{gettin crafty}

it's been a crafty sort of wednesday!  the rain and cold is gross (i would know... ian and i went running in it this morning... (i'll pause here so you can let our dedication sink in... ok... it wasn't the furthest of runs, so pause can be over...)) SO i got crafty (more on this later)! 

FIRST, myself and some others are going to be doing relay for life in honor of our friend, ryan.  we want to raise as much money as possible for the american cancer society to find a cure to cancer.  so first off, if you want to just support our team, here's our site! relay for life- eku communication disorders  

SECOND, back to the getting crafty... i've decided to raise money by selling hair accessories!  these are all the ones i've made so far... if you want one, they're $5 each and since most of the people that read this are in richmond or lexington, i can meet you somewhere if you want one.  if you're further away and want it shipped, i'll have to add some $ on for shipping (it's for charity ppl!)  

so if you want one, leave a comment with a description and i'll save it for you :)  otherwise, it'll be up for grabs at either the walk or at some later point when i get a good idea on how to sell them :)

thanks friends!

p.s. the quarter is just for a broad idea of how big it is... none are huge, but if you want a big one, i can make you one!
-all clips are either alligator clips (most) or bobby pins (just this one and the twisted fabric one from the same fabric)

{craaaazy}

so, raise your hand if you're a blog slacker... oh... that's me.

well, life's crazy, sometimes things get pushed to the back burner, and the past few days, that's been the blog.

let's talk about this weekend, shall we?

i'll begin with friday.  if you're not a uk fan, you can't read this blog (jokes, but if you're not, time to start considering it...) friday was the fight for the elite 8 against the dreaded osu.  being from columbus, i was raised in buckeye country, but i am not, i repeat, i am NOT a buckeye.  my parents went to ou, so i was raised a bobcat.  osu came into this tournament ranked #1 and picked by many to win the tournament.

funny how the rankings have worked out this march madness!

i love my boys and they did an amazing job.  the game was so exciting, and the cats pulled it out!  i've never been more nervous watching uk basketball

love me some jorts... way to take down sullinger

saturday was ian's birthday!  he's 25... a quarter of a century old :)  i woke up early to bake a pecan pie... my first attempt at one.  i was pretty happy how it turned out!

artsy close-up shot...

i think it turned out ok!

 the day was spent walking around joseph beth's and watching march madness... not a bad way to spend a day!  we finished the night with some super awesome midnight bowling!  i'm terrible, but ian proved he can be good at everything... the boy bowled 5 strikes in a row... birthday luck ;)

please ignore my score... he broke 200!

me and the birthday boy!

sunday was a great church service at southland all about the woman who used her expensive perfume on jesus before his death.  it was a really interesting perspective about worshipping lavishly and the beauty of jesus' love for people... then off to nicholasville for a birthday lunch with ian's family.  the food was amazing and it was so fun to hang out and watch kansas get taken down by little ol VCU!  craaaazy!

THEN off to pazzo's to watch the UK vs UNC game with friends.  heeeeeeecky yes!  guess who's going to the final 4!  first time since '98, and my first time to witness anything like this since being a uk fan.  campus was NUTS.  people EVERYWHERE!  we hung out around euclid and woodland for a while... it was great.  couches burnt, people went nuts, horns everywhere, cheering endlessly... i love being a wildcat!

talk about a great weekend... one of the best ones i've had in a long, long time :)

{the art of procrastination}

while the title may seem to focus on procrastination.... nayyyy i tell you!  it's about ART!

ok, maybe a little bit about procrastination.

sooo while on facebook one day (procrastination #1), i noticed a friend posted a video about water marbling for your nails.  i thought, hmmm, that's interesting!  later, she posted a picture of her super cool nails!  i showed a few girls in the workroom, and it was decided, we should do this (procrastination #2).

tuesday was the day.  with a large break and feeling all fanciful because of the spring air, the lovely ms. andrea and i brought about 10 bottles of nail polish, set ourselves up in the workroom, and got busy.

my fellow procrastinator


it took us a few tries, lots of tape and nail polish remover, and a few good laughs about how horrible our fingers looked at first.... BUT:

kinda cool, right!?!?!?  we decided this is not the last of our marbling... more colors, more combinations, it's fine- we're super cool.

add to that that yesterday was BEAUTIFUL outside.  warm, sunny, slight breeze... i was in love.  if it could stay like that every day, i would be in heaven!  

add more to that that i got out of class and had a homemade, delicious dinner made for me by the boy!  steak, veggies and rice.  soooo good.  and the cherry on top was a walk around lexington because summer nights are the most amazing thing ever.

today i went to observe a modified barium swallow study and daaaaang it was cool!  i was impressed with how much i've learned in class and could actually apply to what i was watching!  i had to wait... oh... 2 hours? to observe it, but i guess that's life in a hospital!

it's been a great few days :)

{if you don't laugh, you'll cry}

how true is that with my car... i love my car dearly... i blog about my car frequently.  i consider all of this like a rental house... it's where you learn how to do things in hopes that when you have a real house of your own, you're more self-sufficient.  i keep trying to convince myself of this with brownie.  surely, the next car will NOT have these problems.

the most recent?

water.  in the trunk.  everywhere.

i've been smelling some water, but just figured it was because i left a window cracked during the storm the other day.  and when i mean cracked, i mean a slight, slight crack, so i was confused why it still smelled like water.

imagine this, but worse (in the heat of the moment, the last thing i wanted to do was grab my camera and take a picture... )  it was wet, dirty, muddy... disgusting basically

the boyfriend came to the rescue with some caulk, so hopefully brownie is fixed, and if not, more investigative work is to follow...

on a happier note, i finally saw the king's speech!

i loved it!  it was such a good depiction of the kind of speech therapist i want to be... especially since it was fluency!  i've loved working with my fluency client and being able to see the change in him, and made me so excited for the future (or at least one of the potential futures!).  i would love to become a fluency specialist and help people realize that they are more than their stutter.  if you haven't seen it, i HIGHLY recommend it.  it will definitely be one of the movies i buy when it comes out on dvd.

{keepin busy}

uk's spring break is always an interesting week for me...

because i live in lex, the city kinda dies when everyone leaves.  i've found ways to keep myself busy... i've had a project to finish and school keeps me pretty busy, but i've had to be creative this weekend especially.

one way is hanging out with my 2 favorite kids.  they're hilarious and adorable and sweet, and they just melt my heart

sweetest, happiest boy EVER

my munchkin... note the hair in a ponytail... that thing was bribed into existence by a back rub.  isn't she cute!?

kids are my favorite, and these 2... goodness.  saturday we had a dance party, played with princesses and trains, watched some basketball and laughed a TON.  i love their innocence and joy of simple things... it's contagious and just makes my soul happy!

add to the happiness... UK's going to the sweet 16 (thanks ashley!  i got super excited there for a minute and forgot my numbers ;))!  i cannot WAIT to play osu, and i sincerely hope we kill them.  i may be from columbus, but i'm not a buckeye.  the cats played hard and beat west virginia who knocked us out of the tournament last year.  winning is always good (unless you're charlie sheen, and then #winning is actually losing...)

finally, the boy is coming home tonight!  i'm excited to hang out and hear all about spring break :)

p.s.  i'm making and selling hair accessories and coffee cozies to raise money for the american cancer society's relay for life... if anyone has a connection to a craft store or has fabric, buttons, beads, ribbon, etc lying around, mind letting me know? thanks!

enjoy this beautiful weather and the rest of your weekend :)

{st patrick's day}

happy st. patrick's day, all!


hope you wore your green so you didn't get pinched!


in honor of the day (and b/c i had time to be crafty yesterday) i made a fun little hair thing... sadly,  i don't know how often i can get away with wearing a clover in my hair...

today was a super good day... #1. therapy finally went well!  it's been a rough few weeks... i needed a good session.
#2. the weather was PERFECT!  it could stay like this every day and i'd be ok with it.  cool enough i don't sweat my bum off, but warm enough i can wear a t shirt and shorts!  sunny with a few clouds and a light breeze.  heaven.
#3.  MARCH MADNESS!  maybe my favorite part of the year.  it's awesome
morehead took down louisville poor louisville and UK squeaked by with a win over princeton.  not pretty, but a win is a win!
#4. fayette county is off school tomorrow, which means i get to sleep in!!!!  i don't have to set an alarm or wake up at 6... how awesome is that!?


now off to watch more lovely basketball... here's to hoping my bracket holds up!

{small things}

how often do i miss the small things in life?

wednesdays are my free days... i go to work and then i'm done for the day.  i came home today, went for a run (first run in a while...), made some breakfast
*side note*  breakfast= amazing

peppermint mocha coffee, amish friendship bread, strawberries and scrambled eggs w/cilantro and hot sauce!

and then sat down to do some reading.

¹ Praise the LORD, my soul;
   all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
² Praise the LORD, my soul,
   and forget not all his benefits—
³ who forgives all your sins
   and heals all your diseases,
⁴ who redeems your life from the pit
   and crowns you with love and compassion,
⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things 
   so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.


psalm 103:1-5


those verses made me think.  how often am i thankful for small gifts?

how often am i thankful for the sunrise i see on my way to work?  or am i dwelling on the fact it's far too early for me to be out of bed.  am i even thankful i have that job?  how often do i focus on the fact running is hard and time consuming, and not the fact that not only do i have my health, but i'm healthy enough to just go run a mile and a half after sitting on my butt all winter?  how often do i complain about my car?  i have a car... that's more than a lot of people can say.  i wake up in a warm, comfortable bed with a roof over my head.  i have great roommates who i love.  i GET to go to school and have an opportunity to get a good degree and have a job that i genuinely like.

it's easy to be thankful for bigger things- a good meal, sweet precious children (i got to see my munchkins today... it's easy to be thankful when you have 2 kids beating on a door yelling 'aunt kellie, aunt kellie!" when they see you...), a kind word or hug when you need one, a good paycheck, time with someone you deeply care for...

i need to be better about being thankful for the 'little' things that really aren't little at all.  the fact that i'm sitting here, breathing, with the ability to type on a computer is not a little thing to be thankful for at all!