Chocolate Chunk Chobani Muffins

May23

Hey guys! So I had this post set to air while I am heading over to Nationals, but I actually wrote this last night (just in case you all were wondering). We have practice today shortly after arriving in New Jersey, so I will be pretty busy. For now, here is a recipe that I tried out yesterday for our last banquet dinner!

Chocolate Chunk Chobani Muffins

Ingredients

1¼ c Chobani Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Greek Yogurt
2¼ c all-purpose flour
1 T baking powder
½ t baking soda
¾ tsp salt
⅔ cup brown sugar
6 tbsp coconut oil (or canola oil)
2 large eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl
Mix wet ingredients in a separate bowl
Mix all ingredients together
Pour batter (it will be thick) into muffin tins
Bake for 16-18 mins

These muffins were moist and rich with flavor, so give them a try!

Crew Banquet Recap

May21

Hey guys! I am a little late on this one.. considering that the banquet was Sunday night! That’s ok. It was so weird listening to my coach give speeches about each of the seniors (including me). I remember listening to all of the senior speeches when I was an underclassmen and wondering what he would say for mine!

It was also really sad when a few of the underclassmen began crying.. ahemm Andrea (with me in pic above)! I am actually quite surprised that I did not cry. I guess that I am still in disbelief that I will actually be leaving my team for good in a few days. We still have training for nationals (which is this weekend!) this week so it still feels like I am not finished.

Ok, so I promised you all that I would show you my dress.. well… I kind of forgot to take a picture of my whole outfit. However, I did happen to get a picture with my brother that shows most of my outfit!

Ok, so I know that you are probably thinking: “Aww how cute, they’re matching!” .. but we really did not plan this. I came home from practice and got ready for the banquet. Then we got into the car and realized that we were both wearing pink. I guess we both think that pink is awesome! Oh and did any of you notice my horrible t-shirt tan? I have the worst tan lines right now! I guess that is what happens when you spend at least 2 hours everyday in the sun.

I guess this picture shows more of my dress.. but not my shoes. I just wore nude pumps.. nbd.

Day 7: Favorite Food

Ok so on to the 30 Day Challenge! If you have no idea what I am talking about, click here. For those of you who have not already figured this out, I am obsessed with all Asian food. I can’t get enough of it. I have actually considered spending a month in Japan.. just to eat their food. Get the picture? With that said, my all time favorite food is *drum roll please* … sushi!

I don’t think that I will ever get sick of it.

What is your favorite food?

30 Day Challenge: Day 6

May18

This morning’s practice was rough. I was expecting it to be difficult, but I thought that I would be a little more prepared. I felt exhausted during practice! We did two bridge pieces (800 meters each) when my coach decided to change up our practice. We normally do 7 bridge pieces, but apparently we were missing our record by a few seconds so my coach found it pointless. We then did a stroke pyramid which is where we do five 10 strokes (and then 10 strokes at a slower speed), four 20s (and 20 slower ones), three 30s, two 40s, one 50 and then all the way back down. Boy was I tired. I am just so happy to be finished with that workout!

After practice, my family went clothes shopping. I needed a dress for tomorrow’s crew banquet dinner, so I found one. I would post a pic.. but I’ll show you all it tomorrow . We then saw the Great Gatsby. I had such high hopes for that movie. Sigh. I was really let down. I feel like the director and camera crew tried too hard. I really did not like the way it was filmed. I was also not a huge fan of the modern music in it. I did like the cast though! It was not a bad movie.. but I just expected it to be a little better.

Day 6: A Thing You Would Never Do

Skydive. I am terrified of falling.. so skydiving will never happen for me. No thank you!

Yeah.. I will never willingly jump out of an airplane.

What would you never do?

Last Day of High School

May17

I can’t believe that school is already over. I know that everyone says that time flies.. but it truly does! I remember being a little freshie walking down the halls excited for my new adventure: high school.

I know I already posted this pic (from my 8th grade graduation) on my Instagram.. but I still can’t believe that it is time for me to graduate again!

Anyway, this morning I woke up and headed to school. My brother still has school for a few more weeks, so I cleaned out my locker before heading to my Gov final. It was a little sad taking everything out of my locker and erasing everything that was written inside. I will not miss how ugly the lockers are at my school though..

After taking my exam, I hung out with a few friends and went on a hugging spree. Yes. I was giving out free hugs. Lol, well all of my friends were running up to me and saying good bye. I am going to miss everyone.

I then had a senior signing to attend, which was pretty exciting! While taking pictures, we realized that all of us are going to schools with red and white as their colors. We were the only sports team to match

My teammates and I with our coach

A last day picture

After that, my mom and I headed over to Jason’s Deli for some lunch. I love going to Jason’s Deli.. so I was a happy camper

I ordered their cobb salad.. which was dabomb.com. I highly recommend trying it if you are ever at a Jason’s Deli.

My mom also ordered it and loved it

After enjoying our delicious salads, we headed back home and spent some quality time with Cody. Today’s his first birthday! I can’t believe that he is already 1!

Later, I had practice (which was not too bad) and then I went out for froyo with the fam. I think we love froyo.. a little too much

I finished my day with a haircut (barely changed) and now I am ready for bed! Tomorrow (morning) is going to be a difficult practice.. so wish me luck!

30 Day Challenge: Day 5

May16

Before I get started with the 30 day challenge, I just want to quickly talk about yesterday! Yesterday was my little (or shall I say big?) brother’s 16th birthday! I did not have to wake up for school yesterday so I made my brother breakfast Sometimes I can be an awesome sister

I think he really liked his breakfast

After dropping my brother off to school, my mom and I hung out (Robeks may have happened…) and got car washes. I am not sure why.. but I hate getting my car washed. I like how clean it gets afterwards, but I hate waiting for it to be cleaned. I guess that I am just a very impatient person. At least my car is nice and clean

Later I sold all of my books, which was pretty sad. My last day of highschool is on Friday.. but it is only for 43 minutes (I have to take an exam in Gov.. bleh). I can’t believe that I will never be in high school again. Wow. It’s kind of hard for me to process.

After leaving school, I had practice. I was not expecting yesterday to be very difficult.. but it was. We did 3 x 2000 meters on the water. My arms felt like the were swollen with lactic acid. It was no bueno. Dinner totally made up for it though. We all went out to a Korean BBQ restaurant for my brother’s birthday and my mom’s work friend and his fam were there too! It was so much fun! I looooove Korean food. I guess I like all Asian food, now that I think of it..

Sorry for all of the low quality pics btw. I only had my phone on me.. whoops.

After the restaurant, my mom and I ran into our kitchen and brought out his birthday cake (that we bought last night without him knowing). While he was letting the dogs out, we lit the candles (I know.. we couldn’t find the one!) and ~~we creepily~~ waited in the dark for him to come in. He was so surprised Oh and for those of you who were wondering why we bought a super small cake, we did it for a really good reason. Birthday cakes usually last us several days (and we eat a piece with almost every meal..) so my mom thought it would be a great idea to buy a small one so that she would not be tempted to eat it for next few days. Isn’t she smart?!

Day 5: A Song That Makes You Sad

Ok so back to the 30 days challenge. I usually don’t get very sad when I listen to songs (except for that song that they play during the animal cruelty commercials.. ugh I always change the channel). But just recently, I have found a song that has gotten me to tear up.

I always seem to tear up when he talks about the little girl who lost her brother. I hate even just thinking about losing a family member. Anyway, that it my song that makes me tear up. Do you have a song that makes you sad or tear up?

Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships

May13

I cannot believe that Midwest is already over. After training for several months for this regatta, it is already gone. I guess that is what makes rowing a crazy sport. We practice all year, but only race maybe 3 or 4 times a season. Anyway, this weekend I was busy rowing.. so I was not able to pop on here and say hello. Hi guys!

So how did we do? Well, on Friday we arrived in Ohio. We planned on practicing when we arrived, but there was lightning and alot of rain. We then headed back to our hotel and had dinner. The next morning, my boat headed out to the racing site. Our first race was a head race (when you just race by yourself and recieve a time). My coach instructed for us to go at a lower rating (less strokes per minute) in order to save energy for our other races. We only needed to get 12th out of 14 in order to move on to the next heat, so we were pretty confident. We actually came in 3rd place for that race. A few hours later, we got back onto the water and began our second race. This time we were up against six other boats (at the same time). The top three would go on to finals. We ended up taking second place. Our last race was Sunday afternoon. I was sooo nervous! We would need to get at least 4th place in order to qualify for nationals. Unlike the last two races, this race was extremely windy. The strong wind quickly tired us, but we were able to push through it and take second place. We hoped to get first place, but we were just glad to have qualified. Nationals is in about two weeks, and I am so excited! I can’t wait!

Well, this is going to be a crazy week for me. I have no idea how often I will be able to pop up on here, but I will do my best to find extra time.

30 Day Challenge: Day 4

May8

I am not sure why.. but today feels like a Friday to me. Practice was extremely easy and so was school.. so maybe that is why? Anyway, today’s challenge is on 3 songs that I am loving right now. I wouldn’t say that there are 3 songs that I am absolutely obsessed with, but here are 3 songs that I am enjoying right now:

1. Radioactive- Imagine Dragons

2. Carry On- fun.

3. Mirrors- Justin Timberlake

What songs are you loving right now?