Kafka and Basketball

Recently, my family and I went to a basketball game. We took the light rail for the first time and went Downtown to the arena. During that ride, I read the first chapter of Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. It was really good but very strange (in a good way). Check out my sister in the picture. She is really into mass transit.

While we were at the basketball game, Papa took us to this arcade. A lady gave me a token to play a game, and I tried to beat my brother at shooting hoops. I lost, but I made thirteen baskets, which is awesome. It was a fun night!

Cheery Pies

This past summer, my aunt and I went to Williams Sonoma and got these adorable little pie molds. My other aunt had given me a gift card for my birthday. Yes, I love my aunts! So yesterday, I made these cherry pies for the first time. They were delicious. I was a little scared that they wouldn't turn out very well, but they turned out wonderfully. Aren't they sooooo cute?

Holiday Greetings!

Thanksgiving came and went sooooo quickly. We stayed at home this year and had a great Thanksgiving dinner. We played football at the park, and now I'm sore. I think that's why I'm sore. We went to a hockey game and a basketball game this weekend too, which was totally awesome. The best part? The dinner.

It's time to decorate for Christmas. Today, my sister and I made pine cone door hanger thingies. They are cool and cute and very festive. We put them all over the house, and they smell like cinnamon.

Happy Holidays to all of you and thanks for reading my blog!

A Museum, a Musical, and a Pomegranate

This is my favorite painting from today's trip to the museum.

I liked the Grandma Moses one that I saw, too.

It was such a pleasant day outside in the gardens.

We saw this musical this afternoon. It was hilarious.

And now I'm eating my most favorite fruit in the whole world.

It was a good day.

Lunch With Mom

Today, I had lunch with my mom at a restaurant downtown. For an appetizer, we had a baked goat cheese spread that had caramelized onions, olives, tomatoes, and herbs in it which was DELICIOUS. We spread them on crostinis. Then we split two sandwiches with each other: a California club and an herb roasted chicken sandwich with artichoke hearts, more goat cheese, and capers. They were quite possibly the best sandwiches that I have ever had. Yes, they were that good.

Life on the Farm

A couple of weeks back, I bought this goose at Hallmark. I named him Gooseberry and crocheted him a beanie. But I'm thinking about renaming him "The Edge" after the guitarist in U2. Do you see the resemblance?

And I'm sorry I haven't been posting in a while, but I got the piggy flu. I've been sick for a week. I had a fever for seven days, and then I had a really bad cough. It was awful.

And the Winner is . . .

I know that I said that I would announce the winners on Saturday, but I was just sooooo preoccupied. I slept over at my new friend Courtney's house, and I had a lot of fun. Then I was really busy with school work, so I didn't post. But, (drum roll please) the winner of last week's contest was Max's Mommy! To get the prize, email me your address at gooseberryfarm@gmail.com. Congratulations!

Who Doesn't Love Flowers?

It's nice to get fresh flowers every now and then.

100th BLOG Reader Giveaway!

Last Thursday, I went to a Stampin' Up

get together with my mom.

When I was there,

I made a new friend, Courtney,

who also loves to crochet.

Hooray!

These are a few of the cards I made.

Aren't they awesome?

And for my 100th post on this blog,

I am giving away this very cool,

scrapbooking notebook set!

Just leave a comment

(hopefully it works this time),

and I will announce the winner on Saturday.

The Best Hot Cocoa

My mom and I were first introduced to the Keurig machine back at Lake Las Vegas when I won a prize in a gingerbread house contest there. There was this strange machine that made drinks. There were a lot of different kinds of coffee, hot cocoa, and tea. They came in little sealed cups that you could put into the machine. Then, when a button was pressed, the machine made your drink. It makes the most delicious, creamiest hot cocoa ever. We've waited a long two years to get one of these machines, and we finally did!

. . . That the Girl Craved for Dinner

This is the delicious dinner of California rolls and wasabi that the girl craved for dinner.

(Wasabi burns if you use too much.)

This is the market where said delicious sushi can be bought that the girl craved for dinner.

This is the GREAT WALL OF HUMMUS in the market

where said delicious sushi can be bought that the girl craved for dinner.

THE END!

Just Run

Today was my very first meet for cross country. I was dying. Cross country is a lot like life. If you know where you're going, it's so much easier. Like at practice, I know exactly where I'm running and how much farther I have to go. It's easy to run the same distance. But at the race, when you don't know the course, it feels like you're never going to finish. Ever. It's a mental struggle, and you have to figure out strategies in your head. I survived, and I'm going to again next Saturday.

The Strangest Muses

Have you ever done a double take and seen something completely different than what is really there? Well I've done it a lot of times. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the microwave and saw the words, "The microwave is drooling." Now that would be a really cool topic for a story.

Not-So-Happy Spoons

A little while ago, my mom found these Happy Spoons at Sur La Table. Aren't they adorable? My mom only bought one, thinking that when she went back, there would be more. But when we went back, my mom and I couldn't find any! It was terrible. They were soooo cute. There was a winking one, a dimpled one, and a plain, happy one. I wish we had more. Maybe one day, I'll get over it.