3D Adventure

Good evening ALL! 


So I recently moved into a new house and guess what it came equipped with...a 3D TV! That's right! Huge 52 inch plasma screen television. Surround sound. AND they come with these super sexy hardcore 3D glasses! These aren't the glasses you get in the theaters folks, these ones are battery operated and look like futuristic aero- space glasses. 


Tamara came over tonight for some much needed hangout time and we watched Coraline on the 3D TV:) Horrible movie but there are not too many movies to choose from yet lol, the glasses were awesome but so big they slipped so far down your nose you had a hard time inhaling. All in all a decent experience but there needs to be a WAY bigger selection of movies before I put those glasses on again. :)

Here are some pictures to illustrate our night:)

Here's to my first night alone in my new country house! So glad Tams came over! :) Goodnight all! 

My Golden Night

Okay so I am not the type of girl to sit through an entire awards, critique dresses, guess who is going to get the Globe before they announce it etc.. but tonight I did just that:) So following in list style are my rants and raves about the Golden Globe Awards!

RANT: Scarlett Johansen what the hell were you wearing, it looked like a lacy pink wedding dress gone wrong!

RAVE: Chris Coffer from Glee you gave the best speech of the night, addressing what your show is all about really hit him for a lot of people and you couldn't have been sweeter if you tried! "Kids who have to deal with being different and being told no. Screw that kids!"

RAVE: Eva Longorias dress was stunning! Black with a little bit of sparkle, classic:)

RAVE: The look of Marc Anthonys face while watching Jenn present an award, so loving it made me smile! :)

RANT: Best Original Song, love Cher but commin Carrie Underwoods Theres a Place for Us definitly should have won

RAVE: Robert Downey Jrs introduction to Best Acress, didn't even know the acress who won it though lol

RAVE: Clair Danes was so sweet to call on the woman who inspired the movie! Such a cute speech!

RAVE: Steve Carrell and Tina Fey, best presenters ever lol

RAVE: 13(from House) her dress was spectacular when she presented with Robert Pattison!

RAVE: Jane Lynch's acceptance speech, such a class act LOVE her!

RAVE: Ahhh Jim Parson winning his category Best Actor in a TV series!!!!!!

RANT: Love Jane Fonda but her dress had pointy shoulders, enough said..

RAVE: Meaghan Fox's dress was stunning, simple but fabulous!

RANT: January Jones was wearing the most hideous dress I have ever seen. The top was cute but super slutty for this event. The bottom looked liked a collection of little tassles. It was the worst dressed of the night for sure!!

RAVE: Glee for winning Best Series although I would have been happy if Big Bang won too!

RAVE: Ians speech from Glee recognizing public school teachers "you don't get paid like it but you are doing the most important job!" love love love

RAVE: Shout-out to the people in charge of designing the set because it looked classy and beautiful! I loved it and it definitly set the mood for the awards!

RAVE: Cutest pregnant award winner ever! Natalie Portman looked beautiful! Her speech was so cute :)

FINAL RAVE: Congrats Social Network for winning Best Drama, such a good movie and props to the guy for calling the actors up so they didnt miss out on that special moment! :)


**Well all, that is all I have to say about the 68th Annual Golden Globes! Goodnight!



Let's Go Back

"That's what I love about Sunday:

Sing along as the choir sways;

Every verse of Amazin' Grace,

An' then we shake the Preacher's hand.

Go home, into your blue jeans;

Have some chicken an' some baked beans.

Pick a back yard football team,

Not do much of anything:

That's what I love about Sunday."

I have had an extremely lazy Sunday and it made me really appreciate having down time in my life lately. I started listening to the song "That's What I Love About Sunday' by Craig Morgan and it made me wish we still treated Sundays like they did back when our parents were kids. 

Sundays should be a day for down time, a day to do nothing but spend time with friends and family and recharge ourselves for the week ahead. It shouldn't be a day to work, or a day to do your grocery shopping. It should be a day to go out spend some time with the people you love and treasure the down time you have with them because we truly don't have enough of it.

I'm looking at my schedule for next week and between school and work I feel like it's going to take the superhero in me to find some downtime to do some things I really want to do like visit my niece, spend time in the country with my friends, settle into my new house, visit my little cousins I haven't seen in a while. So much to do and so little time.

I think the thing I love about being able to be a teacher is that we are truly lucky as a profession when it comes to down time. Yes, we have hours of work that get done outside our 9-5 jobs but how can I complain when I am able to do that work from home and still technically have my down time:) 

This post on a Sunday afternoon is just to remind you to take your time, treasure your down time and ENJOY! Have a great day all!

Love Raus

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Great New Things

Hello all, yes it has been a little while, I'm trying not to slack keeping up with my blog but alas school, work and well everything else comes before blogging sorry guys haha. I know Tamara will be proud that I finally blogged again!


So bloggers I have some exciting news! Anybody who knows me knows that I am a country girl stuck living in the city. I have a huge family and for some strange reason I am one of the only kids stuck growing up in the city. Because my family and I are so close I spend a lot of time in the country and as of Wednesday I will be calling the country HOME! Yes that's right this country girl is going to be living in the COUNTRY! I have decided to make the move onto McKluskey Drive and move in with my aunt and uncle. I love my family but living in a house with 3 people who smoke is finally taking its tole on me. I can't wait to be out there though and I know it will be awesome living with my aunt and uncle because we have always been close:)


I will update you guys and let you know how things progress but I am optimistic this will be a very good move for me:) In other news school is good, I am actually getting my reading done, my assignments done on time AND I spend a lot of time at the library doing homework so Im staying ahead of the class which is a huge thing for me:P 


Well all that is all to say for now. Have a great weekend everyone!


P.S. I have a new baby cousin! I almost forgot to update! My cousin Ash had a little baby girl 2 weeks ago and she is an absolute sweetheart! Her name is Erika and I will update with a picture asap! :)

Friend are ANGELS God sent to watch over us...

Okay so obviously the title gives away what my blog is going to be about. I was looking at pictures me and 3 of my closest friends had done about a month ago and they made me smile so much I just had to share them with you guys. These girls have been there for me for a long time, we are all totally different, i'm talking peanut butter and jelly different but I love them all like crazy and couldn't imagine not having them in my life!

This is my favourite picture because a)it makes me laugh and b)if you saw all the pictures we took like this in sequence it describes our personalities perfectly haha!

Nicole and I met via Jacqueline in highschool because they were on the same cheerleading team. She was the crazy girl who introduced me to boys, booze and foul language haha! You think I'm kidding but I'm not :P As bad as that sounds I love her to death and thank her for bringing me up to date with the real world of a teenager! Id have been lost without her. Things fell apart for awhile but since then we've become closer than ever. She makes me laugh and is a truly great friend who I know would be there for me whenever I needed her. 

Jess and I met in highschool but later found out we had actually been in Brownies together when we were 5 or 6 years old. I can honestly say she is the best friend a girl could ask for. We've been through a lot together and I couldn't imagine my life without her. She introduced me to country music and for that I will be forever grateful. Country concerts and travelling is what we do best together and I couldn't ask for a better trip companion. We fight a lot sure but she keeps me grounded and doesn't let my ego get the best of me. She's a rock and I thank God for introducing us, she's the greatest friend a girl could EVER ask for!

Jacqueline and I are cousins, 4 months apart, we grew up together. We had a great childhood and were as close as sisters before going into highschool. Circumstances took us in separate directions for a while but we found our way back and I love that we are just as close as when we were kids. We lead totally different lives, she is married to a great guy and has the most beautiful baby girl I've ever laid eyes on. She is an incredible mother and I love spending time with them. Family is the greatest gift a girl could ask for and I am so thankful for mine. I am really close to a lot of my family but Jacqueline will always be a best friend AND a cousin. I truly think there is no better combination than that.

We are all different, unique, but together we just fit. It works together and we always have fun when we are together. Girls nights with these ladies are something I wouldn't trade for the world. I can't wait to see where we all our 5 years from now but I know no matter what happens or where life takes us we will always be friends, as close as a Sisterhood <3.

Two Thousand and Eleven

Happy New Years Bloggers! As you can see I have changed my blog a little bit since I decided the Christmas theme had to go. I know I love Christmas as much as the next person but with school starting and so much happening at once I am definitely winding out of the holiday spirit. It was a great holiday though that I was able to spend with all my friends and family and for that I am thankful! 

Katies 1st Christmas:)

So everyone knows that as exciting as the new year is it brings about one thing I think everybody secretly dreads.....New Years Resolutions! Yes, thats right I said it. Everyone gets so excited to come up with new resolutions that are aimed to make your like 200x better than it was last year. In reality though it works for the first 2 months and then we all kind of fall back into routine. 

Well fellow bloggers my theory is to be one of the few who actually STICK WITH their resolutions. So my first step to achieving that goal is posting them on here I figure if I am forced to see them and have people comment on them, that should help keep me on track! So here it goes...

1. To be nice (this needs a little explanation I know, I just generally want to be a nicer person, whether its holding the door open, not having road rage, not commenting on people ugly clothing or gossiping when I know its mean, to smile more and complement more, being nicer is my goal!)


2. To be organized! (I know I will be much more productive and less stressed if I keep my room and things organized so this week I am cleaning floor to ceiling, I vow to no longer be a pack rat and buy useless things I have no room for and I am going to spend my money on some kind of organizational system so I do not easily fall back into my bad habits) **wish me luck!


3. To $$SAVE$$! (I have big travel dreams, rather just big dreams in general and the one thing I am lacking are the funds to support such dreams so I will not eat out if I have groceries at home, I will not spend unless I need something, and I will not throw my money away on useless things that I will throw out next january when I vow to be organized again) :)

Id love to hear about what you guys are trying to do with the start of the new year so leave me a comment and let me know! Happy New Year everyone and I hope this year is full of adventure, love, friendship, and laughter! xoxo

*NYE 2011