The Vegetarian's Last Supper; Buffet Style

I'm so glad you could join me for my marvelous feast. I chose to go out in style, and over-do it for once in my life. I know you can find something you'll like here because I love so many different kinds of food, it's practically impossible not to find something you like. Come, let me show you.

There are four courses, but please don't be afraid to have more of whatever you like. Appetizers first of course, you have a couple different options. There all dairy heavy though, I apologize for that. There's a four cheese quesadilla, warm melty cheese inside, with a slightly tangy sauce. Not very spicy, I can't do that. Mozzarella cheese sticks, with ranch dressing of course, or salsa and chips. Hopefully you like one of these but if not, don't worry because every table has warm rolls and butter!

Okay, you even have options here. You can have five cheese lasagna with green beans and chive mashed potatoes, I definitely suggest this just for the potatoes. They're not like those mashed potatoes that get kinda chunky, but perfectly mashed, where they just melt in your mouth. If you don't like lasagna then I offer a cheesy mostaccioli, with pergoies as a side. They are a Polish family tradition that I love, and I'm sure you will too. But if neither of these options seem to satisfy you, I'm also having veggie burgers from Bar Louie at Partridge Creek Mall catered as well. They are the best tasting burger you will ever taste, once you smell the warm grilling through the air I know you'll want one of these. They're amazing tator tots are a must as well.

Dessert is the whole reason for eating the meal so you get cheesecake, or pie. I love them both to much to just pick one. There's red velvet or pumpkin pie cheesecake. (Definitely recommend the red velvet. Moist cake with cream cheese frosting that excites your taste buds just with one lick.) There's cherry, raspberry-apple, and pumpkin pie. I know, somewhat repetitive, but maybe you want to try them both out and tell me what you think?

ENJOY!

G'day Mates!

I've realized today that work can be a stressful and exciting work environment.

We shot another commercial, me once again stealing all the attention... those sheilas can't get enough of me. It must be how cute and little I am... possibly my amazing color...hmm this is something we could possibly debate upon.

Anyways for the commercial, yes the commercial. They're in love with this idea of mistaking me for the company name...probably working that in for the future. The focus for the commercial we shot today is all about using me as a "trustworthy advertising icon." I was rather confident, I figured I'd give it a burl. Turns out I'm pretty convincing, the interviewer was a ding bat anyways. He made it easy for me to look so good.

I'm well prepared for the next line up of commercials. Can't wait to see what blokes I work with next.

Define the Love of aThing

Everyone has those necessities in life that they've come so accustomed to having that it would sincerely be impossible to live without. Here are mine.

Chapstick. That tiny little tube of heaven resting in my pocket constantly, is one thing that would break my heart to not have. It can take you from a pissed off mood, to a I'm-ready-for-anything attitude. When you're crying and salty tears run down your face, everything will be dry but your lips, because you just put on a fresh layer on heavenly moisture. Can you imagine walking around with chapped, dry as a desert, flakey lips? Chapstick is all one needs to bring their lips back to life. And how amazing, they come in so many different shapes, sizes, and colors. You can even have Dr.Pepper flavored lips, or Strawberry Kiwi! So many flavors to choose from no one needs to be plain and simple. You can even use it as a way to express who you are. Me? Well I'm an almond swirl kind of girl. And I'll be that way till I die.


Essenital number two: My phone. It sounds so petty and stupid to me, but when I think about it, whose life doesn't revovle around their phone? I'm sorry that I never know what's going to happen to me on a given day, and if it puts me back down in Florida, I want to be able to have the number of my friend from Disney who lives there now within a seconds grab. How about the fact that last summer I was an hour away from my home with a jeep whose engine had just died. My phone? not so helpful since it was dead. (partially my fault, seeing as I had no car charger.) But the lovely guys who rescued me, their phone was worth millions to me! I called my parents and had my Dad on the search for me in seconds. I never learned the value my phone had so much in my life till that night. The potential it is capable of holding seems endless with today's technology, but to me it will always be an infinite phone book and the connection to the friends and family that I love, with just the touch of my hand.


Coke Zero. I think I could drink close to a million gallons of coke zero and still not be sick of it! Tell me it doesn't have enough sugar in it, that you can tell it's a "diet" tasting pop, but guess what? If you drink it long enough I bet switching back to regular Coke, or even Diet Coke, you'd find it had an incredibably better flavor than either of those. I can't think of a single meal I wouldn't enjoy having a coke zero with. Not a particular time of day I couldn't drink one. Hell I had one this moring on my way to school! It's the perfect combination of caffine to get you going, taste to perk your senses, and love to make you feel happy inside. Whenever I feel like I can't finiish reading something, or can't stand listening to someone talk, I reach for a Coke Zero and I'm content to let the world pass by. I won't complain or make comments about how I wish I could be doing something else, or wish I were somewhere else. Grab yourself a can of coke zero and taste the blissful liquid joy. Let it slide down your throat and fill your insides with pure, organic paradise. If you don't like it, or understand why I feel the way I do please, call me an addict, call me crazy, tell me I have the worst taste in the world for loving Coke Zero. I'll just tell you I'm happy you don't like it and take the can out of your hand.

When all that's left is to come home

It took me about a week and a half to decide I'd spend the Fall semester of 2009 down in Florida working in the Disney College Program. I left in August in a Jeep Commander that had just enough room for it's three passengers, no wasted space. I then spent the next six months working in Downtown Disney.
It felt like giving up on friends and family cold turkey style. I had tons of support from everyone, and I knew once I was down there I'd love it, which I did. However I never got to come home at all for those six months, which was a new experience all on it's own. The longest I've been away from my home is about two weeks.
Once in September, October, and November I had friends or family come down to visit me. Maybe this is why I never got home sick. People had asked me numerous times when I was down there, and since I've been home if I missed being home, and besides Christmas time, the answer was honestly a "not really." Sometimes I lied because really, doesn't that sound horrible to say? "No, I don't miss my family at all!" When really, if you'd known my schedule, there really wasn't time to sit around and miss people. It was a fast-paced, go-somewhere-get-things-done kind of lifestyle. And if I weren't running around I just wanted to sleep!
So what happens when all this time has gone by and you've managed to stay in touch with as many people as possible through your phone and facebook. Are you worried things may be completely different when you get back? A lot can happen in six months...
But it's amazing how true of a test that is for a friendship. I'd like to say I'm extremely proud of the friends I've seen in the first week I've been home and every time it's like I've been gone for a week or two. No awkward moments where you're not sure what to talk about, or afraid you can't ask if someone is still dating that jerk from two months ago. It's like an invisible bond between the two, or three of us that instantly connects once we're together. No amount of time or distance can ever change that, and for whatever doubts crossed my mind in the twenty hours I drove home, they are forever gone.