Fall is coming!

School has started and fall is coming. I am kind of sad that summer has ended, (at least for me) but fall has some good things about it as well. I always struggle with fall clothes though. What to wear.... I recently went to Target and bought a pair of gray suede boots, that I absolutely LOVE! I also bought a purple solid color shirt, and a pale blue shirt.

What exactly do you think are fall colors? When I think of fall, I think of deep, dark colors. Burnt oranges, dark greens, plum purples etc. But I don't really like those colors. At least they don't look that great on me. So I was thinking of using lots of gray, blue, different shades of purple, and some green. Not exactly fall colors, but I like to change things up.

I only like fall sometimes. (Confusing, I know :) I do not like fall when it is always dark and dreary, and when it rains a lot. I like fall when it is just starting to get cool, and the leaves are slowly changing. Last year fall was very depressing. (And winter- to much snow!)

Several days ago I made chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache, and white chocolate curls on top. YUM!! I used the chocolate ganache recipe from Georgetown Cupcake. All you need is 2 C. chocolate chips, and 1 C. heavy cream. Easy, right? You just put a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water and add in the chocolate and the cream, while stirring the whole time. It only takes about 3 minutes to make, and it taste great! After I made the cupcakes, I had left over ganache and I dipped pretzels in it. :P They also said that it is great warm, over ice cream. I am sure that would be wonderful. ;)

-Caroline

Cheerleading

Yesterday I toured S.B.C (Its a school) for next year. (By the way, if you were wondering, cafeteria food is absolutely, hands down disgusting.) It was pretty good, although a lot different from what I am used to. Were your transitions from school/college/work really hard?

As I was looking at the school, I was trying to think of a sport, or extra curricular activity to do, if I go there. I know they have a golf team, basketball, soccer, volleyball and cheerleading. I was considering doing volleyball & cheerleading.

I think one of the reasons I would like to try cheerleading, is because I have an awesome great aunt. (Aunt Shirley) She is completely amazing, and is such an inspiration. She is a wonderful cook, always ready to try new things, and just plain fun!! She taught me and my sisters several cheers- Here are some of them! (They are old school cheers)

"There's a team to the EAST there's a team to the WEST, but the team

on the floor, is the BEST! Go BOOKER T!"

"A can of tomatoes, a can of peas, a touch down mister, if you please!"

"Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon rind, check out the score board and see who's behind-

you, you, you , you, YOU!"

HA HA! I just love it!

Did you play sports? If so, which ones? Would you be a cheerleader? (I realize that a lot of times, they are characterized as snobs.)

XOXO

-Caroline