tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181574184158993862024-03-13T09:52:01.767-07:00I Want to go to ThereAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-83475247361158411362013-01-02T18:23:00.001-08:002013-01-02T18:24:25.027-08:00A Christmas ProjectFor my mom's Christmas present I told her I would paint this cabinet that she's had for years and years. It started out looking like this:<br />
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After days of sanding, priming, and painting, I managed to get it looking like this:</div>
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Woo! I think it was worth it. Merry Christmas, Mom!Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-16448901146462880182012-12-15T18:51:00.000-08:002012-12-15T18:53:01.366-08:00Manhattan Math<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-23695502119141299622012-11-27T20:31:00.000-08:002012-11-27T20:31:58.027-08:00Your Once Upon a Time is Now!Dear Reader,<br />
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We had our Young Women in Excellence activity tonight. The theme was "Your Once Upon a Time is Now," based on the talk "<a href="http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/general-young-women-meeting/2010/03/your-happily-ever-after?lang=eng&query=happily+ever+after">Your Happily Ever After</a>," given by President Uchtdorf in the April 2010 General Conference.<br />
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My second counselor made this cake! It was sooo amazing. And so perfect for our theme. (And it tasted delicious too!)</div>
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Little crown favors. (And the little tulle bags have mini "glass" slippers and raspberry M&Ms.)</div>
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Luckily the Relief Society had tons of lace we could borrow. And a piano. And a podium. And electric tea lights. And flowers. . . . Basically, thank goodness for the Relief Society. </div>
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Our girls displayed some of the projects and experiences they had done with Personal Progress this year. (One of our girls even finished the program!!! I'm so happy for her!)</div>
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But look at their faces. All the work was worth it for them. :)</div>
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As usual, Elder Holland was one of my favorite speakers at conference. The other was President Uchtdorf. Gotta love that man! :)</div>
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As part of my project for the value integrity (Personal Progress, what up!) I decided to make some memes of my favorite quotes from this last General Conference. </div>
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<br />Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-81886231852249069392012-10-01T18:54:00.000-07:002012-10-01T18:56:25.684-07:00Do the creep!Dear Reader,<br />
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Last weekend I went to DC for the National Book Festival where I saw Lois Lowry, Jerry and Eileen Spinelli, Jeff Kinney, Jewel, and R.L. Stine.<br />
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In honor of Mr. Stine, I took a creepy stalker picture of him and Jewel. Jewel probably wouldn't appreciate it. R.L. (or Bob, as it turns out his first name is) probably would. I mean, he's kind of made his living off the creepy.<br />
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All those inspirational authors made me want to go home and write. Which is weird . . . because I'm not much of a writer. </div>
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That night, Lisa and I made an army of monkeys. </div>
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Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-48511876435365938702012-07-23T15:16:00.000-07:002012-07-24T04:53:20.244-07:00Batman Love.Dear Reader:<br />
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1. The folder in my bag right now has Batman and Robin on the cover.<br />
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2. When I was petsitting my friend's unnamed fish for a summer, I named the black one Bruce Wayne and the red one Dick Grayson. But only during the day--at night they were Batman and Robin.<br />
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3. I went and saw the most recent Batman movie last Friday, even after hearing about the awful massacre in Colorado.<br />
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4. In the debate between Superman and Batman, the answer will always be Batman.<br />
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So while I'm sitting stuck in an airport for hours waiting to go to Provo, I think I'll just dream about Batman and his awesome bat-plane. (I bet he doesn't get delayed because of the weather.)Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-63370713564012543642012-06-29T18:54:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:54:05.929-07:00A dinosaur story.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Well, today was a sad day. It was friend and coworker (but mostly friend) Lisa's last day at Highlights. We will miss her! </div>
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It's kind of a thing to take pictures with Giggy. We encourage our tour groups to do it and we encourage ourselves to do it. But Lisa had been here an ENTIRE year without getting her picture taken with her head inside the giganotasaurus's mouth. </div>
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That's right. I'm now "old." (Well, according to my Young Women.) 24. Oy vay.<br />
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To ring in the new year, Mom and Caitlin came to visit and we went to NYC! We went on a tour at 30 Rock, which pretty much was a dream come true. I got to see the SNL set, soooo...yup. Pretty cool.<br />
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Maybe some of the best cake I've ever eaten. Of course, I am only 24. I may come across one that is better in the upcoming years. But I'm not hopeful. It's a shame to have peaked so early in life--but it was worth every bite.</div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-43688071223875152142012-04-22T14:25:00.000-07:002012-04-22T14:26:40.706-07:00How to use butter and sugar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Reader,<br />
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All I can say is I'm sorry you weren't at my ward's potluck this afternoon, mainly because it means you didn't get to eat this:<br />
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"Oh! Tell me more about this creation!" you're saying. Well, OK.<br />
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It's a salted caramel chocolate shortbread bar. Uhh...yup. It's like I combined everything good in this world into one dessert. And it was amazing.<br />
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So, because you missed out on eating it today, here's the recipe so you can make it on your own. I hope you're not afraid of butter and sugar...they're kind of key ingredients.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Salted Caramel Chocolate Shortbread Bars</span></div>
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Yield: about 5 dozen small bars</div>
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INGREDIENTS</h3>
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<em>For the shortbread layer:</em><br />
2 cups all-purpose flour<br />
2 tsp. baking powder<br />
¼ tsp. salt<br />
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />
½ cup sugar</div>
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<em>For the caramel layer:</em><br />
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
4 tbsp. light corn syrup<br />
2 (14 oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk</div>
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<em>For the chocolate layer:</em><br />
8 oz. semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped<br />
1 tsp. light corn syrup<br />
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces<br />
Fleur de sel or sea salt, for sprinkling</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">DIRECTIONS</span></h3>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To make the shortbread layer, preheat the oven to 325° F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper. In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir with a fork to blend, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until well blended, about 1-2 minutes. With the mixer on low speed blend in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking pan and press in an even layer over the bottom of the pan. Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden. (If the crust puffs up a bit while baking, just gently press it down while it is cooling.) Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool completely.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To make the caramel layer, combine the butter, sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter is melted. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, stirring constantly. Continue simmering and stirring until the mixture turns an amber color and thickens slightly. Pour the mixture over the shortbread layer, smooth the top, and allow to cool completely and set. (I chilled at this stage to ensure that the caramel layer would not melt when the warm chocolate was added.)</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To make the chocolate glaze, combine the chocolate, corn syrup, and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour evenly over the caramel layer and use an offset spatula to smooth the top. Allow to cool for a minute or two and then sprinkle with fleur de sel. Chill, covered, until ready to slice and serve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(I got the recipe from the blog <a href="http://annies-eats.com/2011/09/09/salted-caramel-chocolate-shortbread-bars/">Annie's Eats</a>. It's like it was made for me!)</span></li>
</ul>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-42187343416233319322012-04-16T06:07:00.002-07:002012-04-16T08:43:52.468-07:00I could die happy.Dear Reader,<br />
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Friend Lisa is back from London. Because of this my breakfast this morning was Cadbury hot chocolate and a digestive biscuit.<br />
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There was also a package of Marks and Spencer chocolate rounds (delicious cookies) on my desk, so...Yeah. Life is <i>pretty </i>good right now. <br />
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Oh British chocolately heaven, how I love you.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-16271219929028953742012-04-05T18:42:00.001-07:002012-04-05T18:43:22.537-07:00London FeverDear Reader,<br />
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Friend Lisa is going to London tomorrow. This has caused me to come down with a severe case of:<br />
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London Fever.<br />
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It's pretty serious. It's all I can think about. And there's only one cure: Get back to London NOW.<br />
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Maybe I can sneak into her luggage? That works like 98% of the time.<br />
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Until then, you can experience a little bit of what it's like to be in my head.<br />
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This is the song that has been playing in my head ALL DAY:<br />
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<br /></div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-46027597454496383382012-04-01T16:52:00.001-07:002012-04-02T05:51:44.108-07:00One year!Dear Reader,<br />
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I am currently sick. I hate being sick. I've been coughing non-stop today. I sound like an old woman. Which I suppose is better than how I sounded when I woke up this morning, which was a mixture between a 130-year-old zombie and a velociraptor. I think I looked like it too.<br />
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In other news, today is Bailey's birthday! My little boy is one year old! In honor of him making it this long, here are some cute kitten pictures for you to look at. Enjoy!<br />
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It's conference weekend! It's pretty much like Christmas. I mean, 8 hours of listening to inspired counsel from our prophets and apostles? Yeah, I can't think of anything better, either.<br />
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It's not too late! If you forgot to watch today, there's still two more session tomorrow. Woo!<br />
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Sometimes there are people in your life who say something so incredibly stupid and insensitive that the only logical response you can give them is an open-mouthed, incredulous stare, because the English language just hasn't evolved enough yet to address this particular level of stupidity. <br />
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It's moments like these that I have to remind myself of one important fact: People are idiots. Laugh about it. And then just get over it.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-69247424282338767812012-03-23T05:43:00.002-07:002012-03-23T05:43:39.997-07:00Wanna hear a joke about pizza?<br />
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Eh, nevermind, it's really cheesy.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-32309028183179915512012-03-19T06:40:00.001-07:002012-03-19T07:40:11.308-07:00Hindsight is 20/20Yesterday in my Young Women lesson I mentioned that Satan is my buddy and my constant companion. I realized as soon as I said it that it sounded like I <i>want </i>him to be hanging around. I would like to amend that statement.<br />
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Satan is NOT my buddy. Satan is more like that weird kid who lives down the street and eats paste, and no matter what you do to get rid of him, he's always showing up at your door asking if you want to play.<br />
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Only, he's able to make eating paste look really appealing sometimes. Which is just stupid. <br />
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That's <i>exactly</i> what Satan is like.<br />
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You know, just in case you were wondering.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-79588599134905703292012-03-12T07:08:00.000-07:002012-03-12T07:08:45.182-07:00A EulogyDear Reader,<br />
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I'm about to wax nostalgic. Feel free to just come back another day if nostalgia isn't your thing.<br />
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Yesterday my cat Mittens died. The doctors say she had a stroke and she was in a paralytic state when my parents rushed her to the emergency vet where they decided the best thing for her was to put her to sleep.<br />
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Isn't that a silly phrase, to "put someone to sleep"? Maybe it's to make us feel better about killing animals. I don't know. I do know I feel better to say that Mittens was put to sleep, rather than to say she died. It sounds less harsh and more humane. And it is. I'm a true advocate of putting animals to sleep if there is really nothing else that can be done for them and if it will help them pass easier. Mittens was old and she had been experiencing health problems. This wasn't exactly a sudden occurance, her dying. But it doesn't make it less sad. She died wrapped in one of my old towels, watching my mom who was standing by her side.<br />
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Poor Mittens. Her life was pretty stressful for a house cat.<br />
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I don't know where she was born, but I know it probably wasn't in great circumstances. We found her behind our apartment building in Venezuela, where she was pretty hungry. We tricked her into to coming home with us by feeding her club crackers and cheese. (A well-balanced diet.) She did try to run away into the road at one point, but the landlady grabbed her by the leg and pulled her back. And that was that. She was ours.<br />
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And by "ours" I mean "mine." I had wanted a cat for, like, ever. I mean, I was only 10, so "forever" was like 5 years. But it felt like an eternity. It was a dream come true to finally have a cat of my own. I took care of her and we formed the kind of bond you might expect a human and a cat to have. (The one where the human wants the cat to love it and where the cat tolerates the human as long as the food keeps coming.) <br />
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Mittens probably did not love that in her time with us we made her live in three different countries. I'm sure that wasn't her favorite. But I'm sure her least favorite of all the things we made her do was to live with dogs. What on earth were we thinking? (Her words, not mine. I love dogs!) Mittens outlived two dogs and had to experience 2 others in her time with us. That's a total of 4 dogs too many, according to the cat.<br />
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But despite how we tortured her, I like to think that she knew we loved her. And we will miss her. It's a sad thing to have someone who has been in your life for so long suddenly be gone forever. But I like to think that wherever she is now, she's happy. As long as there aren't any dogs around.<br />
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And as long as humans aren't making her pose for pictures.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-4382177462222058722012-03-09T21:00:00.001-08:002012-03-09T21:02:46.529-08:00It's official. And SO AWESOME!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-74578908387219518872012-03-06T19:18:00.000-08:002012-03-06T19:19:49.108-08:00Arise and Shine ForthDear Reader,<br />
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Tonight we had New Beginnings for my ward's Young Women (yeah, I know, kind of late in the year, but give me a break, I've been trying to get used to this whole being president thing). Our theme for the evening was "Arise and Shine Forth," which is the 2012 theme for the youth in the Church. (Find out more <a href="https://www.lds.org/youth/theme/2012?lang=eng">here</a>!)<br />
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Because I'm super clever and definitely think ahead, I forgot my camera and did not take any pictures of decorations or food. Just take my word for it, it was pretty good. We had yellow decorations (sunshine...shining forth...you get it) and rainbow food (because rainbows are in the sky, much like the sun, and rainbow food is cooler than yellow food and the Young Women colors just happen to include all the colors in the rainbow).<br />
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For a gift for the girls, I made a poster and we gave them sparklers and the new For the Strength of the Youth book (Yes! There's a new one and it's SO COOL! Check it out <a href="https://www.lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth?lang=eng">here </a>if you haven't seen it yet. And check it out <a href="https://www.lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth?lang=eng">here </a>if you have.).<br />
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And right about now you're thinking, "Ooooh, THAT'S why she did sparklers! What a clever idea Sister Beer!" Yeah, I know. Thank Pinterest for that one. Pretty sure I stole the idea from someone else's blog. That's what that site is for, right?...<br />
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Anyway, it was a success! So now I'm going to bed because the stress of putting on that event quite literally has drained all of the energy out of me. (That is a really good example of why I am the most introverted person on the <i>Highlights</i> editorial team, in case you are wondering. Because it's true, I am. We took the test and tests don't lie. Usually.)Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-49552426383708418432012-02-15T10:25:00.000-08:002012-02-15T10:25:42.276-08:00Who says toys are just for kids?Dear Reader,<br />
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So I've heard of comic conventions, book conventions, and boring businessy conventions, but I'd never, until a few weeks ago, heard of a TOY convention. So imagine my excitement when I was asked last Friday to go with the Highlights team to the Toy Fair in New York City the following Monday (two days ago).<br />
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"Whaaaat????? Heck yes I want to go!!"<br />
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I believe that's more or less a direct quote when my supervisor asked me if I wanted to come. And I may have also jumped up in the air I was so excited.<br />
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Now I ask you to try to imagine how magical this Toy Fair was. Imagine floors and floors, rows and rows, booth after booth of toys, board games, puzzles, and action figures. Stuffed animals, balloons, science experiments, books, candy, and dolls. Names like Mattel, Lego, Playmobile, TY, Gund, and Melissa and Doug. Retro toys, classic toys, contemporary toys, classy toys, and modern toys. Swarms of people flocking from booth to booth to admire and analyze each company's selections. Sellers trying to catch the attention of buyers. Exhibitors explaining what makes their toys so amazing. And me, the intern, trying to see it all.<br />
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I also fulfilled a lifelong dream of meeting Clifford the Big Red Dog (Well, I just said hi to him. He waved back. Dogs can't talk.) and the Care Bears (They just look so huggable don't they?).<br />
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Also, shortly after this picture was taken, the Power Rangers walked by. So...yeah, it was pretty awesome. Good to know the Toy Fair was being kept safe from evil space aliens.<br />
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It was impossible to see everything at the convention, but I had to satisfy myself with the fact that I at least got to go and get a taste of what it would be like to work with toys all the time. Aka...pretty cool.<br />
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I'm going to go ahead and mark that day as one of my top ten best days working for Highlights. Win!Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418157418415899386.post-24248803877971196622012-01-31T11:51:00.000-08:002012-01-31T11:52:17.857-08:00My newest obsession?<div style="color: #b45f06; text-align: left;">
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Like this dresser, I have changed this year. Transforming from a beat-up chunk of wood into a glorious array of colors and beauty. This last month I have been refined and have risen like a phoenix from the ashes...</div>
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Ha, just kidding. But seriously, look what I did!:</div>
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Oh, and in case any of you were wondering what my beautiful piano looks like, here you go. It's wonderful!
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Also, since coming back from Michigan I've had two pretty significant things happen that will determine how my next year and a half are spent.<br />
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1. Back in November, Highlights offered to extend my internship another year. When I got back from Christmas break I accepted. My title will change to Editorial Assistant (Yay no more intern title! Seriously by the end of this internship I'll have been an intern for a total of 3 years. That's too long. I'm ready to be an editor now, thanks.) and I'll get business cards and be put on the masthead! <br />
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2. I was sustained and set apart yesterday as my ward's Young Women president. For those of you who don't know, this is a really stressful, time-consuming, exhausting, and extremely important calling in the church. My bishop could not stress enough how important this calling is. So...no pressure. I really hope I don't break the young women I'm working with...the problem is, I think someone's already trying to break them. I have my work cut out for me. </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396424873831236191noreply@blogger.com3