Back Downtown*

Well we had lots of SNOW when I came back downtown. Of course that made my mother just worry worry- but she left before the streets got totally covered.

My Muddy Buddies lasted maybe 3-4 days? Haha- the staff really enjoyed them but they ALL think it's called this silly term, "puppy chow". Yes, I've heard this term before, but CLEARLY WRITTEN ON THE SIDE OF CHEX CEREAL BOXES THEY HAVE THEM CALLED AS MUDDY BUDDIES!!! Just FYI ;-)

During my 3 days of Spring Training I had some arts & crafts to do, new name tags, update the decorations on the floor and a Where is Carly? thing for my residents. I made it so that it matches the theme of the floor.





I LOVE WALL-E! I have a back up, because in most colleges things out in the hallways are destroyed. My back up is Remy from Ratatouille though. I just love all the PIXAR films. My mom has a crush on Mr. Incredible whenever he starts working out and looking good ;-) Hahahaha---

While back at school, I've obviously finished my fingerless gloves so I need something to keep my hands busy. I've picked my sock back up! &&& Just in time, the colors look like Valentine's Day and they're my first socks for myself. Funny that they are my 3rd pair though. I made my first pair for my Uncle Bob in Cleveland-- Those Steeler socks ;-) -- Then I made a pair for Bloomin' Yarns, but might have just made one... I'm not sure I remember because it has been a while. I will make 2 for myself though, I would like matching (ish) socks.



I don't think you can tell in the photo but my needles are about to snap. They are size 1 Crystal Palace double points. I went to the only yarn store downtown and she doesn't carry any 1's.... that are double points.... I think she might have had circulars but she just does NOT have a good selection. I need to make a trip out to Bloomin's over the weekend. My mommy wants her pair of fingerless gloves- she's kind of DEMANDING them, Haha. && I need more double points because I am only on sock number 1.

Well, I think I might start to do some homework before ballet today. Only having one class on Tuesday/Thursday is completely strange, but I think I'm going to like it :)

<3 Carly

Last day home...

Tomorrow I get to go back downtown to PPU-

I don't like that I don't have an oven to bake sweets whenever I want in a dorm room, but it's probably best that I don't- haha.

I made MUDDY BUDDIES for all the CF/CM's when we reunite tomorrow--- after dinner of course ;-)



&&& Homemade brownies :)





These are fabulously good and next time I am totally making the icing for it. It's a coffee frosting, but it calls for a food processor, which I could just use my blender, but I want to wait---

Then my knitting, I finished my fingerless gloves!!!!







Aren't they GORGEOUS?!?!!? I love them love them LOVE THEM! They are so comfy and awesome and my only complaint is that I knit the second one a little tighter than the first.... It happens, but it still bothers me. Not that noticeable but of course because I knit them I know. :-P

&&& to top off the last day home, here is the final picture of my finished legwarmers.





I just did a few things over break ;-)

Keep you posted on school stuff, made DEAN's LIST!!!

<3 Carly

Still on Break**

The snow is beautiful outside! It completely freaks my mother out, but I think it's lovely.

Our tree is still smelling fantabulous and my baking is almost every day.

I made a Raspberry Crumb Cake!







<3 YUMMM SO GOOD!

Also made some of my mommy's favorite, Kitchen Sink Cookies!!!





They have so many nuts in them that when i make them into the dough balls, it's hard to keep them all together! Haha--

I also tried this new recipe out of a book I got at Borders the weekend that break started. I've made it twice and it says I should have made about 48 cookies?! But I make BIG cookies and each batch only made 19. I made them the first time, the night of the Winter Classic-- only 1 made it to morning.

The second time I made them I had to give most of them away for a baking agreement I made?? I think they just wanted free baked goods :-P they're gone here now and the people that got them had trouble NOT eating them all in one night-- hahaha

I also have got some knitting done!

I finished my legwarmers but my camera died and I'll take a picture of them later--- BUT because I finished those legwarmers I got started on my Fingerless Gloves :) Here's the 1st one!!!!!!!





I'm very excited to get the other knitted and finally where them!! The thumb is the only tricky part. Otherwise this is a nice and easy pattern.

Hope I can bake 1 or 2 more times before I go back too school! && I'll keep you posted on the knitting :)

<3 Carly

Baking!! && Xmas *

Finally got to do some baking! :)

Made muddy buddies--


Coffee Toffee Bars--


I also made a blanket for my cousin that is in Germany. Don't tell him!!! But it's the biggest Steelers blanket I've made. It's so warm and cozy and almost want to keep it. ;-)


&&& REALLY want to making some Kitchen Sink Choc. Chip Cookies, as well as a Choc. Chip Raspberry Coffee/Crumb Cake.

I'll keep you posted on all of those, but yesterday I got my hair cut!!!


My Pudge Babe is still getting used to it I think, but I totally love it! =D


xoxo <3 carly

Favorite Movie Quotes to Listen to

"Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly... stupid."
~Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

"Boo you whore,"
~Mean Girls

"Yes. Yes, I did it. I killed Yvette. I hated her, so much... it-it- the f - it -flam - flames. Flames, on the side of my face, breathing-breathl- heaving breaths. Heaving breath... "
~Clue

"Pardon my French, but Cameron is so tight that if you stuck a lump of coal up his ass, in two weeks you'd have a diamond."
"A man with priorities so far out of whack doesn't deserve such a fine automobile."
~Ferris Bueller's Day Off

"Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!"
~A League of Their Own

"Let me tell you something kid; Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either because they're too scared, or they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes."
~The Sandlot

I know that there are probably more, but these are some of the ones that I'm feeling right now. Movies just make you feel better, just as music does. It's a soothing thing that calms us.

Happy Holidays everyone ;-)

<3 Carly

Update to Blog--

I'm redesigning my Blog.

I've decided to do this because my teenage years are coming to an end. My birthday isn't for a few months, but I'm tell you now because I have the time (no classes).

I"ll first explain my reasoning behind the Teen Knit Rock name. I was a teen when I learned how to knit, but I was also in musical theatre and dance. I stuck with the name even after quitting musical theatre and choosing to stay with just dance. My plan of becoming a better dancer was working, but my knitting slowly dwindled. I still would knit from time to time, but mostly dance took over. And of course school, which is what the majority of teenage years are spent doing, schoolwork. Knitting will still be a part of my life, just as dance is something I can never let go of, but the teenage years are coming to an end. I've had a good run with them, and they've been pretty nice, but I'm kind of glad to say good bye.

Turning twenty will be a little scary but I can't wait. I'm looking forward to another little dorm to decorate, or maybe even an apartment. More baking, maybe winning my Pudge Babe back and more schooling of course. I'm actually considering graduate school. Not sure yet, but I'm thinking.

Anyway, redecorating and naming my blog is what I'll be doing over break, or starting now. I just wanted to give anyone who reads this, a heads up-

<3 Carly

*DONE!

1st semester of Sophomore year at PPU is COMPLETE! :)

So happy to be done. It was a little torturous to get up at 8am for a final this morning, but I got an Easy A out of the class. My professor e-mailed me back about me asking about another quiz in the class, to tell me and I'M SO SO HAPPY!

Now all I have to do is wait for the freshmen on my floor to GO HOME! && If any of them read this, realize, I can't go home until you do.... :)

Hahaha-- I'm looking forward to my baking once I get home (P.S. I recovered SUPER well after a week of having my wisdom teeth taken out ;-) ). I will so take pictures of all my master pieces.

Until the break and my baking, I decorated my dorm room! It truly is my home away from home. I love it here and love staying downtown. I have a long break to stay at home home and I might be doing some rearranging there.

Well, I'm going to enjoy doing NOTHING for the rest of the day, and then do some CF'n business.



<3 Carly