Whew!

Wow. December is really flying by! Craziness! Life has been so hectic! I've been keeping busy!
In fact, you remember this post? The first time I ever made cinnamon rolls! I had 2 (2!) orders for cinnamon rolls... THIS WEEK. I've been elbow deep in flour and dough!

I also found this-

Athenos Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. Keep your judgy-faces to yourselves, people. I love hummus. (I think everyone I have encountered either likes it, or hates it, or won't go near it.) My friend Tara made some, Roasted Red Pepper, and I have been trying to recreate her recipe ever since! Sadly, this guy is the closest I've ever gotten! I'm so okay with that though, I seriously have been eating this nonstop. I got it yesterday. and I would say it is more that half gone. ilovethisstuff. alot.


Anywho. Life! My niece, Baylee, made her community theatre debut tonight! She did spectacular! Seriously, I am so proud of her! :) She's following in her super-talented, dramatic, fabulous aunt's footsteps. (That would be me. {Please hold your applause!}) 1 performance down, 3 more to go! Break a leg Bay! :)

So, I am also thinking of making a new blog. I won't start it until the new year (which is only 2 weeks away! YIKES!) I'll unveil it soon, so be on the look out!

Happy Holidays! :D

Keep on dreaming!
Alyssa :)

Baking!

Photo: Me with my first ever attempt at cinnamon rolls! (also, note my apron... it is awesome. and I made it!)

So, if any of you know me, you know that I don't really cook (because I didn't know how, until Tara started teaching me!).

I bake. A lot.

Especially here recently.

My latest obsession? Cinnamon Rolls. And Chocolate Lava Cakes.

But most recently cinnamon rolls.

I love them. I used to think of dough as a scary monster, you have to use flour! and a rolling pin! and your hands! oh my!

That literally terrified me. (I don't know why I think these things! I know they are silly and irrational!)

I have a whole new outlook now though...

I love dough, it is like my new favorite thing! I love kneading it and flouring it and rolling it out with a (recently acquired) rolling pin! Hooray!

Who knew baking could be so fun?!

Plus, you get to wear a cute apron... which makes baking even more awesome!

Dreaming of butter and dough and cinnamon-y deliciousness! :)

5K Training

Well... 2 weeks and 6 days away from the Miles for Missions 5K! Training is progressing! We went training on the elliptical yesterday, for a change of pace... It was nice :) I think Kinsey and I are becoming addicted!

I have also been cooking... 4 days in a row! I also attempted making brownies from scratch for the first time, except my first attempt turned out too dry, so I found a new recipe and started again. They turned out delicious! :) I have also been making pigs in a blanket... and eating them like crazy! :) Needless to say, my roommates like me :) (as well as anyone else who comes over to our house!)

5K Training

Yesterday I started training for the Miles for Missions 5K.

(I was supposed to start Monday, but I was sick)

I have found this little park that's super close to our house, and not very busy...

So yesterday I ventured out to start my training program (C25K)

I wish so much that I could lie and say it was easy... but it wasn't.

I only did a mile. And that was rough. Really rough.

I got back to my car, out of breath, my legs were numb, and my asthma started acting up.

I wasn't sure that I would be able to do this.

But...

This morning, I woke up (at 5:55 AM!, before my alarm, it was a miracle), got dressed, and strapped on my tennis shoes.

Kinsey and I went to interval train at the park. We went a mile.

And you know what?

It was easier. I wasn't so out of breath, my legs weren't numb, and I didn't almost black out!

I proved something to myself. I CAN do it. I WILL do it. I WILL NOT give up!

Dream the impossible!

Alyssa

5K

I am going to run a 5K.

I have decided I am going to train, and I am going to run (ok, probably walk alot) a 5K at the end of this month.

I haven't ran in about a year and a half.

I have actually been meaning to get back into running for a while now, and this is the perfect time!

It's for Miles for Missions.

It's a great cause.

I am recruiting my best friend, my mom, my sister and my niece.

This should be very interesting!

Baseball!!!

So, it is nearing my favorite time of year...

BASEBALL SEASON!

I love everything about baseball! I'm so excited to travel to Surprise, Arizona next week (in 3 days to be exact) for Spring Training!

Plus, we are also going to Disneyland!

Next week is going to rock.

Minus the 14+ hrs. in the car and stinking Daylight Savings Time.

But other than that, it's definitely going to rock!

May all your dreams come true! :)

Alyssa