Another year has come and gone and if I live to be in my 80s, a quarter of my life has passed. (Too morbid?) With 22 years under my belt, I feel like this is an opportune time to sit back and reflect on everything I have done, experienced, seen, people I have met and everything I have come to learn. Below is a list of 22 things I have learned and am still learning from.
22 Things I’ve Learned (about myself and life in general) the Last 22 Years….
-Facebook can be highly entertaining.
-Facebook can suck so much time out of your life and seriously hurt your GPA. (DAMN YOU!)
-As you get older you stop viewing your siblings as “siblings” but view them as friends and it’s totally awesome.
-Parents really do give great advice. LISTEN to them.
-Boys are dumb.
-Boys are sometimes really, really cute and sometimes smell really good, therefore making you forget how dumb they are. Oy vey.
-I can cry at the drop of a hat. (Whether that is watching my niece fall asleep or walking out of the theater after watching Marley and Me, looking at my sister and collapsing into each other sobbing hysterically.)
-I now appreciate my hometown and where I come from more than I ever have.
-Don’t judge. Ever. Don’t judge anyone, anything. Nine times out of ten you’re wrong.
-I can plan out every intricate detail of my life, but I’m never going to be in complete control of it.
-I change my mind about things. A lot.
-I have regrets, but I’ve learned so much about myself because of these regrets.
-I have been and will be disappointed by people.
-I have and will disappoint people.
-There are times where I feel like I can do anything. I am invincible.
-No one’s invincible.
-As much as I want to, I can't and won't please every, single person.
-Change isn't easy.
-Change can be unbelievably refreshing.
-High school was great, college is 20 times better.
-I do have a plan and purpose for my life.
-My life? Yeah, it's not about me.
Allison’s 22nd Birthday Cake (Thanks Mom!)
Luscious Four-layer Pumpkin Cake
adapted from Kraft
1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin, divided
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/4 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat cake mix, 1 cup pumpkin, milk, oil, eggs and 1 tsp. spice in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans.
Bake 28 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar, remaining pumpkin and spice; mix well. Gently fold in COOL WHIP. Cut each cake layer horizontally in half with serrated knife; stack on serving plate, spreading cream cheese filling between layers. (Do not frost top layer.) Drizzle with caramel topping just before serving; top with nuts. Refrigerate leftovers.
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