Merry Christmas!

I know, I know, I said I would be better about blogging once this crazy semester is over but the truth is that even though my classes are over, nothing has slowed down! We had our christmas party the day after I finished finals and then I worked and ran around getting last minute gifts before our christmas festivities began!

Z & I have come to have several christmas traditions over the past couple years that I love so much. Christmas Eve morning we do our christmas together at home. This is the second year that Corinne has been involved and I love having her there with us that day! Christmas eve we go to Zak's parents for dinner and some fun family hang out time, then we spend the night there in the new pj's his parents get us every year! Christmas morning we open presents with them and then christmas night we head to my moms for dinner!

It's pretty crazy, especially this year since tomorrow (well, today actually) we are going to my grandma's in brea and then we are off for the night to SD to have dinner with my grandpa and then stay in a hotel on the beach and head to his uncle's house in SD for sunday christmas fun. McIntyre Style! haha And then monday morning it's back to work for me!

As you can see, things have been crazy busy and I hope to blog and post more pictures from all of our adventures once we are back to our normal daily schedules! For now I leave you with this picture of us today just leaving Z's parents on the way to my moms.



I can't believe this is our 5th Christmas together! Time seriously flies! I swear, they just keep getting better and better. I am a very lucky and blessed girl, if I do say so myself. <3

Happy Holidays Everyone!
Enjoy your families!

xo- K

FOR ERIN:

At the request of my lovely friend Erin, I will update my blog. First let me apologize to the few of you who read this regularly (is there a few?!) I have been busier than a bee collecting honey lately because finals have been in full swing for like two weeks now. As I type this I am thinking in my head also about the research proposal I am almost done with that is due tomorrow that I should be working on but how I also wanted my dear friend to have something new and exciting to read at work tomorrow. (See how much I love you E?) Also at her request, this blog will be about the following one of three things: rings, weddings & cats. I was going to make it about all three but it is just too late and I have to be up too early. The next one will be better, don't you worry.


I cant remember where I got this picture from, so I hope no one tries to sue me for using it, but I love love love this bouquet! So simple and gorgeous. It feels rustic, yet sophisticated at the same time.


This dress is by Nicole Miller and it is my newest obsession. I would also like her body to go along with it, thank you.


I found this somewhere (wow, I really am bad at documentation) and obviously I had to steal it due to its complete appropriateness.

Wow, this post really isn't long, but made me feel so tired after!
I am off to bed now to finish up my work
and finally call it quits on this long ass semester tomorrow!!
Then I will be quickly getting ready for our Christmas party on friday night.
More posts & pictures to follow shortly!

xo- k

parenting tip # 1

i know they say you should never let your children sleep in the bed with you. and now i am a firm believer in this for the following reasons.

1. they will learn that there are no boundries and will invade your space whenever they feel like it.

2. they we become jealous of who you sleep next to and will try to take over space on the bed.

3. they will become clingy and neurotic and follow you around whenever you go.


4. their innapropriate behavior will stem out into other facets of life, such as the bathroom.

i hope you all learn from our mistakes. it's too late now for us, but maybe you will catch it in time to save yourself from all the hardships we have endured because of our bad parenting.

xo -k

no words.

This. is. evil.

of course it is also the best thing in the world.

i am an addict.

yesterday i said adios.

i have been drinking tea to try and help
curb my cravings & caffeine withdrawl
but it's just not the same.

today a few words come to mind
to describe my mind set/ attitude:

grouchy
irritated
pissed off
angry
shakey
aggitated
cloudy headed
hungry
tired

ok, you get the idea.
i just keep reminding myself
that this is for my health and
soon I will be healthier & happier.

but today i am just pissed
and REALLY want a soda.

ugh!

he owes me.

i think this is an appropriate gift. dont you?


or there is always this.


all of the above are perfectly acceptable for pay back
of what i am about to endure these next couple weeks.



hahahahah.
im delirious.
need sleep.
<3 k

Incase you were wondering,

why I will be sleeping alone for the next month or so. This is the reason...


If this goes anything like Call of Duty - Modern warfare 1- then the following will happen:

1. every chance he gets this game will be on
2. when i say, "ok im going to bed now" the response will be "ill be in in a minute"
3. 2-3 hours later (around 2:30ish) I will wake up and notice that the bed is still empty next to me
4. Clumsily I will walk out into the living room to see him sitting about two feet from the tv with food/drinks/blanket
5. (last year, I would come out to see my brother also sitting cross legged on the floor, those days are gone now)
6. I will say, "hey its really late, you coming soon?"
7. he will say, "ya, im just gonna finish this game"
8. i will wake up in the morning to the bed still empty
9. upon walking into the living room I see him curled up on the couch with the tv still on.
10. new day, repeat.


as I type this, the cycle has already begun.
sweet jesus. help me.

It's been a while.

I just realized my blogging has been slacking recently. Part of this is due to the fact that I have been BUSY with life, work & school and part of it is because I guess I just haven't felt like anything was going on that was worth blogging about! Then I remembered that I never blogged about halloween! Every year Corinne and I go together to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins! This year we went to the one near Main Place Mall since it was the closest one to our house. I ended up getting a bunch of small ones and a cool green gord/squash type thing!




Then Zak decided that we needed to get a big one to carve and put out on the porch so kids would know to come to our house to trick or treat, so I carved this...


I know, i'm a dork. ok - i feel like eating dessert which means I need to stop blogging now. I am getting so excited for the holidays so hopefully I will have more to blog about in the coming weeks.
Sorry for the lame-ness.
<3 - K