Not-so-good-syrup

So I had my teen girls Sunday school class over for a slumber party last night ... we had yummy Mexican Haystacks for dinner and then icecream sundaes! Mmmm However. Not only did I buy the off brand of chocolate syrup, but I bought sugar free! What was I thinking?! Needless to say...it...was...awful. Seriously. The after taste was terrible - do you remember what the after taste of liquid cough syrup tastes like? Yep. It was that bad. *sigh* Good thing we had other toppings.........

Other than that, I think we had a fun night. Thankful for the time to fellowship and spend with the girls.

"For You Are Holy"

For You Are Holy
O God, there's none like you in all the earth.
O God, who can compare to You?
Only You have no beginning,
Only You could make the skies.
Only You are truth unending,
Only You are always wise.
Lord, there is none like You.

For You are Holy!
Lord, You are Holy!

O God, there's none like you in all the earth.
O God, who can compare to You?
Only You are never sinning,
Only You have never lied.
Only You cannot be tempted,
Only You can never die.
Lord, there is none like You.

For You are Holy!
Lord, You are Holy!

I love the song For You Are Holy by Kevin Inafuku. The words are simple, but very meaningful. When I was at Ironwood a couple of weeks ago, the junior campers learned this song and I just love to hear children sing! This video makes me laugh a bit too, because it almost sounds like the kids are "yelling" instead of singing...but I assure you - in person, it was precious and didn't quite sound to "harsh". :)

Gotta Love Starbucks!

I've been lagging in posts this week.....definitely had to share this! One of "my" teen girls, Lauren, and I had this grand idea to to a late night Starbucks run (11:25 to be exact) this week - how fun it was, too! Except for the part that I was driving on the wrong side of the road at one point...I guess that's what happens when you're not used to being up past 10:30 p.m. :) Definitely a fun summer memory!
Here's our proof that we actually went...can't you tell? Bummy clothes and no make-up...ha

LOL moment a few weeks ago...

So my roommate Lexie...she's just great! We have SO many "LOL Moments" together...and this is definitely one of them. She's very well aware of my posting...thanks for letting me use you as my main blog post. ;)


Lexie was feeling a bit poorly one evening...and said, "I think I'm going to eat some soup." I was thinking, But it's so hot outside! However, when you're sick...nothing tastes better than some soup. I was doing something else and I turn around to see this:

At first I didn't notice - then I did a double-take. What?! You're "drinking" your soup from a HUGE measuring glass?! H-y-s-t-e-r-i-c-a-l! Definitely LOL on that one!

Yep! She finished it all! :) And I assure you, she was feeling MUCH better afterwards...perhaps there's a trick to this...eating-soup-from-a-glass-measuring-cup...?

Black...and...Red...

I love black and red together. Last year I re-did my bedroom and bought a new comforter for my bed, etc. Black and Red. What more to say? Here are some of my favorite black and red items...

What color combos do YOU like together?

Day Trip

I decided to take a day trip today - I've been dying to get out of the apartment and just drive. I love to drive. :) The ocean has been calling my name...did you hear it? Yes, I did too. Bodega Bay seemed someplace fun and probably not too crowded - especially being a Friday. I was right! Here are some photos from my lovely drive today...





After all of my traveling around, I decided I needed a Diet Coke. :) I saw a 7-Eleven and grabbed a fountain drink...to which I was remembering my post a few days ago...so here's a shot "just for humor". (And no, it's not permanently stuck to me car top roof.) :) One more thing to add - it was a terrible fountain drink! It tasted..."sweaty". I have no other word for it than that. *sigh*

So.Adorable.

I love Kate Spade bags. I own one and it came from the Goodwill Store! :) That's the only way to get 'em, I tell you...they're very pricey. I could never "justify" buying one! But I came across some...first of all, cute and fun:


And QUITE unique. I could never carry a bag like this! LOL The coin purse is kind of cute though...


Coin purse...


The whole purpose of this post was for THIS bag. I.AM.IN.LOVE.WITH.THIS.BAG.!!!! Isn't it just adorable?! If any of you ever see this in a Goodwill Store, DO grab it for me, would you please? :)

Okay, can you see what's on top of this car? On the hood? Yep. It's a 7-Eleven fountain drink cup. As I following behind him I was quite concerned that the cup was going to come flying off the roof and get all over my nice clean car...well...how foolish was I because of course it's not going to fly off - it's stuck permanently with double-stick tape! Wow. Some people...

Birthday, Boo-Boo, Back Home!

First of all, I must wish my dearest mother, Leesa, Happy Birthday! She's the best friend I could ever ask for and she's all mine. :) I wish we could be together on your birthday, but know that I am there in spirit. Love you, mom!

I've taken a whole week off blogging...I was at Ironwood Christian Camp in Newberry Springs - aka: The very, hot, and even humid desert. Mojave Desert, to be exact. I took some kids from my school to camp for the week - they had a blast! Check. That was the most important item on the list! These kids had never been to this camp before, let alone the desert. The first 2 hrs. into our trip, one of the girls says, "Are we in the desert yet?" Mind you, it was a 7 hr. drive! I told her she would definitely know once we got there. :) Sure enough, it came and we had ourselves quite an adventure. One I didn't ask for...

I printed off Mapquest directions and had my "trusty" GPS (Carmin, is here name) with me. We were so close. 20 minutes close, in fact, when I decided to follow Carmin instead of Mapquest. Big.Mistake. I thought I'd recognized a road name on my GPS and followed it...well...needless to say, we went off-roading. In a Ford Expedition. It WAS fun, but the pressure of getting the kids to camp on time was all I could handle! We went about 15 minutes driving down unpaved, dirt "roads". Why I went 15 minutes, I have NO idea, but the kids had great fun "exploring" the desert. It only started to get uncomfortable when one of the girls had to use the bathroom...that was my clue to turn around and get back on track. :) Thankfully we found our way back - even after two turns on these "roads" - I thought for sure I would NEVER get back to the paved roads, but God was good to lead me back. Goodness knows I have NO sense of direction (those of you who know me personally, know this to be true) - so I know it was the Lord helping me to find my way back. I'm thankful for His protection!

The week of camp was good - 3 different camps going on at once...jr camp, jr. high camp, and high school camp. I spent most of my time with the jr. high camp and was really impressed with the staff's teaching the kids to really think God's Word. Gave practical tools to help understand and study God's Word and I was encouraged in my study as well.

Thursday was my most eventful day. I wish I had something better to say other than, "I fell on a stair", but that's it! A lot of the stairs are wooden and tons of sand built up around...somehow I misjudged a step and fell straight down to the ground leaving a nasty, baseball size lump on the side of my foot. *sigh* It's pretty swollen and starting to bruise as of today...hoping that I'll be as good as new by next weekend.


Glad to be HOME and looking forward to accomplishing things this week. A verse the Lord challenged my by from His Word this week as I was studying for Sunday School is in John 8:29. Jesus is talking about being sent to earth to and He says, "...I always do those things that please Him." I'm praying that my week is a week that pleases Him. Can you say, "I always do what pleases Him"? Maybe that can be your hearts desire this week too.

San Fran LOL's

It's Saturday. It's Summer. I can't think of anything more fun - okay, maybe I can - but this is a fun I love ~ San Francisco! I'd never been to the Farmer's Market at Embarcadero - something I've been dying to do. At 8:48 a.m. Lexie and I headed out not knowing we wouldn't be back home until 6:52 p.m. :) Too many LOL's happened...I couldn't even keep track! And, might I add, I didn't want to keep track of some of them. :-O We walked from Embarcadero to past Pier 41 today - great walk and God gave us some beautiful weather! As we were passing by Pier 23, we saw this funny bike - we think the owners must "own" it since it was there as we walked back later in the day...

We ate at Rainforrest Cafe as I had an amazing coupon that needed to be used up before August! What a treat! Have you ever seen those bikes that have a cart behind it? They had tons of them out today. A "tour guide" (of sorts) can take up to 2 people in the cart behind his bike and "bike" you to a destination - such as Pier 39, or Ghiradelli Square, etc. My first year living in California, I hopped on one with my roommate at the time, Kristina. We just laughed and laughed - cars in very crammed traffic were moving faster than the poor Italian boy biking us up the hill to the Ghiradelli Square ... ohhhh what an experience! Lexie decided she didn't want a ride today. :) We did, however, see a couple that took a ride. Only this guy was different than some of the ones I've seen...do you see what his shirt says? It made me laugh...

PEDICAB! LOL That's definitely what it was, too! A cab by foot of sorts. The couple looked like they enjoyed the ride, though. I think the cowboy hat just makes it all the more interesting. :)

We had a fun day and I'm thankful that the Lord allowed us to enjoy the day in the city. I was also thanking the Lord today for the fact that I live semi-local to such a fun city (most of the time). It's a blessing to me - I know not everyone would agree...not everyone likes cities. But it really is such a fun thing for me. I never would've guessed God would've sent and brought me to California......I'm so glad He did. :)

P.S. One last picture - this was my special "splurge" today - the Arts and Crafts booths were set up around Pier 1. I stopped at a booth - this lady had great photos...and made jewelry with her photos! I couldn't resist this ring...I even waited from morning until afternoon before buying it - thinking about it all the while. So cute - it's a birds nest - hopefully the picture is clear enough. I love it.

Pillow Case Dresses

I haven't sewn anything since I was in jr. high - so you have to know that I must have a purpose if I'm attempting to sew. This is my purpose: http://www.littledressesforafrica.org
Some of you may not know of my desire to go to Africa. It's grown stronger and stronger these past couple of years - I cannot wait to see how the Lord is going to work things out! I am in the process of contacting a couple of mission boards to see about a short-term opportunity next summer after school. (btw, I guess this could be a plug - if you have any suggestions or contacts, please let me know!) :)
ANYway...I came across this website and could NOT wait to participate! I showed it to Lexie and she wanted to make one too! We called Rachel - the lady who wrote the blog and organizes all the dresses to be sent to Africa - and asked what sizes were needed most. Size 2-4. Lexie made a size 4 and I was so excited to make a "baby" dress! I've never made anything so easy in my entire life. My thoughts kept going back to when I was in jr. high. I had taken a home-ec course and had to sew a little jumper - oh.man. I just remember it being the hardest thing I'd EVER done "craft-wise". So glad this was easier! And the purpose made it so much more enjoyable. :) I wish I could see the children wearing them...my heart aches for their needs. Such a small way to be able to meet a clothing need for a little girl. One last thing to ad - it was SO inexpensive! It cost about $3.00-$3.50 PER dress. Amazing. I plan to make more in the future. Here are some pictures of the process - we had a lot of fun working on the dresses together. Tomorrow, at church, I hope to try my little dress on a girl to see how it fits. I'll have to do another post update tomorrow afternoon.

A Baby LOL

I was helping Pastor and Mrs. Mincy pack a bit at their house this afternoon...I became an expert picture-wrapper. :) Anyway, as I was wrapping some of the pictures in newspaper, I was reminded of this youtube clip that I just love! No such thing as watching it too many times! Here are your instructions: watch it 2 times. The first time, observe the adorable baby laugh. The 2nd time, listen to the dad - he has a pretty funny laugh himself and you can tell he's just loving his son! So.super.cute.
Hope you had a Terrific Thursday!

Today

I told my roomie (Lexie) that I didn't post anything on my blog today. I'd determined to post something each day. She says, "Katie, you have lost your techy-ness." *sigh* (for the record, I don't claim to be that techy) Perhaps tomorrow shall bring something better than today. Hope your Wednesday was happy! Terrific Thursday is around the corner...

Frozen, Float-y, Flo

Frozen salsa? Bleh! My favorite salsa ever - Trader Joe's Mild Salsa - was sitting towards the back of my refrigerator. Pulled out the yummy salsa for a bit of a snack and what do you know!? It has ice crystals on it! Wonder if that tastes any good...for the record - it doesn't. Oh well.

As I was looking at the picture of my cell phone today, I came across a picture that I still laugh at! Perhaps it was one of those you-had-to-be-there-moments, but I told Lexie I would post it once my blog was up and runnin'. Lexie's bathroom has a fantabulous bathtub! I'm a tad jealous. She's been searching for a blow-up bathtub pillow...ya know...for a nice, long soak! We made a late trip to Bed Bath & Beyond one night and lo and behold! There was a bath pillow! Inflatable. Needless to say, she was ecstatic. So ecstatic that she couldn't wait until we got home to blow it up. I have proof. :)

One last randomocity for today....I can't help but laugh at the Progressive Insurance commercials - have you seen them? They're a riot! I guess it depends on your level of humor - sure doesn't take much to entertain me. ;) My Pastor thinks I look like Flo. This has been highly debated. :) What do you think? This is a picture from Christmas - closest one with my long hair that I could get.

Soooo...I'm not seein' it. :) I guess my personality is supposed to be a little like hers, but I don't think I'm THAT bubbly! Maybe I should try to be more so. Here's my favorite commercial as of date:



So, on those happy and random thoughts, I see myself having interesting dreams tonight. :)

LOL: Purpose Statement

LOL - Many acronyms could be made up of LOL. Three that came to mind were exactly as I've posted: Loving Our Lord, Laughing Out Loud, Living Out Life. God is the giver of life - my life. How blessed and privileged I am to know Him personally! Do you think God has a sense of humor? I know the He gives joy - joy and laughter MUST go together. :) So many things throughout each day make me laugh. I keep saying to my roommate, Lexie, "I should blog that..." -- so I've decided to...do.just.that. Blogs are hard to keep up with...for me. I started one awhile back and didn't "stick with it". I'm hoping this is different.
For my 1st post, I had to post something that made me, and my roomie Lexie, seriously LOL. (You decide which acronym that fits with)