memorable quotes of the week

kelli: "what's in there?"
me: "oh, i just kept letters and cards and stuff like that in it..."
kelli: "no! the candy, fool!"
(i made this box awhile ago that i kept old letters and pictures and stuff in and a woman in my ward wanted to use it for a display thing, and when she brought it back, she brought it back with a little box full of candy, hence kelli's urgency)


kelli: "when I first met Sean, I thought he was from somewhere else."
me: "yeah?"
kelli: "i was like... 'you're not... where are you from?' ..."
(bahahahahahaha)


me: "okay, here, get the teal. take it and walk away."
kelli: "no! i don't want that one! i want a new one!"
(she was trying to decide between 2 different colored cardigans when we were shopping, and I was getting impatient with her, so I handed her the cute teal one she had just tried on, but she insisted on a "new one" and proceeded to grab a freshly folded one from the stack.)


kayla: "you wanna hear the scariest thing that happened today at PetCo? A grasshopper. Jumped. INTO MY BOOT!"
kelli: "(laughing) Kayla, people can take their pets to PetCo!"
kayla: "this grasshopper had NO SUPERVISION!!!"


Garth: "you only get married once! Well, unless you muder her..."
(hahahaha uh... thanks, Garth.)


Kelli is the funniest person I know. Hands down. I love my sister! She's one of my very best friends. Kayla's almost as hilarious! And Garth... oooh, Garth!

more later

day 6: a person i would love to trade places with for a day.


had to put quite a bit of thought into this one... I'm completely content with my life, so honestly? I don't wanna trade!


I guess Jennifer Aniston's got it good. She's successful and pretty -- especially for being like 40... so sure. She's pretty funny too.


Same with Gwenyth Paltrow.
and Carrie Underwood.


I just don't know that I want to deal with the stress... or the schedule of a star...


how about someone who is very successful and inspiring, and does a lot of good for the world... but is also really awesome, and does really cool stuff all the time...


whoever that is. i would trade places with them.


i keep forgetting this is a PHOTO challenge. uuuggghhh

let's be honest here: is it really fair that they are THAT pretty? ...i don't think so! haha


oh well. today's been pretty eventful. lots of big stuff... more later on that ;)


i'm pretty happy these days... obviously! working, making plans, spending time with Dev... it's been great! i'm so excited for these next few months. fun stuff coming up!

reese's puffs is a perfectly substantial dinner

day 5: a picture of my favorite memory.
how about a couple? i've got time...

 in 2007, my grandparents took all of us (extended family) to Disneyland for a couple days -- it was my very first time! my aunt had recently had foot surgery, so she had a handicapped pass -- we NEVER waited in line, and in the 2 or 3 days we were there, we rode TOWER OF TERROR I think 19 times... 19! It's my favorite ride IN THE WORLD. i love it. i would go back JUST to ride that ride. on the very back row you can see Kyle, me, Kayla, Mason and Jake.

 horrible quality... but my Junior Year, I took Honors Geology with a bunch of friends, and we went on lots of field trips -- this is some of us at the coral something sand dunes or something? it was probably one of the funnest trips i ever went on, even though we were learning about ROCKS.

 spent father's day 2009 ON THE TOP OF ANGEL'S LANDING. just me and my daddy. it was probably the funnest hike i've ever done, and i love my dad! happy father's day, eh?!

 he was the cutest kitten -- he's stayed pretty small for a cat, but i miss him being this tiny! this picture is probably only a day or two after i got him -- he's awesome.

 this picture is from the newspaper -- this is my senior project group, we did a big project with books... collecting and selling books to buy new books and donate them to the homeless shelter in salt lake... my senior english teacher changed my life and all the work and learning that went into these projects was truly amazing.

 tim mcgraw concert. july 2010... need i say more?! this is him doing what we like to call "The Tim McGraw ButterChurn" he's definitely perfected the move...

 not only did i see emerson drive IN CONCERT... but I MET THE BAND AFTER! including mike melancon, the drummer, who is my FAVORITE.

K.K.K. Extravagansa... the three of us went to Red Robin while we were in St. George, which is where the picture is from, but the whole trip was the fun part, I just wanted to show a picture with all of us! The funny part was... we left for St. George THE DAY AFTER my first date with Devin... I was texting him non-stop, and it totally made putting up with kylee and kevin's flirting and humor worth it! haha just kidding, they were fun, but really -- some of the conversations devin and i had in while I was in SG will never be forgotten!!!

 seeing Greg Laswell in concert with Dev... and discovering Harper Blynn!!! monumental night.

every single minute spent with this guy -- i LOVE IT! so many great memories, in only 4 months! it seems like it's been much, much longer!

TODAY... I woke up kind of early for a change, and watched the Bachelor, then Kylee came over and we did lots of window shopping to kill some time, and did lots of embarrassing ourselves around various stores... then I went to work, which was sort of a bummer, but also fun...


and then went to Devin's.
and vented a little, to a very understanding and empathetic boyfriend.
and watched Pawn Stars.
and had some cereal. mmm!


another good night :)


p.s. in case you were wondering.. PocketBacs and Pocket Bac-In-A-Snap holders are the new CRAZE. a little boy, maybe 12 or 13 came into the store tonight with his Dad asking for one and said "everyone at school has them..." he just wanted to fit in -- first, how cute is that?! haha he was adorable and second... WHA?!?!?! BBW is now rollin' with the cool kids. yeah, that's right, carrying hand sanitizer in the rubber case is the cool thing to do now... you better come and get one before they stop letting you sit at their lunch table...

i wouldn't mind more days like this

day 4: a picture of my night.


Well... I didn't take any pictures of my night... but it looked like this:


visiting Garth, who is awesome, and helping Dev pick out a really nice new suit, that looks really good on him!


going to Sammy's for some dinner, and running into PETE!  -- sweet potato fries are delicious.


driving in Max to Lowe's... spending a large amount of time looking at and comparing paint samples.


then spending a large amount of time in the large appliance section looking at fridges and washer/dryers... for fun. hahaha we're kinda funny sometimes...

then going to my house to say goodbye to my sister


then going to devin's, and spent the night on Illistrator, and realizing what a great team we are, and designing awesome stuff. 

getting tired of the internet being slow


and ended the night practically dead from devin's constant tickling! it would be ridiculous if it weren't so hilarious!


he's my best friend :)


SSSOOOO it was a pretty great night :) i love that guy -- he's so much fun to spend time with. i'm so lucky to be with him every day, and to have him in my life! he makes me the happiest i've ever been!




TODAY... Kelli came down from Logan!!!! I was so excited that she was coming! When she got here, we went to Bajio with Kayla and picked up some food to take to Mom's work, and ate with her in the breakroom! Then Kelli and I went shopping, and got some ice cream and a redbox and went home to watch it -- ended up joking and talking instead, haha


I love my sister SO much. She is definitely one of my very best friends, and I couldn't ask for a better sister. She is so strong, and such a good example to me. She is successful and beautiful and hilarious and smart and gives me great advice! She's a huge support system and I'm so lucky to have her as my older sister! LOVE YOU CHEECH!

double dream hands

so i missed yesterday, day 2: but that's because i was at the BRIDAL FAIR all day! Devin picked me up at 8a.m. and we made sure everything was ready, and the show started at 10.


From then until 5, it was 7 hours straight of talking with brides. All of them. They were all very different: the really upfront ones, that knew exactly what they wanted, the confused, overwhelmed girls that looked like they could burst into tears any second because of all the things they realized they needed to plan, the ones who were silent and let their moms do all the talking, the ones dragging their poor fiances around a bridal fair... and then the fiances that were strangely excited to be there. Old brides, young brides, girls that aren't even engaged... it was quite an array.


Devin was incredible! He works so well with people, and it was obvious that everyone we talked to really liked his work, and was impressed with his proffesionalism.


Chloe and I felt a little out of our league, because we couldn't fully answer people's questions, and mostly felt in the way -- haha but it was still so fun! We got the hang of it after awhile, I think, and it was pretty smooth sailing for the rest of the day!


Chloe left a couple hours before it was over to take care of her husband, Sean, who just got a liver biopsy -- poor guy!


Once it hit 5:00... Devin and I were taking that booth down SO fast. His dad came with his truck to load up the big stuff, and we were pulling out of the parking lot at 5:20! wow.


what a day!


went to Devin's after, and he slept while I watched "just married" haha -- then I went to Kylee's and we got some food and watched Moulin Rogue, which I LOVE. I forget how much I love that movie, which is sad, because it's incredible.


i was pretty much totallly asleep before it ended, but TWO PUNCHES LATER (thanks, ky) i was pretty awake, but we went and got a soda just to make sure, becuase kylee had more plans.


After that, we did this exfoliating face thing with honey and raw sugar... my face has never felt so smooth and clean! haha apparently, the sugar sucks out all the bacteria, and exfoliates the skin... it was awesome.


I was EXHAUSTED. but then we watched GHOST and i couldn't fall asleep during that! Demi Whoopi and Patrick?!?! It was awesome. SO much an 80's movie -- loved it.


THEN we went to sleep. Finally.


soooo dAY 2:


a picture of the person i've been closest with the longest (or something like that):


i feel like family is excluded, because that's pretty obvious, so here:

this is Mitch, well, Elder Murphy right now -- serving in Mexico. We grew up in the same ward, and I was the only girl my age, so it was always me and 7 boys -- it was horrible! haha just kidding, they were nice to me for the most part. Mitch and I have been friends for longer than I can remember!


He is a really great guy, one of the funniest I know, and he's dating the sweetest girl, Ashley! (totally approved.) So proud of him for going on a mission -- he is doing so great, too! I wouldn't say Mitch and I are particularly close -- we have been before, but we're not really best friends.... but thats not what this asked for! He's definitely the person I've been closest with the longest.


Runner up, though is the one and only VALERI WINN JONES!

val and i have been best friends since a few weeks before 10th grade. i met her through some other friends at a scrimmage football game, and the first thing she said to me was "Do you want to hear a really great song?" and i did. it was "every time it rains" by charlotte martin -- and we've been best friends ever since! i love this girl so much, and she will always be one of my very, very best friends. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever met -- I have so much respect for her. she is truly incredible!

so TODAY... i'm pretty much going to spend all day cooking -- having a big dinner tonight. My mom got recipes from Cafe Rio for their rice, pork, and dressing -- so it's been one of our favorite meals! Devin will be here, too!

other than that... nothing really going on haha

but DAY 3: a picture of the cast from my favorite tv show...

WELL. i don't know that i can pick a favorite tv show... but i watch THESE ONES a lot... and i think you already knew that:

how about a VIDEO of the cast from one of my favorite shows, Ellen! Oh, Andy and his SHORTS!

that's pretty much it, i think. this makes it look like i watch tv ALL the time.... which i don't, i promise. but if i could -- you know what i'd be watching!

fancy finds

call it a wish list
call it an addiction
call it what you want


but we all know katie has just discovered the wonderful world of online shopping -- and it could be dangerous.


here are just a few things i've found that i've fallen for!:

.would love to be the proud owner of this pretty dress, or this one, or this one

.need these.

.this is not only clever and cute... but looks very comfy!

.definitely want to custom order a necklace from here -- i want it to look like this (but it's too expensive!)

.starting to strongly consider getting one of these -- which will please D immensely.

.i couldn't pick just one thing from this site.. so here's my whole wishlist. love this jewelry.

.one of each, please

.this was probably made specifically for me.

.and oh how badly i want to own this!!! some day, it will happen!

now i just need to figure out what i'm gonna wear!

spent the morning at work with Sierra and Baylee -- hardly any customers, so we did a lot of what D likes to call "girl talk" -- it was so much fun! I love my job, and I love my co-workers!


Then Nicola came in and told me next time we work together, she wants me to run a segment, like a CSL and start working on my development toward being a manager-- i'm so excited! I have the most amazing boss ever. She is such an incredible person!


Came home and hung out with my sister for awhile, then took a nap.


After that, headed to Wagstaff's to meet Devin and load up the truck, and off to Provo High to set up his booth for the Bridal Fair!


1. the tableclothes, again, are perfect
2. the hardest part of setting up the booth was hanging the banner -- this was also the most unexpected difficulty
3. the booth looks AMAZING. Simple. Inviting. Sharp.
4. I AM SO EXCITED
5. Chloe is coming to help. Which makes me EVEN MORE excited
6. we walked around to see some of the other booths being set up -- some weird vendors there, I'll tell you... but all the other photography booths were honestly not as good... Too modern and catalog and posed... unnatural. Devin's style is SO much more realistic -- and affordable.
just sayin.


Had some dinner at McDonald's, talked with his mom for awhile, and called it a night!


last time: COME TO THE SHOW TOMORROW AT PROVO HIGH! 10-5! DEVIN'S BOOTH LOOKS SO GREAT. IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A BLAST!!! http://www.capturedbydash.com/


Devin is my best friend. Tonight was sooooo much fun. Even though all we did was set up the booth and grab some food -- I loved it. I love how comfortable we are with each other, and the kind of chemistry we have. It's unlike anything I've ever felt!


We are absolutely hilarious, and he knows exactly what to say to make me laugh and smile. I am so lucky to have him in my life -- I couldn't ask for more! He is amazing. Love him!


ALSO


day 1: a picture of yourself with 15 facts

don't take lots of pictures of myself... so this is about as recent as it gets -- end of July 2010 at the Tim McGraw concert.

as for random facts... I feel like I've done this before on this blog... but okay:

1. i hate sheets. they are pointless, and they just get tangled up and annoy me. can't stand 'em.

2. i have never been on an airplane.

3. i'm sort of really a lyrics nazi. if you sing the words wrong... i will correct you. every time.

4. my favorite word is bureaucracy.

5. i have taught myself how to play Jon Schmidt piano solos -- but usually only play when i'm upset.

6. i sometimes want to start dancing again. 12 years i danced! 12!

7. i paint my nails at least once a week. (and am painting them right this very moment...)

8. i could eat grilled cheese sandwiches every day for the rest of my life, and be completely content.

9. I rip the fabric softener sheet in half when I do laundry.

10. my hands are probably most definitely softer than yours. my job exposes me to numerous exfolients, and deep moisturizing creams on a very regular basis.

11. I love grocery shopping, solely for the purpose of pushing the cart. espeicially while Dev is being all picky about his yogurt and bread (haha, love you!). Not a huge fan of pushing stollers, though. They are not nearly as manageable.

12. Also love unloading the grocery cart onto the belt at the cashier -- it's like tetris!

13. My parents almost named me Kamryn, which I would have loved, but I am named Kathryn after my Great Aunt Kathy, who is married to Elder D. Todd Christofferson, which is pretty cool.

14. I brush my teeth between 3 and 5 times every day. I just like having clean, smooth, white teeth, okay!?

15. ice cream always makes me thirsty. always.