Website Design 2009

LAST POST!!!!

2010-01-14T18:25:00.000-08:00

Since my website design class is ending tomorrow, this will be my last blog post. :(

Sad I know, but our time to together has ended. I have learned so much this past semester about everything having to do with computers and I am so happy. Without this class though I don't really have a reason to blog. It just isn't my thing. So this final post was simply to tell you good bye!

Below are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs from the Sound of Music, Goodbye Farewell:

(I felt like it applied to this post...)

(All children)
There's a sad sort of clanging
From the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple, too
And up in the nursery
An absurd little bird
Is popping out to say coo-coo
(Coo-coo, coo-coo)

(Brigitta, Gretel, Marta) (Fredrick, Leisel, Kurt, Louisa)
coo-coo Regretfully they tell us
coo-coo But firmly they compel us
to say goodnight
coo-coo
(All)
To you

(Children)
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, goodnight
(Marta)
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight

(Children)
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, adieu
(Fredrick)
Adieu, adieu
To you and you and you

(Children)
So long, farewell
Au revoir, Auf Weidersehen
(Leisel)
I'd like to stay
And taste my first champagne
(talking to the captain) yes?
(Captain) no!

(children)
So long, farewell
Auf Weidersehen, goodbye
(Kurt)
I leave and heave
A sigh and say goodbye
Goodbye

(Brigitta)
I'm glad to go
I cannot tell a lie
(Louisa)
I flit, I float
I fleetly flee, I fly

(Gretel)
The sun has gone
To bed and so must I

(Children)So long, farewell
Auf Weidersehen, goodbye

Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

(guests)
Goodbye

Goodbye guys! This is the last post of Website Design 2009!!

XOXO,

Grace

2010-01-13T16:49:00.000-08:00

This past semester I have been taking a course called Website Design (hence the title of the blog). I have learned so much the past few months! Computers have never really been my thing, but the things I have picked up have been very interesting! We tackled HTML code and Dreamweaver, while also dabbling in Photoshop and blogging. At first, it was so confusing! I didn't know building a website took so much careful planning and consideration. There were so many codes like how to make something bold or italic. Also, I had to memorize the basic structure of a webpage. It seemed like some weird language when I first looked at it, but now it is very familiar.

This course has been really fun and insightful and I enjoyed taking it!

Grace

Cooking

2010-01-08T10:27:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite things to do is bake. Cookies, cakes, brownies... anything sweet! I really enjoy getting a new recipe, getting to try it out and seeing how the recipe turns out. Below is one of my favorite recipes for you to try!

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
1 extra-large egg, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups chopped crystallized ginger (6 ounces)
Granulated sugar, for rolling the cookies

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and salt and then combine the mixture with your hands. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the brown sugar, oil, and molasses on medium speed for 5 minutes. Turn the mixer to low speed, add the egg, and beat for 1 minute. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula and beat for 1 more minute. With the mixer still on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the crystallized ginger and mix until combined.

Scoop the dough with 2 spoons or a small ice cream scoop. With your hands, roll each cookie into a 1 3/4-inch ball and then flatten them lightly with your fingers. Press both sides of each cookie in granulated sugar and place them on the sheet pans. Bake for exactly 13 minutes. The cookies will be crackled on the top and soft inside. Let the cookies cool on the sheets for 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

I get my favorite recipes from foodnetwork.com, which is where I got the one above. I hope y'all like it!

XOXO,

Grace

Christmas Break

2010-01-05T16:15:00.000-08:00

Coming back from Christmas Break is always so depressing. Right as I am getting used to sleeping in and not having any homework, BOOM, back to school. I spent my Christmas Break and New Years at my house in Basalt, Colorado. I love going up there in the winter because we build fires and watch fun Christmas movies as a family. One of my favorite things to do while there is ski! In Aspen, there are four mountains: Buttermilk, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, and Aspen Mountain. Buttermilk is the easiest and where most people begin to ski. Snowmass is also relatively easy and it is very big. Aspen Highlands is the hardest because it is mainly blacks and it is very steep, while Aspen is similar to Snowmass, only smaller. My family usually stays on Snowmass because it is the biggest and closest to my house. Above is a picture of me, my dad, and my brother, Duke, skiing over the holiday. There was a lot of powder and I loved skiing with them!!

Wednesdays...

2009-12-09T16:45:00.001-08:00

Oh Wednesdays. Aren't they great? Stuck right in the middle of the school week. For me, they symbolize formal dress, tired mornings, and loads of homework. I am three days into the week yet still have three days until I finish it. I can' t help but feel like I am in a rut.

Is it actually a bad day though? Or is it just my thinking? I could be thinking about the great things that have already happened on Monday and Tuesday, or the great things that could happen on Thursday and Friday. Or, I could be thinking about how great long chapel is and how, if I let it, might actually end up helping me cope with school and stress. Instead, I am dreaming about the weekend when I can sleep in and relax.

My challenge for myself next week is to enjoy EVERY day. That means monotonous Monday, tired Tuesday, weary Wednesday, tedious Thursday, and finally Friday until the weekend. God has gifted us with a sunrise every day and I am decided to get up and enjoy it!

I encourage you to join me. I think in the long-run, it will pay off.

XOXO,

Grace

FINALS

2009-12-08T16:33:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year again...FINALS. The dreaded the word. Well, technically they are mid-terms because it is only December. But still. The last few weeks have been the busiest of my life. Multiple tests everyday with quizzes thrown in. Sports after school and family members to consider. Friends to pay attention to. All with those humungous tests looming in front of us. Starting tomorrow, we have less than a week. I feel like hyperventilating or crying.

My mom and dad say that I should calm down, I am only a Freshmen. Yet, who is it that, when I come with less than an 85 on my finals will be yelling at me? Oh ya, mom and dad. UGH.

I need to go lay down and calm down. Then...Study some more. Lucky me...

XOXO,

Grace

Wordpress vs. Blogger

2009-12-03T06:13:00.001-08:00

I have created two different blogs. One was on wordpress and one was on blogger. I have decided to continue with the blogger one. Most of my friends are on wordpress, and I can see why. Their sites are full of interesting pictures, designs, and fun applications. But, I enjoy simple things and blogger is the simpler site of the two. It was harder for me to figure out how to edit, post, ect. on wordpress so instead of trying to figure it out, I decided to just stick with blogger. I had alrady figured out how to do everything here and it was a lot easier. It is easy and I enjoy how my site looks right now!
XOXO,
Grace

Europe!

2009-12-02T17:55:00.000-08:00

Left is a picture of Spain's most popular cultural sports: bullfighting. Sacrificing a bull is a sacred ritual for the Spanish.

I love Europe! I want to travel all over the European countries one day. The countries on the top of my list are Italy, Greece, and France. When I am there, I would like to visit famous museums and monuments, like the Vatican, the Louvre, the Pantheon, and the Colosseum to name a few. I also want to eat the food and learn the language. I think European countries have such a special feel about them. It is romantic and ancient at the same time.
The one place I have been to is Spain. It was beautiful and is what sparked my interest for European culture. My family went to the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, and Ibiza. We saw the beautiful Prado museum, the interesting architecture of Gaudi, and the pristine beaches on Ibiza. Not to mention the shopping!

I hope that when I am older I will have the opportunity to travel all over the world, including Europe. It seems like one of the most beautiful continents in the world and I look forward to visiting it!

XOXO,

Grace

2009-12-01T06:29:00.000-08:00

For my new Website Design Project, I have decided to do French Club. The group leader is my adviser and teacher so we see each other often. I have thought about including things like activities, meetings, and fun facts about France. These are just some ideas. I will be evolving these ideas during the next few days.
XOXO,
Grace

2009-11-19T06:18:00.000-08:00

Okay guys... I am really excited right now! This is my first time blogging. EVER. I am not really sure what I am doing, but I decided to go ahead and wing it. So, this is me blogging. I am a fourteen (Almost fifteen!) year old girl, who loves to hang out with her friends and play sports. Pretty typical, huh? I get stressed out about school and cannot stand when knives scrape across plates. I love mail, candy, and my dog, Summit. She is very proud of me for figuring out how to create a blog. She understands my computer-phobia. Well, it is not so much of a computer-phobia as it is that me and computers just don't get along. So, if this post actually works, I am going to have to go out for a celebratory Pinkberry run. JSYK, I am obsessed with Pinkberry. The Dallas store just opened up and I am so excited. I have been their multiple times already... Good thing it is only like 150 calories per cup!
So, I am running out of things to talk about. Blogging is hard for someone who doesn't really have any hobbies. I mean, I do things like soccer, but you don't want to hear about how we lost our game last night 0-2, do you? No, I didn't think so.
I am going to be posting through out the next few weeks for my website design class, so if you ever get bored (And I know you ALL get bored at some point) come check out my blog! I will be posting about my life, the upcoming holidays, and various other topics.
Thanks for being part of my first blogging experience. It was not as bad as I thought it might be...
XOXO,
Grace