tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60063497820973234212024-03-04T22:09:57.894-08:00happy girls are the prettiestMarcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-87622749287380319072012-07-29T23:20:00.001-07:002012-07-29T23:20:13.500-07:00The EndWell, folks, the time has come. My Day Zero Project ended exactly a week ago today.<br />
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I regret to inform you that I haven't made much of an effort to accomplish any goals since the last time we spoke on the subject :( However, I just realized that I accomplished one without even trying!!<br />
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I was going through the list of things I didn't accomplish with my sister Des and when we stopped at this one she exclaimed, "What a loser!!!" Hahahaha so supportive <3 I thought to myself, have I really not won a single prize in the past 2.75 years???? And that is when it dawned on me, I've won three :) At work, we occasionally have contests to see who can sell the most of a particular brand or product, and guess whatttttt? I have won all three of the contests I've participated in -- two for Paige Denim USA and one for Hudson! My prize? A pair of designer jeans for each contest won :) So I guess I am not a complete loser :)<br />
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Anyway, the accomplishment of that goal means my final score for the Day Zero Project is 68 out of 101. There were definitely a lot of goals I wish I made more of an effort to accomplish, but you know what? 68 is a LOT and I can't help but to be extremely proud of all of the incredible things that this project inspired me to experience in the past 1,001 days.<br />
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Here is the final list, with pictures of the majority of the goals:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sooo crazy to look back at all of these pictures and see all of the things I have done. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The coolest thing is to see how much I've grown and changed since I've started the project. I'm not going to make a new list, but there are still many things on this list that I didn't get to do and definitely plan on doing in the near future. I guess I am just one of those people who doesn't know how to live life without a goal or something to push myself towards. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you have enjoyed reading about my Day Zero Project, or have ever considered creating a bucket list for yourself, please do it! This has been an incredibly rewarding experience for me and I have loved sharing my experiences with you through this blog. If I ever find something significant/interesting to blog about, you will be the first to know :) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And with that, I guess I will say goodbye </span><br />
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</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-88978743888259105482012-07-05T14:14:00.001-07:002012-07-05T14:26:08.461-07:00I Wish They All Could Be California Girls<center>
Our cousins from Ohio came to visit us last week and it made us so sad that they live so far away :(
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Tierra, Saba, Mannen, and Azmara, it was so great to see you girls and we can't wait for your next visit to Cali!
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Here is a small fraction of the fun we had together that week...</p>
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</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-60449863633627759582012-06-11T07:08:00.000-07:002012-06-11T07:08:10.466-07:00wide awake<br />
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Around 3 AM the buzz of my cell phone pulled me from sleep -- it was an email notification that somebody had commented on my last blog post. Samar wrote, "hey why are you not updating your blog............i miss you and your day zero project.... hearts from pakistan". How sweet is that??? I'm completely touched. <br />
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I tried to go back to sleep after reading that but I spent the next two hours tossing and turning and so, I finally gave up on life and decided to update this here blog. <br />
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The truth is that I have not been completing goals for my <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/p/day-zero-project.html">Day Zero Project</a>. Why, I don't know... busy schedule, faded interest, lack of motivation. Actually, I haven't even been reading blogs, which used to be one of my favorite past times (wow I am so cool hahhaha); this is probably the first time I've opened my computer in weeks. I usually get my internet fix from my phone and have been more into "mobile" blogging, which ranges from tweeting to tumblring to instagramming.<br />
You should totally follow my instragram, btw: cellababee :)<br />
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I looked back at my Project list and realized I accomplished two goals and forgot to cross them off! Firstly, I accomplished goal:<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#060: Be in the audience at the taping of a TV show</span></b></div>
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which <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/03/our-last-days-in-nyc.html">I told you about here</a> but didn't realize that was on my list!!! It was anticlimactic, though, David Letterman is suuuuuper boring. I also accomplished goal:<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#037: Go to a club in Vegas</span></b></div>
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Yayyyyy! I went in March for the first time and had so much fun!!!! Here is some photographical evidence:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361513850/" title="541592_3111910150786_1399421782_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="541592_3111910150786_1399421782_n" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7361513850_45e5801881_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361513736/" title="556005_3111922311090_31101074_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="556005_3111922311090_31101074_n" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7361513736_c29d2192e3_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176289521/" title="551269_3111928111235_610337178_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="551269_3111928111235_610337178_n" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7176289521_f00e49d2d1_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176289485/" title="560996_3111929991282_1763253942_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="560996_3111929991282_1763253942_n" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7176289485_b36a585ee6_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176289371/" title="526946_3111930671299_687482596_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="526946_3111930671299_687482596_n" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7176289371_025c096e72_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176289331/" title="537141_3111934511395_203560562_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="537141_3111934511395_203560562_n" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7176289331_f1d91fdc9b_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176289277/" title="561887_3111936151436_1880281337_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="561887_3111936151436_1880281337_n" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7176289277_32f2e6bd83_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176289255/" title="523806_3111937871479_1050895963_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="523806_3111937871479_1050895963_n" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/7176289255_6527e40e34_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176289215/" title="559320_3111938551496_877023345_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="559320_3111938551496_877023345_n" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7176289215_0538488112_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361513324/" title="535936_3111941311565_464236751_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="535936_3111941311565_464236751_n" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7361513324_9f235677e3_b.jpg" width="600" /></a>
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Oh, the memories :) Seriously can't wait to go back. Anyway, back to the task at hand. I have almost two months before my Day Zero Project ends (On July 22) so maybe I can accomplish at least a few more goals? What do you think? Which ones should I try to do??? There are 32 left...<br />
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005. Cook a meal for a large group of people<br />
016. Play paintball<br />
017. Go on a road trip<br />
018. Go fishing<br />
019. Learn to dive<br />
022. Go to a water park<br />
023. Roll down a grass hill<br />
024. Swing from a rope into a lake<br />
027. See the Grand Canyon<br />
028. Visit San Francisco<br />
029. Go to Harry Potter World<br />
031. Get drunk of off ridiculously expensive wine<br />
032. Party in Mexico<br />
033. Throw a huge party<br />
034. Eat the worm<br />
035. Have a wild Spring Break<br />
038. Party in Miami<br />
039. Do the UCSB Undie Run<br />
042. Learn a new song on the piano<br />
043. Learn to bartend<br />
044. Perfect my juggling<br />
049. Meet a famous author<br />
051. Clear book list<br />
061. Go to the Rocky Horror Picture Show<br />
068. Take my parents out to dinner<br />
069. Play matchmaker<br />
073. Make another music video<br />
074. Spend an entire day without speaking<br />
078. Win a prize<br />
082. Get a tattoo<br />
086. Touch a giraffe<br />
095. Read an issue of the New York Times, cover to cover<br />
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Now that I think of it, a lot of these sound really fun, haha! Goals I'd love to accomplish before July: cook a meal for a large group of people, go on a road trip, go fishing, get drunk off of ridiculously expensive wine, learn a new song on the piano, perfect my juggling, meet a famous author, spend the day without speaking, get a tattoo, touch a giraffe, read the NY Times. Ahhhhh wish me luck!!!<br />
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Now that the birds have begun chirping, I guess I will make one more effort to catch some ZzZz's. I'm going to try to update this thing weekly so maybe I'll see you again soon? xoxo<br />
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And with that, here are some of my instragrams, which can explain my absence from the blogosphere:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361575526/" title="522765_10150683306648836_691288835_9077117_1599030604_n by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="522765_10150683306648836_691288835_9077117_1599030604_n" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7225/7361575526_d9b2805e3e.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361585864/" title="IMG_20120405_214437 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120405_214437" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7361585864_162645bcec_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361588046/" title="IMG_20120419_123127 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120419_123127" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7361588046_6bf2160ece_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176360223/" title="IMG_20120403_181723 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120403_181723" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7176360223_722905680d_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176365715/" title="IMG_20120422_133021 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120422_133021" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/7176365715_91355c7254_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176367503/" title="IMG_20120422_015907 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120422_015907" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7176367503_92d6a8fc98_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176368891/" title="IMG_20120424_114104 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120424_114104" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7176368891_b1939f724e_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361593428/" title="IMG_20120423_084713 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120423_084713" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7361593428_171cd8befc_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176371219/" title="IMG_20120426_181559 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120426_181559" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7176371219_0e11f256f3_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361596866/" title="IMG_20120426_184557 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120426_184557" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/7361596866_69b45b57cf_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361604300/" title="IMG_20120427_095128 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120427_095128" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7361604300_1a60274585_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176390675/" title="IMG_20120427_205743 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120427_205743" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7176390675_3ccbd1ac36_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361616204/" title="IMG_20120429_111532 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120429_111532" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7361616204_de6b2cf04c_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361617742/" title="IMG_20120501_105925 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120501_105925" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7361617742_e60d2e7963_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176395115/" title="IMG_20120506_231103 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120506_231103" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7176395115_d218c4033c_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361620076/" title="IMG_20120509_012256 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120509_012256" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/7361620076_d06585b806_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361621196/" title="IMG_20120508_214438 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120508_214438" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7361621196_c82b5fc6e7_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361622526/" title="IMG_20120508_091706 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120508_091706" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7361622526_21e8fde6f7_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176399621/" title="PicsArt_1336640959469 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="PicsArt_1336640959469" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7176399621_451a04d9d8_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176400331/" title="IMG_20120512_153048 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120512_153048" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7176400331_c329da860f_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176401347/" title="IMG_20120513_204102 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120513_204102" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7176401347_beb5134dc4_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361626094/" title="IMG_20120515_194224 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120515_194224" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7361626094_3a0e53bf56_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361626898/" title="IMG_20120516_131101 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120516_131101" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7361626898_f2d85c22cc_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361628754/" title="IMG_20120521_220610 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120521_220610" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7361628754_fd031e281a_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176404089/" title="IMG_20120516_131705 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120516_131705" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7176404089_ef4f618d1a_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176406001/" title="IMG_20120527_162634 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120527_162634" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7090/7176406001_fec64ed441_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176408155/" title="IMG_20120603_160155 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120603_160155" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7176408155_aae1092a52_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176409227/" title="IMG_20120605_154214. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120605_154214." height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7176409227_ee89493436_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176410063/" title="IMG_20120603_210906. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120603_210906." height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7176410063_fcd63e59f8_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176412221/" title="IMG_20120610_134242. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120610_134242." height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7176412221_29cd86fba3_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176411183/" title="IMG_20120604_002058. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120604_002058." height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8025/7176411183_155013d064_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176407059/" title="IMG_20120526_023007 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120526_023007" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7176407059_2a3ff8cf1b_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361637402/" title="IMG_20120610_185524. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120610_185524." height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/7361637402_c423fa9279_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176414539/" title="IMG_20120611_042714. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120611_042714." height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7176414539_737120b655_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361639636/" title="IMG_20120524_210721 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120524_210721" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7361639636_8ab7d1dfa9_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176417021/" title="IMG_20120516_113535 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120516_113535" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/7176417021_ff7f2c986b_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361642722/" title="IMG_20120506_222404 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120506_222404" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7361642722_1d5ce7fc21_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361643670/" title="IMG_20120410_204436 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120410_204436" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7361643670_9bf4be16f9_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7361657892/" title="IMG_20120609_174436. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_20120609_174436." height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7361657892_e1bb84c94d_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/7176440247/" title="IMG_20120604_001938. by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7176440247_eff3e0960e_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="IMG_20120604_001938."></a><br><br>
P.S. Samar, thanks for the sweet comment!Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-2249746879881656862012-04-02T21:50:00.000-07:002012-04-02T21:50:35.324-07:00Goodbye Brazil.By the end of our three-week long adventure all over South America (you know, after the FIVE MONTHS we spent living in South America!), Lara and I were POOPED. We had done so much flying, bussing, and walking around that we could not bear to do anything else. On our last day in Rio, we decided to just relax in the small town that Daniel lived. <Br><br>
Although, as couchsurfers, Lara and I expected to prepare our own food, Daniel's mother and grandma refused to let us eat our 3-minute noodles hahaha. They insisted on cooking for us all the time and the food was seriously too good to turn down. This dish they made for us was some sort of cheesy pasta with soft-boiled eggs on the top. I know that sounds like nothing you've ever eaten but wowwww it was so good! P.S. Yes, that Tapatio was ours.<br><br>
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We took a little walk around town and stumbled upon a small farmer's market. Lots of home-cured meats and artisan salsas. <br><br>
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The city kind of reminded me of San Gabriel, or even some parts of Pasadena. So suburban, so leafy. <br><br>
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That is all. We awaited the hour of our departure by napping on our cute little makeshift beds. It was a looonnnnnngggg trip back home. To quote one of my facebook statuses, "OFFICIALLYYYYY on my way home! Saturday: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to São Paulo, Brazil. Sunday: São Paulo, Brazil to Montevideo, Uruguay and then Montevideo, Uruguay to Santiago, Chile. Monday: Santiago, Chile to Miami, FL. Tuesday: Miami, FL to Los Angeles, CA. Woooooooo ♥". Crazy huh?<br><br>
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All in all, my time in South America was incredible, unforgettable, life-changing. Although I felt very homesick at times, I would recommend it to anyone. You would think that six months in a foreign country, away from all that is familiar to you, would teach you so much about the world and life and other cultures... but if I could say it without sounding horribly cheesy, the truth is that it teaches you so much about yourself. <br><br>
Can't wait for my next adventure.<br><br>
♥ ♥ ♥ <br><br>
P.S. Because I lagged it so terribly in posting all of my South America pictures, I thought I would treat you with a few pictures of us enjoying the nightlife during our backpacking trip. For obvious reasons I didn't take my camera out at night so these photos are courtesy of mi amiga Lara's digital cam.<br><Br>
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As they say in South America, <i>fin.</i>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-31960489425723465172012-03-07T20:15:00.002-08:002012-03-07T20:23:01.484-08:00Our Last Days in NYCThe last few days in New York City were ice cold -- which means I was not very motivated to remove my <s>icicles</s> fingers from my gloves to take pictures. Since there aren't too many left I thought I'd share all of them in one last NYC post.<br><br>
How could we visit Manhattan without paying tribute to the thousands of lives lost on September 11, 2001?<br><br>
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I was eager to see the memorial site but, after seeing it, I felt that it could do with some improvement. It is comprised of two overwhelmingly large marble rectangular fountains, each of which represent one of the World Trade Center's towers. The marble is inscribed with the names of all those who lost their lives in the attacks. And... that's it. I guess I expected more of a tribute. Music? Maybe a wall with a poem? Flags? A video? Slideshow? <br><br>
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We lasted all of fifteen minutes outside admiring the fountains before we hurriedly ducked into the museum/souvenir shop on the way out. That was more like it. Besides all of the NYPD and NYFD swag they sold, there was a photo montage on the walls depicting the events minute by minute. What I, and most people in the room I daresay, found most moving, however, was a short documentary that was playing on loop on a screen in the room. The video followed the lives of 6(?) people whom were all directly affected by the terrorist attack in different ways. I don't know if there was anybody in the room not crying or at least fighting back tears.<br><br>
We thought we would spend the rest of the afternoon in Soho and Greenwich Village but IT WAS SO FREAKING COLD! After snapping a few pictures outside of NYU (mine & Bailey's future school????) we hopped on the subway and headed back to our hotels. <br><br>
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Dinner at Shake Shack. Omg. I could go for a shack burger with a caramel shake right now. <br><br>
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I *think* that night we went to another comedy show, which was hilarious, except for a cow-tipping, homophobic, socially awkward comedian. Urrbody else was coo tho. <br><br>
Okay don't make fun of us, but for our last night in the city and we had to do SOMETHING to celebrate!!! I have absolutely no photographic evidence because I was too busy stuffing my face but, that night, we ordered empanadas for delivery at like midnight. If you are ever in NYC, order from Empanada Mama! I can't even describe the mouthgasms we had that night. Shout out to the caramel + cheese empanadas we had, complete with a fat scoop of vanilla ice cream. <br><Br>
Anyway, on our last day in New York, we contemplated going to get some more empanadas hahahaha. Instead we returned to one of our favorites, Georgies. I really wanted pancakes but they made me get a poopy lobster burger :( <br><br>
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We had a long, slow lunch and then walked over the the McAfees' hotel. On our way there, Marie & Jazzy intercepted us to let us know that somebody on the street offered them tickets to the David Letterman show!! Our flight to LA left that afternoon but we had just enough time to watch the show and then get to the airport. <br><br>
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We were reallyyyyyy excited for the show and then I'm pretty sure everybody fell asleep. Ummmmmm why didn't anybody tell me that David Letterman is that boring! My God! Can't believe I wasted hours of my life at that taping. I guess it was a cool experience, though.. Kinda. It turns out Tina Fey was on the show the next day, so maybe that would've made it better. <br><br>
So that was the end of our trip to NYC! I hope you've enjoyed reading about it and seeing our pics :) <br>
I'm almost done sharing pictures from my six months in South America too. THEN WHAT WILL I WRITE ABOUT?!!?! (See "Day Zero Project"). <br><br>
heehee. bye. <br><br>
See more of my trip to New York here: Part <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/thompkins-family-takes-new-york.html">I</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/seeing-sights-ny-ii.html">II</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/nyc-diet-pancakes-cupcakes-and-pizza.html">III</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/michelle-day.html">IV</a>, <a href = "http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/02/nye-in-nyc.html">V</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/02/tourism-tasty-foodz-toys.html">VI</a>, and part <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-we-do-met.html">VII</a>.
♥Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-7003881182893985072012-02-27T22:32:00.000-08:002012-02-27T22:32:24.735-08:00When in BrazilLet's get back to Brazil!! Is it annoying that I keep bouncing back between Brazil and NYC posts? It keeps my life exciting. Anyway.
Remember how I told you that both of our couchsurfing hosts in Rio were being filmed by a local news channel? I snagged some photos of the action as we moved out of Dario's house (host #1) and into Daniel's (host #2). <br />
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Upon our arrival at Daniel's house, Lara and I immediately fell in love with his grandma. She reminds me of Sugar Mama from the Proud Family haha.<br />
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We decided to spend the afternoon at the Ipanema Beach even though it was kind of an overcast day (remember, July is winter for Brazil!) These pictures probably make it look really cold, but I think it was 68 degrees.<br><br>
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I literally have no idea what I am eating in the following picture!<br><br>
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Okay the next photo deserves an explanation LOL. The entire time we were in Brazil, I kept seeing carts that were selling "churros rellenos," or stuffed churros!!!! You could choose caramel or chocolate. Since I love churros and am irrevocably addicted to chocolate, this sounded like a dream come true. When Lara FINALLYYYY (haha!) allowed me to buy one, I, naturally, asked her to take a picture of me. Right when she is about to photographically memorialize my gluttony, these Brazilian surfer dudes jump in and totally photo bomb me! I could have died, it was so embarrassing.<br><br>
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We forgot how to get back to Daniel's house (the trip was about 1.5 hours on two separate city busses) so we borrowed somebody's cell phone to call him and ask him to come get us haha. Wow, we are really annoying! Daniel was so awesome and helpful the entire time. Lara and I sat on the beach, drank beer, and watched volleyball until our knight in shining armor arrived. <br><br>
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To show gratitude to our hosts, Lara and I cooked dinner! Chicken fajitas, mexican rice, and guacamole. Mexican flavors are so foreign in South America and Daniel's family had literally NEVER tried guacamole!!!!! The concept of using that "strange fruit" as a savory condiment/snack was so ridiculous to them that we actually had to coerce Daniel to taste it. They ended up loving it (his dad requested it again the next day and Daniel recently told me that his mom still makes it regularly!). <br><br>
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The next day we decided it was finally time to enjoy the infamous Copacobana Beach! <br><br>
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The sunset was so beautiful! Lara and I sat on the beach all evening, basking in its beauty and striking up conversation with others doing the same. We met a musician who was in Rio to watch his little brother's soccer tournament with his family and a couple who fell in love at first sight last year in Paris and decided to vacation in Rio that week for their second meeting. So amazing. <br><br>
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After the beach, Lara and I wandered around the touristy streets looking for something to eat for dinner. We ended up deciding on a pizza place, not really understanding the signs on the windows or the waiters (we were still working on deciphering Portuguese). It was relatively cheap and the waiters were begging us to come in (which is common for bars/restaurants in South America), so we said, why not?!! As it turns out, it was an all-you-can eat pizza/crepe restaurant!!! We sat at our table as servers walked around with new, exciting flavors, both savory and sweet. I ate until the very thought of pizza disgusted me hahahah. Probably the best meal we had in Brazil. <br><br>
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With that, I bid you adieu. I hope you have lovely pizza-filled dreams.Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-15270941073190449902012-02-20T17:18:00.000-08:002012-02-20T17:42:23.707-08:00How We Do The MetAfter experiencing the magic that is Dean & Deluca, we couldn't help but to stop there for breakfast again the very next day. Michelle was at the register purchasing chocolate-dipped macaroons (the coconut drops, not those fancy french treats), as she did the day before, explaining to the employee that she is allergic to most flours. And then, something happened that made us love the place even more -- they told us they had a whole selection of gluten-free pastries!!!! Michelle chose this muffin and I can't for the life of me remember what it was... I think it was like a brown sugar nut muffin or something. Made with potato flour? Mitch, what was it again?? Anyway, that made us all very happy. I really wanted the chocolate pistachio pastry again but I picked the raspberry almond croissant instead. Delish.<br />
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We spent the rest of the day at The Met, although that was not nearly enough time. I now understand why people purchase annual passes there... it is absolutely impossible to take in all there is to see in one day. I was exhausted after and I barely made a dent in the exhibits. <br><br>
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Some pictures of us on the steps, so GG ♥<br><br>
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We started off in what I think was the Baroque era, which, needless to day, was one of the more boring sections... hahah :/ so Mitch gave us homework: we all had to draw our favorite piece. <Br><br>
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I guess we are pretty immature, so we got bored pretty quickly. We decided to spice things up by taking our own interpretations of the artwork. <br><br>
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That was the end of that haha. Hope you enjoyed. We decided to take the museum a little more seriously. <br><br>
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Bay and I wandered off at this point and didn't see anybody until the museum closed. We went to see the Byzantine art, Egyptian art, and Asian art. <br><br>
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I drew this mosaic later for my "homework". She reminded me of Princess Jasmine. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of my masterpiece<br><br>
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Starving and exhausted, Bay and I left the museum. We found Ryan outside on the steps alone eating a pretzel. We immediately joined him. I had no money with me so Bailey bought us a pretzel hahaha ♥<br><br>
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Our pretzels didn't do the job so we walked over to a little sushi spot, where our family joined us. <br><br>
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The moms had a fair share of sapporo<br><br>
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And then I opened a beautiful fortune<br><br>
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funny pictures of our shenanigans in the hotel to end the post:<br><br>
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See more of my trip to New York here: Part <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/thompkins-family-takes-new-york.html">I</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/seeing-sights-ny-ii.html">II</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/nyc-diet-pancakes-cupcakes-and-pizza.html">III</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/michelle-day.html">IV</a>, <a href = "http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/02/nye-in-nyc.html">V</a>, and <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/02/tourism-tasty-foodz-toys.html">VI</a>
♥Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-6151048981523874312012-02-09T01:27:00.000-08:002012-02-09T01:31:56.157-08:00Tourism, Tasty Foodz, & ToysIt was only down the street from our hotel but it took us six days in NYC before we finally got around to having breakfast at Dean & Deluca. This gourmet grocery store chain originated in NY's Soho and was created to be a "place that would offer customers a sumptuous celebration of food, a place to experience all of the pleasures that cooking and eating can bring". There are two major grocery stores and several smaller cafés scattered around NYC (as well as other locations in the U.S.). The photo I <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/nyc-diet-pancakes-cupcakes-and-pizza.html">posted a few weeks ago</a> is of the grocery store in Soho. We didn't have much time to look around because we had a show to go to, but it was HUGGEEE and I could tell by the tall, industrial-styled, strategically-organized shelves of artisan goodies that once I started looking around, I would never leave. The location nearest our hotel in Times Square is one of the cafés, and is infinitely smaller (yet equally impressive). <br />
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Is there a better way to start your day than with a chocolate pistachio croissant???? NO. NO THERE IS NOT.<br />
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After our pastries & coffee at Dean & Deluca, we tried to check out the public library --which is supposed to be beautiful-- but it was closed for New Year's Day! Duuuuhhh.. We took some pictures of the outside, though :) <br />
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We later walked over to Grand Central Station where we had a good view of the Chrysler Building. There were lots of tasty-lookin' eateries down there. We really wanted to try cupcakes from Magnolia bakery but we were too full of sweet things.. There's a Magnolia in LA, so we figured we could get it another time. We did make some room for Indian food, however! Yummy except for the naan, which was all crunchy >:(<br />
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We met up with the McAfees that night. The plan was to hang out in Central Park but then we realized that A) we didn't want to get raped, and B) ummm it was starting to rain, so we wanted to be indoors! Stumbling down fifth avenue, we randomly decided to walk into FAO Schwartz. Seriously, no matter how old you are, that place is so much fun. <br />
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Yes, that is a $25,000 Barbie foosball table.<br />
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And now: a series on the famous piano. So funny. There is a long line to "play" on the keyboard and the store only allows groups of 4-5 kids to play for exactly 60 seconds. We thought my sisters/cousins would give the audience a little more of a show than all of the previous three year-olds did, but they ended up doing the exact same thing: jumped up and down and laughed as they produced no music at all hahaha. I guess that is everyone's first instinct on a ginormous piano...<br />
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And that was the end of that day! Yikes, that was a lot of photos. Oh, do you like the changes I made to my blog? I made it a little simpler but, most of all, I was inspired to post larger images by my friend Han, who is an amazing photographer. <a href="http://hawnfawn.blogspot.com/">Check out her blog</a>!! <br><br>
See more of my trip to New York here: Part <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/thompkins-family-takes-new-york.html">I</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/seeing-sights-ny-ii.html">II</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/nyc-diet-pancakes-cupcakes-and-pizza.html">III</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/michelle-day.html">IV</a>, and <a href = "http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/02/nye-in-nyc.html">V</a>
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<center style="text-align: justify;">WHY HAS IT TAKEN ME SO LONG TO TALK ABOUT RIO DE JANEIRO?!?!!!!?! </center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">It is, without doubt, the most beautiful place I have ever had the opportunity to visit. Whenever I am bored with my life or frustrated with the job market, I fantasize about going back there to teach English and live as a refugee. </center><center style="text-align: justify;">Stay posted on that one. </center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">Oh! Something you should know about Rio de Janeiro: sometimes the "r" in Portuguese is pronounced as an "h," so they say HIO DE JANEIRO. Keep that in mind as you read this post :)</center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">Back to the story! Lara and I stayed with Dario, a RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME couchsurfing host. We stayed in a suburb next to Cidade de Deus, otherwise known as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioUE_5wpg_E">City of God</a>. Have you ever seen the movie? I (shamefully) still have not. It was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2004 and is about organized crime/drugs/violence in the city. Yikes! Maybe it is a good thing I didn't watch it before we went there. Strangely enough, I never felt as though I were in danger while I was in South America. If anything, I felt safer. I feel that people treated me as a neighbor or a daughter or a friend, rather than a complete stranger/rapist/kidnapper (which is how most people treat strangers in the U.S.).</center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">When Lara and I first arrived in Rio, for example, we got on the wrong bus and were totally lost. Strangers started asking us where we were going, took us to a different bus, rode with us on the new bus, and even carried our bags and walked us to the door. Tell me ONE TIME that has happened to you in the U.S. </center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">The first thing we wanted when we had settled in was an acaí bowl. Those things were everywhere! Dario refused to take us to a fruit stand and, instead, made us his own acaí creation. Omg. Indescribably good.</center><center><div style="text-align: justify;">
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</center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">LOL I love Lara's face in that photo. It was really funny, actually, because Lara & I were starving and Dario spent like... thirty minutes concocting this magical bowl of fruit. We were like... "Okay, let's go, let's go! We want to eat!!" But he continued to take his time and really made this bowl with love. There was acai, bananas, granola, yogurt, raisins, brown sugar, honey, freshly ground cinnamon and nutmeg... like.. I don't even know what else. Something interesting I noticed about Brazilians was the way they saw food. A different evening, we were cooking with Dario's mom and I commented to her, "Wow! We've been cooking for sooo long!" And she was like, "No we haven't. This is how long it normally takes." ...which was over two hours. It is such a contrast from Americans and our simply/easy/fast cooking. Over here were cook for instant gratification; over there it is clear that they lose themselves in the art of cooking, with the sole purpose of providing a hearty meal for the ones that they love.</center>
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That evening Dario took us out so that we could see what the nightlife was like.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6810460045/" title="IMG_7011 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7011" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6810460045_87744e48f0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">He was filming us because a local news stations was featuring the Couchsurfing program! The news station chose two hosts to feature, which just so happened to be the two hosts Lara and I stayed with, and asked them to document their experiences! So basically Lara and I are movie stars hahaha. I saw the feature online when it aired, so I will try to find it and post it here.</center><center style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6810461435/" title="IMG_7014 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7014" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6810461435_07b4b8ce6c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;">So amazing. People just gather in random alleyways and drink beer and dance to live samba music all night long (if you saw Breaking Dawn, the scene where they're dancing in the street before he takes her to the private island... that's EXACTLY what it is like there). </center><center style="text-align: justify;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6810461991/" title="IMG_7015 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7015" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6810461991_84b72a3c76_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6810462709/" title="IMG_7017 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7017" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6810462709_810dab87e5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Finally, the beach! </div>
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P.S. I documented thongs whenever I could do so inconspicuously </div>
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as it got cooler...</div>
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which roughly translates to, "I want a life just like this, with you next to me."</div>
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It sounds cooler in Portuguese.</div>
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The feast I was talking about earlier:</div>
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P.S. YES, LARA IS HOLDING AVOCADOS. HUMONGOUS AVOCADOS.</div>
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a korean pancake created by another couchsurfer:</div>
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I know it seems lame to show a picture of white rice, but Dario's mom made excellent white rice! She grated garlic into it and kind of fried it... so good! Also, white rice is a staple in Brazil.</div>
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She had pretty rings on. Is it weird that I took a picture??</div>
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Dinner: black beans sprinkled with Yuca powder (which is put on everything!), white rice, sauteed bell peppers, and korean pancake. YUM!</div>
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Dessert: guava with cheese </div>
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</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-80929338344009265712012-02-01T00:26:00.000-08:002012-02-01T00:26:45.287-08:00NYE in NYCThe McAfee family arrived in New York early in the morning of New Year's Eve. Such perfect timing.<br />
<center>"I'm not even tired!!!" claimed Bailey and Ryan, who didn't sleep on their redeye flight. 20 minutes</center><center>later they were all snoring on the beds of our hotel room (it was too early for them to check in to theirs). </center><center><br /></center><center>After their catnap, we rushed over to the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where we had tickets</center><center>to watch Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker performed by the New York City Ballet company. </center><center><br />
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</center><center><br /></center><center>It was so amazing!!!!!!! It is a tradition in my family to watch The Nutcracker during Christmastime,</center><center>so I have seen it many, many times. This was by far the absolute best! The dancers were incredible (and little Clara was actually played by a little girl, unlike the granny that played her at the San Gabriel Civic), the choreography was so beautiful (they actually nailed the Intrada, my sister's and my favorite song), and somehow the whole ballet had a humorous side that I've never before seen. So happy we splurged on those tickets. </center><center><br /></center>
<center>After the show, we decided to make our way towards Time Square. We stopped for some Waffles & Dinges before haha. SO YUMMY. Thanks for the recommendation, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.neonblush.com">Jenny</a>!</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650482893/" title="IMG_8899 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8899" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6650482893_ee71938ea2_z.jpg" width="209" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650483461/" title="IMG_8900 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8900" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6650483461_19ac3cc683_z.jpg" width="209" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650484799/" title="IMG_8904 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6650484799_348f88d2df_z.jpg" width="209" /></a>
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We also stopped at the McAfees' hotel for a bit, so they could change and, ya know, a short photoshoot. View from their hotel:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650512857/" title="IMG_9015 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9015" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6650512857_5d215bc7a2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Anyway, by this time it was about 5 PM and, unbeknownst to us, the crowds had been amassing since 2 AM the morning before!! Suffice it to say, the streets immediately surrounding the ball dropping were roped off by the police and my family and I had no choice but to linger around the outskirts of the festivities for the rest of the night. At one point we got really close to the ball but the streets were total insanity and the cops started to move everyone out of that area.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650533231/" title="IMG_9059 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9059" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6650533231_a556c5208b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Frustrated, we grabbed some pizza, returned to our hotel (which was only two blocks away from Times Square) and ended up going outside just before the ball dropped to do the countdown. It sucked that we didn't get to see the performances and the actual ball drop but it was still pretty amazing to be out there with the crowd and feel the energy of the night. Moral of the story: if you want to see the ball drop, wait there at the crack of dawn and be prepared for a lonnnnng day. There were people who hadn't peed in 20 hours. HAH. I would've peed on myself. </center><center><br />
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</center><center><br /></center><center>P.S. Isn't my cousin Ryan such a stud? Props to him for putting up with eight girls all week. </center><center>Then again, I guess he's done it his whole life hahaha</center><center><br /></center><center>Click here for NYC Part <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/thompkins-family-takes-new-york.html">I</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/seeing-sights-ny-ii.html">II</a>, <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/nyc-diet-pancakes-cupcakes-and-pizza.html">III</a>, and <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/michelle-day.html">IV</a></center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-67253223701669686572012-01-30T14:46:00.000-08:002012-01-30T15:21:18.361-08:00The Santa Barbara International Film Festival<center>Sometimes I want to kick myself for studying communication in college. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved my classes and professors and am constantly blown away by all the incredible things I learned. It also gives me a sense of pride that UCSB's Communication department was ranked #1 by the National Communication Association. </center><center><br /></center><center> The thing is: I also love film. Growing up with a talented artist for a father and three crazy siblings who were always ready and willing to make fools of themselves behind a camera, it was kind of hard not to. As a child, I had always imagined that I would one day work in the entertainment industry and be a part of that movie magic, whether it was in public relations, production, post-production, or even directing. I mistakenly thought that a degree in communication would be all I needed to gain entrance into this exclusive industry, but it is now clear to me that I am going to need a hell of a lot more than this degree if I want someone to give me that opportunity. </center><center><br /></center><center> I was able to take a few film classes while I was in college (Introduction to Film, Writing for Film, Documentary Filmmaking) and these classes were some of the best I have ever taken. In Writing for Film, where we learned how to write film reviews and critical analyses and that sort of thing, I first discovered my desire to attend a film festival. It turns out that UCSB's film department offers a "class" where they take a group of students to the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado and the students are required to watch dozens of films and write reviews on them. UMMMM. Seeing as how my absolute favorite thing to do is watch movies all day and because I love to write, that sounded like a dream come true to me. I was unable to go on the trip that year, but, ever since then, I could not get the idea out of my mind. It wasn't until this past weekend that my dreams of attending a film festival came to fruition.
</center><center><br /></center><center>Every year, smack dab in the middle of awards season, my college-town of Santa Barbara, CA hosts an international film festival. There are tons of great events scheduled this year, including appearances by world-renowned director Martin Scorcese, Viola Davis (actress, <i>The Help</i>), Christopher Plummer (actor, <i>Beginners</i>), and so many more that it would be ridiculous to list. Although I wish I could have made it to one of the special events, my work schedule and the fact that I live two hours outside of Santa Barbara would not permit this. I did, however, take advantage of my day off on Sunday and hightailed it to SB, where I spent a grand total of 24 hours (from Saturday night - Sunday night) relishing in the beauty of the city, hitting up some of my favorite eateries, and, of course, attending the film festival. </center><center><br /></center><center> On Saturday night I picked up a friend from UCLA (who happened to be my roommate in Santiago, Chile!). We drove over to the quaint little town of Isla Vista where we met up with more friends with whom we also shared our experience in Chile. I can't even describe the bond I have with these girls; they were my family when my family was an entire hemisphere away. I can't imagine ever NOT being friends with them. Coincidentally, my friend Lara (who went backpacking with me through Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay at the end of our trip)reminded me that Saturday was the one year anniversary of our departure to Chile!!!! Unreal. </center><center><br /></center><center><img src="http://s0.i1.picplzthumbs.com/upload/img/25/b5/6c/25b56c1ee9f381e276acf4f1c851e372d3e1c307_wmeg_00001.jpg" width="640" />
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What is a trip to Isla Vista without nachos from Freebirds?</center><center><br /></center><center><img src="http://s0.i1.picplzthumbs.com/upload/img/6f/d8/7e/6fd87e48c4eb0ef05c686b94ddffaa43def2efef_wmeg_00001.jpg" width="640" />
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The next morning, after staring in awe at the Pacific Ocean and inhaling fat bagels from Bagel Cafe, Rachel & I drove down to State Street to get in on all the action. We each purchased a pass that would admit us into four movies so we knew it was going to be a long day hahaha.</center><center><br /></center><center><img src="http://s0.i1.picplzthumbs.com/upload/img/46/77/3f/46773f48117f358c88ab64ecd32dd17f18ccf647_wmeg_00001.jpg" width="640" />
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The first movie we watched was <i>Hugo</i> in 3D, which played at 10 AM at the Arlington Theater.</center><center><br /></center><center><img src="http://s0.i1.picplzthumbs.com/upload/img/16/f3/4e/16f34e89103c6556f2dae9142d944bbd826ad056_wmeg_00001.jpg" width="640" />
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<i>Hugo</i> was directed by none other than Martin Scorcese and has been nominated for a whopping 11 Academy Awards. I guess you could say it is a child's film, as the protagonist is an 11-year old boy, but the style and the tone of the movie ware a combination of whimsical/dark, which makes it enjoyable for a more mature audience. The star-studded cast (Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloe Moretz, Emily Mortimer, and Jude Law) is amazing and they are all so, so funny! To be quite honest, I missed a good chunk of the movie because I fell asleep haha -- it was early, okay!!! But I can't wait to watch it again in its entirety. If you haven't seen it already, go!!</center><center><br /></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="395" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hR-kP-olcpM" width="640"></iframe></center><center><br /></center><center>The next movie we watched was actually the world premiere of <i><a href="http://www.nothinglikechocolate.com/index.php">Nothing Like Chocolate</a></i>, a documentary by Kum-Kum Bhavnani. We had no idea what it would be about but we both love chocolate and figured we would enjoy it. Before the movie I commented to Rachel, "We are probably going to want chocolate soo badly after this," thinking that the film was going to be full of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.foodporndaily.com">food porn</a>. I then added, "Unless it's like some sort of exposé on the corruption in the chocolate industry!!" We both laughed. It turns out it is!! (an exposé). </center><center><br /><img src="http://s2.i1.picplzthumbs.com/upload/img/ae/fd/8b/aefd8b2c30942f07f8b6a9478520fba762d202ac_wmeg_00001.jpg" width="640" /></center><center><br /></center><center>The film focuses on Mott Green, an American expatriate living in Grenada (an island in the Caribbean) and his efforts to create a completely organic, labor-safe chocolate factory. The film exposes the poor quality of industrialized chocolate and, most importantly, the disgusting conditions under which it is produced. For example, I learned that 43% of the world's chocolate comes from the Ivory Coast in West Africa, which enslaves children as cacao farmers. If the farmers are not enslaved, they are extremely underpaid. Taking it upon himself to change this industry, Mott Green created a chocolate co-operative in Grenada, where he pays independent, organic farmers in his neighborhood a lot of money for their cacao beans. The movie is very funny, uplifting, and eye-opening. When the movie ended and Mott stood before us and received a standing ovation, I literally had to fight back tears. I really will make an effort to purchase organic, free-trade chocolate (and other food for that matter). Here is a link to Mott green's website where you can buy chocolate from him: <a href="http://www.chocosphere.com/Html/Products/grenadachocolate.html">Support social change</a>!</center><center><br /></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20029950?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><a href="http://vimeo.com/20029950">'Nothing Like Chocolate' Teaser</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5785674">Kum-Kum Bhavnani</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</center><center><br /></center><center>After a short lunch break at Chipotle (mmm...), we returned to the Metro 4 movie theater to watch <i>Pina</i> in 3D, a film by Wim Wenders. Excepttttt, I wouldn't really call it a film... It is more of a collection of dance performances. The film is a tribute to the late Pina Bausch, the director and innovative choreographer of the Tanztheater Wuppertal dance company in Germany, who died of cancer days before this film was scheduled to begin shooting. The dancing is very avant-garde -- unlike anything I have seen before. It is very sensual and bold and emotional. The beginning is slow (I may have fallen asleep again hahaha) but it picks back up halfway through. Something I particularly liked about the film were the "interviews" with the dancers that are scattered between the performances. After a performance, the camera would cut to the image of a dancer sitting on a chair looking off to the side in complete silence, as though they were deep in thought. Very slowly, the dancer would move his or her eyes to the camera and would just stare this penetrating stare while a voiceover began in the background, including some statement this dancer had made. It is very spooky.</center><center><br /></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="395" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LGKzXUWAjnI" width="640"></iframe></center><center><br /></center><center>The last movie we watched, once again at the Arlington Theater, was <i> Salmon Fishing in the Yemen</i> by Lasse Hallstrom. I had never heard of it, but we went to it on our friend Jade's insistence, who joined us to watch it. The movie is about a group of very different people who join forces to pull of a near impossible project: introducing salmon to the waterways of the Yemen, a middle eastern country. What makes this movie interesting is the clash of personalities of the characters and how this experience changes all of their lives. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy, who wrote the screenplay for the award-winning <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i>, so you can only imagine how beautiful and magical it was. The cast is INCREDIBLE (Emily Blunt, Ewan MacGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Amr Waked) and they are all seriously spot-on in regards to their humor. So funny. Also, Emily Blunt is perfection.
</center><center><br /></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="395" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JSYuTFK8Eas" width="640"></iframe> </center><center><br /></center><center> After the movie, Rachel and I stopped for a snack and then returned home to LA.</center><center><br /></center><center><img src="http://s1.i1.picplzthumbs.com/upload/img/35/21/b2/3521b22f70b7e7d66f62ebab82e67bcb0be031e5_wmeg_00001.jpg" width="640" /> </center><center><br /></center><center>It was such an amazing day. </center><center>Hopefully next year I will be able to attend more screenings. </center><center>And maybe I will even get the opportunity to go to Telluride! :) </center><center><br /></center><center> Oh, and this means I accomplished goal </center><center><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>#056: Go to a film festival. </b></span></center><center>And you thought I forgot about my Day Zero Project, didn't you? Only six months left!!!</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-82561026345903485312012-01-23T01:20:00.000-08:002012-01-23T21:40:59.658-08:00My Golden Birthday - UPDATED<center>This year I turned 22 on the 22nd. That means something special, right?? Hm..
The girls and I went to Drais in Hollywood to celebrate and boyyy did we have an incredible time.
We pampered ourselves with bottle service and allowed that to set the pace for the rest of the night.
By the end of the night there were shoes broken, missing girls, a surprise appearance by an underage sister, girls who had drinks with a movie star, and apparently we danced next to Chris Brown???? Absolutely ridiculous.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6747770039/" title="IMG_9547 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9547" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6747770039_a26958e6cf_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6747769059/" title="IMG_9551 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9551" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6747769059_b10f9f89b7_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6747768435/" title="IMG_9550 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9550" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6747768435_79030eed64_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6747766649/" title="IMG_9543 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9543" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6747766649_ca772b57f7_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
some phone pics:</center><center><br /></center><center><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/404285_10150601651551068_639151067_11311182_1209085430_n.jpg" width="640;" />
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/407690_10150636498366515_620341514_11087569_661903059_n.jpg" width="317" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753292425/" title="10 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="10" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6753292425_0c7fa0565f_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/402603_10150635291101515_620341514_11081531_165836342_n.jpg" width="640" /></center><center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6747913907/" title="2012-01-21_23-21-44_10 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="2012-01-21_23-21-44_10" height="355" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6747913907_c5fd798d03_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753291961/" title="08 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="08" height="355" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6753291961_2d1b9f9638_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753292179/" title="09 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="09" height="355" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6753292179_7ea2a90e1d_z.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6747914165/" title="2012-01-21_23-18-16_614 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="2012-01-21_23-18-16_614" height="360" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6747914165_180cfbf4d6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
And some photos from the club website:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753172529/" title="01 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="01" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6753172529_4fe2cd1b80_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753173709/" title="05 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="05" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6753173709_311f0b5389_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753172991/" title="03 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="03" height="293" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6753172991_d908cdbb59_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753172783/" title="02 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="02" height="293" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6753172783_4d53b8613b_z.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753173265/" title="04 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="04" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6753173265_95bb1a9631_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
P.S. Chris Brown was there</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753174011/" title="06 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="06" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6753174011_29fcd0717e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>P.P.S. Can you spot me in this picture?</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6753174159/" title="07 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="07" height="667" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6753174159_773450cbd2_o.jpg" width="445" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center><br />
♥ </center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-17567685527819286752012-01-18T22:14:00.000-08:002012-01-18T22:23:05.139-08:00Michelle Day<br />
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<center>Michelle told us that The Musuem of Modern Art grants free admission on Fridays.
What she didn't tell us was that EVERYBODY in the state of New York knows this, resulting in a massive line that began on one side of the building, passed through fifth avenue, wrapped around the entire block (it was a big block), and back to the other side.
Lucky for her, there were plenty of hot dog vendors to entertain us throughout the duration of the line.
Also lucky for her, the line moved remarkably fast.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650204877/" title="IMG_8714 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8714" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6650204877_4912367a9d_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650205605/" title="IMG_8715 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8715" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6650205605_05fc0b1d67_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650206287/" title="IMG_8719 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8719" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6650206287_e1a77b56f3_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650206827/" title="IMG_8720 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8720" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6650206827_2144d88fc7_z.jpg" width="317" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
The museum was amazing. We all kind of split up once we were inside but I was able to see art from Dali to Picasso to Degat to Monet to Passat to van Gogh to much, much more. </center><center>I particularly loved the interactive exhibits and one exhibit by artist Sanja Ivekovic</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650211029/" title="IMG_8727 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8727" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6650211029_f09b17678e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650207695/" title="IMG_8722 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8722" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6650207695_b67d46682b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
The following exhibit was a sea of candies/candy wrappers. </center><center>Visitors were encouraged to eat a candy and throw the wrapper back into the pile.</center><center>I'm sure there was some artistic significance... hhahaha :)</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650215693/" title="IMG_8741 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8741" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6650215693_7c61d64566_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650216941/" title="IMG_8742 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8742" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6650216941_94c7d1f3ba_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650217767/" title="IMG_8743 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8743" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6650217767_079c2a84f4_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650219171/" title="IMG_8745 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8745" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6650219171_ef6e9156c2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
Oh! And there was this other exhibit where they gave us curry! <br />
Call me crazy but I'm usually not that into curry... this one, however, was amazing.</center><center><br /></center><center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650222719/" title="IMG_8750 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8750" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6650222719_b2fd7a26bb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650221277/" title="IMG_8748 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8748" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6650221277_210ba09ac7_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650223185/" title="IMG_8751 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8751" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6650223185_3aa6d384c2_z.jpg" width="317"" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650224061/" title="IMG_8752 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8752" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6650224061_8c8acf99ec_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
instruments that were timed to start playing by themselves:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650225449/" title="IMG_8754 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8754" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6650225449_9f72782561_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650226693/" title="IMG_8755 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8755" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6650226693_6343d28e6f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650238329/" title="IMG_8774 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8774" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6650238329_86d5fe24bd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650238909/" title="IMG_8775 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8775" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6650238909_3be25ed04e_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650239449/" title="IMG_8776 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8776" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6650239449_7341ab10fa_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
The following photos are from the Sanja Ivekovic exhibit:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650236917/" title="IMG_8771 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8771" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6650236917_6222e20eb2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>Her artwork criticizes the objectification of women in our society. </center><center>This issue holds a special place in my heart, because, you know, I'm a woman haha. </center><center>Seriously though, shame on you (man or woman) if you don't consider yourself a feminist.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650230649/" title="IMG_8762 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8762" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6650230649_2747ab1ea2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>(the floor in her exhibit was scattered with crumpled up leaflets about women's rights) </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650231247/" title="IMG_8763 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8763" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6650231247_6190a182b7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
There was a room that showed pictures of her life as compared to glamour shots of Marilyn Monroe</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650232829/" title="IMG_8765 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8765" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6650232829_e6daf3a1cd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>And this wall had magazine cutouts of beautiful made up women next to cotton swabs with make up on them</center><center><br /></center><center><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650234353/" title="IMG_8767 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8767" height="293" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6650234353_4358431561_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650233805/" title="IMG_8766 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8766" height="293" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6650233805_9f8a5cf8e4_z.jpg" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
People reading personal stories from women whose lives were saved by a particular women's activist group</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650234935/" title="IMG_8768 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8768" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6650234935_f499191665_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650235467/" title="IMG_8769 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8769" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6650235467_9b0194e8bd_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
Some notable pieces:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650240755/" title="IMG_8780 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8780" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6650240755_71cf47cf47_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650242339/" title="IMG_8783 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8783" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6650242339_ea72856a94_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650243589/" title="IMG_8786 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8786" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6650243589_446e530891_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650244845/" title="IMG_8789 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8789" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6650244845_748ba038dc_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650246821/" title="IMG_8793 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8793" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6650246821_29fe55e03e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650247619/" title="IMG_8795 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8795" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6650247619_a1252f55aa_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650252567/" title="IMG_8805 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8805" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6650252567_2c6e13f64d_z.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650250769/" title="IMG_8800 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8800" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6650250769_2476a6be47_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
Michelle's friend met up with us at the museum and took us to a wonderful Peruvian restaurant called Pío Pío.
It was pretty authentic! Brought back some <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/search/label/Peru">good memories</a> :)</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650260055/" title="IMG_8820 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8820" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6650260055_f115c19ca6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650261817/" title="IMG_8822 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8822" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6650261817_44bff0a6ef_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650262633/" title="IMG_8823 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8823" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6650262633_1505d506b4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
Since we were in the neighborhood, we decided to check out 34th Street. </center><center> You know... for the miracle? hahahahahaha. sorry.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650266991/" title="IMG_8832 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8832" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6650266991_142bda7085_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650268773/" title="IMG_8835 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8835" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6650268773_6377181225_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650270127/" title="IMG_8837 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8837" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6650270127_a58d1a79c3_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650272331/" title="IMG_8841 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8841" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6650272331_1280c79389_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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The Chrysler building! Can you see it? </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650273891/" title="IMG_8845 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8845" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6650273891_7d5267a0c7_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650275187/" title="IMG_8847 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8847" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6650275187_21a02510ed_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
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That was our last day alone in NYC. </center><center> The McAfees arrived the next morning at 7 AM, just in time for New Year's Eve :D</center><center><br /></center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-64932602399922390162012-01-13T19:13:00.000-08:002012-01-13T19:37:18.357-08:00The NYC diet -- pancakes, cupcakes, and pizza<br />
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Just another day in NYC...</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650135235/" title="IMG_8585 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8585" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6650135235_39795886b1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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We had brunch/linner in an adorable restaurant called Georgies that day. It was really dark inside but there were Christmas lights strung every which way, which created a really relaxing ambiance.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650163127/" title="IMG_8641 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8641" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6650163127_e309959126_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650164149/" title="IMG_8642 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8642" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6650164149_1d1e48c51d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650165879/" title="IMG_8645 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8645" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6650165879_99fb930b26_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650161801/" title="IMG_8639 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8639" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6650161801_aa71d8dbfd_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650159247/" title="IMG_8634 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8634" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6650159247_a1a58e8549_b.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center> I can almost taste those pancakes now :) <br />
And the hot cocoa!! MMMMM!</center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650152603/" title="IMG_8625 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8625" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6650152603_fbcfb34dee_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650154427/" title="IMG_8628 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8628" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6650154427_dc26cf81cc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650155047/" title="IMG_8629 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8629" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6650155047_e681e0ca93_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650158571/" title="IMG_8633 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8633" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6650158571_d2bf547057_z.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650155761/" title="IMG_8630 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8630" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6650155761_452983c39c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650157419/" title="IMG_8632 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8632" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6650157419_75c7900759_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>Because we ate at such a leisurely pace, it was already dark by the time we left. Without any real idea of how to spend the rest of our evening, we wandered over to SoHo. It was freeeeeeezing outside!!! In typical Thompkins fashion, we ducked into the first cupcake shoppe we found.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650169723/" title="IMG_8651 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8651" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6650169723_ef1047130e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Des took the following picture. Nice, right?</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650174553/" title="IMG_8664 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8664" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6650174553_4f70849576_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center> I had a dark chocolate cupcake (which wasn't as good as the one from Sprinkles, my absolute faveee) and Melissa had a raspberry swirled cheesecake</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650176455/" title="IMG_8667 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8667" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6650176455_c9156ae126_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Des got a plain cheesecake and my mom had a coconut cucpake</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650178867/" title="IMG_8671 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8671" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6650178867_5f8b0732dc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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That night as we shopped around some of Soho's bustling streets we had the first glimpse of what soon became my absolute favorite thing about New York: Dean & Deluca. </center><center> How else could it be described but as every food-lover's paradise? More to come later.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650188077/" title="IMG_8702 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8702" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6650188077_3a87309259_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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We went to a comedy club that night, which was a new experience for all of us. It was seriously soooo much fun!!! (or maybe that had more to do with the two drink minimum per person...) Before calling it a night, we stopped to have a slice or two, as any true New Yorker would do. We spoke with New York accents the entire time. Can't you tell by the expression on Desiree's face???</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6650191045/" title="IMG_8709 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8709" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6650191045_ab3b66a0a3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center> I guess it sounds like we did nothing but eat. But I swear we did a lot of walking!!!! </center><center>Haha.</center><center>Anyway. It was one of our best days there. </center><center><br /></center><center> Read about New York <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/thompkins-family-takes-new-york.html">Part I</a> and <a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/seeing-sights-ny-ii.html">Part II</a> here</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-8522612944225107092012-01-08T22:20:00.000-08:002012-01-09T01:34:34.359-08:00Seeing the Sights - NY II<center>Our second day in New York was spent marveling at Times Square, tasting our first New York style pizza, riding the subway, and checking out the Christmas tree at Rockerfeller center. Talk about a long day. Don't worry, we stopped at a brewery somewhere along there and grabbed a few beers. Totally necessary.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6649215841/" title="IMG_8347 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8347" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6649215841_f104e2c2c3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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After we conquered Time Square, we met up with one of Michelle's friends, who is from New York and happened to be in town while we were visiting. He acted as our guide as we ventured onto NY's subway and over to Rockerfeller center. This was also our first look at 5th Ave. That whole area was ridiculously crowded, which made us concerned over what we would be encountering at Times Square on New Year's Eve.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6649862733/" title="IMG_8391 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8391" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6649862733_3fed2b1fb1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Exhausted in the hotel...</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6649996303/" title="IMG_8577 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8577" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6649996303_0115ae01ab_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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hehehe maybe I was being a little dramatic. </center><center>That is the end of day two!</center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://cellababee.blogspot.com/2012/01/thompkins-family-takes-new-york.html"> Click here</a> to read NY part I
</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-66052427208090473052012-01-08T22:05:00.000-08:002012-01-08T22:05:26.799-08:00Thompkins Family Takes New York<center>As an unexpected and extremely generous Christmas gift, my dad sent me, my sisters, and my mom to New York City! We were there from December 26th to January 4th -- right smack in the middle of the holiday season -- which has always been a dream of mine. As an extra bonus, my favoritest cousins in the world ended up taking a trip to NYC that overlapped ours! Prepare for some Thompkins/McAfee family insanity. </center><center><br /></center><center> When we first arrived we were absolutely blindsided by the cold. It didn't help us at all that it was 5 AM. Unable to check into our hotel until noon, we spent the morning acclimating to the freezing weather and exploring the south end of Central Park. Please excuse our sleepy/grungy faces.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648706153/" title="IMG_8204 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8204" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6648706153_930c25e3d6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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The ice rink. </center><center>We never got around to ice skating because it was so darn cold but we meant to do it everyday :(</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648838115/" title="IMG_8290 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8290" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6648838115_68aa2532f5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648840815/" title="IMG_8292 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8292" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6648840815_db9a731328_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648847701/" title="IMG_8300 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8300" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6648847701_3695a402de_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648853775/" title="IMG_8312 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8312" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6648853775_9120f2ec16_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648856743/" title="IMG_8314 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8314" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6648856743_b8e3a7b26a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648860549/" title="IMG_8316 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8316" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6648860549_6676897872_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6648862183/" title="IMG_8317 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8317" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6648862183_9ab8143c85_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
</center><center><br /></center><center>After exploring the park for a few hours, we checked into our hotel and took a much-needed nap. </center><center>Upon waking up we realized that our hotel sucked bigtimeeeee so we checked out and immediately made reservations at a much nicer hotel a few blocks away. And that was the end of NYC day 1!</center><center><br /></center><center>Stay tuned for the rest...</center><center><br /></center><center>:)</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-68507353226593403472012-01-03T17:24:00.000-08:002012-01-11T01:41:46.227-08:00A Merry Little Christmas<br />
<center>If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know that holidays at my house are all about the three F's: food, family, and fun. Well, I guess everyone's holidays are about the three F's haha, but for some reason I feel that we really go all out!!! Either way, here are some pictures from our Christmas:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625076125/" title="IMG_8147 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8147" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6625076125_93d88f94bc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624891377/" title="IMG_8101 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8101" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6624891377_cf318a8765_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624879377/" title="IMG_8098 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8098" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6624879377_899d63f714_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624906055/" title="IMG_8105 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8105" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6624906055_0e4c769e9c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624919055/" title="IMG_8108 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8108" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6624919055_91d3d990ee_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624910465/" title="IMG_8106 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8106" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6624910465_afde34315f_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624927447/" title="IMG_8110 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8110" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6624927447_bdb535186d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624935205/" title="IMG_8112 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8112" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6624935205_32ffe3deb9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624938905/" title="IMG_8113 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8113" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6624938905_1e9ef234dd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624962693/" title="IMG_8118 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8118" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6624962693_1d614e72b0_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624987847/" title="IMG_8124 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8124" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6624987847_1db6e06e32_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6624951695/" title="IMG_8116 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8116" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6624951695_0bdd451e3e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625103127/" title="IMG_8152 by cellababeee, on Flickr"></a>
<center><br /></center><center>And some of the yummies we enjoyed that night...</center><center>we decided to mix it up a bit instead of making all of the same ol' dishes:</center><center><br /></center><center>
appetizer: <a href="http://www.closetcooking.com/2009/12/hot-caramelized-onion-dip.html">cheesy onion dip</a> </center><center>(I swear by this stuff. Make it for a party if you want to be popular)</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625103127/" title="IMG_8152 by cellababeee, on Flickr"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625087089/" title="IMG_8149 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8149" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6625087089_dd54ccb37f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
sweet mushroom pasta</center><center>(I kinda made up the recipe for this. Basically caramelized onions,</center><center>mushrooms, white wine, cream cheese, and parmesan. Yummay!!!)</center><center><br /></center><center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625027539/" title="IMG_8136 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8136" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6625027539_c2651a25f6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625020735/" title="IMG_8135 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8135" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6625020735_1cc73bfb7d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
Pioneer Woman's <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/09/cooking-with-ryan-pasta-carbonara/">Pasta Carbonara</a></center><center>(...enough said.)</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625034767/" title="IMG_8137 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8137" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6625034767_33c0014196_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625049629/" title="IMG_8139 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8139" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6625049629_622dbfd538_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
rack of lamb</center><center>(Dad made this. It was delicious...)</center><center>(P.S. Ewww I have no idea what that blue spot is!)</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625057327/" title="IMG_8140 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8140" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6625057327_60c2070312_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center>
short ribs my dad made... also amazing </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625552617/" title="IMG_8179 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8179" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6625552617_433ec0a394_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<center><br /></center><center>and (of course) our traditional mashed potatoes & candied yams</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625063919/" title="IMG_8143 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8143" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6625063919_7f716dcfeb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625069645/" title="IMG_8146 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8146" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6625069645_2154fd9ce0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>The <a href="http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/original-bakers-germans-sweet-51120.aspx">german chocolate cake</a> I made! It turned out wayyy better than I expected! </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625594391/" title="IMG_8185 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8185" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6625594391_b278b478a8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625645217/" title="IMG_8192 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8192" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6625645217_ed000d634d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
annddd some family pics :)</center><center>
<center>traditional sister photo shoot:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625111793/" title="IMG_8153 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8153" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6625111793_c709dfefdf_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625125155/" title="IMG_8156 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8156" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6625125155_5fa3d020f9_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625118301/" title="IMG_8154 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8154" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6625118301_1e8b3f8b23_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625129209/" title="IMG_8157 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8157" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6625129209_4fdddd9ae6_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625135723/" title="IMG_8158 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8158" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6625135723_a8e1f20d1c_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625144283/" title="IMG_8159 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8159" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6625144283_d00662f123_b.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center>cousins!!!!</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625159237/" title="IMG_8161 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8161" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6625159237_dc2c162aa7_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625168591/" title="IMG_8163 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8163" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6625168591_e06b55863c_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></center>
<img alt="IMG_8152" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6625103127_eb18b53b73_z.jpg" width="640" /> </center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625198991/" title="IMG_8168 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8168" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6625198991_b79129b2ce_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625193875/" title="IMG_8167 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8167" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6625193875_e841b29eb0_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625509113/" title="IMG_8174 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8174" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6625509113_a998106e59_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<center><br /></center><center> the nephews :)</center><center><br /></center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625207101/" title="IMG_8169 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8169" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6625207101_b8dd9932bd_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625212619/" title="IMG_8170 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8170" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6625212619_025a0f7b00_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6631668495/" title="IMG_8171 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8171" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6631668495_a45a4886a3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
a couple of dinner shots:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625515601/" title="IMG_8175 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8175" height="290" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6625515601_fc2d27106a_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625522507/" title="IMG_8176 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8176" height="290" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6625522507_6bf81dec8c_z.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625665417/" title="IMG_8195 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8195" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6625665417_f9f45e768b_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625671845/" title="IMG_8196 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8196" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6625671845_3bdf044d84_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center>and that is all I have for you!</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6625707063/" title="IMG_8201 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8201" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6625707063_23a2b29baf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>hope you all had a great christmas too!</center><center>and a happy new year, for that matter.</center><center><br /></center><center>I will be sure to update you all on our adventures in NYC</center><center>as soon as I'm home. Tomorrow is our last day here! Don't make me leave :(</center><center><br /></center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-50004980535713413372011-12-01T22:36:00.001-08:002011-12-01T23:30:04.685-08:00Turkey Day 2011This year, Thanksgiving landed on my nana's birthday!!! We didn't want to make her trek all the way to our house on her birthday so we decided we would have a small breakfast at her house in the morning and then drive back home, cook, and eat dinner at my house that evening.<br />
<br />
<center><br /></center><center> Well, it turned out that Nana had a different plan... She decided to wake up at 2 AM ON HER BIRTHDAY so that she could make not one but TWO turkeys, a ham, mashed potatoes, candied yams, posole, AND TAMALESSSSSSS for all of us. Seriously, I have the best nana in the entire world. If there is one person on earth that is going to heaven, it is her (and not just because of her cooking hahaha she is a wonderful person). </center><center><br /></center><center> To make the story short, we pigged out at her house and then came home and pigged out again. It should be called piggie day instead of turkey day. </center><center><br /></center><center style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Nana's house:</span></b></center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406777039/" title="IMG_7940 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7940" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6406777039_666fce29d5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406793647/" title="IMG_7953 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7953" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6406793647_7e57eef2fe_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406785401/" title="IMG_7947 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7947" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6406785401_aeb7be99ee_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406784671/" title="IMG_7946 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7946" height="294" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6406784671_74e974b081_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406774413/" title="IMG_7929 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7929" height="294" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6406774413_7044a2c87d_z.jpg" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">
preparing the feast:</span></b></center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406796737/" title="IMG_7960 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7960" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6406796737_78337d5967_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406797455/" title="IMG_7961 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7961" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6406797455_fd31c7f13d_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406798619/" title="IMG_7962 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7962" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6406798619_0ba12f8f67_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406799929/" title="IMG_7963 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7963" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6406799929_56593ba6e3_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406804079/" title="IMG_7966 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7966" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6406804079_91d2c11c49_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406807225/" title="IMG_7969 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7969" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6118/6406807225_52421ef1df_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406807951/" title="IMG_7970 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7970" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6406807951_d6a563ff60_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406813587/" title="IMG_7973 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7973" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6406813587_c0154fd385_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406817029/" title="IMG_7975 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7975" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6406817029_8463deafcc_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
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the feast:</span></b></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406892955/" title="IMG_8033 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8033" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6406892955_df5ac8b89c_z.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a> </center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406863185/" title="IMG_8014 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8014" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6406863185_29b15de735_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406903259/" title="IMG_8038 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8038" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6406903259_79d85510f1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406901073/" title="IMG_8037 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8037" height="427" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6216/6406901073_c8297c2d3b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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the fam:</span></b></center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406912611/" title="IMG_8045 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_8045" height="427" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6046/6406912611_9299f69867_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-62277097326887478172011-12-01T21:43:00.001-08:002011-12-01T22:24:06.784-08:00International Potluck with the Friendsies<center>My friends and I like to get together every year to celebrate Thanksgiving together. This year, instead of traditional Thanksgiving food, we decided to spice things up with food from our own cultural backgrounds.
We had green chicken enchiladas, pizza, fried rice, pancit, spam masubi, pasta casserole, pasta salad, smore cookies, pumpkin pie, and empanadas!!! We finished the night with some drinks upstairs ;) It was a fun night! </center><center><br /></center><center> Some photos from the night:</center><center><br /></center><center>
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PHONE POLAROIDS:</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6440192497/" title="FxCam_1322112280369 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="FxCam_1322112280369" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6440192497_14b5e7a39c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-4606353287983731572011-12-01T21:10:00.001-08:002011-12-01T22:34:32.246-08:00how to make apple cinnamon empanadas<br />
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<center>Empanadas were my absolute favorite thing about living in South America. </center><center> I knew that I would have to try to make them when I returned home and I finally got around to it!!</center><center>Although I have only tasted savory empanadas (ham & cheese or marinated chicken or potatoes & corn), I was excited to try to make sweet empanadas, which I think are more popular in Mexico. </center><center><br /></center><center>They were absolutely delicious, and, although time-consuming, super easy. I will definitely be making these again.
P.S. my nana (grandma) loved these and asked me to write the recipe down for her (en español)! </center><center>So that is the Mexican stamp of approval.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406697979/" title="IMG_7840 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7840" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6406697979_a9f65594b1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406711065/" title="IMG_7857 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7857" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6406711065_7b97979024_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ingredients </span></i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>Pastry: </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>1 cup butter, chilled </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>8 ounces cream cheese, chilled </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>2 1/3 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>Filling: </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>2 tablespoons butter </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>4-5 firm green apples </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>1/2 cup sugar
1-2 teaspoons cinnamon </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>1/4 cup brown sugar </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>2 tablespoons corn starch </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>Pinch of salt (to taste) </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>3 tablespoons dulce de leche </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>1 egg yolk </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>Sugar for sprinkling </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Preparation</span> </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>1. Make the pastry dough: Add the flour, salt and sugar to the bowl of a food processor and pulse briefly. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i> 2. Add the butter, cut into 1 tablespoon pieces and the cream cheese (also cut into pieces) to the bowl and pulse several times, just until mixture starts to come together. Add the vanilla and pulse twice more briefly. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>3. Turn dough mixture out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Bring dough together into a disk, wrap with plastic, and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>4. Make the filling: Peel and core the apples, then cut them into small cubes. Add apples to a saucepan with the butter, sugar, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>5. Stir apples over medium heat, cooking them until they are just tender. In a small bowl, mix a tablespoon or two of water into the corn starch until smooth. Add cornstarch mixture to the apples and cook, stirring, until mixture starts to thicken.</i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>6. Remove apples from heat and stir in the optional dulce de leche until well mixed. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>7. Chill apple mixture for at least an hour, stirring occasionally. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>8. Shape empanadas: Roll out dough (in 2 or 3 batches)on floured surface to about 1/4-1/8 inch thickness. Cut circles of dough about 5-6 inches in diameter. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>9. Wet the edge of a dough circle slightly, all around the perimeter. Place 1 scant tablespoon of filling in the middle of the dough. Fold the circle in half, enclosing the filling, and pinch the edges together firmly to seal, flattening and extending them slightly as you pinch them. Fold and crimp the flattened edge over itself decoratively. (see how to fill and shape empanadas. Repeat with remaining empanadas.
</i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>10. Chill empanadas for about an hour for best results (or 15 minutes in the freezer). Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix egg yolk with a little bit of water and brush over empanadas. Sprinkle empanadas with sugar. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><i>11. Bake empanadas until puffed and golden brown, about 20 minutes. </i></center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: center;"> Soooo yummy. Please make these. Recipe courtesy of <a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/r/appleempanadas.htm">About.com</a></center><center style="text-align: center;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: center;">The week before I made Pioneer Woman's cinnamon rolls (best cinnamon rolls you will ever taste). And then, the same day that I made the empanadas, I also made a pumpkin cheesecake and <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ocean-Spray-Oatmeal-Cranberry-White-Chocolate-Chunk-Cookies/Detail.aspx">oatmeal-cranberry-white chocolate chip cookies</a>. The cookies were much better the first time I made them (a long time ago) because I used craisins, and not dried cranberries. They were still good, but the dried cranberries kind of threw off the taste.</center><center style="text-align: center;">So if you make them, use craisins :) </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406712851/" title="IMG_7859 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7859" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6406712851_c5fb763759_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406714973/" title="IMG_7861 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7861" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6406714973_7ccf5cfcbc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6406715667/" title="IMG_7862 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7862" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6406715667_d09b01cf89_z.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center>
<center>PHONE POLAROIDS:</center><center><br />
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</center><center><br /></center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-78247568972335679392011-11-14T23:16:00.001-08:002011-11-15T00:58:05.530-08:00Day Zero Project Update & A Tale of Two Brasileñas<br />
<center>I work sooo much, my friends. Whenever I get a day off I go crazy.
</center><center><center><br /></center><center>And by crazy I mean stay in my PJs all day and watch TV on my laptop and eat thai food in bed. </center><center>Before you start to judge me, I will have you know that I woke up this morning and ran five miles! </center><center>So I'm not a total slob.</center><center><br /></center><center>OH YEAH </center><center>DID I TELL YOU THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A HALF MARATHON IN JANUARY?? </center><center>DID I TELL YOU THAT THE RACE IS ON MY BIRTHDAY?</center><center>DID I TELL YOU THAT I AM NOT AND NEVER HAVE BEEN A RUNNER????</center><center><br /></center><center>It must have slipped my mind. </center><center><br /></center><center>In all seriousness, though, I am scared sh!tless. Running does not come easily to me and I really have to push myself and exercise LOTS of discipline to get myself in shape for this event. To be honest, part of the reason I am publishing this on the internet is I need you all to know so that I cannot back out haha. </center><center><br /></center><center>So I was thinking... running a half-marathon is a pretty big deal... And you know what? It is not on my list!!! It just never occurred to me that this would be something I would ever want to do or strive to accomplish. Therefore, I would like to announce that I will be adding it to my Day Zero Project List! To be fair, I will allow you to vote which unaccomplished goal you think I should erase. </center><center><br /></center><center>Here are the goals I have not yet accomplished: </center><center>(Keep in mind I have until July 22, 2012 before this project ends) </center><center><br /></center><center> 005. Cook a meal for a large group of people </center><center>016. Play paintball </center><center>017. Go on a road trip </center><center>018. Go fishing </center><center>019. Learn to dive </center><center>022. Go to a water park</center><center>023. Roll down a grass hill </center><center>024. Swing from a rope into a lake </center><center>027. See the Grand Canyon </center><center>028. Visit San Francisco </center><center>029. Go to Harry Potter World </center><center>031. Get drunk of off ridiculously expensive wine </center><center>032. Party in Mexico </center><center>033. Throw a huge party </center><center>034. Eat the worm </center><center>035. Have a wild Spring Break </center><center>037. Go to a club in Vegas </center><center>038. Party in Miami </center><center>039. Do the UCSB Undie Run </center><center>042. Learn a new song on the piano </center><center>043. Learn to bartend </center><center>044. Perfect my juggling </center><center>049. Meet a famous author </center><center>051. Clear book list </center><center>056. Go to a film festival </center><center>060. Be in the audience at the taping of a TV show </center><center>061. Go to the Rocky Horror Picture Show </center><center>068. Take my parents out to dinner </center><center>069. Play matchmaker </center><center>073. Make another music video </center><center>074. Spend an entire day without speaking </center><center>078. Win a prize </center><center>082. Get a tattoo </center><center>086. Touch a giraffe </center><center>095. Read an issue of the New York Times, cover to cover
</center><center><br /></center><center>Holy moly I have a lot left. So which one should I delete?? Please tell me in a comment! </center><center>While we are talking about my goals, which one should I do next?! </center><center>Please tell me what you think, I need motivation!</center><center><br /></center><center>And for all of your troubles, I will now entertain you with PICTURES FROM BRAZIL!!!</center><center><br />
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</center><center><br /></center><center>Allow me to prelude this entry with an anecdote about South American tour busses. </center><center>My overall experience with tour busses in South America was amazing. 99% of the busses were new, clean, served good food (and wine!), and played great movies (sometimes in English, sometimes in Spanish). Friends and I joked that sometimes we would rather stay on the bus than get off and begin our adventures in that foreign city/country. </center><center><br /></center><center>The 12-hour bus ride from Iguazu Falls to São Paulo, however, was the worst bus ride EVER.</center><center>First of all, that ride was where we got our first taste of Portuguese, which was way more foreign than we expected. Hahah but that was our fault, not theirs. It sounded more like Russian/Japanese than Spanish like everybody claimed. We became more familiar with it during our stay, though :) Anyway, back to my story. The bus was from, like, the 60s, the seats were uncomfortable, they shut off all the lights even though our bus left around 9 or 10 PM and did not even have the courtesy to play a movie (and we couldn't read or do anything else since it was pitch-black, so they were basically forcing us to sleep), they did not serve food, and to top it all off, they were blasting the air conditioner the entire night even though we were in the middle of winter! My first few days in Brazil were completely ruined because I got really sick after the bus ride :( I had the worst fever and spent one day and a couple nights lying on the couch. And thennn I got Lara sick! Oh! And I forgot to tell you that the bus driver PASSED our stop, and when we went up and begged him to turn around, he refused!! So we ended up far from our destination and had to take a taxi to get there :( I may have cried a little. What a way to start our trip :(</center><center><br /></center><center>But then we met Frix :D </center><center><br />
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</center><center><br /></center><center>He was our couchsurfing host in São Paulo. </center><center>Frix went completely out of his way to make Lara and I comfortable in his home and told us about</center><center>and/or took us to some of his favorite spots in the city! We also shared a few recipes. I am so so appreciative of his hospitality and the fact that he tolerated us even though we were sick and boring!</center><center><br /></center><center>I think it is safe to say that our favorite part of São Paulo was <a href="http://www.parqueibirapuera.org/index.html">Parque Ibirapuera</a>. </center><center><br /></center><center>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6299726335/" title="IMG_6857 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6857" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/6299726335_759eba8938_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300258348/" title="IMG_6856 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6856" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6112/6300258348_006059ee43_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center> It is a HUGGEE park (two square kilometers... Central Park in NYC is 3.4) in the middle of an urban area that has wild jungle-like gardens, many basketball courts, tennis courts, football fields (football as in futbol, not futbol americano jaja), meadows, a playing area for children unlike any I have seen before, a lake, and many buildings... I think there are several museums, event centers, gyms, and a planetarium. I had never seen anything like it before. I visited Central Park when I was 13, but, you know, I was 13. Lara & I fell in love with Parque Ibirapuera and spent the majority of our time in São Paulo there, sleeping under the shade of the trees, reading books and magazines on our blankets, and snacking by the pond. I wish so badly that there were something like this in LA. </center><center><br /></center>
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This tree looked like it came from Avatar. Or Pocahontas. Whichever. Sup Grandmother Willow??</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300314086/" title="IMG_6882 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6882" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6300314086_7a0c956369_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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The pond was our favorite part. </center><center><br /></center><center>
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<center><br /></center><center>Wow. Such an amazing place. I wish I could spend the day there again :(</center><center><br /></center><center>
♥ ♥ ♥<br />
While we were in the city, I really wanted to visit a restaurant recommended by Brazilian food blogger Amanda from <a href="http://givemeflour.com/">Give Me Flour</a>. I absolutely adore her blog for the creative recipes she posts and the incredibly artistic and unique way in which she styles her photos. Check it out if you get the chance!!! </center><center><br /></center><center>Amanda gave a glowing recommendation for a pizza place called <a href="http://www.casabraz.com.br/index_braz.html">Pizzaria Bráz</a>, explaining that the restaurant (and São Paulo in general) has "one of the best pizzas in the world"! Lara and I are not the type to pass up a restaurant suggestion so we went, taking Frix and his friend along with us. </center><center><br /></center><center>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300395052/" title="IMG_6964 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6964" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6101/6300395052_ba6c99b990_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6299847689/" title="IMG_6940 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6940" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6234/6299847689_a363e12de1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6299848167/" title="IMG_6941 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6941" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6299848167_3da2585b16_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300383164/" title="IMG_6944 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6944" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6300383164_0a39a8ce3b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300386110/" title="IMG_6949 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6949" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6300386110_4f179926a8_z.jpg" width="317" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6299853919/" title="IMG_6951 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6951" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6299853919_1492e68758_z.jpg" width="317" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6299857071/" title="IMG_6959 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6959" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6299857071_5a993a0253_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300390770/" title="IMG_6954 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6954" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6300390770_6a9eae989a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300394598/" title="IMG_6962 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6962" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6041/6300394598_db05d724b8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300393196/" title="IMG_6960 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6960" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6113/6300393196_1340f9c68f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center> The pizza place was reallyyy cool! I have never been to a restaurant where the waiter monitors your eating and approaches you to serve you seconds when he feels you are ready haha. We ordered some sort of calzone appetizer that was filled with some sort of sausage, if I am remembering correctly, a pizza with a kind of cured pork (looks like pepperoni), and another pizza that was topped with mozzarella and chopped up black olives. Although the pizzas were delicioussss, I would still say my favorite pizzas are from Mama Petrillos in Temple City, CA and Woodstocks in Isla Vista, CA! </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6300395516/" title="IMG_6965 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6965" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6300395516_2a8923a363_z.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>After dinner, Frix took us to the top of a fancy hotel to show us his favorite view of the city. </center><center>Although it was a smoggy night, the city lights were breath-taking. </center><center><br /></center><center>
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We were sad to leave Frix and the city of São Paulo but we weren't toooooo sad...</center><center>I mean... our next stop was RIO DE JANEIRO!!!!!!!!!!</center></center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-67021259441984434122011-11-01T14:22:00.000-07:002011-11-01T14:29:51.676-07:00Tricks and Treats<br />
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<center>HAPPY NOVEMBER! </center><center><br /></center><center> I love Halloween because to me it symbolizes the beginning of the holiday season. </center><center>AND I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS!!!
This year was so much fun because I made a bunch of tasty halloween snacks and I was able to celebrate the holiday
with so many different people. </center><center><br /></center><center> On Thursday I baked <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies-iii/detail.aspx">pumpkin chocolate chip cookies</a> to take with me to Santa Barbara</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6303666278/" title="FxCam_1319782829958 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="FxCam_1319782829958" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6303666278_23d37e6a86_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>
On Friday I drove to Santa Barbara and reunited with soooo many different friends.</center><center><br /></center><center><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/380439_10150427338567922_534302921_10094668_1532900126_n.jpg" width="317" /> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/377075_10150427339372922_534302921_10094671_531840012_n.jpg" width="317" />
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/313219_10150427340492922_534302921_10094677_750660604_n.jpg" width="640" />
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/389140_10150427340852922_534302921_10094679_57626117_n.jpg" width="317" /> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/380175_10150427341757922_534302921_10094691_939721846_n.jpg" width="317" />
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/299518_10150437114422990_552992989_10326198_868671377_n.jpg" width="640" /></center><center><br /></center><center>
On Saturday I went with my boyfriend and some friends to Hollywood where we went to the vampire party at Boulevard 3.
The party was sold out and the bouncer was sending people away at the door, but, somehow, my friends and I were able to
get in a friend who did not even have a ticket. Amazing.</center><center><br /></center><center><img height="303" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/310469_2264124596677_1055340047_32207354_825242841_n.jpg" /> <img height="303" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/381055_2264126956736_1055340047_32207363_552810874_n.jpg" />
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298020_2264125636703_1055340047_32207358_1689776560_n.jpg" width="640" />
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/376216_2264127836758_1055340047_32207366_1564754848_n.jpg" width="317" /> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/297931_2264127636753_1055340047_32207365_1454043344_n.jpg" width="317" />
<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/306325_2264128396772_1055340047_32207368_748085850_n.jpg" width="317" /> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/383262_2264135956961_1055340047_32207377_1357239297_n.jpg" width="317" />
<img alt="2011-10-30_01-08-56_399" height="360" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6303138885_3971da782f_z.jpg" width="640" /></center><center><br /></center><center>And Halloween night was family night. I had dinner with my sister, mom, aunt, cousins, brother, and nephews and just spent the evening hanging out with everybody. My sister and I wanted to contribute to the little dinner party so we made a <a href="http://www.closetcooking.com/2009/12/hot-caramelized-onion-dip.html">hot caramelized onion dip</a> and <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beattys-chocolate-cake-recipe/index.html">Ina Garten's chocolate cupcakes</a> with cream cheese frosting. Oh and we brought pumpkin & raspberry beer :)</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6303136449/" title="FxCam_1320115739488 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="FxCam_1320115739488" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/6303136449_7f255a8708_z.jpg" width="640" />
</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6303137151/" title="FxCam_1320114173890 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="FxCam_1320114173890" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6303137151_b578585dc2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6303666936/" title="FxCam_1319430607039 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="FxCam_1319430607039" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6303666936_25f0767fae_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center>
My nephew Gabriel won two costume awards at school for being LMFAO's shufflebot! </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6303662648/" title="IMG-20111031-00156 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG-20111031-00156" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6303662648_827cda19c2_b.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>One of his uncles made his RIDICULOUSLY cool helmet. Here is a video of him shuffling:</center><center>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265300739/" title="IMG_7651 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7651" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6265300739_5781c5d415_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265301213/" title="IMG_7653 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7653" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6265301213_fd4777483f_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265302245/" title="IMG_7656 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7656" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6265302245_fd0c7fe65d_z.jpg" width="318" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265301871/" title="IMG_7655 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7655" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6265301871_4efeae66ff_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265923394/" title="IMG_7732 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7732" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/6265923394_0764a4559a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265303873/" title="IMG_7663 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7663" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6265303873_d69038b5ff_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265833956/" title="IMG_7664 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7664" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6265833956_190cc6e0cb_z.jpg" width="318" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265305771/" title="IMG_7674 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7674" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6265305771_9dd1e10742_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265836280/" title="IMG_7676 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7676" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6265836280_92d5d30bd2_z.jpg" width="318" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265838030/" title="IMG_7684 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7684" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6265838030_ecde91afe7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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</center><center><br /></center><center>If you are wondering what sorts of activities we participated in, I can provide you with the list.</center><center>- lying by the pool</center><center>- lying by the beach</center><center>- frolicking in the pool</center><center>- frolicking in the ocean</center><center>- reading by the pool</center><center>- watching sports by the pool</center><center>- drinking (oftentimes by the pool)</center><center>- indulging in delicious foods</center><center>from restaurants all over the island</center><center>- SOMETIMES ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME</center><center><br /></center><center>It was absolute bliss. I gained four pounds.</center><center><br />
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CAMERA PHONE PICTURESSSSS: </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6287704363/" title="2011-10-11_15-12-56_719 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-10-11_15-12-56_719" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6118/6287704363_137c50265c_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6287708337/" title="2011-10-11_17-53-34_249 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-10-11_17-53-34_249" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6287708337_c623725398_z.jpg" width="318" /></a>
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</center><center><br /></center><center>Halfway through our week-long trip, we journeyed over to the other side of the island</center><center>for Bryan's parents' vow renewal ceremony. All I have now are camera phone pictures but the </center><center>Murrays hired a photographer, so I might update this post later when the professional photos come in. The beach was breath-taking and the ceremony was so perfect. Even though a man decided to strip off his bathing suit and go skinny dipping right in front of us. Let's hope the videographer got that on film...</center><center><br />
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</center><center><br /></center><center>And on our last evening on the island, Bryan & I went on a "sunset sail". </center><center>The food was okay. The guava & rums were delish. The brownies were YUMMM.</center><center><br /></center><center>
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Sea turtles!!! I LIKE TURTLES.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265399381/" title="IMG_7765 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7765" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6265399381_b121f54efa_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265400641/" title="IMG_7772 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7772" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6265400641_30c833812d_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265929858/" title="IMG_7774 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7774" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6154/6265929858_a3a9ed4521_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> </center><center><br /></center><center> It got pretty cloudy so we, ironically, did not get to see the sunset haha. It was still beautiful, though!!</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6265930330/" title="IMG_7776 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_7776" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6265930330_78ea06d12f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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And the next morning we flew out of Hawaii and straight back into reality. </center><center>It was such an amazing trip. I want to thank the Murrays for inviting me and </center><center>allowing me to share such a special time with their family. </center><center><br /></center><center> THANK YOU KEN AND RONA!!!!!
:)
</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-29322085164412040462011-10-10T01:09:00.000-07:002011-10-10T01:23:04.886-07:00Chasing Waterfalls<br />
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<center>Sorry my blog has been such a dud. I haven't really been using my computer lately. Weird, I know... </center><center>Will you like me more if I share some pictures from my travels in South America? </center><center><br /></center><center> Because Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro were our two main destinations, we knew we could not take this trip without stopping in Iguazu Falls, a breath-taking, ENORMOUS waterfall that sits on the border of Argentina and Brazil. I have never been to Niagara Falls (U.S./Canada border) or Victoria Falls (in Africa), but the travelers that we met there said the other falls pale in comparison to Iguazu. Not only does Iguazu have over 275 separate waterfalls, which is mind-blowing in itself, it is said to offer infinitely more spectacular views than any of the other famous falls. For example, the infamous fall at Iguazu named Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) is a 700-meter long, U-shaped fall where tourists can stand and literally be surrounded by a 260 degree view of the fall.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6180224682/" title="IMG_6569 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6569" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6180224682_943c075a94_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Lara and I met up with one of our friends from our Study Abroad program at the falls. What are the chances of that?! She was with a friend she had just made, so the four of us spent the day exploring the falls together.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6180228416/" title="IMG_6577 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6577" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6180228416_49c42e1067_b.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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(I have a funny story about these little creatures that I'll share in a bit... stay tuned) </center><center><br /></center><center> The oneeee thing I would say was disappointing about the experience was... it was too easy!! I mean, compared to the treacherous hike we went through to get to the Torres del Paine, this was LITERALLY a walk in the park. Like, we followed a trail for less than five minutes and already had a view of the falls. I don't know.. I guess I feel like experiences are more gratifying when you really work for them, because you know that you earned it.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6180228822/" title="IMG_6590 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6590" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6180228822_3238007d8f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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up close...</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6179722295/" title="IMG_6672 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6672" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6179722295_91f60daae4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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The following photo is the view from above the fall. The bridge you see is the bridge we were standing on in the pictures above where we are right in front of the fall.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6179734583/" title="IMG_6702 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6702" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6179734583_6bdb142c61_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>At the edge of the fall</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6180262604/" title="IMG_6703 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6703" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6180262604_662a061a88_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6179736767/" title="IMG_6711 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6711" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6179736767_46cabfaba9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Okay so it is time for the funny story. Remember that funny little animal from the picture above? We would occasionally run into one or two of them as we were on the trails. At one point, we saw a few and Lara, being an animal-enthusiast, haddd to stop to play with them.</center><center><br /></center><center>
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All of a sudden, she is the most popular human in the park and more and more of the fuzzy little guys were coming out to play with her. What we didn't realize was, they thought she was going to feed them! And thenn! An unsuspecting woman walked by us on the trail with a grocery bag in hand, which contained various purchased, wrapped goodies. WELL GUESS WHAT! One of the animals emitted a strange cry and then they all pounced on her bag! They knocked it out of her hand and a bunch more came running from deep within the bushes and trees. A few lucky SOBs got ahold of this poor woman's alfajores (wrapper and all) and ran off into the trees with them. I wish I had more pictures of this event because it was terrifying/hilarious, but I was (of course) screaming and running as far as I could from the scene of the attack.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6180280502/" title="IMG_6750 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6750" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6180280502_f4375b1f98_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>The next pictures are of the Devil's Throat. Unless you have a panoramic camera, there is no way to capture the essence of that waterfall. It is powerful, overwhelming, and one of the greatest things I have ever seen. The fall was so big that I couldn't even get the entire thing in one frame, so you will have to squint and imagine all of these photos as one big picture of what we saw.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6179754897/" title="IMG_6752 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6752" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6179754897_00ecfc177c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Looking at those photos made my eyes water. I will never forget the feeling I had while we were up there.
After that, Lara and I went on a little nature rafting tour. It was pretty uneventful. We saw an alligator but after some deliberation we decided that it was fake/staged.</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6179764717/" title="IMG_6806 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6806" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6179764717_72fcbd922a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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And that is the end of Iguazu!!! </center><center><br /></center><center> Up next: BRAZZZZZZZZZZZILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6180298310/" title="IMG_6844 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6844" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6180298310_5b9732829b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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(photos of our first Brazilian meal)
</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006349782097323421.post-35548834786806848312011-09-18T20:59:00.000-07:002011-09-18T21:03:24.430-07:00Eggplant, Alfajores, and STEAK<br />
<center>Here are the last of my pictures from Buenos Aires, Argentina. </center><center> Funny enough, I noticed that most of the rest of these pictures revolve around food. </center><center><br /></center><center> First dish: penne with breaded eggplant, homemade marinara sauce, and cheesy garlic bread</center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055436546/" title="IMG_6478 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6478" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6055436546_c5beea99cf_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055437108/" title="IMG_6479 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6479" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6055437108_788e346139_z.jpg" width="318" /></a>
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Lara and I made this meal for our wonderful Couchsurfing hosts while we were in Buenos Aires. It is customary to give your hosts a token of your appreciation for their generosity and since food happens to be one of mine & Lara's greatest passions (we never stopped talking about it hahaha), we thought cooking a great dinner would be the best way to say thank you. The food turned out to be AMAZING!!!! The recipes for the eggplant and the marinara sauce came from Lara's mom and the cheesy garlic bread recipe is one of my favorites from Allrecipes.com. </center><center><br /></center><center> Second dish: italian cappuccino and alfajores </center><center><br />
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</center><center><br /></center><center>Remember how I told you that while I was in Buenos Aires all I wanted to do was sit at a cafe and drink cappuccinos and eat alfajores and enjoy the atmosphere? One day I got to do exactly that (Lara went on a tour that day I think). I love Starbucks just as much as any other person (okay maybe more haha) but there is absolutely nothing like a homemade cappuccino! It was soo delicious and cinnamony :) Also, I didn't even order an alfajore but they brought me one anyway!! Ughhh I love Argentina. And whaddyaknow??! While I was sitting at this outdoor cafe, a sharply dressed couple walked over, set down a stereo, and started tango dancing in front of me! So amazing. That was the perfect Argentinean experience to me :)
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</center><center><br /></center><center> Third dish: MEAT MEAT and MORE MEAT </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6054973125/" title="IMG_6523 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6523" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6054973125_77eab2dae7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055523442/" title="IMG_6525 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6525" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6055523442_aa52c84dcd_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055524154/" title="IMG_6526 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6526" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6055524154_157b210ac6_z.jpg" width="318" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055537964/" title="IMG_6547 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6547" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6055537964_0987f28380_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055537198/" title="IMG_6546 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6546" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6055537198_6568c61912_z.jpg" width="318" /></a></center><center><br /></center><center>Sorry to all vegetarians!!! Argentina is known for its steak and, of course, my friends and I were dying to sink our teeth into some. On our last day in Buenos Aires, we went to an all you can eat steakhouse and ate until we literally couldn't move. Or maybe that was the two pitchers of beer and four bottles of wine we shared... </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055535332/" title="IMG_6543 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6543" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6080/6055535332_c94119a666_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
</center><center><br /></center><center> And so, those are all of the photos I have from Buenos Aires! </center><center> Such a beautiful place. I cannot wait until I get to go back one day. </center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6055539130/" title="IMG_6549 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6549" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6055539130_e39f82f3f7_z.jpg" width="318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58353480@N08/6054991431/" title="IMG_6551 by cellababeee, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_6551" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6054991431_b3953ab0c4_z.jpg" width="318" /></a>
</center><center><br /></center><center> Next, photos from Iguazu Falls and then BRAZILLLLLLLLLLLLL.</center>Marcella Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156159258110186586noreply@blogger.com1