Trip to Wisconsin

                    On August 1st me and my family left for a nice vacation in Wisconsin.  We actually are on this vacation because my dad has some business meetings here.  We have already been to the cities, Lake Geneva, and Madison (the capital) which is really cool because right out of our hotel room you can see the capital building!  What an awesome view!  We still have Green Bay and Elk Hart Lake to go too.  We've done so many fun things just in the three days we've been here!
 We've gone on a great boat tour which took us around Lake Geneva (There were so many beautiful houses that we saw while we were on the boat!)
 We also have gone swimming in this amazing outdoor pool, where the water changes different colors at night, and we went to an awesome ice cream shop called Scoops.  We've gone there before, but we seem to end up coming back every time we visit Madison, Wisconsin.
I'm having a great time here, but I really miss my skating :(.  Good thing we brought our skates!!

I took this picture on a rooftop garden :)

Walking around Lake Geneva.  My sister, me, my dad, and brother Ryan.

Rainbow sherbet from Scoops!

Ice cream from Scoops, turtle ice cream, blue moon ice cream, and the ice cream I ordered, rainbow sherbet!

Thanks for reading!!
Alyssa :)

My Biellman

Hey everyone, this is a really short post but I just want to show you a video of me figure skating (taken yesterday) doing a what's called a biellman.  

What did you think?  I'm skating into it really slow because I'm scared that I might fall forward on my face!  I'm trying to get my leg into a perfect split but it's not quite there yet.  Hope you enjoyed watching!! :)

Thanks

Alyssa :)

Chocolate Cupcakes and a Movie

I'm so sorry guys that I haven't been posting lately!  I've just been super busy!

Anyway today I made delicious chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate frosting with my mom, and they were sooo good!  Like amazing, best cupcakes I've had!  Here's the picture! :)

  

What do you think?  Do they look good? :)  They were so moist and delicious and not all crumbly and dry like they sometimes come out.  I really dislike cupcakes that are like that!

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Chris Hemsworth :) :)

I just recently watched the movie Thor which is about the Thunder God who has a magical hammer that can make lighting, tornadoes, etc... Thor, starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman were the perfect people to play their parts.  The movie was so amazing!  It was full of action, it had beautiful graphics, some comedy and some really cute guys playing in it;)  If you haven't watched it I would really recommend it! :) :)

Thanks

Alyssa :)

The Fabulous Blog Ribbon Award!

I just got back from our vacation to our great grandpa's cottage in Michigan, and I had such an awesome time!  OK so to the point, a little bit ago I got awarded the Fabulous Blog Ribbon award by Jeff Hergett .  Thanks Jeff!

  In order to accept this award you have to:

1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Name five of your most fabulous moments either in real life or in the blogosphere.
3.Name five things you love.
4. Name five things you hate.
5. Pass the ribbon on to five other bloggers.

OK here are my answers!

MOST  FABULOUS MOMENTS!!   


1. When I got my i-phone!
2. When I reached 100 followers!  Wohoo!
3. When I went to Regionals in Figure Skating.
4. When my mom and dad got back from their trip to India.
5. When I managed to get a 40 foot long putt in while I was golfing, when I was only eight!  I was awarded a golf trophy!  It's super small though, LOL.


FIVE THINGS I LOVE! 

1. I love to figure skate!  Most of you probably already know that!
2. I love to bake and cook!
3. I love my family!
4. I love reading!
5. I love romantic comedies!  So romantic and sweet!  *sighs*

FIVE THINGS I HATE!  

Don't mess with these guys.

1. SLOW COMPUTERS!  AGGHHHH!
2. When I get interrupted.
3. Messy rooms!
4. Running my hip into a protruding corner!
5. Squash soup!



Hope you enjoyed my answers!  OK here are the five people I'm passing this award onto!

Kathy McKendry

Mrs. Mommy Booknerd

Bonnee Crawford

Francesca Zappia

Azra


Thanks
-Alyssa :)

I'll Be Off!

      Every year most of my family goes up to my great- yes I said GREAT grandpa's cottage.  He turns 91 in September!  Anyway we always go up there around the 4th of July and we get to watch the fireworks while we all sit on our deck by the water.  It is truly awesome.  What also is awesome, is that the morning of 4th of July there's a huge parade where everyone throws out candy to the crowd!  We do a whole bunch of really cool things when we're up at the cottage like go fishing, riding in our teal, sparkly blue speedboat, play board games and card games with the whole family like, Apples to Apples and the card game called Demon.  I love that game sooo much!  But what I really need to tell you is that I will be leaving for a whole week and won't be posting because there's no internet there!  So don't think I've left all of you guys, I'll just be taking a little vacation!

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When we will be heading up to the cottage we will stop at out grandma's house first and then we are going to see the Broadway musical Wicked in East Lansing, Michigan at the Wharton Center.   I used to love watching the Wizard of Oz when I was little, and I know the story is about the wicked witch of the West,  Elphaba and the witch of the East, the good witch named Glinda.  I've read the story and it showed Elphaba as not wicked at first, she was actually pretty nice if you ask me!  She was just really shy and quiet.  Have you seen Wicked?  Have you read the book?  What were your thoughts on it?

I hope everyone enjoys there 4th of July! :D

Thanks
-Alyssa :)

New Haircut!

REALLY SHORT POST!



This is going to be a really short post, but I just wanted to tell you that yesterday I got a really good haircut, cutting off 5 inches of my hair.  My hair is usually long, but now it's a  lot shorter than what it used to be.  When it's down, it goes a little below my shoulders and when  it's up in a ponytail it just goes to the end of my neck.  Anyway I think my skating was a lot better today because my hair didn't take me off balance as much!  It actually really makes a difference believe it or not!  Here's a picture of my new haircut!  Tell me what you think! :)

P.S. It's my mom's 40th birthday today please go tell her happy birthday from over at Imagine Today! :)  

Thanks so much! :)

-Alyssa

Another Award! Liebster Blog Award! :)

I was recently awarded the Liebster Award by Aliraluna at Velvet Red.  Thanks so much Aliraluna!  I'm going to give this award to people with less than 200 followers, to try and help them get more!  In order to accept this award you have to,

1. Post 10 facts about yourself.
2. Answer 10 questions the tagger has given you and give 10 questions to the people you've tagged.
3.Choose 10 people and link them in your post.  
4. Tell them you've tagged them.
5. Remember, no tag backs!


OK here are 10 random facts about me! 

1. I want to start up my own bakery with my mom.  We ❤ to bake together!
2. I always wear the color pink but my favorite color is blue.
3. I love weird flavors of ice cream like lavender, green tea and salty caramel!  So gooood!
4. I'm 1/4 Japanese.
5. I've eaten shark, alligator and chicken feet.  They all taste like chicken! LOL
6. My goal is to read 100 books this year.  Currently I'm 24 books behind.  :/  NOT GOOD!
7. I'm going to compete in qualifying Regionals this year in figure skating!
8. I can say the Pledge of Alligance in Spanish.
9. I've gone water skiing before...It didn't end well.
10. I love to go fishing!!

Hope you enjoyed learning more about me!

OK here are the 10 questions given to me by Aliraluna


1. What is your favorite genre?
Fantasy!! :)



2. Favorite color?
Blue, blue, blue!



3. Favorite place in the world?
Hawaii, it was sooo beautiful!



4. Favorite series?
Well, when I was a little kid I was obsessed with Magic Tree House, but now I think it would be The Dreamhouse Kings by Robert Liparulo.



5.Favorite animal?
The tiger!











6. What is your dream?
I know it's far fetched, reeeaaaaly far fetched, but it's to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating! :D




7. Favorite food?
I know this isn't normal for most kids or adults but my favorite food is sushi!





8. Favorite movie?
I can't really choose a favorite, I'd have a list of two million or something, but one of my favorites is Despicable Me starring Steve Carell.



9. What are your hobbies?
Baking and reading.  Figure skating is more of a sport so I can't really call that a hobby.




10. Write whatever you want!
Thanks so much for giving me this award!! :D



OK now here comes the hard part I have to choose 10 bloggers to nominate for this award with under 200 followers.  OK here I go!

Ashna Banga

Lexa Cain

Shauna Buck

Laurie Dennison


Kelly Mc

Cassie Mae

Tobi Summers

Jaycee Delorenzo

Rebecca Barrow

Stephanie Allen

And here are my 10 questions for you guys!

1. What's your favorite sport?  (To watch or to do.)
2. What genre do you write in?  And if your not writing a book, what genre do you like to read in?
3. What's the scariest movie you've ever seen?
4. What was the happiest moment of your life?
5. What is your favorite holiday?
6. What book are you reading right now?
7. What superpower do you wish you had?
8. What is your favorite drink?
9. If you could make a wish come true what would you wish for?  Be honest.
10. If you could be a character in one one of the books you've read, who would it be?

Whew!  That was hard! Thanks for reading guys!

Thanks
-Alyssa :)


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