Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

It's been a bit since I've updated my blog.

It's been a little crazy around the house with trying desperatly to find a job so Matt and I can escape our parent's houses and the 45 min- 1 hour drive to each other's houses.

Lets just say that being that far away is not something either of us are very happy about...

although we hould known what we were getting into when we started dating. lol.

I like to think that it's getting us prepared for when he becomes a cop and spends long days and nights on the job.

No one can say I'll complain about not seeing him since I'll see him a heck of a lot more then than I do now.

And then, I couldn't even get on the computer because it decided to SNOW up at Matt's house!

Actually, it snowed all over the valley, but up in Shingle Sprngs we got about 8 inches of snow!

We lost power all of Monday and into Tuesday, which ment to internet for me!

Not that I would have been online anyway.

It was my first time in the snow in YEARS, so I definatly was excited!

I was like a little kid on Christmas morning!

I'm hoping that maybe we get a white Christmas up there. It would be really cool...

And I wouldn't mind getting snowed in again!

I'd just like to avoid hitting black ice again.

Almost going into the opposing lane and almost getting hit by oncomming cars is more than enough excitement for me.

So some pictures from the weekend:

Matt and I went to the Walmart up at Missouri Flatts to check out the snow.

There was plenty of it on the ground, so we decided to play in it for a bit.

When we left, there was even more snow on the ground and it was starting to come down in BIG flakes.

Later that morning, we went out for a walk and played in the snow some more.

We made a snow man (who kind of resembles a snow woman)

My car (Obviously I was not going anywhere. lol)

Unfortunatly, I'm back at my house down in the Valley (and have been since yesterday)

and I'm counting down the days until I get to go back.

(Only 3 days!!)

Until then, I'm working on keeping myself busy.

I thought this was really cute and very appropriate for the time of year :)

Happy Holidays

All Rolled into One

This week, I'm not going to be on much,

So I'm rolling Wishful Wednesday

& Thankful Thursday into one post.

So, for this weeks Wishful Wednesday, I went back to the one just before the Halloween one... I accidently posted a previous one... so I figured I would catch back up and post that one.

"I wish I was going on vacation tomorrow and I would be going to..."

1. Alaska... so I can see where I might be living some day.
I'd like to be a little more prepared than just seeing commercials and tv shows for it~

2. Australia... Not only would it be warmer there right now than it is here,
but it is supposed to be really pretty with a ton of stuff to do and see.

So this Thursday,
Being Thanksgiving and all,

1. I'm thankful for having a family that loves and cares about me,
2. having good food in my belly & more good food to eat
3. Having good movies to watch on TV
4. Being in decent health
5. Having the best cat in the world
6. Sleep. Cuz without it I would not function!

And with that, I'm going to go get some #6. lol

Off to Shingle Springs!

Thats right!
Tomorrow I'm off to Shingle Springs again!!

I can't wait!

And it's going to be a CRAZY week!

I always have the best time up there,

whether it's just cuddling on the couch with Matt,

playing with Mayson (Matt's ADORABLE nephew),

or off galavanting around somewhere.

I'll be up there around noon

(or sometime after Sarah leaves the house bound for her dad's)

and I don't come back home til Thursday night...

maybe Friday morning.

I'll admit I'm a little nervous about Thursday.

For Turkey Day, I'm bringing Matt over to my Uncle Bills house

(my mom's oldest brother)

to eat lunch.

He's going to be meeting 2 of my uncles, a few cousins, and one of my grandmas.

Then, we're taking off to go back to his house,

and we'll be eating dinner in a housefull of his family members.

Apparently there are a few that I still haven't met

(it doesn't seem possible, but ok).

I'm not too sure what I'll be doing Friday yet,

but I'm not planning on being home any way it goes.

Saturday, I head back to Shingle Springs in the afternoon.

That evening, we are heading off to Arco Arena to see TSO

(Trans-Siberian Orchestra)

I'm pretty excited since I've never seen them before.

And it's my sorta belated birthday present!

So I'll be on for sure tomorrow,

but I'm not too sure about the rest of the week.

So I'm going to do my Wishful Wednesday

(from a past post I missed)

and Thankful Thursday both Wednesday!

Yey

All you need is love

So I got my shopping done for Matt's Christmas present. It ended up costing WAY more than I had planned.

So I'm pretty much broke... again.
So I need to find more work so I can afford gas...

and food, treats, etc.

Goody.

Oh well.

I love that boy WAY too much. lol

He is going to have a totally BOMB present though.

I got a bunch of little bottles of alcohol

and a couple of shot glasses.

Now I need to find a basket to arrange it all in...

That or I'll wrap it all seperate...

I think I might give him little pieces of it every day I see him leading up to Christmas.

We'll see though.

And for my Thankful Thursday:

I am thankful that:
I had enough money in my account today to pay for everything that I bought.

Hopefully soon I can be Thankful for having a job. We'll see.

Wishful Wednesday

'I wish' .... my life was a movie, and I would want it to be ______ genre!

A romantic comedy

I love a lot of movies from all different genres,
but if I had to pick on to live my life in, it would have to be a Romantic Comedy.

That way, I would get the best of two worlds,
I would get the comedy, which is always nice to have,
Since life always needs a bit of laughter.
But I would also get to have the romance,
which is something my life has lacked on and off the last few years
And something that I have finally found.

The picture was found at http://www.driveinmovie.com/PA/Riverside/schedule/KnockedUP.jpg

Feel like my head is going to explode.

It was a great weekend that went by way too fast.

I hate how fast my time with Matt always seems to go.

Even after spending Saturday night to Tuesday Afternoon with him,

It feels like I only saw him for a few hours.

I spent about 4 hours outside cleaning up the rabbits' cages.

I got 2 out of 5 cages done;

finished about 2 hours ago;

and now have a massive headache that is taking over.

My poor boyfriend has a shit load of dr.s appointments comming up,

so I decided to help take care of him and make him feel better.

I'm planning on going by a really cute cupcake shop in Elk Grove

and getting him a nifty cupcake.

I'm also hoping to have a little time to start shopping for his Christmas present.

I'm planning on doing a really cute basket with:

• small bottles of his favorite alcohol,
• a few cool shot glasses
• come chocolate
• and football related stuff
  (hopefully I can find NE Patriot stuff)

I got my mom's Christmas and Birthday presents done.
Sarah and I found her a really cute precious moments figurine and a music box.
Hopefully she likes them!

Now to find stuff for Sarah, Mayson, Kyle...
The last two might be a combined effort of Matt and I. lol

Well, back to making a list of my Cd's for my mom, and Next Iron Chef...
Then to bed. Yey

Next Iron Chef... or Member of TAPS...

I have become addicted to Iron Chef America recently

(Thanks Matt)

and it has renewed the crazy idea I had of wanting to be a chef. I know I would never actually do it.

I don't think I could stand cooking for large amounts of people on a daily basis.

I much rather be around people than back in a hot, busy kitchen.

Still, it's fun to watch

and it gives me ideas and motivation to get off my butt and make dinner.

I'm thinking about baking some chocolate chip cookies...

bring some up to Matt on Saturday, be a good little girlfriend. ;)

On another note,

I'm sad because Ghost Hunters Academy is going to starting on TV soon...

I wanted to go SOOO bad.

It might be better this way since I don't know when I would have had to go.

It would have been really hard to go late summer/ early fall.

So, I'm hoping that they decide to do a second season.

If so, I'm TOTALLY applying!

Then I can drag Matt with me to Rhode Island!

MWAHAHAHAHAA!!

Lol.

Back to watch Iron Chef, then to wash blue off my face & go to bed.

Night!

Iron Chef America picture taken from: http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/iron%20chef%20america%20logo.jpg

Ghost Hunters picture taken from: http://www.freethunk.net/photo-funnies/ghost-hunters-photoshopped.jpg

Thankful Thursdays

This Thursday:

I am extremely grateful for my awesome girlfriends.
I could not have chosen a better group of non-related sisters.
The can get me to try new and exciting things...

And I think I might actually do more Karaokee because of them.

It's such a rush!

For Matt, he is incredibly awesome (as usual).

I honestly could not ask for more.

For my Mom, she is pretty understanding and helps me out a lot.

For my sister, because she is a ton of fun,

and some how we manage along so well.

For Iron Chef, because it has given me the motivation to cook again.

For all my ghost hunting TV shows for keeping me entertained when I can't sleep.

And last for today:

My cell phone for keeping me connected with those who mean a lot to me.

I tripped, fell up, and landed amoung the clouds

I can't believe that Matt & I have already been together 4, almost 5 months.

We were talking about it earlier and he reminded me that come Christmas, we'll have been together 6 months.

6 Months!

Time is flying by so fast!

It's such a relief to finally be with someone who is just themselves all the time.

No need to pretent to be something that he isn't.

It makes days like today perfect.

I get to just hang out and be myself

I absolutely LOVE not having to try,

just being able to cuddle on the couch, or showing up first thing in the morning,

with no make up on, and having him thinking I am completely sexy.

Absolute Perfection.

The best part about tonight...

We we're standing on his porch,

saying good night before I had to head home,

he looked at me and said that he felt the L word comming...

but he held off for now.

I have a strange feeling it's comming out soon.

Ready or not!

And something I've been pondering the past week or so.

How long should a person wait before they say, "I love you"?

Do you wait a week?

A few weeks?

A few months?

A year?

Or is it just one of those things that you say when the time is right, reguardless of time?

What's your take on this?

How long did you wait to tell your significant other "I love you"?

Wishful Wednesday

I'm not going to be home for his week's Wishful Wednesday, so I decided to do it a little early.

'I wish' .... I never had to do _______ again.

I would never vaccum/ sweep again. It takes so much time to make sure the floors are clean and it always seems like they are clean for only a few minutes before SOMETHING gets on them again, making it seem like I haven't cleaned at all.

Hanging By a Moment

I'm back home after a nice three day weekend spent in Shingle Springs.

It seems like the more I go there, the harder and harder it is to come back home.

I'm hoping to have a full time job in the near future so that I never have to leave to come back home since thats where I'll be, home with Matt.

And I've finally fallen in love again.

I wasn't too sure that I would be able to fall in love again when Jason and I broke up, I was, first, convinced that he was my first and only love, second, that I would never be able to love someone else, and third, that no one would ever be able to love me.

After all, I was left broken.

Who would love broken?

And to end, a friend of mine posted this as their status on myspace, I saw it when I signed on a fwe minutes ago and decided to steal it & share it:

No woman will ever truely be satisfied... because no man will ever have a chocolate penis that ejaculates money.

Lucky for me, I have a man that makes me happier than any chocolate penis ejaculating money ever could.

Playing house

I feel like a cooking maniac lately. I've been on a roll with making dinner for my mom and sister Last night we had steak and mashed potatoes, tonight we had orange chicken with rice, tomorrow were having BBQ chicken drumsticks with some sort of veggie.
Then I'm off to Shingle Springs so they'll have to fend for themselves for a few days. lol

My sister made me laugh when she commented on how it felt to be playing mommy. I rather enjoy making nice home cooked dinners and making sure that things are taken care of afterwords. And at 22, playing mommy is perfectly fine with me since I totally don't want to actually be a mommy quite yet.

Freaky stuff going on outside tonight. Not quite sure where the noises were comming from, but in the dark, they sure as hell scared me to the point of needing to come inside. I absolutely can't stand creepy noises in the dark, my imagination always gets carried away and I end up scaring myself even more. So lame.

And so I sit here talking to Matt on the phone, trying to help him stay awake until he goes to work, getting more and more tired by the minute, watching Sleepover, until I finally pass out.

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday, I'm thankful for:

1. My DVR. It allows me to never miss any of my favorite tv shows, skip commercials, and never have to watch bad tv again. lol

2. Mashed potatoes. I LOVE mashed potatoes, especially home made ones.

3. The ability and willingness to cook. Having the ability to cook makes it a hell of a lot easier when I am willing to cook. Having the willingness to cook makes it fun to create new recipes and play with ones that have already been created, making them my own.

Wishful Wednesday

"'I wish' .... I could re-live ___
over and over again!"

There are a few days that mean a lot in my life that I would definatly live over again for various reasons, but the one that stands out the most is the day I met Matt in person.

We had been talking for a while and when we finally decided to meet up I was really nervous, and even more excited (I actually blew off someone else so I could meet him a few days earlier. lol).

We clicked really fast and I was able to relax fairly quickly. He understands me better than most people, and we get along incredibly well. It's getting to the point where we want to be around each other as often as we can, and I don't mind the 45 min- 1 hour drive to get there.

And I owe it all to that day.

Feeling loving?!

For some reason today I'm feeling in a really lovey mood.

It might be from the last few days spent with Matt (being with him always puts me in a great mood), and the good prospect of seeing him again tomorrow.

It might be because I have spent enough time away from home that I missed my mom and sister.

It might be all the excitement of all the new seasons of tv shows starting really soon (like Ghost Adventures in 3 days and Paranormal State on December 15) and new episodes of my favorite shows comming on soon.

Or it might just be with things finally calming down, I can relax and not worry about having 20 different things done in 15 minutes.

No matter what the reason, it's here and I'm liking it.

To celebrate my unusually good mood, I'm going to post a bunch of random quotes and picture things I've found. So have fun & enjoy.

"He was like an angel, you know? I never knew life could be like that. He was the one thing I followed through in my life, the one thing I didn't give up on. I was good at loving him."
-- The Untamed Heart

"Take love, multiply it by infinity and take it to the depths of forever.. and you still have only a glimpse of how I feel for you."
- Meet Joe Black

"School is still the same.. there's still that one guy that you get up and go to school for in the morning. The one with the mysterious confidence that every girl falls for. Those years of school wouldn't have been the same without him. I wouldn't have been the same without him"
- Never Been Kissed

"There are millions of people in this world, but in the end it all comes down to one. I still panic sometimes, forget to breathe, but I know that there's something beautiful in my imperfections; the beauty that he held up for me to see. The strength that I will never be able to say."
-Crazy/Beautiful

"Sometimes you just feel everything and nothing all at once; somtimes you'll find yourself smiling while missing something at the same time; at times you can absolutely love a person, all the while wanting to hate them; life comes without guarentees except that smiling will brighten your face, laughing will enhance your eyes, and falling in love will change your life"

-Crazy/Beautiful

"Don't find love, let love find you. That's why it'scalled falling in love, because you don't forceyourself to fall, you just fall."
~ Unknown ~

"Love... What is love? Love is to love someonefor who they are, who they were, and who they will be."
~ Chris Moore

Dr. Pepper: My Anti-drug

I've come to realize that I can not officially start my day without caffeine, especially when running on 4 hours of sleep (7am- 11am... Ew)

Funny enough, even though I'm running on fumes, I can't seem to go back to sleep. I blame the fact that I get so used to curling up next to Matt that when I come back home my brain picks up on that missing factor. It can't comprehend going to sleep without him there.

So, since I have to leave in not too long to go pick up my little sister from school, I'm watching Bizarre World with Andrew Zimmern and looking up lovey dovey stuff on my computer to keep my bran functioning a least until I get back home. lol.
Actually, we have a whole slew of good stuff recorded on the DVR that my sister saved while I was gone so we'll probably make some good eats, lean back and watch all of that stuff.

How I love being able to relax rather than run all day!

The picture at the top was found at: http://www.sodahead.com/other/whats-your-favorite-soda/question-653695/

Is there ever such a thing as too much alcohol?

Let's play catch up since I spent the last few days in Shingle Springs and not on the computer.

The weekend was incredibly awesome.

After a sad loss of my baby sister's last softball game of the season, I headed up to Shingle Springs to hang out with Matt.
Dressed up to the nines as a sexy cop & a ruggedly handsome country sheriff we headed out, ate some Chipotle, went and visited Colt @ his work where Matt enjoyed showing me off, then headed off to Slingshots to party.
We hung out with LaRee and some other people, drank alcohol, I got smashed, and laughed at some of the rediculous costumes some people wear.

**I apologize to anyone who is over weight and thinks it's OK to wear costumes designed for slender girls, it's really not. And when you catch us staring, it's not because you look good. It's because you look so fucking rediculous that we have to stare because we can't believe you tried it. When we turn away, we're embarassed for you and yes, when you hear giggling, it's probably because of you or a face someone made behind your back. I apologize, it's the truth.**

Anyway, on another note, I think I found my new favorite drink thanks to Matt & LaRee... Adios Mother Fucker! And, yes, that is the name of the drink. It tastes awesome and knocked me on my ass. One of those on top of the red bull coctail thing was probably enough, but I just had to finish LaRee's too. Kelly, intoxicated, while funny isn't the smartest person. lol.

Sunday was all about hanging out. Some of the best times with Matt are spent watching TV on his couch, and Sunday was one of those days.

Today we did a lot of hanging out, headed over to Arco & Matt got us tickets for TSO...

Freaking Lower Lever, center stage!

I'm super excited since I've never been!

We also headed over to my mom's work so Matt could meet my Auntie Lorraine, then went back to Matt's to hang out, watch tv, and just be us.

And now I'm going to take off cuz I need to get some sleep since I'll have to pick my sister up from school in about 9 hours... oops. lol

The adorible top button was picked up at: http://thisandthat-amy.blogspot.com/2009/09/thankful-thursday-halloween-fall.html

I think they're trying to tell me something.

Every time I watch live tv, I run into some type of commercial telling people to move to Alaska, visit Alaska, or just something about Alaska.

With the talk between Matt and I about possibly moving to Alaska sometime, I feel like someone out there is trying to tell me something. lol

I do have to admit though, I've gone from absolutly dreading going to Alaska to sort of looking forward to it. Who knows, it could be fun... right?

The top photo was taken from: http://allgoodphotos.blogspot.com/

Wait for Me

"Wait for Me"- Theory of a Dead Man

You are not alone tonight
Imagine me there by your side
It's so hard to be here so far away from you
I'm counting the days till
I'm finally done
I'm counting them down, yeah, one by one
It feels like forever till I return to you
But it helps me on those lonely nights
It's that one thing that keeps me alive

[Chorus:]
Knowing that you wait for me
Ever so patiently

No one else knows the feeling inside
We hang up the phone without saying goodnight
Because it's the sound of your voice that brings me home
It's never been easy to say
But it's easier when I've gone away

[Chorus:]
Knowing that you wait for me
Ever so patiently
Yeah, you're everything I've ever dreamed of having and
It's everything I need from you just knowing that you wait for me

[Bridge:]
What I'd give
What I'd do
Knowing I'm not there for you
Makes it so hard to leave
What I'd give
What I'd do
Anything to get me home to you
And this time I'll stay

And you wait for me
Ever so patiently
Yeah, you're everything I've ever dreamed of having and
It's everything I need from you just knowing that you wait for me

Have you ever been tempted to eat hair?

I know that I haven't, but apparently Alice, one of our cats decided she rather enjoys eating and playing with my hair. The best part was, she was sitting next to me on the couch while I played on my computer until I put on Colbie Caillat music videos.
I guess Colbie's music drives Alice to attack people's heads without warning. I wish I had had a video camera on me because from what I could see in the reflection of the television, it was pretty funy.

Thankful Thursday

So something else that I picked up from reading people's blogs. I thought it might be a good way to remind myself what I'm thankful for, give anyone who reads this insight into me, and get me to post a little more often than a few times every 2 months. lol.

So here goes nothing...

1. I'm thankful for my family, they have been there for 22 years and they keep me grounded. Sometimes they may get on my nerves, but I love them none-the-less.

2. I'm thankful for my boyfriend. He has shown me a lot in such a short period of time, and with out him I would be stuck in the rut I was in, not exploring all the possibilities that the world (well at least the U.S. for now) has to offer.

3. A roof over my head, a car that runs, and food in my belly. Obviously with out those 3 things, life would be somewhere between very difficult and un liveable. I know I'm lucky to have things that, especially right now, some people would give anything to have.

4. Gretchen. That cat is my life and I don't know what I would do with out her sometimes.

5. Lucas. I may have only had him a short time, but I'm very thankful for the time I did get to spend with him. He was my buddy everyday for nearly three years and because of him we have Brooklin to remember him by,

(Since it's late, I'm going to stop there so I have more next Thursday)

This Thankful Thursday button was picked up from: http://crazy-happy-life.blogspot.com/2009/09/thankful-thursday_17.html

Wishful Wednesday

'I wish' .... I was six years old and going trick or treating, and my costume would be _____!

Catwoman.

I always wanted to be catwoman as a little kid, but they never had catwoman costumes for kids my age. Now that costumes are better it could be possible!

Wishful Wednesdsay Button was picked up from Seattle Smith's delightful blog: http://kelseyandgabriel.blogspot.com/2009/08/wishful-wednesday-kickoff.html

Spooks, Goblins, and Spirits

Halloween, my FAVORITE holiday, is coming this weekend.
I am beyond excited since that last few haven't been too great.
First, I'm going up to Rocklin to watch and photograph my baby sister's last softball games of the season.
Then, I'm heading up to Shingle Springs to hang out with Matt, possibly go Trick-or-Treating with him, Heather & Mayson.
Once it starts to get late, we're heading over to Slingshots in Cameron Park for a Halloween party! It's my first adult Halloween party so I'm really looking forward to it.
I'm going to be a sexy police officer ad my honey is going to be a sheriff. It's going to be a ton of fun.

Only time will tell...

I keep forgetting I have this thing, life seems to get so crazy at times.

I'm so thankful that Sarah's last softball games for the winter are this weekend. It means freeing up my Tuesdays and Thursdays a bit more. And my Saturdays completely.

Not to mention my at-least-once-a-week trips up to Shingle Springs to see Matt, and I usually spend at least a day and a half up there. He's completely worth it though.

I've been working seasonal at the Spirit Halloween store in Elk Grove which seems to have taken up most of the free time I would have had. It's not bad, but I can't say I'll be sad when it's over.

I'm beyond excited about findind a full time job. I have some stuff I have to pay off an then I'll hopefully be moving up to Cameron Park area to be closer to Matt so we can see each other more and really test our relationship. Make sure we don't kill each other. lol.
If all works out, we'll be moving... somewhere. Possibly Alaska if he gets in with the State Troopers. Talk of Utah being a possibility has gone down too. Maybe New York... Only time will tell.

To Matt...

You are such an amazing person. Four short months ago I was ready to give up on the dating world and just focus on getting through school and into my career. No one ever clicked right with me. Then, there was you. It's still hard for me to believe that you are real. We get along like bread and butter, we share so much in common. Those things that we don't have in common we so easily accept and learn from.
It's completely rediculous how I feel about you. I always figured I'd be a California girl, settling along the coast somewhere... whether it be down by San Diego, or up in the Bay Area. But since meeting you, the world is my oyster.
I'm actually looking forward to Alaska, where before you, I would have visited it on a cruise or small vacation, but would have never considered moving there. Cold, rain, and snow were never my thing, but I'm not only willing to brave it, but am looking forward to it because of you.
Going to Shingle Spring is always fun, leaving is always sad, and knowing that your thinking about me never ceases to make me smile.
You have opened my eyes, my heart, and my stomach and I thank you.


Fallin' For You (by Colbie Caillat)

I don't know but
I think I maybe
Fallin' for you
Dropping so quickly
Maybe I should
Keep this to myself
Waiting 'til I
Know you better

I am trying
Not to tell you
But I want to
I'm scared of what you'll say
So I'm hiding what I'm feeling
But I'm tired of
Holding this inside my head

I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life
And now I found ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I'm fallin' for you

As I'm standing here
And you hold my hand
Pull me towards you
And we start to dance
All around us
I see nobody
Here in silence
It's just you and me

I'm trying
Not to tell you
But I want to
I'm scared of what you'll say
So I'm hiding what I'm feeling
But I'm tired of
Holding this inside my head

I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life
And now I found ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I'm fallin' for you

Oh I just can't take it
My heart is racing
The emotions keep spinning out

I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life
And now I found ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I'm fallin' for you

I can't stop thinking about it
I want you all around me
And now I just can't hide it
I think I'm fallin' for you [x2]

I'm fallin' for you

Ooohhh
Oh no no
Oooooohhh
Oh I'm fallin' for you

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for having a job, even a part time, seasonal one. It's going to give me money to pay off part of what I owe my grandpa's account from school, gas, and other things after I didn't have a job for a while.
I'm thankful for having such an awesome mommy that takes care of my when I need it and watched out for me since I'll always be her little girl.
With out my mommy, I'd be in a big hunk of trouble!

This Thankful Thursday button was picked up at: http://charltonfamilycircle.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html

Wishful Wednesday

Ok, I'm going to try this thing out to see if participating in regular Wednesday & Thursday postings can get me to keep on track. Wish me luck!

'I wish' .... I could be ________!
(Name that TV star!! Post a picture and tell us why)

Abby Sciuto (From NCIS)

First, who wouldn't want to be Abby? lol. Next to the girls from Friends she has got to be one on my favorite TV show characters to date. She's spunky, sweet, friendly, has a total dark side, and if someone messs with her, she can totally kick butt (like when she got kidnapped and she beat the crap out of her kidnapper. So awesome!)

When I grow up, I wanna be like Abby. lol

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Falling.......

Falling is scary. Falling in any form is scary, but I think falling in love scares me the most. Handing over your heart to someone and trusting them not to break it, when they do break it you have to pick up what pieces there are, try to super glue it back together and hope that it holds, hope that it's whole enough for the next time.

After Jason, I wasn't sure if I ever wanted to fall in love again. After thinking I'd spend the rest of my life with someone, having plans for the future, then watching them slowly crumble until there was nothing left. I didn't know if I wanted to trust anyone that much anymore. Then, I met Matt.

I'm finding that there are good guys out there, that I can learn to trust. I'm falling really hard for this guy. I want to be around him so much more that I can be, and I miss him not long after I've left. The best days of my life are those I get to spend with him. It's crazy.

And I can't help but think that it might just keep getting better!

It's been a while...

It's been over a month since my last post. Life has been kinda busy. I've been spending time with Matt, trying to spend time with my sis, and I just got back from a week in Utah & Vegas with my dad and youngest brother.
I've been working on me, and my life. Other than not having a job, I'm really happy where things are. And I'm working on getting a job so that I can do more stuff.
School starts officially on Saturday, I'm pretty excited to get back and get immersed in my photography class! Yey!

I'm going to try to post more often, and load my photos I do in the class as I get them done.
We'll see :)

Falling behind. lol

I haven't done any new posts in about a week & I feel like I'm falling behind. lol

I just got back some new pictures and there are some pretty awesome ones I took out at William Land Park... I love it over there!! There are some action shots of my sis & a few of her team mates from lat May/ early June playing softball. I'll be sure to get those uploaded tomorrow.

Today was a loooong day. I spent hours outside pulling weeds and ended up with a nice coating of dirt from head to foot. I got to run some errands too, so it was nice getting out of the house, even if it was only to Elk Grove.

I'm also very excited to be taking one of my oldest friends with me up to Shingle Springs Monday to go meet my awesome boyfriend! I've gotta get his cute butt down to my neck of the woods so my other people can meet him too.

Life is good. :)

Finally coming together

It's been a while since I last posted, I've been out running around, getting my life in order.

I've had a few interviews that led to no where, but vamped up my interview experience, which is fine since it's helped my confidence.

Sav & I drove out to Roseville to go dress shopping for her wedding next year! I'm so excited for her and the dress she picked is absolutely perfect! I might see if (when I have a car again) if she wants to go check out some other boutiques just to be sure though. I don't want my girl to have any regrets!

I had an awesome open house with Prestige Portraits in Citrus Heights, and I just filled out the paperwork for my background check the other day. Excited because call backs are going to be next week for interviews! They are hiring 20- 25 people. I hope I make the cut!

Best of all, I've met the most amazing guy! I can totally relax and be myself around him and the more he learns about me, the more he likes me! No trying to change who I am. And it's the same way for me, the more I learn about and hang out with him, the more I want to be around him. It's like an addiction, you just can't get enough!

Simply Amazing

Life lately has been just that. Simply amazing. I have an amazing group of friends that I love so much. They have been my strength, pushing me to go on during the dark times, reminding me that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

I don't have a boyfriend right now, and funny enough, I'm totally ok with that. I'm enjoying life, seeing whats out there, so when the time comes that I do settle down, it will be with someone I can spend the rest of my life with. Happily ever after. lol

I'm working on getting stuff done around the house so that my insurace gets payed and I can take my girl & her man up to San Fran & get some good engagment photos to show off!

I also want to do some pics of my little sister. She is absolutely gorgeous and the last pictures I have of her all done up are from her 6th grade promotion. Time for an upgrade!

So far, I believe this summer could be the start of many great ones!

I'm having fun, taking it all one day at a time, and seeing where life leads me!

And, a few more pictures...

The first is my little sister, we were goofing off and it was actually taken with my cell phone. I just think it's too cute!

The second I also did on my cell (I tried it on my camera & I just couldn't get the angle & zoom right). It's a bridge between Big Horn and Sheldon in Elk Grove.

The third is Sundance, one of our horses. I was trying to get a decent picture of him & he refused to lift his head, so I worked with what I had. I love it regardless!

And the last are these great flowers (I forgot what they are. lol) that are growing over by the turn around spot at my house. They were in full bloom, smelled fantastic, and I thought they would make a beautiful picture!

Now I need to start taking my door apart so I can upload some more of my favorties! lol

Night all!

A piece of my talent. lol

So, since this blog is supposed to be about me pictures, here are some of my beach pictures from a trip to San Francisco a bit ago. Mind you, they don't look the best, I need to put better copies on my computer, but these will work for now. Enjoy. lol

My first blog attempt! Whoot!

So, I decided to get on the band wagon and attempt blogging for anyone who has any interest in my life.
For those that don't know, I'm Kelly and I'm double majoring in photography and journalism over at CRC. I'm hoping to transfer soon, but I'm undecided on where to go. So, until then, I'm going to work on building up my photography portfolio for the future!
I'm super excited to be doing engagment pictures of one of my best friends and her fiance soon. They are such a gorgeous couple, and I get to go to San Francisco to do it. How fantastic is that?They are also the lucky people who get to start off my portfolio for me, so they're getting extra stuff once I get my hands on a dark room! I'm so excited!
Since it is almost 3:30 in the morning, I'm going to turn my computer off & turn my attention the the very cute guy who is texting me right now. I know, I'm a total loser, so sue me. lol
Night all :)