Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Housewife Fail
So I accidentally washed my feather blanket. NOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO COCOON IN ALL WINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Bikini Babes
Any of you lucky enough to get to stare at this tonight?
No? Oh....well I am. Bf is cooking wings & getting beer & inviting his man friends over to ogle over babes. Ah, thank god this event takes place in November or he'd have horribly unrealistic expectations of what swimwear was supposed to look like. (I say swimwear because he's not lucky enough to get to see this lingerie. Ever probably). Unfortunately he has to stare at this in a bikini.
No? Oh....well I am. Bf is cooking wings & getting beer & inviting his man friends over to ogle over babes. Ah, thank god this event takes place in November or he'd have horribly unrealistic expectations of what swimwear was supposed to look like. (I say swimwear because he's not lucky enough to get to see this lingerie. Ever probably). Unfortunately he has to stare at this in a bikini.
Like how I sheild a majority of my mid-section with my arm? Its a move I've perfected.
Oh looky here, Here I am shielding my body with a whole person (PS. That's my momma).
The whole view? Rarely. With heels? Never. Full view, with heels, glitter, & sexy lingerie? HA. Never ever ever ever. Ever. Sorry I'm not sorry about it.
XOXO,
KG
P.S. When did I get so old that a new washing machine feels like Christmas morning? I haven't quit gazing at it since it was delivered yesterday....
P.S. When did I get so old that a new washing machine feels like Christmas morning? I haven't quit gazing at it since it was delivered yesterday....
Monday, November 28, 2011
Santa
Dear Santa,
Would you want to bring me one of these for Christmas?
Would you want to bring me one of these for Christmas?
While I keep wishing that Santa is listening & will bring me a $600 camera, I highly doubt it's going to happen (meaning I know it's not). In the meantime, want to see some blurry/grainy pictures from Thanksgiving? Thought so.
Those 2 in the middle are the ones that made those 3 other beauties in the photo.
Here I am forcing the bf into a photo with me. I'm good at that.
I believe I'm semi-choking him. Maybe he stole my pie? I get violent over that.
In other related news, we decorated a tree yesterday. [By we, I mean that bf ate pizza on the couch & scanned my tree progress.] We are currently down 2 gold ornaments [shattered] & have come close to kitty strangulation with the festive beads. Having second thoughts on this holiday decor thing.
XOXO,
KG
Friday, November 25, 2011
Bob Ross
Is anyone else as shocked as I am at the quality of this painting?
Yep, I painted it. Go me.
Look at those little happy trees with the happy sky behind it! Maybe next time I'll try a little happy mountain or a little happy moon.
XOXO,
KG
Monday, November 21, 2011
Introducing...
I was going to introduce you to someone today. But that person can't seem to think of a name for himself. He suggested, "Big Boss, The Man, Hulk" & various other hyper-manly terms that I refuse to use. Guess he will remain nameless until he comes up with something more acceptable.
For now, I shall call him the bf.
You can normally find him on the golf course or at the hockey rink in a Titleist hat & a polo. In his spare time he gets to hang out with me. Lucky him.
No, I'm not crazy, but I might be a cat lady. This is my little love.
You can find kitter lounging around the house.
Sometimes in the bath tub.
Yep, I share a house & life with these 2. Lucky me.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tin (wo)Man
Remember that story I promised? I'm going to try & catch you up on what I've been up to the last few months. Well from August 24th until now, to be exact.
In my normal course of travel for work, I was involved in a single car accident. I was knocked unconsciuos & woke up in a stranger's arms in a car. The pain in my lower back was inconceivable (meaning I had never felt anything like it). I was incredibly scared & mostly confused about what was going on & what had happened to me. After some very hazy minutes I was able to spout out the phone number to my mom's office to a woman nearby. As time passed on, I just remember being in so much pain. I didn't know what had happened, but I didn't feel panicked. Somehow I felt.....safe.
Eventually I was taken to the hospital & assessed for injuries. Have any of you been in the Emergency Room of a hospital? I hope not - This was my first trip too. I was expecting something similar to movies or Grey's Anatomy or SOMETHING, but it was nothing like it. I always had thought there would be hustle & bustle & frantic nurses running over to you & staying by your side. Much to the contrary, I was wheeled in & left alone in the ER - only accompanied during my CAT Scan & MRI. Since I traveled to TX for work & live in NE, there was no one by my side during those first hours & painful tests. Still, I felt eerily calm. I knew I hurt, but I wasn't scared for my life, I wasn't scared of paralyzation, nor did I even consider these things as possibilites.
From the tests they realized I had a burst fracture on a few of the vertabrae of my back. The excellent doctors fused 5 of my lower vertabrae together to keep me stable & relieve the pain. Everything up until the surgery was foggy (complements of the mega pain meds). Before the surgery my mom & dad were able to join me in the hospital. & they brought along my boyfriend. Gosh, I was relieved! Even at 23, something about your parents is just so comforting. At the time, my boyfriend & I had only been dating two months, so I was shocked/amazed/happy that he was there.
After I came to a little, I was able to find out that a man had seen my crash & saw smoke coming from my car. He pulled over & ran across the TX Freeway to pull open the door of my car & pull me out. His girlfriend & her son were also in the car with him. While the son stopped traffic on the freeway, the man carried me across the freeway to the safety of his car. My rental car went up in a poof of flames & smoke minutes later. He had saved my life!
How can you possibly thank someone who had SAVED YOUR LIFE? That is such a powerful thing.
I decided that the best way to thank him would be the live my life to the fullest & appreciate everything I've been given. It sounds SO cliche, but in all those moments in the hospital, I was nothing but thankful. Extremely & incredibly thankful. For my family, my friends, my LIFE.
In my normal course of travel for work, I was involved in a single car accident. I was knocked unconsciuos & woke up in a stranger's arms in a car. The pain in my lower back was inconceivable (meaning I had never felt anything like it). I was incredibly scared & mostly confused about what was going on & what had happened to me. After some very hazy minutes I was able to spout out the phone number to my mom's office to a woman nearby. As time passed on, I just remember being in so much pain. I didn't know what had happened, but I didn't feel panicked. Somehow I felt.....safe.
Eventually I was taken to the hospital & assessed for injuries. Have any of you been in the Emergency Room of a hospital? I hope not - This was my first trip too. I was expecting something similar to movies or Grey's Anatomy or SOMETHING, but it was nothing like it. I always had thought there would be hustle & bustle & frantic nurses running over to you & staying by your side. Much to the contrary, I was wheeled in & left alone in the ER - only accompanied during my CAT Scan & MRI. Since I traveled to TX for work & live in NE, there was no one by my side during those first hours & painful tests. Still, I felt eerily calm. I knew I hurt, but I wasn't scared for my life, I wasn't scared of paralyzation, nor did I even consider these things as possibilites.
From the tests they realized I had a burst fracture on a few of the vertabrae of my back. The excellent doctors fused 5 of my lower vertabrae together to keep me stable & relieve the pain. Everything up until the surgery was foggy (complements of the mega pain meds). Before the surgery my mom & dad were able to join me in the hospital. & they brought along my boyfriend. Gosh, I was relieved! Even at 23, something about your parents is just so comforting. At the time, my boyfriend & I had only been dating two months, so I was shocked/amazed/happy that he was there.
After I came to a little, I was able to find out that a man had seen my crash & saw smoke coming from my car. He pulled over & ran across the TX Freeway to pull open the door of my car & pull me out. His girlfriend & her son were also in the car with him. While the son stopped traffic on the freeway, the man carried me across the freeway to the safety of his car. My rental car went up in a poof of flames & smoke minutes later. He had saved my life!
How can you possibly thank someone who had SAVED YOUR LIFE? That is such a powerful thing.
Teddy (my angel) & I after my surgery.
I decided that the best way to thank him would be the live my life to the fullest & appreciate everything I've been given. It sounds SO cliche, but in all those moments in the hospital, I was nothing but thankful. Extremely & incredibly thankful. For my family, my friends, my LIFE.
Karen, Cody, Teddy & I.
Now I could get way more in depth with this post, but I'll leave things short & sweet. I am blessed. I had angels on earth & in heaven that day. I have angels in heaven & earth every single day. What a lucky girl.
Plus, after the accident I got to wear alot of sweet gear. Dont be jealous yo.
In case you're wondering, that would be a sling for my shoulder, boot for my foot, & a very heavy back brace I referred to affectionately as the "turtle shell". This is my fam & I celebrating my 24th birthday, a couple weeks after the accident.
Now instead of bones, my back has a couple titanium rods & 8 screws in there. Think I'll set off the metal detectors at the airport? Put that on the list of questions to ask the Doc.
That's a close up. Ooooooh. Ahhhhhh. I hope that's what you're doing right now.
The end. I hope that wasn't too mushy for you.
XOXO,
KG
Hiatus
Hey all -
Sorry I've been on a mini hiatus lately. To be honest, I wasn't sure if blogging was something that I could do (or mostly that I had the courage to do), but I saw something today that inspired me. Just a simple sign that said "She decided to start living the life she imagined". What have I been doing the last few months? Definitely not what I imagined my life would be. Now I'm back & better than ever? Just kidding, I dont know if I'd go that far. But putting down my daily ramblings makes me feel like I have a bit more of a purpose in this corporate world.
Also have a pretty sweet story for you guys. Right now I'm leaving you lingering in suspense. Muahahahaha.
XOXO,
KG
Sorry I've been on a mini hiatus lately. To be honest, I wasn't sure if blogging was something that I could do (or mostly that I had the courage to do), but I saw something today that inspired me. Just a simple sign that said "She decided to start living the life she imagined". What have I been doing the last few months? Definitely not what I imagined my life would be. Now I'm back & better than ever? Just kidding, I dont know if I'd go that far. But putting down my daily ramblings makes me feel like I have a bit more of a purpose in this corporate world.
Also have a pretty sweet story for you guys. Right now I'm leaving you lingering in suspense. Muahahahaha.
XOXO,
KG
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