My Archives: July 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Were you a 90's kid? Survey!
Lets see if you were truly a 90's kid shall we?
How old were you in 1990?: 3
Are you afraid of the dark?: Those strories always scared me!
Did clarissa really explain it all?: I always wondered why that guy Sam was allowed in her room! ^__^
Did you read and collect all goosebumps books?: I was never that into them
Do you remember when Tupac, Biggie, & Selena died?: no actually
Did you own a t-shirt (then, not now) to show that you cared?: no
Did you want to get slimmed with that green Nickelodeon slime?: I didn't, but I thought it was funny when everyone else was :D
Did you watch Keenan and Kel?: I had a crush on Kel :D
Did you own a nintendo?: OMFG YES!!!!!!!!!! And played it non-stop with my sister and older cousins
How about a sega genesis?: no actually
Did you get the first game boys?: I had one
Did your furby ever die on you?: yes
You got one of those tap records from Home Alone for x-mas?: no
What power ranger did you always fight to be?: Kimberly because she was pink
Smokey the bear says:: Only you can prevent forest fires
Did you get giggy with it? Na na na na na?: Gettin' jiggy with it!
You owned a spice girls cd?: Better...a cassette tape!!! Ha ha yeah I did
Which spice girl were you destined to be?: I liked Baby Spice
Were you obsessed with Lisa Frank?: it was alright
Did you collect Tamagotchis?: OMG I loved those things, I had two and I was obsessed
Did you own a pair of roller blades?: roller skates, and I was at the rink constantly
Did you do the macarena?: I remember learning it in Girl Scouts
Did you love push pops?: yes
Did you like polly pockets?: sort of
Did you watch every episode of saved by the bell?: I never did actually
What about the Fresh Prince?: sometimes
Were you or your older sibling addicted to 90210?: I'm the oldest but no
Did you cry during the Titanic?: no
Did the blair witch project scare you?: YES
Do you remember the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal?: vaguely
Was Steve Urkel destined to be with Lora Winslow?: no one is destined to be with Steve Urkel
Did you ever end a sentence with PHSYCE!?: I remember the neighbor kids doing it to me
Who were better the Backstreet boys or Nsync?: Backstreet Boys
I love you, You love me, were a:: great big happy family
Did the Lion King make you cry?: not really, I liked it though
Did you play board games like Sorry?: YES
Did you have light up sneakers?: YES
Werent the Rugrats better before they were all grown up?: DEFINITELY
Did you watch Rockos modern life?: YES
How about Doug?: OMFG best show ever!
Hey Arnold?: YES
Did you watch Arthur on PBS?: YES
How about legends of the hidden temple?: it's all coming back to me now
Did you read the Curduroy bear?: one of my favorite children's stories
What were the Animaniacs supposed to be?: not sure...but I haaaated that show
Did you watch Fox Kids?: no
Life with Louie?: no
Bobbys World?: occasionally
Reading Rainbow?: YES
Bill Nye the Science Guy?: YES
The Tick?: no
AAAAAH! Real Monsters?: yes, didn't like it too much though
Muppet Babies?: YES I used to run home from the bus stop to watch it
The Dinosaurs?: yes
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?: no
Full House?: no
Did you collect Trolls or Beani Babies?: BEANIES
Did you watch Tiny Toons?: I love Tiny Toons
Did you pretend to smoke candy cigarettes?: no
How old were you in 1999?: 12
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Brought to you by BzoinkPosted by Katie @ 09:23 PM EST [Link]
Matt and I spent some time at the mall. I was looking for some jeans at Macy's but I am going to go to Walmart later. He was looking for a new game, but Game Stop didn't have the one he wanted. We finally found it at Best Buy. It is called Worms: Space Oddity. It is kind of cute, but kind of dumb too.
Later I am going to Walmart to buy a new pair of jeans. You can never have too many. Call me Lissy Chan. You'll never guess who stopped into Hallmark last night!!!!!
Posted by Katie @ 03:44 PM EST [Link]
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Today has been fun so far. Matt took off from work because he is ahead so many hours. We went to the grocery store and bought stuff for our picnic: turkey, sliced cheese, wheat bread, chocolate cake, and chips. Then we came home and made the sandwiches, grabbed some water and soda, threw everything in a cooler, and headed over to Mondauk Park. It was such a nice day! We sat at one of the picnic tables and ate, then went for a walk around the mile-long path. I loved spending time with Matthew. It was so much fun!! =)
Tonight I am babysitting from 5 to 10. Then tomorrow I'm probably going to spend the morning working on Matthew's present. I am moving on to the last few parts, which, unfortunately, are also the hardest parts! There is a second part to the present as well, but that's not going to take as long as this part.
Off I go to see if I can get Matt to go to the mall!
Posted by Katie @ 01:55 PM EST [Link]
Monday, July 28, 2008
I have a ton of stuff to get done in the next couple of weeks. I started packing / cleaning my room in preparation for moving to U Park. I already have three trash bags for just my PJs and winter clothes. When Matt heard that, he said I was nuts. Lol. I am, but I don't care. I have to make sure I have enough stuff. So I need to do that, plus finish Matt's anniversary present. I am starting to get sick of looking at it. :P
There are also things we need to buy for moving in. We're going to need a couple sets of dishes and some kitchen supplies on top of a few other knick-knacks, and some things I'm sure I haven't even thought of yet. My list of stuff I need to bring is almost two pages typed. =(
Then there's my party, which I am so looking forward to! It is in three weeks, but I wish it was today! I still need to know for sure if Lissy and Andrew are coming or not. Please let me know soon!!!!
Posted by Katie @ 02:12 PM EST [Link]
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Last night I went to babysit for Lauren and Jay. Owen was already in his crib asleep, so all I really had to do was sit around in case he woke up. Lauren showed me where things were and gave me the baby monitor. Then they left and I watched TV for a while, worked on Matthew's present, read, and got something to eat. It wasn't too exciting, but the entire time I was there, I was so jumpy! I always am when I babysit late at night. The good thing was, there were two kitty cats, Tommy and Misty, yay! I love cats. :) So they made good company for me. I fell asleep between 10:30 and 11:30, and again at 1. They came home again at 1:30. Lauren came into the room and shook me awake. It was funny. She felt so bad about it, but I had told her to do it before they left so it was cool
Today I have work from 1 to 5. Tomorrow, Wednesday, and Friday, work, and Tuesday babysitting. I am always so busy! But it is good. I need the money, and I need to stay sane!!!
Only about 3 weeks until I turn 21!!!!! And three weeks and a day until my party!!!!!!!
But there are less than three weeks until Move-In Day, and I am soooo nervous!!! :'( What if I don't like it? I'm going to be so homesick. I know I'll eventually like it though.
Well anyway, I am talking to Kimmi on AIM about the trip to Troy in two weeks. Can't wait cuz!
Posted by Katie @ 11:48 AM EST [Link]
Friday, July 25, 2008
I'm so excited! I sent Grandma and Grandpa an e-mail asking if Kimmi and I could come visit them on August 8th, 9th, and 10th (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), and they said they couldn't wait to see us!!! :D I haven't been there since January with Kimmi. That was when we made the series of Trip to Troy videos (parts one through four). Or should I say, she made them. That was so much fun!!!! I love going there. It brings back so many memories. 0=)
So I'm babysitting and the kids are both upstairs asleep. Brendan fell asleep reading books. Mara, of course, was a pain. I had to carry her sleeping body up the stairs and put her in her crib WITHOUT waking her up. And with her back arched and arms all over the place, and my arms shaking under her weight...and the fear that she'll wake up...it was so not fun. @.@ But I am going to Matthew's after this and then I have to babysit tomorrow for Lauren from 9 PM to 2 AM or maybe as late as 3 AM. No not my manager Lauren, another one. Lol. Lauren and Jay's son Owen, who is two, is SOOOOOO cute!!!! I had so much fun playing with him two Sundays ago. He really is a handsome little joy.
Okay, so I'm babbling now. Hopefully they will get home soon so I can get going. More later (uh...tomorrow!)
Posted by Katie @ 11:43 PM EST [Link]
I had work this morning from 11 to 3. It's never too bad unless, of course, there is nothing to do on top of not being busy with customers. Which happened today. Lauren told me to straighten for a while, and I did this for a good half hour. There were hardly any customers to be helped. It was so boring. Finally a five-box shipment of every day merchandise came in from Fed-Ex. I was so happy!!! Finally, something to do!!!!! So I checked in three of the boxes, including all of the cards. Then I sorted the cards and put away some roll wrap before Michelle came in. Carol was there, as Lauren had gone to her doctor's appointment, so I was allowed to leave at 3. (=
I have to leave to babysit in an hour. Before that I have to do the dishes, throw my laundry in the dryer, and take a shower. Guess I better get moving, huh? o.o
Call me, Kimmi, when you get a chance!!!!!! I can talk while I'm babysitting. It's not like work. : )
Posted by Katie @ 04:37 PM EST [Link]
Thursday, July 24, 2008
So I spent the day at Matt's house. He was at work until 2 and came home early, around 2:30. I slept in until about 10:30, then got up and sat out on the back porch, where I worked on his present and surfed the web. I also went to the mall to pick up my sister a gift and a card (yesterday she turned 18!!!!). When I got back, I worked more on the present until he came home. Then I had to put it away, but I worked on my story more. Going on 8 chapters and twenty or thirty-some pages.
Tomorrow I have work from 11 to 3 and then I babysit at night. Also I have to babysit on Saturday night from 8-ish to maybe as late as 3 AM for a different family, but I haven't heard from them yet. I don't think they're supposed to call me until tomorrow anyway, but I still hope I can go. Owen is so cuuuuute!!
And ha ha Kimmi, that story of your mom freaking out about the mouse PLUS the fact that your five other cats had no clue...I mean I can understand that Nicki is too old and Bubba is too fat...but the others...come on! Lol.
Posted by Katie @ 04:50 PM EST [Link]
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
So I'm still working on Matthew's present. Doing okay, haven't quit yet, though I've been so close to quitting, it was scary. @.@
Today I have to babysit from 5 to about 10. Then tomorrow is work from 11 to 4. Finally, I get to work the first shift of the day, because the last shift I've worked that I didn't have to close was July 2nd. Every day since then that I've worked, I've had to close. =( So this will be a nice change. I don't think I have to babysit on Thursday, and I don't have work, so that will be a nice day off, and time to work on Matthew's present. :D
Okay...off I go to get stuff done...later!!!
Posted by Katie @ 11:14 AM EST [Link]
Sunday, July 20, 2008
So I decided I am going to stick to it. I have come so far with it, and I can't just give up now!! Hmm, how did I know this would happen, that I would change my mind??
Today I have work from 1 to 5. And as I've mentioned, from 1:30 to 3 I am going to be by myself. I hope nothing happens and it doesn't get out of control...Then again, Lauren wouldn't schedule it that way if she anticipated a rush...right?
I am going to work on my story and get a couple other things done before I have to go to work. Later!
Posted by Katie @ 11:26 AM EST [Link]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
I am so angry and frustrated right now. I am babysitting. The kids are upstairs sleeping. And I am trying to work on Matthew's gift, but I fucked it up again. I've already had to start this one section over three times because I kept forgetting to check myself. I am soooo close to throwing it in the bottom of the fucking trash.
Hope you're happy, to Dee and Scott and anyone else who said it was too hard and too much for me to handle. I was stupid to think I could do something as complex and complicated as that. I am stupid in general. I really can't fucking stand myself much longer. Sometimes I wish I was someone else. Someone with some brains.
And tomorrow I work from 1 to 5. But Ellen is leaving at 1:30 and Michelle doesn't come in until 3. So from 1:30 to 3 I am by myself. With my rotten luck, I'll have a huge rush with lots of angry customers who are pissed off because they have to wait in line. I'll probably have like three balloon orders and tons of other crap to do. Sundays aren't usually too bad in the afternoons, but occasionally we get a rush that can be difficult to manage with only one employee working. So yeah, I'm really looking forward to tomorrow afternoon. *sarcasm*
I guess now I will have to think of another gift to make Matthew. Or to buy him. I only have about three weeks left before our anniversary. I probably wouldn't have been able to finish the thing I'm working on now anyway...
Posted by Katie @ 10:31 PM EST [Link]
Thursday, July 17, 2008
I am in the living room watching my sister play Mass Effect. She and Matt are chatting about video games. I think they could talk about that for hours and hours.
Today was fun. Matt and I went swimming at Andrew's house. They both kept ganging up on me and dunking / splashing / otherwise torturing me. It wasn't fair, I don't have the muscles to pull them under the water, and they outnumbered me anyway. It was funny though, because Matt was floating on his back with his belly sticking up, and I swam over him so he was pushed under the water. It was really funny, except for the fact that he got me back twofold. :P I am going back over tomorrow morning to swim with Andrew again.
After that, we went back to my house for a nap and then went to Micro Center so Matt could get some supplies, namely, a processor, a fan, and a motherboard, to rebuild certain parts of his desktop computer. Of course, he spent a fortune, but I contributed seven cents!!!!
I have been thinking a lot lately. Thinking about my life. The summer is halfway over. A month from now I will be at University Park with Matt and all his friends and all my friends. Life is going to be so different for me. I'm going to be on my own paying bills, going to classes, working, living with the love of my life. Yesterday I spent hours reading old blogs, like this one from the summer of 2005, which I read straight through for a good hour. It is amazing how different things are for me. I remember being a 16 year old kid, dating for the first time, struggling with the petty dramas of high school. Now, almost five years later, my life has changed so much!!! I am turning 21, working on becoming a certified elementary school teacher, living in a totally different environment for two years. The closer we get to the end of the summer, the more anxious I become!
Yesterday afternoon I asked my mom if she and my dad were interested in coming to UPark next month to help us with the moving process. She responded by saying that she and my dad didn't really support my living with two other guys. Now I understand that she's never met Doug, but Matt and I have been together for almost three years. What gives? I think it's because she still looks at me and sees her baby girl, even after all these years. Same goes for my dad. Maybe they don't want to give me up yet. Even so, they need to accept it. My tuition bill was just posted, and I am saving them over $2000 in room and board fees - they don't have to pay for my dorm! Yet, I have explained this to them time and time again, and it does no good. :(
*sigh* I am happy with my current situation. Being with Matthew, being in love, being happy. But I get the feeling that some people would rather it not be this way, and I'm not talking about my parents right now. I hate when people act like they know things I don't know, people who are not necessarily much older than I, but especially people who are younger than I, people who don't know what they're talking about!
I have met someone who makes me happy! Sure, he has flaws, but so do I. He's not perfect, but then again, neither am I. He is good to me and provides for me financially, emotionally, and everything else you can think of. I am not running out into the world with him, getting married, buying a house, having a baby, and so forth, simply because that is not what I value at this point in my life. Sure I love him, but I refuse to be completely dependent on him, financially, emotionally, and whatnot. I want to be able to support myself, so that someday, if something were to happen to our relationship, my life would not be completely annihilated.
I have spent my life, from the age of 16 to 18, letting a man walk all over me and I refuse to let it happen again. I deserve so much better than that. Finding Matthew has not completed me like most girls seem to think their men complete them, but he is making me a happier woman, for the most part. =)
If any of that made sense...
Posted by Katie @ 11:12 PM EST [Link]
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Today I have work from 1 to 5, which I am not looking forward to because it is Ornament Premier Weekend. Yuck. That means I have to think about Christmas already. *ick*
On the brighter side, I have an interview for a second babysitting job right after work, at 6. It is going to be an occasional evening thing, but a good way to bring in a little extra cash. It is with a 2-year old boy too. Aww!!
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of this week I have work from 5:30 to 9, and then on Tuesday night I am babysitting for Heather from 5 to 10. Thursday morning is my doctor's appointment, so I made sure to keep the rest of that day open. Next Sunday I also work, 1 to 5, and the Sunday after that as well.
At least I am keeping busy. :)
Posted by Katie @ 09:44 AM EST [Link]
Friday, July 11, 2008
God, do I love it. Babysitting, that is. Yesterday was so fun spending time with the kids. In the morning, I went to Michael's and bought some supplies: mainly, some washable Crayola paint, paintbrushes, a smock, and some little white animals to paint. I came over and Steve left for work. I spread out the newspapers on the kitchen table and set up the paint. I then tore off Brendan's shirt and stuck him in the smock: no sense getting him any messier than he has to be, and set him to work painting the animals: baby crocodile, monkey, tiger, and car (okay, so that one isn't an animal). While he was doing that, I put Mara in the high chair and gave her a bottle because otherwise she would be climbing on the chairs getting in her brother's way, and with all that paint...I'd rather not have that happen.
I then decided it would be a good idea to include Mara in the gift-making. These were, after all, going to the parents. So I took two pieces of paper from the printer and wrote "I Love Mommy" on one and "I Love Daddy" on the other with a sharpie, then gave them to her along with a pen and watched her create art. Or scribbles. :D Whatever, she enjoyed it, and didn't get any on the tray, which was a relief.
Brendan finished all four without getting bored, so I put them aside to dry and cleaned up the table, then set them off to play. I swept the kitchen floor because it needed it, made the futon in the corner of the kitchen, and at around 8, made them dinner, which consisted of chicken nuggets and orange juice. Brendan drank two glasses of orange juice but only ate half the chicken. Mara ate all of her nuggets, though I gave her less, and she drank an entire bottle of watered-down OJ. I let them play more in the living room while I did the dishes. I also put 6 minutes on the oven timer and had Brendan clean the living room. He did a really good job, and he's getting progressively better at it every time.
At this point it was bath time, which, oddly enough, is a time I am fond of. Brendan had been begging all evening for me to give him a bath, so he practically killed himself running up the stairs. Mara played in his room while I washed Brendan and then I gave him 10 minutes to play in the tub while I gathered together their pajamas. I dressed him in these cute little dinosaur shirt-and-short pajamas which were just too cute. Then I washed Mara while he ran downstairs to play. I wasn't able to leave her in the bathroom by herself, obviously, as she is 16 months old, but after washing her hair and her face, which had some ink on it from scribbling with the pen, and after only a few minutes of play, she was ready to get out. Mara never stays occupied with any one activity for long. Ha ha.
After going back downstairs, we hung out for a little while until Heather came home. Man, was she surprised to see our art project. Ha ha. Probably more surprised that the kitchen wasn't a disaster than anything else. ^__^ Let's see, what other crazy work of art can we create for next week????
xoxo Katie
Posted by Katie @ 05:37 PM EST [Link]
Thursday, July 10, 2008
I have been so busy. Between work, babysitting, seeing my friends, and working on Matthew's anniversary gift, I've been staying quite occupied. And happy. I've been hanging out with Andrew, Rachel, and Katie a lot, and that's always nice. :)
Tomorrow Andrew and I are going to the King of Prussia Mall. We were going to go to D.C., then we changed our minds and were going to go to Philly to see the historical sites, but now we've decided to save it for a later summer date and to just go to the KOP Mall. Andrew has never been there, so I decided we needed to fix that little problem, lol. It is an awesome mall!
I'll probably have lunch with him there and then relax in the afternoon by myself. I am going out to dinner with Matt and one of his co-workers tomorrow night, so that will be nice. I have Saturday off and then Sunday afternoon I have to work. Then next week is another busy week. Yay! :D
Posted by Katie @ 10:59 PM EST [Link]
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Today is the day I begin official work on Matthew's anniversary gift! Wish me luck!
Also, I have to babysit from 4 to 7 this evening, and then I get to see my Matthew.
Love to all!
xoxo Katie
Posted by Katie @ 02:06 PM EST [Link]
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
A couple new things that are coming up, and an update on what's been going on!
Tonight:
babysitting, 5 - 10Wed.
babysitting, 9 - 10:30
work, 11 - 3Thurs.
babysitting, 5 - 10I will be catsitting for my cousin Kimmi this weekend. I'm going on Friday night, Saturday morning and night, Sunday morning and night, and Monday morning. Make sure you leave that little instruction manual where I can find it Kimmi Kim!
I also have a six-week work-out program that I made up to keep from losing my mind in boredom. That goes till mid-August. Also, I am going to begin working on the gift I am making Matt for our 3-year anniversary in August.
Apart from that, I'm trying to get a guest list together for my 21st birthday party on 8/18. I know it's a long way off, but please let me know as soon as you know! Thanks to the 6 people who have already told me they can make it, and the 3 who can't!
Also I'm looking for possible job ideas for the fall. Right now it's looking like I'm going to go to the Nittany Mall during the week before classes and apply to every store. I'll probably work at the Macy's there though, but I'll apply everywhere else just in case. If anyone has any other ideas for where I should try, tell me!
That is all (for now!)