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