tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196687482024-03-06T21:49:23.449-07:00Pink LemonadeNot too sweet, not too sour.Katriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.comBlogger1231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19668748.post-3309879789208281882013-10-16T20:35:00.002-06:002013-10-16T20:35:57.252-06:00It's Alive!So, yesterday I happened upon one of my favorite professors ever (I can say this now without being a brown-noser because he's not my professor <i>now</i>) and it was brought to my attention that I basically never blog anymore.<br />
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Legally, I feel safer just not blogging about my job. I still love it. Every day has it's challenges and I've decided that I never want to teach first grade ever, but I still love my job. So there's that.<br />
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On another note, I almost died about a month ago. OK, I might be dramatizing the situation a little bit, but there was this fun trip to InstaCare followed by the ER, and I <i>could</i> have died getting to there (I kept almost passing out). Then there were needles and blood tests and IVs and horrible things which resulted in us finding out that my iron stores have dropped insanely low again. Which means more IVs and needles and blood tests to come. While none have been exactly pleasant, some experiences with IV therapy have been far better than others and I for sure have 2 favorite nurses at this point. I am now more than half-way done with IV therapy, however, so that's good news.<br />
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To celebrate the half-way point, and also to celebrate the fact that I totally aced all my midterms, Dad took me to Disneyland. Yes, it was only for one day (and not even a full day, at that), and yes it was totally worth it. Except I want to go back because I didn't get any cookies, caramel apples, or marshmallow sticks. It's not a true Disney experience without these things. I didn't really take many pictures, though. Mostly because I've been so many times in my life now that I think I've got pictures of just about everything possible there.<br />
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Meanwhile, school is good. I adore my mathematics and Chinese classes, like my education classes, and tolerate history (there's a long story about this; if someone really wants to know and asks kindly I may tell it, but it's not exciting). I'm taking 16 credits.<br />
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First. Today was my first day of school (for my own education) in 2+ years. It felt totally weird, but I'm actually <i>excited </i>to be learning again.<br />
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Second, I've completed my first assignment of the semester, and it's not even due until Wednesday! See, Dad! I don't always procrastinate!<br />
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Third, I am a teacher assistant again at the same elementary school as last year. Today I got to be impromptu teacher for about 10-15 minutes because a small child had a rather... messy accident that required massive amounts of cleaning to child, child's clothes (probably a complete change of clothes), and the chair that child was sitting in. Sad for child, but somewhat awesome to me because it reminded me of AK funtimes in Taiwan!<br />
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Fourth, I've decided that Chinese is the most beautiful written language in the entire world and I am super excited and grateful for this opportunity to once again try to improve my skills. Third time's the charm, right?<br />
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AND IT'S BEDTIME SO GOOD NIGHT!<br />
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That is all.<a href="http://katrialy.etsy.com/"><img height="50px" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.6253482.jpg" width="380px" /></a>Katriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19668748.post-28976195416238729272013-05-22T18:54:00.001-06:002013-05-22T18:54:18.301-06:00FluGuys, for the first time in my life EVER I have the stomach flu. It came on very suddenly when I was about to leave work on Monday, and I spent a good 2-3 hours at the InstaCare yesterday receiving fluids via IV and having fun tests run.<br />
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On top of everything else (or maybe it's part of the stomach flu? I don't know!), I have a migraine.<br />
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I. Want. To. Die.<br />
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Good news is, my fever is mostly gone, I have not thrown up in 24 hours, and therefore water stays in my system now. I was also able to go in to work for a whopping two hours before becoming so exhausted that I could barely stand. My parents are also practically waiting on me hand and foot, and that's pretty nice for me (but slightly inconvenient for them). Also, I've been sleeping A LOT, so hopefully that means I am getting all caught up on my lost hours due to the Mother's Day Madness at the flower shop a couple weeks ago. More good news: I don't have to work tomorrow AT ALL because SCHOOL IS OVER UNTIL AUGUST (and I signed a contract to work at the same school this coming fall, and did I mention I'm going to be a full-time student again and that I'm learning Chinese for REALS this time?)<br />
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So, despite all the nasty, ghastliness in life, there are still some beautiful things about it. Never forget that.<br />
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This last Wednesday, we had a multi-stake fireside at the Institute of Religion. Elizabeth Rose from the General Relief Society Board was our guest speaker, and I just thought I'd share my notes. If they're not terribly coherent, I apologize. (Also, I was taking these notes on my iPod, so there may be a few... mistakes in grammar/spelling/etc.)<br />
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Glass vs crystal: add one more ingredient to obtain crystal. While both are created by intense pressure and heat, crystal is more durable than glass. It shines more than glass. Also, the closer it gets to the light, the more it will shine. </div>
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We are surrounded by darkness, but we don't have to dwell in it. God's light is real and available to all, however we cannot wait for someone else to turn on that light. </div>
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is the plan for us to become who it is that God wants us to be. It is a steady succession. Until we become that beautiful flawless state. (Oaks)</div>
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1. Pray. (Uchtdorf) flying. When he pressure is greater under he wing than over, that creates lift. When he force pushing us upward is greater than that which brings us down, we will ascend. </div>
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2. Scripture study. 1 Nephi 8 vision of the tree of life. Chapter 11 Nephi goes and asks what his father saw. First he believed, then he pondered, then he prayed. At that time he angel came to him. Then Nephi was able to see the lamb of God and had the wisdom of Lehi's dream opened unto him. We can come to that fountain of liking waters through the holy scriptures. The Book of Mormon only has 6 chapters that do not talk about Jesus Christ. Who gets a gift and does not unwrap it? He gospel of Jesus Christ and, in turn, the BoM are gifts given to us. </div>
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3. Service. Service gives our lives purpose. Unless we serve others, we really don't have a purpose. </div>
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4. Obedience. If we keep the commandments we will prosper in he land, receive truth and light until he is glorified in he truth and light. Beware. Be found doing good things. Don't pick and choose the commandments that we obey</div>
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5. Repent. Turn around and put our faces towards God. Rely on His merits to save. The Savior comes down to the pit to lift us onto the ladder to escape the pit. </div>
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6. Covenants and ordinances. The covenants we make help us to understand our duty to him. No member of our church can make a serious mistake without first being warned by he Holy Ghost. </div>
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(Read Daughters of my Kingdom) the endowment brings us out if darkness and into light. </div>
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These are the things that will fill our lives with light, but it has to be a steady effort. Be anxiously engage and be light within will grow brighter and brighter. Full our minds entirely of good and there will be no room for the bad ( talked about a little boy that was afraid of monsters under the bed, so he stuffed all of his stuffed animals under his bed, saying that if he filled the space with all the good things, there would be no room for the bad.)</div>
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7. Share your light by administering to others and your light will continue to grow. Ways to share: visiting teaching. Charity (gives, patience, having hope, being resistant towards taking offense, etc.). Share the gospel with each other. Missions (including every member a missionary). Within your own family you can share the light of Christ. </div>
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Every morning when you wake up, Turn on the Light!!! Crystals can fill a room with rainbows when even a small amount of light shines through them. </div>
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Secondly, last night I made the most delicious<a href="http://www.thecountrycook.net/2011/11/banana-cake.html" target="_blank"> banana cake</a> of my entire life. </div>
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Also, I'm now creating my own cookbook for personal use, gathering recipes from many places. Banana cake? Definitely in that book.</div>
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2. What are the 3 most important things everyone should know about you?<br />
3. When you aren't filling out 5,000 question surveys like this one what are you doing? <i>I work basically full-time (split between 2 part-time jobs), read, and think about crafts a lot (think, but rarely do anymore)</i><br />
4. List your classes in school from the ones you like the most to the ones you like the least (or if you are out of school, think of the classes you did like and didn't like at the time). <i>As of this moment, I am not taking classes, however I will be starting school (again; third time's a charm!) pretty soon (probably) to get my Elementary Education Degree with an ESL endorsement. Also, I want to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese fluently.</i><br />
5. What is your biggest goal for this year? <i>This year? Probably to start school up again.</i><br />
6. Where do you want to be in 5 years? <i>Graduated, married, and working. Not in San Horhe, possibly in Taiwan.</i><br />
7. What stage of life are you in right now? <i>Limbo</i><br />
8. Are you more child-like or childish? <i>I think everyone has their childish moments, but I'd like to think I am more often child-like than childish.</i><br />
9. What is the last thing you said out loud? "<i>Talk to you later."</i><br />
10. What song comes closest to how you feel about your life right now? <i> Good Question?</i><br />
11. Have you ever taken martial arts classes? <i>Err... briefly. My knee was whacked, though, so I dropped the course because it Wasn't Working Out for me.</i><br />
12. Does your life tend to get better or worse or does it just stay the same? <i>Of course life always gets better. Hard things happen, but there is always far more good than bad.</i><br />
13. Does time really heal all wounds? <i>No, but the Atonement can (with time).</i><br />
14. How do you handle a rainy day? <i>Depends on the season, what plans I had. I love a warm, summer rain. I love to stand out in it and get drenched to the core.</i><br />
15. Which is worse...losing your luggage or having to sort out tangled holiday lights? <i>Losing your luggage. Always. Thankfully, this has never happened to me (yet... knock on wood!)</i><br />
16. How is your relationship with your parents? <i>My parents are two of my best friends</i>
Will you miss them when they are gone? <i>DUH</i><br />
17. Do you tend to be aware of what is going on around you?<i> Meh... depends. Where am I? What am I doing?</i><br />
18. What is the truest thing that you know? <i>God loves us</i>.<br />
19. What did you want to be when you grew up? <i>This has changed a few times. When I was little, I wanted to be a school teacher or a country singer (don't judge). When I was in High School, I wanted to become a photographer/archaeologist. Now I'm back to the school teacher dream!</i><br />
20. Have you ever been given a second chance? <i>Hasn't everyone?</i><br />
21. Are you more of a giver or a taker? <i> I would hope that it'd be pretty even between the two, but, realistically, probably I am more of a taker.</i><br />
22. Do you make your decisions with an open heart/mind? <i>I try to, but most of my decisions are based on </i>feeling<i> rather than logic.</i><br />
23. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you?<i> That fun time I shattered the cartilage in my knee was pretty painful, as was that other fun time when I had shingles. Both resulted in months of physical therapy.</i><br />
24. What is the most emotionally painful thing that has ever happened to you? <i>Having one of my ex-boyfriends break up with me. I'm such a girl!</i><br />
25. Who have you hugged today? <i>My cat. My Kristy face. Dad. </i><br />
26. Who has done something today to show they care about you? <i>My cat, my Kristy Face, Dad, Mom, Pengyou</i><br />
27. Do you have a lot to learn? <i>So much! Don't we all!</i><br />
28. If you could learn how to do three things just by wishing and not by working what would they be?
A <i>ALL THE LANGUAGES!!!</i>
B <i>Everything associated with my degree</i>
C <i>Everything associated with archaeology</i><br />
29. Which do you remember the longest: what other people say, what other people do or how other people make you feel? <i>Probably... what other people say. Unless it has to do with where a car was parked; in that case we are all doomed.</i><br />
30. What are the key ingredients to having a good relationship? <i>Communication, respect, compassion. This goes for all relationships.</i><br />
31. What 3 things do you want to do before you die?
A <i>Go back to Taiwan</i>
B <i>Have my own family</i>
C <i>Learn to better serve others</i><br />
32. What three things would you want to die to avoid doing?
A <i>Surgery</i>
B <i>Anything involving needles entering my body</i>
C <i>Getting a horrible disease</i><br />
33. Is there a cause you believe in more than any other cause? <i>Does religion count as a cause? If so, then that.</i><br />
34. What does each decade make you think of:
The 19..<br />
20's: <i>Flappers?</i><br />
30's: <i>The Great Depression</i><br />
40's: <i>World War II</i><br />
50's: <i>Elvis</i><br />
60's: <i>Hippies</i><br />
70's: <i>Disco!</i><br />
80's: <i>Birth!</i><br />
90's: <i>Elementary school!</i><br />
2000: <i>Adult Life!</i><br />
2010's: <i>Figuring out Adult Life!</i><br />
35. Which decade do you feel the most special connection to and why? <i>I can't say I really feel a "special connection" with any of them. I'm just glad that I don't remember the 80's.</i><br />
36. What is your favorite oldie/classic rock song? <i>The Monster Mash. That counts, right?</i><br />
37. What country do you live in and who is the leader of that country? <i>USA, Obama</i>
If you could say any sentence to the current leader of your country what would it be? <i>I actually have nothing to say to him.</i><br />
38. What's your favorite TV channel to watch in the middle of the night? <i>Netflix, but hopefully I am always sleeping!</i><br />
39. What Disney villain are you the most like and why? <i>Thinking.. thinking... thinking...I don't know, but Yzma is definitely my favorite.</i><br />
40. Have you ever been a girl scout/boy scout? <i>Nope.</i><br />
41. If you were traveling to another continent would you rather fly or take a boat? <i>Fly. Always.</i><br />
42. Why is the sky blue during the day and black at night? <i>Because light and molecules.</i><br />
43. What does your name mean? <i>"ewe"</i><br />
44. Would you rather explore the deeps of the ocean or outer space? <i>Outer Space. The ocean actually scares the snot out of me. </i><br />
45. Word association
What is the first word that comes to mind when you see the word:<br />
Air: <i>Oxygen</i><br />
Meat: <i>beef</i><br />
Different: <i>same</i><br />
Pink: <i>she has a horrible song that they always play on the radio (I know, more than one word...) OR Barbie</i><br />
Deserve: <i>pride</i><br />
White: <i>elephant</i><br />
Elvis: <i>Stitch</i><br />
Magic: <i>Disney</i><br />
Heart: <i>cards</i><br />
Clash: <i>Titans</i><br />
Pulp: <i>Juice</i><br />
46. If you could meet any person in the world who is dead who would you want it to be? <i>I don't even know. Actually, this is one of those questions that always irritates me because you </i>know<i> people judge you based off your answer.</i><br />
47. What if you could meet anyone who is alive? <i>I would love to be BFFs with The General</i><br />
48. Is there a movie that you love so much you could watch it everyday? <i>I have several of these. A couple years ago I watched </i>Sweet Land<i> every day for 3 weeks. On repeat.</i><br />
49. You are going to be stuck alone in an elevator for a week. What do you bring to do? <i>In an elevator? I won't need anything. I'll be passed out/dead after a few minutes.</i><br />
50. Have you ever saved someone's life or had your life saved? <i>Not that I am aware of.</i><br />
51. Make up a definition for the following silly words...<br />
Fruitgoogle: <i>Google for fruits(?)</i><br />
Ambytime: <i>Any time in the morning</i><br />
Asscactus: <i>A horrible place to sit.</i><br />
52. What was the last thing you made with your own hands? <i>Today... a rose boutonniere. </i><br />
53. What was your favorite toy as a child? <i>What age are we talking here? I had a horse that I adored beyond all reason. Also my waffle town road set, which was awesome. Also my Barbie dolls.</i><br />
54. How many TV’s are in your house? <i>Just one. I don't believe in more than one television in a house.</i><br />
55. What is your favorite thing to do outside? <i>Hiking. Photography.</i><br />
56. How do you feel when you see a rainbow? <i>Happy!</i><br />
57. Have you ever dreamed a dream that came true? <i>I don't remember. I did wake up this morning with the thought that there would be a lot of funeral orders at work, and then there were. That's kind of the same thing, right?</i><br />
58. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader? <i>No, and I have no desire to.</i><br />
59. What is your idea of paradise? <i>I don't know. A beautiful beach with a soft, gentle breeze, lots of sea shells...</i><br />
60. Do you believe in god and if so what is he/she/it like? <i>Yes. God is good, God is great, God is perfect. He loves us and is our Heavenly Father. He has a plan for us. He is merciful. He is just. Everything good comes from God. He is our creator, the author and finisher of our faith. I'm always happy to share about my God!</i><br />
61. Do you believe in Hell? <i>In a manner of speaking, yes.</i><br />
62. What one thing have you done that most people haven't? <i>Most people, I think, have not accomplished one of their life dreams by the age of 23. I have.</i><br />
63: What is the kindest thing you have ever done?<i> I don't know. I don't know that I am really that kind?</i><br />
64. Are you a patient person? <i>Not hardly.</i><br />
65. What holiday should exist but doesn't? <i>I feel like August needs a holiday. One that gets everyone out of work for a day.</i><br />
66. What holiday shouldn't exist but does? <i>Valentine's Day</i><br />
67. What's the best joke you ever heard? <i>I have heard a lot of jokes, but the majority of them are not funny. My go-to joke, though, is this "Why did the elephant where tennies? Because nineies were too small and elevenies too big.</i><br />
68. Where is the most fun place you have EVER been? <i>Taiwan! Hong Kong! </i><br />
69. Is your hair natural or dyed? <i>Dyed.</i><br />
70. Do you have any deep dark secrets or are you pretty much up front? <i>I think I'm pretty up-front about most things.</i><br />
71. What is under your bed right now? <i>Better not be anything.</i><br />
72. If you were in the Land of Oz would you want to live there or go home? <i>There's no place like home.</i><br />
73. If you drive do you frequently speed? <i>Define "frequently." Actually, define "speed."</i><br />
74. What is the world's best song to dance to? <i> I don't dance. </i><br />
75. What song was on the last time you danced with someone? <i>See above.</i><br />
76. Do you prefer Disney or Warner Brothers? <i>DISNEY!</i><br />
77. What is the first animal you would run to see if you went to the zoo? <i>I can count on one hand how many times I have been to a zoo in my life. Is the zoo awesome enough to have manatees? If yes, then I choose that. If no, then just go in order.</i><br />
78. Would you consider yourself to be romantic? <i>Not overly romantic, no. Most chick-flicks bug me.</i><br />
79. If the earth stopped rotating would we all fly off? <i>No. Gravity and other stuff.</i><br />
80. What is the one thing that you love to do so much that you would make sacrifices to be able to do it? <i>TRAVEL TO TAIWAN!</i><br />
81. If you (and everyone) had to lose one right or freedom, but you could pick which one everyone had to lose, what would you pick? <i>The right to pick belly-button lint.</i><br />
82. If you had to choose would you live on the equator or at the North Pole? <i>Equator. Easy choice.</i><br />
83. Would you rather give up listening to music or watching television? <i>Television.</i><br />
84. What do you think makes someone a hero? <i>Sacrificing for the betterment of others.</i><br />
85. What cartoon would you like to be a character in? <i>I'm just going to go with </i>The Emperor's New Groove<br />
86. Name one thing that turns your stomach: <i>Bloodandguts. </i><br />
87. What was the last thing you paid for? <i>I'm thinking... probably scrapbook supplies</i><br />
88. Are you a coupon clipper? <i>No</i><br />
89. Get anything good in the mail recently? <i>Also no. I only get bills.</i><br />
90. Which would you rather take as a gym class...dancing, sailing, karate, or bowling? <i>Bowling.</i><br />
91. In Star Trek people 'beam' back and forth between different places. What this means is they stand in a little tube and their molecules are deconstructed and sent to another tube somewhere else where they are reassembled. Only problem is when the molecules are deconstructed the person is dead. When they are put back together it is only a clone that has all the dead person's memories. So...
Is the person who gets beamed the same person on both ends? <i>I'mma just say yes because I don't care.</i><br />
92. What insects are you afraid of? <i>Most of them. Spiders especially. Actually, if it has more than 6 legs, definitely I am afraid of it.</i><br />
93. If you could print any phrase on a T-shirt, what would it say? <i>I feel like there are no original answers for this.</i><br />
94. What's the most eccentric thing you have ever worn? <i>I don't... I don't know. I'm pretty conservative. </i><br />
95. If you could pick one food that you could eat all you wanted but it would have no effect on how much you weigh, what food would it be? <i>CHOCOLATE IN ALL ITS FORMS also cookie dough</i><br />
96. What are your parents interested in? <i>Family history, crafts, gardening, their children</i><br />
97. Have you ever caught an insect and kept it as a pet? <i>I remember having a parent catch a Taranchula once... Real memory? Don't know.</i>
Have you ever caught and tamed a wild animal? <i>No.</i><br />
98. What is more helpful to you, wishes or plans? <i>Plans. Wishing gets you no where.</i><br />
99. When do you feel your life energy the strongest? <i>I don't know... when I'm fully rested?</i><br />
100. You are spending the night alone in the woods and may bring only 3 items with you. What do you bring? <i>A tent. Pepper spray. A flashlight.</i><br />
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<a href="http://katrialy.etsy.com/"><img height="50px" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.6253482.jpg" width="380px" /></a>Katriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19668748.post-79656456749625949942013-03-01T22:04:00.001-07:002013-03-01T22:04:52.689-07:00Blast to the PastRecently I was reading all the amazing quotes that I wrote down from when I was in Taiwan. Here are some of my favorites (to Protect the Identities of the Innocent, I have changed all of my roommates' names to numbers):<br />
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<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.2953443708829582" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lauren: “If you want to take a picture, put my poo on your food.”</span></b></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.2953443708829582" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mom: “I admit that the Modern Toilet would be a place I do not think I would go to. My body </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">knows</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> what it's supposed to be doing when I sit there - and it wouldn't be very pretty!”</span></b></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.2953443708829582" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten: “I see a trash can!” One: “I brought my camera, don’t even worry.”</span></b></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two: “I think I’m going to do that, just for funny.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seven: “Was that Irish?” Two: “I don’t know what that was. Let’s not talk about it.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two: “Yes, I hum in Chinese.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lauren: “Our service turned into gluttony, but it’s OK!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sister B: “You know in our body we have a lot of cells, and they die. Mine are already dying.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten: “[Two] just gave me a flat tire!” Two: “Because I love you!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dad: in regards to finding a hotel in Taiwan “Make sure it’s clean and nice, not a brothel.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “And then these thoughts come into your head and you say, ‘yep!’ and then they go away.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten: “It’s like a Mormon rave! … with only four girls.” Two: “That’s pretty much what a Mormon rave is.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “Guys! I’m not wearing a bra!” Three: “I’m glad you brought that up.” Ten: “And that’s why the lights are off.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “That was so ninja!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “Have you seen [Seven]? I have bad news for her: I don’t have her underwear!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two: “Where do you get your underwear? I buy mine in Taiwan. At the Easy Shop!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dad: “Maybe we’ll get you some compression pantyhose so you don’t come home with bungles. And it’s plural because you have two buns.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Johnny: “Who is Cinderella?” Me: “She loses her glass slipper.” Johnny: “Her shoe? She can go buy another one, it’s OK! Throw this one out and buy two more!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seven: “Oh! I wanted to get into your closet!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “I wish I could take my lips off and just leave them up here.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “I feel more and more like a mix between a cockerspaniel and a bag lady.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “Where’s my night bottle?”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three: “One time at church, [Ten] gave me a tissue and it smelled like boy. Do you want to smell it?” One: “You still have it?” Three: “Yeah, it’s right here!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “[Ten]? I’m going to sleep now, but I forgot to tell you to watch out for the zombie dolphins.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">William (5G): “How do you 'go around the bed?'”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three: “The real question is, were you wearing a bra?”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eight: “ We’re all friends here. I’ll hit you with this frying pan!”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Four: “I’ll destroy his face! Hand me the bowl.”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One: “There was still underwear in these sweats! It was the weirdest feeling!”</span></li>
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Once upon a time I used to blog... occasionally. Remember those times? Well, then this fun thing happened where I ran out of free storage space for pictures, and I'm too cheap to pay a monthly subscription. So, until I finally, I don't know, find another option for storing pictures online... well. You know, blogging will continue to be limited. Also, my life isn't Super Exciting right now anyway.<br />
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However, here's to New Beginnings in 2013! I've got a few future plans kicking around in my head, two of which are: a possible trip to Taiwan this summer, and going back to school for an Elementary Education degree.<br />
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So, Happy New Year to you all! I Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving and Christmas season.<br />
<a href="http://katrialy.etsy.com/"><img height="50px" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.6253482.jpg" width="380px" /></a>Katriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19668748.post-48473735687212485842012-09-25T20:19:00.000-06:002012-09-25T20:19:10.309-06:00Time to DietI don't really have a lot to blog about lately. Mostly I work, come home, eat, work some more, come home, eat, and go to bed. There are also weekly Outings involved, but rarely does anything of Blog Material happen.<br />
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However, this one I just can't pass up.<br />
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So, actually I'm working at an elementary school here in town again, right? Due to privacy laws and all that kind of fun stuff, there's not a lot I feel safe blogging/talking about in public. Which is OK, and I don't mind. But today I had a student that I work with ask me, "Do you have a baby in your stomach?"<br />
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The answer, for those of you suddenly concerned, is, of course, a resounding NO. But still it was funny in an awkward sort of way.<br />
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(Also awkward is when you can't spell "awkward" and end up spelling it "awkard" instead.)<br />
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Meanwhile, now that the weather has turned more autumnal, if anyone has Out Doors suggestions for things to do in the surrounding area between the hours of, say, 4-9 on a weekday, please. Share.<br />
<a href="http://katrialy.etsy.com/"><img height="50px" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.6253482.jpg" width="380px" /></a>Katriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19668748.post-55781124381521981392012-08-19T22:16:00.000-06:002012-08-19T22:16:26.229-06:00Upstate New York 2012Last week Dad and I visited my grandparents in the beautiful, green, slightly cold (only 60 degrees two days we were there!) state of New York. Actually, I had forgotten that I had started this blog post, so the details now might be a little limited, but at least you can see what it is that I have been up to.<br />
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We left home at about 4 am Tuesday morning to make our way to the airport. Pretty much all of Tuesday was spent traveling to there, so the adventures didn't really start until Wednesday when we (myself, Dad, Grandma, and Holden) made our way to Niagara Falls. Two years ago we went to the Canadian side, but this time we just stayed in the good ol' US of A. However, you can still see Canada in the background of some of these pictures.<br />
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Me and Grandma. Isn't she cute? </div>
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The sunset on the way home.</div>
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Day the next Dad and I went to Letchworth State Park. Actually we have been here before (two years ago), but decided to go again. This place is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the Eastern United States. This day was just me and the Dad.<br />
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Our next adventure took us to Palmyra to attend a session at the temple and then spend a little bit of time in the Sacred Grove. Grandma came with Dad and I, and it was so nice to go there.<br />
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Meanwhile, public school here has started already, and I did manage to land a job at another elementary school for this school year. However, I do not start working there until NEXT Monday. So soon I will be insanely busy working six days a week again, but I think it's OK. Also, I'm still trying to decide where it is I want to go to school next year. And, unrelated, I burned myself giving a dear friend cooking lessons last week, so I'm currently sporting a nasty large, red, blistery sore on my wrist. It's awesome!<br />
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<a href="http://katrialy.etsy.com/"><img height="50px" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.6253482.jpg" width="380px" /></a>Katriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19668748.post-61497734669299984382012-07-31T21:26:00.001-06:002012-07-31T21:27:16.447-06:00Pinterest: Success vs. FailureI've decided that every 5 Pinterest tests, I'll do a short review of the outcome. You know, just to prove to myself that Pinterest isn't just a place where I can hoard things electronically, but also has real, valuable uses in my life.<br />
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<a href="http://www.plainchicken.com/2008/04/cheesy-chicken-spaghetti-casserole.html" target="_blank">Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole</a>: HUGE win. Omnomnom (granted, I omitted the garlic and onion).<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/217017275763510233/" target="_blank">30-minute roll</a>s: Win. You may or may not remember that I made these for Thanksgiving Dinner while I was in Taiwan. And then at least 2 times after that. (The link to the actual website with the recipe was failing as I was adding links to this post, so it's a good thing I have the recipe saved to my computer!)<br />
<a href="http://chocolateandcarrots.com/2011/07/flourless-fudge-chocolate-chip-cookies" target="_blank">Fudge Chocolate Chip Cookies:</a> Uhh... Not a win, exactly. <a href="http://rackelcrackel.blogspot.com/2012/06/recipe-review.html" target="_blank">See my previous post</a> about that one.<br />
<a href="http://penniesonaplatter.com/2010/11/02/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-brownies/" target="_blank">Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brownies</a>: Win. Sososososo good. Need to make again.<br />
<a href="http://www.plainchicken.com/2009/08/chicken-rollups-2.html" target="_blank">Cheesy Chicken Roll-up</a>s: Very similar to a meal that has been on the family dinner menu for basically my whole life, but with a little twist of cheddar cheese added to the mix. Yum. Yumyumyum.<br />
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Guys, my Pinterestings are so successful lately that I have no ill-feelings about being such a digital hoarder.<br />
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That's pretty much it for updates on my life. I still go to work and I still miss Taiwan lots.<br />
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P.S. I posted this on twitter, but a few minutes ago there was a neighbor kid dressed up as a giant red bunny dancing at the end of the cul-de-sac. I cracked my front door open and snapped a picture because I am awesome like that. Please zoom in somehow; I didn't dare get any closer, and I had to be super speedy so as not to be noticed. I guess that makes me a Creeper.<br />
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1. I went on this embroidery spurt. Actually, I made two of them. This one here I did not keep, but gave to my friend who had a baby boy shortly before I came home from Taiwan. Pooh is hard to get just right, I think because he's so large.<br />
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2. I had a "surprise" birthday party! There are pictures of my parents in the party hats, which I adore. However, despite what you might believe, I am not stupid, so those pictures will not be going anywhere on the internets. Come to my house, though, and we might have a different story to tell. Drawly "loved" his party hat. Can you see the look of defeat on his face? This is after 20 minutes of trying to get him to hold still while wearing the hat on his head. He kept shaking it off. Violently.<br />
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3. There was an eclipse! I'm sure you noticed. Well, at least heard about it. Mom and I drove over to the church where we would have a clear-ish view of the sun. The day before we'd purchased these special glasses so that we could actually look at the sun without doing any damage to our eyes. We got hot pink for Reasons (well, only one, really, and that was to make my dad wear pink, relatively by choice), and we were SO COOL! Dad met us out in the parking lot, and we watched the sun and the moon do their eclipse thing.<br />
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4. Finally, the parents and I recently went to Southern California for a little R&R. Actually, I don't know how much R or R we got, but we still enjoyed ourselves (speaking for myself, anyway). We took a day off from the Wonderful Lines of Disney to go to the San Diego Temple and do some family sealings. This was my first time doing sealings, and I loved it. Afterwards, we walked around the temple for a bit and I took some pictures. We were also able to get the cute sister missionaries to take a picture of all three of us together.<br />
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Well, first we can say that the author of Chocolate and Carrots did a lot better job in looks. Also, I found that I needed to use 5 egg yolks, not the measly 2-4. I'm not sure if this is due to elevation or humidity, or aliens or what, but it's what happened. Also, I think I cooked mine too long because they're not quite so fudgyful. But do they taste good? Yes. Will I make them again? Most likely.<br />
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Have I used my kitchenaid yet? No.<br />
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I don't know how else to dub this, other than as a Christening. "Breaking in" sounds so... horrid and violent, you know?<br />
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Moral of the story, I need to use my Brand New Beautiful Blue Kitchenaid for the first time yet. So I'm trying to decide what to make. This is where you may (potentially) come in. Also, I will share the end product of whatever I make to whomever wants some, assuming they are A. not a stranger; and B. in the area. (If you do not meet those qualifications, I am sorry. I'll try to post a picture for you or something.)<br />
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Here are the options I am thinking of.<br />
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Cinnamon Rolls. Nothing super fancy, but still deliciously divine.<br />
Chocolate Chip Cookies (the top secret recipe)<br />
Cake/Cupcakes (of whatever variety I have in my cupboard)<br />
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Cast your votes! I'm leaving town on Wednesday, so it's either gotta happen this weekend or after I get back from my mini-adventure.<br />
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And, if no one chooses to care, well. Fine. More for me, and I'll make whatever sounds good in the moment.<br />
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What else? Well, I recently turned another year older (and supposedly wiser), and with this new tick in the age-clock I got a beautiful, blue Kitchenaid! Seriously, you have never seen anything quite so beautiful as this Kitchenaid. Diamonds do not compare. To make my birthday even more awesome, the bank I used in Taiwan even sent me a birthday card, never mind that I closed my account 5 months ago. I love them, never mind that I can't read the majority of the card.<br />
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Also, did you see the eclipse on Sunday? SO COOL! Mom purchased two pair of solar glasses, so we were able to stare directly at the sun without doing any damage to the old eyes. And I got my dad to willingly wear pink, which made it THAT much better. There are, of course, pictures. We'll see about posting them at some point, but I still want to live, so I don't know how that's going to turn out.<br />
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Meanwhile, I'm having just started (yesterday) a Chinese class. It is 10 weeks long, once a week. Yesterday was a little easy as we only went over tones and sounds. The teacher told me, "You very good, but you sound Taiwanese." I consider this a compliment, of course.<br />
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And, because this post is going everywhere else... I'm going to Disneyland! Again! That's happening next week, and I tell you what. The thought of a trip to Cali may have been the only thing to get me through Mothers' Day week at the flower shop.<br />
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Finally, I am greatly looking forward to my fellow Berhanians coming home this summer, especially since Heather will be bringing me this:<br />
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HEATHER I LOVE YOUR FACE!<br />
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And that's the world today.<br />
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So, just barely I started to create a list of places that I'd like to explore in Utah. I've realized that a lot of these places aren't quite so close that I could visit them in an afternoon after work, so if you've got any suggestions for places to see that are, you know, closer, I'd love to have them! I am, however, pretty much open to any and all suggestions. My only requirement for this list is that all the sites have to be in UT*.<br />
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These sites are in no particular order, other than that in which I thought of them:<br />
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<li>Mountain Meadows</li>
<li>St. George Temple Quarry</li>
<li>Milltown</li>
<li>Silver Reef Cemetery</li>
<li>Cascade Falls</li>
<li>Mammoth Cave</li>
<li>Calf Creek Falls</li>
<li>Cedar Mesa</li>
<li>Simpson Springs Station</li>
<li>Red Cliffs Recreation Site Ruins (Felix, this is near where you almost drowned!)</li>
<li>Fort Pearce (Petroglyphs)</li>
<li>Nine Mile Canyon</li>
<li>Buckhorn Wash Rock Art</li>
<li>Sego Canyon</li>
<li>Potash Road Rock Art</li>
<li>Kane Gulch</li>
<li>Mule Canyon</li>
<li>Butler Wash</li>
<li>Sand Island Petroglyphs</li>
<li>Newspaper Rock</li>
<li>Hovenweep</li>
<li>Frisco Cemetery (I have been to Frisco, but we never found the cemetery. I have since contacted someone that's been to the cemetery, and they've told me how to get there. Need 4-wheel drive, most likely.)</li>
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Volunteers for tour guides/explorations buddies are also being accepted. Just sayin'.<br />
You can view my updated list by clicking <a href="http://dayzeroproject.com/user/katrialy/list/49164" target="_blank">HERE</a> (you know, for when I actually update it).<br />
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*We're counting the Arizona Strip as part of Utah here.<br />
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So, my official last day in Taiwan was January 5th (we flew out early on the 6th). That night, Dad and I went into Taipei City to see Taipei 101. Even though I had been outside of the building before, I had never actually gone inside. Dad treated me to a trip up to the observatory; unfortunately, due to inclement weather, the outside part of the "tour" was closed, but it was still pretty amazing. Anyway, most of these pictures are either on the way to the tower or from, but there are a few that were taken inside.<br />
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Jade, guys. Amazing? I think yes.</div>
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Gold orchid. TO DIE FOR! (And, trust me, the price on this thing would make me die.)</div>
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Dad with one of the Damper Babies and the Damper in the background</div>
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This Damper Baby was my favorite.</div>
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There were some really amazing jewelry and sculpture stores on the observation floors. The skill that went into creating these is incredible!<br />
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I seriously <i>love</i> Taipei. I wish I could have spent a few more days there (and a few more months in Taiwan in general), but it just was not possible at the time. I hope that soon I can go back!<br />
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Finally, the flight home. Taoyuan Airport, as I have mentioned before, is amazing. Waiting for a flight was a few hours long, so I wandered around for a bit. I found these remarkable <i>puppets</i> that I would love to add to one of my collections.<br />
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Aren't they <i>gorgeous?</i><br />
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Well, that completes the Taiwan series of posts. I cannot express in words how happy I am that I had the opportunity to go and live in Taiwan and to teach some of the children there. I made many life-long friends and learned so many different things about myself, others, and service. The Taiwanese are the most self-giving, kindest, hardest working people that I have ever met. I don't know how anyone could ever go to Taiwan and <i>not</i> love it! Taiwan truly will touch your heart!<br />
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In the meantime, for those of you who are unaware, about a month and a half ago I finally found myself a job! Actually, <i>two</i> jobs! I consider myself to be extremely blessed, especially when you consider the job market today. I am working as a part-time floral designer, which is great because I can use my skills in that field and improve upon them. The only true downside to working with flowers is allergies, but I guess that's what allergy medication is for. I am also working at one of the local elementary schools. I think that, legally, I cannot say much about this being that there is a lot more of the whole privacy thing involved in America than there ever was in Taiwan. Suffice it to say, though, that the 12 children I work with right now are at least helping to fill the void in my heart from when I left Berhan. In addition to this, I must add that I also appreciate ILP's/Berhan's method of teaching English to English Language Learners even more now. My contract at the school only goes until the end of this school year, which means I've got just barely over a month left. I am hoping to have my contract renewed, but no one is really too sure of what's going to happen right now because the school is soon to get a new principal. I have faith that whatever happens will be for the best, though, so I'm not really worried about it much. There are also rumors going around about a Chinese dual-language school starting up in the district. I need to do some more research on this, as well as find a way to become more fluent in the Chinese language! Wouldn't it be awesome to work there? I think yes!<br />
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So, between my two jobs I am working a few hours more than full-time and am being kept pretty busy. I've also been able to continue to enjoy my most expensive souvenir from Taiwan: an ear infection (and I'm pretty sure it's from Immy, because she was constantly complaining about her ears hurting and was quite sick that last week of the semester). Hopefully this antibiotic will kick it to the curb this time around, because I'm getting quite sick of being, well, sick, if you know what I mean. I suppose it serves me right, though, for waiting so long to see a doctor about it.<br />
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OK! Forever-long blog post complete! If you've read all the way to the end, reward yourself with a high-five or a cookie or something.<br />
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I think that most of this is pretty self-explanatory (I mean, hello, Disneyland). Dad and I stayed at the Disneyland Hotel, even. We spent 2 nights at the hotel, but only one day at Disneyland, which was actually plenty because that park in Hong Kong? Tiny. Also these pictures are not really in order because there were two cameras involved (my camera was, naturally, set to Taiwan's time, while Dad's was set to America's) and I'm too lazy to fix this issue right now.<br />
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These guys were pretty funny and rather talented. Just rocking out on Main Street USA, Hong Kong Disneyland.</div>
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Jungle Cruise!<br />
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This is the area where the characters were. They had the topiaries shaped like the animals in the old Fantasia. Awesome!<br />
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Now we're back at the entrance of the park, before we had even gone inside. Look how happy Dad is!<br />
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And this fountain was based off of the new Fantasia. SO CUTE!</div>
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Mickey and Minnie were in this little pavilion.</div>
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which was beautifully decorated for the holidays, of course.</div>
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My traditional picture at Snow White's wishing well</div>
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Instead of Turtle Talk with Crush, they have Stitch Encounter, with showings in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, alternating every 15-20 minutes (or something like that). </div>
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This is an amazing miniature house that I would LOVE to own. The electricity actually worked, and the furnishings were awe-inspiring. Ignore the creepy face in the mirror/glass reflections.<br />
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This is from the hotel. These chandeliers were gorgeous. I wouldn't mind having one of these, too, except for the fact that just one is the size of my living room, so that would be a little awkward. But probably a great conversation starter, you have to admit.<br />
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Pluto was wearing a Chinese hat, so of course I had to get a picture with him. Best Pluto Ever!<br />
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Sadly, Small World was closed.<br />
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Disney has their own MTR line, and the cars are quite magical. Check out the windows, yo.<br />
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And that concludes the trip to Disney!<br />
<a href="http://katrialy.etsy.com/"><img height="50px" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/iusb_760x100.6253482.jpg" width="380px" /></a>Katriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19668748.post-22689025664913740922012-03-23T21:24:00.000-06:002012-03-23T21:24:20.251-06:00Hong Kong (part 1)December 31- January 2.<br />
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The Taoyuan Airport is adorable. Like, seriously, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/katrialy/status/85523124124266496" target="_blank">I didn't think airports could be beautiful</a>, but I have since been proved deliciously wrong. Check it out. Hello Kitty.<br />
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So, after catching our flight to the Hong Kong, Dad and I arrived, checked into our hotel (Sky City Marriott, if memory serves correctly), and then we caught the rail into the city for some dinner (Pizza Hut). We really did not spend very much time out that day, as we were both tired. And, hello, New Year Eve crowds to avoid. We did, however, wander around this one shopping center a little bit before heading back to the hotel.<br />
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For those of you who do not remember, January 1, 2012 was a Sunday this year. Therefore, we really did not do much, but we decided to scout out the LDS Hong Kong temple (so as to be able to attend at a later date), and we also went to Victoria Peak in hopes of having a peaceful, somewhat spiritual experience there. That part of our little plan failed (we didn't really think about it being a tourist spot+holiday=chaos), but we still got to see a nice view of Hong Kong.<br />
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Oh, also, for my KyleandFelix, a picture of the cornerstone at the temple.<br />
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You're welcome. We also looked in at the chapel/Distribution Center/All-of-your-Church-Needs Building across the street, but we didn't go in. (I know, sinners.)<br />
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January 2 was awesome. I had found out about this place called Ocean Park by looking at the Hong Kong Lonely Planet Guide Book that we had in the lounge at the school. It sounded a lot like SeaWorld and it's also a more popular place to go in Hong Kong than Hong Kong Disney is. That, to me, translated in my brain as "WE HAVE TO GO HERE!) And I am so glad we did. Really, I think I probably could have spent one more day here and have been OK, but there was not time enough. So, sadly, we missed all of the animal shows, but I think that still we had a good time.<br />
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Panda Exhibit!!</div>
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I can now say I have seen live Pandas from China <i>in</i> China. Also, this is An An.</div>
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And, if we recall from my trip to the <a href="http://rackelcrackel.blogspot.com/2008/03/zoo.html" target="_blank">Hogle Zoo</a>, I have this deep and abiding love for Red Pandas (which, sadly, <a href="http://rackelcrackel.blogspot.com/2008/03/red-pandas-and-me.html" target="_blank">do not make good pets</a>). I still think they are super-duper adorable, though.</div>
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Ocean Park is really quite beautiful. Dad and I enjoyed walking around together and just seeing<br />
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real, live snake!</div>
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California Sea Lions! I go all the way to Hong Kong to see California Sea Lions. </div>
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Jelly Fish!</div>
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This is at a giant aquarium. The glass was, like, 3 feet thick. It was amazing. The rays were ginormous! They were basically as big as the sharks.</div>
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Dad had, in fact, taken a picture in the same pose as me, but I figured he'd want the less-embarrassing one posted out of the two. Don't worry, I'll have them both in my scrapbook (when I get around to that).</div>
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So, I'm pretty sure I took a picture of almost every cat I saw in Taiwan. (There is one that I know I didn't take a picture of, but I still pet that one.) This one was obviously not a stray, and it loved me. </div>
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These adorable children were speaking <i>English</i> fluently (there were more children playing than just this one). One of their parents appeared to be American. </div>
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We also saw this couple getting their wedding pictures taken. Dad wouldn't allow me to keep watching, though, which was sad.</div>
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After the garden, I convinced Dad that he needed to experience a city bus at least one time, so we went across the street to catch the bus to the train station. It was a very full bus. Probably the fullest I have ever been on, which is really saying quite a lot. When we got to the train station, at long last, we got our tickets to Fengyuan to meet Fenny for a delicious dinner at a hot pot restaurant. She taxied us in turns on her scooter to and from the restaurant.<br />
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Saying good-bye to Fenny.</div>
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The next day, Dad and I went back through Fengyuan so that I could close my bank account. At the bank, who should we run into? Why, the other dearly departing teachers! Christina looked pretty dead, but decided to go to Style with Dad and I one last time. The food was delicious, as always, and Christina was a hoot (as always).<br />
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Dad enjoying his ice cream and waffle</div>
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Christina, also enjoying her food.</div>
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We went back to the school from there; I had to get the remainder of my luggage out of storage and said a few final good-byes. We actually stayed at the school for an hour or two because I had to wait to get my passport.<br />
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The 401 roommies. WE ARE SO ADORABLE!</div>
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And then Christina fell on her pile of... stuff that she was repacking for the umpteenth time.</div>
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Between tours for the new teachers, Gerald took Dad and I to the U-Bus station. Talk about perfect timing! No sooner had I purchased our tickets (in Chinese!) and Dad and Gerald unloaded our luggage than the bus pulled up. We were on our way to Taipei!<br />
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The next day we headed to the temple. It was another rainy day in Taipei, but it was not too bad. Mostly it was just sprinkling. We arrived at the temple with no problem and had enough time to take some pictures and do some shopping at the Bountiful Living store (across the street, sells LDS goods) before heading inside for the session, which happened to be in English!<br />
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This is for my Kyle and Felix: the cornerstone</div>
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After the temple, we went to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial.<br />
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We did not linger for the changing of the guards, but the guards were on duty, as statue-like as ever.<br />
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They were getting ready for New Year celebrations, so there were all kinds of flags and pavilions and things up.<br />
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Almost done, guys. Just have Hong Kong to cover, and then we're home! Officially! (After two months!)</div>
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