tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68832069138124283942024-03-19T11:34:52.704-07:00*Kenzie's Broken Records*MeowKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18028560180623345717noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883206913812428394.post-29832134461394680802012-03-05T11:26:00.000-08:002012-03-05T11:26:17.582-08:00For the longest time...Greetings blog readers,<br />
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To my tried and true few (IE: my family members and closest friends) I want to extend a hello, hug, and apology for not updating this blog like I intended. I don't come making promises of frequent updates... but I would like to say a few things today.<br />
One of my main reasons for lack of writing is that I am currently in a production of Crimes of the Heart with Mountain Community Theatre. This play opens in two weeks! Crazy, right? We have been rehearsing a ton and I think all in all, I will have over 120 hours of rehearsal, memorization, and driving time put in. This play is going to be absolutely amazing. It feels so good and refreshing to be doing theatre again. My favorite part of the process is discovering the character and spending lots of time trying to understand her thoughts, feelings, and motives. The hardest part is memorizing the lines, I'm a bit rusty. But, with the help of my lovely roommate, Kaitlin, I seem to be getting there. I wish that you all could come see the show. I think it's going to be my best performance yet.<br />
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If you want to see more about the show and MCT check out http://www.mctshows.org/<br />
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Love to you all! More to come sooner than later :)<br />
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First things first, you must wet your appetite for all the festive treats you are going to experience.<br />
My personal favorite way to start: A Grande Starbucks Peppermint White Mocha, Non-fat, No Foam, Extra hot :)<br />
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Once you have driven to your local Starbucks and picked up this delicacy, it's time to move on to the next treat of the season. Christmas music! Here in San Jose, KOIT radio (96.5) has round the clock Christmas music----some good, some.... not so good. (Why did Madonna ever think she should sing Santa Baby? ... just sayin.) This year, I've found a few favorites that will surely put a jingle in your ear:<br />
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Michael Buble's Christmas Album<br />
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The next special treasure I found today actually at the local Salvation Army.<br />
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I'm currently listening to Christmas Sing-Along with Mitch, and it's a true gem. The best part is, it comes complete with a booklet of lyrics for all the songs. Cannot wait to sit around the fire and sing with my kids someday :).... with Mitch.<br />
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What would Christmas season be without Christmas cookies? Every single year, my Dad and I would spend at least one full day making cookies. We worked laboriously for hours to make hundreds and hundreds of cookies to share with everyone. This year, I decided to continue the tradition and find a sugar cookies recipe of my own. They didn't turn out too shabby :)<br />
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We all know the best part is frosting and decorating! I chose a delicious cream cheese frosting, for my sugar cookies this year.<br />
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The next part, which REALLY cannot be skipped or messed with, is decorating the house. You can do this before making cookies, but definitely not before the peppermint mocha. This step MUST be combined with listening to good Christmas tunes.This has been one of my favorite things this year. Ideally, you are going to go to the tree lot to get a real tree, like I did... Check it out.<br />
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</div>MeowKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18028560180623345717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883206913812428394.post-13824982986535855042011-11-22T12:45:00.000-08:002011-11-22T12:58:17.926-08:00California Girls We're Undeniable....<div style="color: black;"><b>Greetings loved ones, Let's take a journey!</b> </div><div style="color: black;"> I woke up today feeling inspired to post a new blog! The weather today in San Jose is 57 degrees and sunny. I am really starting to fall in love with California...hence, this blog post. </div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b>Things I love about California, A List: </b> <br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(That's for you Elizabeth)</span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">There are so many different assortments of trees here and I absolutely love it. Now, don't get me wrong, I love my Oregon trees, but it's astonishing to me that I can walk down the street and see trees with changing red and orange leaves on the same street as a palm tree. </div><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">That's right, all you Harry's and Hermione's out there! These are the washrooms at my work! What's not to love about this? Enough said.</div><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">Plain and simple..... I can go to In-N-Out on my lunch break..... just not too often or I won't be able to wear my daisy dukes with a bikini on top ;)</div><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I've recently discovered a new passion of mine for architecture that extends over the water. I love bridges and wharfs! I used to be terrified of heights and standing near the edge of bridges, but I have realized as of late that I love it now! I'm going to try to discover more while I'm down here.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">On the wharf at Santa Cruz. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Do you think these prints match our feathered friend?</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">I've really enjoyed going around and taking pictures, but it's even better to be able to share them. I hope that you will keep up with me on this adventure. I'm so grateful to have amazing family and friends to share this with. Thank you.<br />
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<div style="color: red;"><i>PS: There MUST be something in the water. ;) </i></div>MeowKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18028560180623345717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883206913812428394.post-25591075717353487512011-11-16T23:15:00.000-08:002011-11-16T23:19:31.832-08:00A New Life<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b>Where to begin? </b></i></u></span></div><span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Let's be polite and start off with introductions! My name is McKenzie Brock. This is my blogspot :) This space is dedicated to keeping my family and friends up to date with all the changes in my life, and trust me, there are MANY. If you have stumbled upon by blog by chance and do not know me, Welcome! Hopefully, if you are not creepy, we can become friends!</span></b></i></span><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b>Where this began:</b></i></u></span></div><span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">My Grandma and I went to lunch one day before I moved to California (this was about a month ago,) and she said to me, "McKenzie, you are not very good at keeping in touch when you move, and this needs to change." You cannot disagree with Grandma, so this is the promise I made and that I intend to keep: I will create a blog, and keep up to date postings on my life and activities and whatever other mayhem I come up with. Hence, this blog is a promise to my Grandmother and my attempt at staying in touch with all my loved ones. I hope that you enjoy, laugh, smile, and stay in touch with me as well.</span></b></i></span><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b>Let's talk about me:</b></i></u></span></div><span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"> I'm a young woman who lives in California and works for a pretty cool *unnamed* company. They relocated me down here about a month ago to work on some global expansion projects. I am an adventuress (I think I just made up that word.) I love doing new things and exploring new places, which will probably be a large portion of my postings. I love cats and kittens and my roommates' dog Joei, I will include pictures of her later. I have traveled all over the US and hope to continue traveling internationally. I have a passion for theatre and music. I studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York city. I love people, especially those with good communication skills. I collect records, books, and movies. </span></b></i></span><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b>Let's talk about this blog:</b></i></u></span></div><span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">The name Kenzie's Broken Records, is kind of a hodge podge name that I created with the help of my roommate Kaitlin Freese, my mom, and a lot of my friends on facebook. Basically, I will be posting stories and tales of my adventures, potentially some songs that I have written, and sharing my love for music. You will also notice that most of my postings will be based around a song title or lyric. I promise I will try to be clever and keep you on your toes.</span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">PS: After a little research, I realized I did not make up the word adventuress. Oh well :)</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are curious, it is defined in the dictionary as a woman who schemes to win social position by questionable means or a woman who likes adventure. We'll stick with the latter. </span></span></i></b><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></i></span><br />
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