Summer!

Its finally summer! I don't think I could be anymore excited! Its my first official week off! Well I have started summer out logging a bunch of hours on skyrim! I think i'm addicted again...... Anyways I actually deleted my skyrim blog so I could re-do it, and actually use it for vid's and stuff now. I'm thinking about maybe doing like a diary series following my character, not in a video but as if some one found her journal. I think that would suit me quite well. I also have been playing quite a but of Feed The Beast, its just like Tekkit but a little better in my opinion.  I'm excited to get on, if only my dear friend TICTAC181 would log on! Anywho, I have finally started a class over at Eastfield the local community college, i'm taking it duel credit so I can get high school and college credit, that is if I pass.  Microeconomics is not nearly as bad as I thought, so far...that is. I'm also pretty excited, we are taking the annual family vacay to a resort in Cocoa Florida. Never heard of it, but im sure that its going to be amazing. I'm also excited to finally be going to Universal Studios! I have wanted to go on that Harry Potter ride for ages, Epcot was fun but now I want to go on the Jaws and Haunted mansion rides! On another note, my biscuits are ready! So i'm going to end this right here. Time for a day filled with HOPEFULLY Feed The Beast and relaxation, enjoying the essence of summer!

Workoutttsssss (posted late)

Happy memorial day to all! A little late, but all I want to say is freedom does not come for free and thank you to all the men and women out there who have lost and risked their lives to make our everyday life secure. This past weekend and memorial day I have increased my work out. I started riding my bike again, and wow was that not like it used to be. I remember when we were kids we could ride all day, and now I can hardly ride for even a little while. That is when I realized that what I am doing is obviously not working and I need to improve my diet and work outs. I'm ending my day with some SAT studying and some good sleep!

Rain Rain Rain

Had some awful storms today, seems to be all over now though! All safe and sound, just some semi heavy rain at the moment! I figured it was the perfect time to blog and or read. I had a good weekend, didn't do much just stayed home and relaxed! I'm looking forward to the weekend to come! I really want to see the 6th Fast and Furious! I'm hoping to go this weekend, also going to go swimming at a friends place if the weather permits! I also have been watching a lot of shows that have caught my eye! Such as The Alaskan Frontier, and I have finally been able to watch two shows that I used to like a lot that never came on! Meerkat Manor, and Big Cat Diary! I missed them a lot and am excited to get back into them! I also want to see a show that comes on Sunday night, its about mermaids, they supposedly found some new evidence to prove that they exist, which is defiantly not going to be true. BUT I do want to watch it and see what crazy crap they have come up with now! Im loving this weather, this is the perfect weather for a nice glass of sweet tea and a good book, or a bath! Looks like tonight will be a good relaxing night. ALSO NO SCHOOL NEXT MONDAY! So i'm excited for that! A couple more weeks and this lady will be a senior! Scary but thrilling! Looking forward to an easy short week, and a long relaxing weekend!

Vids

This weekend went pretty swell. Just stayed around the house, didnt get much done. I did go to see The Great Gatsby and it was AMAZING, even though they didn't play my song! That was pretty fun, so i was just laying around playing video games with a few friends from the clan(Arcani) i'm in all weekend, like usual. I actually made my first video for my youtube account, my blog, and the clan you tube account this weekend. Its very amateur and horrid, but its a start. I guess I could post it for whatever readers(if there is any) that may be gamers! I was playing a game called The dead linger or TDL for short. Its quite a fun game, its like a zombie apocalypse game. This is just part one of three, the other two are not edited yet, but they will be soon! Enjoy! Feel free to leave feedback!

Im also hoping to make a some more Arcani plays along with the other clan members, if some of them would get their act together!>.>

Anyways just a shout out if anyone that may read this is a gamer looking for a good clan that are avid pc gamers(I happen to have a ps3, the other two main peeps have XBOX's BLEHH. Feel free to send me a message or leave a comment! We play alot of games on steam, ps3 and xbox games, and even a little bit of Runescape here and there!

Frightening

So its been a little while since I posted, it's been a pretty easy week! Had late arrival Monday, Tuesday was a normal easy day, Today we had late arrival once again, tomorrow we have late arrival, and Friday we take the AP English test bright and early, and then don't have to go back until one or something like that. Free jeans day and the junior vs seniors powder puff on Friday, just a few things to look forward to. ALSO INCLUDING THE GREAT GATSBY'S RELEASE! I could not be anymore excited then I already am! I have oh so luckily been able to spend time with my Becky bear! It has been way to long since we have actually had time to get together! We have been on a horror rampage! We have been playing this new game a friend of mine found called Secure,control,Protect, also known as SCP. I'ts pretty fun, do have to say i'm kinda a wuss when it comes to these games, and this one kinda gets to me. We also found this came called no more room in heck, also known as nmrih to us. I like it alot, but also this game seems to kinda give me the creeps at times. I guess im just a wimp! I have kinda been getting back into Runescape a little bit, been playing it more since i actually have a little time to sit down and play it! I also dusted off my huge skyrim book, and made a little progress in that. Speaking of books, I am really getting into this book i'm reading called Utopia by Lincoln Child, its getting quite good, even though I seem to be taking forever on it! I intending to start my night with a nice cup of coffee and a little bit of Runescape and maybe a sprinkle of nmrih. Becky is starting her night with a little Bully on the wii and Resident Evil 4 on the ps2!

And the song of the day isssss....

The song thats been in my head for a while now!

STRESSED

Lately I have been so stressed, I have all my AP exams coming up, I have all this pressure to make a good score on these because it will determine whether or not I get college credit. I also had to take my accuplacer to be enrolled at Eastfield(local community college), I passed luckily! I enrolled in all my classes Economics(there), Physiology(online), and speech(online). I'm really nervous about the speech, never have been good with talking in front of people, bleh. I've found plenty of grey hairs, i'm starting to buy into these sayings that they come from stress. I need a good relaxing! I'm planning on spending my night watching Iron Man 2 for the first time, and maybe playing some kind of game with friends online, maybe some Team Fortress Two or something fun like that. Also I have been listening to a lot of Enya! I love her so much! She puts me in my happy place! I'm hoping I can just relax and enjoy myself, and push through the rest of the week! I'm so ready for the week to be over!

Lazy

I'm so glad its the weekend! I know it will go by quicker than it came, but i'm still glad its here! This six weeks in my fashion design class we are able to make as many personal projects we can so I will spend the weekend looking up things for that, reading all my books that I have started and am yet to finish, and making these new amazing cookies that i'm looking forward to cooking! They look wonderful!

Toasted Coconut Cookie Bars

by JENNA on MARCH 25, 2013

Lately, I’ve been seeing my friend, Heather Christo, post these absolutely drool-worthy photos of sugar cookie bars all over the Internets. Heather has a book coming out soon and I’m SO excited about it! I can’t wait to get my little paws on a copy.

Anyway, the cookie bars divine with a thick sugar cookie base and frosting on top. I knew I had to make an Easter version. You guys, if you’re a coconut fan you’re going to go crazy over these! They’re absolutely addicting. They sort of remind me of those thick lofthouse cookies. So bad…but oh, so good.

The special part about these bars though is the frosting. It’s a basic buttercream frosting with tons of toasted flaked coconut in it, giving each bite of cookie bar a sweet crunch.

Confession time.

The photo above is my second batch of toasted coconut. The first batch I tried to toast in the oven, since I’m such a genius {note the sarcasm here}, and about four minutes later my kitchen was filled with smoke. I couldn’t believe how much smoke there was from a pan of coconut. Maybe that’s a sign to clean my oven? I frantically flung the back door open, threw the black coconut into the sink, took a deep breath and then started over. On the stove.

Moral of the story? Toast your coconut on the stove….and keep an eye on it.

I brought these bars to our community group last Thursday night and everyone loved them! Everyone except Adam. I don’t know how I got roped into marrying a coconut-hater, but it’s happening.

I guess that means more for me.

Toasted Coconut Cookie Bars

yields about 2 dozen bars

Sugar cookie bar recipe adapted from Heather Christo

Print this Recipe!

Ingredients:

for cookie bars—

2 sticks butter, room temperature (1 cup)

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2 egg yolks

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

for toasted coconut frosting —

3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

2 sticks butter, room temperture

2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 12″ pan well with nonstick cooking spray.

Beat together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg yolks and keep beating until well combined. Add the flour and salt and mix until a soft dough forms.

Press dough into the bottom of your pan and prick several times with a fork. Bake for about 20-23 minutes until edges are golden brown.

Let cookie bar base cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting, toast the coconut in a small pan over medium/high heat. Watch this — it burns quick! You want nice golden brown bits of coconut.

After the coconut has been toasted, set aside. Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until very light and fluffy. Add the coconut, reserving two tablespoons. Mix well. Spread frosting over bars and sprinkle extra toasted coconut on top. Slice into little squares and serve!

Time:

45 minutes

 TAKEN FROM PINTEREST!

I am also looking forward to playing a bit of skyrim, and my new games I ordered on Amazon, I finally decided to get the first two Spyros for myself and am now not having to play them at my cousins house! I was obsessed with the third spyro for a while and now im excited to see how well I like replaying the first two! I also got Lego Harry Potter years one through four, I know.... lame and nerdy! But i'm such a huge harry potter fan I wanted to try it out! I also want to do a video of some kind of commentary on some kind of game with a few friends and finally get a video posted on my youtube channel and on here! I'm hoping that's in store this weekend too! im looking forward to a long weekend of relaxation and fun, powering up for all the TAKS testing next week! Will blog tomorrow on how the cookies went! Pictures will be posted!