Thursday, July 31, 2008

I will always reach too high 'cause I've seen twilight

I hung out with my best friend yesterday. We finally went to the new Applebee's by my house. It's been open for awhile now, but we always decide to eat at Uno's or Panera instead, so we finally tried out the new place. It's cute - it's smaller than most Applebee's, and I didn't see any signature carousel horses in between the booths, and not too much excess items on the walls. Maybe they're still decorating, or maybe they'll just keep the pictures of celebrities on the walls. I did notice some sports memorabilia from the local public high school back near the bathrooms, and also some stuff from one of the colleges in a near-by town. It was cool stuff. We've decided that next time we go out for food and I don't have to run to work, we'll have drinks. :)

After that, we traipsed up and down the main block we usually walk. We went to the library to find the Twilight book by Stephenie Meyer, and even though the database said there was one in stock, we didn't find it on the shelves. Kelly spotted a girl with one of the other books who had JUST come off the check-out line, and we thought maybe she had the first book as well. I was about ready to run after her and mow her down and grab the book for Kelly!

After that unsuccessful encounter at the library, we turned down one of the cross streets to try and find an old book store my mom used to go to. I called her en route to try and remember where it was, but we ended up finding a different book store a little bit further down (the one I was trying to look for was gone). My neighborhood could really do with a Barnes and Nobles. I would be in there all the time. I would WORK there. But anyway, they didn't have any of the Twilight series books, either, but they had Stephenie Meyers' new book, The Host. After that, we went to Duane Reade to quench our thirst.

Then I decided Kelly should come with me to the city and we could stop by the Barnes and Noble near my job. A train ride later, we were there, looking at the pile of Twilight series books before us. We both grabbed Twilight, looked around some more (Kelly bought a WoW mini calendar for her boyfriend - adorable), then hopped online to pay for our purchases. Then we walked to my job, and Kelly went home.

And now I own Twilight.



I was skeptical about reading the series at first. I'm not a fan of vampires (I had to read Dracula for highschool, and I was not impressed), but I kind of want to see what all the hype is about. I keep hearing it's better than Harry Potter (I LOVE Harry Potter....I don't think that anything could ever top Harry Potter, unless J.K. Rowling herself comes up with an even better series). Kelly was interested because it's another series, and we both like reading books in a series (Harry Potter, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, etc.). So, I figured I would at least buy the first book and see what it was all about, and if I liked it, I would continue. And I figured if Kelly's willing to try it out, I am, too.

I'm past the halfway point of Eat Pray Love. I want to finish it so badly so I can start Twilight now (I was going to start one of the many OTHER books I want to read now that I have time to read, but those will probably have to wait now).

There are also a couple of books that are coming out that I simply can not wait for.


"Paper Towns" by John Green


"The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks


"Multiple Blessings" by Jon and Kate Gosselin


and oh my god yes, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J. K. Rowling

I guess that's all for today. Oh! I'm no longer on hiatus at my photo blog...so check out my two newest pictures! YAY for inspiration! Thanks, Marielle :)

<3 kristin

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

I want you and your beautiful soul



"A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave. And thank God for that."

-pg. 149, chapter 48, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert-


And this just reinforces my belief that he was my soul mate.

I miss you so much, and you have no idea.


Tuesday, July 29, 2008

when you look at the world, what is it that you see?

Lisa and I went to get our cards read yesterday. It was pretty interesting - basically everything she said was true, and other things she said were pretty intriguing. I'm going to share everything she said that I can remember:

- She said I was a very positive person
- She said I was very strong
- She said "we have gossipers" which is true, because Lisa and I talk about everything
- She mentioned Florida and that I'll have a great time (which boggled my mind incredibly, because Lisa and I are planning the trip to disney for next year. when she said that, Lisa said she knew she had me)
- She said I'm looking for love (duh.)
- She said I'm a people person, that I have a lot of girl friends, but I don't get along with all of them
- I have a lot of friends that I've forgotten about/they've forgotten about me, and I don't talk with them anymore
- She said I have a lot of positive energy, that I'm a very positive person
- I will find love, it's something I always think about and really want
- She said "girl, you're gonna have kids" and when I asked how many, she said 3-4
- She said I'll get married, it'll be 2 loves before I find "the one"
- I'm a people person, I get along with a lot of people, but I don't trust everyone
- I am very focused
- She said I'm a very creative person in many ways
- She said there's one person that worries about me the most, probably my mom
- She said I'm a very giving person, and that I do a lot for others
- She said that the love Lisa and I have for each other is so strong, and that we're so close that we have the same energies, and that's why we get along so well
- She said I had good energy
- She asked if I ever wanted to be a nurse when I was going to school, because she saw white. I said I was in music therapy for awhile, and I interned in a hospital setting, and she said that's what it was
- She said I'll have money, that's it's not an issue, but I have to learn how to manage it in the beginning, but I'll have it
- She said everything that'll happen in the next 6 months will be positive and I'll be happy with it - I may not think so at first, but it will be positive
- She said I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do job-wise, but when I do figure it out, it'll be good
- She said there would be a major change in my life - I don't know what it is yet, but I need it and it will be a good change
- She said I will travel a lot and I will meet a lot of people, but I won't trust all of them
- She said I have to open up more - and to open my heart to new experiences
- She also said I'm around water a lot

It was pretty cool. I was really nervous at first (probably because I wasn't sure if what she was going to say was a load of crap, or if she would say things I didn't want to hear and get really emotional over), but Lisa went to this place before and it was eye-opening for her. I've always wanted to get something like that done, so I finally did. This may be the first and last time ever, who knows what the future may hold.

<3 kristin

these are the times to remember 'cause they will not last forever

I stole this from Marielle's blog: 40 Signs You Went to the Prep

I'm going to bold all the ones that applied to me.

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1. Brother Dom is the reason you came to Prep.
2. You kiss everyone hello. (or hug)
3. You roam around the school aimlessly.
4. Your locker is never on the same side as your classes.
5. You never do your homework at home.
6. You have six different lockers for all of your books.
7. You have made the mistake of getting mac and cheese too many times at lunch.
8. You have an assigned lunch table. (it started as the marching band table, and by senior year it turned into kristin's posse)
9. When you were a sophmore, you pointed out all the froshies and made fun of their huge bookbags, meanwhile that was you only a year ago.
10. You're always late for cor.
11. Practically every guy is on one team or another.
12. You are in The Right to Life Club but never go.
13. Girls have a crush on AT LEAST one senior. (I admit it, too)
14. Guys have a crush on any girl that kisses them hello.
15. Even if you don't have H period, you come in early. (but I had H period almost every day. It was rare when I didn't, but I was there anyway)
16. You've fallen down the stairs at least once. (or up the stairs!)
17. You want to take World War 2 because Mr. Hessel teaches it.
18. You hear lots of stories about what went on during the summer, half of which aren't true.
19. You have faked sick to go to the nurse just for the tea and crackers.
20. You would trade Channel One for getting out of school fifteen minutes earlier.
21. You get to lab early, so you can get first dibbs on lab coats, and don't have to wear one with writing on it.
22. Your locker always gets wrapped on your birthday ... even when you're not expecting it.
23. You say Happy Birthday to strangers with wrapped lockers. (or if they were holding flowers)
24. You notice the school doesn't use the air conditioning or heating even though both are there to make life easier. (YES! it'd be cold in the winter & hot in the summer)
25. You can make a ton of money walking around the lunchroom saying "Can I borrow a dollar?"
26. During the hour period, your teacher makes fun of the kids screaming in the hallways.
27. Teachers always give you more work when the end of the quarter is two days away.
28. When you come outside, every guy from Holy Cross is waiting for the girls out front -- no matter what time of day.
29. The only thing the cafeteria serves is chicken.
30. You hang out in the beanbag chair during your free. (campus ministries!)
31. You run when you see the deans.
32. You think Mr. Sugrue is the weirdest and coolest teacher there.
33. You've gotten detention for being a minute late because your teacher was in a bad mood.
34. You thought that square dancing was the stupidest thing ever in freshman year, but later realized how much fun you actually had in that class.
35. You've started to walk to a class on the west side after the five minute bell, and managed to get there on time.
36. You have eaten at Blue Bay, Applebees or Cherry Valley.
37. You started or witnessed a fight at 7-11.
38. You've ran to catch the Q88 Special to avoid taking two buses.
39. You complain about the food in the cafeteria all the time, but somehow you eat it anyway.
40. Somehow you end up at every event Prep has.
41. You laugh at all of Father Bill's jokes, no matter how corny.
42. You don't mind assemblies during cor, as long as you miss some of second period.
43. Girls find themselves dancing the sophomore dance at Sweet Sixteens when "This is How We Do It" comes on.
44. You make fun of freshmen walking into the wrong classroom, and yet still do it sometimes when you aren't thinking clearly.

turn the beat around, love to hear percussion

This weekend the Cabs were in Lawrence for MISSION DRUMS. We got 2nd...but after reading the recaps from this weekend, I discovered we won 1st place percussion, so that made me extremely happy!

Some pictures from the weekend:


me and Anna (gary told the ladies of the pit to let our hair down...)


manny knows how to french braid...and anna is secretly in love with emily


our signature bellbottoms (modeled by lily's leg)


I <3 enoch!


I hate when manny walks around with no shirt on


me and louie! I love louie!


nick (and antwon, the bug on his sleeve)


steph and I take great pictures together


ashley, me, and anna = the vibe chicks <3

I had an interesting day with lisa today. I'm too tired to blog about it now, but I will definitely have to put some highlights in here tomorrow.

Goodnight!
<3 kristin

Friday, July 25, 2008

daydreamer, with eyes that make you melt

I finally found some time in my crazy schedule called my summer of 2008 to take and upload pictures of my new guitar Miley. The hummingbird on the pick guard has been named Christopher, after the guy who helped me with my purchase at Guitar Center in the city. After Caitlin and I bought our new guitars (she bought a beautiful Royal Blue Fender Stratocaster; I, a Cherry Sunburst Epiphone Hummingbird), we went to WSP and jammed and started writing a song about the fat man in the parking laying out and catching some rays. I didn't have any paper, so we wrote it in the back of my book, Forever In Blue (the Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood) by Ann Brashares.


Miley and Christopher


so pretty


Hanging out in my guitar case in WSP


I'm writing a love song to/about a Metrocard.

My favorite part about my outing with Caitlin (other than the fact that it was a gorgeous day and we were just two people jammin' in the park) was that these young people came up to us and told us they were interns at Google, and they were on scavenger hunt. They had to take a picture with "street musicians," so one of the girls picked up two twigs and pretended to be our drummer. We posed with her, and then they had someone else take another picture and they all got in the shot with us. It was pretty cool - especially when we were telling them that we were writing a song about the fat man and writing the lyrics in the back of my book. They joked about taking a video of us and putting us on youtube, and we'd be the next big thing. They don't know what's coming yet.


Some glamour shots of my guitar. <3


Dark and mysterious.


Jammin'


Sunburst <3


The scoop of the dreadnought is the perfect spot to rest your chin.


I love fingerpicking.


Bar chords are hard sometimes.


Close up of Christopher, and you know, guitar playing.


"You can find him sitting on your doorstep....waiting for a surprise..."


I've been doing a lot of reading lately (I don't know where I find the time to read between drum corps and work, but I do manage to use those rides on the train to and from work to get some reading time in. And then there's also the days that I just sit at the desk and stare at the phone. Instead, I read the pages of a good book).


So far I've read:

"The Choice" by Nicholas Sparks
"Big Boned: A Heather Wells Mystery" by Meg Cabot
"Lock and Key" by Sarah Dessen
"Queen of Babble In the Big City" by Meg Cabot
"Forever In Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares


And I'm currently reading "Eat Pray Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert

And that's all for now.
<3 kristin

Thursday, July 17, 2008

we bought some ruby tuesday guacamole



I told my mom I was going on this Guitar Center adventure today, and I said I might buy a ukulele, and she got all defensive. She was like "no, don't do that. Why? Why would you buy a ukulele?" and I'm like "....to play?..."

She said it's not worth it, and she'd actually much rather me buy a SECOND guitar, rather than a totally new instrument that I want to learn.

Is there something wrong with that? Is there? Did I miss something?

Well, anyway. I'm off to the city. <3

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

just you and me



Will you be mine?

Cait and I are going to guitar center tomorrow. I'm really excited. We're going to look at ukuleles (I'm going to get schooled in them) and then I'll decide if I buy a ukulele or that pretty guitar ^^up there^^. I went to this guitar center once before, and I saw the bright sunburst (which is shown up there) but then I saw a darker sunburst, and it was actually quite gorgeous (and hopefully the same price). But tomorrow we will be doing some investigating. And then yeah. Tomorrow I may be the new owner of a guitar and/or ukulele. More to come.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

if I was 65 already would you throw me some confetti?

One of my best friends is on the front page of Abby Simons' "songsfromahat" youtube channel.

How awesome is that?!



That is totally jokes. Congratulations, Cait! You're made of awesome!

Friday, July 4, 2008

whom shall I send?

on the other side of the world, she stands on the ocean shore
gazing at the heavens, she wonders, is there something more?

whom shall I send? who will go for me?
to the ends of the earth? who will rise up for the King?

here am I. send me.

<3