Cook Off..

Have you ever tried imitating what you say on TV?! Well let me tell you, its not as easy as it looks. One of my roommates favorite shows is Iron Chef. I have watched it a few times with her, along with Cup Cake Wars or other cooking shows. Well we had this great idea that we would attempt to have an Iron Chef of our own.
As roommates we all got together and asked someone out for our Iron Chef adventure. We bought all these different ingredients and got two different kitchens where we could have the show down. The time came and our Iron Chef adventure started. We had one hour to complete the task. My group was feeling very confident in our ingredients and our ability. As time passed and the cooking and baking continued we hit road bump after road bump. Our first cake got burnt, the frosting wouldn't thicken, the second cake fell apart into crumbs, our crushed white chocolate chips looked more like clumps of cheese then anything else. Time came to a close and we had to head back with our less then ideal cake.
We had a grand time making it and of course enjoyed laughing at all our mistakes but our Iron Chef turned out nothing like we saw on TV.

One of Those Days..

Friday night I held a Relief Society Activity at my apartment. It was a typical girls night including the finger painting, stuffing your face full of chocolate that you will regret in the morning, watching a cheesy chick flick and of course talking about all the cute boys in the ward. As the girls night concluded I couldn't help but think about all these girls and everything that they are going through. Some were trying to find the balance between work and school, getting rejected by who they thought was "the perfect guy", or attempting to figure out their future, some others were dealing with bigger issues, a family that is falling apart or a health issue that they will struggle with for the rest of their lives.

As I was thinking about each of the girls a scene from the movie we watched came to my mind. It comes from, Pride and Prejudice (The mormon version). Kitty and Lydia forced Elizabeth and Jane to go to the grocery store with them. You could say Elizabeth and Jane were having "one of those days". A day when you just need a good cry and need to be left alone. At the end of the grocery store encounter Lydia turns to Jane and Elizabeth and says, "Why don't we just put up a big neon sign that says, "Men, run for your lives! Menstruating monsters approaching!"

Some of my girls I know feel like they are seriously carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. How are they ever supposed to feel like they can have "one of those days" when even in movies girls get made fun of for having a bad day? ITS OKAY TO HAVE A BAD DAY! Its okay to have a day when you just need to sit down and cry or when you need to just stay inside and eat everything in the fridge and that is OKAY!

One of my favorite quotes says, "It doesn't matter how many times you fall down it just matters how many times you get back in the race." So take "one of those days". Don't put on any make up, don't do your hair, stay home and watch every chick flick ever made and then once you have finished your cry, pick yourself back up and go conquer the world. Have your bad day but don't let it keep you down. Take that good cry and now put it to work.

Once Upon A Time..

I used to believe that Once Upon A Time and Happily Ever After meant that everything in your life was perfect. That you would meet prince charming that he would come and sweep you off your feet and then you would live happily ever after. No problems, no fights, and definitely no tears. Whenever there was a problem or a fight or a long night full of tears I would always think, "well thats it, this isn't my happily ever after."

My roommate introduced me to the show, "Once Upon A Time" and I instantly became hooked. I couldn't get enough of it. That was all I wanted to do, watch, talk and dream about Once Upon A Time. This is when I realized that my Once Upon A Time and Happily Ever After was going to include problems to overcome, fights to resolve and tears to wipe away. 

In this TV show fantasy meets reality as fairytale characters are forced to try and find their happily ever after in our world. Problems would always arise (as they always do) but instead of giving up on each other they decide to come together to work things out. Of course they are never perfect but the characters always find their happily ever after. These problems, fights and tears would bring them closer together as they learned to really trust, cherish and love one another and make their Happily Ever After even sweeter.