/3 cup more of milk and 1 cup of shredded cheese for the cheesy flavor.
Dessert:
Arrowhead Mills GF Brownie Mix
Follow directions carefully and undercook a little. This will help keep them moist for a longer period of time. It is best to store them in foil and then an airtight container after they cool.

Pics:

Monday

Tuesday

The mix

The end results (: loved them!! They were the best I have ever bought!!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas from these two crazies (:

First I would like to say Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a blessed day!! I also wanted to post a praise report and wonderful present. My Great Grandma came from the hospital just in time for Christmas. She had an adverse reaction to some meds, thart she is now off. YAYY!! God is sooooo good and that was a wonderful Christmas Present.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!

Can't believe it.

There are 9 days left of 2010 and it's hard to believe. I remember at the end of 2009 I made a promise to myself and to God to live this year out totally for him. Now looking back I can see that it has been a great year!!! I didn't change the world for God and to be honest I didn't even make a huge difference at school. I didn't spend much time there this year and so things have been super low key with it. I have made some huge mistakes and suffered through some hard consequences. All of which has brought me closer to my Jesus and molded me more into his image. It has been a rough year but also a joyous one!! Jesus has definitely used me this year and that was all I ever really wanted!! Although I didn't bring change to many people in school I know that I was there for the few that God placed in my life. I may not have touched 100's of lives in Ireland, but leading one young girl to Christ made all the difference for me. I listened to her, gave her advice, and treated her like my little sister. I guess I am just writing this to say yeah I made mistakes and it wasn't a perfect year. I had some major losses and did some stupid things. But at the same time I surrendered to God and therefore He used me. What a blessed year 2010 has been. So excited/nervous for 2011.
Thank you Jesus

update

My beautiful great grandma is still in the hospital. We are praying she will be home for Christmas. However, we still have not gotten word about what is wrong. We talked to grandma Jessica this morning and grandma Margaret is able to talk. Her test results have not come back but it could be her medication. At this point we are simply grateful that she is doing somewhat good. Please pray for the best with her test results and that ultimately God is glorified through this. My grandma is a believer but there are plenty around us who are not. Her family needs to see God through this. Thanks everyone! I truly love you!!

life.

As I wrote a post reflecting on this year, I got a call from a family member that my Great Grandma has been hospitalized and I had to stop writing. Here I am writing about how blessed I am and what a great blessed year I have had. And that happened. I had to check myself and had to first praise God and then ask for his provision. It is incredible how fast things happen. One minute she is sick throwing up the next minute she is rushed to the hospital with either a heart attack or stroke. When I received the call I started bawling. She lives 5 hours away and we are all pretty freaked out right now. This has been a fairly interesting weekend. It has rained non-stop here and it has made things scary. It's super hard to drive. But on Saturday one of the girls from my SLM team lost a classmate and his father in an accident. It is so sad. Then yesterday me and some friends were making a short drive from in n out back to church. We got into the car and at first I didn't buckle in and my friend was like girl put your seat belt on. It hit me how dangerous that would have been especially with the rain. I shook my head and put my seat belt on. It scared me that I would have even thought twice about not buckling up. Then everything happened today and it just made me think twice. So please I beg you love on your family members. Be thankful for you friends and always tell them you love them. Life is short and you never know when tragedy will strike.
Love Ariana <3

Sin in a box

http://ireland2010.tumblr.com/post/791372025/the-ireland-drama-team-performing-sin-in-a-box-at

This is the video of the Sin In a Box skit!! Check it out (:

SLM and portfolio.

Life is crazy. I have decided. I have been so busy preparing and doing stuff for our Student Life Ministry team at church. We have finally gotten all our applicants and on Saturday we are having a brunch with them. I am so stoked God has called me to this ministry and really hope to reach students through it.

That's right you heard or I guess read the word PORTFOLIO!!! Luckily you all don't have to sit through my AHHHHH'S and BLAHHHH's of the portfolio. I already finished. It was kind of like I went into hiding for two days to get it done. It only would have taken me one day but I decided to take a much needed mall break on Monday. Anyways. Portfolio is finished and never never again will I do one (:
How are your finals coming along? (:

my little man oh how I miss thee

I miss you sweetheart!! Much Love Fiachra <3

fashion fail

So in honor of Morgans scarf confusion I decided to post a couple of my fashion no no's from over the years. Morgan thinks she has no fashion, apparently she hasn't seen this...

1. Those long emo bangs that are long enough to be a short layer...paired with that headband that isn't supposed to be that low on your head....WHY!?.
2. First off I should have never taken that picture to begin with...but since I did...really the HSM hoodie? I WAS A FRESHMAN! Guess they do stupid things.
3. That oversize Chico hoodie? Needs no more words.
4. My poor friend thought that duct tape hat was awesome and maybe it was on him.....but it clearly was to big on me.
5. Cute hat...if it would have been positioned on my head right! And why did I let Taylor draw all over me?
6. You have to look closely at that one but there was no way I was cropping my good lookin friend out of the picture. No one should ever wear an Nintendo controller belt buckle. To make matters worse..it wasn't even holding my jeans up...
7. My excuse for this one? I was on a mission trip to Mexico. I still could have spared myself of those braids and all black outfit.
8. I look like a fly...
9.  Those pants are no longer with me. They have moved on to bigger and better things. (I threw them away) I would not be caught dead in them again. They had so many signatures....everywhere! So many holes it looked like a mouse ate them.
Love you Morgan.
I embarrassed myself, hoping that it would make you feel better =p

December...back hair..and 80 degree weather

Hello All.
Well as much as i would like to pretend that I was in Ireland in the wonderful snow. I am not. It is December and they are forecasting 75-80 degree weather this weekend. This in my opinion is just WRONG. So moving on I am so thankful it's finally December. Finals, the end of classes, Christmas decorating, shopping, baking, making tamales and so many other wonderful things. I think I am most looking forward to spending time with my family as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Really I don't see my whole immediate family together at once. Things are always just so crazy. Anyways yeah I have black hair and I am satisfied with my choice. I am going through a lot physically and we are still assuming it is the after effects of the head trauma. I am so joyful through it. I have been trying to have a quiet heart and just sit back and be thankful my situation isn't worse. I have realized lately that my situation could always be worse so I am thankful I am in such good health. My God is so gracious. I praise him for all he has done......
Ready for the black hair?? lol

I love you all..
So long my friends.
So long....
catch the switchfoot reference??

Thanksgiving

Sorry this post is so late. Life has been crazy cause my semester is coming to an end. We had a really nice thanksgiving at our house. It was just really sweet. On Wednesday night I was asked to do a cardboard testimony in front of the entire church with other people from the YG and young adults. So I did. Let me tell you in case you have never seen one, it is the most powerful thing in the world! It causes you to think about your own testimony and praise God for his grace. On one side it says what you were. You flip it and it says what you are. Here are a few pics from that:

This is a really cute picture from thanksgiving day

Happy Belated Thanksgiving

All the animals at summer camp wanted my blood. Happy TG

I'm blond...no actually I don't know what color I am

I am a IDK but this post wasn't about my confused hair color. Anyways if you aren't confused already let's keep going. So today Josh Miller tweets about skating in central park. And we have this whole dialouge about how I wish I could. SO then he says have Evan take you. SO I am like yah cool we will get right on that. Moral of the story is that I though Josh was in NY but he's in another state. I am blonde. Did you get this??

hmmm

I felt like posting these pics that I have no idea why they were taken or better yet why I still have them.

Appreciate them.

I love you!

Because you do things like this with me (:

I am so thankful for the treasure of my Bible and what a honor it is to own one.

BECAUSE I LOVE MY LIPS!!

MEREDITH DO YOU LOVE YOUR LIPS??? ;)
Larry: 
If my lips ever left my mouth,
Packed a bag and headed south,
That�d be too bad, I�d be so sad.

Dr. Archibald:
I see, that�d be too bad, you�d be so sad?

Larry:
That�d be too bad.

Dr. Archibald:
Alrighty.

Larry:
If my lips said �Adios, 
I don�t like you, I think you�re gross.�
That�d be too bad, I might get mad.

Dr. Archibald:
Hm, that�d be too bad, you might get mad?

Larry:
That�d be too bad.

Dr. Archibald:
Fascinating.

Larry:
If my lips moved to Duluth
Left a mess and took my tooth.
That�d be too bad, I�d call my Dad.

Dr. Archibald:
Oh dear, that�d be too bad, you�d call your dad?

Larry:
That�d be too bad.

Dr. Archibald:
Hold it. Did you say your father? Facinating! 
So what you�re saying is if your lips left you?

Larry:
That�d be too bad, I�d be so sad.
I might get mad, I call my Dad.
That�d be too bad.

Dr. Archibald:
That�d be too bad?

Larry:
That�d be too bad.

Dr. Archibald:
Why?

Larry:
Because I love my lips. (makes noises in tune with his lips)

Dr. Archibald:
Oh my! This is more serious than I thought. 
Larry, what do you see here?

Larry:
Um, that looks like a lip.

Dr. Archibald:
What about this?

Larry:
It�s a lip.

Dr. Archibald:
And this?

Larry:
It�s a lip, it�s a lip, it�s a lip, lip, lip
It�s a lip, it�s a lip, it�s a lip, lip, lip
It�s a lip, it�s a lip, it�s a lip, lip, lip
It�s a lip, it�s a lip, lip, lip.

Dr. Archibald:
Larry, tell me about your childhood.

Larry:
When I was just two years old, 
I left my lips out in the cold.
And they turned blue,
What could I do?

Dr. Archibald:
Oh dear. They turned blue, 
What could you do?

Larry:
Oh, They turned blue.

Dr. Archibald:
I see.

Larry:
On the day I got my tooth,
I had to kiss my Great Aunt Ruth.
She had a beard and it felt weird.

Dr. Archibald:
My, my, she had a beard
And it felt weird?

Larry:
She had a beard.

Dr. Archibald:
Oh!

Larry:
Ten days after I turned 8,
Got my lips stuck in a gate
My friends all laughed�

And I just stood there until the fire department came 
and broke the lock with a crowbar and I had to spend 
the next six weeks in lip rehab with this kid named Oscar 
who got stung by a bee right on the lip and we couldn�t 
even talk to each other until the fifth week because both 
our lips were so swollen and when he did start speaking 
he just spoke polish and I only knew like three words in polish 
except now I know four because Oscar taught me the 
word for lip, �Usta�.

Dr. Archibald:
Your friends all laughed. Usta. How do you spell that?

Larry:
I don�t know.

Dr. Archibald:
So what you�re saying is that when you were young?

Larry:
They turned blue, what could I do?
She had a beard, and it felt weird.
My friends all laughed, usta.

Dr. Archibald:
I�m confused.

Larry:
I love my lips!

(Larry makes noises with his lips while Dr. 
Archibald tries to get his attention.)

Dr. Archibald:
Uh, Larry. Larry. Wait Larry, Larry! That�s about enough, thank you. 

(voice over of Narrator)

Narrator:
This has been Silly Songs with Larry. Tune in next week 
when we hear Larry say �

Larry:
Have I ever told you how I feel about my nose?

Dr. Archibald:
Oh, look at the time!

ireland memories

"Arianas not doing anything"... -josh terada 
"I'm cuting the apples!!!!" -ariana :)

God is always with us, even when things are the hardest. He will never leave us nor forsake us. He is faithful when we are faithless.

Bucket List #21

See Pride and Prejudice........yes I finally saw it!!! (:
We watched it at my girls Bible study the other day and I lovedddddddddddd it!!! (:

Happy Birthday Isaiah!!

I Love you!!!

not sure this is working

I really don't think this thankful blogging thing is working...
It's not that I don't have a bazillion things to be thankful for but I have decided this is going to be something personal between me and God. Sorry if this comes off weird to you or you don't understand.
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving Month!!
(: Love You!!! <3

oppps day 2&3

Day 2: Today I am thankful for my wonderful family. They are truly a blessing.

Day 3: I am beyond thankful for Evan. He is such an amazing guy with such a heart for the Lord. I am so blessed he puts up with Ariana craziness. thank you Jesus for him!!

Month of Thanks...almost forgot.

Thanks Susan for the reminder. I almost forgot!!
Day 1:
I am thankful for the healing powers of my Jesus. I am thankful that he is capable of healing us from the hard stuff in our lives and bringing us to a place of victory. I am thankful that he walks by me every step of the way and does not leave me to do it alone!!

uh yeah

{name 3 colors you love}: red, white, and pink

{would you ever dye your hair any of those colors?} : already went red ;)

{if you could choose one skill to be fantastic at, what would it be?} : being a light in this broken world

{do you like to decorate your room with pictures and other decor?} : theres so many pictures, posters, paintings, and other random chizz


{what was the most shocking moment of your life?} : when my house was on fire


{name three songs you love} : "on and on"- chasen, "lead me" sanctus real, and "lucy "-skillet

{have you ever, quote "danced the night away"?} : uhm prom 2008??

{who's your favorite author?} : people who wrote the Bible

{did you like this tag?} : yes it made me think ;)

{tag any number of people you like, followed by a note of sorts} :
Meredith: i love you girl
Anuty Susan: i know you won't do this

Birthday Dinner

I know this is late seeing that my birthday was over a month ago but anyways... lol enjoy.

Me and my mommy (:

John John

When did my little guy get so big? I miss my nephew soooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!

I just want to say.. i love and miss you

To my dearest friend who i miss greatly.

Two years without you have come and gone yet they feel like eternity. Even as I write this, I cry because I miss your smiling face. I wish I could adequatly express more of how I feel. I can't though. I want to say so long my friend. I love you!

i miss you mere

I tried to make it better with this lovelyness and I feel like it made me miss you more. Remember how we were like hmmmm cute car let's take a pic with it? WE ARE WEIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A ramble

These were the days that I waited for that dreadful phone call. When I was scared to move because I knew that in a moment it could all be gone. In a matter of minutes all of the feelings could come back. And they have. They continue to year after year. They haunt me and remind of what once was and the pain that enveloped me. The feelings of wanting to punch a wall. Of wanting to throw my phone across the room. To reply to that text and say "it isn't true". Tell them she's still here. To fight the urge to believe that this is all a dream that one day I will wake up and she will be home. To pretend we have all healed and that our grief has ended. Oh but the lies I live when I force myself to believe she is going to walk in the door. How cold and utterly alone I felt after the news. The shock was to hard for me to cry at first. I just wanted to scream. To blame someone but there wasn't anyone to blame. Life ran it's course and hers came to an end. I remember the crying spurts I had that day. I cried before school. I stopped long enough to put make up on. Then the hugs and "I'm Sorry's" came when I got to school and man did I loose it again. I remember every detail from what I was wearing to how cold it was outside. I remember how hard it was to breathe and how it felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. I remember trembling as I opened the text message and as I read it how I hung my head. All of these memories can feel so distant yet so fresh at the same time. I guess I had to let go to find God in a real way. It all just stinks so much.

Missin Ireland!

I know what your thinking. Missing Ireland again?? It's true, I am!! I feel so far from the people I love. I long to hold the kids in my arms, play football with them and reach them with the love of Christ. I want so badly to have theological conversations with David. Chase Fiachra around DCC and help Eabha with her hair. I want to sing "You Never Let Go" with the Tebbe girls. And play with Lauren and Rebecca. I miss the kids so much! Every day it sinks in and it becomes harder and harder. It's not like they are in the same country as me, there are 5,172 miles between me and them. This is just so hard. Because I seriously love all of them. I long to be there to watch them grow in Christ and encourage them to stay close to the Lord. I don't know the Lords plans for my life after high school but I am pretty sure it has something to do with Ireland..I feel such a strong calling there. I can't get it out of my mind. I have never served anywhere (except my home church) and felt so welcome and so at home. The feeling I get when I serve in Dundalk is the most incredible. It is indescribable. Though the labor is hard there it is so worth it. I desire to devote the rest of my life to winning souls for Jesus in Ireland. God changed my heart immensely in my last trip there. Just a year ago I would have never written anything like this. I did have a heart for Ireland but it was strictly short term. While I was there I just kept feeling God saying "Ariana, you could do this long term". I guess for so long I didn't believe that I had the strength to do it. Now looking back it was simply a lack of faith in my Jesus to get me through. I was leaning on my own understanding. On my own feelings and beliefs on what I wanted for the rest of my life. I don't have the strength to be a missionary long term but with God I do! Because with my God all things are possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If this is what God wants for me, everything will fall into place. That is super super comforting! Ha! So many life lessons, just another AHHH HAH moment. I am thankful that God is continuing to mold me and break me. I just have never been this grateful to be this close to Jesus. I am grateful for the humility! I am grateful that He's chastening me and changing me. Anyways I talked longer then I wanted but here are a few pics ;)
Love Ariana

How cute!

We told him it was the blarney stone....he believed us....

She tried to stop me....

Gabbs was sad cause she didn't have one.. LOL

They really liked Dea and I

My lil worshipers

A sight that I have prayed and prayed that God would allow to happen

Evan and his long lost Bro!

Me and Christopher this kid broke my heart!1