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Woo hoo the sunny warm summer weather is finally here :) I had to break out the ac units all this past week or so it was getting so hot in my house!!

I had so much fun camping out in the sun shine this past weekend. We roasted hot dogs, roasted marshmallows, made smores… you name it we did it :P it was a lot of fun! the weather was perfect for camping. No need to set up stupid tarps and such, just a tent and your good to go. The girls loved to run around int eh bush and came back to camp with many a stick to show off to all of us, the bigger the better. They did of course get more than a little dirty :P Eva must have walked by or under a 1/2 burnt log cause she has 3 soot spots on her back :P silly little goober.

We hit up the beach on the way home yesterday, not for long just a half hour or so. We all had to get back to wish our mommy’s a happy mothers day. I was suppose to go to my mom’s for a dinner with her, my grandparents and my grandma but my little brother got a touch of the flu so my mom moved it to next Sunday instead. That said I did see her on Saturday and treated her to a nice lunch :)

Today is catch up day for me, I’m busy cleaning up camping supplies, washing dishes, doing my laundry which has been pilling up for probably the last 2 weeks…. oops! I’m officially out of towels and underwear at this point. That’s right I’m going commando today, even when I hit up the gym in about an hour or so :P

I can’t believe it’s middle of May already, that means in just about 2 or 3 weeks it will be summer :D :D I can’t wait!! fun outdoor shoots here I come!! I have all sorts of themed costume shoots planned out and of course more than a few water themed ones too :P First things first though I gotta get my butt to the tanning salon and work on some kind of a base tan so I stop burning every time I go out in the sun. There will be no repeats of San Diego lol :P no lobsters here.

Don’t forget i have a members chat tomorrow night!! I’m thinking we should do something fun like a baby oil show or a popsicle show…. what do you guys think? let me know in my comments!

See you all on MFC later today

XOXO Katie

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Happy Wednesday lovers ;) it’s been a different week for me this week. Can’t quiet put my finger on it but it has. Maybe it’s the fact that I am back to my regular routine and it feels different to me. New maybe even a little exciting ;) I blame the vaca for the new life breathed back into my routine. SOmetimes all you need to break out of a funk or just to make things exciting and new again is a little time away and a fun filled activity or two :)

I do have a bunch of pics to share with you all from my trip to sunny San Diego, I just got my grandparents camera so I will be sorting through them all tomorrow and getting them up on my blog for you all to say lickity split I promise!!!

I feel a little stiff today to say the least, this was my first week back to the gym after about 2 weeks off between my vacation and that little touch of the flu I got at the end of last week. I feel right as rain now but am stiff from the gym. A good stiff mind you. IT’s been 6 weeks again so I am mixing things up yet again.

In case you didn’t know your body tends to plateau after 6 weeks of the same exercises so it’s a marvellous idea to switch things up every 6 weeks so that you keep getting the same results out of your work outs. Doesn’t have to be a completely different change just a big one is all. Las time I added a really long (25-35) lighter weight set onto each machine at the end of my cycle with that machine. So I would do a warm up set, 2 regular sets then one long set per machine. This time I cut out the long set, subtracted 5 reps per set, upped my weights and switched all my machines around. Ok so I switched a lot but I just kind felt like changing is all :) so far I feel like it’s working great!

It’s been so super sunny here all week I just love it!! I bought out my AC units and started to hook them up, clean them out etc. I hate to bring them up what with the whole moving thing up in the air again. Long story short the real estate dude said it is way easier and faster to sell the unit with a renter, especially a realizable good tenant like me so they asked if I would stay and gave me a little break on rent :D works for me!!! I will have at least 30-60 days to find a place if I do need to move so no big deal. Just wish the roller coaster of emotions and the unknown would stop already, I’m about ready to throw up lol :P jk.

I am planning a little sightseeing with my brother’s fiancee this Saturday. We are looking at venues for their wedding, should be interesting. I’ve been asked to come along as another set of eyes and another ass hole lol :P you know another opinion ;) (they are just like ass holes everyone has got one lol love that saying) I’m excited to help it’s fun. Then I have been asked to go camping this weekend too so Saturday night I am going to pack up my tent and tag along camping for the evening/ night with my Friends G and Angelo :) should be fun considering I don’t have to bring much they are bringing everything!! I’m remembering the bug spray don’t worry no need to repeat last year :P

Yep…. let’s see what else is happening in Katie land….. not a whole hell of a lot to be honest. Just getting back into the swing of things. Back on MFC this week and having a great time so far!! Meant to have my members chat last night (so sorry guys) must of mixed up my dates when I told James and Bryci and put down yesterday by mistake. By the time I noticed it was too late to add it back on. I will make it up to you guys promise!!

Other than that I am fit as a fiddle and having an awesome week! I hope your having one too… if not I am sending you all a personal great big hug and kiss from me to help and try to make it better! did it work?

XOXO Katie

Moving :S

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Bye Bye beautiful Sun shine and hello rainy home…. what’s new… Oh moving you say?

Guess who finally got the actual notice that they are now actively trying to sell my suit and will be trying to show it all week long for the next 2 weeks in the evenings or so they tell me… even though I told them nope only weekends :P lol guys they had dirt in their ears when I told them that. I’ll make sure to remind them and dash their quick selling dreams just like they dashed my relaxing month :P

Oh well in all honestly I probably make my landlord out to be a dink but really he’s not. He’s been pretty easy to deal with so far and I bet he just forgot so no biggy. I will work with them on the showing thing as long as I get my MFC and members chat time I’m all good. Maybe they can come in from 8-9 pm or something once I am done cam and I can just go visit grandma for those nights? hmm that’s not a bad idea actually. Go have a nice relaxing cup of tea and a biscuit with my grandma every night, that sounds like a lot of fun. What?! come on like you don’t like hanging out with your grandma? ok fine maybe you don’t but mine;s actually kinda cool and very active and independent so it’s nice to visit with her.

SO here starts my apartment search keep your fingers crossed that I find something :P I’m hoping nothing too much more a month and that allows pets. If it’s not a crappy little hole for me to go put my head into I will be very please :P lol jk I’ll probably start getting boxes this week and start packing the stuff I don’t need that way it’s all done a little at a time and isn’t a giant rush at the end. Thank goodness my drawers in my closet are on wheels so all I have to do is tape from the top to the bottom down the middle so that the drawers stay close and ta da all done :D

ANy who sorry to rant and rave I’m just a little annoyed lol :P Welcome home your moving :P I guess I did see this coming but oh well life is about rising to the occasion and accepting change. Change is good!! it allows for more opportunities, new excitements and new adventures :P I guess what I am saying is I am going to approach this the same way I do everything, with a smile on my face and a positive outlook….. I’ll let you know how that is going :P lol For now here are some fun cartoons all about moving I figured we could all do with a good laugh.

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Sorry I haven’t been blogging much guys, I brought my laptop with the intention to blog on the go so I could keep you all on the up and up with my vacation but honestly it’s been a whirl wind of a week and I am just now getting a chance to sit down and write to you all. It’ been an amazing trip. The weather isn’t as nice as it could of been, it’s been a bit cloudy and a bit rainy here and there but I’m not complaining. It’s till shorts or capris weather and I even got to crack out the bikini and take a dip int he pool so I’m thrilled.

I did so much yet it seems like so little too! there was just far too much to do and see to fit it all in I’m afraid. I will defiantly be coming back sometime soon to Cali it was beautiful! Who knows i might just become a californian one day…. we’ll see ;)

I’m headed home today to see my little critters in action again. I have missed them horrible! Especially the day I went to the San Diego Zoo :D wow that place is amazing! Way too much to see and a hell of a lot of walking but they have everything. Just you wait till I show you the pics!!! animals everywhere! It also was the day that I nicely burned :( yep I was a dumb dumb dumbie and forgot to put the sunscreen on when I left the hotel cause well it was kinda raining in the morning and really cloudy out. I know you can burn just as easy with cloud cover as you can with straight sun but I just never remembered to put it on. I even brought it into the park with me in my purse just incase. OH well what can you do?! I made sure to put lots of aloe vera on it and lots of sun screen after that :P

NO the pic above I did not take, I got it off goggle of San Diego, all my pics are still on my camera. I haven’t even gotten around to removing them yet I’ll do that tomorrow when I get home and have had a chance to up pack and get a good nights rest. IT’s going to be a long day of flying, sky training back to my place just to turn around and head out to my moms to go get my pups then back home. They are both going to freak out!! when they see me.

My mom says that they have been doing great! she took them for a nice long walk with my grandma on Saturday and to a BBQ at my Aunts house on Sunday so they have been getting out and about that’s for sure. My mom was a little surprised to find out that they like to sleep under the covers with you all nestled in to stay warm lol. Yep I sure missed the morning snuggles that’s for sure. I brought a soft teddy bear with me (yes yes I do sleep with a teddy bear when I don’t have my munchkins to sleep with… what?!?!? I get lonely in bed without them :P that’s perfectly normal!) although it was soft and did help it sure was no comparison to Kinzie and Eva.

Well I best go grab a bite to eat before we are forced like rats in a maze through airport security :P I always feel a little like a rat when I come out the other side. As though I have been running through a maze only to come to the end and not get any reword. Where’s my blood cheese!! lol :P

I hope you have a fabulous Tuesday my dears!

XOXO Katie

Here’s one more really cool shot I found ;)

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Everything thing in life could do with a little more fringe don’t you think. I’s fun, it’s playful and it kinda makes you think of streamers or something else just as fun and exciting. I mean who wasn’t a little kid once who loved bright stringy things that were used to decorate and add excitement to a room, wall, ceiling, person, etc. So why not carry on the same traditions into now… into our adult lives and add a little fringe to our world. Come on now it could be fun, how would you know for sure if you don’t try right?

Well not to worry you don’t actually have to try cause I did that for you :D I know I rock right! What would you guys do without me around to fringe up your life and make that much shinier? I think life wouldn’t be as colourful or pink that’s for sure :P

Here’s a few pics I snagged from my latest set to go live in my members area.

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Yep I particularly like the ones with me on the floor lol don’t ask why I have no idea it just looks so relaxing and luxurious. Especially since the marble floors are so shiny you can see my reflection in them lol :) cool effect right.

It’s Friday which means it’s cheat night tonight, I’m thinking pizza and ice cream lol :) what I am a creature of habit and I look forward to my pizza and ice cream every week. I was kinda thinking about mixing it up (as I usually think about mid week) and having pasta but by the time friday rolls around all I really want is that darn pizza. So pizza it is :P I think I am going to bring out the xbox and some lego star wars tonight and just stay in and kick some dark side ass. I have to be up early tomorrow to go to my little nieces 2nd birthday party :) It’s going to be fun,… I think :P we are headed to a kids play jungle gym place. I’ve never been and I am sure I won’t fit int he gym/crawly things… you know my boobs would get stuck. LOL what come one everyone else was thinking it I just simple stated a fact.

I got her all sorts of little fun goodies. I got her let’s see… an adorable teddy bear, chocolate (which Wamber her mommy will just love her to have lol) I threw some in there for Wamber too after all I got to share the chocolate love. What else did I get her? Some princess candy jewellery and two little purses so she can be all cool just like her mommy and me. Yep this little princess sure is spoiled!! I can’t help myself! All the cute little girl stuff in the store called out to me. I kinda wanted to take half of it home for myself to be honest but I figured it’s not cool to have a barbie dream house, car, horse barn, horses and barbie bright pink room accessories. It might scare off any date that I ever manage to wrangle into coming home with me. I figure if they make it past the two attack chihuahuas I might want to cut him some slack on the whole pink barbie room idea :P just maybe huh?!

Well loves my oatmeal is getting cold and that means it’s getting uneatable so I better get a move on on my day. I hope you have a freaking funtastic Friday. See you on MFC later this afternoon

XOXO Katie

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