My New Burton Snowboard and Salomon Boots!

Hiya!

My parents me ordered a snowboard on ebay and it arrived 3 days ago! My awesome parents got me a 2013 Burton Deja Vu Flying V Women's snowboard. They went above and beyond and also got me Salomon Pearl Women's snowboard boots! Christmas came early for me this year! I already put stickers on my board lol!

The Burton Deja Vu Flying V

It has a camber on the bottom of the two bindings and has a rocker at the tips and in the middle. It's an extra forgiving board that gives lots of pop! I ordered this in a 149 cm instead of a 150 cm because a shorter board is better for park riding which is what I do! The binding system is Burton's new Channel System which offers on-the-fly adjustability and enhances board feel and control. The Channel System offers the most advance custom binding stance available. The board has a wood core which makes it very light and responsive. The top sheet is made of out fiberglass which means this board can be used on almost any terrain. 

Salomon Pearl Boots

This boot offers enhanced board feel so you feel connected to your board at all times. Thermal foot beds are made within the boot. This boot will keep your feet warm but also will increase your boarding quality. Your feet won't be cramping up when you wear these boots. Salomon makes some of the most comfortable and affordable boots out there! 

The bottom of my board was supposed to come in the greenish color but arrived in the black and purple color. I actually like the black and purple color a lot better than the green so I guess the mess up worked out in my favor!

My boyfriend purchased me a K-State University decal that he put on my board for me! He is getting me Burton bindings for Christmas! SO EXCITED! 

I'm super excited to try my new board out!

-Karissa

My Bucket List!

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Recently I have been really thinking about my life and what I want to do with it. There is so much that I want to do and the only way I could organize it all was in a bucket list! This is currently my bucket list from this point on! These are in no particular order they are just what comes to my mind!

- Shoot a bow and arrow
- Graduate college
- Buy my own car
- Get Married
- Have little to no college debt
- Pay off a house
- Drive on the highway in Germany with no speed limit
- Do a DIY project on my Pinterest board
- Get accepted to Kansas State University
- Get an apartment 
- Buy a dog
- Have a coffee bar in my house
- Visit all the major cities in the USA (LA, NY, Etc)
- Have 2-3 children. BOYS!
- Take a senior picture in front of the Eiffel Tower
- Go snowboarding in the Swiss Alps
- Become a really good snowboarder
- Own a puppy
- Drive on a race track
- Take engagement pictures
- Travel the World
- Go on a double date
- Grow my hair below my lower back
- Workout consistently in College and beyond
- Develop good study habits
- Move to Denver, Colorado
- Never get drunk
- Put a lock on the bridge in Paris
- Stand under the Hollywood sign
- See a show on Broadway
- See the Northern Lights
- Be proposed to!
- Live to see cancer cured
- See the Grand Canyon
- Visit Egypt 
- Visit the Redwood Forest
- See the Hobbit houses in New Zealand
- Visit New Zealand
- Be confident
- Get a tattoo
- Visit a Rainforest
- Find my passion in life
- Swim with Dolphins

OMG I have so much more to write but there is my bucket list! What are the things you want to do in life?

-Karissa

Blonde Moment

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This weekend I had the family on my moms side come over for lunch to celebrate my great grandmothers 91st birthday! We combined this day to be a birthday/early thanksgiving and the food was amazing! Yesterday I was making dessert for the lunch and I decided to make Rice Krispies! This was the first time I have ever made them but I was willing to give it a shot! 

I read the box and I put all of the materials I needed in the big bowl starting with butter, marshmallows, then rice krispies. I didn't read the rest of the instructions and I realized that I needed to melt the butter and marshmallows first. Whoops! I was fishing out marshmallows for an hour! The prep time on the box said 15 mins but the entire thing didn't get done for another hour and a half. 

Well, That's my funny blonde moment! I have a few every once in a while but Matthew is the one that witnesses them all! 

The lunch was amazing! I saw my cousin Jenny who is just recently married to a very cool guy (I approve lol). Jenny and Cody brought their new puppy Atlas who is a black Great Dane, I was super jealous. I have wanted a Great Dane for awhile now since I worked with one all summer long. Great Danes are truly amazing dogs and gentle giants.  My cousin Sarah came and brought her son Sawyer who just turned 3. Sawyer is the cutest little boy and Sarah looks amazing. My aunt Kristi came and brought her 2 kids Elena and Cale. Elena and Cale are pretty much my brother and sister so I have frequent contact with them. My great aunt and uncle Rod and Illah came and helped make the food. I had a nice conversation with Illah and she has always been very open with me and is a great listener. My boyfriend Matthew came and he met Illah, Sarah, Sawyer, Jenny, and Cody for the first time. He is so close to meeting my whole family on both sides! I hope they like him just as much as I do! He is my best friend and the best listener and advice giver. He keeps me sane lol! My great grandmother turned 91and I know she was very happy to have her family here with her today. The only thing that would have made it better was if Grandpa Bill was still here. 

Happy Early Thanksgiving Everybody! 

-Karissa 

Whoops my finger made the pic! sorry!

What's in my Lunch?

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I don't eat the nasty school lunches anymore so I bring mine everyday! I love to find healthy food that tastes good and makes me feel good. I love all of the funny stares that people give me when they see what I bring. This is what I bring to eat!

-Pita Chips
-Carrots
-Grapes
-Almonds
-Hummus

It doesn't look like much does it? Trust me it fills you up fast! It's better than being full of fries and hamburgers.

I try to fit all of the food groups into my lunch or at least the big ones. Grapes are my fruit and they kick my sugar cravings out of the way. Pita chips are healthier alternatives to potato chips, but still give you at salt taste. Its only 130 calories! The carrots are my vegetables and of course they are great for your eyes! I try to bring any of the vegetables like broccoli and sugar snap peas. Almonds are just FANTASTIC all around and a serving of them a day keeps the weight away! Hummus is what I use for my pita chips and vegetables. Hummus is a better option than Ranch, which in my personal opinion is empty calories. I pack these in my bag and I'm good to go!

I'm really excited to try to bring grilled chicken and rice to school. I hope I can find a recipe that works for me.

Try making your lunch and love how you feel after!

-Karissa

Family Pictures!

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Today's post will be a short post but we took family pics awhile back. This is my favorite one!

Ill be back soon with more posts!

-Karissa

The Workout of Kings, Queens and Jokers.

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By the title of this post you are probably wondering what I must be thinking about in this crazy head of mine! This week I decided to take a break from my lifting and I focused on body weight workouts for more of a cardio twist. I have a workout for you that only requires yourself and a deck of cards!

Here is your workout!

What you will be doing is using a deck of cards and assigning an exercise for each different card.

Here is what I used:

Black: Squats
Red: Push- Ups
Ace: Mountain Climbers
Kings: Toe Touches
Queens: Walking Lunge
Jacks: Jumping Jacks
Jokers: Bear Crawls

The number on each card is how many times you do that exercise. 
With Ace, Kings, Queens, Jacks and Jokers I made reps. With Mountain Climbers I did 24 reps and the same with Jumping Jacks. With Bear Crawls and Walking Lunge I just went down and back. 

This is a killer workout and you will be feeling it the next day! Your legs will feel like jello and your shoulders will be on fire! But no worries, that just means its working!

You don't have to use my exercises, you can be creative and make your own and assign them to a card!

Try it out and see what you think and GET SWEATY!

-Karissa

How to naturally kill a headache!

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This weekend I had THE WORST headache and stomach ache. I started looking around for things to get rid of it and I found this! It really works!

Put a frozen bag of vegetables or an ice pack at the base of your skull.
Submerge you feet and hands in warm to hot water.
The heat of your extremities pulls the blood from your head relieving some if not all of your headache!

GENIUS! 

Next time you have a headache try this and see if it works for you

-Karissa