UPDATE!!!

The brochachas have some unsettling news. Due to winter break, Helene will be spending some quality time with her family in LA. Emma will be staying in SD to work. This means the brochachas will be separated for some time. You all know what this means: separation anxiety. We apologize in advance for our behavior. If you are in SD please take care of Emma. If you are in LA please take care of Helene. This is your time to shine friends. We need you. Thank you for your continued support. Happy Holidays. Love, the Brochachas.

Shout Out to: John Lennon

So…I know we told you all we would keep you waiting for a new post until after finals. But….In honor of the 30 year anniversary of John Lennon’s death we thought it was important to do a shout out.

One of Helene’s Favorite Beatles Songs:All My Loving

One of Emma’s Favorite Beatles Songs:I've Just Seen A Face

The Brochachas’ Favorite Beatles Song:With A Little Help From My Friends :)

Thank you to all of our supporters out there- we love you and the Beatles. And happy last night of Hanukah to all our Jews!!!

Shout Out to: Trader Joes

Besides Disneyland, Trader Joes may be the happiest place on earth. We heart Trader Joes. When we shop a Trader Joes we share a shopping cart like an old married couple. Don’t judge. Some of the amazing foods we buy at TJ’s include: Gingerbread Coffee, Frozen Pad Thai, Quinuoa, Israeli Cous Cous, Mini Tacos, Hash Browns, Tofu, Soy Pizza, Spiced Apple Cider, Middle Eastern Breads, and wine (we are currently trying higher quality wines instead of only two buck chuck, which we fondly call Charles…we’ll get back to you on our favorites).

Joys of Life: Music

Some of our favorite songs at the moment. They speak to us.

Rhythm of Love

PaPa Americano

Teenage Dream (Glee Version)

Shout Out to: N64

Having an N64 makes us really cool. Especially since Helene is basically pro at Mario Party 1. It is very temperamental though and you have to be realllllyy nice to it so that it works. And like all things technological, if you want it to turn on, Helene must either hide under a blanket or leave the room. Technology hates Helene. The wii hates her too. She even broke a shredder at work. 

Shout Out to: Dream Catchers

Emma brought a dream catcher down to San Diego from her home after a few nights of bad Qi resulted in bad dreams for both Emma and Helene. Emma has fond memories of her father waving a dream catcher over her bed to ward off bad dreams when she was little. She figured this should still work, so the dream catcher now hangs on the wall in between Emma and Helene’s rooms. Sometimes it works. We still have weird dreams though. It’s trying…we’re a lot to handle.

Storytime...Last Saturday Night

Emma did not experience this historic event in Helene’s life. But because Helene is such a wonderful story teller, Emma feels as if she was there. Here is what happened…After an hour on the phone with Time Warner on Friday we still had no internet. This was very bad. Emma and Annemarie were lazy. Helene took initiative and called Belkin, our wireless router company (that sounds smart), in hopes of fixing this disaster. This is how she met her new bestie Alan.  Alan lives in India. Annemarie had to come home and translate his accent for Helene. Alan called her Helen Nordan. He was very helpful. He stayed on the phone for two hours- until all computers successfully had internet. He also said Helene had a sweet voice. And that he wanted to move to America- because we are Gods and Role Models to India. When the internet finally started working, the three new friends cheered in rejoice. It was a special moment. He said, “Goodbye my sweet sistah.” That was the last they heard from Alan.

Shout Out to: Space Heaters

Thank God for space heaters. Our apartment gets cold. Really cold. Like a walk-in freezer it’s so cold. We can’t use the heater in our apartment. And Helene doesn’t like to cuddle. Thus, it is miserable. After Thanksgiving we both brought down space heaters. We were so excited…until we blew a fuse. Twice. We have since blown the fuse in our apartment many times. Some things we have learned about our heaters and the electricity in our apartment: the two heaters cannot be on at the same time and they cannot be on at the same time as the blow dryer. Sometimes we forget these things though and then the electricity goes out. It gets mad. But then we say nice things to it and it comes back.

Shout Out to: Qi

(pronounced chee). Qi is your energy or vibes. We strive to have a lot of good qi in our apartment. Good qi can be achieved many ways- for example, if one person in the apartment is in a particularly positive mood, the entire qi is better. Baking also contributes to good qi. Multiple qis sounds like cheese which is also funny. Good qi is very important. Anyone bringing bad qi will be subject to removal from the apartment. Also, mini-shoutout to Jacob Silverman, who coined the term Qi-tah Girls…good job, if you catch us on a good day we’ve been known to break out in an interpretive dance/sing-a-long.