Sweet and Savory

Sweet Sixteen Pics!!

2010-11-17T14:31:00.001-08:00

I took my Sweet Sixteen pic a couple weeks ago and just got see them last night!! I Love Them!!!I Love the location (thank you so much Bro.Tim)!!!! I had so much fun taking them!! I am so Happy (obivously)! If you want to see them go here --- http://bartisticphotography.blogspot.com/2010/11/marissa-mcvay-sweet-16-session-110610.html

Pumpkin Maple Pecan Cheesecake

2010-11-16T21:43:00.000-08:00

Wow!! I cant believe it is almost Thanksgivng! This year has just flown by!!
Enjoy!!

Pumpkin Maple Pecan Cheesecake

Cheesecake:
•1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs (from approximately 12 graham crackers)
•1/4 cup sugar
•1/4 cup butter, melted
•3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
•1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
•1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
•3 large eggs, at room temperature for 30 minutes
•1/4 cup pure grade B maple syrup
•1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
•1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
•1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
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Maple Pecan Glaze:
•1 cup whipping cream
•3/4 cup pure grade B maple syrup
•3/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

For the cheesecake: Finely crush the graham crackers in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or use a food processor. In a large bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter and firmly press into the bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually mix in the sweetened condensed milk until smooth. With the mixer on medium, add the pumpkin, eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix well and pour into the springform pan.

Bake until the center appears nearly set, but jiggles a little when shaken, 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool for 1 hour. Cover and chill overnight, or for at least 4 hours.

For the glaze: In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the whipping cream and pure maple syrup and bring it to a boil. Boil until slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the chopped pecans. Cover and chill until time to serve. Stir before serving.

To serve: Spoon the Maple Pecan Glaze over the cheesecake

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2010-11-16T21:21:00.000-08:00

... so im finally going to update! wow its been a long time! oopss!!

Not much to say other than i wanna Go home i miss my mommy, my daddy, my sister, my brother, my annabelle (daschund) and my oreo (border collie)!!! But i am having fun at grandmas!

Funny School Book Titles

2010-08-10T15:48:00.000-07:00

read the whole sentence out loud!!! LOL!!!

“Walking To School The First Day Back” by Misty Bus

“The Day the Car Pool Forgot Me” by I. Rhoda Bike

“Can't See The Chalkboard” by Sidney Backrow

“Practical Jokes I Played On The First Day Of School” by Major Crackupp

“What I Dislike About Returning To School” by Mona Lott

“Making It Through the First Week Of School” by Gladys Saturday

“Is Life Over When Summer Ends?” by Midas Welbee

“What I Love About Returning To School” by I.M. Kidding

“Will Jimmy Finally Graduate?” by I. Betty Wont

“What Happens When You Get Caught Skipping School” by U. Will Gettitt

Happy Birthday to...

2010-07-12T16:24:00.000-07:00

Happy 16th Birthday!!!!!! to my best friend Breana Taaffe!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-07-05T09:29:00.000-07:00

morning, i told you i would make myself stay on top of this posting stuff!! LOL!!!

well since I posted last time my Mommy came home!!!! YAY!!!! we repacked almost immediately then got in the car and drove up to my Grandma's house. We made pretty good time we left about 2 and got there about 9. I got to see my bubby and sissy!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!
I missed them lots and lots!! we stayed the night then made the trek to my Nana and Papa's house we got lost once or twice, but we made it safely!!

We BBQ'ed hamburgers and hot dogs Saturday night! YUM! we went to church Sunday morning at TPC with my Nana and papa. Bro.King preached about when your in your place there is grace. we went back home and we just visited, then later my nana and papa's friends Rick and Cindy came over. They're alot of fun! she brought these amazing brownies with graham cracker crust and then a marshmallow layer then some chocoate chips and then chocolate brownie batter!! YUMMY!!!!!!! Papa BBQ'ed ribs and chicken!! Delish and we had some baked beans (that cindy made those were Yummy as well!!!) Nana got this potatoe salad that was Patriotic red white and blue/purple potatoes! that was cool! we ate then we went outside and set off fireworks!! FUN!!! i dont like all the ileglas going off all around us theyre so loud and annoying! it souinds like thunder! aaahhhh! i hate it!

i have had so much fun with my cousin Lexi!!! i miss her when we are never up here. it was so fun last night! we had 6 dogs here in the house at once we had Jackson and Rusty (Nana and Papa's) Annabelle (ours) Baby, Gordy and Bella-Rose (Rick and Cindy's) fun times!!!! well I am going to go nana's making breakfast and i am hungry!!

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!

~Marissa~

Finally

2010-06-30T12:53:00.000-07:00

Okay, please, please, please forgive me i am so guilty of blog neglect. So i am going to try and be better promise this time!! LOL!!

SO lots of things have been going on in my life recently! First out of school for summer!!! YEAH!!! But i am so excited to start 11th grade!! secondly, we have been traveling a lot we already been to my grandmas twice this summer and we are going again this weekend to pick up my sissy and bubs !!!! YEAH!!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!! i miss them like crazy!!

i also miss my mommy lots, she is at junior camp this week :(
we went to see her last night though !! Bro.Joel Buxton preached an awesome awesome message he preached about trusting in God and obeying him not veering to the right nor the left because we Are A CHOSEN Generation!! he had Nate (Nathaniel Cowen his nephew)take his shoes off and his glasses off he then blindfolded him, i didn't know what he was doing at first but come to find out there was a path of set mouse traps, he then proceeded to say you have to trust God and he told Nathaniel to make a big step or a small one and he helped him through his "situation" which God does every time, he snapped one just as Nate was stepping over it because even when God leads us through the devil still trys to snap at us and pulls us his way. AWESOME Awesome Message!! Kids were in the altar getting the holy ghost Monday night and last night!! and wanting to get baptized!! I don't know how many exactly but Thank you Jesus!!!

i am doing french this summer which i mean summer school yuck! LOL! but i wanted learn french so it is not bad at all, because i can do it on my own time and it is something i wanted to do while doing it i am also catching up on credits from when switching schools in 9th grade and i fell behind a little bit.
I am excited because my dad found this free ROP program with Rialto where you go on Mondays you taking cooking classes and then the rest of the week it is open as a restaurant!! i am a little nervous because it is something i want so bad when i grow up! and i don't want to fail at it, but that is how you learn so here i go!

I am so SUPER DUPER expialidociously Excited about PEAK!!!! LOL!!! It was so awesome and such life changing time last year!! I cant wait to see this year results!!! YAY!!! Im just super excited obviously!!! LOL!!

Also my SIXTEENTH birthday is coming!!! I am so excited!! we have been planning for a while and finally i decided on a theme!! Damask and Daisy's!!!! SO i cant wait for that!!!

okay i have to go i am all shaky, its time to eat lunch, i just had some coffee and oatmeal this morning with home made jam (i am super happy with the way it turned out)(LOL)for breakfast, but the coffee is getting to me lol!!!

Long Time no Blog

2010-04-21T17:28:00.001-07:00

Completely Guilty Of BLOG NEGLECT completely LOL!!

i have been meaning to get on here and keeping forgetting or been to busy. So since last time i have passed my Exit Exam/CASHEE!!!! I am so jazzed first time to try and i passed!!!! I am so glad the school year is almost over!! We (being my sister and brother and i) just finished Star Testing yesterday.i glad that is done with!

i stayed at my grandmas house for a couple weeks last month.and i helped her move into her new apartment.while i was there my uncle Timmy was there.i am excited that my uncle Timmy is now moving back out here from Alabama and my cuzin Lizzy is graduating then coming out here to live and go to college!!! YAY!! they haven't even been back to visit for 5 years so i am happy there moving back!!!

Well that is it for now got to go eat dinner and get ready for church.
Bye for now

Allergies : ( and Revival!!!!!!!

2010-01-18T17:15:00.000-08:00

i am so over these allergies. i had to stay home yesterday morning i slept till 12 pm and i felt better but it has been dreary and cold all day. so now i am all stuffy again :( I am ready for church though!! Bro.Pixler preached a really good message last night it was really good !! Bro.Pixler is preaching tonight and tomorrow night i am super excited!!!!
And he sing so well!!! we were like 5 min late last night and it was packed so we had to sit upstairs. When he started to play my mom was excited because she could see his hands as he played the keyboard. we usually are down stairs and she cant not see any body's hands who play the keyboard when she is not playing!!! The beef stew smells really good!!! Ok i am going to go finish dinner and get ready for church!!! Bye!!

Just Some Fun

2010-01-14T19:48:00.000-08:00

My COusin sent this to me and i though i would put it on my blog for fun!! sorry i havent updated in a while :-(
this is hilarious!!!! Type out the sentence you end up with in a comment if u want!!!
Pick the month you were born:
January-------I kicked
February------I loved
March----------I karate chopped
April------------I licked
May------------I jumped on
June-----------I smelled
July------------I did the Macarena With
August--------I had lunch with
September----I danced with
October-------I sang to
November-----I yelled at
December-----I ran over

Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1-------a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a snowman
6-------a gangster
7-------my mobile phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10-------my neighbour
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19------- a smurf
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------Chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an iPod
29-------a surfer
30-------a homeless guy
31-------a llama

What is the last number of the year you were born:
1--------- In my car
2 --------- On your car
3 --------- In a hole
4 --------- Under your bed
5 --------- Riding a Motorcycle
6 --------- sliding down a hill
7 --------- in an elevator
8---------- at the dinner table
9 -------- In line at the bank
0 -------- in your bathroom

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White---------because I'm cool like that
Black---------because that's how I roll.
Pink-----------because I'm NOT crazy.
Red-----------because the voices told me to.
Blue-----------because I do what I want
Green---------because I think I need some serious help.
Purple---------because I'm AWESOME!
Gray----------because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow---------because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange--------because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown---------because I can.
Other----------because I'm a Ninja!
None----------because I can't control myself!

Butterflies and Rainbows

2009-12-28T12:27:00.000-08:00

Butterflies and Rainbows
Promises, Promises, promises
Words given and deeds done
Promises, promises, promises
Some have happened, some to come.

Rainbows are promises
Still being kept,
By one whose promises
Are sure to never fail

Butterflies are promises, too.
Promises of life anew
Given to mercy accepted by few

Like the butterfly, whose old
Life was shed,
Men may have new life
When to sin, they are dead.

Rainbow and butterflies
Promise of freedom
To live life anew.
Promises to all men made
Promises by few men claimed

Jacque Chance
1984
my nana

Why Women Would Love Being Santa Claus

2009-12-22T10:35:00.000-08:00

1. You'd never be expected to make the coffee.

2. There'd be no more early morning decisions about what to wear to the office.

3. You could grow a gut the size of Fat Albert's and consider it a job requirement.

4. One big black belt - accessorized for life!

5. There'd be no reason to have your colors done.

6. Everyone would be extremely nice to you, even if you weren't.

7. Should people suggest your belly jiggled... that is when you giggled... like a bowlful of jelly, you could hit them with your purse.

8. You'd always work in sensible footwear.

9. There'd be no need to play office politics; a hearty 'Ho! Ho! Ho!', would remind everyone who's boss.

10. You wouldn't need an expensive briefcase.

11. No one would dare ask for a ride to work.

12. Never again have to wear pantyhose or worry about your slip showing.

13. No more trips to the vending machine... you'd just snack on milk and cookies all day.

14. You'd never be asked to take an early retirement package.

15. Juggling work and family would be a breeze because your children would adore you; even your teen-agers would want to sit in your lap.

16. You'd be guaranteed the best chair in the office.

17. Age discrimination wouldn't be an issue.

18. You'd never grab the wrong coat on your way out the door.

19. No one would ask to see your job description.

20. Your co-workers would be on notice that they'd better not pout.

Jokes from MLIA

2009-12-12T19:16:00.000-08:00

Today I asked a french bloke if he played video games. He said Wii. MLIA.

Today, I was at the market and had a craving for some bananas. I walked to the produce isle. Finally found my bananas as i reached out to grab one a man in a banana suit came sprinting around the corner, and snatched the bananas out of my hands.He then proceeded to run away screaming "YOU CANT EAT MY CHILDREN!!" Banana man you have won this match..MLIA

Today as I was eating pancakes I read the back of a "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" container. The third ingredient was unsalted butter. I can't believe its not butter either anymore. MLIA

Today, My house had a blackout and I lost all power. When the power came back on my oven was flashing the word "HELP." Don't worry oven, I'm afraid of the dark aswell. MLIA

I was bored. LOL!!!

Dinner and Rambling!!! Oh and Christmas!!!!

2009-12-12T18:15:00.000-08:00

I made homemade Spanish Rice, Re-fried Beans and Chili Verde. yumm!!!! i was so hungry ;) lol!! and my sister is now making chocolate chips cookies. YUM!!!!
It has been raining outside all day. I love this weather especially when there is no thunder or lightning i hate that stuff. lol!!! seriously though i don't like it. now i am bored. hmm??? what do i do now. ooh i know wrap more presents for Christmas which is only 13 days away!!!! YEA!!!!! cant wait to go up north to San Jose and Rohnert Park. i love it up there it always so cold and small town atmosphere. lol!! i got to go get some of those cookies!! bye bye now!!!

Christmas Shoes!!!

2009-12-08T18:00:00.000-08:00

My Favorite song of the season!!!

Christmas Shoes

It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say

Chorus:
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house
Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
Mama's gonna look so great

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

Bridge:
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about

HOLIDAY TIME !!!!!!

2009-12-08T11:32:00.000-08:00

Sorry I have not posted lately.

Since I posted last I have made my first ever Thanksgiving dinner. That was fun especially since I love cooking!!! And we started listening to Christmas music. I LOVE Christmas music!!!! I love this time of year. Especially when it is freezing outside. My favorite group at Christmas time is
New Song because they play Christmas Shoes my favorite song!!! My Dad got my Mom a camera and himself a laptop for Christmas. We tried to wrap them and hide them but they opened them anyways. LOL!!!

My mom went to the Ladies Progressive Dinner on Saturday and I went to serve. Then when we got home afterwords my dad had decided to paint the living room because we got a new computer desk. So my mom was happy when she got home cause he was supposed to paint for awhile now. LOL!!! It Look really nice in here now. Today we went Christmas shopping.Found a bunch of stuff we wanted.

Now it is time to go make dinner Chicken legs, Rice Pilaf with toasted orzo and Green Bean Casserole. Yum!! now I am hungry so i am going to go bye bye.

Babysitting

2009-10-17T20:07:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not updated lately. But I have a new Babysitting flyer so I thought I would post it.

Home!!!

2009-10-01T19:04:00.000-07:00

I Am Home !!!!!! Finally but I miss the weather up there. It almost my birthday!!! Yeah!!
ok Bye Bye now. (I am bored lol)

Home!!!!!!

2009-09-30T07:31:00.000-07:00

Right now it is exactly 7:32 am Sep 30 09 and I am waiting to go to the airport to go home. YEAH!!!!!!!!! I am ready to come home. And I am in the first section of boarding so i can get a closer seat and not have to wait for everybody to get there stuff to get off. ;-) Bro.Lawrence my grandma's pastor said that this young girl had been away from here home at camp meeting. when they got home she walked and said my home, my home and my toys, my toys and so on. lol! that is what i feel like saying. :-)

Grandma's House and Early Birthday

2009-09-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

So I decided to go visit my grandma a couple weeks back. I caught a plane and came here and now, I am so ready to go home. I miss everybody: My Mommy,My Daddy,My Jessi and My Justin. I miss all my friends. And I miss my Annabelle, my doggie. lol!! So I fly home tomorrow and am I ever ready? Yes I am !!!!!!!

I have done a little bit of nothing while I have been here!! Just read and read and hmmm ... oh that is right... read. lol! I went walking a lot to Una Mas, which is a little Mexican place, and In and Out, which is around the corner, and this other place that has really good food. I did a lot of swimming, which is quite a lot of fun. I went to Ikea. That was fun and Mom, guess what? I went on the escalator!!!

Then last night we had a "Birthday Party" for ME!!! It is almost my birthday, MOM, and don't try and deny it. =;) Your baby, Your firstborn is turning (drum roll please) 15. Almost old enough to almost drive; only 6 months till I can get my permit! =;) Well, back to the party. We had pizza and wine cake, don't worry it all cooks out. I got a Samsung Q2 MP3 player. It is pretty cool !!! My Aunt Sharon gave me a fifteen dollar Jamba Juice card !! SO, that is pretty much what I did last night!!

Bonjour

2009-09-28T21:43:00.000-07:00

Bonjour, my name is Marissa and I started a blog, obviously. lol Umm...well there is not much to say except Bienvenue or welcome. As you can see, I am sort of into the french stuff. lol again

Here are some facts about me:
I love to cook
I love to read specially my bible
I Really have the best pastor in the world, Bro. Larry Booker
I like swimming
I love Horses and Peacocks

Hmmm ....... what else .... I don't really know..... I think that is it for now.

Au revoir