The Life of a Full-time Rice Candy Eater

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Adventures in Cleaning

Hi, everybody! It's Jade (who else would it be…..). I'm sorry I haven't been posting for the last couple of days, but unless you wanted me to talk about tennis practice or the Football National Championship last night (my dad's a huge Auburn fan), I didn't have anything terribly interesting to discuss.

Today is a different story.

Maybe.

You may think this post is kind of boring.

I'm just going to post it anyway.

So, I have this problem with getting and keeping clothes that are too small or too big for me.

I have clothes that I wore in fourth or fifth grade that I wore forever but haven't taken out of my closet. That kind of shows how much I've grown in the past five years of my life (I think it is somewhere around 5 ½ inches).

Then, there are the clothes that do fit that I've been wearing forever but just don't like. I mean, I really don't want to wear the cute ballet shirt that I wore when I was 11 when I am 15!

I do have some clothes that are too big for me as well. Why do I have them? Because Ginger won't keep them in her room. Oh well.

Maybe they'll fit one day.

If I grow.

Enough of that.

Today is the day that I'm going to fix all of this. I'm going to take all the clothes that I can, that don't fit, out of my room. Let's get started.

Here is the box I had to maneuver out of storage so that I could store my clothes in it.

That was hard work.

I cleaned out all my pants and part of my closet when the box was full. I was kind of upset about his because I still had a ton of clothes in my closet to take out.

Now for the second box.

This one got filled with a bunch of dresses that I wore when I was younger. It's always fun finding all of those old clothes at the back of your closet. I actually found a dress that Madison Louise gave me when I was around 10.

The best thing that I found in my closet (aside from my old AWANA SpRky vest with every single award possible on it!) was this.

It's not great lighting but I love this dress. The turquoise blue really washed me out but it was one if my favorite dresses when I was little. It was kind of my first not-so-little-girl dress.

All I can say is that it will look so pretty on Lia! That color blue will look great with her black/brown hair (I really don't get why it's not jet black, I mean, she's Chinese!).

Here are all of the hangers left over from my closet raid. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them.

So, I didn't get to clean out my shirt drawer because BOTH of he boxes filled up so quickly.

That's okay though. I have so much more room in my closet and I can really see how many skirts I have!

I just thought that I'd let you know that tonight, while my mom and her friends enjoyed watching the season premier of Downton Abbey (how I wish I could join them!), my sisters and I got to order pizza with stuffed crust and watch Rise of the Guardians. It was pretty fun!

So long!

-Jade Kanani

Saturday, January 4, 2014

A Rice Candy Eater's Home: North Market

Hi, everyone! I had a great Friday and I wanted to tell you all about it.

My friend, Hazel, invited me to her birthday party at a local market known as North Market. Trust me, we weren't shopping for produce or anything like that. We went there last year for her birthday and had a blast. I couldn't wait to go again!

Now, at Hazel's birthday parties, her older sister, Lune Violette, and I are the oldest. Because of that, we usually get more freedom.

That means that we get to walk around by ourselves and act all sophisticated.

And we are.

When we aren't talking about our favorite Disney movies, that is…

Anyway, the first order of business was getting some bread and waffles. They have amazing pretzel rolls for only 95 cents! Lune absolutely loves the Omega bread which I don't think I've tried yet. I got several of the waffles last time because I loved them so much. Here's a picture of the waffle display in front of the counter.

I actually didn't enjoy my waffle as much as I did last time, but it was still really good.

After that, we began Mission Rice Candy.

Let me just say that this candy is my absolute favorite candy.

I don't even know how to describe it.

It's just good.

Here is a picture of the box all of it comes in. By the time we had left, I'd bought two boxes, given three away, and eaten more than I should have.

A little bit later I also got some of the gum that they sell there. The melon flavor is my favorite!

Lune really wanted some chicken curry so we headed over there to buy it (you should have kept the penny, Lune!). Because we had so much food with us, we went upstairs to sit. Lune was nice enough to share some of her chicken curry with me. It was really good!

Don't go by looks.

Just don't.

It looks disgusting, but tastes so good!

I used this opportunity to take pictures of the market.

Lune's friend, Ariel, arrived after we were finished and we all headed downstairs to get even more food. Lune challenged us to all buy a drink that we had never had before.

Lune got espresso.

Then she gave it to innocent children.

Then she tried to get me to try it.

It wasn't happening.

I got an orange drink from the place that sells the rice candy. It tasted like an orange cream soda. It had a great price of only $2!

Ariel, Lune, and I rode back to Lune and Hazel's house a bit later.

We are planning on renting a bus, painting it to look like a tardis, getting a bunch of our friends, and driving to the Comic-Con.

It's going to happen.

We had a sleepover that night and I got to wake up and go to tennis! What a wonderful thing to do when you've had 5 or 6 hours of sleep.

Anyway, the normal news at my house is that winter break is ending and I start school back on Monday. I'll miss my break so much. Still, I thrive when I am learning and on a schedule.

So long!

-Jade Kanani

Friday, January 3, 2014

December Favorites

I got the idea for this post from someone I often watch on YouTube.

I don't know how many of you watch her, but I love watching Bethany Mota's videos. She does videos on fashion, makeup, and other things like that.

One of the things that she does every month is a "favorite" video. In that video she shows her viewers what her favorite makeup, clothing, and random things for that month.

It's usually a fun video and I thought it would be pretty fun to do something like that on my blog. You should know that I will be putting my own twist on it.

So here we go!

My favorite lotion this month has been….

Ginger gave me a whole set of Warm Vanilla Sugar body products for my birthday and I love them. Not to mention, I love Bath and Body Work's new packaging!

My favorite Chapstick (because I don't wear lipstick!) this month is….

I already told some of my friends about this Chapstick. It almost smells appalling, yet it is amazing. I use Chapstick all the time because my lips are always dry. Having incredible Chapstick helps a lot!

My favorite shower product this month has been….

One of my friends gave this to me for my birthday and I don't really know how to describe the aroma of this product. It is a really rough scrub and it makes your skin so soft. My favorite part, however, is the fragrance. Amber Blush is going to be my new favorite scent at Bath and Body Works now!

Now, for the fun stuff!

My favorite school subject this month has been….

I really enjoy literature. I feel like it helps me appreciate life more. I've never been much into reading poetry, but I've really gotten into it a lot more with the amazing poems in my book.

My favorite shirt this month is….

I got this shirt at Old Navy (where I buy everything!) and it is one of my most comfortable shirts! I was kind of drawn to the fox, so I was really excited when my mom said that I could get it.

My favorite movie this month is….

Now You See Me is my absolute favorite movie. I watch it every chance I get. Yes, it did kind of ruin the splendor of magic shows for me, but it was just such a good movie. Yes, the PG-13 rating is COMPLETELY understandable (I do not recommend it for anyone under the age of 13). I even close my eyes in one part. Nevertheless, It is a wonderful movie that I recommend to anyone and everyone!

Now for the most important!

My favorite book this month is…..

My friend Lune Lenore Violette has written an amazing book called Arch Nemesis and I enjoyed it so much. I loved all of the action sequences and her characters were perfect (I still don't like Liam…).

That's all for my December Favorites. Tell me in the comments what you think about this kind of post. I'd love to know what you think!

So long!

-Jade Kanani

Thursday, January 2, 2014

My Christmas!

I can't believe I haven't posted since September. I do have a history of blogging everyday for one month and then disappearing for three months and feeling really bad about it…

Anyway, today I thought I'd tell you about my Christmas. This year's Christmas was a lot smaller because our vacation was our big Christmas present this year. Instead of everyone getting presents for everyone else, we each drew names and that was who we would get a present for. We had around a $20 budget. I had my dad's name and my sister, Ginger, had my name.

My littlest sister, Lia, has only had two actual Christmas' in America (counting this year). We had an after-Christmas celebration when we got back from China (because we were gone on Christmas) but it wasn't the same. That is the reason that she was so excited this year.

She woke me and Ginger up at 5:30.

That was really early.

I know, I did it when I was younger but really. That is unrealistically early.

Technically, Lia was up before that and was too afraid to get out of bed.

So after Lia woke us up, Ginger and I had to sit downstairs for a little while just so that we weren't as sleepy.

Then, it was time to open our stockings. Lia loves deciding who opens their stocking when. I opened mine second to last. These were my favorite presents in my stocking.

For those of you who do not know, this is what is called a Smash Book. I also got several other things to go with it. I have one smash book that I am almost done with and I've been planning on getting a new one soon. I was really excited to get this.

So even though we weren't getting as many presents as we usually do, my dad wanted to get each of us something special. He used the stockings from "Santa" as an excuse.

So, he got me a portable speaker that uses bluetooth. It is waterproof and has a pretty good battery life. I love it so much.

Here is a size comparison compared to my Princess Leia bobble head (given to me by my friend Lune Lenore Violette!).

Then, Ginger gave me a couple of presents while mostly sticking to her budget. She got me earrings (I'm obsessed with the dangly ones), a scarf, and….

Yes, Ginger gave me two mini nerd guns with extra shots. I love them so much. I'm actually pretty good with them.

Guess what I'm going to do when I'm bored!'

Here are some extra pictures that I took.

Here are our cookies and milk for "Santa" with celery for the reindeer.

As a tradition, I get my dolls dressed up in their Christmas outfits. In the middle is the wooden nativity that everyone made in my art class this year (they took around 4 hours of work!).

So, because Lia has two older sisters (Ginger is older by 4 ½ years; I'm older by 7 years) she often watches movies that are not meant for her age. Some of the few PG-13 movies that she likes are the Avengers movies. Her absolute favorite avenger is Thor (with Tony Stark coming in second). The words from her mouth were "I think Thor is cute." We've taught her well. You should know that her first crushes were actually Gandalf (from Lord of the Rings) and Little Joe (from Bonanza). Anyway, we love to tease her about it and this year "Santa" gave her a Thor tooth brush. She won't let anyone touch it in fear that they'll run down the batteries.

The day after Christmas we made a trip down to Alabama to see my grandparents. This is a picture of me on the way back. Yes, we do have a chair in our car. It was my great grandmother's chair and my mom really liked it. It was a nice foot rest.

There was one other thing that we did for Christmas this year and that was delivering cookies to the fire department and a set of apartment complexes in the downtown area. It was really fun and it made me feel really good.

So that was my Christmas! I hope all of you had a magnificent Christmas. Remember, it's great getting all of these gifts and seeing family members but the true meaning of Christmas is Jesus.

Don't forget it.

Now back to enjoying Christmas break.

So long everyone!

-Jade Kanani