March Favorites!

Hello, friend!

March is officially OVER; it has been one month since my birthday! I have been enjoying being eighteen a lot so far. It basically means that I don't need to get my parents to sign forms when I register to be a camp counselor and go and get my hair dyed, etc. Besides that, not much has really changed. Anyways, welcome to my second monthly favorites blog post! Here we go!

Watch/Listen:

Okay, this is such an easy category to write because so much good music came out this month. Ed Sheeran's album, "Divide," is one of my favorites. I have spent this whole month listening to this album, and my favorites are easily, "Dive," "Eraser," and "What do I know." Another song that I've been loving is "Stay," by Alessia Cara and Kygo(a dj). Kygo is one of my favorite dj's, along with Zed and Petit Biscuit. Check them out!!

To watch, you definitely should see Beauty and the Beast! I just saw Beauty and the Beast with my mom last Saturday, and WooooOOOOwww!! I loved it. Josh Groban's big song towards the end was so good. It was pretty realistic looking and all of the attention to details in the movie made it beautiful!

Apps: 

I haven't been using too many new apps, so I'll talk about just two that I use most often. Number one is ChineseSkill. It's a super nerdy app that lets you practice and learn Chinese for free by listening and writing exercises! It's free and has a cute panda on the app cover. I'm not very far in, but I'm working on improving my Chinese here and there.

I've also been using Pinterest a lot for inspiration for my hair dye, and new recipes and such to cook fun foods for my family! 

Food:

I made dinner for my family in March and kind of improvised off of some Pinterest recipe that I found, and it tasted like pizza-pasta! I made a cheese-based sauce and then added some bruschetta seasoning which totally made it taste like pizza and I loved it! Easy noodle dishes all the way!! Also this month I've been eating a lot more oatmeal in a mug. I just pour a lil' packet of Quaker Oats into my favorite PANDA MUG that I just got from Forever 21, add some water, microwave it, and BAM you got yourself a breakfast. Quick and easy to go!

My panda mug(**not my picture)

Fashion:

My oversized jean jacket has been suuuuper nice to wear, especially when it was warmer a couple of weekends ago! It's a solid layer that looks cute on any outfit. Also, I've been loving my striped tees recently. Another easy thing to layer underneath a jacket or sweatshirt.

Thanks for reading, that's all that I have for you to-day!
xx
Joy

Spring Break

Hello, friends!

Spring break has just started for the Ann Arbor schools in Michigan, and I have been enjoying it already. My family isn't going anywhere this week, and I actually have a lot of studying for AP exams and SAT and ACT tests(fun spring break- I know!!!). Transition back to Easter!

On Easter my Grandma drove in from Chicago, and she stayed the whole week with us which was so much fun, even though my whole family was really busy before spring break. Saturday, before she left, she really wanted to go to a Native American powwow at Skyline High School, so we went and it was a whole new experience!

My friend Dhiya was there, too!

They came in doing this awesome dance to loud drums.

Amazing dresses!

More dancing :)

Another thing that we did yesterday after the powwow was make pasta from scratch with our Italian friends who live across the street. Since I am a pasta luvr, it was a dream come true! 

In action. Yeah!

Ya mom! 

Mom and Grandma Betty

Strips of Pasta!

Ready to boil!

2 hours later it's ready to eat! Yum!

The pasta was DELICIOUS, and now my mom and I are looking at pasta makers on Amazon :). I've had a great start to the week, did you do anything fun over spring break/are you doing anything fun this week? Leave a comment below, I'd love to know!

Joy :)

❄Christmas Sugar Cookies❄

Hello friends,

I have been extremely busy this month, which is why I haven't been posting the past weeks. To make up for it, I'll be posting a lot more in the next week or two because my family and I are heading on the road again for Christmas break.

Today my friends Dhiya, Lars, and Sarah came over and we made Christmas sugar cookies!

Can you spot the panda cookie I made? 

I got the recipe from this website.

Dhiya and Lars are exchange students from Indonesia and Norway. Sarah moved to Ann Arbor this summer from Wisconsin. We watched Elf and made around 60  cookies on this rainy winter day.

Dhiya and Lars watching Sarah roll the dough like a pro.

All ready to go in the oven.

Our amazing edible creations. 

When we were putting the dough onto our sheets we made four little connected gingerbread people and decorated them as ourselves!  Left to right- Me, Dhiya, Lars, and Sarah. We laughed a lot making these cookies, and they turned out to taste amazing, especially with peppermint frosting!

Remember, the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!