Friday, March 30, 2012

Andrew says...

Well, as you all know, my wonderful BF talks in his sleep. I decided to post a few of his night-time comments for you all to enjoy also. Here we go:

A: I thing you do you wish you could all do?
K: ???
A: It's a robot test.
K: ???
A: Mine is fly.

A: It's not January. It's not my birthday.

A: I'll sing you the happy song if you really want me to.

A: Snuggle me! After this we'll turn it off.
(note: nothing was on as it was 3am.)

A: Don't get the squeaky animals. You have to get a new one.

explanation for the next one: our downstairs neighbor smokes on his patio and periodically the smell wafts up into our apt.
A: smells like burned popcorn
K: no, that's cigarettes
A: Oh. Is that OK with you?

explanation: Sometimes I say strange things just to get him started and see what will come out of his mouth.
A: Have a good day, OK?
K: it is night time. Dream about ostritches tonight.
A: I always do.
K: Really? Ostritches?
A: I like them. They stick their head in the dirt.

This is my nightly amusement. :)

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

I'm back!

After a long, busy, and much needed hiatus, I am back to the world of blogging. Yeah, I know, I wasn't really too involved to begin with but hey- new year, new rules! I always enjoy looking back on my life through my blog and I know that you all have been aching to know what has happened since we last spoke. Here's an update:

Andrew and I- sweaty and gross
from shooting off fireworks.
New Year's 2012 
1. Job: Still enjoying my employment at The Ballet. Non-profits don't pay too much but I have gotten to learn many new skills and enjoy working for a smaller organization without all the red tape I had at previous jobs.

2. Apartment: Our gate works! Besides that exciting news, I have no updates here. We are still in the same apartment and I still love it. If you haven't been to visit us yet, you should. We finally broke down and bought a new bed for the master bedroom (King beds are the BEST PURCHASE EVER) and put our old bed in the guest room. Yes, you can now stay in a bed in "Hotel Awesome" and not a futon. While we don't put mints on the pillows, if you are lucky there will be snacks and bacon in the morning. :)

3. Life: My life has been busy as always. Between weddings, holidays, my birthday, Nutcracker (if you dance or ever have you know what this means), 3 or 4 Christmas celebrations, New Year's, Andrew's 4 birthday celebrations, a huge auction I arranged at work, and Valentine's day, life has flown by too quickly. Just when I think we are slowing down....wedding season approaches. We already have 3 on the books for the next few months and 2 for next year. I am REALLY good at going to weddings.

Hiking at Red Top Mountain last fall
4. The future: Right now the future consists of a trip to Biloxi this weekend, a NERF gun war next weekend, and finding a time to go play paintball, camping, and skydiving when the weather permits.

Come on spring!

Monday, August 1, 2011

My life never slows down!

Man, just when I think I am going to get a chance to catch my breath, I look at the schedule and it seems to have filled up on its own! Last weekend was Savannah. Savannah and I have a love/hate relationship. It used to be that every time Andrew and I went to Savannah we ended up with car trouble: flat tires, totaled cars, more flat tires, etc. Lately the city seems to have forgiven us (knocking on wood). However, there are still plenty of hate things about the trip:

1. MOST BORING DRIVE EVER! Well, maybe not ever- the drive to Wrightsville is awful, but this drive lasts longer. Without fail there is traffic south of Atlanta. Even when you get there at 8:30pm on a Sunday, you WILL be in traffic. Why? Who the hell knows. And this last weekend I drove through a monsoon. When I woke Andrew up and told him to check the weather it said "seek cover! Winds strong enough to overturn cars." By then we were already through the worst of it though and made it without flipping.

2.  WE KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE THERE. A wonderful problem, but still a problem none-the-less. I always feel like we should see everyone we know while we are down there, but then we spend too much time scheduling and running around. Lately we have been much better about this- except this past weekend.

There are more, but I do not want to be Debbie Downer, so I will move away from my Savannah loathing to my Savannah loving.

 1. BABIES! A friend of mine had a baby last June and is expecting another in October. She is probably the cutest kid ever even though she only does really cool things just after we leave. Andrew's cousin is originally from Savannah (now she lives in Chattanooga), but we run in to her baby in Savannah also since we are usually there on coinciding weekends. This baby is also super cute and Andrew is beyond obsessed.  Although this past weekend I had to laugh at Andrew's heartbreak because the baby is going through a stage where she hates men (picture crying with a mouth full of peas).

 
Baby 1 on her first birthday!
Baby 2 with the cutest bed head



Buster loves the boat!

2. PUPPIES! I. Love. Puppies. My friend's (yes, the one with the baby) family has the best dog ever. His name is Buster Brown Spot and he loves me. He is half American and half English Bulldog (I think) and awesome! I love his nub tail, brown spot, soft head, and when he gets in my lap and completely smooshes me. This is a really deep and insightful post I know...

3. THE BEACH. Who doesn't love the beach?

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

busy body

Once again, much has been going on in my world. Andrew and I moved into a new apt last weekend and I love it! Despite moving everything up to the third floor, our gate remotes not working, and a gas leak at midnight on Monday, I think this is the best apt we have ever lived in. And now we have a guest room- everyone had better visit! I will post pictures as soon as we stop living out of boxes and pick up a few bookcases from Ikea.


Speaking of books: I love them. I know kindles and all are the rage right now and I think they make sense if you are doing a lot of traveling, but they do not hold a candle to a real book (Note: I know I should NOT hold a candle to a real book...fire). Kindles do not have that great musty book smell. They cannot be borrowed from your friends. They cannot provide you with that oh so satisfying "crack" that you get when you open a new book.
They are easier to move up three flights of stairs though...

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Long time no see

Let me start with an apology.... I have not blogged in forever, and I am sorry. I really am, but in my defense I did start a new job 2 weeks ago, and between that, graduations, packing up the apartment, and everything else, blogging has fallen off the grid.

I am thankful to have a job (and a salary and benefits) but now that I am employed there are all of these opportunities coming up that would have been great i dunno.....uh......6 months ago? Example: my parents, uncle, and brother are going to be exploring Spain, France and Portugal for the next month or so and invited me to go along. But of course the time they are going is the most inconvenient time for my new employer to be without me.
So now I have the travel bug and no solution. I am planning a trip to Savannah in a couple of weeks and hope to hit the beach at some point this summer, but all in all Andrew and I have no exciting vacations planned. NEXT summer, I MUST get out of this country. My brother has suggested Turkey and I am all about it (still working on getting Andrew on board with it though). Anyone ever been or know anyone who has been to Turkey?

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

So many decisions!

So, part of figuring out how to live like an adult is learning to make difficult decisions. I have too many very difficult decisions weighing on my mind at the moment.
1. Jobs: I have been offered a job at a ballet company doing office management and internal communications. This is not my ideal job, but it is somewhat related, has great people, has great benefits, and is stable. However I have also been discussing a job with another company. This job would be exactly what I want, but may not have a great salary or benefits and is not the most stable position. Also, I do not know when they will be making a decision on hiring.... So do I take the sure thing and finally get some more income coming in, or do I wait for a potential dream job? *sigh*
2. Apartments: This may seem like an easy decision. WRONG! We have looked at a zillion apts and have finally been able to narrow our choices down to 2 new complexes and our current complex. If we move, we will be paying more in rent, but will have a nice apartment (with an extra bedroom). If we stay, we will be able to save more money, but not have the second bedroom...I feel like you are supposed to save money when in your early adult years, but we need the space (and I would like to get some new furniture and donate all of this college crap).
So that is what has been weighing on my mind lately. It is a lot. These decisions will directly impact my future. What will look best on my resume? How much money do we need to save? AHHHHHH

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

My boyfriend is not a smooth talker

If you know me at all, you know my boyfriend, while very sweet, is not always the best at wording things.

example 1:
Scene: we have really been working out and watching what we eat, and we have just gotten home from a run...
Andrew: "I can really tell you have been working out!"
me: "oh yeah?"
Andrew: "Yeah, you are starting to look HOT!"

example 2:
Scene: we are going to bed and Andrew is already lying down. 
me: "hey, move over. I wanna dive into bed!"
Andrew: "NO! NO! You'll break the bed!!!"

As you can see, he means well, but sometimes needs a little help with the ladies...I mean lady. This may turn into a recurring segment also....

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

fashion

It starts like this:

I have a cousin.
(actually I have a lot of them and the one I am speaking about is really my 3rd cousin once removed or some nonsense, but to make it simple, I have a cousin)

She is 4
(maybe by now she is 5, I can't keep track)

Not only is she awesome and what I hope my kids are like in the future (if I even have kids, who knows), but she has the absolute BEST fashion sense! All of the fashion bloggers in the blogosphere could learn from her. I mean, who has the tenacity to come down from her room wearing a dress, a tutu, polka dot tights, and giraffe rainboots? Who else, when told to dress up for a night out, wears a silver sequined halter dress, the sterotypical little girl high heels, a blue ruffle skirt, pink tights, and an aqua sparkly scarf as a headband?

When did getting dressed become such a chore?

Monday, April 18, 2011

Awesome Thing #2

Yes, this is only my second awesome thing, but it is a GREAT one!

Lazy Sunday Mornings!

Now I know many of you have busy Sundays with religious services or families, but I do not. Nothing can beat waking up on a Sunday and realizing you have nothing pertinent to do; the world will wait until you are ready to pull your well-rested self out of bed. Then, simply roll over, pull up the sheets, and suggle away! 

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Yeah, I suck...

So it's true, I SUCK at blogging. Update:

Andrew and I just got back from a wonderful long weekend in Las Vegas. His brother lives there and we have been trying to get out there for months, but it just wasn't happening. However, we finally scheduled a flight and spent 4 fabulous days there! Since we were in Vegas we had to do the normal things such as walking the strip and a little gambling, but we were also able to do a few other outings that most people skip, such as:

1. Hiking around the Valley of Fire. Gorgeous red rock formations swirled with yellow, white and orange. It was probably my favorite part of the trip! Nothing really makes you think about how amazing nature is more than beautiful surroundings, PERFECT weather, and great company.

2. Enjoying culinary treats such as liquor milkshakes (just imagine...bailey's, bryer's, milk, and alcoholic whipped cream), free all you can eat tacos and all you can drink margaritas (don't ask me about this, I do not know why it was happening or how the restaurant made money, I just know it was awesome), and homemade mini burgers and beer can chicken on the grill.

3. Seeing a Cirque du Soleil show. Now I know this is a typical thing to do in Vegas, but since Andrew's brother works for VIVA ELVIS, we were able to get a backstage tour and see how cool productions can be when you have 200 million dollars to spend. For example, the sets guide themselves into position through lasers. That's right, LASERS! The set piece has a laser on the bottom that turns on and guides the piece into position through mirrors placed on the floor. Welcome to 2011!

4. We also visited "CBS's Television City". Here we watched a proposed show and rated it on how much we liked the concept, characters, etc. Lucky us. The show we were selected to watch was entitled "Swamp Queens". The idea was to explore the tiny beauty pageants in rural Louisiana, introduce you to some "colorful" characters and let you explore the life of a beauty queen. It was awful! First of all, the narrator had a thick, artificial southern accent which grated at my ears until I wanted to find the voice over man, sit him down, and explain that he should really quit his job. Secondly, the characters we were supposed to care about were so one dimensional that it was impossible to form feelings about them in any way, even if you did care about small town beauty pageants. The saddest part though? I really can see this show making it to TV...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Amazing thing #1

Waking up to rain outside an realizing you have nowhere to go today.
One benefit of being unemployed is days like this: it is raining, I was able to sleep in, and my library book is not yet due. You can tell what I will be doing the rest of the day! :)

When it rains...

So now that we have finally gotten rid of our house guests (not that they weren't all enjoyed and appreciated), we are able to get back to our usual craziness. I am in week 2 of my "Couch to 5K" training. So far I think it is going well, but the cold and rain have made it difficult to run outside, and running on  the treadmill is just not the same.
Andrew and I have also been networking our you-know-whats off. We attended a Theatre and Dance Alumni event on Sunday where I was able to meet a lot of interesting people and possibly arrange an internship. I will keep you posted on that and other job prospects when they are more concrete. We are attending an event for young alumni of our college (people under the age of 40) tomorrow, so I am hoping to meet some other people who are willing to share and help out a fellow Blazer! GO BLAZERS!

Monday, March 7, 2011

No room at the Inn

Whew! I finally have my house back! Let me fill you in on the last 10 days or so....

Andrew's great-grandmother passed away and there was a funeral on Feb 26 (about 10 days ago now). Since I am not really into funerals I volunteered to babysit his aunt's corgi during the funeral. The dog would also be sleeping and spending time at our house so they wouldn't have to pay for it to stay in the hotel. Not a problem, it was nice having a dog here for a few days. But Saturday night after the funeral we had dinner with the family that was still in town and then they all came over to our place afterward. So we had a dog, 2 children and 5 adults (not including us) in and out of our apt for 4 days or so.

THEN, Andrew's little brother, his "girlfriend", and a friend from college were all in Atlanta for various reasons and crashed on our couch, chair, floor, air mattress, etc.. this past Wednesday through Sunday. AND Andrew's Mom and her bf, Dad and his wife, and sister all came up to spend time with their sons Saturday night through Sunday morning. We had 8 people (once again not including us) in and out of our apt for another 5 days.


WHEW!


Just when I am thinking we can have our house back, Andrew's friend calls today and asks if he can crash on our couch tonight since he has an early flight out of the Atlanta airport in the morning. Of course we say yes; after all, what is one more day and one more visitor?

Monday, February 21, 2011

Awesome things

I thought I would be a good blogger...and have failed already, but Andrew was sick last week and I was trying to be a good, nurturing, girlfriend. If you know me (which I assume you do if you are reading my blog), you know nurturing others does not always come easily to me; I think I did an uncharacteristically good job though! Now that everyone is well, blogging shall resume!


Two things:
1. I am watching The Price Is Right (yeah, that's right) and a lady got a chance to bid on a SHOEcase during the Showcase Showdown!!!! Her shoecase included 365 pairs of shoes from Nine West- yes, I said 365 PAIRS. Can you imagine?!?

2. If you are ever bored, or need to remind yourself of things to appreciate, check out 1000awesomethings. I had discovered this site a while back, but had forgotten about it until today. It lists small, routine things that are awesome in their own right. For the next few days, I will be listing thing I think are awesome. Stay tuned!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Job Search

I have finally broken down and joined the world of blogging! I don't know how avid of a blogger I will become, nor do I know how long this blog will live, but I have higher hopes since I have some time on my hands and lots of thoughts (note the name: KThoughts. Clever huh?). Stay tuned to see what becomes of this blog, and of me...


Warning! Honest candid thoughts ahead. No pity is being asked for!


So, the job search has been going on for quite some time now, with little luck. Now, I have had my share of interviews, but no job offers. I have found that job hunting takes a lot more patience and trust in yourself than I initially thought; It is hard to keep searching, submitting, interviewing, and networking when all you hear is "NO". It is also hard to have people constantly ask "what do you do?" and not have an answer. I mean, it seems like an innocent question and like a good way to break the ice, but this question gets old when I have nothing to say. People don't want to hear the truth: "well I sleep, check email, look for jobs, watch really awful daytime TV (don't even get me started on that), apply to jobs, go to the library, go to the gym, rinse and repeat." Yeah, no one wants to hear that. If you know of any good positions available, keep me in mind!