what keeps me so busy?

The things that make my life so crazy busy.

(besides school and work, obviously)

Exhibit A:

The lovely ladies of IC.  I am obsessed with all of them and love them dearly.

They have become my best friends this year, and I am so grateful 

for them, for the memories, and for the amazing examples they are.

Also, the Muss Board:

This is an old picture, but the one I wanted to put up is on Facebook,

and I guess I'm not allowed to steal pictures from there anymore....?

(either that or I'm just too dumb to figure out how)

Where would my life be without these two fabulous organizations?

You know how people say they have no idea where they would be without...(fill in the blank)?

Well, I know right where I'd be without these two life-changing things

and that, my friends, is not a happy place.

So I am SOOO grateful for the chance that I have to participate in these.

So so grateful.

500 words?

I am so so sick of having to write 500 words every single day! I ran out of ideas on the third day basically, and I find myself constantly scrambling for something to write when really I just want to climb into bed, cuddle with my cat and fall asleep. Somehow I have managed to squeeze out a total of 20, 500 words so far. How on earth did that happen?


Also, since no one gave me hair advice, I guess I'm just left to figure it out on my own. Sigh.

needing assistance

It's been a very long time since I've cut my hair.  Too long, in fact.  No, I'm not going to chop it all off.  I think I would die if I did that.  I love my long hair too much.  But, it needs a good trim and a nice style—my bangs are so long they aren't really bangs anymore, and the layers I once had in my hair have all but disappeared basically.

So, this is where you all come in handy.  Yes, all four of you who read my blog.  Where is a great place that I can get a fabulous hair cut (inexpensive, please)????  Let me know if you know of anywhere, I would love to hear what you have to say.

Also I was blessed (not) with the genetics of huge eyebrows that I have struggles maintaining on my own.  I really try to, since getting them done is such a pain (and $$$), but it's time to get them done one again.  Anyone know of a good place?

V-day

I loathe this holiday.  Honestly, I think Valentine's Day is so lame.  I hate being embarrassed and it's a holiday all about attention-getting and showy things and it just kills me.
Plus I'm single, which might have something to do with it...But I digress.
Basically I woke up this morning and wanted to cuddle in bed with my cat all day and not go to school.  I got up and went to school anyway.
After a very long day, I came home to a darling plate of brownies and a note from a dear friend, which made my day (thank you for that! You know who you are).
I then went out for ice cream with another friend, which I was excited for.  It ended up being a great night, and I had a lot of fun! (I am pretty sure he doesn't read this blog, but I'll say thanks just in case)
I came home and chatted with my parents for a few minutes, and then descended to my room to comfort little Tonks (who turns one tomorrow, by the way!).  My dad knocked on my door not too much later with flowers and something else in his hand.  I thought they were from him (he has an adorable habit of not only hiding Valentines around my room, but giving me flowers as well, my cute dad) but he handed them to me and said he found them on the porch and didn't know who they were from.  There was a note and some chocolate with them, and all the note said (besides the picture on the front of a flower) was: TO KRISTIN: -HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
Didn't even say who it was from.  Which, is very sweet, but really???? Anonymous?!?!  Honestly honestly, the whole secret admirer thing is cute, but just tell me who you are. Really and truly, just tell me!
It turned out to be a not-so-bad Valentine's Day. But it didn't change my opinion of the holiday.  I still dislike it just as much.  Oh well.


Another quick note....weather is so good at stirring up old memories.  Definitely happened a lot today.  Good times.

every day

drive past the place

walk where it happened

stand in the spot

stare at that mountain

miss him.

Thursday thinking....

Random things that came to my mind today:


-yesterday would have been 8 months....

-I have a love/hate relationship with shaving my legs.  I love the feeling after I'm done, but I hate doing it.

-I get to see Russell soon! (aka probably tonight!!!!)

apples

How is it that I'd never heard this analogy before?  I had a wonderful girl's night with my IC ladies on Saturday (such a blast!) and we got to talking about why boys always go for the "easy" girls (which is a huge pet peeve for all of us).  Then they told me the "apple tree" analogy that I had NEVER heard before!! Do I live under a rock or something?  Who knows...but I think it's so great that I had to share it with the rest of you!

Basically guys go for the "easy" girls because they (the boys) don't like having to work for the good girls.  So, instead of climbing the apple tree to get the greatest apple at the very top, they pick up the ones that have fallen to the ground.  Those ones with the bruises, covered in dirt—but they grab them because they are easy to get to.
Why can't guys just care enough to put in the work and climb?

One other thing....why is it that when you are single and lonely and missing someone, you see couples EVERYWHERE!?  I promise that on Thursday, everywhere I looked was a couple holding hands, a couple hugging (or kissing), couples couples couples!  Why does that happen?

lucky me

I get to come home to this every day.

My cute kitty.

Just love her to pieces!