thats SO martha

"i do what every the rice crispies tell me to do"
i saw that on a bumper sticker today, and it made me laugh. took me a second, i was like- what the hell is that chick talking about? but then i remembered the commercials with the "snap crackle & pop" characters. i don't think i'd ever sport that bumper sticker, but it still made me laugh. thought i'd share that with y'all

and now for the pictures of my very sucessful bundt cake. soooooooooo good! but it kinda overflowed when i was baking it and some cake batter burned to the bottom of my oven- oops. if anyone wants the recipie, let me know- its super easy to make! and, like i said- so good.
tried to get a good picture of it, but like i complained recently my camera doesn't take the best pics. so its a sandcastle, and i sprinkled brown sugar and put shells on the cake base. i sprinkled powdered sugar on the top of the cake, so it kinda looks like snow, confusing messages, i know



and since i made the cake for my friend eric, i had to put a pirate flag on it


going with the pirate theme, i also got him a super cool pirate balloon! the chick at the store said no one had ever asked for a pirate balloon before, good thing she had one saved up!



and here's a pic of the bday boy. i'm actually kinda stoked on this pic, cause i got the camera to take a pic w/no flash and it didn't turn out tooooo blurry. anyways, so thats my martha stewart cake for the week! happy birthday to eric : )

gettin cooler by the moment.......

so yeah, i totally am getting this blogging thing. i added the "blogs i stalk" section, and i'm all excited! yea me, i figured it out all by myself! of course, a few of the blogs didn't show up. oops. guess i'll have to fix that. but don't worry, i'm still stalking ya! yeah, and i call it stalking cause i totally feel like it is! especially when its random people. and then i feel like i'm getting stalked when mr. gabo wants to get together or whatever that was about. and know when i really feel like a stalker? when i get on friendster or myspace. dude, you can find anyone there! so i totally look up old highschool people and its quite amusing. i don't know how to make my accounts there look cool, and i think i like blogger more anyways cause people can't find me as easily, then read about how random i am. its also nice that i have a new last name, and not everyone knows about that......... so thats my ramble about internet stalking. oh, and i've also hear about people getting fired for talking about work on their blog- so be careful about that all you bloggers that are stalking me!
i have a bundt cake in teh oven now- don't i sound so martha saying that? but i'm really excited. i've never made a bundt cake before, but i got a really cool sandcastle shaped on eand some recipies at my wedding shower, so i'm using it tonight to make a cake for my friend eric. he's turning 25. dude, thats old. quarter of a century. i have just a few more months till i join him.........
anyways, there is kaluha in teh cake too, which is just awesome. cooking with alcohol rocks! so i'll have to post some pictures of that tomorrow : ) oh, and happy birthday eric!
i'll leave ya with a random pic. this is me doing a self photo shoot of myself. yeah, no makeup, hair all gross, and just being random. they're pretty funny,cause i was trying to make a "stressed" face. then i just started getting goffy. but then theres this one where i seriously do look stressed........... i'm such a freakin dork

Thanksgiving highlights & some ramblings by me

Ok, so this will mostly be pictures.
anyways, what I most pulled out of thanksgiving this year? Our camera sucks. See, I bought it for Steve last Christmas. He just wanted a simple point and shoot. He's not Mr. Photographer, just a simple camera he could put in his pocket and bust out whenever: snowboarding, playing poker, or weekend adventures. I bought it for him, excited to have a simple little camera for when we "went out" and didn't have to lug along my bigger, fancier one. Then I broke that one. It was Olympus camedia c-5050, lens F1.8, 5 mega pixels, an $800 camera when I bought it almost 3 years ago. and it took some pretty awesome pictures. Then, of course, I break it. I'm surprise it happened when I was completely sober. Not some random drunken party, or when one of my little preschoolers tried to play with it. No, just me dropping it (but, on my defense, this really weird guy was like trying to hit on me, and I was all confused and didn't know what to do. Wasn't really paying attention to the fact that I stuck my camera under my arm opposed to strapping it over my shoulder like I usually do, and was trying to slyly slip away. So much for that idea. DAMN!) so anyways, thinking of asking for my nice camera for my bday (in April, only 4 months)
there were so many things I wanted to capture this thanksgiving. My parents farm was still being put together after their barn fire 2 months ago. But we had my grandparents over one night, and they were both looking healthy and as wonderful as ever. I was trying to get some pics of my grandpa when he was laughing, but the stupid camera either made them really dark or really blurry. Wanted to get some great cameos during thanksgiving dinner, or of the farm, or of anything really. but this camera just isn't up for that. I did get a few some what ok pics, here they are:
so yeah, everyone has to take the pic of the turkey. But ya know what I think? The turkey is actually kinda gross looking. i mean, i'm all about cooking it and eating, but seriously, i really don't want to be reminded about how it was alive. "hey, ya wanna wing or a leg?" um, ewwwww


ok, this picture is awesome. have you ever seen any one so excited to eat pie? this is my younger bro chris, so stoked to dig in (an he's on his knees, he's not short. Just wanted to get down to the same level as the pies. ............... ?????)




random shot taken on "my farm" which is actually a farm my dad bought in my name as an investment. sounds weird, but actually an incredibly good idea. but my dad is smart like that. anyways, this is a piece of farm equitment from who knows when. old stuff is always fun to take pics of




this is a pic of me and the new kitten: cicsle. Pronounced "sea- sul" yeah, weird name, i know. my parents are random like that. our 2 dogs are toby (totally normal dog name that the whole family got to choose cause we were all still living at home) and Cedric. Seriously, who names their dog Cedric????? My parents are totally going senile, but don't worry, they are totally aware of that fact : ) so this is a pic of me and the kitten. He's kinda a spaz, and never stays still, so we had to take the pic of him with someone holding him. and keep in mind people, i am NOT a cat person. besides the fact that i'm allergic, they freak the shit out of me. They have those sharp claws, and aren't afraid to use them. and they will and do bite. and they're bad luck. But when they're kittens, they're cute to look at. but this cicsle (which i am totally spelling wrong, sorry) was sooooo sweet. he loved to be held, and he totally thougth he was a jaguar. all black with a black nose. he would flare out his claws- but never once use them to scratch. and when you picked him up he would lean back to get you to scratch his neck. all the while, purring. and he would play with you, with out ever biting or scratching. he would jump from lap to lap, then claw his way up the back of the couch to jump on your shoulder (and thats why he is no longer a house cat. Now he's a barn cat)
couldn't get any good pics of him, so here's a horrible pic of me holding him.



ok, and i was playing old school nintendo. Like OLD school. back in elementary days. love this stuff! me and anne (my little bro's gf) were busting it out. crappy pic that i tried to take of the screen.........


this next pic is just proving the point of "we need a good camera" besides the fact that i can never take a pic of my bro greg and his gf anne, and when i do his eyes are ALWAYS closed (seriously, i think that he has some "ohmygodtheresacameraimustclosemyeyes disease) and then when i finally do get a good one, it all freaking blurry. so this is greg (eyes close) and his cute girlfriend. would be great if it werent' blurry, grrr.......



shopping on black friday with my cousins britta & quinn (twins). this pic is just me and quinn. bought very minimal, considering i am making no money so i really don't have any to spend..........


iowa has the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets. no smog to get in the way, and if you're at the farm, you can see for miles (especially when the crop is all gone for the seaon) we took a few walks down the water way (which is a path down in the fields, between where the crops would be.) heres' a pic of me and Steve- and don't worry, I'm not really the size of Texas, its just 2 scarfs, a HUGE sweater and jacket. and then another scarf wrapped around my head, and one down my jacket. not looking so sexy............. but the sunsets are AMAZING




so thats my weekend. but i do have to say, though most of it was perfect- all our families got along famously until grandma adams said something to grandma thompson about being swedish (and my grandma thompson is norweidgen, and being called a swedish is a total insult, to actually most scandinavions.) other than that it was great. the only thing that REALLY sucked was that i was planning on gettin together wiht one of my best friends rachel, it was all set, saturday we'd hang out, she'd stay at the farm, ladi da, then yeah- she just doesn't show up. doesn't call, doesn't text, doestn' email. hear i am, all excited to see one of my best friends, and she totally flaked. so that really sucked and put a damper on my weekend. blah.

but on exciting news, i just found a lo of my friend jessie in ck magazines jan issues. i was soooooo excited! i didn't realize that she was in the magazine, but then i was flipping through and saw a lo i recognized! so a HUGE congrats to jessie. i swear that she'll be making books and all sorts of goo d things too. She's totally famous, girlfriend I have to get your siggie soon : ) (sorry, had to toot your horn for ya!)
check out her lo's at http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/userprofile.asp?user_id=102693 even though everyone who checks out my blogs alreayd knows her........ but yeah, shes' awesome and cool and a fun chick : ) we actually are goign to get together this week to do a photo shoot- and once i get some "me" pics i'll be able to do my dares!!!!!!!!

so this is a totally long and random post by yours truly. hope you all enjoyed : ) : )

what makes me so fabulous

ok, so i'm really not that fabulous, i just really enjoy that word. fabulous. anyways, i' was *tagged* by jessie (and if i were a real cool blogger i would make it so you could click her name and see her blog, but since i'm not, you can't do that. but i think most of you know who jessie is anyways) and i'm excited cause now i'm an official blogger. anyways, so there are a bazillion questions, read them all if you dare!!! : )

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? i have so many freakin scars. i have one on my knee from when i was little and i kept falling on the same place when learning how to roller skate. but i always thought it was a cool scar cause my mom had one in the same place from when SHE was little and learning how to skate! same same yeah!

2. NAME 7 THINGS IN YOUR ROOM: which room? i'm not at home, i'm in my mom's sewing room, so i wont' use this room. um, my bedroom, i think i have more than 7 pillows ont eh bed! the coolest is teh one dani got me from spain. i have my beautiful pottery barn mirror and dresser, book shelf with all my silly books, a leopard picture frame w/a pic of me and steve going to a "funk" party, 2 teddie bears, and steve's stuffed dog from when he was litle, ruffie. thats more than 7. oh well
i might also add that teh colors in my room are a dark pretty red, and i love the dark wood too.

3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE? its an LG baby, and soooo cool! and right now when you open it this really funny pic of my cousin quinn comes up


4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO? i listen to whatever. i love jack johnson, and cat stevens and joni mitchell. i love random pop songs that are embarassing to admit too. right now, i'm loving the holiday jingles : )

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? i think around 5:15pm in denver colorado- april 17 1981!!!!!!

6. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS?: having my preschool all started up and having cute little kids, but what i loook forward to most is being able to start making my own kids with steve ; ) (hopefully that will be in the next 6 months. until then, i'll just practice.......)

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS? being able to eat whatever and not notice it the next mornign on my jiggly tummy. i miss being able to hang out with a lot of my girlfriends, cause they all live all over the world. soemtimes i miss drinking caffenine (haven't dranken it for over 3 years, headache and stomach reasons)

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? i don't know. i don't know if my scrapbooks and pictures count? are they prized?

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? steve

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? i can sometimes. the idea of being in crowded places can freak me out

11. IF YOU DIED TOMORROW: that would suck

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?: i always cry. people don't really make me cry. sometimes tv shows do, so i guess those actors? i totally got teary eyed watching lost on wednesday, when a bunch of the people were reunited.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME? aqua di gio on my steve-o, and i wear mark jacobs. loooove it!

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? clean hair

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT? already have been, and it was perfect! the top of a hike overlooking the ocean in big sur- march 30, 2004

16. DO YOU LIKE PORN? um, i wouldn't say i don't like it, but i don't really watch it or read it and dont have the desire too. but i did use to sneak my dad's playboys when i was little. the cartoons made me laugh. i guess i'm a pervert.

17. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD? probalby steve. but not mad, maybe irritated.

18. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE? not really, but sometimes i try to bust spanish. and when i'm drunk it all comes back to me.....

19. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU? who remembers these things?

20. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? i dont' knkow. thats a good question. but probably not. i can't handle people leaving

21. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? depneds on who! i think i probably show people by being there for them when they need it most. and i make stuff. and of course, i tell them!

22. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 17

23. WHAT IS THE LAST TEXT MSG YOU RECEIVED? "Thanks! You too! I hope you didn't have to cook!" from my friend jackie. i texted everyone "happy thanksgiving!" so yesterday i probably got like 20 text messages. other than that, i usually don't text that much. i'm all old and out of touch

24. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN? steve's celly cellly, and then my parents, then courtney maybe?

25. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? depends on the day. but i relaly hate being late and when people are late. i thiink its rude.

26. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE US? i have! i'm super luckky and have been able to go to quite a few different countries, cause my dad travels alot and we use the miles! mexico and canada, england, france, spain, austria, japan, singapore. i've been to the europe countries a few times. i really really really want to go to austrailia! and italy, and switzerland, and i could really go on.....

27. YOUR WEAKNESSES? chocolate and candy. so i cna't have it in the house, or i'll eat it. any junk food really. i have other weaknesses but ifi tell you, i know that you'lll use them against me......... ; )

28. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? i think i already said that. denver colorado. then when i was 1 moved to boulder colorado, then when i was 3 moved to palo alot CA where i pretty much grew up.

29. FIRST JOB? besides babysitting (which i've done since i was 9) i worked at gymborree the kids clothing store when i was 15, for a little over a year. maybe 2 years? good times. i had the best boss ever!

30. WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP? well, my dad trained me to say i wanted to be a cardiovascular surgeon, but when i could finally pronouce it i had decided i wanted to be a pedatrician. then i may have wanted to be a teacher, then i was dabbling in psychology until a job at a preschool landed in my lap and i realized that it was the most perfect job for me! don' tknow why i didn't hink of it before.....

31. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY? doing a little "day afterthanksging shopping!!!! wiht my cousins. going to go to a movie after i'm done wtih this

32. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? i don't know if i'd ever had the guts. i'm obsesseed iwth boobs, so that would be fun, and i'd want lipo on my stomach but actually that one totally grosses me out and scares me. and i dont' want to get a gobble under my chin. but i've realized that if i work out, i like my body just fine......

33.WHY DID YOU FILL THIS SURVEY OUT? cause i got tagged and now i'm a cool blogger.

34. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? hmmm. i know i have a good smile, and good legs. i'm also always told that i'm always happy and energetic (i'm not really, but when other people are around i guess i can be).

35. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? open a speak easy baby! (like in the 20's. i'd be a modern day flapper)

36. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? to be able to start a family (financially stable really) and i still really want that botkier purse, hopefully by then i'll have it though....... and i want to have a wine tasting bday party!!!

37. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? at least 3. i would like 4 or 5, but steve wants 2 or 3, so i guess 3 it is!

38. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? i have the same name as my great aunt, but she spells it different katherine, and i'm kathryn. and my middle name is after my mom, roberta. and i just figured out why they used to call me katie bob when i was little, katie is obviosly short for kathryn but i couldn't figure out where they got bob. oh! bob, or bobbi is short for roberta! duh! only took me 24 years.......

39. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? i try. and at night i have this window i like to look out and i see shooting stars a lot, thats exciting.

40. IF YOU COULD PUT 5 BANDS TOGETHER TO PLAY A CONCERT, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE? jack johnson, cause he rocks. rolling stones put on a good concert. i've always wanted to see the beatle too. hmmmm, i also want to see old school madonna- circa material girl, and cat steves. so i guess those aren't all bands, and they would be so random to see together. oh well

41. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? two nights ago

42. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes, but usually its not so cute

43. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO RETIRE? iin my house i live in now with my sexy hubbie, and lots of grandkids down the street. and then i'd scrapbook alllll day!

44. ANY BAD HABITS? i think i gossip too much. and i buy too many unnecessary magazines, etc. i really need to get a life and stop worrying about jessica simpson and jenifer aniston and whoever is on the cover of people and us (did you guys hear that jessica and nick are officially split? see what i mean about gossip????)

45. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF? totally have spice girls. rigth now on my itunes, the most embarassing song i have is that hilary duff one. where she goes to all the cities? yeah, thats freakin embarassing, but i totally listen to it and sing along......

46. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? i think i'm a cool chick. but maybe i'd think that i was too big of a gossip......


47. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL? i'm sure i have.

48. DO LOOKS MATTER? yeah, to some people more than to others. i defiently think about my looks too much, and i wish that they didn't matter.

49. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? cry. i'm good at crying.

50. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? would my parents house in iowa be that?

51. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? yes. too easily

52. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? i loved all my toys! espeically my dolls. rosie was my favorite

53. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE? I have nooooooo idea

54. DO YOU USE SARCASM? um, yeah, but i'm not so good at it. i always feel like i'm being mean. and i always fall for other people sarcasm

55. EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? ohmygod yes and it was sooooooooo scary! my feet like weren't touching the ground. those things are psycho

56. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? funny, big and manly, smart, in a work- steve (doing some good ass kissing, too bad he never reads this....)

57. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? kat, katie, kate - but NEVER call my kathy. katie bob, katie ma lady. spaz. lovers. (only steve calls me that) and princess

8. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? i hate tie shoes, so only my work out shoes, and i usually just slip them off.

59. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE STRONG POINTS? sure, but i dont' really think about it.

60. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? i looooove ice cream. gold medal ribbon from baskin robbins is bomb, always love mint chip. and anthying with caramel. mmmmm ice cream!

61. What is your shoe size? between 8 & 9

62. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? purple, red, and i wear a lot of pink. i really like all colors.

63.HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? no more

64. WHO DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW? i miss my friend rachel but i'll get to see her on saturday. and i miss jessica, she's been super busy so we dont' get to chat as often : (

65. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? i think everyone already had

66. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? my grandma and aunt are watching some cheesy movie on tv, so thats the backround noise

67. LAST THING YOU ATE? one stick from a kit kat bar, that britta gave me. but i'm craving cheese right now.....

68. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? quinn, this morning, while figuring out our shopping trip. oh wait, then i called steve to figure out about eth movie tonight........

69. IF YOU WERE GIVEN $100, WHAT WOULD YOU GO BUY? i wouldn't be able to buy the purse that i really relaly really really want, or any new cute jeans but i dont' need any. i do need running shoes, but thats boring. i think i'd love to go to a fun scrapbook store and just splurge!!!!

71. WHO DO YOU THINK IS OVERRATED? jennifer aniston. and i have to agree with jessica simpson too.

72. FAVORITE DRINK? wine

73. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? oh, wine. haha. and i love margarita. mmmmm. and then i only drink water. water and alcohol, whats that say about me? i do like gatorade, but mostly after a night of heavy drinking...........

74. WHAT ARE YOUR NEW YEARS EVE PLANS?: i'm having a party! wooo hooo! and eveyrone has to dress up. i was going to do a theme, but i haven't sat down and figured it out, plus i have no money. but hopefully my frine djulia will be able to fly down.

75. WHERE WAS YOUR LAST VACATION?: i guess i'm on it right now, at a farmin iowa!!!!! our next vaca is a good one- hawaii!!!! thast a real vacation baby

76. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?: inspires me to what? reading can inspire me, just to be as producitve as the people in the book. scarpbook magazines and scrapbooking friends totally inspire me. (you know who you are!!!! ) steve inspires me. little kids inspire me to be my best.

77. no question here. what other tidbit of info could i give yall? i'm a totall insomniac, but i love to sleep. whats up with that? i'm a freakoiid

78. SIBLINGS? 2 little bro's chris, 22, and greg 19. and a brother in law andrew 20. and right now they're all here, so add my husband steve and when he's around them all, its like i have 4 freakin brothers!

79. FAVORITE MONTH? april. i love spring, and my birthday is in this month. and the stone is a diamond, could it get better than that?

80. YOU LIKE SUSHI? i looooooooooooove sushi! i'm going to miss it when i'm pregnant. yes, i acutally do think about hings like that

81. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? oh my gosh, my father the hero was on the other night. totally a movie from junior high. such a dumb movie, but we loved it! so i had to watch it. and tonight we're going to go see "walk the line"

82. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? probably april 17, cause its my birthday. i don't know, don't really think about. i love 4th of july, too. have some good memories!

83. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? i would say yes, but i've asked out guys before.

84. SUMMER OR WINTER? spring

85.Kiss or hugs? love them both! but hugs you can get from everyone (kisses too, technically, but that could be weird.....)

86. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? one night stands......... ahahah! just kidding. obviously relationships, or what the hell am i doing in a marriage?

87. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWeR THESE QUESTIONS? well, i'm going to *tag* muriel, i don't hink i've seen this on her blog. and my friend rachel. rachel will totally do this.

88. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? everyone i'm not tagging......

89. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? totally don't know the title. i never know what i'm reading, i just kind of read it.

99. WHERE DO YOU WORK? at home, though i'm not exactly working right now. got to get me some kids!

100. WHATS YOUR MAJOR? early childhood or childhood development, depednign on the school.

101. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? I feel asleep on my mom's lap watching law & order

102. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK WHEN YOU WAKE UP? its ALWAYS "ohhhh, not yet........"

so yeah, wow, 102 reasons why i'm fabulous. you rock if you actually read them all. and if you haven't been tagged, you're tagged by me and fill one oout so i can read why yo'ure so fabulous! thanks jess, it was fun : ) now off to the movies. first i'm going to fulfill my cheese craving though..........

sooooooooo cold........

so yeah, i'm not sure exactly what made us think it would be a great idea to leave san diego ca, where it was currently the warmest place in the country- to go to iowa, where it is unusually cold for this time of year. i guess its that whole thanksgiving, being with the family thing ; P
i am excited to be here and see all my family. a little nervous since steve's whole family, inclulding his aunt and uncle and grandma, are all coming out to the farm. this should be interesting........
this is the first time i've been to the farm since the barn burned down. i dont' think i was doing the blog thing when that happened. the end of september the barn burned down, and my parents house almost caught fire. in fact, the front of the house basically melted. so sad, and scary! the barn was the first thing you'd see driving up the humesten road to grandma & grandpa's house (who lived in this house for 30 years, before they had to move into town and my parents decided to move back to iowa). so its kinda weird and different.
and really, right now i'm just testing out the computer to see if i could do my blog from here. and, obviosly, i can, it just takes a little longer cause its dial up.
i'm going to do my tag for the next blog.
until then, hows this for a disturbing story:
my mom sent me, steve and my bro chris to davenport - about 20 miles or so away- to go to the new fancy grocery store to pick some stuff up. so, not only did i get totally lost cause i get lost wherever i go, i'm driving a long and my brother goes- oh man, look at that dead deer. i'm like "where?" looking to the side of the road. but oh no, its not road kill, its a dead deer in teh back of the truck in front of us! ahhhhh! i like couldn't look, therefore coudln't really drive. dude, seriously, no one wants to see your fucking dead deer. cover it up or soemthing! so i'm really traumatized.........
anyways, now i'm gonig to go help start cooking for our huge "new" family thanksgiving........
: )

new hair!

yay! so i got my haircut, and seems like i just cut it. but anyways, now i changed the color to - dum di dum! brunette. crazy exciting, i know. but the blond, too much mantience and my hair just didn't look healthy. i cut off like 3 inches, added layers and still have my rock star bangs. of course, i forgot to bring my camera when i went to visit my friend amy (in calabasas, she does my hair- fabulous job, if anyone wnats here number, let me know!) so i didn't get any before and after except with some throw away camera that was hers and i know i'll never actually see those pics. damn. and of course it looked WAY better when she styled it for me. so anyways, here's a pic of me today. not the best pic, and my hair doens't look as cute as it can, but whatever, you can get the idea:

and here's a pic of me and my firend courtney, at our friends house today watching the chargers game. they won, so thats cool, but i seriously get bored watching sports on tv. its way more exciting in person


so thats all for now. i'm going to fill out my *tag* blog when i'm in iowa. yes, going to iowa, for a whole week, to visit family for thanksgiving. here we are, in 80 degree sunny HOT weather, and we're going to iowa where it just snowed, highs in the low 40's. talk about shock. hope you all had a great weekend and yea!

i love my wine

so thanks for the dares & challenges for scrapbooking. hopefully i'll get some done before i leave to iowa for thanksgiving.
wanted to post about my current fav wine
in case you don't know, i'mm a total wino. i love the taste, the complexity, the way it mellows me out, how much there is to learn about it, and the sophistication of wine. i'm defiently a red wine woman, but i do enjoy white every once in awhile. especially when its hot out, a nice charadonnay is bomb. at least once a year steve and i have a wine tasting party, which is fun. we play games and i give away cool prizes. i wish someone would invite me toa party like that! : ) steve and i have a little wine cellar thats actually a cabnet, and only about 12 bottles that we're aging. we also got a case of "chateau preiure-lichine" 1996 margaux from my dad for our wedding. the head table drank a few bottles, we took one on our honeymoon, and each year we're going to open a bottle and see how it changes. how cool is that? and i've posted before about the bottle my dad got when i was born for when i was married. it was a emperial size, so basically like 5 bottles of wine in one gigantic one. had some friends over one night and we all drink and were merry. it was good times. and i'm not a wine snob. i'll drink cheap wine if it tastes good, but i also appreciate an expensive one. i'm learning the lingo and ways wine are different, etc, but i'm no conussiur (sorry, don't know how to spell that). anyways, thats me and wine in a nutshell. (that totally makes me think of austin powers "no, this is me in a nutshell 'help, im in a nutshell.'" hahhaah! i'm such a dork)
anyways, right now i'm into cabernet sauvignon. i love saying it too, i sound like such a snob. saugingNON. my 2 current faves that are affordable:
Toasted Head Cabernet Sauvignon. about a $15 bottle, and very mellow tasting. soft. defiently the classic cab fruitness, but not tangy. and it wold be good with chocolate. mmmmmm . the lable is really random, this bear blowing fire out of it. but its what caught my eye (BUT never buy a bottle just cause of the lable! just like don't judge a book by its cover. but i do it anyway, the wine pro's just say not to) but i guess there is some history to it. i won't bore you all with it,but you can check out their site if you're really interested www.toastedhead.com and here's a pic of the random label

right now you can get it at vons for about $11

a cheaper and totally different cab i'm also into is twin fin. the label has this convertable with a surfboard sticking out of it. very cali. its about $7. its more tangy and needs to be decanted or left to breathe a bit so its not so sharp, but its fun to drink cause you can taste the change of the wine. sometimes i'll have a glass one night and let the bottle sit overnight and the next night drink the rest and its totally more mellow. very cool how that happens. they do'nt have a website, so i can't post a pic of it

and jess- i totally love la creme chardonnay! like butta.......

hope you all enjoy my wine post. now i'm going to make my sexy hubbie a romantical dinner and we'll drink wine from our honeymoon wine tasting extravaganza in sb wine country. oh! and i've been *tagged* by jessie, so i'm so excited to post that soon! until then, cheers!

sunshiney day

so its a BEAUTIFUL day (actually, kinda hot- 80 degrees!) and everythign is great and i'm in a fabulously happy mood. how great is that?
haven't posted in a while, so i feel like i have soooo much to say
my friend kara came up very last minute for the weekend. she's going through some stuff and needed to get away. we've been friends for 10 year (wow, that makes me feel old) and it was a lot of fun to see her. we hung out, went and saw SAW II (not as good as the first one, didn't scare me much) and ate pizza at brunos and drank a bunch of wine. good times. which reminds me, im going to do a post about wine soon. let y'all know about my favs : )
so i'm totally rambling, sorry about that. want to know if anyone can help me making my blog cool and colorful, and how to attach links, etc. i do'nt have a "tool" list or anything when i'm writing my blogs. just the little spell check, post a pic symbol, preview, and the date. does anyone know what i'm doing wrong? i feel like such a blogging loser since i don't know how to do any of that stuff : ( (you can just email me at katpost@gmail.com if the directions are super complicated)
i also haven't scrapbooked much recently, and i really want to. so i decided to ask any of my scrapping friends to give me a dare. something scrapbook related. then i'll post it, and you have to tell me when to have it done! (keep in mind that i'm going to be gone wednesday night).
here'[s another wedding pic- this time of steve. the best husband ever. i love being a newly wed : ) steve and i should make a show. i'm as ditzy as jessica simpson, and steve loves to watch football. perfect. (by the way, the pic is a scan,and my scanner always makes pictures look a little wider that irl. sorry about that!)

and if you want to see the rest of my wedding pics go to paul barnetts website (this is where it would be cool to have that blogger knowledge)
http://www.barnettphoto.com/
go to login in- user name POST
password pos1

now i have to do more cleaning, and wait for it to cool down a bit then i'm going to go put up flyers for my preschool! fun stuff. tomorrow i'm going to calabasas to get my hair done again, so i won't post again till thursdayish. hope to see some fun dares- and have a fabulous day!

YAY!

Shuckleberries is offically open for business! Licensing came this morning and everything went fabulously! my house is perfect ; ) i'm SOOOOOOOOOOOO excited! i'm gonna celebrate like its 1999 and party like its my birthday! woo hoo! but first i'm going to take a nap. i've been working non stop the past few days, and i dont' think i got the best night sleep last night (i was nervous!)
so yay! hope all your days are as fabulous as mine was, and have a great thursday : )

wedding pictures

yay! got wedding pics today. not the album, but the prints. so here's my fav pic of me and steve (will be going out w/the holiday cards)
cleaned ALLLL day, now off to steve's last softball game of the season!!!! (then hopefully a goodnights sleep for tomorrow!)
enjoy

i made the best porkchops ever

so yea, i haven't been posting much recently cause i have nothing exciting to say. just that i made some REALLY good porkchops today (seriously, not to toot my own horn, but i've never had any that were so good!). so yeah, that kinda says it all. all i've been doing is cleaning and more cleaning. all weekend. all work, no play. we didn't even go out to dinner. even the TV we watched was "educational" so not really fun (yes, i know, learning CAN be fun too. but sometimes i just don't want to use my brain......) on saturday night, steve fell asleep on the couch at 7:30, we were both in bed at 9. I read till 1 in the morning, but still- bed at nine?! wtf, we're totally boring old married couple. just a few years ago in IV days, if someone was asleep on the couch at 7:30 on a saturday night, they had either been partying all day and were past out, or they were taking a quick nap before the night began! staying in on a saturday or friday night meant that the party was at my house. all i DID was play on the weekends. no real worries. just good times. so thats me remembering the good ole days of Isla Vista. They were fun, but i would NEVER go back : )

oh, and i remember something exciting to post- i just found out that they're opening a nordstroms rack right down the street from me! yea!!!!!!!!! (for those of you who know the area, it'll be right on las posas, next to the 78- where they are also making a on ramp.)

and i leave with another random pic. me and kara at teh beach, begining of october. it kinda looks like i have a mustache, but i don't, it was just the shawdows. hope i have something more exciting to post later!!!!

best news EVER

ok, maybe not quite teh best news ever, but it was for me yesterday. after a tuesday of feeling all blah and yucky, and having some freakout cry fest to steve, i was thinking wednesday was going to be the same till i got a job or something. then i get the call!!! licensing! at first i was thinking- ok, what the fu@k now?! then she said that she wanted to set up an appt to come and visit my house! i about died. i'm so excited. so now i do't have to get another job, i can finally start my preschool and YEA!!!!! so, thats why the news is fabulous for me. came at the perfect time. so now i have one week to get my house all perfect. luckily i have this weekend to put steve to work ;) and yeah, i'm just so excited. wanted everyone to know!

on aonther front, so yeah, my friend jessica totally is hanging out with jake gyllenhal. like, wtf!? after i wrote the last post i found out. she's working on the pr for his movie, jarhead, so she's taking him to all his shows today. too random and funny, and i'm jealous.

oh, and i went to steve's softball game last night and totally got hit on by a 7th grader. don't really know how thats supposed to make me feel, but it did make me laugh (he got pretty upset when i dropped the marriage bomb)

hope you all have a fabulous thursday! OC tonight baby :)

gyllenhalics, obsession and motivation

i guess is you're obsessed w/jake gyllenhall (not sure how to spell his last name) you're a "gyllenhalic". interesting tidbit. and ya know, he is a really sexy mofo. but since i'm a married woman, i don't think it would be right to become obsessed with another man. instead i'm obsessed with a purse.


the botkier holster. i loooooove it. its a perfect purse for me, with all the big pockets and space. room for all my current crap, and then there will be room for diapers and wipes when that time comes. and its sad, cause if i was working, i woudl buy it- no problem. may take a month or 2, but it would be worth it cause i use my purse everyday. i'm a firm believer in investing in purses, jeans, sunglasses, and certain shoes. but since i'm not working, i can't even try to justify it. i'm sad : ( so i have the picture taped up on the cabnients in the kitchen, and when ever i go to neimun marcus i pet it. maybe for christmas. or i'll just take donations.........

also, i'm needing motivation. everything is just BLAH right now for me. especially you scrappers out there- tell me something to motivate me, at least when it comes to scrapbooking! i hate that i havne't done anythign recently, when i have soooo many pictures to scrap!!!!

anyways, thats all for now. and i'll keep you all updated on the purse.........