Kathleens Place

2006-02-19T19:06:00.000-08:00

leaving for dan in 2 days! =)

Pic & Ashleigh and I from last weekend....

2006-02-19T17:45:00.000-08:00

2006-02-16T17:48:00.000-08:00

WELL I HAVENT POSTED IN A WHILE. IT SEEMS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER LATELY. MY JOB INTERVIEW WENT WELL. GOT THE POSITION. NOW I HAVE TO GO AND DISCUSS SALARY TERMS. HALF A COLLEGE EDUCATION..(AND STILL GOING) LOL..AND A BETTER JOB THAN I DESERVE. WELL WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH ALL THAT.

I CAN HONESTY SAY I HAVENT SLEPT IN OVER A WEEK. I DONT KNOW WHY. WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT, ...JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP. USUALLY IM OUT LIKE A ROCK. LAST NIGHT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT.

TONIGHT I WILL BE SLEEPING WITH ONE EYE OPEN ON PURPOSE. IF DAN CANT REACH HIS MOM IM SURE HE WILL BE CALLING ME TO TELL ME THE DETAILS OF HIS TRIP. AND THEN I WILL NEED TO RELAY.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE BARNO FAMILY..AND DANS SAFE RETURN..

I LOVE YOU GUYS. GOB BLESS.

2006-02-11T11:23:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!!!!!!!!! THE BIG 2-3. WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!

WELL SINCE I REALLY AM TOO TIRED TO TYPE ANYTHING TODAY, I JUST WANTED TO POST SOME FUNNY THINGS THAT REQUIRE NO EFFORT. AND SAY HAPPY BDAY TO MY LOVE!!!

THIS IS SOME FUNNY ONE-LINERS MY MOTHER FORWARED ME:

The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes and sand gnats come close.
When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.
People are funny, they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church.
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.
Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.
God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should you?
Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
Peace starts with a smile.
I don't know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?
A lot of church members who are singing "Standing on the Promises" are just sitting on the premises.
We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges
Be ye fishers of men. You catch them - He'll clean them.
Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
Forbidden fruits create many jams .
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called .
God grades on the cross, not the curve.
God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts!"
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.
He who angers you, controls you!
If God is your Co- pilot - swap seats!
Prayer: Don't give God instructions -- just report for duty!
The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.
The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you
We don't change the message, the message changes us.
You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.

MY MOTHER SURE LOVES THOSE FORWARDS. LOL. WELL SHES EXCITED SHE JUST DISCOVERED EMAIL LAST WEEK.

AND ALSO THIS WAS ANOTHER FUNNY THING DAN SENT ME...IM SORRY IM POSTING THIS DAN. BUT IT CRACKED ME UP...YOUR DAMN SENSE OF HUMOR. LOL

SO THIS IS DANS PREDICTION FOR OUR FUTURE...

I can see it now. Me sitting on that litle porch at the apartment drinkin a bud and smokin a winston, no job. Just a bunch of junk cars parked out front that I always claim i'm "fixin up" You in this little dirty cotton dress with greasy hair and 5 kids running around screaming mommy mommy! Yup! that's us!

IM GLAD WE HAVE SOMETHING TO STRIVE FOR DAN!!!! =)

IM GOING TO TAKE A NAP...HAVE A NICE DAY ALL

2006-02-05T14:46:00.000-08:00

HEY ALL. JUST ABOUT TO SIT DOWN AND WATCH THE COMMERCIALS FOR THE GAME. LOL. NO I DONT WATCH THE GAME I WAIT FOR THE COMMERCIALS. HAHA. BUT I AM ROOTING FOR THE STEELERS BECAUSE OF DAN. ( THERE WILL BE A LYNCHING IN MY HOUSE NOW) ANYWAY WORKED TODAY FROM EHH 2-5. LOL. WE WERE SLOW, I HAD THINGS TO DO SO I LEFT. SAVED PAYROLL. EVERYONE WAS HAPPY. HAHA.

CHURCH WAS GREAT THIS MORNING. THEY ARE GOING TO GULPORT, MS. FOR A MISSION TRIP TO HELP OUT. I THINK I MAY GO. FEB 20-25. I HAVE TO CALL TO SEE WHAT ELSE I NEED TO DO. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET OFF WORK. I REALLY FEEL LIKE I NEED TO HELP OUT IN SOME WAY. IT WAS PUT ON MY HEART WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, I WANTED TO DRIVE DOWN THERE AND JUST DO WHAT I COULD. GIVE FOOD OR WATER. BUT THEN I WAS LIKE "SO MANY PEOPLE ARE, I DONT NEED TOO". SO I PUT IT OFF, BUT NOW I THINK I MAY GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT LEAP. I READ ABOUT WOMEN MISSIONARY THE OTHER DAY. AND THIS WOMAN WAS AMAZING. I KNOW I COULD NEVER TAKE THAT ROUTE, BECAUSE I WANT TO SETTLE DOWN AND HAVE A FAMILY (WITH DAN =0) ) AND I KNOW I CANT GO TO THE EXTREMES THIS WOMAN DID, BUT I WANT TO DO SOMETHING NOW. BEFORE I DO SETTLE DOWN. AND I AM ALWAYS READING ABOUT GODS GIFTS. AND WHAT HE HAS IN STORE FOR EVERYONE. AND NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO BE A GREAT CHRISTIAN. I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE. I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO COME TO CHRIST AND I WANT TO ASSIST THAT. WELL I GUESS I JUST NEED TO PRAY..AND HE WILL TALK TO ME. ASO, I THINK I MAY GET BAPTIZED. I HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST, BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN BAPTIZED. AND RECENTLY I HAVE TURNED MY LIFE FULLY OVER TO CHRIST. SO I FEEL IT MAY BE TIME TO TAKE THAT STEP. I KNOW THAT THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE AND I KNOW I CANT LIVE FOR THIS WORLD AND FOR CHRIST. SO BIG CHANGES ARE CONTINUING TO BE MADE IN MY LIFE..

WELL ITS TIME TO EAT =) AND WATCH THE GAME AKA COMMERCIALS

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS.

DAN, I LOVE YOU. AND IM ROOTING FOR THE STEELERS (RISKING MY LIFE IN MY HOUSE) JUST FOR YOU. STAY STRONG, STAY ALERT. BE SAFE..

2006-02-03T18:41:00.000-08:00

WELL ANOTHER LONG DAY. TIMMY AND I DID SOME LAUNDRY. THEN TIMMY WENT TO GET A NEW CAR ,COPY CAT. LOL. JUST KIDDING. IM HAPPY FOR HIM. NICE 2005 DODGE SOMETHING OR OTHER. NOW HE CAN DRIVE ME AROUND...EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOWHERE TO GO..AND MY OWN CAR..LOL

DID MY TAXES...ALL ONLINE. SO VERY EXCITING. AND EASY TOO. IF YOU MAKE UNDER 50,000 YOU CAN GO TO THE IRS WEBSITE AND IT WILL DIRECT YOU TO A GOOD WEBSITE TO HOOK YOU UP. (HOOK YOU UP=LACK OF A BETTER TERM) SO I DID THAT, FINISH ALL 600000 FORMS FOR MY STATE TAXES TOO, BUT THEN IT SAID THAT SITE DIDNT HAVE THE SOFTWARE FOR TWO STATES. SINCE I LIVED IN NC AND PA 2005. WELL IT LET ME PRINT IT OUT AND MAIL TO NC REV. OFFICE. IT STILL DID MY FED. TAXES THOUGH. WOOHOO.

RYAN AND I WENT TO WASH MY CAR, (HE LOVES IT) DROP OFF DANS INFO. AT THE APTS. (THANKS YOU SOOOOO MUCH CATHY, I WAS GLAD WE COULD GET IT IN SO SOON!!), THEN WE WENT TO WENDYS. FUN KID. LOL. EVEN THOUGH I HAD A BAD WENDYS EXPIRENCE. I DONT FEEL LIKE POSTING. BUT YA KNOW STUFF HAPPENS & PEOPLE ARE STRANGE.

SO ALSO, I JUST READ THIS BOOK ABOUT 32 SERIAL KILLERS IN HISTORY. VERRRRY INTERESTING. SO THE THEME OF THE BOOK WAS ALSO CENTERED AROUND HOW 30 OF THESE GUYS HAS EPILEPSY, OR SOME SEVERE HEAD INJURY WHILE YOUNGER...GO FIGURE. I THINK ITS JUST PURE EVIL.

WELL DATELINE IS ON..GOOD ONE ABOUT INTERNET PREDATORS!!! PARENTS WATCH YOUR KIDS ON THE COMPUTER, YOUD BE SHOOOCKED! WHAT A BUNCH OF DAMN WEIRDOS.

THEN I WILL BE HITTING THE HAY..WAITING FOR DANS 2AM PHONE CALL. =) HOPEFULLY I WILL HEAR THE PHONE AND WAKE UP.

*DAN AND THE REST OF THE GUYS..BE SAFE*

I LOVE YOU DAN =0)

2006-02-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

hey good day all. i just walked in from work around 3:30, and i have to be back at 6. so i rushed home to watch Judge Judy, going to eat, go tan, then hit the road again. im feeling a little run down, but when i get my paychecks..its worth it. lol. im a baby when it comes to sleep. if i dont get a good 7-8 hours a night i can barely function. i couldt imagine the sleep schedule dan has over there. =( i have so much respect for that man...BUT ANYWAY, i could talk about him for hours.

i have off from work tommorow. yeyyy. laundry day. i honesly have about 7 loads to do. i havent done wash in 2 weeks. yeah i know im gross. lol so that'll be my day tomm. timmy is probaly getting a new car. so im sure we will be going on a roadtrip of some sort pretty soon. timmy like to do things spur of the moment. unfortunatly his last trip i has to work. im trying not to take any vacation time until dan gets home. because i want as much time off as possible!!

so dan and i started our savings plan ideas. well, i think its finally sinking in. i put 6 purses aside to buy because they went on sale. well i DONT need 6 purses, so i only bought 2..possibly 3 tomm if its still there. no more friv. spending. thats my new motto. lol. i just have such an addiction to clothing, shoes, purses....but im getting better. for one, i honesly dont have any room left. well enough bs talk...place to be..people to see.. haha
goodnight all

2006-01-31T18:00:00.000-08:00

hey! havent posted in a day or so. thought i would real quick before i went about my bizznazz for the night. nothing new really, had the day off. i started to do my taxes online. i actually need to finish tonight. i was a REAL bum today and took a nap. hah. an hour power nap. made me feel great though!!

i have been watching the military channel lately. lol. and that freaky channel that makes you greatful for a normal life. (yesterday was about a 50 pound growth on someone) anyway i was watching about BUDS training. and all this other army stuff. very interesting. i always wonder how far i would be able to push myself. not very far in that, because i cant swim. haha. yes its true i live in NC on the beach and i cannot swim. and i dont want to learn to be honest. sharks and big fish. not for me!

anyway i was missing dan very badly last night =( i did make a scrap book, which i look at when i get down. i just want him to move down here and eveything go nice and smooth. but i know it wont. because anything worth it, is not going to be that easy. but ill pray it does!! im trying my hardest to help..but it'll be so much easier to save and work towards a goal once hes back home with me!!

so my mother and i are bible study partners now. they give out a program in church of what to read so you can get through the whole bible by 2007. one year. and not rush. last night we read genesis 1 through 3. we dont read together but once we get past "let there be light" verses we will discuss. lol. i need to get back on track with the studying. the bible. school. just get it all in check. on my way there though..

well i am going to watch Bush

I LOVE YOU DAN.

---almost as much as diesel. =0)

2006-01-27T11:03:00.000-08:00

hey. i know im not on a regular posting sched. but the last few days i have felt like i was hit my a train.just run down so badly. i get like that so often when im working and not being health-concious. monday will be the official start of my diet. april is bikini season, thats only a few months away. lol. plus im sure dan doesnt want a fat girl. just kidding, hes not that superficial. anyway, nothing new lately, working, school and talking to daniel is my daily routine. hanging out with the family. and of course my 2 WONDERFUL babies rosie and diesel. rosie did laps around my room last night, and diesel was acting like he was going to pounce. it was so cute watching them play. diesel is a big softy. mo (the other dog) still would like to take a bite of her.

anyway enough bs. today was a VERYYY laid back day. i went and got my nails done, tanned, and had to run to the car dealership, for some paper they forgot to give me. no biggie though. it was a ME day. lol. need one of those every now & then. im waiting for the mail because dan mailed me back an app. for an apartment and i still havent gotten it yet .i think i will mail him out another one tomm. he probaly lost it and is too scared to tell me. lMAO. im just kidding. timmy just got back from work and needs me to run him some places, havent seem him in a little while. and thennn tonight i will probaly go eat with my fam. also his girlfriend (he tells me not to call her that ,"too strong of a word") wants me to take her to come "places" to find a job. she wants to work as a bartender at a club, or something along those lines. i think that would be fun. but i dont like drinking, i dont like being around people who drink, and basically i dont know anything about alcohol. neither does she...except how to consume it. i wont say anything else about his girlfriend 'latoya. lets just say shes not career-minded. other than that, we get along fine. shes a sweet girl.

dan is supposed to call around 4 he said. i talked to him earlier today. he keeps tlaking to me about stocks. i hate economics. we did the mock-stock market thing online. i bought all clothing, make-up..crest white strips, crap like that stocks. i didnt do very well. lol. i wasnt watching "trends". but i think i may read the website he keeps telling me he does , so i can at least hold a convo. lol. hey if he likes it, im sure i can get into it too. (my grandpa would be impressed). lol.

well im going to get timmy, and see what the rest of my day has in store.

God bless our troops. stay safe & come home soon.

2006-01-22T13:51:00.000-08:00

yoooo whats up dawgs? (that was for dan =0)) anyway, i have just been chillin out with my dad & some watching the football game. yea, yea LOOKS as though they may be headed to the superbowl. but we are only im the 3rd quarter. so who knows. i have a short attention span... and football only holds me for about 2 quarters. one thing i did notice is that both the qbs look like they live in the woods somewhere. other than that..*swoosh* right over my head. during half time steve and i decided to play a little living room football of our own. (yes i a very girly-girl, but SUCH a tomboy at heart...3 bros what can i say) needless to say, i kicked steves ass. hes a big kid..about 230..twice my size. but nothing can stop me!! haha (my dad said "the mini-bus" which i thought was funny at first then i realized the intended dig. LMAO. ) not to mention the fact the rules to our living room football game are as follows....
1.) steven hurts me, my dad will kick his ass
2.) steven breaks anything in the room my mom will kick his ass
3.) steven breaks my nail, i kick his ass
basically he doesnt really have a chance!!!

so that was basically my day, besides a trip to the strore to get some ingredients for my moms "play-off" snacks. shes like a mini martha stewart. l0l. i do not take after her! (sorry dan) in a little while im going to jog, and then work out. had the whole weekend to chilllll. wonderful. Monday is a busy day, have to go pay my 160$ speeding ticket. Ouch. Go tanning, and then its off to workkkkkk. woohoo. i have a failry stress free life, but for some reason i always manage to be a stress mess. need to work on it. lol.. ALSO, have to go to the doc sometime this week. Rumor has it that im lactose intolerant. lol. i never put it together, i thought my constant heartburn, among other things, was "normal." i was popping rolaids & tums constantly....i didnt realize it was only after dairy. haha. i can do without milk, but not cheese. lol. when i was a baby i had a problem with formula, so this isnt a shocker. but we'll see what happens..!! i will keep you filled in!!!!

2006-01-21T12:32:00.000-08:00

heyyy. have not posted in awhile, just havent been in the mood. but anyway nothing really going on. just counting down the days until dan gets to come home! =) working, school, & more work. i ended up getting a car!!! yeyyyy. my dad actually suprised me with a little help-(funds). i wasnt expecting it at all. for once in my life, i actually felt bad taking money from my parents. ( i know whats happening to me?) i just didnt feel like i deserved it. well i had picked out one car but the monthly payments would be too high, putting what i could put down. so then i went and picked out a cheaper car i wasnt as excited about. so my dad called me at work, and told me he would help me with whatever i needed to get the original car i found. i was like "wow." and after hanging up the phone (this is so corny) i almost cried, because i was just so suprised. (either that or the PMS..jk haha) so yes i have my car and everything else in my life is going smoothly as well. daniel is mailing me back the app for an apt. by me. i have to take up there this week. hopefully that situation will go nice and easy too. i cant waiiiiittttt until i get the phone call with a date hes coming home...!!!

ryan(my 5 yr old bro) told me yesterday "sissy, i had a dream last night that dan came home, and it was dark out"....for some reason anyone in the world could tell me dan will be home safely and it will go right through me. but ryan telling me really brought me comfort! hes such a good boy. today him and i went and washed my car, i did the brush thing and he did the hose. he took it very seriously. lol. he loves when you give him "jobs." hes the baby in the house, so i think it makes him feel independent. of course everyone thinks he's my son. so when he calls me "kat" or "sissy" someone always strikes up convo. lol.

last night the princess (diesel, dan i know it makes you mad when i call him princess bc he's a boy. lol) attacked my other brother steven. (hes 14). it was the FUNNIESTTTT thing i have ever seen. he jumped like 4 feet in the air and bit his arm, hands, and thigh. steve provoked it. lol.

another funny diesel story..diesel always jumps on the couch and hes not allowed. i let him, and so does my mom, the only one that tells him down is my dad. well my dad is sitting the recliner and im in the other chair. so diesesl jumps on the couch, and my dad says "down." so he gets down. two seconds later, same thing. the third time my dad said "diesel" while he was in mid-jump, so diesel just came back down on the floor and didnt land on the couch. he like hopped. really funny, maybe u had to be there...and know diesel and my dads relationship..not the best.

anyway, im going to go and eat an early dinner. fold laundry, dust...and study...yes that is my saturday night. =0)

*miss you DANIEL* few more months...be str0ng

2006-01-13T19:21:00.000-08:00

i do not want to deal with anymore constuction workers for the next year. i have had my fill. well first of all, yesterday this is how my day went....

Side not: where i work, is an outdoor mall. above all the stores is 2 floors of apartments that they have been trying to finish constructing since last summer. they tried to cheap out and not put an elevator in it. SOOO this past November they had to go back and put an elevator in these already finished apartments. (what about people with disabilities?!) well since they have started this project we have been dealing with FALLING concrete in the STORE because of the jack hammers. they are allowed to jackhammer before we open. but they didnt take into considertation that stuff would fall from our ceiling!!! well the other day, i go to work and pipes are LEAKING. it started out as a small leak. i grabbed one of the contractors upstairs who had the worst attitude. he said "this really isnt our problem, but we will fix it" and i said "well whos problem is it" "Mayfaire property mangmnt. , because this is an existing pipe, we didnt put this in" well we never had any "pipe problems" until these men began working upstairs, so yes it is your problem. so "my buddy" leaves. about 20 min later, im looking in a mirror to see if my outfit looked ok.(cant lie, i was really doing that) all of a sudden i feel rain drops on my head...INSIDE. about a 4 feet wide area, was literally raining. but this time it wasnt coming from pipes. it was the damn ceiling. so i was like &$^@^$@^*(%. and then im thinking im not dealing with that guy agian. so i called property managers office, and told them what happened. they come by, blah blah. bring the idiot down agian. and he says "yeah, a pipe upstairs burst and its leaking through your ceiling" HAHA wow, great im glad its not our "existing pipes" again. so now im thinking okay whos cleaning up this freakin mess? of course me. okay so then the night was usual....until around 6. the heat was stuck on 86. it wont turn off or go down. it was a freakin great night. and its like when something goes wrong with that place you get the run around, so i hate dealing with it. Email the corporate office and ask who i need to contact. she told me well its still under warranty so we need to get ahold of the contractor. wonderful. im sure that contractor will be just as pleasant!

so today, we had no problems!!! but we were sooo slow. so i walked down to Ulta which is the ULTIMATE girls store. it has everything a girl would need minus the clothing. i actually just needed a new blowdryer, i dropped mine and now it blows out cold air. (dont know the reasoning) there is a new girl traning, so she was fine by herself. either way i had my cell phone if anything happpend =0)

now im home, about to study...wait for dans call....and head to bed!!! *goodnight*

2006-01-11T16:42:00.000-08:00

i think i started a war in my house. haha. the other day while my family was out eating, steven told us this project he has in school where he has to write new lyrics to the song "we didnt start the fire", well to make a long story short, i jokingly made up a song about my older brother timmy with that tune. insulting, but funny. after that the war began. timmy called from work in NY last night, and said he has about 4 verses to a song he wrote about my dad. its actually very funny. the thing is you have to know my family. to some the things may be insulting, but in this house, you have to be able to take it. nothing is sacred in this house. haha. we are a VERY close family, and we all know how to take jokes, it just happens that timmy and my mohter are usually on the recieveing end. hmm, i guess that shows that the root of the problem is my dad and i. i cant wait to see the song that gets made up about me...lol
another thing, i cannot stand when people dont watch their kids. i mean i am not a parent, so i dont fully understand. but i know when a child needs to be smacked around. no just kidding. but the other day, this boy was about 4 or so. and was just totally trashing where i work. mom was over trying shoes on, not even caring. dad kept saying "cooper (think that was it) listen to daddy" the kid wouldt even flinch. the guy said it like 6 times. i wanted to say "okay this method is obviously not working, can we try something else?" so the kid continued to run around. when they were done mom walks over and says "okay time for a suprise." and from catching the tail end of the convo. the "ice cream" was for good behavior while mom tried shoes on. mom the bleach from your hair must have dripped into your brain cells because if that was good....
anyway something just scrolled by on the news thing "7% of workers admit to drinking on the job" they must have polled our UPS guy...haha
until next time...God Bless!!!

2006-01-09T18:57:00.000-08:00

yeah its been a few days since i posted. i just havent had any reason too. ha, i still dont have a REASON, but i have time to fill in my oh-so exciting life! anyway, so the last few days have been okay i guess. yesterday i worked. not too much to say about that!!! work is work. and i must say, i really do love my job. lol. today i had off. i went to lunch with my dad. (my mom said that we go out to eat everyday when i dont work, its true lol) then we went to downtown Wilmington with timmy, ryan and steve to walk around and do some shopping. it was like 65 today, we all just wanted to be outside. then my mom got off of work, she works downtown, so she wanted to get something to eat downtown. yes i ate out twice today. lol. but i did good with my choices!! oh and someting really funny, i had a REAL good talk with my dad today, about some of my thoughts and fears. lol. things that run through my head. he would like for me to talk to someone professional. LMAO.
then i went to Michales craft store and bought a scrapbook!!! i also bought all these little stickers and crap. i cant wait to start!!!! im done with the organizing things, theres only so much you can do!!! so i need a new "at home" project. i think i actually may make a few scrapbooks. i have had trouble sleeping lately. i didnt fall asleep until 3 or so. i keep waking myself up REALLY early so i fall asleep early, but its not working. so im going to work out after im done typing this and hopefully make myself a little more tired. i have to stay by my phone until 11, bc thats when i get dans call. =) that helps me sleep better. i have SO many letters from dan i need to go through. i have letters that date back to dec. 04!! he went away for a week long thing with the national guard. i missed him so badly. but he brough back all these letters he wrote and i still like to look back and read them every now and then. this will help me organize more!!! anyway, CSI is on. i think its a new one. =0) CSI, WORK OUT , SCRAPBOOK...there you have it folks...a very exciting night.

2006-01-06T17:20:00.000-08:00

yeyyyy today was my bday!!! the big 2-0. i know not very exciting. and to be honest i didnt do anything exciting today either! haha. im probaly going to go out later in the week with some friends. but going out on the weekends around here is HECTIC. lets put it this way i live RIGHT between UNC & Camp Lejune. lol. college kids and marines. so if you go anywhere fri-sun, expect there to be chaos!!! (not that i have a problem with either!!!) also, i have to be at work at 9 tomm. so no point in being tired!! i did get to spend some time with my family, and shop!! haha. i hit so many sales today, but i feel so guilty spending money. so i only allowed myself $100 budget. i did good, i spent 300. (just kidding 130)

also, i went to some car dealerships. and dealt with the salesmen. what a bunch of sharks! ( no offense) automatically they think girls are dumb, and are going to scam me into some CRAPPY deal. well, they are right, i am dumb when it comes to cars. BUT thats what my dad is for. i will NEVER buy anything mechanical without my dads approval first. i learned my lesson the hard way on that one. =0) hah but i did find somethings i like, but i need to be patient. not my strongest quality, i must say. lol. but i have been praying EVERY night for hlep and its worked. way back in March, Dan sent me this book with bible quotes.

this is the one for patience today..
"For ye have need of patience, that , afterye have done the will of God, ye might recieve the promise" Hebrews 10:36

last night while i was on the phone with Dan, i walked into my room talking to him. and i had brought home boxes from work to mail dan things in. well they were laying against my closet until i could them in the attic today. as im taking to him i noticed one of the boxes is put together. so im like i dont rememeber doing that, maybe i did, i dont know. so i picked it up and i was full! then i realized someone had mailed me something. as im talking to dan, he has no idea this drama playing out at my house. so then i open it and its these 2 ADORABLE hat looking boxes. and im telling dan on the phone, and hes saying "well who mailed you something" and im like i dont know. "well theres got to be a card" i couldt find the card. LOL. turns out it was Dan. and it was the CUTEST idea. i dont know the name of the website, but its a great gift idea. it was Pjs, and this cute blanket/shawl. and of course it was ALL PINK. haha. and red. anyway I LOVED it, and was so happy he was on the phone when i opened it! the Pjs are soo warm and comfortable, i cant wait to wear them.

I was also thinking of this time last year...Dan and I were up in NYC helping my brother move into his apartment in Brooklyn. it feels like it was yesterday. i remeber my parents being SOOO scared. (im talking 55 cell phone calls in 2 days) i look back at that time, and many more, and just think i took it all for granted. we were so happy together. even though i fell asleep the whole way home. lol. dan didnt enjoy my company too much then. i cant believe its been a year since dan left. its been (and still is) such a roller-coaster, in so many ways. it feels like it happened over-night. the trips dans mom and i took to mississippi. and i remeber leaving dans parents in June at the airport (we were getting on seperate flights) and feeling so alone. ANYWAY ENOUGH OF THE PAST!! TIME FOR THE FUTURE!!!!!!

2006-01-05T19:17:00.000-08:00

well i just wanted to post quick, before i went to bed! tommorow in the AM, i have to go *hopefully* get a new car..just a quick flashback... a few weeks ago a DRUNK DRIVER hit and totaled my car. yes my car that i paid almost 300$ a month for, and also put 2000$ DOWN ON. not only did she total my car her, but another car and her own. she then went into hiding for TWO weeks and wouldt contact ANYONE. her insurance company or anything. she got a lawyer and then allowed her company to pay for my car. well since i had a loan, no gap insurance..sad story..i still had to pay 400$ on the car. my parents gave me the first down payment and trust me they wont be doing that again! so now i had to start from scratch!! could be worse! i could have been in the car. it was parked, while i was at work! thank god a off-duty police officer was getting coffee and pulled up after it happened. if he didnt find her, my insurance would have been paying the damages. thank god i have great parents. they have been doing everything possible and making sacrifices so i can take there cars.
im *almost* 20 now, and i told them im a big girl. i can go ahead and do this on my own this time. i didnt need a co-signer on my loan for the car last time. but in getting one it brought my interest rate down a lot. this time i think im going to go ahead and wing it and hopefully not get TOO hurt with the interest rate. lol. i hate the idea of having a car payment again, but its well worth it.

Hitting the hay now..havent heard that in awhile!!! HAHAH A

2006-01-05T08:26:00.000-08:00

i still cant believe its 2006. i am still writing 2004 on papers!!! haha. i never thought i would see 2006, lol, i didnt know where i would be. just it was just so far away. i just got home from running some errands, i took stevito to school around 8. then stopped at the food store. i ran out of the essentials. green tea and gatorade. strawberry & blue gatorade to be exact. my mom does all the food shopping, but i figured id spring for it.=0) look at me acting all independent. haha. anyway while i was in there i grabbed dan some soup and misc. things he had asked for. hard candy and toothepaste. things like that. then i had to mail him out some info on an apt i looked at, so i wanted to get it at right away. the post office was SOO crowded today. i waited in like for 20 min. and then the lady tells me that i cant pay all at once, i had to buy the box, put the stuff in the box, and then pay again for shipping. what a joke. but its okay because i like my new bank. theres this cool thing with my debit card. im probaly in the stone age, and this has been around for awhile, but im amazed. *BANK OF AMERICA* offers this (maybe ill get some money or someing. haha) anyway, everytime i use my debit card for my checking, they round up to the nearest dollar. the change the bank matches and then puts that money into my savings at the end of the week. the only thing is you have to have a checking and savings there. which doesnt bother me cause neither of which ever have much money. lol. my parents think thats a bad idea, they have 2 seperate banks. ANYWAY, for the first 6 months they match it, after that its 10%. very, very cool. heres a visual in case you are confused.
*tea- 1.25* round up tp 2.00. and subtract from checking. then the back deposits 1.50 into my savings.
cool, huh?
dan's on the ph0ne..g0tta g0!! =0)

2006-01-04T18:14:00.000-08:00

Well, i havent worked out GOOD, in like a few months. so today was my first real day back in the game. lol. i jogged, and then came home and took advantage of the new mini-gym thing my parents bought for christmas. it was distracting because its in the garage, where we also keep my baby. a little dwarf rabbit named Rosie. i bought Rosie at a pet store in November, or around that time. i was feeling a little down and lonely. not a good time to browse the pet store. and i saw her, shes the cutest thing. shes grey and about the size of my palm. she wont grow anymore, but shes got the biggest belly. i love that little thing. diesel and her arent enemies, but i dont trust him. moses, my other dog has tried to bite her more than once. shes honestly like a little dog, she sits on my lap while i drive steven to school everymorning, and also comes shopping. lol. no i dont think im paris hilton and i dont dress the rabbit up. but she loves her outings. haha.

today i went to the park with my dad and my 5 year old brother, only because i was promised lunch. im a mooch, what can i say? so anyway, the park was down by the ocean so i strolled on the boardwalk, while they played. i dont like to go out with just my dad or my dad and the baby, because on tooooo many occasions we have been called "husband and wife." yea, its kind of gross. lol. my dad makes sure i call him at least dad 10 times in front of the waitress if we go out to eat. LOL. im not kidding though.

anyway tomm will be a long day. i have to work 1-close. probaly like 9 or 10. then on friday, the best gift ever was given to my parents 20 years ago. thats right the birth of kathleen. haha
im sure they would agree, honest. so im going to do school work until dan calls. then talk to him and fall asleep!!

**my punctuation, grammar, and spelling are horrible on here, this is not how i write in the real world. trust me. im usually too lazy to check and retype. **

2006-01-03T19:03:00.000-08:00

well today was a very interesting day. no not really, but i like to start off my blogs with something exciting. work was the usual, and then some. we got in 40 boxes of shipment! ahh what a nightmare. plus the UPS guy is a little strange, i wont go in to detail, but i will say he has been known to have an odor of liquor every now and then. today wasnt one of those days, but he is just a strange man. lol. he has these wide eyes, and he looks high or something all the time. i dont know. anyway, i was in a productive mood today so i was able to only leave the morning manager 3 boxes!!! thats right, i did 37 boxes of shipment. i was sick of looking at the same crap anyway, i moved a lot of things around and made it look nice and neat. now my back is killing, at least it made up for my lack of working out this morning. it was raining, i could not find the motivation. at all.

also, just to clarify my last blog...lol..it may have seemed like i wrote like dan and i were moving in together when gets home right away. to sum it up, i dont believe in living together before marriage. haha and no that doesnt mean we are getting married ASAP either. im just helping dan find things for HIS place. my mother read my blog at work yesterday, and the phone call was a little awkward. lol..so here you go mom..clearing it up!! =0)

well im going to read!! no work tomm!!! YEYYYYY!!!

Late Night...

2006-01-02T09:13:00.000-08:00

Well, today i woke up around 8 or so and i was in slow motion!! I laid down last night to go to bed, and all of a sudden i wanted to get up and just re-organize...everything. i think this is because i have been reading "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" ( i think thats the exact title). The book is alllll about organization, so i started my new "organize life" by going out and buying one of those daily planner binder things. and i already started to feel like i had more control of my life. plus with work and bills, it keeps me up on things. anyway last night i couldt sleep, i stole my moms shoe rack, while she lay sleeping. and i organized my closet. i mean REALLLY organized my closet. by color, style, season, its on point!! (dan said "who cares, its not like its going to stay like that") but he is wrong and i am going to make sure that it does!! also, i made notebooks for my bank accts, work, school, bills, and made a calender of payments. (yes, aside from the day planner) it felt great, and when i went to sleep i felt like i had a really productive night!!! then this morning my phone was buried under like 3 layers of blankets, and i missed a few of dans calls. but i eventually did get to speak with him! after that, my dad and i went to look at some apartments for when dan gets home. i couldt believe how nice they were for the price!!! im VERY excited and anxious for him to get here now. i feel like its right around the corner. also, a real nice furniture store is going out of buisness so on my way to work today, im going to stop in there and check some things out. i figured i might as well start buying little things now, so its not like we are over-loaded when he gets home.

im not going to lie, usually i say i am going to do something and then keep putting it off. but NO MORE. im not waiting to the last minute. like i told dan, i want him down here as soon as possible, and im willing to help anyway i can. so this is just the least i can do at the moment!!

well, i need to go to the tanning bed. i havent gone in awhile!! then im off to work for the night!!! very exciting, will post again around 11 or so!!!!!

Work & more work..

2006-01-01T19:50:00.000-08:00

HAPPPY NEW YEAR!! YEYYYY. I didnt get to post the other day. Well actually i had the option but i just wasnt in the mood. i had to work all day new years eve. 8:30, until around 7 or so. yes, it was a very, very long day. i was supposed to leave at 5, but the girl that was sced. called off. but whatever, people get sick. i cant complain. it just wouldt have been so bad, had we not been SO busy!!! then i came home, and laid down to go to bed around 10 or so. i studied until about 11, and then decided to call it quits!! like i said, i didnt want to see the ball drop it would depress me. about 1 minute or so until the ball dropped Dan called me!! which was a very nice suprise. we ended staying on the phone until about 3:30 or so. so i was a little bit off schedule this morning. but its okay, it was well worth it. we got to have a good conversation. i still feel like us breaking up was totally my fault, which i think it was. and i feel guilty everytime i talk to him. and it makes me love him even more, because had i been in his position, i cant say i would be strong enough to handle it the same way. basically i messed up. but thats a whole diffrent story!!!! and im very tired!!!!!! GOOD NIGHT!!!! will post again tomm!!!

haha..

2005-12-30T19:49:00.000-08:00

after i posted my blog about 30 calls...this was in my e-mail...haha..

Hey i'm headed off to bed now. I tried giving you a call and you didn't answer. I think i'm going to get you a 4 foot piece of string to tie your cell phone to your thumb for a birthday present so you can't wander away from the phone anymore. That way you'll be able to answer everytime I call. I think its a great idea! Don't worry I'll make sure the string is pink

love you =)

Still sick.. =(

2005-12-30T19:39:00.000-08:00

Yes i am still sick today. I think i have honestly been sick for about 2 weeks now, it just wont go away. I constantly lose my voice and my throat hurts...the docter gave me COUGH medicine. not too mention cough medicine that knocked me out. i slept for like 15 hours straight, and slept through about 30 phone calls. i should take into consideration that i have no tolerace for any medicine! i think ill skip the COUGH medicine for my throat problems tonight. also i had to work from 5-close. which is usually an okay shift, but for some reason tonight was insane. and of course i worked alone. i did $3000 roughly in about 3 hours. it was nuts. its about 11, and i have to be back @ work around ehh 8:30. i should be going in at 9, but OF COURSE there was computer problems so i get to go in extra early and talk to these idiots over the phone. that may sound harsh, but you havent dealt with these people. they are a company out of Long Island, need i say more? damn new yorkers. haha. so today is just going to wrap into the next. im not going to do anything tomm. night, and im going to sleep at like 11 before the ball drops. i dont want to celebrate anything else until Dan gets home. it makes me depressed. ill think of last new years, playing poker until the wee hours of the night. =( and doing what we did best together.nothing. lol. my parents want me to go out to eat with them, and the family. i may do that..thats always an adventure. and if you met my dad you would know why. lol well im going to get off here, read my bible..speaking of which i havent read that in about a month. and i can feel the diffrence in how my day goes. very empty. SOO ill stop rambling and get right into that.. goodnight. and have a SAAFEEE new year!!

Neighborhood Activities

2005-12-28T18:21:00.000-08:00

Okay so i had my long day at work, and i come home and am literally FORCED to go mingle with the neighbors. i guess one of the neighbors decided they wanted to do a potluck, so my parents bring me for the entertainment. the more drunk people get the funnier they find me. its so funny, everyone is all "social butterfly" now, but after a few more weeks of livivng near each other, they all wont be able to wait to get up privacy fences. haha. well i am going to read, and pass out!!! goodnight!!!!

Explains a lot...

2005-12-28T18:12:00.000-08:00

SOOOOO this explains why Diesel is so mean, he always saw his mom and dad fighting....lol

Me and the baby..

2005-12-28T18:05:00.000-08:00

This is the pic of me and the baby Diesel...Dan dont you miss that little guy? we miss & love y0u more than anything....

me advertising...

2005-12-28T16:50:00.000-08:00

2005-12-28T15:18:00.001-08:00

well today was another very exciting day. haha. blogging has helped me realize one thing, im boring and i have no hobbies. haha two things. today i had to work from 9-5, which was an adventure. this place is growing so much the traffic is insane. when i open i have to go to the back to make the deposit from the night before, it took me 45 min to get back to the store. i could have ran it in 5 min. there is just so much construction, and accidents. oh my goodness the accidents. but i cant really talk because since i have moved here in April i have been in 2. but only one was my fault. but i learned a verrry valuabe lesson. mult-tasking while driving (talking on the phone, plugging the charger in, while its raining) is not a good idea!! also another good idea, trying to be witty to a cop, is a no no. the cop gave me a "failure to stop ticket", and i said JOKINGLY, this ticket isnt really accurate, i did stop just into the back of his car. he didnt find my humor funny. that reminds me, i also got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago (70 in 55), and when i JOKINGLY asked the cop what happened to warnings, he handed me the ticket and said have a nice night. cops are cold. lol. work is driving me nuts. i work at Liz Claiborne not the most stressful job. but this one woman, who shall remain nameless, drives me nuts. she isnt my superior, but likes to act like it. there is an opening for the store asst. manager, we are both up for it. if she gets it, shes going to make my life hell . lol. oh well things could be worse.
im going to eat dinner, will post later, after i finish doing some work for my mom..yes MORE work..haha

2005-12-28T15:18:00.000-08:00

Another Day...

2005-12-27T12:20:00.000-08:00

Well usually im REALLY good at starting things and not finishing them, which i hope doesnt happen with this..haha. so even though today i have nothing really exciting to write about, im going to update. today was a okay day. i had to go get my hair cut, and the lady cutting it was an absolute NUTJOB. i didnt trust her with the scissors, so instead of allowing her to finish i told her just to trim it. so i paid for a haircut that was not what i really wanted. oh well, if thats the worst thing to happen all day, ill be fine. im having a little down time before i have to go to work at 5 and HOPEFULLY i will be able to get out of there by 9 or so. my grandparents are out from NY visiting, so im able to see them for a little bit before i leave. nothing else going on..will post again after work..sure ill have some WONDERFUL stories....

More old pics...

2005-12-25T12:01:00.000-08:00

Dan, just think when you get home this is what we will be doing again, laying around on the beach...

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And another more recent one from a few days ago...
kat and lynds...

Christmas Day

2005-12-25T11:48:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!! wooohoo!! today i woke up around, ehh 6 or so, did the gift thing then went back to sleep until like 12, when dan called and woke me up again. not that im complaining, that is the best way to wake up. i have had a really bad sore throat lately, and have been working like a dog so it just hasnt went away! =( since there is NO possible way they are going to need me to come to work and "help do something" today, i can actually just lay around and rest. diesel enjoys the downtime, after all he is a bum and likes to sleep all day! well i am going to take a nice long shower, through some Pjs back on and wait until the folks from NY get here. probaly will post again later in the night!!

Here is a pic from a few weeks ago, *Lynds & Kat*

MERRRYYY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

2005-12-24T17:46:00.000-08:00

MERRRYYY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Today is Christmas eve!!! yeyy. Even though i am filled with joy, haha, it was a very long day. Dan called me last night around 12-1. so i stayed up to converse with him. It felt good to get to talk to him before i fell asleep. i miss that. Then at the nice hour of 7, mi madre woke me up to do some last minute shopping. The stores and roads were crazy. of course! then since i work retail i had to close the store tonight at 6. so it was a fairly long day. now 4 neighbors are over, 3 of which we have never talked to before Christmas. But we are all NEW YORKERS so i guess we have the deep rooted bond to share!!!! i am enjoying watching Ryan, i wish i was 5 again. he is so excited to go to sleep tonight ( i am too, but not for the same reason) and wake up to see what Santa brought! Im glad i have a baby brother that age, it helps me remember what it used to be like. Timmy and i used to wake up at 4am and just sit in front of the tree until 8, staring at all the gifts. haha i miss that. timmy isnt even home this christmas, hes away working. its kind of weird getting older...well i heard the cheesecake was being brought out...will post again later!!!!!!

2005-12-24T09:14:00.000-08:00

* dan and kathleen in Miss. in March 2005. dan was stationed at Camp Shelby and had a few days pass!!*

2005-12-24T09:12:00.000-08:00

*This is a picture of Dan and i last june.*