Blankets Make Me Smile :)

Curling up in a nice, warm, fuzzy blanket is all a girl can really ask for. Well, actually, I can think of several other things to ask for, but that's beside the point. What I'm really trying to get at is how awesome a nice, huge, warm, fuzzy blanket is after a long day at school. And every day at school is a long day. For Christmas, I got a green blanket that feels like it was made by the gods. Also the goddesses, I'm not being sexist here. My grandparents gave me the blanket, and there has not been a single day since Christmas I have not worn it. Honestly, it is the most comfortable banket ever, and I don;'t think this picture does it justice, but here it is anyways:

This is my blanket...

Like I said, doesn't really look that great. But it is, trust me! It is the most amazing thing ever, and I smile every time I wear it, even after the hardest of days. It's great in the mornings, when it's cold and I'm tired. It's great in the middle of the day, when nothing is really going on and I have nothing better to do. It's great in the evenings which, just like the mornings, it's cold and I'm tired. I don't know exactly where my Nana and Poppy got this particular piece of heaven, but here is a link to a website all about blankets. Seriously, it's called blankets.com and I've been on it for pretty much the whole week. Even though I didn't know I would write this post about blankets until today. That is actually kind of what reminded me of my blanket, which reminded me about my blog, which reminded me that I had to do it tonight, so I thought I would share it with you. Hope it makes you smile :)

Chicken Parmesan Makes Me Smile :)

Tell me in complete honesty, is there anything better than the taste of chicken parmesan? No, hang on, do not answer, I already know what you're going to say. Absolutely not. There is nothing in the world better than the taste of melted cheese, tender chicken, and soft pasta. Ugg. Sorry, I'm just a little busy being in heaven right now. Because, if you didn't already guess, I had chicken parmesan for dinner tonight. Which I'm pretty sure you did guess, but either way, now you know. So, you are welcome. If you want to have your own chicken parmesan, here is the awesome recipe my dad used to make it, with a few tweaks of his own of course. Which only succeeded in making it more deliciously mouth watering. In case you want to feel really hungry, here is a picture of my delicious chicken parmesan on a bed of wonderfully cooked pasta:

Image courtesy of me...and my dad, I guess

Yum, right? And believe me when I say this, it was SO yum. I almost forgot to take a picture of it before eating it, thank god I did! Even though it doesn't look as good as it does in real life, I'm assuming that everyone knows how bad the camera can make things - or people - look. I mean, everyone has had their picture taken and wondered why they look like a dying animal, right? Just me? Well ok. So anyways, the only bad part about chicken parmesan is that it takes so long to make it! It decides to fill the house with it's delicious smell for at least half an hour before it's even edible. However, it is so totally and absolutely worth the wait. If there is anything that i will wait an entire half an hour for, it's chicken parmesan. Or maybe pizza. Let's just settle on food in general. So, no matter how long you have to wait, when you get your chicken parmesan I hope you eat it up with a big smile :)

Tourists Makes Me Smile :)

The tourists are coming, the tourists are coming! In fact, they have already come. On the bus ride home from school today I saw countless fur coat, red lanyard, huge sunglass wearing people flooding the streets of Park City. Of course, lots of jokes were made about their pursed lips and huge stilettos, but the most fun was when we decided to actually tell them what we thought. Unfortunately, this thought came around a little late, so only a few tourists were in sight. We gave the job of their humiliation to Nathaniel. Not a good choice. When we neared these two tourists, although there were so many other ways to make fun of them, he chose to say "I don't like your pants." Like, really? That's the best you can do?

Well, anyways, just about half an hour ago I had another run in with some tourists. One was from Michigan, the other from Ohio. The funny thing is that both these men were wearing women's ski gear. The one from Ohio was wearing a scarf. Not even the manly kind! It was kind of embarrassing, but hey, whatever floats your boat. They actually proved to be not that bad, which made me happy because we were all waiting for the city bus, which wouldn't be there for another 20 minutes. I found out that Michigan was here for some promotional thing for his company, who are apparently giving out free veggie burgers and hot cocoa on Main Street. Maybe I'll go sometime. Basically, these two guys have sort of made me like tourists.

This is a picture from the movie Daniel Radcliffe is in, Kill Your Darlings.
Photo Courtesy of: http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/13037/kill_your_darlings

I always hope that I might see a celebrity tourist on the bus too, but so far no such luck. I've been especially hopeful lately because Daniel Radcliffe is here this year for Sundance. Oddly enough, I just wrote a post about him about two back saying how much I liked him. And now he's here! I'm pretty sure that it is a sign that I am destined to meet the chosen one. Back on topic, I really doubt that Harry Potter would take the city bus anyways because he could just fly his broom. Not that anyone would notice, because we're all just muggles. Maybe I don't smile at tourists just because they look stupid, but also because they're nice. Or the boy who lived. Either way, go out, mingle, meet some tourists, and of course smile :)

Fat Booth Makes Me Smile :)

Fat Booth. An app that provides hours and hours of instant entertainment, no matter where you are. That's right, it is one of those great things that you don't even need internet for, yet will still be incredibly fantastically amazingly awesome to play every time. And for some strange reason, no matter how many weird pictures I take of myself on it, my friend Caitlin always has more. I honestly don't know how she does it, because it s my phone. But, I did almost catch up recently when I was on a plane home from New Hampshire. For a good half hour I fatted myself, just normal fatting and putting the eyes/mouth/chin things in random places on my face. Here's a nice picture of me with random lumps all over my face as a result of the latter:

Pretty attractive, huh?

If you were hoping to see a fat booth of Caitlin as well, you are out of luck. It took me so long just to get this off of my phone, and I am absolutely not doing it again. If you want, though, you can check out Caitlin's blog here. I guarantee it will make you smile. So anyways, back to fat booth. Not only is it fun and awesome because it doesn't need internet, but it also will show anyone whether or not they look good fat. Or with gross tumors all over their faces. Which is exactly what everybody wants to know about themselves, am I right? I use it to keep track of a lot of my friends and family, too. Recently I added my cousins' pictures to the mix, and they can rock facial tumors and fatness almost as well as I can. I guess that makes sense because we are related. Until next time, fat yourself (but not for real) and keep on smiling :)

Daniel Radcliffe/Harry Potter/The Boy Who Lived/The Chosen One Makes Me Smile :)

Harry Potter. The boy who lived. The chosen one. Daniel Radcliffe. Do any of those names/titles mean anything to you? Unless you have been under a rock for about twelve years, then they absolutely should. These are all the titles and names of a boy who is practically a legend to our generation and will live on in our hearts forever. Or, at least, my heart and millions of other people's hearts who are my age. Seriously, this is what my childhood was based off of. Birthday parties, barbie games, dress up, all Harry Potter themes. Plus, accents. Those are awesome. OK, back on topic, here's something you should know about Harry:

Credit to: theberry.com
This is where Harry, Ron, and Hermione go to school, find out more about it at pottermore.com

I really just had to add that because it included ermagerd, which is incredible. Not only is Harry Potter awesome and known by everybody in the whole world and has been since he was 11 years old, but the actor who plays him, Daniel Radcliffe, is pretty awesome too. It's weird to see quotes from him now because he is so old, but I found a few for you. It wasn't hard, because he has so many amazing outlooks and insights about life. He just know so much about everything. You're probably wondering what some of these things are. I had to narrow it down, because believe me there were a ton. So anyways, here is what Daniel Radcliffe thinks about little kids:

Credit to: imgur.com
I really just love this!

Now do you believe that Daniel Radcliffe is superior to everyone? And don't worry, the middle finger he was giving the camera was just bad timing ;) But really, isn't he great? I mean, a drunk tiny best friend? That is gold, Daniel, gold. And he's right, kids are so much more fun than adults. Seriously, when is the last time an adult friend has asked you to go play at the park or play pin the tail on the donkey? Pure genius. Here is another instance in which what goes through his head is just so much better than what goes through anyone else's head:

Credit to: 9gag.com
Just for the record, this is exactly what I would have done.

Let's go over what we have learned, shall we? OK, so not only is Daniel Radcliffe a multi-millionaire, and plays Harry Potter who is the coolest kid ever in the coolest movies ever, but he's also hilarious! Am I right? He is one of the many celebrities that I just wish more than anything were my best friends! Such a cool kid. And funny. And rich. And magical. Really, the list goes on and on, which just proves his awesomeness. He makes me smile, and I hope he makes you smile too :)

My Friends make Me Smile :)

I obviously can't talk about every single one of my friends, so I will most likely eventually be coming out with a part two or three on this particular topic. But for now, I want to talk about a friend who has been asking for a while to be on my blog, and that is (drumroll please...) Katherine! Here is a link to her blog, Sweet Temptations. For a while now, Katherine and I have been working on a Spanish project with our group. We are doing the tango, and what do you know-Katherine and I are doing it together. Maybe I'll show you a picture later, but I don't really have one now...but here is an awesome picture of Katherine and I just regularly (sort of):

I am on the left, she is on the right.

Ah yes, so flattering. Haha I am totally kidding, it really showcases her pointy nose and my awkward neck-chin mutation. This is definitely one of our best pictures though, I mean, just look at our faces! Can you say photogenic? 

So anyways, I'm not sure if you can see it in this picture, but Katherine has a small scar above her eye. Yeah, I gave that to her. Don't worry, it was when I was younger. I guess I had a bit of a temper as a child. Poor Katherine, hardly something to do to her after her dad saved my life. That's right, her dad saved my life and what did I do? I scratched her in the eyelid. Look out everyone, friend of the year right here! Oh yeah, back to how my life was saved. I don't really remember much of it, only what I've heard from Katherine. Apparently, I was with her and her dad when this dog jumped at me out of nowhere! It started to bite my cheek, but before any permanent damage was done, her amazing incredible life-saving father pulled us apart. Now I clearly remember this-when I went home that day I told my mom very clearly "You should have seen the other guy". Ok, I'm absolutely sure that didn't happen. But how cool would that be? 

So overall, Katherine has a pointy nose and a scarred eyelid and I have a neck-chin mutation and a boss childhood. Sort of. Maybe part of that is true, or at least I think so. Until my next post, keep on smiling! :)

Blizzards Make Me Smile :)

Today, we had our first big snowstorm of the year. It was awesome!!!! Here in Park City, the first big snow of the year is such a big occasion, we get the day off school! Just kidding...but that would be so cool! Anyways, it is still an important event, and it is really fun to look at through the small windows of our school. However, we got a special up close and personal look at the snow when we were forced to walk through it all the way to the high school. Which is roughly...not even a mile. It still felt like a long time, and the snow made it a bit better. Or a bit worse, depending on the way you look at it. I couldn't get a good picture of our snow, so here is another one:

This is from Kim Boomershine's blog, visit it here

Ahh, doesn't that look just incredible? It is basically what ours looked like, except ours just kept on coming and in this picture snow is at a stopping point. But still, it is an awesome photo, so props to Kim. The best part about the snow is the dramatic effect it gives. It can honestly make just walking or jogging (in slow mo, mind you) around twenty times more intense. If I were ever to film a movie, it would have to have at least one scene where the main character runs dramatically through the snow. In slow motion. Of course, the slow mo is a must. Back to the snow itself, I would just like to point out that snow makes the cold worth while. If it was just cold out, then there's no point in being outside or even having cold. However, if it's snowing, the cold is all OK. Without further ado, I say to you go enjoy the snow! And don't forget to smile! :)