0069.

A late night run to Wal-Mart not only provided me with all the necessities for a night in with the dogs, but also inspiration in creating this: 

the ABC's of Summer 09

A is for ART

the kind that inspires

your heart, mind, and love,

and passion like fires.

B is for biking,

longboarding, or brisk

walking, and scooters--

help the world still exist.

C is for camping

in all nature's glories,

I can't put a price 

on creating stories.

D is for DEVOTIONAL

skip if you're bored,

but for me and my house

we make time for the Lord.

E is for Evenings

at home with the fam,

do it each monday

start your week with a  BAM!

F is for friends 

and fires and firsts

like hiking R mountian

and watching stars burst. 

G is for grammar 

and things to be taught.

Remember life lessons

and forget what you've fought.

H is for henna 

and things that inspire.

Harness your heart

and creations acquire.

I is for Indians, 

Africans, natives.

Culture's people inspire

and make us creatives!

J is for July

to celebrate all

things Americana

from big to small.

K is for Katherine

my full and true name.

For finding myself

and for staying the same.

L is for love,

which summer inspires.

And hoping I don't

get caught up in false fires.

M is for music,

a small Rexburg jem.

The plastic house is gone

but we'll still honor them.

N is for nothing.

Just sit and reflect.

think on and learn from

your past terms well spent.

O is for overnight trips

with good buddies.

In mountain's and houses,

apartments and gullies.

 

P is for priorities,

I hope to get straight.

So i can get ready

for life to be great.

Q is for quest,

and adventures to boot.

For laughing and love

that we never dilute.

R is for REXBURG!

our Family Community.

For new names and new faces,

endless opportunity.

S is for stamps,

on letters to friends,

and Sundays spent writing; 

our love to extend.

T is for time,

so do what you can,

to make this world better,

and help that view span.

U is for units,

wards, and our groups.

These join us in purpous

and keep us in loops.

V is for vaycay!

To vegas or to

utah for friendships

and fun to pursue.

W is for walking

to horkley's with friends.

Here's to the moments;

we're linked till the end.

X is for X-cellent, 

it's a bit of a stretch.

take a moment to

capture your glory in sketch.

Y is for years,

ahead and behind.

for physical pain

and battles of mind.

Z is for zest,

in all things of life.

for laughing in bliss,

and crying in strife.

 

0068.

I've only been home alone for about a day and a half and I'm already loosing my mind.  This just goes to show I better get married before I graduate because I could never live alone.  I talk to the dogs non stop and talk to things (which I guess i do anyways) and try to make it feel like someone is home with me.  The dogs are great company though, and i get all of them to myself.  No sharing Pinkerton with anyone.  I can do whatever I want after work, which is kind of nice.  Today I went to goodwill and got some treasures to rep my home state.

I fell alseep though and didn't get to go to the library, but I guess I can always go tomorrow.  Thank goodness for spring break!!

0067.

This is flabby, sitting on the ground in the kitchen, watching an OBAMA interview.

unfortunately, the best picture I got was the one right when the interview was ending.

p.s 

it's redic how many typos I make.

0066.

I seriously cannot stress enough how e.x.c.i.t.e.d I am for this summer.  

Even if I have totally played it up in my head and don't meet anyone cool, don't get to play soccer, get in a major and legit fight with every existing friend I know, get written off by elders simnitt, weeks, syddall, trebas, and even my own sister,  get my bike and scooter stolen, lose my scriptures and all of my journals, and every other tragedy I could ever think of, I still have awesome classes and am super excited to get back out to ID.

as a sidenote:  I really hope none of that happens...  

I've got just under two weeks left in MN, which is sad because I have really enjoyed being home this term, but I'm ready to get back out west.

I have been doing really good about not eating late this winter, except for tonight.  But no one is home and there is nothing else to do but eat and play with the Huas, which brings me to my next point.  I think tonight I will watch Beverly Hills Chihuahua with the Folwell Drive Huas.

This summer, being a resident of La Jolla,  I will have access to the work out facilities there and am really excited because I've ben wanted to get in shape really bad lately, but can't go to any gyms here. 

I need to start drinking more water

I need to keep eating healthier and avoiding junk-food and snacking

I've realized that there are some vegetables that I like, like celery and corn and zucchini and cucumbers.  I like spinach too, and I can buck up and eat carrots I guess.   I love fruit so thats not a problem at all.  

I decided that this semesters tag-line is going to be "choose your own adventure"  and the theme song is gong to be Soco Amaretto Lime.

I don't know why everything needs a tag-line and theme song for me, but I do know it makes things more interesting and a little more motivating.  And with this tag line it makes you take full responsibility for how the summer turns out, and isn't as impulse inducing as "make it count".

I am really full, why can't i ever just eat on cookie or a bite of pizza or a sip of milk?  Why is is always all of the above and multiples?? 

I'm going to go watch my movie with my dogs now.

'Cause it's all been done, and it's all been said.  We're the coolest kids and we take what we can get.

0065.

EXCITING NEWS!

I think there will be a slight change in plans for my going west.  If all goes as planned and works out, I will get to leave for Idaho on the 8th of April now, and get there the 9th, which means I might get to see Makana and Cody before they go home. 

After I get there on the 8th,  I will put stuff in storage, see Christine, see some friends, and say good bye to my dad and Christine on the 9th before they head home to Minnesota.   Kaitlin and I will head for utah on the 10th, and spend a weekend there, before i go to WAHINGTON DC for a few days to be part of a NF study!

After that is all done, they will fly me back to Utah just in time for me and Kaitlin to drive back to Idaho for summaohnine.

0064.

Last night I found this website called "FOUND". Everyday is is updated with things people have found and sent it: love notes, doodles, cards, shopping lists, pictures... The site is addicting, and since I've alwasy had a bit of a klepto side and a love or taking things, I decided to create my own FOUND box, and maybe eventually share some of them with you. Stay tuned, this could be great.

Library books are a great place for finding things, as well as schools, thrift stores, and parks. If you want to join my efforts, I would greatly appreciate it.

peace and love,

Katherine

0063.

I would never want to stay 18 forever, but i do want to stay like this forever.

0062.

Today I got done with work at 1:00 so I went to the library and Barnes and Nobel.  I found some pretty cool books on art and some decent ones on photography.   I found some on street art in europe, and optical illusions, and pop art.

I am still in love with my new book I got the other day.  for real.  peep this.

As a second though about a previous post:  I think that America probably has plenty of its own culture, I just haven't found much.  I love South Dakota and northern MN.  Boston and NYC changed my life forever, and the trip from MN to Idaho is dappled with indian culture, beautiful plains and landscapes... I guess I have seen a lot, but I still want to see more.  I was serious when I said I want to drive the weiner-mobile.  I just want to drive around and spend all day looking at things that other people probably pass every day and never think twice about.

0062.

Not that I don't love all things American, but I find other cultures far more interesting and complling. Espically Greek, Indian, and Aztek/Aboriginal.
I guess i love native american cultures, so theres one for the red white and blue.
I've said this before, but I really want to travel the world.
I think I will go to BYU-I this summer (obviously) and next fall, go home next winter, and then summer 2010 go to eurpoe for a semester. That way I have a year to get my grades up and show my parents I am for real.
It also gives me a year to figure out how to get into a program.
After that I think I want to go to BYU-I year round and travel my own country.

Okay, serriously. Being a driver for the oscar meyer weinermobile would be like the flyyyest job ever. Do you thing they hire vegitarians?

0061.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder; i behold beauty in all things.

Lately I've been really inspired.  I think spring is awakening something that has been sleeping in my heart for a while.

I think this could be for real.

I've decided to change majors to Communication, with my minor being marketing and my emphasis being music. I've decide to stop spending so much time indoors sleeping or playing on the internet.  

Ironic right now I know, as i type on my blooogg...  

I am so excited to get back out to school and have Porter park, the library, and all of my art supplies back in my life. I've always wanted to be an  A.R.T.I.S.T  but I never though I was creative enough, now I know it's not about planing and practicing and redoing and making perfect, but about sitting and creating and using your heart and your hands to make what you feel.

There are so many things that happen to me that help me and make me who I am, and i just want to show everyone how beautiful life can be.

0060.

so cute <321

-getting to church 

on time.

-teaching primary.

-sunday naps.

-21 days until I'm back in Idaho.

-Having Liver back.

-people asking me about my scripture journal because they have watched me write in it.

-Pinkerton being so tiny

-Warmer weather

-Bubbles being clean again.

-My new book from barnes and nobel.

-finding a second wind of inspiration for my projects.

-bom reading charts

-primary kids who have already read the BOM... all the way through.

-primary kids who don't need cookies to participate and be good.

-no one walking out of primary this week.

-yellow dresses

-black shoes

-spring break!

-HUGE sales at the mall.

-being able to ride a bike again.

This week I am going to need to get a new sketchbook for my scripture journal, and another sketchbook so i can start an art journal like the ones in the 1000 journals project (which is the new book I got from B and N this week).  I want some new shoes, but that's a luxury, so therefor up in the air.  I love minnesota, but I love Idaho more!

heres to the best summer ever...

0059.

SPRING CLEANING:

now:kitchen

next: library trip/break

later: my bedroom

0058.

0057.

How's this for fierce?  My middle finger is the one that turned out the best.  When i tried to show my mom she said "Don't flip me off!"

She also said "because I'm not 10 years old!"  when I axed her why she wouldn't let me do hers.

I think they are flyyy.

0056.

I think soco amaretto Lime has won it's place as the anthem for summer 09.  I also think brand new is always going to remind me of Max and that weekend in rexburg.

I wish I had gotten into brand new like five years ago, but I just have too much music on my laptop to get into it all at once.

I'm mostly ready to just go back to school and get surrious about my education.  I need to really study and focus on my school work and me.  I've been spending a lot of time while Ive been home doing things like art and poetry and guitar and music.  It's really helping me stay on track a lot.  I've just got a really good feeling about this summer.  I think if I make sure I try hard, great things are going to happen.  

I have one month here before I go home and I know that I need to still make it count and everything, but I feel like Idaho has my heart.

I think I'm finally awake...

On a very exciting note: my sister got her mission call today,  Preston entered the MTC yesterday, Liver came home yesterday, and elder webster took my letter to max that I wanted my dad to mail and axed me who elder simnitt was.  Our missionaries  are so funny.  For real, and i am so grateful for them, because not only are they the only people in the ward my age, but they are doing so much work for the Lord and are good boys.  

0055.

Weekly Gratitude List.

-opportunities to teach primary.

-The Book of Mormon and all the people who made it a reality.

-The spirit still being there even though half of the kids we not listening to me.

-the fact that 12 year olds can still be bribed with cookies.

-learning primary songs I have never heard of.

-being able to write Dallin and Max in like 30 minutes.  I am a letter writing Pro.

-Preston entering the MTC this week.  

-Makana

-Amy Doll

-Elders Simnitt, Weeks, and Syddall.... in that order.  just kidding.  I love them all equal.

-The missionaries in my ward, stake, and country.

-the fact that I still can't remember if God has ang-e-l-s or ang-l-e-s, and which one you measure with a protractor.

- The fact that God has them though, to help me and bring to past miracles.

-animals

-pet stores so you can have animals when your not even home.

-laundry mats so we can wash crickets filthy filthy blankets.

-BOM reading charts

-challenging the primary kids to read the BOM and several of them saying "what if i already have read it?"

-Pinkerton, Charrrotte, O'Liver...

0054.

I wish I could get my head out of the sand

'cause i think we'd make a good team

and you would keep my fingernails clean

But thats just a stupid dream that i won't realize

'cause I can't even look in your eyes

without shakin'--and I ain't fakin'

I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon.

The other day I got asked the dreaded question of what my favorite band is.  It really shouldn't be that hard of a question, but it really is; however, I'm one of those people who could also never pick a favorite animal.  Maybe I'm just indecisive about things like this.  It's hard though becuase You favorite band/book/album really does say a lot about you and you don't want to mis-advertise yourself.  I also want people to know things about me: personality, traits, dislikes..... so on, because they have taken the time to get to know me, not because they can spout off things I've told them about myself.

There are also so many bands that mean so much to me and I don't want to forget one of over look them and their contributions to me.  Even so, there are a few bands that will always hold an esteemed place in my heart.  Bright Eyes, Weezer, and Modest Mouse.  But thats just a drop in the bucket.  So many bands and songs remind me of my friends back home, my friends in Idaho, my friends on missions, my friends who aren't my friends anymore, my sister, my parents, my pets, good times, bad times, people I wan't to forget, and people i can't forget.  And this is just secular music...

I could tell people my favorite songs--maybe.  But bands, i don't know why but it's completely different.  And even if it was songs I would need at least ten slots.  and the bottom three would probably rotate.

1  El Scorcho

2 The First Day of My Life

3 The Remedy

4 The World at Large

5 From a Balance Beam

6 Waste of Paint

7 Take it Easy, Love Nothing

8 Chain me Free

9 Katie Come True

10 Alien Christ

I think I can be fairly confident of my answer of Bright Eyes though.  

0053.

I decided to take the day off from work so I could work on cleaning my room,  here is a list of the treasures I have found so far.

-A trapper keeper

-An Avril Lavigne collage that I have no idea where it came from because I never liked her until she collaborated with lil' Mama, and by that time i was beyond making collages of celebrities i liked...

-Shoes I though were lost for ever

-Clothes I haven't even worn

-books

-art supplies

-sunglasses

The one down fall is i have no idea what happened to my Heath Ledger poster.  I don't think I would have thrown it away because I still have pictures of him on my wall!  Obviously I never went through an anti phase.

All around cleaning my room always leads to treasures.  Balling.  I started packing today to get rid of some bulk.  How crazy is that?  I'm close enough to leaving for Idaho that I can legitimately start packing.  I'm so excited for summer 09!  And next fall (if i stay, which im leaning toward now)  I'm going to live with Cody Paige!

0052.

Today I worked in the locker room for Century High School, basically I got payed close to 10 dollars an hour to play my mom's DS and unlock the door ever 45 minutes, then re-lock it 15 minutes after that.