Ringing in the New Year

This year David is working at brothers all night :(  But he did promise that he would call me at midnight no matter what!  What an amazing and thoughtful man I have! I couldn't ask for more ♥



off to work .. isn't he adorable!



I have decided to save some money and stay in!

I will be...

~painting my nails

~writing my Thank You letters

~cuddling up with my lovely Black Dagger Brotherhood

~comfy pj's ♥♥

~watching the ball drop

~drinking homemade wine



my relaxing night ♥

Sounds like a great way to bring in 2011 to me :)

Goodbye 2010 and Hello 2011♥

So 2010....

Thank you for all the blessings you have giving me.   There has been ups and downs but in every experience there was a lesson learned!

To 2011....

 I cant wait to see what you bring ...Im looking forward to it!

December!

This has to be hands down my favorite winter month!

Why you ask.....

1. My saviors birthday

2. Davids birthday

3. My birthday

4. SNOW

It is just filled with so much excitment! 

We had two big celebrations at our apartment within 11 days!  My Birthday on the 2nd and Davids on the 11th.  All of our friends came over to help us celebrate.  There were drinks, games and presents... after all that excitment we all headed out to cause trouble in Madison!  It was an amzing time that I will never forget... thanks to my lo♥e!

 I have gotten so close to some of these wonderful people and Im so blesses to have them in my life! It took me a little while to feel like Madison was my home.. but with the help of some I have come to feel like I belong! I guess that is what good friends will do :)

♥♥♥

Moving forward!

It has been a little to long since I last wrote... not much has happened... but I do have some exciting news!

I will be taking Medical Assistant classes in a could of weeks... that means in ONE year I will be able to start a "big girl" job!!! Im so excited I cant even explain it!

 I graduated High School in 05.. and have pretty much nothing to show for the past 5 years of going to school.  I have gone to three different colleges and have changed majors thee to four times. I moved to Madison about a year and a half ago for school/ move in with my love.  Living together has been amazing and we are closer then ever but, I have felt like I was standing still watching the world go by.  I cant wait to start this process and feel like I finally have a purpose!! ♥

Green Smoothies!!

A while ago I stumbled on this website... http://therawdivas.com/ ... It is a website all about the raw food diet.  They have a free 7day raw food detox program for woman... blogs.. Q&A.  The woman who run this site are amazing.  They are there to answer any questions you have weather you have been eating the raw food way for a while or you are just getting interested in introducing it into your lifestyle.  I have picked up on the GREEN SMOOTHIES!!! They are delicious and do so many amazing things for you body and mind!

So I made made one of my own... a GREEN BANANA SMOOTHIE... 

2 handfuls of baby organic spinach

3 leaves of romaine lettuce 

2 Bananas

1 Orange

1 cup of Tropicana Trop50 - Pineapple Mango Juice

This recipe makes about 2 glasses (the size that is in the picture)

1 glass = 276 calories

                           71 carbohydrates

               33 sugars

It is so delicious.. not to mention it gives you that extra boost you need in the morning! :)

Blackhawk Church.. the first church that has ever made to cry happy tears!

A couple of months ago David and I started going to Blackhawk church.  This is the perfect church for us to attend because David and I were raised in different denominations (David=Lutheran and I= Catholic).  Blackhawk has a more nondenominational focus. They take the books of the bible and then apply them to the world we are living in today. This church has a cafe service that we attend.  It has a video feed of that day's message and has louder, more electric music with coffee available in the room.... The songs that they sing make a cry EVERY time.. But I love love love this church and I'm SO happy we have found it!

This month Blackhawk is doing a series about sex... which has been a PERFECT series for David and I to attend .. since we do have a strong relationship with our God and want to keep that relationship growing.  This past Sunday they were talking marriage and sex.  When you get married your bodies belong to each other and that you need to love and respect those bodies.  At the end of the service last night they had a video clip of Columbia Bible College and Seminary President Robertson McQuilkin talking about his devotion to his wife in sickness and in health.... just a warning get tissues because you will cry.

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While watching this movie I had David next to me and all I could think about is ... this is the man I get to marry and I know this is how he will treat me and I for him when we start to feel the signs of aging.  I am SO lucky and proud to have a man like him (and his family) in my life!

♥So Blessed♥

ITS FALL!

October Already?!?! 

My last blog was all about wishing the cold crisp days would come... and they did! :)

I cant believe this amazing month is here so soon!  

This weekend I think David and I will go to a pumpkin patch and get a big fat pumpkin :)  

The best part of carving the pumpkin is roasting the seeds!  yummmm... another plus is that David hates them so I get them all to myself! :)  

There is so many GREAT things that are happening this month!

1. Someone VERY special to me is making a BIG change in her life and taking a new step forward! I cant express how excited I am for her and her family and how proud EVERYONE is that she is making this decision and sticking to it! :)  Good luck tomorrow love you!!!

2. MARCHING BAND... ohmygoodness... I cant believe it has been 5 years since I stepped foot on a football field and performed my heart out!  On the 16th the Oak Creek Marching Knights are going to state... and Nicole, Michelle, Allison and I are all going to cheer our Alma mater and hope they kick some West and North butt :)

3. Football... I just LOVE my PACKERS and I love to cheer them on... plus the NFL now has WOMEN jerseys... so exciting... I will be getting on sooner or later :)

**But I would LOVE a Driver jersey... he is so damn amazing and sexy :) **

heat advisory

when I think of summer... I think of

..... heat ... humidity ... and sweat .... 

Today there is yet again another heat advisory.. it is 90 out but the heat index is saying 99.. ewww..
This summer has been all three of those nasty words, and it is so draining.  I don't know if it is just me but I feel like this summer has been one of the worst in a long time.  I don't want to go outside during the day.. I will just be crabby and sweaty.  Just by walking a couple of blocks to my car I am drenched in sweat and cant get my ac quick enough! I am so done with all this heat!

fall.. fall.. fall.. fall.. fall.. I cant wait for FALL!  :) Every day I tell David that it cant come quick enough!! I cant wait for the changing trees.. carving pumpkins.. all the colorful foods.. badger games.. and the cold days snuggling under blankets drinking hot coco!!! 

bradford beach!

Living in Madison for the past year has been amazing!   Seeing the capitol every day, living right off of a lake, and walking down state street have all been beautiful.

But I miss my Milwaukee!

going downtown to the beach, going out to the bars and 

just the over all feel of Milwaukee. 

time apart.

Country Fest.

David left me Wensday afternoon to go on a 4 day camping trip to listen to country music. drink beer. and eat.... no girls allowed! On one hand I am very excited for him to be out with the boys: having fun and being crazy. On the other I am jealous that I could not go and scared to be in the apartment alone for 3 of those 5 nights. Ever since the break in during Christmas break I always wonder if that person will ever come back and try again... crazy how something like that can change your life even if you were not there at the time. Thankfully everything went fine and I was able to fall asleep every night (but not without the living-room light on)

Today I get to pick up the love of my life and Iam SO excited to see him!!! I feel so much at ease when he is around. All I have to do is call his name and he will be right there at my side.

I love it and I could not live without it!

Oh the little things

So.. I'm sitting at my computer doing random stuff... and what do I hear a WOODPECKER outside my window! I have never heard one while living (or visiting) in Madison let alone in downtown Madison!

Oh the little things that remind me to just sit back and listen to all the amazing things God has given us! It is crazy all the things that we miss in our busy lives...

Dont Settle for Less in Life

I really hate when you start a new job... your loving it and then after a few months you still don't feel like you are apart of the "team". I have three jobs (well really 2.5) and one of those jobs are just not working out. I have been working at a doggie day care since January. After not getting many hours and being paid on the lower end I have decided to look for a new job and move on.

It stinks because I LOVE working with all the dogs. The people (all 6 of them) on the other hand are not much of a joy to be around (especially my manager). When I work with her I feel like all she does is talk AT me and not to me. She talks to the dogs and the other co-workers completely different then she does to me. I wouldn't even call it talking more like "barking" (lol) accompanied with the roll of her eyes. Yesterday I worked in the morning with her and I cant do it anymore. I should not dread going into work...So instead of just dealing with it I have put in resumes in a few places and I hope one of them sticks! :)

What makes all of this so irritating/confusing is that in all of my jobs I have never been treated like this. I have always gotten along with my co-workers. I think I am an asset to any team and I guess I don't understand why that is not being seen here... oh well, time to get over it and keep moving on!

change happends...

“None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change our lives.” Kathleen Noris

This quote is exactly how I have been feeling the past couple of days.... This past Friday I had to take the TEAS test (like a ACT) to get into the nursing program at MATC Madison. The test had four parts.. English, Math, Science and Reading. Now, I graduated in 05' and I had to recall all the things I learned from 5 to 9 years ago!

Holy man...
I didn't get much sleep at all the night before and on top of that I'm not a very good test taker. All I kept thinking is... why do I need to know how to cross multiply or divide factions (with no calculator) to get into the nursing program. Ugh.. well with little sleep I drove 45 minuets to Fort Atkinson and sat in a room for 3 hours looking at a computer screen taking this exam. After the 3 hours we would find out right away if we passed or failed.... well I failed (technically I didn't fail but I didn't get the percentages that were set by the school). I drove back home in tears taking to my boyfriend and mom about what I needed to do next. If I still wanted to get into the program I would have to wait another semester take the test again and IF I passed it I would have to petition to hopefully get in for the spring semester.. and that is not even a guarantee I would get in right away....

So... with much thought I have decided to let go of the nursing idea and move on the next... I have decided to be a surgical tech... and after thinking about it I am SO much more excited about this path then the nursing one. I think I have just spent so much time and energy trying to get into the nursing program I never really took a step back and thought about ALL my options.

In a way I think this was God's wake up call for me to really evaluate what I would be most happy doing for the rest of my life... and being able to help the doctors while they do surgery sounds VERY exciting. He works in mysterious ways and you just have to open your heart and mind to see where he wants you to go... :

New Goals

WOW... I have not been doing any of my goals! I defiantly have not been writing every day.. or crafting. BUT I have been making something new (and healthy) for dinner onceish a week.. so that is a plus. I do have to confess though.. I have been spending my time (that I should be blogging) on a website called sparkpeople. About a week ago I decided to put my words into action and get in shape. I know Im not way over weight.. but I dont feel completely comfortable in my own skin like I used to. SO I joined sparkpeople and have set my goal to do cardo 3x/week and eating less junk and healthier foods!

If you dont know what sparkpeople is ... it is a website (community) that allows you to track you calorie intake and the calories you burn while working out. It is kind of like facebook but with with everyone having the same goals.. You have a wall that people can write on, groups you can join and friends you can request! So far no weight loss but I have met some pretty cool people that live right in Madison! i have also recruited my mom and maybe my sister! Hopefully I keep on the track I have set for myself!!

If you want to check it out... sparkpeople.com ... my name is Kristyrose2... add me as a friend! :)

Surprise Surprise...

Hello!

after getting back to Madison from Christmas break ... we got a little surprise.... :/

My boyfriend and I had gone home over Christmas break for about two weeks. It was so much fun getting to spend time with family and friends!! The morning before we were going to be leaving to go back to Madison I got a call from the Madison police dpt. Apparently someone had broken into three apts. in my building ... all on my floor... and yes mine was one of them. Whoever this person was ( probably a homeless person) was living in the guys apt who lives across the hall from us for who knows how long. This intruder broke our door... took most of our food... took all our alcohol and beer... and backing good! WTF!!! Show some respect for people who work and go to school full time... we don't have the time or money to deal with this.

Anyways we got home and the place was a MESS (the worst thing was we cleaned just before we left). And on top of all that I had to get ready for work at 9am and leave my bf to deal with everything. :( I told him that he could wait until I got home around 1 to clean the apt. Well to my surprise he has everything picked up and spotless WITH candles burning for me when I walked in the door. Needless to say it was very hard going to sleep that first night ... but things are getting easier and we both are not as tense!

I know when my faith in humanity is tested...it is His way of telling me to take a step back and love everything He has given me........ My soul finds rest in God alone: My salvation comes from Him. -Psalms 62:1

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Hello to whomever might be reading this! :)

My name is Kristy
I'm 23 years old
loving living in Madison with my boyfriend
taking a semester off to work

Goals for the next 6 months-

-write everyday no matter how uneventful it may be
-cook something different at least once a week
-work on my skills at throwing on the wheel
- get my craft on via craftster.org