Thanksgiving Weekend

 Hey guys, so Thanksgiving weekend was great. I have to say this was one of the nicest Thanksgiving holidays I've ever had. There were multiple family dinners, lots of family time, a lot of family talks and laughs.  We talked about my mom's eating habits when she was young and it was the funniest thing ever, my sister and I were rolling on the floor laughing

And I even went shopping! Yes I know, I know. I hate shopping, I made a rant about not liking to shop especially not Black Friday Shopping. But we did go. I ended up separating from my family and going off on my own because I'm actually faster by myself. I went to every single corner of the mall and went into all the non-brand name stores. Ended up with two sweaters. In reality I went on a Christmas Sweater hunt and got barely close to it. Does this count?

But I also found out that I might have to be alone the week leading up to starting school in January. I think I might just go to Disneyland. My winter break between Fall and Winter quarter is only two weeks long and my parents and sister decide to go to Denmark without me. I'm going to be in my house by myself yay




Here are my links:

Youtube - Cattyliu816 - subscribe to see when I upload videos
Twitter - Cattyliu816 - follow me to see when I update or just to read my thoughts
Cat's Disney Obsession Blog - I really love all things Disney
Summary of Things Blog - see just about how many things I watch
Tigger Adventures Instagram - my Tigger toy loves going on Disney adventures with me
Personal Instagram - Just a bunch of selfies (not really) and Disney things
Facebook Page - I post blog updates and random links I find online (check this last)

Food

Not a food blog but I couldn't put these in a video so I'm just going to put it here.
http://www.aubergedusoleil.com/
Restaurant name:

Caviar on top of some biscuit

Day Boat Scallop, Prosciutto, Cauliflower, Lemon

(sampler serving)

Kona Kampachi Crudo, Sesame Crème Fraîche, Cucumber, Radish, Dashi

Poached Maine Lobster, Hibiscus, Persimmon, Orange, Star Anise

Petrale Sole, Chorizo, Potato Dauphine, Savoy Cabbage, Manila Clams, Parsley

Veal Sweetbreads

, Ginger Poached Pear, Almond Milk, Cocoa, Licorice 

Prime Beef Pavé, Glazed Chestnuts, Swiss Chard, Celery Root, Caramelized Shallot Sauce

Hibiscus juice infused with something

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse, Cocoa Génoise, Caramel, Nougat, Milk Sorbet

House Honey Poached Bartlett Pears, Walnuts, Ricotta Cream, Kataïfi, Pear Sorbet

Here are my links:

Youtube - Cattyliu816 - subscribe to see when I upload videos
Twitter - Cattyliu816 - follow me to see when I update or just to read my thoughts
Cat's Disney Obsession Blog - I really love all things Disney
Summary of Things Blog - see just about how many things I watch
Tigger Adventures Instagram - my Tigger toy loves going on Disney adventures with me
Personal Instagram - Just a bunch of selfies (not really) and Disney things
Facebook Page - I post blog updates and random links I find online (check this last)

December Trip

My parents and I took a trip up to Northern California in December to help my sister move her things. Here's a video I made of the trip! Most of it is driving though.






We went to: Sacramento, Sheraton Grand hotel, the convention center across the street, Old Town Sacramento, Napa Valley, a winery, and Auberge du Soleil (restaurant)

I'll be posting a blog post with the food that we ate at the restaurant soon,


Here are my links:

Youtube - Cattyliu816 - subscribe to see when I upload videos
Twitter - Cattyliu816 - follow me to see when I update or just to read my thoughts
Cat's Disney Obsession Blog - I really love all things Disney
Summary of Things Blog - see just about how many things I watch
Tigger Adventures Instagram - my Tigger toy loves going on Disney adventures with me
Personal Instagram - Just a bunch of selfies (not really) and Disney things
Facebook Page - I post blog updates and random links I find online (check this last)



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Nail Polish Review: Julep's Zelda

Nail Polish Review: Julep's Zelda #3282

Since I've been at school constantly for the past few months, I haven't really had time to paint my nails. But now that it's winter break, I thought I'd try a festive color I've never used before! This here is Zelda by Julep. The really great thing about Julep is that they can send you a box with two to three colors each month if you sign up for their Maven program. I feel like the price is not that bad and sometimes they include products such as cuticle oil or quick drying top coat! (Not sponsored, I just love it.) I would definitely sign up again some time soon!

[I would like to apologize in advance for how gross and wrinkly my hands look. I hadn't moisturized yet that morning because I jumped out of bed to record/capture some things for this blog.]

This color here (pictured left - click to enlarge) is a beautiful shimmery rosy-gold color. I have been using the technique of applying thin layers until opaque and it goes on so smooth. I also didn't use a top coat because I like to know how well a polish stands up to normal "wear-and-tear" so to say. That and I don't have a good one top coat. The ones that I do have either drags the color or makes it seem duller.

This here is after about a week of having it on with one touch-up in between because of how quickly my nails grow. There were barely any chips (as you can probably tell) and it was just the tips that would come off but nothing major or embarrassing.
Note: I have removed the polish since taking these pictures and in my opinion, this color is quite easy to remove (if you know how).

My method for removing polish is to cut strips of cotton and dip them into the remover. Dip and set them one by one on your nail - make sure it touches all the edges of the polish. By the time you get to the fifth finger, the first one will be ready. You can grab another cotton pad if you don't want to harm your hand, or you can just do it bare like I do: Just simply press down on the soaked pad and slide it off your nail. 99% of the polish should have come off in the process. To get the bits you missed after using this method, you can just use a cotton swab (q-tip) or cotton pad/bud dipped in remover for that final touch-up.

 Make sure to always wash your hands and to moisturize after using polish remover because the chemicals will dry your skin!

Overall thoughts on the polish:
This color is great and very festive. Perfect for a party or get-together with friends. I certainly got quite a couple of compliments on it. It's one of those colors that people will definitely notice!

After finding the product on the website, I saw that it says it's a "pink champagne metallic," this means I was correct in thinking that the color looked quite rose gold-ish. My favorite color of gold!





Julep Maven program - Link
Link to product - Zelda
Please note: I get no benefit from you signing up, I just want to 'share the wealth" of this cool program. I personally love subscription boxes that arrive in the mail once or twice a month.


Enough girl talk! Here are my links:

Youtube - Cattyliu816 - subscribe to see when I upload videos
Twitter - Cattyliu816 - follow me to see when I update or just to read my thoughts
Cat's Disney Obsession Blog - I really love all things Disney
Summary of Things Blog - see just about how many things I watch
Tigger Adventures Instagram - my Tigger toy loves going on Disney adventures with me
Personal Instagram - Just a bunch of selfies (not really) and Disney things
Facebook Page - I post blog updates and random links I find online (check this last)



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January 2, 2015

This is an online journal entry for the day of January 2. I woke up around 11 in the morning to a group text from my high school friends asking if we want to go eat some cheap "diy" sushi. A bunch of them slowly backed out because of "lunch with family" and one asked to postpone to 12:30 but ended up not being able to make it. So it ended up being just me and one other friend. We went to the Japanese cuisine place just down the street from my house. First problem, my brother lost my car keys somewhere inside the house so I had to drive my mom's car. (She was in Denmark at the time.)

So my friend Erin and I went to the sushi place, ate, went to the grocery store next door (I got Lucky Charms cereal yay!), and then went back to our respective homes. About an hour after, she came over to our house and we baked peanut butter cookies!! (Blog and Video to come!)

 After hanging out and baking until around 4 or 5 pm, she went home and then my day become uneventful.








Youtube - Cattyliu816 - subscribe to see when I upload videos
Twitter - Cattyliu816 - follow me to see when I update or just to read my thoughts
Cat's Disney Obsession Blog - I really love all things Disney
Summary of Things Blog - see just about how many things I watch
Tigger Adventures Instagram - my Tigger toy loves going on Disney adventures with me
Personal Instagram - Just a bunch of selfies (not really) and Disney things
Facebook Page - I post blog updates and random links I find online (check this last)

New Years Day Surprise!

Surprise!!

Last night on our group page, one of the girls posted asking who was free.
This morning, two of them dropped by my house. They texted me a minute before they got here and called twice after they arrived.
Here's the thing, I never have my phone on sound. It is always silent and always charging (playing Tsum Tsums all morning).
Thankfully, I was leaning down to charge my tablet (watched youtube and played Tsum Tsums) and saw my phone flash. Thought 'that's weird, did I forget to plug it in?'
Called them back and Lindsey basically said "Are you home? And can you open the door?"
Thanks for the heads up guys!!!

Next time just tweet me or fb me because all my devices are connected to the internet apps but not to texting or calling.

They came in, waited while I brushed my teeth and put on a bra, and then we just chatted in the kitchen for 2-3 hours about girl stuff. Like literal girl stuff that you'd expect women eating lunch to talk about. Most feminine conversation we've ever had!

After those few hours of girl talk (why didn't we talk about boys? Maybe my perpetual singleness..) we went to the nearby MJ Cafe where we saw Denise's sister. Coincidence?! I think not!

Ate spicy food, my mouth is still numb, and talked for awhile longer. Lindsey had to go meet up with her parents and Denise....who knows.

Hopefully I'll see these girls again but probably not until after I graduate. The thing with already graduated friends is that THEY DON'T HAVE SPRING BREAK. They just have Christmas and New Years break. One of them had to work on the 26th. So sad :(

All my friends are growing up without me. I just have to power through these next few months. I can do it....I think....hopefully....wish me luck!


And if I haven't said it already, I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year's eve. And that you'll all have a better 2015 than 2014 was! (Did that make sense? You get what I mean.)

We should always strive to have a year better than the one before. If 2014 was great, make 2015 greater!

Okay, no more sappy stuff....check out my links:

Cat's Disney Obsession Blog
Summary of Things Blog
Youtube Cattyliu816
Tigger Adventures Instagram
Personal Instagram
Facebook Page

contact me at catherineliu06@gmail.com


P.S. My 2015 goals are to post more (stop procrastinating, I have 11 filmed yet unedited videos right now) and to do better in school! I'm planning to plan out my hours for this upcoming quarter. Setting aside an hour each day for blog/youtube and an hour (maybe two) for watching tv/youtube videos.




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Welcome!

Hello Everyone!


Welcome to All Things Catherine (or All Things Cat depending on the url availability).
Don't worry, I'll still be doing my Disney Obsessions page and my Summaries page but I wanted another one for things that aren't Disney nor media. I've been doing daily vlogs and gameplay videos. And where else would I put them but here?
I'll be putting this post as Jan 2015 so it will always be on top and I will be back tracking my posts so they will be published the day they were actually made. That way, things can stay in order. But this is really going up on October 28, 2014!! Yay it's almost Halloween!!
Please note, the url is AllTheCatherineThings.blogspot.com because AllThingsCat and AllThingsCatherine are taken even though they haven't posted in forever!!!


I will only be uploading the videos starting October 1, 2014 and after because there is just way too many to go through. I might add other ones when I have time but that's it for now. Do feel free to click on the links at the bottom of this post to see more things about me :)



I will be doing a "get to know me" video very soon to put right here:
(This is actually my channel trailer.)





Newer Channel Trailer:





Links:

Youtube - Cattyliu816 - subscribe to see when I upload videos
Twitter - Cattyliu816 - follow me to see when I update or just to read my thoughts
Cat's Disney Obsession Blog - I really love all things Disney
Summary of Things Blog - see just about how many things I watch
Tigger Adventures Instagram - my Tigger toy loves going on Disney adventures with me
Personal Instagram - Just a bunch of selfies (not really) and Disney things
Facebook Page - I post blog updates and random links I find online (check this last)


contact me at catherineliu06@gmail.com or just tweet me @cattyliu816