tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80621319472536690822011-11-27T20:04:00.214-05:00Think about something inconsequential.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-79453624417569559982009-08-06T15:54:00.003-04:002009-08-06T16:10:13.967-04:00

Here's a crappy phone picture of my new engagement ring!I'll post a picture of the happy couple once I'm on my own computer. Thursday night, T made a big deal about taking me out on a date and spending quality time with me. At around 6:00, he picked me up and asked if I wanted to go to the beach until our "real" evening started. I didn't care what we did, so off we went to the beach, T's phone

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Just got back from Petoskey, Michigan the other night. All the way home, through all of Michigan and Northwest Ohio, the forests and bright blue water of the north kept playing through my mind's eye. And I wanted to go back and stay forever. Northern Michigan has my history stored in it. It's where my mom, grandma, and step-grandpa moved just a few years after my mom's dad died. The home in

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One month later, I have something to say. I finally have the words to describe how I feel about someone so legendary. Someone with whom no one can compare. Someone for whom, maybe there are no words. There will never be another Michael Jackson and to some, that is a good thing. To me, it's heart breaking. Michael Jackson was a phenomenal entertainer, an amazing artist. He felt the percussion, the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-16507105448261935422009-06-19T14:26:00.001-04:002009-06-19T14:30:57.578-04:00

I missed this so much! I love blogging. I love the blog life and the blog community and the blog everything. Does that make me lame? Then lame I shall be! Had to get that out. Have a good day everyone. I'll see you tomorrow.

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Wow! It's June! Where have I been for 8 months? Well, I'll just jump right in. I'm engaged! T and I picked out a ring, picked out a date, got some vendors, and next July 31st, I will be Mrs. T. Haha. Maybe I should change his name. From now on, he will be...I don't know. Someone give me an idea. I'll just stick with "T" for now. I bought a wedding dress off etsy.com and even though the dimensions

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My parents, T, and I are all going out of town this weekend to visit family. My grandma (my mom's mom) turned 80 the other day so we're going up to have a big family party at my aunt's house. My grandma is insisting that T and I sleep in the basement with my cousins (and all their significant others) which will probably be awkward. We used to sleep there when I was, oh I don't know, EIGHT? I'm

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Oh that's a sigh of relief by the way. My two-ish weeks of stress are OVER! I feel so much better. Here is what I had to endure the last couple of weeks:Friday, October 17th - Set up stage at church so that it actually looks like a church for a wedding. Get this done between the hours of 5:30 and 7:00 and, oh by the way, we have nothing decent to work with. It all needs to be bought at a store.

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-22184696522297101242008-10-23T14:22:00.013-04:002008-10-23T14:48:03.915-04:00

As promised, my test is over and I'm back! My test went much better than I ever thought it would. I was able to successfully name the three eras, 13 periods, and 7 epochs that he wanted us to name. I also drew 3 types of volcanoes, illustrated the rock elasticity theory, and drew a very simplified continent to continent convergent plate. So interesting. Anyway. On to Coldplay. I'll admit, there

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I'm slowly working my way out of the most stressful two weeks of this semester. I'll be posting again as soon as I'm done with my geology test. It's haunting my every waking and sleeping moment right now. T and I went to a Coldplay concert last night. All I will say right now is that it was amazing. Completely incredible. Those guys know how to put on a show and win over anyone who goes to see

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Tonight, I'm helping the pastor of our church decorate the stage for a wedding. I've never decorated anything before. It's really a daunting task. I think we came up with a pretty good vision and hopefully he bought enough supplies (since the stuff we had already at our church was hideous) but their rehearsal is tonight at 7:00 and I won't even be able to get to the church until 5:30. The

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I just ruined my healthy eating with a big slice of ice cream cake. Someone at work just went to McDonald's and she is now eating the most greasy, cheesy, fabulous looking burger. Mmmmmm...

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T made me a fantastically wonderful banner to show my blog name in a perfectly frilly font. I love it! Yay for T and his knowledge of computers (I don't even know what program he used because I am THAT computer illiterate)! I decided to start owning this blog of mine and change the banner background and colors every season. The font stays, though. That is all me.Speaking of fantastic, check this

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I was so exhausted last week. Maybe because we were slow at work and it made me sleepy. Anyway, I'm back! I had a great weekend which revived my need to write so here I am!Thursday night a couple girls from work came over and watched "P.S. I Love You" with me. It was such a good movie. I don't know why I waited so long to see it. So the next night, T came over and we watched it together. He even

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Today is simply but maybe not so simply titled. What do you think of when I say "love?" I love magazines and beaches and that dress over there. I love my boyfriend. I love my mom and dad. I love traveling and planning events. I love my friends. So many different kinds of love. What kinds of love are in your life? What love are you missing?I've been reading the Nieniedialogues a lot lately. I

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How sad is it when you think of all the animals that get left at an animal shelter only to be uthenized a week later? I could never actually go into an animal shelter to pick out a new furry friend. I'd just want to take them home and rescue them all! Some day, when I'm allowed to have a pet (mean landlord!) and I don't have an allergic roommate, I'll send someone in to a shelter for me to get a

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I went out and spent about $200 last night on clothes because I'll be getting a bonus check next Friday. Did I ever stop and think of what bills need to be paid before that check comes next week? No. So now I'm scrambling to make my budget work. I think I figured it out and my checking account will probably not be going into the hole, but whew! that was a scary half hour of my life. My roommate

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-73980918544037398642008-09-30T14:40:00.004-04:002008-09-30T14:56:33.975-04:00

I will be receiving a bonus from work so I want to go get my hair cut and colored and highlighted (I'm going all out!). I'm thinking chocolate brown with caramel highlights? Anyone have any ideas of cut and/or color? Here is my hair right now:I'm the one on the right. haha. My hair had just been cut so I like it but they gave me a face massage and I look a little blah in the face (they wiped off

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I was given more responsibility at work which means no time to write my blog between 9:00 and 5:00. Which means, I have to remember to make time after 5:00 because I really enjoy writing here and I hope you enjoy reading. So for now, today's weird holiday (I think this is going to become a weekly thing): Today is Love Note Day! Write someone or everyone a love note. A poem, a few words, a letter,

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I don't have much to say right now and I think I said enough the last couple of week to cover 5 people's blogs. I just saw that tomorrow is "Innergize Day." Robin already posted about this here but I'm not sure that she knew it would be a holiday. So, in honor of Innergize Day, Energize your Inner Self by doing something you love. Whether it be taking a long bath, riding your bike, making

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I've been getting excited about life again. That's not to say that before I was on the verge of something drastic. I was just in the day to day routine of life: Wake up early, go to work, come home -or go to school then come home, go to bed, do it again. My roommate is engaged and while I was a tad jealous of her at first, I now wish that we were closer so that she would let me help with her

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A friend and I are singing a couple songs right before a wedding in October. If we don't find some (love) songs to do, the bride's brother and sister-in-law will pick country songs for us (gag. Sorry to anyone who likes country. I detest it). Any ideas? I just need two or three love songs. Something old, something new, something popular, or something from a musical (I always think of "One Hand

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IS this?!?Found outside our office on the outside of the screened in porch. Anyone? We've decided it's a grasshopper spider or a spidehopper or a grassder.

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The other day I was listening to the radio and someone requested "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mixalot. First of all, this is a terrible, demeaning song to women, but for some reason I stayed on the station and listened to the words. He mentions magazines being all about stick thin girls and how they tell us "normal" sized women are fat but he doesn't agree (he says this in a more rap and less lame way,

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Ok, well, it's Friday and I'm not really that sad about the rain because it's the weekend! And we got paid today! I really didn't get as much as I wanted in my paycheck and I had to pay a hefty library fine. Woops. I'm going to be short when it comes time to pay my school tuition. I need another source of income. T and I never started selling t-shirts on Etsy. I thought about making and selling

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Seven years ago was my first semester at community college. Seven years ago today I had just come out of my English class and met my best friend, J in the cafeteria. We got our bagel/danish and J went to sit in the actual cafeteria; however, I had caught a glimpse of the TV on the way through and noticed many students sitting around a breaking news report. "Wait," I said to J, "Where are you

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-24895684783455985332008-09-09T10:30:00.004-04:002008-09-12T11:48:38.147-04:00

I posted this on my other blog, but I wanted it on here, too. Even though it's not too "frilly." Enjoy some deep, important-to-life thinking today :-)I read Dear Abby every day and here is what is said on Saturday:DEAR ABBY: Please let the world know that kind people still exist. I was on my way to two job interviews. Not surprisingly, I was nervous, so before I got off my train, I took my phone

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I actually came back to work this morning feelings VERY rested. I almost felt like I had had a vacation! T and I camped out in the backyard all weekend. I know, it's kind of weird but it made me happy! We set up the tent, a TV, and two coolers as end tables and stayed outside as much as possible. I'm sure it looked a little strange, but it was so relaxing. Unfortunately, it rained all weekend

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-48774639414438085602008-09-04T13:24:00.007-04:002008-09-12T11:49:06.348-04:00

I've been so tired the last couple of days. I have a cold which came out of nowhere. A few people at work have the same thing. So, by the time I get home from work or class (depending on which day it is), I'm ready to collapse onto the couch in front of the TV. I usually don't even have enough energy to eat something, which I'm sure doesn't help a cold. Well, maybe it does. Isn't the saying, "

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-77850299177052006322008-08-30T10:34:00.009-04:002008-09-12T11:49:34.113-04:00

Thank you so much ">Dizzy for this award. I'm really flattered that you thought of me. Especially because this blog had such a rough start but I'm really happy to have you as my blog friend :-) It took me forever to write this because I had to find where I keep all my favorite blogs. I've saved the links to my favorite blogs in random places (like in my email drafts or on a post-it at work)

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-34132687045105950582008-08-29T14:16:00.001-04:002008-09-12T11:47:12.137-04:00

I didn't feel well so I skipped my second day of class the other night. I feel really bad but oh well. I got a movie (The Great Gatsby) and a TV show on DVD, I made an album of my summer on Facebook and watched half a season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. A nice night away, hiding in my room is just what I needed. T and I watched most of The Great Gatsby last night but old movies like that (not old old

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-83117093508475921942008-08-26T17:10:00.003-04:002008-08-26T17:17:41.956-04:00

Did you ever wonder what it looks like to other drivers when you sneeze in the car? Do they tense up and get ready for the blow when your body convulses sending your car careening towards theirs? Just wondering...

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First day of the fall semester today. I don't know how I feel about it. Actually, I do. I'm very sad. I can't just go home and ride my bike if I want or go straight to T's and do nothing there. Lazy summer days are coming to an end and I'm going to be rushing to classes, rushing to get homework done and staying indoors much more. It's even kind of chilly and breezy out today as if to remind me

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-524283048977370052008-08-21T16:24:00.002-04:002008-09-12T11:40:36.214-04:00

I was reading a blog on iamfashion.blogspot.com about jean skirts. The author said something about American Eagle jean skirts so I went there to check them out and this is what I found instead. Instant love. I want this.

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There's a job opening at our sister company. It would be higher pay, more challenging work, something different. But I can't make myself go for it. It requires someone who is aggressive and good on the phone. I'm just not that kind of person. I used to be on the phone all day every day at my old position here, but I was happy to move on from that. Still, I can't help but feel like I'm missing out

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-47139967637888016082008-08-20T16:08:00.006-04:002008-09-12T11:41:11.243-04:00

I opened my email today and there was something from ideeli.com (a members only website that sends you great deals every day). Check out these amazing Dolce & Gabana boots I couldn't even imagine being able to afford them (they are $345 on ideeli but they were $1395) but I love the buttons and the color and the fact that the leather looks so soft. I just love to gaze at them and imagine what I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-75747199893124948202008-08-19T12:07:00.008-04:002008-09-12T11:42:27.862-04:00

The batteries in my camera died. Yup. I have a charger but I did not use it. Saturday I went out with one of my best friends from high school. We went to Brio and had a lot of bread and amazing Italian food. I don't even know what mine was called but the pasta was handmade and it was fantastic. I saw a cooking show where the host went to Italy and showed the tradition of hand-making pasta. It

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One of the teams at work had a "Pig out Day" and I was going to bring deviled eggs. I've been on an egg kick lately since I discovered I can hard boil an egg and have the shell come off without so much as scraping the egg with a fingernail. Well, day of all days! Nothing went right. I'm pretty sure I over-cooked the eggs, yolk looked gross, the egg was coming off in the shell. I decided I can't

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-84100848040806134922008-08-14T15:18:00.010-04:002008-09-12T11:46:03.546-04:00

I was hungry today but completely bored with all the food I could have eaten. So a trip to Wal-Mart's subway seemed like a good idea. Until I got there and realized I had no taste for a sub at all. I wandered through the tiny food section (it's not a superstore. Just a regular ol' Wal-Mart) and finally came across some Ramen Noodles. I've been trying to be really healthy and eat mostly veggies

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-4771271280690200612008-08-12T17:00:00.008-04:002008-09-12T11:44:14.986-04:00

I think I ate some bad eggs. Not feeling so good all of a sudden. It could also be because I didn't eat anything until 3:00 this afternoon and then I only ate hard boiled eggs and toast. So healthy...I'm supposed to be at work for another half an hour but I might just cut out a little early. Boyfriend and I are thinking of going into business together and selling stuff on Etsy. It's a really

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I was going to write about something completely different today and possibly depressing but then I came across this on PR Web's Lifestyle Fashion. A whole story on how a jewelry designer named Veraggio has just changed his Classico collection to be "classic with a twist." I couldn't help but forget my work responsbilities and click on every single one of the pretty rings and think about how

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-76471042731681936692008-08-07T14:09:00.007-04:002008-08-07T14:57:17.255-04:00

Obviously, I'm not so good at keeping up with this. I've decided to just write even when I don't think I have anything to say. So here I go.I took a much needed 3 week-day, 2 weekend day vacation a couple weeks ago. Awesome. The boyfriend (T) and I went to the beach where he got a horrendous burn. He's still red. I already had a tan so I've been to the beach once since then (without him) and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-24560222265836314172008-04-23T15:25:00.005-04:002008-09-12T11:48:03.327-04:00

This is awesome: That is all.

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Since January, I have been trying to eat right and exercise. I really let myself go during the holidays just as a "Last Hurrah" kind of thing. I really thought I could get out of those bad habits once the New Year began. My miracle holiday. I really do eat well during the day. Cheerios, fruit, veggies, lean meat, the whole package. But then late afternoon hits and the chocolate truffles start

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09415513861276186775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062131947253669082.post-3882710025178207602008-04-21T21:20:00.014-04:002008-04-23T21:02:44.031-04:00

Alright. I should try to make a better impression for my first post, but I’m going to admit that I’m sitting here watching my inspiration…One Tree Hill. Yup, I said inspiration. The characters of One Tree Hill have just become 4 years older so now everyone is almost my age and they’re living their dreams and now I'm jealous of TV show characters. But, after the jealousy passes, I write. Because

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