dreaming of summertime

I think these bottom two are my favs so far

i always like to look at upcoming swimwear. this year i have the dream of buying myself a beautiful swimsuit.. cuz i have had the same one for years and need something new and that fits my body well.. of course my body doesn't look anything like these models but here is what i like so far .. give me your votes!

Room Make over

After

Before

My room has needed a major make over and i wanted to do something fun for spring. So i came up with this fun idea.. some branches from a tree in our yard, twinkle lights, and glittered butterflies is so fun to lay in my bed now.. love my new spring bedroom!

Life is As MaGiCaL as you make it!

So i guess i have come to a realization this last year after attending college that i may have been raised a little bit differently than most. I thought that i had had a normal childhood but many boys teasing me this year has notified me that maybe my childhood wasn't the norm. To me childhood was full of holidays that were so special, everything was magical, christmas lights were cozy, decorations had glitter and sparkled etc gingerbread houses, birthdays were huge celebrations, lots of dancing and partying and staying up late with my family and family friends. .. These memories are very dear to my heart and seemed normal since thats what our family and our best family friends the Konshuks grew up doing.

This past summer i became friends with a group of boys who were in awe at how many times i used the words "magical" "cozy" and "special" in normal conversation. They teased me that my free time was spent decorating my apt and doing crafts. and told me that every time they left my apt. they always somehow found a piece or several pieces of glitter on them! Sometimes my age was questioned whether i was 5?

i was texting my friend Josh the other day and when he found out that i was the youngest of my siblings he said, " I should have guessed Katie that you were the baby i i just thought all those cozy qualities were from growing up in an all girl family, where you have sugar for breakfast and glitter for lunch and breathe happiness." He cracks me up.. despite being teased about this my philosophy in life is that: life is as magical as you make it! Why not make it as special and fun as you can. Everything looks better and is more fun with glitter on it. Parties make events memorable and fun. dancing relieves stress. Colors are a great blessing of the creation and can bring so much happiness. Life is Good enjoy it!

Dear John

So, after watching the trailer since september about 100 times i got to finally see Dear John in theatres. Channing Tatum was off the charts hot.. and the movie was tender depressing but sweet. Just to see channing Tatum for 2 hours was worth the $10. Love that boy. Went with some of my cute girl friends and we had a blast!

Dreaming

So i have a list of places i want to go before i die.. and things i would like to accomplish. So in my free time i like to dream about these things. Today i had lots of time to think and decided that one of the places that i would really love to go to is Redwood National Forest in California. Im gonna make it happen! Watch out redwood forest! Here I come!

BrInG oN tHe NeW yEaR 2o1o

New Year.. New Goals. New Katie.

1. Scripture Study Daily 1 Chapter minimum

2. Fasting once a month

3. Prepare to Serve a Mission- Read Preach My Gospel

4. Write in my journal Weekly

5. No more "Recreational Swearing"

6. Read 4 good books.. ( i already have 1.5) down

7. 1 Craft a week... but lately its been more like 1 or more crafts A DAY due to my lack of a social life

8. Take 2 vacations

9. Pay off Credit card INTEREST IS kIlLiNg mE!

10. lose the 15 lbs.. i gained tis year... damn it!

Buy a digital SLR... anyone who wants to contribute is more than welcome.. lol my birthday is in April!

11. 1 act of service weekly.. take time to do something nice for someone who is in need

12. 200 situps daily. I did it all the way through january and have slacked in february.. but im gonna get back on track for summer

13. Learn 5 new songs on the guitar( i already have 3 down)

14. write in journal minimum once weekly.

15. so embarrasing.. but i have to confess that i have a terrible time swallowing pills.. i feel like a 5 year old so one of my big goals is to conquer that stupid thing adn learn to swallow pills this year.. don't tell anyone.

i don't want to bore you with all my goals.. so i just listed some of them.. i feel so motivated for making improvements in my life this next year and decade. I feel like 2009 was a pretty crappy year.. and i wasn't the best person i could have been. I was blessed last year for sure.. but want to be more worthy of blessing and be a happier person this new year of life! 2010 i can feel is going to be a good one!

My Life Lately

Goodness i have been so very terrible at updating my blog the past few months but i am getting re-committed to maintaining it. I am home now living with my parents for a few months.. still trying to find a job! the economy is rough but i am hopeful for some opportunities this week and putting some hard work and trust in the Lord to be able to make some money.

I love spending time with my parents. I adore them and feel so blessed to have such wonderful parents who love, support cherish me. I have so much fun laughing with them and they truly make life wonderful special and humorous.

I am hopeful for the new year i have set 20 goals.. one for each year of my life. I am eager to make changes and improvements.

I love my friends and feel blessed to have such wonderful people who love me and as i am away from some of my friends for the next couple months it really increases my gratitude and love for them. I am a very lucky person to be surrounded by so many incredible people in my life. How blessed i am.