I Made It!!!

I have officially made it through my freshman year of college. It is hard to believe that I am done already, but boy am I glad. It has been a stressful one, but it has also been fun. I enjoyed some classes more than others, but that is to be expected with any schedule. I have met some great people, had some great teachers, and learned some new things a long the way. I would say that is a pretty productive year!

Elephants, Wolves, and Otters... Oh my!!!

I had the opportunity to take the Ayala girls to the zoo. We spent a lot of time there... almost 7 hours. It was tiring, but so much fun!

We started out looking at turtles and fish. No sooner than we entered the zoo were we on our way to Sting Ray Bay... Janet and Jennifer were the two braver ones of the group and actually touched the sting rays. Jennifer was scared at first, but once she touched one the first time, she couldn't get enough.


Then we saw the reptiles... which used to be Scare Your Pants Off, but it is no longer. We also saw a roadrunner with one leg and some cute owls, and also a raven eating his lunch. Saturday was bunny day. Jennifer and Jolie petted some kind of African lizard (I don't remember the name). It was cool looking though.We walked around for a while and then stopped for lunch.
Once we were refreshed after our lunch break we played in the water. It was so much fun that Jolie didn't want to leave. We saw elephants and we had a fun time trying to figure out which elephant was outside playing. In the end, we couldn't figure it out.At the end of day, Janet and I relaxed on a bench watching Jocelyn, Jennifer, and Jolie have a blast on the carousel!
Here are some more pictures from the day... (Beware: picture overload)
And Janet wanted a picture of the earth.

My favorite...

I decided to make a whole post about my very favorite cookies. Ranger Cookies! I have been eating these cookies since I was little and I love them! I could sit and eat a whole bowl of dough. I don't because it isn't really healthy, but I could.

This is what they look like when they are done...

Here's the recipe if you want to try them... (I think you should)

Ranger Cookies:

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 cup shortening (or margarine)

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup coconut

2 cups oatmeal

2 cups cornflakes

Stir just enough to mix. Make into quite small balls and press down a little. Bake 10 minutes or until slightly (very slightly) brown.

Enjoy!