tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569165293382430492024-03-18T23:07:01.987-04:00Hours Passed and Lessons Learned"Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?" -Jane AustenKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-48010201068270458612009-09-18T10:02:00.004-04:002009-09-18T10:12:01.844-04:00wondering where I've been?<a href="http://kateandkira.etsy.com/">HERE</a>... My friend Kira and I that I <span style="font-style: italic;">always </span>tell you about.. we started our own company! That's right, we are the face of our new greeting card business, 'Yours Truly, Kira & Kate'. We design and create 100& handmade greeting cards for all occasions. You know I'm a crafter :), and one day we just decided to start making them for fun... and <span style="font-style: italic;">voila</span> our company was born<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>We just started out at the end of August, but already we've been getting a lot of orders in for personalized cards and we just put up our first sale on <a href="http://www.kateandkira.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>!<br /><br />I've been so busy with that, just trying to promote the company is hard enough. I've started at school full time again and I've picked up another day at work! So chances are you won't be seeing alot of me :( I promise that I will try not to go another month without checking in!<br />And since I always posted pictures of my crafts...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKswDx7ACE1VgPYc9UgMg9q23zZaQ2k7zzx0-OjDu77zLYr-fGHyobMaafTpeelVp93IRme7iSxnXnziHM_pDLa-K2hbTC8v-mHoM0_eMJuDI0sY5x3Xr28VSBvLX9lb7vnSCQZY5yoAg/s1600-h/DSCN2527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKswDx7ACE1VgPYc9UgMg9q23zZaQ2k7zzx0-OjDu77zLYr-fGHyobMaafTpeelVp93IRme7iSxnXnziHM_pDLa-K2hbTC8v-mHoM0_eMJuDI0sY5x3Xr28VSBvLX9lb7vnSCQZY5yoAg/s320/DSCN2527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382809755831477922" border="0" /></a>See ya for now!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/347F01EE832B4DBC25B0C571F6D1A109.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-55712996332372085982009-08-17T19:30:00.016-04:002009-08-17T20:17:11.916-04:00rethink history...First off, sorry bloggies for my inexcusably long absence! I've really just been trying to enjoy the rest of my summer spending as much time away from the house/computer/internet as possible. I figured separating myself from the blog for a few days would help :)<br /><br />What have I been up to lately? Not too much, spending time with my puppers,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GIpKxGUXNNXk85mV1q918yPs5OjHJhCuPZulFo0974G_sncprin4b37i9W2MKJKgHulsRCFnR2ptrZBJ20HUM-NEjGmzNI2dRQ3wGQqnKnpVGJj8sTndAhyphenhyphenDbVd89dCl-7sZHCimwbA/s1600-h/090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GIpKxGUXNNXk85mV1q918yPs5OjHJhCuPZulFo0974G_sncprin4b37i9W2MKJKgHulsRCFnR2ptrZBJ20HUM-NEjGmzNI2dRQ3wGQqnKnpVGJj8sTndAhyphenhyphenDbVd89dCl-7sZHCimwbA/s320/090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371080733240984018" border="0" /></a>Getting a super fun new haircut with my bestie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQX5-x20wfj_xh5gitFFCM0yrOILPFxDaG_q2PybGIKmyASbN3zvjjssepZFSQCudUPN7Ydd2AfYXeFn_hcPGWTthrBDtzChS2vO9pyP6JCorkK9cZAsnsCWOLTKcK-kAPWGuWd_vOhfg/s1600-h/DSCN2185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQX5-x20wfj_xh5gitFFCM0yrOILPFxDaG_q2PybGIKmyASbN3zvjjssepZFSQCudUPN7Ydd2AfYXeFn_hcPGWTthrBDtzChS2vO9pyP6JCorkK9cZAsnsCWOLTKcK-kAPWGuWd_vOhfg/s320/DSCN2185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371081157937187186" border="0" /></a>Spending lots of time jogging with the puppers with my new kicks...<br />and the new toy I raved about <a href="http://andlessonslearned.blogspot.com/2009/08/busy-days-away-and-my-new-bff.html#comments">here</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMOc7a0Z4KAZz9lSnUiJT8mL9Tc_VWONZy0GmQkGOThRB04QZZABQ-NvpsDHnhConXg9gysnwzXHiEqpqWylvwOgLRkvhrACuJMZeeOhsIfx8v6GXqkv52HDlhGBmKpPhR3oTMDc3cwo/s1600-h/DSCN2238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMOc7a0Z4KAZz9lSnUiJT8mL9Tc_VWONZy0GmQkGOThRB04QZZABQ-NvpsDHnhConXg9gysnwzXHiEqpqWylvwOgLRkvhrACuJMZeeOhsIfx8v6GXqkv52HDlhGBmKpPhR3oTMDc3cwo/s200/DSCN2238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371083616907587394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVTilijFud-lDwOmX_TYwW-ZyCcXeOlRzuPJ0ewFDEZxgiOrqhy3P0ukgXZ9AOhGcsjic-cRr13nboBI3Rk73cHouCHvsxuJ2BohFfPnZGHGZuSI-KKUHZR-2_p5uQICjGA28U5IAz4E/s1600-h/DSCN2241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVTilijFud-lDwOmX_TYwW-ZyCcXeOlRzuPJ0ewFDEZxgiOrqhy3P0ukgXZ9AOhGcsjic-cRr13nboBI3Rk73cHouCHvsxuJ2BohFfPnZGHGZuSI-KKUHZR-2_p5uQICjGA28U5IAz4E/s200/DSCN2241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371084442724932850" border="0" /></a> Running is a breeze with this baby! I am slightly addicted, which I think is a great thing because it's got me running more miles a week than normal!<br /><br />I've dove into an <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">AMAZING</span> book...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQEgKyxDdHWeBFpqVwct8UBbUcEerK5kIxSKYvPao9Y96Padz8JjGoyjRL6FLiBnXcukDDrLVnp8nUzZXSJsh0VQY1DSBlamlak0sigVvubEAIdgRaZ-BXYEfFOMrvHf9t8dHkTN6k-U/s1600-h/photo(65).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQEgKyxDdHWeBFpqVwct8UBbUcEerK5kIxSKYvPao9Y96Padz8JjGoyjRL6FLiBnXcukDDrLVnp8nUzZXSJsh0VQY1DSBlamlak0sigVvubEAIdgRaZ-BXYEfFOMrvHf9t8dHkTN6k-U/s320/photo(65).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371085340359630258" border="0" /></a>...almost done, but I want it to last so badly I've been taking my time :) If you haven't read it yet, <span style="font-style: italic;">you must, trust me</span>.<br /><br />And now, for vacation I spent the day reliving history. I am in Williamsburg, VA for a few days. Today we spent travelling through history in downtown Colonial Williamsburg.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6ik9xtuXS-OnsTNG_aMPGbs6EdlNwhutWpw-od2D3LVv1GPMZ-F3yv5QmpWAMl1KKP_vdeNLQUKPSUGLtRi9cOoCFO1UkKWvUb0z1XQJ-wo3cfdIDPK0EikLmM7EXyEpo_QbJ2VAmAw/s1600-h/DSCN2190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6ik9xtuXS-OnsTNG_aMPGbs6EdlNwhutWpw-od2D3LVv1GPMZ-F3yv5QmpWAMl1KKP_vdeNLQUKPSUGLtRi9cOoCFO1UkKWvUb0z1XQJ-wo3cfdIDPK0EikLmM7EXyEpo_QbJ2VAmAw/s320/DSCN2190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371086679293463010" border="0" /></a>A horse at the first plantation we visited totally tried to feel me up. I forgave him :) He did start licking my arm however and actually bit me. His teeth are really odd like two pieces of wood so it just felt like something was clamping down on my arm :D<br />After there we headed to the Governor's Palace which was about a 30 minute tour with an awesome tour guide who practically told us <span style="font-style: italic;">everything</span> about the building, including where the floorboards came from!<br />Here's your personal picture tour of the place...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafgMXQcX5COUsn0L0yDX8NUbhmEuqgfXl_HzNHpvRmpRIAtfyXW8eX_92cDkzYivaN5VeNOIVH_oSAOvYNsH2FPlhD16gcyQwKtmWTFZ8gN96Qg_YykIWkT7uFG1DAd_KaC9nkrQH74c/s1600-h/DSCN2228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafgMXQcX5COUsn0L0yDX8NUbhmEuqgfXl_HzNHpvRmpRIAtfyXW8eX_92cDkzYivaN5VeNOIVH_oSAOvYNsH2FPlhD16gcyQwKtmWTFZ8gN96Qg_YykIWkT7uFG1DAd_KaC9nkrQH74c/s320/DSCN2228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371088335205892002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwjFlLf5kTBV82YPo0nGnO3st1hzqFn03mD-LW2_FP4LPplAn2Bhx2cPUeBZFc_UHoysKczgJVaz5YHzcOINFmZ4g68RiuimmpA4EBPSLXewzGM7xcB4CCFepIM8AXKA54r-a7Ruh8yE/s1600-h/DSCN2211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwjFlLf5kTBV82YPo0nGnO3st1hzqFn03mD-LW2_FP4LPplAn2Bhx2cPUeBZFc_UHoysKczgJVaz5YHzcOINFmZ4g68RiuimmpA4EBPSLXewzGM7xcB4CCFepIM8AXKA54r-a7Ruh8yE/s320/DSCN2211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371088692439971202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlXxXDWhpJP6u9QGJFH2jrzMGQkYa-X2kyEa739Knc0bk-y6xCIUSfI7Lz0SWwcO52wt0GuoGvC6U1IzgDM74BBjoGlD0Z06yBfh5muKSG1YZ7n3XAcRhUI8Epz8Ym4EeGEjT-Pff6Bk/s1600-h/DSCN2213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlXxXDWhpJP6u9QGJFH2jrzMGQkYa-X2kyEa739Knc0bk-y6xCIUSfI7Lz0SWwcO52wt0GuoGvC6U1IzgDM74BBjoGlD0Z06yBfh5muKSG1YZ7n3XAcRhUI8Epz8Ym4EeGEjT-Pff6Bk/s320/DSCN2213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371089028368155954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3ZNb_XxuKfzou3SeNgUk8vch4uOt_GRcMXra-nJGDofrtW714CgJHvjsnAANdb1bbDyIPcaw7Ar0q6vT9H1X0DC0AyeOXwatzifO-j9-h_dsPPquZe9RL-ZnbekyWHgw0XRZl2-7RPI/s1600-h/DSCN2219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3ZNb_XxuKfzou3SeNgUk8vch4uOt_GRcMXra-nJGDofrtW714CgJHvjsnAANdb1bbDyIPcaw7Ar0q6vT9H1X0DC0AyeOXwatzifO-j9-h_dsPPquZe9RL-ZnbekyWHgw0XRZl2-7RPI/s320/DSCN2219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371089288624262098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlySeVQUhdEfJaPJSLvMgjEjVmjpr9Odh6qlnqoQyAJaSCZkxueYtDvDxhwCZghGM4xrNPYpV5AAWkCpykWQdTpOTFZHqIp93E5w00ewhqOeBoWp296_a57Te8FZ1-k3kEdqdXD-3D6Xg/s1600-h/DSCN2220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlySeVQUhdEfJaPJSLvMgjEjVmjpr9Odh6qlnqoQyAJaSCZkxueYtDvDxhwCZghGM4xrNPYpV5AAWkCpykWQdTpOTFZHqIp93E5w00ewhqOeBoWp296_a57Te8FZ1-k3kEdqdXD-3D6Xg/s320/DSCN2220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371089559993988066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v7ek3mraZ2bMl-tHcLJVlAQopioFm-o72r8qsAzv2aSOBwnWGSsYU40A-URvuBblEekKv9AL82ipwULH1Z5xvmQNto9lQTzaoDx00Z-PmF4LpKqhkPPeFcM-WS3s52UxB_Y_e8M9GBM/s1600-h/DSCN2204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v7ek3mraZ2bMl-tHcLJVlAQopioFm-o72r8qsAzv2aSOBwnWGSsYU40A-URvuBblEekKv9AL82ipwULH1Z5xvmQNto9lQTzaoDx00Z-PmF4LpKqhkPPeFcM-WS3s52UxB_Y_e8M9GBM/s320/DSCN2204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371090082644008082" border="0" /></a>I love the crazy funky colors they used back then! We're talking late 1700's here, and the dining room is lime green and the ballroom is an aqua blue.. the tour guide said that was super common back then. After this tour we searched for somewhere to eat for about an hour (..and about 2 miles of walking in 90+ degrees heat) and gave up on the town for the day. Hungry Kate is NOT a happy camper :) We shall return on Wednesday, tomorrow we're headed to Busch Gardens!!<br /><br />Hope all of you have been amazing! Enjoy the rest of you Monday!<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/347F01EE832B4DBC25B0C571F6D1A109.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-49418022789109765402009-08-10T15:16:00.003-04:002009-08-10T15:27:26.896-04:00home sweet home :)Great news folks. After hunting for what feels like forever and being <span style="font-style: italic;">tired of</span> with living with my mother :) Love you Mom! ... I think we finally found something!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_jeoY-QmV158vdKKE3-RGY3h4CnRwM4cJlWDVmixmQBINmkCDaCufhZ8hHgRutsOvxH8PO5O7tiO89OhqjFXcYvYy9SbxGOVaw5oynTI-QNkCj6Oa2fQsgaqE9AOwJPvlttIqEV4FYA/s1600-h/photo+%2836%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_jeoY-QmV158vdKKE3-RGY3h4CnRwM4cJlWDVmixmQBINmkCDaCufhZ8hHgRutsOvxH8PO5O7tiO89OhqjFXcYvYy9SbxGOVaw5oynTI-QNkCj6Oa2fQsgaqE9AOwJPvlttIqEV4FYA/s320/photo+%2836%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368416936036181154" border="0" /></a>It needs a little shaping up, and we haven't officially signed anything yet; but the owners are going to make repairs and fix it up for the rest of August and we'll move the beginning of September! I love that it's an older house and is very unique. The set up is odd, the rooms have those awesome diagonal ceilings and lots of windows. It has a lot of character and I'm really excited to share some of my life in it!<span style="font-style: italic;"> Ahh Relief. </span>I couldn't imagine starting a semester of college still looking for somewhere to live!! And I know what you're thinking, she's going to love having a whole house to decorate ;)<br /><br />Today is an absolute scorcher, being outside in the 100 degree weather is not my fave but that didn't stop us from heading to Cross Street Market in the city for some half off Sushi :) Me and the madre headed to a few thrift stores looking for good reads. And here I am back in the AC blogging and catching up on yours! Hope everyone else Monday is going great!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/347F01EE832B4DBC25B0C571F6D1A109.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-32993662232113350242009-08-08T15:10:00.002-04:002009-08-08T15:15:02.282-04:00time flies!I cannot believe how much time I have let fly by since I've posted. I feel like I keep saying that really, but wow! Work has been nuts lately... Keeping me from my crafting, and bloggy world. :( Someone was let go mid-week and I was called in to pick up a shift .. or two. So instead of my measly 24 hours or so a week I'm pretty sure I clocked in 2 extra shifts. Nice for my wallet, not so nice for my social life :) Well I just got off again, and have the rest of the day to hit the gym, and apartment hunt with my bunny!<br />Have a great weekend all!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/347F01EE832B4DBC25B0C571F6D1A109.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-35818091238292105952009-08-05T16:53:00.005-04:002009-08-05T17:15:22.507-04:00busy days away and my new bffI've been MIA for a few days now.. wait wait, I can explain :) Thomas and I are headed to Williamsburg, VA for a 4 days coming up and I've been tying the last few loose ends of the vacay! Don't worry it's not for another 10 days or so, I'm not leaving you so soon. The last few days, besides planning have been pretty relaxing. I haven't been crafting as much since my <a href="http://spiceupeverydaylife.blogspot.com/">partner in crime </a>is away again :) but I have been busy. Thomas bought me a new toy....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZdwgoihWALFVfCGL5_p_hyQ45HA_4gGjhoEhQ763M4dHCSBwfvg9kthpTtSExUp5kDsD48vTA7qJyPlqOvYiLOSvrfoy7ApgW8CsDioZmuw6bUA3pCJXktgX_dAwgRod_KfLG-3yMrk/s1600-h/photo+%2834%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZdwgoihWALFVfCGL5_p_hyQ45HA_4gGjhoEhQ763M4dHCSBwfvg9kthpTtSExUp5kDsD48vTA7qJyPlqOvYiLOSvrfoy7ApgW8CsDioZmuw6bUA3pCJXktgX_dAwgRod_KfLG-3yMrk/s320/photo+%2834%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366587535761659618" border="0" /></a>For any of my fellow iphoners/ipod owners out there, let me introduce you to my new best friend, <a href="http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeplus/">The Nike+</a>. This little baby is every runners dream. It is a non complicated way to track distance, time, pace, calories burned, and when syncing to your computer it even shows you the path you ran. All you have to have is an iPod Nano, or iTouch/iPhone the little orange device up top is sold seperately for 19$ (we didn't know that and bought the combo package with iPod hook up, for the Nano) The little orange and white thingy goes into the sole of your Nike shoes (too bad I have Addidas we still have to perform surgery so I don't have a rock in my shoe). You pick your music playlist and press play, the timer starts going as soon as the music starts playing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zn__Zln3RS7dfPM1UBuj0anNZwH_u9B9-rc-H3sW4qNIVYQwu3SD9s3Zuse92qOmqJ924jJTZCX-tYVZCk1y3XMlfIVvzCckDZXN6GXfCDDJTGI2yfkzvnx_ps-KjPk6rqyX9Z5MmP4/s1600-h/photo+%2835%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zn__Zln3RS7dfPM1UBuj0anNZwH_u9B9-rc-H3sW4qNIVYQwu3SD9s3Zuse92qOmqJ924jJTZCX-tYVZCk1y3XMlfIVvzCckDZXN6GXfCDDJTGI2yfkzvnx_ps-KjPk6rqyX9Z5MmP4/s320/photo+%2835%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366589593083551314" border="0" /></a>That's a photo from the app you would have on your Touch or iphone. Choose your workout and go. I was a very happy camper when Thomas said he was going to get it for me! Now, I want to run all the time! I highly suggest this little friend to anyone who loves to run or wants to get into running!<br />Last night was a fun one, Thomas and I did a little date night- to make up for all the time he spent working last week- he took me to dinner and we saw Funny People at the movies :) Honestly, I am a huge Adam Sandler fan and I didn't think it was that funny. I'm not very rash or vulgur and there were a lot of male genitilia jokes... if you know what I mean :/ Maybe you have to be a dude to think those were funny but it was just okay for me.<br />Today I shredded and walked the dog. I'm ready for a post workout snack and a nap! :)<br />Bye for now,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/347F01EE832B4DBC25B0C571F6D1A109.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-91972891577478917962009-08-02T22:27:00.006-04:002009-08-02T22:46:55.488-04:00I seem to be......totally in love with everything wayyyyy outta my price range :)<br />For instance:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr2dtCDP9KJyN-pbNCshWX7nzSuFWAfMZF7zuib3m5h8m1cx0bGTNR22F3qYCvMM6ovBBULIeOS9P6XegR9mwP2mWc9BHuOKWQhaY5mm-8E92VV72ejK4ytclrY3vB3pNCVSx-1h64kU/s1600-h/anthro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr2dtCDP9KJyN-pbNCshWX7nzSuFWAfMZF7zuib3m5h8m1cx0bGTNR22F3qYCvMM6ovBBULIeOS9P6XegR9mwP2mWc9BHuOKWQhaY5mm-8E92VV72ejK4ytclrY3vB3pNCVSx-1h64kU/s320/anthro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365559107522995106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This lovely shower curtain from <a href="http://www.athropologie.com/">Anthro</a>. Somehow, I don't see myself spending 118$ on this beau. Uh, correction: I could never see myself spending half of that on a shower curtain. Call me cheap, but that is one non-justifiable purchase. And for me those are hard to come by ;)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7FhVVCg8yjUqy-MIs3WsZruKumm_dSWObxyCx_j5wYX8nI-eZCf3-NfYvF8bzWyq0yYBntiqewgQh9_8W_6ZP6xrKtmboSSRr5qtvrnit6PkMQgYXItUPTJVWufTrY1OxGCM-MUgMYU/s1600-h/targ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7FhVVCg8yjUqy-MIs3WsZruKumm_dSWObxyCx_j5wYX8nI-eZCf3-NfYvF8bzWyq0yYBntiqewgQh9_8W_6ZP6xrKtmboSSRr5qtvrnit6PkMQgYXItUPTJVWufTrY1OxGCM-MUgMYU/s320/targ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365561615748505010" border="0" /></a>This one- much more doable at 24.99$ as part of the Shabby Chic collection at <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target</a>. And still in my opinion super cute :)<br /><br />Now these...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8T68B_uGux3Qhiy6k6nSjYmNRG6MLX8s4kltWQGViFuo0EfK4f3MSWbLry3CK6JH19MOmfvpT9vWzNspU7h3SV7Z8L2YtTyFdPyaKZAFgCFnz2Qlhb0ifnaFzXBDA5Ney9NZdz1AxNM/s1600-h/ant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8T68B_uGux3Qhiy6k6nSjYmNRG6MLX8s4kltWQGViFuo0EfK4f3MSWbLry3CK6JH19MOmfvpT9vWzNspU7h3SV7Z8L2YtTyFdPyaKZAFgCFnz2Qlhb0ifnaFzXBDA5Ney9NZdz1AxNM/s320/ant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365562506985926226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqLwJC0SGDLKGrhKNdTP77JO2Y3bvcXlUkEjzNgwXl2HzsCQ9WChk2JxcHUBqic8suMJd2jUYXY1Hb02hf8kkFymECXBWzczIk7NUy1Yo56C6WW7sOO1McwRawQeTENnI6hrseVUmLvk/s1600-h/ant1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqLwJC0SGDLKGrhKNdTP77JO2Y3bvcXlUkEjzNgwXl2HzsCQ9WChk2JxcHUBqic8suMJd2jUYXY1Hb02hf8kkFymECXBWzczIk7NUy1Yo56C6WW7sOO1McwRawQeTENnI6hrseVUmLvk/s320/ant1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365562644408233346" border="0" /></a>...might be a little harder to pass up ;)<br /><br /><br />Today's day at work/running errands with Thomas/crappy (<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">sweaty) </span></span>run and grueling Jillian workout has left me with no more juice for ya bloggies :) Night!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/347F01EE832B4DBC25B0C571F6D1A109.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-19994849465737709232009-07-31T13:21:00.015-04:002009-07-31T16:41:13.912-04:00i promised you reviews...So here they are :) Just wanted to share with you all some thoughts and opinions about books I've read, and some movies I've seen while I was away from my blogworld for that awfully long week! First up is a book that I personally struggled to read off and on for about 2 months. (I usually finish an average size book in a few days to a week)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoeeE6jzB8u8XW_iGe3kbF1_iosz9LJ1oZUnmUBfNY-DyY1aCTIFHpA6lmYaQG_nq6RsH6OC-QSQJPdU6CIuk4X5KUuVAJ0mEi387Tnokdh7kb37v5MG1PPECiGuzT7hnWCeEg7ra5Ws/s1600-h/41ufb7c4JyL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoeeE6jzB8u8XW_iGe3kbF1_iosz9LJ1oZUnmUBfNY-DyY1aCTIFHpA6lmYaQG_nq6RsH6OC-QSQJPdU6CIuk4X5KUuVAJ0mEi387Tnokdh7kb37v5MG1PPECiGuzT7hnWCeEg7ra5Ws/s320/41ufb7c4JyL._SS500_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364676373067170738" border="0" /></a>The Host by Stephenie Meyer- First off let me say that I am a huge <a href="http://stepheniemeyer.com/">Stephenie Meyer</a> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">fan</span>. Twilight=amazing. This book should have scared me away when my boyfriend guessed that it was about aliens by the name of it. He said that aliens are referred to as hosts in a lot of video games he plays. Yeah, I should have put it back on the shelf right then and there. But because I am a huge fan and thought I would love anything she wrote after Twilight I gave it a shot. I don't want to say that it is a bad book, it's just not my style. If you're familiar with the author then you would know she has a hard time getting to a point quickly (look at the length of the Twilight books) and she has the same problem here except in this novel's case it was painful. If you like sci-fi this could be right up your alley. All in all for me it was a very hard read.<br /><br />Since I <span style="font-weight: bold;">rarely ever</span> go to movie theaters to see a movie (not a fan of the obnoxious middle schoolers, and the rudeness of some people and their gum chewing) I normally just rent when I can watch them in the comfort of my own home. One of the most recent movies seen was a dud.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSD_WARe5p7Npov_0UH6vU4X5zcEmvkrP6MNs8gs6ZW6HbR9zK__0ET_KAoceK7mio3W6sRWGM9ROYpHNQiDGbl-NaEGs2VIcoAKll1ke46hABNWqD5S5QZDY2kDWebcC9ZL4GADlctE/s1600-h/knowing_ver3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSD_WARe5p7Npov_0UH6vU4X5zcEmvkrP6MNs8gs6ZW6HbR9zK__0ET_KAoceK7mio3W6sRWGM9ROYpHNQiDGbl-NaEGs2VIcoAKll1ke46hABNWqD5S5QZDY2kDWebcC9ZL4GADlctE/s320/knowing_ver3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364700151306603538" border="0" /></a><br />Knowing starring Nicholas Cage.<br />Again, I have to say Thomas and I are pretty fond of Nicholas Cage movies. This one was just bad. It had some pretty good ideas, for example if the entire movie was built around the list found revealing the dates of all major tragedies to happen around the world- the movie probably would have been awesome. But instead it went off on some odd tangents, leaving you to not really understand where the movie was headed, and questioning the need of some of the characters in the plot. That and the ending of the movie absolutely blew. End of story.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME2X-MAGKFk6Kz7v8KkcJ8WKgAz5Zrk_RpQrGykBc8Htdfo6DkrCORFpokhIMM8vrfMoztHEK5PS_e9CXPJ-ccHUUvQK8eSsT9XVFvUIZriRjswrnPS1tzXDs8t3Fe33hxSgC5_KhV24/s1600-h/beautiful-boy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME2X-MAGKFk6Kz7v8KkcJ8WKgAz5Zrk_RpQrGykBc8Htdfo6DkrCORFpokhIMM8vrfMoztHEK5PS_e9CXPJ-ccHUUvQK8eSsT9XVFvUIZriRjswrnPS1tzXDs8t3Fe33hxSgC5_KhV24/s320/beautiful-boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364680135369611890" border="0" /></a>Beautiful Boy by David Sheff.<br />This book was a wonderful compilation of one family's journey through their son's harmful drug addiction. The story begins at his birth goes through his childhood and continues to present day. <a href="http://davidsheff.com/">Sheff</a> shares his emotions, his personal experiences with drugs and his thoughts on different types of treatments and rehabilitation centers. Having an addict in my family I highly appreciated this book, I loved the wisdom that the author shared as well as his feelings during periods of relapse. He shared both positive and negative stories about his son's addiction. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read, but specifically for parents, children or families of addicts, addicts as well as recovering addicts. I loved also the education that I gained from this read. (For example: I'm not very drug saavy, and had no idea that meth and speed were the same thing!) After Beautiful Boy came out Nic Sheff decided to write his story of his addiction called 'Tweak'. I can't wait to read that one. If you'd like more convincing to read here's a father-son video <a href="http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=m77f1I_AexU">here</a>.<br />And the one movie that I <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ALWAYS</span> have seen the midnight premiere for.................<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Harry Potter!! </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This particular release was Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince or the </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjdceizi7QcQDWzO4bIqisnDPOElFKucsShyphenhyphenKx3H0ihLR8LQveAFBPd_1tQDYDLvOivGZGZbbHdx2gqcxHExejedOQFFxSsP-jqkvlknIxDe92kLi-mNRvdxMgaPBtkkyBQU5BaRQ5KM/s1600-h/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjdceizi7QcQDWzO4bIqisnDPOElFKucsShyphenhyphenKx3H0ihLR8LQveAFBPd_1tQDYDLvOivGZGZbbHdx2gqcxHExejedOQFFxSsP-jqkvlknIxDe92kLi-mNRvdxMgaPBtkkyBQU5BaRQ5KM/s320/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364693110331154546" border="0" /></a>sixth book. My review for this one will probably be very bias, since I am and have always been a <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">huge</span> HP fanatic. I thought that the director captured this book perfectly. The story line is of course fantastic, the acting is amazing as always. I love that they played up the little romances and jealousies between the characters. It was surprisingly very funny while being extremely dark and adventurous at the same time. Overall I'd hate to place a favorite but I'd say I think that this one did it for me. I think there was a few more things in the book that I wish they would have dwelled on longer but that's every recreation of a novel. Overall as a fan, I was very pleased with this movie!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well guys, this was my first time doing reviews! If you'd like more posts like this or not, just let me know! Today has been filled so far with finishing up my mail holder, after it stops raining I think I'll head out for a jog and do day 3 of <a href="http://www.jillianmichaels.com/">Jillian's Shred</a> :)<br />Have a great afternoon!<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/347F01EE832B4DBC25B0C571F6D1A109.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-846585551417694002009-07-30T22:34:00.008-04:002009-07-30T23:16:01.070-04:00pier1 freebie :)So first off I have to give credit to pier1 for helping me recreate these beautiful babies myself :)<br />Here's my inspiration pic courtesy of <a href="http://pier1.com/">pier1.com </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5aw5G3_AavbFPuR1blR9yWzkoDnV_4bfmppTFt0DJjFYikB5DKewOu4cIWYvOgat8_-l3qDruRK_UtvaSry8nMbAGOvPx2wa_be6Wn3jl6hvi_pS4xTulahCvUtCf5FIm0TW83mpfLA/s1600-h/2352446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5aw5G3_AavbFPuR1blR9yWzkoDnV_4bfmppTFt0DJjFYikB5DKewOu4cIWYvOgat8_-l3qDruRK_UtvaSry8nMbAGOvPx2wa_be6Wn3jl6hvi_pS4xTulahCvUtCf5FIm0TW83mpfLA/s320/2352446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364447716145169074" border="0" /></a>First terracotta planters were purchased for $.89 at A.C. Moore, so far that was the cheapest we found them. <a href="http://spiceupeverydaylife.blogspot.com/">Kira</a> and I bought chalkboard paint at Walmart for $7.99<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4a5HUFkMsRsyimZwri6X8ZYkoLJDJH3fcYgU1RZ9sLY3LIvzFtITRR5TgqtjsuhvpkMR3GmjiWrxm8WVkOfttIblb4w6pzcrWIQVCCJp2XepLzJYvhmQJcrfbFZU59gapH-W97pHvNU/s1600-h/photo+%2833%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4a5HUFkMsRsyimZwri6X8ZYkoLJDJH3fcYgU1RZ9sLY3LIvzFtITRR5TgqtjsuhvpkMR3GmjiWrxm8WVkOfttIblb4w6pzcrWIQVCCJp2XepLzJYvhmQJcrfbFZU59gapH-W97pHvNU/s320/photo+%2833%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364449186722393810" border="0" /></a>Here they are with <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">SEVERAL</span> layers of chalkboard paint. Literally took some patience, we worked on other things while the paint dried :)<br />And here are my new herb pots ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9A73BK-AkRRjjEKCvEkqR9fm13i97dEMb6nlnSkGk-mlbKQLeuMkbiyWhqTHT_NlK2BAgBScYMkZHUC0Iq4pqUD1rK25-lGftILoSNO-WTOrXuXq3QNX6zeMbwT6ebAGG4MDMVM8CEs/s1600-h/photo(64).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9A73BK-AkRRjjEKCvEkqR9fm13i97dEMb6nlnSkGk-mlbKQLeuMkbiyWhqTHT_NlK2BAgBScYMkZHUC0Iq4pqUD1rK25-lGftILoSNO-WTOrXuXq3QNX6zeMbwT6ebAGG4MDMVM8CEs/s320/photo(64).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364449690413846306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Seriously peeps it was <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> easy. They erase with your fingertips!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPUdc5YONt5GJYXUm7F7ssZjkqBz-AxumP1aJnHLNxm9lt9zCCEqE3vMoxuAhWqc-iaUdZPZ3dMTOsH8_0CXyGSiVw-iqFlgNncvNvkogVeRvWqx04kmkcYytthoyGxZZPa23p7a164I/s1600-h/photo(61).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPUdc5YONt5GJYXUm7F7ssZjkqBz-AxumP1aJnHLNxm9lt9zCCEqE3vMoxuAhWqc-iaUdZPZ3dMTOsH8_0CXyGSiVw-iqFlgNncvNvkogVeRvWqx04kmkcYytthoyGxZZPa23p7a164I/s320/photo(61).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364450617124408114" border="0" /></a>Oh, and as for my awesome find......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtuNk1Fq_12vGmO02tef_eedD8tR287lu-0nzQ2Wo26G2baxSFOxVjw5IkG8n7hZFn_MVddi9r8LbPF3NXluhuItB8Eu_t0uJEQXTF_19aaYHmWDNbCaVp4weeg9kOK0Ynztn_hY2Fyc/s1600-h/photo(63).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtuNk1Fq_12vGmO02tef_eedD8tR287lu-0nzQ2Wo26G2baxSFOxVjw5IkG8n7hZFn_MVddi9r8LbPF3NXluhuItB8Eu_t0uJEQXTF_19aaYHmWDNbCaVp4weeg9kOK0Ynztn_hY2Fyc/s320/photo(63).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364450952156291794" border="0" /></a>The missing parts are the hooks which were taken off to paint, it's just going to be white with the right empty side being painted with chalkboard paint! Once I'm done I'll be sure to show you the awesomeness of my new mail holder.<br />I'm exhausted from my date with Kira, my workout with Jillian, and my run with Parker! Nighty Night Bloggies!<br />Tomorrow's post is going to be full of reviews!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-48056769273852632492009-07-29T22:36:00.004-04:002009-07-29T22:51:11.425-04:00kate's finally crafting again...You heard that right, give Kate a day off, a few extra bucks and a <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sweet</span> place to work and she'll turn into Martha herself. :) So I spent all lovely day with <a href="http://spiceupeverydaylife.blogspot.com/">my bestie, Kira, </a>and wowee did we find some cuties. I must not have been in the mood to pull my iphone out of my purse (?? if that's possible) because I did NOT take any pictures of my finds. I know strange of me, right? I thought so too. Well I'll remind myself tomorrow or friday when I head back over to Kira's to reuinite with my items!<br />First to backtrack Kira and I created an awesome space for our crafts! She has an area in her basement which is virtually unused and we now have a makeshift table, a few shelves and lots and lots of craft supplies! That's where we took on one of a few crafts today...but unfortunately you're going to have to tune in tomorrow to find out what! I hate posting crafts without pictures :)<br />I did find a few books from the Goodwill store...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw31kh4RDuKqxsBl3xvs3SOQOKdNfJjrFMQhww9UJk31lV1jpqNL3SN839xxZkLrcjFHTbWagSX2WK1XXV05uWQH22V4N4Ta4S41KY4gaZsKXgF-vpQ7VN-vM5Ept3iCS0pMT8CzG8ak/s1600-h/the-secret-life-of-bees.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw31kh4RDuKqxsBl3xvs3SOQOKdNfJjrFMQhww9UJk31lV1jpqNL3SN839xxZkLrcjFHTbWagSX2WK1XXV05uWQH22V4N4Ta4S41KY4gaZsKXgF-vpQ7VN-vM5Ept3iCS0pMT8CzG8ak/s320/the-secret-life-of-bees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364079340654769938" border="0" /></a>and<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlbx5SUdESeDq7OZeL47QZxV6TIi6hdzIVqNyeZtlnjXUiWW8dIsoT488OFEu39r_svy89kmGL6wQbnL53PKXutHLVc2fo2pQ-xSrg9oTcVM5wR1VWhy_tScdVik5uZ0MputGPzYPTbY/s1600-h/n94431.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlbx5SUdESeDq7OZeL47QZxV6TIi6hdzIVqNyeZtlnjXUiWW8dIsoT488OFEu39r_svy89kmGL6wQbnL53PKXutHLVc2fo2pQ-xSrg9oTcVM5wR1VWhy_tScdVik5uZ0MputGPzYPTbY/s320/n94431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364079656991866034" border="0" /></a>I also found what I've been looking for all my livelong life I feel like.....<br />a Mail holder :)!!! Oh and it was only 8 dollars, it was at the Goodwill so you bet it needs some TLC ( a new paint job and some sanding) but I guarantee I will love it when it's finito! Once again, bare with me for pics! I promise I'll post as soon as I take them.<br />Folks, I'm off to watch watchmen with my man hehe, See you tomorrow!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-56864284893851825092009-07-27T13:27:00.006-04:002009-07-27T13:51:30.978-04:00Great news!My internet's back! And I've lost almost all of the weight that I've gained from summer ice cream! I had literally gained about 8 pounds since June simply from Boardwalk french fries and mint choco chip ice cream. Pathetic I know but I've really put my head and body and tummy to it the last 2 weeks and have officially kicked 6 of those pounds.. almost there :)<br />As for crafts Kira sent me awesome news this morning, a family member cleaned out their craft room and donated whole lots of fun to the Kira and Kate craft foundation :) And we are going to set her basement up as a craft station for all of our crazy extravaganzas! We have a craft date Wednesday and hopefully we'll finish up working on these...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBl3UD43Scx6yepbn0qp28WqSx_4b8tkSY9kF9wFBAzQcV-5AedtmrUoYtFe3B7qeiFBTxkaDUDUWIcK9xOsjM0s_3wWVucUhVhILlbScpgdpZyzeNw1IJimTMw_HLZ9Bpa0El_I3L4bo/s1600-h/photo(59).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBl3UD43Scx6yepbn0qp28WqSx_4b8tkSY9kF9wFBAzQcV-5AedtmrUoYtFe3B7qeiFBTxkaDUDUWIcK9xOsjM0s_3wWVucUhVhILlbScpgdpZyzeNw1IJimTMw_HLZ9Bpa0El_I3L4bo/s320/photo(59).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363197589331745938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH0OXRGjenAys1HtBLR8R9t1EP6_N5vhmaoySK-fkmhj8HgCrI49XkFablGhVOv6iezsovw8VFf4ZO9eoLrbmYx4vDFMRnuPpWs1yqr5mwMBWt21HDkulfe_0cTSPj33pfxUXko2jfi0/s1600-h/photo(60).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH0OXRGjenAys1HtBLR8R9t1EP6_N5vhmaoySK-fkmhj8HgCrI49XkFablGhVOv6iezsovw8VFf4ZO9eoLrbmYx4vDFMRnuPpWs1yqr5mwMBWt21HDkulfe_0cTSPj33pfxUXko2jfi0/s320/photo(60).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363198000059145826" border="0" /></a>We got the idea from one of our favorite blogs <a href="http://http//www.inthefunlane.com/2009/05/while-out-and-about-looking-for-mothers.html">Life in the Fun Lane, </a>you can find the post on her cherry blossom branches there.<br /><br />Well folks, I'm about to head downstairs and do a couple exercises out of my new book...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikF4LVsxhAxdhRW-IsbmdjBius_aGbmSESmEPcT3_YRPCCriAc14f4RqUJMvcYcoozNwzvRSeUnfPxnmI5GflbgAD5asy1hJPRe40KELaa44P8hPuYML43Kq3fhTGhcclkIrN2ADRk0xg/s1600-h/photo+%2831%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikF4LVsxhAxdhRW-IsbmdjBius_aGbmSESmEPcT3_YRPCCriAc14f4RqUJMvcYcoozNwzvRSeUnfPxnmI5GflbgAD5asy1hJPRe40KELaa44P8hPuYML43Kq3fhTGhcclkIrN2ADRk0xg/s320/photo+%2831%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363198818880843154" border="0" /></a>then get ready for work! Have a great monday!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-36171290619082786512009-07-26T15:52:00.002-04:002009-07-26T18:29:55.336-04:00Well guys this is probably the longest time that I've gone without blogging! Hi again, I almost feel like I need to reintroduce myself! To be honest I've kind of been putting this post off, :). I feel just simply like I have NOTHING to blog about. I know that seems crazy since I did take like a week off, but really I've just been working, moving everything into my Mom's house and DYING without internet. Gosh I really hate that part. We're finally in my Mom's, with just a few odds and ends to wrap up at the old place. We're looking at more places to move into but so far not really having any success yet.<p>Well as for blog world, I have been trying desperately to keep up with all of your blogs, but since not having internet that has become wayy harder.. obviously. And to make things worse they got rid of it at work as well! So if you're missing my comments bare with me, Thomas is working on fixing my Mom's as I speak. I do however have an iphone so when I do feel like reading an impossibly tiny screen I'll manage which is how I found out that I won my first giveaway!! I enter them on my favorite random blogs, mostly health foods (since they're so expensive) and because they often feature all natural body products as well. Well I entered the Mojamix giveaway on my favorite foodie blog <a href="http://eatliverun.com">eatliverun.com </a>with Jenna and I found out via iphone yesterday that I won!! I got to make my very own cereal mix which was way cool, it's a little pricey for those of us on a budget... but I think I'll still invest in it every once in a while anyways. And also I think would be a really awesome gift to some one, you can personalize the labeling and everything! Just head to <a href="http://mojamix.com/">mojamix.com</a> !</p><p><br /> Well now to stop rambling. I'm not really working on too many projects, partially because of the move and the other part is because I can't find my hot glue gun. It's probably in a random box in <br />storage :( hmmph.Well all I'm just about to finish settling in my mommas and check out <br />a few places and hopefully hang out with Kira who finally came back to me!<br />Kate</p>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-23578621161848955962009-07-20T16:55:00.002-04:002009-07-20T17:07:51.171-04:00man oh man...What an interesting last few days. Well to make a long story short, (which I know I shouldn't do in a blog.. but I'm still a little stressed by the story so...) we did NOT move Saturday. Okay correction I did move boxes for a few hours but they were removed and relocated to our temporary residence as of Friday.. my Momma's :) Since I'm holding off on the whole story I'll just say that it was not what we expected. The walls were thin and we had a lot of loud rude neighbors. So thanks to the 3 day law in Maryland (you have 3 days to back out of a contract if you are not satisfied) we were able to get all of our money back and back out of the lease without question. We are now going to be with my Mom until we find something better! I don't have internet since we got all of that changed so blogging will be minimal in the next few days. Hopefully we'll find something better soon!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-87897638323460594602009-07-17T13:28:00.012-04:002009-07-17T14:04:28.638-04:00things I have wayyyy to much of...Well folks this will probably be my last blog for a few days, I move TOMORROW :0 and will not have internet set up at the new place until sometime next week... boo. I promised you a post yesterday and did not sorry :)Yesterday was a busy day split three ways, shopping at AC Moore for craft things with Kira and starting a cherry blossom branch craft. Shopping with my Momma and sister at Kohl's.. twice. And packing. I've been doing <span style="font-weight: bold;">alot</span> of packing. Which leads me to the title for my post... I have way to many of a lot of things! For instance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWLnL701zhVgdBX_wAkpPdrrHKRkIBZu9rEpnqV9wMN6mMu5eSJwCpOi6jvoGgEQVkMrSA5Q99mwI534C6fQlLvDXO9h6Xoa9bbzA5MjFPK2aVaOEjwIATzMOWkaMNwLwWSzTVwlWv6k/s1600-h/photo+%2830%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWLnL701zhVgdBX_wAkpPdrrHKRkIBZu9rEpnqV9wMN6mMu5eSJwCpOi6jvoGgEQVkMrSA5Q99mwI534C6fQlLvDXO9h6Xoa9bbzA5MjFPK2aVaOEjwIATzMOWkaMNwLwWSzTVwlWv6k/s320/photo+%2830%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359483720857721074" border="0" /></a>Picture frames.... I have soo many that Thomas made me put the last bunch in one of my baskets saying that I already have TWO boxes full and I need to stop wasting the boxes. Well obviously I don't seem to care that I have too many because I just bought two more as you know from my last post :/<br />Next obsession...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eWmOmns1ScT7yXn64jdeEDzNkLDoLaA2sX0pzMJLUFtDIAeRrKHSiWev9KRJ3iIfbhWRkrap1yiBKusoqmQlZTALpwG8B3-RB8HAINDZec7wR1hThFIjIQ0ediI_sVbDrESoMQ2U2AM/s1600-h/photo(55).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eWmOmns1ScT7yXn64jdeEDzNkLDoLaA2sX0pzMJLUFtDIAeRrKHSiWev9KRJ3iIfbhWRkrap1yiBKusoqmQlZTALpwG8B3-RB8HAINDZec7wR1hThFIjIQ0ediI_sVbDrESoMQ2U2AM/s320/photo(55).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359485851027445282" border="0" /></a>Wicker baskets... This isn't even all of them. Go ahead and laugh. This may be a normal amount of baskets... for someone who has a HOUSE I am moving from a bedroom into a one bedroom apartment. I think Thomas clocked them in at 34 baskets. Oh an not pictured is my collection of storage boxes too. I probably have about 10 of those. You can find a picture of what I'm talking about <a href="http://andlessonslearned.blogspot.com/2009/06/and-viola.html">here</a> when I fabric covered a few. If anyone one knows of someone I can see for help for a wicker basket/storage box addiction please leave a comment on this post.<br /><br />Books, which most of them I have read a hundred times and am holding onto..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFHFG1RIUzA8h2HhUvcSXMT4sv6d_jNkx-yw3RVlPhNMzVv05T1B423-sbmtbji1FeFt92vJBTJN7s1H6qHTGHxEDMf22VGBRa4WjJnM9pbZOpGn-S8elXj-vDq5QoFi4vOlWOCl480I/s1600-h/photo(58).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFHFG1RIUzA8h2HhUvcSXMT4sv6d_jNkx-yw3RVlPhNMzVv05T1B423-sbmtbji1FeFt92vJBTJN7s1H6qHTGHxEDMf22VGBRa4WjJnM9pbZOpGn-S8elXj-vDq5QoFi4vOlWOCl480I/s320/photo(58).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359487450413396034" border="0" /></a>This is one of two large boxes! But I don't think I'm that bothered by this one. I love reading!<br /><br />Shoes, once again not too upset about this I am a firm believer that one can never own too many pairs of shoes. I have about two boxes and a duffel bag full of those. However, Thomas owns three pair of shoes. One pair of tennis shoes, one pair of dressy/work shoes, and one pair of sandals. I don't know how he functions. That almost makes me mad that he thinks it's okay to only own three different types of shoes. Ugh, men.<br />I own one too many handbags. I have two very large trash bags of those. I have to say I will be discarding one! I took a good look through them yesterday and honestly I haven't used well over half of them in so long they've definitely gone out of style.<br /><br />And now for the pictures that I am most disgusted by.... I have WAY too many <span style="font-weight: bold;">CLOTHES</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelvAQTu6h-vJ-1nBgh60zR_cc8HZiNKP4WaGqhpt0nrDQgOWAeWtcOkVyST04mt_71CIjeSI_gqNDRBES6xDs-HcEJT0dwMGxcdMcu3IpggCabXgLQ1fNCrfpxGP6pAlLkfqNiUlTsAs/s1600-h/photo(52).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelvAQTu6h-vJ-1nBgh60zR_cc8HZiNKP4WaGqhpt0nrDQgOWAeWtcOkVyST04mt_71CIjeSI_gqNDRBES6xDs-HcEJT0dwMGxcdMcu3IpggCabXgLQ1fNCrfpxGP6pAlLkfqNiUlTsAs/s320/photo(52).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359490137699743122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Vr9mFYVL1wSf903PkUd5LyS6ML06UIrOoZ3mIk9320XkO8wnNwaoR4HrlL6du7eHO9xmacEYbTdH0giIcMVoc8wprpywxsePMGUEW-fiZLvLqu-YCnH40uGA0jU9PaHHVoByfOgAPQo/s1600-h/photo(53).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nsfe6ZmYN5yCbQgjWnTBjGdugUsViCBdk1EoYeAjdWdjoUdab1HKkir1KDKauQqnF-quwI_4-bprz3B0oP1AXI9FF-ZB_HlVf8a2AmR-tM16rhSE1zjxTlmegVM7QTceKipp0bDssiQ/s320/photo(51).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359490042447444418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJdDhI-wZdUouR2I9jIRk2_69_xROdFelsCssnPwfUeWFEJ63KyTIRxBnAqOAvptca5ett2kik16bhmonZemm23fTXijyP-B-_367wRScbxXokjG4DjwJ9GIoLsUtXTsBl99bq33w0_0/s1600-h/photo(43).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJdDhI-wZdUouR2I9jIRk2_69_xROdFelsCssnPwfUeWFEJ63KyTIRxBnAqOAvptca5ett2kik16bhmonZemm23fTXijyP-B-_367wRScbxXokjG4DjwJ9GIoLsUtXTsBl99bq33w0_0/s320/photo(43).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359488227233907250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup9Tu7Sp2cTd1YIutMgwAs3yp3YspAsxFe1COYpl-zAAlufJXDm0EgmHh-m5r8Vs_by6kYWfkrCpMDHQgQpcVYjgz1Wbd8oOpd6OOeMmxz3AmV-1VsiXKs2g-GrSKDxs1SK1fE9l6_wc/s1600-h/photo(45).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup9Tu7Sp2cTd1YIutMgwAs3yp3YspAsxFe1COYpl-zAAlufJXDm0EgmHh-m5r8Vs_by6kYWfkrCpMDHQgQpcVYjgz1Wbd8oOpd6OOeMmxz3AmV-1VsiXKs2g-GrSKDxs1SK1fE9l6_wc/s320/photo(45).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359488167460188722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuzW4aFM7dzc5hWQZVrtGIz71gJGL_JaPCCGI5GwUfhA3b6Ddjw9gi1ElKSRQlQgd69Bb7YsW4dORGc-YQnepKQE6kg45TZqInOMw0U5BiWnDnuYRqiVQBnlfja7op5VoSNSE9h7uWYw/s1600-h/photo(48).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuzW4aFM7dzc5hWQZVrtGIz71gJGL_JaPCCGI5GwUfhA3b6Ddjw9gi1ElKSRQlQgd69Bb7YsW4dORGc-YQnepKQE6kg45TZqInOMw0U5BiWnDnuYRqiVQBnlfja7op5VoSNSE9h7uWYw/s320/photo(48).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359488420435460386" border="0" /></a><br />Even with the items in the closet, plastic bags and in the hampers... all of those are filled with my clothes...<br />I have more in the car. And I already donated 4 bags. I semi have a problem with clothes.<br /><br />Well guys I'm gonna miss ya! Other than pack and move in I don't know what I'm going to do with myself for the next few days, Kira leaves for Florida today, and my nanny and entire family are all down the beach for two weeks!<br />I hope everyone has an awesome weekend! What are some things you have too many of?<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-39613674505602484492009-07-15T22:53:00.005-04:002009-07-15T23:12:32.764-04:00packing and painting...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuZ8l0785nJ9H8i1pn3jy30bC5aaLBdpw_AcNMNp8ZKXM1nQR1TBkwmM4Fi5wBPe-payLa6MUkZQfDpa6lMsVwU_h_L6yO-qlZSlbjQTbQCfC9q6wUWRM-ch4PIaO95jIjhRlVeS0lmg/s1600-h/photo+%2829%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuZ8l0785nJ9H8i1pn3jy30bC5aaLBdpw_AcNMNp8ZKXM1nQR1TBkwmM4Fi5wBPe-payLa6MUkZQfDpa6lMsVwU_h_L6yO-qlZSlbjQTbQCfC9q6wUWRM-ch4PIaO95jIjhRlVeS0lmg/s320/photo+%2829%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358886719222390418" border="0" /></a><br />Story of my day :/ Well first off here's a hello from the Harry Potter premier, well from the line we waited in to get into the theater! An awesome movie, first off whether you're a fan of the book or not. And for all of you who went to the premier last night Congrats! because we set a record for the most money made at a midnight premier!! You can find the full article <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/potter.premiere/index.html">here</a>.<br />Today I went to lunch with Kira at Panera, like every Wednesday if you haven't already noticed our little trend :) We then washed my car at a really cool DIY car wash.<br />And then I proceeded to have a really productive but still boring day. I packed the entire kitchen, which also meant cleaning out the fridge and freezer which meant <span style="font-weight: bold;">SEVERAL</span> trips up and down 3 flights of stairs to throw all the trash away. Inbetween getting bored cleaning and packing I worked on some painting too since the weather wasn't too humid. I was able to get my seagull frame completely painted...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ_VeTBx4oRK4qPHKID17DsVyw24-5MdfA-dW0ZoDxH4JWYjeiDA9wjjbuYY3h_QVnaPHuPJ4mHnoClBQS8W1WH0V4R9krfGyhFVVW4b_2LGnol2rft6gg6tyG62BKfqARd3Ki4fIy5g/s1600-h/photo(42).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ_VeTBx4oRK4qPHKID17DsVyw24-5MdfA-dW0ZoDxH4JWYjeiDA9wjjbuYY3h_QVnaPHuPJ4mHnoClBQS8W1WH0V4R9krfGyhFVVW4b_2LGnol2rft6gg6tyG62BKfqARd3Ki4fIy5g/s320/photo(42).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358888822046948786" border="0" /></a>It's the same color as my mirror, which I believe is country white by Dutchboy. It's still drying for some reason so I'll have final pictures tomorrow! I also just worked on painting some Ikea frames<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNLk2RogcJ8OdFT4xTKwWVGWyqs02YrOms_Svk3OXF8cwLV5Gt1KOspxi2b-IXOGcdgR9FJEDoie0bSzNKMQV_vdTMHsCMJmCuCYspmD8NT0ZxwI2BU8spO9vWIe5vajonVGdHNGlO3E/s1600-h/photo(41).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNLk2RogcJ8OdFT4xTKwWVGWyqs02YrOms_Svk3OXF8cwLV5Gt1KOspxi2b-IXOGcdgR9FJEDoie0bSzNKMQV_vdTMHsCMJmCuCYspmD8NT0ZxwI2BU8spO9vWIe5vajonVGdHNGlO3E/s320/photo(41).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358889615628675954" border="0" /></a>..painted them gray to hopefully match our new bedrooms colors. I used spray paint on those as well as my "live" and "love" signs which I will post tomorrow as well.<br />I'm pretty tired tonight (maybe from being up until 4 this morning?) so I'm going to try and finish my book so I'll meet with you again tomorrow my dears!<br />Nighty!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-16010792626450966252009-07-14T19:43:00.010-04:002009-07-14T20:35:34.661-04:00steal alert!What a day! My nan called me this morning <span style="font-weight: bold;">early</span> to ask if I could be her chauffeur today since my Poppy was not feeling too well, so we headed to her daily jobs at the crack of dawn. She travels to the elderly homes who are too sick to leave to fix up their hair! So today I drove her around town.... my reward.... SHOPPING :)<br />By far our favorite activity to delve into together. We headed to J.C. Penny's where we found their having 60% off and extra 20% off clearance items. I found a great pair of jeans by Liz Clairborne for 9 dollas! Steal. Next was Kohls where I found these beauties....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1RNymT1SU2x3MVaH0c47l_HoyD6lXjnQI6Jo0F21a3pSBM0wjkvwGgXaXlPp0yXBq1wYfzJ9-uuUG19A0FrrTtpb3Gk3VyWo1yOSl4QkOggfL0huGrIQbUo-gsO-oF_pWGlwxP8gDF0/s1600-h/photo+%2828%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1RNymT1SU2x3MVaH0c47l_HoyD6lXjnQI6Jo0F21a3pSBM0wjkvwGgXaXlPp0yXBq1wYfzJ9-uuUG19A0FrrTtpb3Gk3VyWo1yOSl4QkOggfL0huGrIQbUo-gsO-oF_pWGlwxP8gDF0/s320/photo+%2828%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358473746263572706" border="0" /></a>From the picture they look black (and kinda blurry :/), but they're actually a brown faux leather like frame. Total steals at 3.99 a piece on clearance.<br />And last but not least<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kV8AU52OSt145Mq3a5hYfjbhvI5t-wwAakrDXCnQ4PQiKTqAy7F_QpPgTWofe9Ninl0iO_uhXG4BzTbeGm-H2vNjvz3JI3_Eiu4wdavFYEKNwGNNqPODoYSQcDOgBTUhBUpElvoM-Ls/s1600-h/photo(37).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kV8AU52OSt145Mq3a5hYfjbhvI5t-wwAakrDXCnQ4PQiKTqAy7F_QpPgTWofe9Ninl0iO_uhXG4BzTbeGm-H2vNjvz3JI3_Eiu4wdavFYEKNwGNNqPODoYSQcDOgBTUhBUpElvoM-Ls/s320/photo(37).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358474304144071522" border="0" /></a>This STEAL was 2.49$ because the frame is dirty! I love the picture in the frame it reminds me of my grandparents old beach house. I plan to repaint the frame just to clean it up but I couldn't pass it up for the price!<br />As if you think my day couldn't have gotten better .. it did :)<br />My cousin called and asked if we wanted to head out on his boat to do some crabbing... HECK YES.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-BpfSbLDt8FUQAYIpg_7Vz95jBxnr7jJpP1UF9mAn7tVMm2k1o0ly_F4SB4wtksRAJ0XBY96mwlWjt31R-sRSEI5kpt19S8ogJZ_42i25Apj8cEHrXeCTELgYW5AjZe0h0y_WxbE4GA/s1600-h/photo(38).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-BpfSbLDt8FUQAYIpg_7Vz95jBxnr7jJpP1UF9mAn7tVMm2k1o0ly_F4SB4wtksRAJ0XBY96mwlWjt31R-sRSEI5kpt19S8ogJZ_42i25Apj8cEHrXeCTELgYW5AjZe0h0y_WxbE4GA/s320/photo(38).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358475408828472658" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the crabber's pulling up our dinner :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqT5H7G-d0cN34HXGVkXk9OTw6bH189FBlvt4CvlIDRn0p9WxfZGXfAbeJdVU4PZL7yb2ywaD4WIYuXXlYa1-ruWV5MRdbp3KTT990Uo5c4PP43G2ZXwqkRveOG2KGHdjEodVjW3SSzA/s1600-h/071409+057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqT5H7G-d0cN34HXGVkXk9OTw6bH189FBlvt4CvlIDRn0p9WxfZGXfAbeJdVU4PZL7yb2ywaD4WIYuXXlYa1-ruWV5MRdbp3KTT990Uo5c4PP43G2ZXwqkRveOG2KGHdjEodVjW3SSzA/s320/071409+057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358478849210469938" border="0" /></a>My darling sister and I.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmWjXNnCsWUtYWshvNRwOIonPfwJiKQCvFTQ75vs7TNFQ3plTQV48hIYPxyLaZUWyIXrJm1AwUqfYeFNqjlSs-EoLEiKjrXzURFhDeKG6dEoU6XdYm8cbYlmpBBocuIfbyok4m-SKzTQ/s1600-h/photo(39).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmWjXNnCsWUtYWshvNRwOIonPfwJiKQCvFTQ75vs7TNFQ3plTQV48hIYPxyLaZUWyIXrJm1AwUqfYeFNqjlSs-EoLEiKjrXzURFhDeKG6dEoU6XdYm8cbYlmpBBocuIfbyok4m-SKzTQ/s320/photo(39).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358475225350235218" border="0" /></a><br />And here's the non crabber basking in her UV rays A.K.A. me.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">And our reward...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpuTuue_ercb6fZqaxzSzB5z5165veJbwqnHHH27yXjnhml8NDrVVOdODfbD2TwiMS9VPL76CTMg7W4c41E87Dvm0c5jjbzB_Sz-QwEKfMk86VpU4v2ZEGhdUOLEt0cQ1ZS9-vFX8kqM/s1600-h/photo(40).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpuTuue_ercb6fZqaxzSzB5z5165veJbwqnHHH27yXjnhml8NDrVVOdODfbD2TwiMS9VPL76CTMg7W4c41E87Dvm0c5jjbzB_Sz-QwEKfMk86VpU4v2ZEGhdUOLEt0cQ1ZS9-vFX8kqM/s320/photo(40).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358476373075861298" border="0" /></a>Tonight Thomas and I are taking my sister to see the midnight premier of the new Harry Potter movie !! Well I should say that they are accompanying me since I'm the semi nerd HP addict :) Hope everyone else had an equally amazing day!<br />Kate<br /></div></div>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-91034743761610643552009-07-13T20:24:00.008-04:002009-07-13T20:55:11.331-04:00Gotta love a good deal!The pier1 closest to my current casa is closing which means good deals! I can't wait to scrounge around there tomorrow and see what I can find. I want to try and find items for my patio, someplace that Thomas and I spend a lot of time... so I want to make our new one more comfortable that our old. I already picked up some plants to make it a little more comfortable (from Ikea if that isn't odd, lol) as well as some cute planters. And Pier1's clearance items look like they'll be hard to pass up!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1HY_ipfKabtNS95c_XLhTMPTWxbj7MNuGT6HL0xoxGqjiT0M0x74Pgd9NfbJiAeUTruZ_VV88hilbWyBIrRrF6RkKLwALKptR1o14QO_ERxwyQDG-2udqQs1OY9_bdOjt07a_xeZHxY/s1600-h/pei2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1HY_ipfKabtNS95c_XLhTMPTWxbj7MNuGT6HL0xoxGqjiT0M0x74Pgd9NfbJiAeUTruZ_VV88hilbWyBIrRrF6RkKLwALKptR1o14QO_ERxwyQDG-2udqQs1OY9_bdOjt07a_xeZHxY/s320/pei2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358110206146164818" border="0" /></a><br />These bamboo torches are now just 2$ a peice!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCDCAQ8jVpM6fZ0JniOzEmiCXH88Qzrj5lxDONlSzJZD-9I5XCXy7R17fKMqZctR3aIO78bJZ39SqBoarhdDM80hia_hOj00bgc2rgYqUZeUfJy6hpdY65gCEN0c_TULAzJBVhEKF7C8/s1600-h/pei3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCDCAQ8jVpM6fZ0JniOzEmiCXH88Qzrj5lxDONlSzJZD-9I5XCXy7R17fKMqZctR3aIO78bJZ39SqBoarhdDM80hia_hOj00bgc2rgYqUZeUfJy6hpdY65gCEN0c_TULAzJBVhEKF7C8/s320/pei3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358110400167148914" border="0" /></a>More adorable planters 4.95$ a piece.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxxD4fEtrChiXtWmzD6wcCqwa-Vp0iTYI8q1WG0DhgfRKqWSc-eSvvybrfcOSOpGrmT4RYIcfBC_puv9Rnq-4x4b95y8mURWZjQAztqCJBw217QgLJsyrKVzd7mAQcNkzcrvf8BOZACk/s1600-h/pei4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxxD4fEtrChiXtWmzD6wcCqwa-Vp0iTYI8q1WG0DhgfRKqWSc-eSvvybrfcOSOpGrmT4RYIcfBC_puv9Rnq-4x4b95y8mURWZjQAztqCJBw217QgLJsyrKVzd7mAQcNkzcrvf8BOZACk/s320/pei4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358111509742707746" border="0" /></a>This lantern is just 14.95!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw_WC30g_p5FENYjjpOywzGQZeAcx5vK1jN2F05OkGb6E1-I7XIA2MEjLtKxC66QPMAG8W1z1E43WjRE2bJX1MwaiTbQgF5dh2vBBjQ6V1QknfPkYawEM7B0s29SS-ED2OmhDzhlG0IM/s1600-h/pei5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw_WC30g_p5FENYjjpOywzGQZeAcx5vK1jN2F05OkGb6E1-I7XIA2MEjLtKxC66QPMAG8W1z1E43WjRE2bJX1MwaiTbQgF5dh2vBBjQ6V1QknfPkYawEM7B0s29SS-ED2OmhDzhlG0IM/s320/pei5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358111567055876802" border="0" /></a>:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73uVdTQb2UILS2fVAF0mVVIZ-yfg6bLlV5DOfTVFmLhN4S8bADLmfib1rYFAESHGxb40ktDAlfVkq46hbxNsjZ9QiKTu-_azvycBiSLk04oN2hxifGMqEeyFORJBeF0kXit8XFTNOlpU/s1600-h/2352446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73uVdTQb2UILS2fVAF0mVVIZ-yfg6bLlV5DOfTVFmLhN4S8bADLmfib1rYFAESHGxb40ktDAlfVkq46hbxNsjZ9QiKTu-_azvycBiSLk04oN2hxifGMqEeyFORJBeF0kXit8XFTNOlpU/s320/2352446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358112330035296114" border="0" /></a>These are perfect for my herb garden! (Could also be perfect for a craft... hellllooo chalkboard paint :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Of course all of the images are from <a href="http://pier1.com">Pier1.com </a>and I found all of these nifty things in the clearance section... now I hope I can just find them in the store!<br />Hope everyone's Monday was just fine!<br />Kate<br /></div><br /></div>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-5388627372735361602009-07-13T15:32:00.005-04:002009-07-13T16:14:40.163-04:00wow I'm really getting into this!Woah! I have to say when I started blogging I was sure that it wasn't going to be a long term thing, that I would eventually grow tired and bored with my topics and that I would never find a way to interest anyone.... I have to say that I am pretty surprised with myself! I have really enjoyed every moment of sharing my lives with all of you :) I have not really found myself...too often anyways... without words.<br /><br /><br />Since I enjoy this so much so that I have decided to start another blog. I am going to make this seperate because it really has no relation to my current crafts/good deals/random blog. It will be sorta like a foodie blog. I decided that I really want to get completely back into my cooking/healthy meal plan phase again once we move into the apartment. I'll tell ya, lately we've been eating out a little bit more than normal because of the not wanting to buy more perishables while we're in the current apartment, and all this eating out is really messing with my body. It's not that it's all entirely unhealthy (if you choose the right places) it's just not my style. So I started coming up with some weekly meal plans so that I have in advance ideas for lunches and dinners. I'll post what it is and where I found it, since I'm no chef I'll be grabbing most of these recipes from the web, and my cookbooks! And hopefully I'll have enough times to shoot pics and give you my reviews of the food! You can find my nifty little project by clicking here <a href="http://eatinglessonslearned.blogspot.com/">http://eatinglessonslearned.blogspot.com/</a>.<br /><br />For those who haven't followed from the start I've been on my weight loss journey since July of 08' and have since lost around 45 pounds. I hope that by starting this new blog that I can further my success and hopefully encourage some people out there that losing weight isn't as hard as everyone makes it out to be!<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-25299739322951719332009-07-12T10:07:00.005-04:002009-07-12T10:38:09.209-04:00maybe mountains?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1BolgdHb4oN3-CaCeIVf7cU65JyGqudYZtp9C-81VP5o9vr1pLGXeu0AjJ2X6gdtKmP7ziAkW_kuqyKg7u2M8kwAaAdLePAKt7-YrumTF9sCaubyhgRImp1wBzNd_01nrFI4BUtZF40/s1600-h/alg_poconos.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357579407413054418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1BolgdHb4oN3-CaCeIVf7cU65JyGqudYZtp9C-81VP5o9vr1pLGXeu0AjJ2X6gdtKmP7ziAkW_kuqyKg7u2M8kwAaAdLePAKt7-YrumTF9sCaubyhgRImp1wBzNd_01nrFI4BUtZF40/s320/alg_poconos.jpg" border="0" /></a> I know this is awful far away to start planning for it already but Thomas and I normally go away just for a weekend around our anniversary date. (Which is in November people, OCD much?) Last year on our anniversary Thomas and I visited Washington D.C. which was an amazing trip. There was a perfect balance between history, entertainment and relaxation. This year I have started looking for places to go already! I'm thinking I really want to go to the Pocono Mountains in PA, which I hear is very romantic. We tried going there last year but couldn't find a hotel that was reasonable enough. This year, due to my excessive planning, I have it booked! Above is a picture of it in the Spring, obviously it will look more like this by the time we make it...<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357580102730411522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4zTaE7ems2nEj8Mc2UlvhImL8KN_NT-JP699FuPGpIgW2dUSGovifDUo-hFaSlSUDPL9sKHzb-GTy4m_ZfgWZt_v1uYePdXSds8LhSvRV_NhlPfUQjq5ojiA7I5S6UQhveSU8yrAg2E/s320/NYBL-20Oct(Poconos3).jpg" border="0" />Well originally I thought there was no way Thomas would be into this kind of trip, because everyone kept telling me the only cool thing to do was ski- and both of us hate the cold! But I did a little researching and found out there is so much more to explore. I think we'll go horseback riding, go on a hike to tour the waterfalls,</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357581005959305282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2UEikaEZMUzxHlPHv3nXXbs2s3CSnOFklQrGpT1a9kmzjnI6B4jdnjYtRXtCumDWxXnFjXU5fL4ku76UvKTESvUzLSPOffxIjab_-s85i9616vMo9SYe2Cylc6axYu0T5GS6hLdtGq8/s320/bushkill-falls-bushkill-pa207.jpg" border="0" />... we'll probably go visit some museums and maybe I can convince him to shop with me! Well I was pretty excited so I felt the need to tell you :)</p><p>Have a great day! </p><p>Kate<br /></p><p><br /></p>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-31374243749393556792009-07-11T21:30:00.004-04:002009-07-11T21:52:55.382-04:00...just a lonely saturday night...Does anyone ever enjoy being bored? I don't know what it is about having absolutely nothing to do that kind of makes me like boredom. I may be weird, I don't know. Anyway, Thomas is out with the boys and I'm enjoying my boredom watching Bravo movies drinking hot tea and ...obviously blogging. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5VjXI3AsH-eSoMMZzWtFegAy_d53HK6JlQ0f7lipaAOylpxOCuqle-Z9uOEyZ2N2_wQAw8n8XbRlHX5V_GdCgkcA-M5cmkTFlHMsKPqBEHR9KIWkmm5ei7Ep-JjcDkxRS0WcNym2Hyc/s1600-h/boxes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5VjXI3AsH-eSoMMZzWtFegAy_d53HK6JlQ0f7lipaAOylpxOCuqle-Z9uOEyZ2N2_wQAw8n8XbRlHX5V_GdCgkcA-M5cmkTFlHMsKPqBEHR9KIWkmm5ei7Ep-JjcDkxRS0WcNym2Hyc/s320/boxes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357384733870090690" border="0" /></a>We move in one week exactly today!! And I'm still very under prepared. I wish I had enough balls to show you all how the apartment looks right now but I deleted the pictures as soon as I uploaded them! I also wish that my boxes and packing looked as organized as the picture above, but sadly no I googled that one. I literally will sit down to pack and give up after about 10 minutes. It's so mind numbingly boring! (The kind of boring that is obviously not enjoyable.) I've decided that I'm only taking half of my wardrobe with me so one of these days I will have to sort through all of that and decide what is nice enough to drag with me. Well tomorrow I'm off to work and then hopefully spending some time with Thomas!<br /><br />Hope everyone else is enjoying their weekend, boring or not :)<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-37303739975064089142009-07-09T22:46:00.006-04:002009-07-09T23:08:26.197-04:00I would want to sleep all the time!This totally makes me wonder whether I want to base my room off of my current Vera Wang sheet set. I might try to convince Thomas into settling into these....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDf0u3fVgryN0_5Hn4rNhzyBSv1Aj8q8QxaExSeRtpVmg9Thom3iFpYS7bc-JdqNdaryqfUlgIssKOcIBhkI9ny6F2zHooNX71WdwP-YajQ-mbLo0KwIWM4VdHi1vcvgyLFYNAZF6XeY/s1600-h/pb+yellow2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDf0u3fVgryN0_5Hn4rNhzyBSv1Aj8q8QxaExSeRtpVmg9Thom3iFpYS7bc-JdqNdaryqfUlgIssKOcIBhkI9ny6F2zHooNX71WdwP-YajQ-mbLo0KwIWM4VdHi1vcvgyLFYNAZF6XeY/s320/pb+yellow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356657966435886546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvsmaq-206j38H7tmWs7-Fuz10wj-Uik9bEL9qJDvXzahH4QkiMUvlPxRxuUf9aQTKJDTVcvTNXm_dMv83-3SEsUvP-pNmM7kLN7d0ANPXBTnDWXZpkleD0rI4MWLCaW3mTQ3l1M4eE4/s1600-h/pb+yellow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvsmaq-206j38H7tmWs7-Fuz10wj-Uik9bEL9qJDvXzahH4QkiMUvlPxRxuUf9aQTKJDTVcvTNXm_dMv83-3SEsUvP-pNmM7kLN7d0ANPXBTnDWXZpkleD0rI4MWLCaW3mTQ3l1M4eE4/s320/pb+yellow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356658131346403474" border="0" /></a>(images:PotteryBarn)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They match my blog :) and they completely remind me of my favorite designer, Vera Bradley, which for those of you who are not familiar works entirely with paisleys really.<br />Below is my favorite color by her yellow bird.<br />Image is from verabradley.com.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglK_xMOmbZAjyH7-0Ccv_3o7Hk970v55MVv1AEoIaM2WOV-72O9klOFnM3ikB1R-YeE-M4mqgPdVgKOyJsUZ52vXiVo1xl_ICfrldBQOVizvexUmF-Tmsuzukytnls6C9xzjppgrz2Y_8/s1600-h/10382002.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglK_xMOmbZAjyH7-0Ccv_3o7Hk970v55MVv1AEoIaM2WOV-72O9klOFnM3ikB1R-YeE-M4mqgPdVgKOyJsUZ52vXiVo1xl_ICfrldBQOVizvexUmF-Tmsuzukytnls6C9xzjppgrz2Y_8/s320/10382002.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356661851347063410" border="0" /></a><br />The sheet set is actually on sale right now if anyone is loving it as much as I am. Tonight I'm just relaxing with Thomas and then spending our day off tomorrow together!<br />Have a good night!<br />Kate<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-37440627039543157062009-07-09T10:32:00.001-04:002009-07-09T10:32:09.101-04:00Things I'm totally obsessed with...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR_Q6Xu7yYrU-kD4jRznPTX9wM09C5Js_yJD37KbNUna0WuoMNhy31pWRzdnxZheoUaUu7XKO8b94nPSUSEelVwslODobLqPHFtM5-Awdb6bwx-VfjtzMJqeT7R1UwiFQNJgfLpe7xeY/s1600-h/960023_cle_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR_Q6Xu7yYrU-kD4jRznPTX9wM09C5Js_yJD37KbNUna0WuoMNhy31pWRzdnxZheoUaUu7XKO8b94nPSUSEelVwslODobLqPHFtM5-Awdb6bwx-VfjtzMJqeT7R1UwiFQNJgfLpe7xeY/s320/960023_cle_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355167971762537090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeUHRiqZQ3D4QnSTBlCqTMdoag9zDyVoE9tL3_q-dVYkRAi4xHP00j2U4pKURJ8bbXaT58C8UbKGQJFhwSJXekOKd3UuRq0xQlEaOTMcdt08Zp55udFsc0x6IzF_6wNjWtduyKfveJIw/s1600-h/960022_cle_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeUHRiqZQ3D4QnSTBlCqTMdoag9zDyVoE9tL3_q-dVYkRAi4xHP00j2U4pKURJ8bbXaT58C8UbKGQJFhwSJXekOKd3UuRq0xQlEaOTMcdt08Zp55udFsc0x6IzF_6wNjWtduyKfveJIw/s320/960022_cle_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355167864683466194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXOMLuqGt2LyXm8RufkIvKw2lDCJxzFgthe9aLG20yGr39JAMeZvixAn7jb72xhXQBifbDfDSAJmKMgiPYKpGpQivZKJIVJNnbEF_H0U2STsHRywDesbiiI68kAyi7FiSssbI1YnyTM0/s1600-h/960021_yel_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXOMLuqGt2LyXm8RufkIvKw2lDCJxzFgthe9aLG20yGr39JAMeZvixAn7jb72xhXQBifbDfDSAJmKMgiPYKpGpQivZKJIVJNnbEF_H0U2STsHRywDesbiiI68kAyi7FiSssbI1YnyTM0/s320/960021_yel_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355167786168454306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26ceHOibbBxeSSUUOj6crzA-XbN5NN31mSE0yIfWF8yqN_RUqw1o1E6rTwaVGepxAff0zMlttAcrBhg8rtcGum9pLm6Up6usHfzJlM0JIZfGVZca_pe9AoQi5EryUapZo0XWCDkXpX9E/s1600-h/16444911_10_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26ceHOibbBxeSSUUOj6crzA-XbN5NN31mSE0yIfWF8yqN_RUqw1o1E6rTwaVGepxAff0zMlttAcrBhg8rtcGum9pLm6Up6usHfzJlM0JIZfGVZca_pe9AoQi5EryUapZo0XWCDkXpX9E/s320/16444911_10_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355168347985389730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj6E5ACsHDcLu8bzbRJzhrjVlf76o7eib6ttpChPHrWksc-UlWROUoJM5tYoLyleUzVlIxU3FiuTlLUN39gMsAZp6fYUWQrfQp5MVmtKnB_SuixZxrZfr-sKKoQhbcAd0anDDTzpFafY/s1600-h/16430423_01_d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj6E5ACsHDcLu8bzbRJzhrjVlf76o7eib6ttpChPHrWksc-UlWROUoJM5tYoLyleUzVlIxU3FiuTlLUN39gMsAZp6fYUWQrfQp5MVmtKnB_SuixZxrZfr-sKKoQhbcAd0anDDTzpFafY/s320/16430423_01_d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355168609974073282" border="0" /></a>The three at the top are courtesy of Anthropologie and the last two are Urban Outfitters. Like my title claimed I am totally diggin' these at the moment. They retail for about 12-30$ each but I think with a few jars lying around some leftover photo wire I may have another project on my hands... what do you think?Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-24777523610009359922009-07-08T23:38:00.021-04:002009-07-09T11:11:44.183-04:00fun-filled as usual...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGucGI3bWSq8j8QnblJmVvaoGHysBbbwGLmJG9hfWs1Mzqhzea373HrjlWMZgPy9S7GJfcz7LHbWcrtCoapAm4NOfQnLTP4lqEGgFQmYtjjJ6hBhtnq3D5A8UgLCPFNIzPIcf8IJCWLw/s1600-h/photo(18).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGucGI3bWSq8j8QnblJmVvaoGHysBbbwGLmJG9hfWs1Mzqhzea373HrjlWMZgPy9S7GJfcz7LHbWcrtCoapAm4NOfQnLTP4lqEGgFQmYtjjJ6hBhtnq3D5A8UgLCPFNIzPIcf8IJCWLw/s320/photo(18).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356301413410061634" border="0" /></a><br />Well before tackling our Martha "Go Green" totes, we of course went to lunch and then stopped at a produce stand that we've been eying up for quite some time. It's one of those places that you always pass and always say, "One day we have to stop there". Well we went in and actually quickly left, the owners made it extremely uncomfortable! Well they at least had some beautiful flowers...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybRPWdWn9O1brz8ixMrTt8wd1-u2xUnhMu-skmi7b5ZxGWppU9Ra_Cm4bH4AzMj3oo7_jMGjODM2L4pvlZIUVhXz_jvvnttNwQbS5FY5SZJsEEnvMP6LVB9API-2FQekUcv3VTyTfAX4/s1600-h/photo(22).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybRPWdWn9O1brz8ixMrTt8wd1-u2xUnhMu-skmi7b5ZxGWppU9Ra_Cm4bH4AzMj3oo7_jMGjODM2L4pvlZIUVhXz_jvvnttNwQbS5FY5SZJsEEnvMP6LVB9API-2FQekUcv3VTyTfAX4/s320/photo(22).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356301917542272738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aiKa3npLdVEl2IvXD210Rr2R5-s6RIvPPfFVgNCqhcTMb1zd8nBLv_PE19ZNttA60EoWq7W2xyqWnvVfwEOTIcC6F34X-Xa2dEtWhRh0TZgDzhA1_NSGRFCkZ-QyxXpi_mLmVot3AhI/s1600-h/photo(19).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEy0IeRrOwcuowqYls3zbaQCP6NBLJvvYfLJwsvHpv-RqrU5i0IkqxNHMZVbTrBghYAzM4ddjpgYIbIbPTVqnShrGO5y5iS4zk7JfulHiyP7VfyGupEpXxW9EW-qtR6KcuIBDY5nCpDg/s320/photo(25).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356303085414204802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBjl99o0Cgq8vB9jEwJCAcy19FweSxt8oinmpz-zCJ2FBfkZO7F_gFkD9bImF4D9t009hoiwn-3TQgERuc50YIkQ7vSO4XZftuRxm5Oigaf6BK716f2rpeq8Ycky-3N8Ih-rUEs463Yc/s1600-h/photo(24).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBjl99o0Cgq8vB9jEwJCAcy19FweSxt8oinmpz-zCJ2FBfkZO7F_gFkD9bImF4D9t009hoiwn-3TQgERuc50YIkQ7vSO4XZftuRxm5Oigaf6BK716f2rpeq8Ycky-3N8Ih-rUEs463Yc/s320/photo(24).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356303218495584466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4UPxX7fUc7h2GIfPDVvWbLi0yAmL0GYQEw-fISmA8bmY_D3LNc4cuTbdB9CS1MEU2bmjJ7hw7PdfbSlBInuJHAix9MyH3CSUNBEVbgQVfQjO879DniECPfq1hc-L3WFIapRTJfRSnVI/s1600-h/photo(23).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4UPxX7fUc7h2GIfPDVvWbLi0yAmL0GYQEw-fISmA8bmY_D3LNc4cuTbdB9CS1MEU2bmjJ7hw7PdfbSlBInuJHAix9MyH3CSUNBEVbgQVfQjO879DniECPfq1hc-L3WFIapRTJfRSnVI/s320/photo(23).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356303367784871554" border="0" /></a>Sorry, there's just something about flowers that always makes my day. Anyways, back to the totes. These took forever! But mostly because we are definitely craft perfectionists. We started with a large tote that we purchased at JoAnn's Fabrics for around 6$. We also just used acrylic paint, a paint brush and..... potatoes!<br />Here's what we did...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8F07-yIZxowj0eK89ZRRsOPZ9EvcvikcABUhtpyjxVDRVVXa5zsDVUU2YPdmkfPBw-NzML_f4YwFVXmpga1-OEa4WaxHc35Z8gLD-o54IGBnNDAJjHPqn7kW6qb6YJlrXw-aHVblbDQ/s1600-h/photo(33).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8F07-yIZxowj0eK89ZRRsOPZ9EvcvikcABUhtpyjxVDRVVXa5zsDVUU2YPdmkfPBw-NzML_f4YwFVXmpga1-OEa4WaxHc35Z8gLD-o54IGBnNDAJjHPqn7kW6qb6YJlrXw-aHVblbDQ/s320/photo(33).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356305672335501538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">1. We set up our paint and brushes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0eP3nkt_a2oCEa5GUUXZIo3_HWY0j_q1u8M_QUNOpiUSjaTztpcDgmO47vwmvTiiEOCxeHXIpBzNTYqju7ZsJlHJp2Mlsng2RDrVjNSgFXkqyc-NzT-wsHDkteqX0R-bu70CXiifSlU/s1600-h/photo+%2826%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0eP3nkt_a2oCEa5GUUXZIo3_HWY0j_q1u8M_QUNOpiUSjaTztpcDgmO47vwmvTiiEOCxeHXIpBzNTYqju7ZsJlHJp2Mlsng2RDrVjNSgFXkqyc-NzT-wsHDkteqX0R-bu70CXiifSlU/s320/photo+%2826%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356306975193863378" border="0" /></a>2. We cut our potatoes, cutting them longways so that we had many to use and then cutting some small and some wide slits in the potatoes for the "stencil".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmPQnAj9x_N0G8QoQVPelgS5lfyNVzpVfplav1pFhkuqDx_BW2KrsezhwONAS3iU1Y_I-AkFTZ-QmMCs2q8BWQk_fYtKojBWNVkgcgjgyxOSSJz4CAvuapPkgtJ7MMy63Rx48UrwKly4/s1600-h/photo(34).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmPQnAj9x_N0G8QoQVPelgS5lfyNVzpVfplav1pFhkuqDx_BW2KrsezhwONAS3iU1Y_I-AkFTZ-QmMCs2q8BWQk_fYtKojBWNVkgcgjgyxOSSJz4CAvuapPkgtJ7MMy63Rx48UrwKly4/s320/photo(34).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356307373538372290" border="0" /></a>3. Paint the potatoes with color of choice<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8p54902NFRtNM36LbGdOZsyDWFERo4kQ4zPMaeIKR2UwGEpJV8t7He8fX5MF7tMa2vCkXr4UkfUE0X3fU29pZ4mFO3Gny16ddPtMsfU4S5CUKH5ErFbK1Gj722DQ-iH65tqtW-ZsB1I/s1600-h/photo(35).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8p54902NFRtNM36LbGdOZsyDWFERo4kQ4zPMaeIKR2UwGEpJV8t7He8fX5MF7tMa2vCkXr4UkfUE0X3fU29pZ4mFO3Gny16ddPtMsfU4S5CUKH5ErFbK1Gj722DQ-iH65tqtW-ZsB1I/s320/photo(35).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356307590796358098" border="0" /></a>4. And stamp! I love how floral they look.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's some more pictures of the process,<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v9-RUGkwd13bdixZXWt-L-PZ-D_Y4vdOXr-KJ0Z6dd9ZxswuWuGTZ4Uov1Cls5bUCtHq1fPfS9E0TEttDO5tPIVr8TYxESOYqUd4b817F7K8lyBAlKpsVOyJPF0mfxwd4r6OU-ClFS8/s1600-h/photo(27).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v9-RUGkwd13bdixZXWt-L-PZ-D_Y4vdOXr-KJ0Z6dd9ZxswuWuGTZ4Uov1Cls5bUCtHq1fPfS9E0TEttDO5tPIVr8TYxESOYqUd4b817F7K8lyBAlKpsVOyJPF0mfxwd4r6OU-ClFS8/s320/photo(27).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356307966801620306" border="0" /></a>Me painting a potato :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbzLjvi4u_S7ll1jwVwm66494ZHyagSa7FYYF67kGR_F46CQUPJ892joJX03xaYZJKSHZ-YLTbYdQGWHCsnr2271RnJrPtVQV_cpUNCTujkF2RrBZmJbRW3gcwqEKDWSbUwdUKO5QXF8/s1600-h/photo(28).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbzLjvi4u_S7ll1jwVwm66494ZHyagSa7FYYF67kGR_F46CQUPJ892joJX03xaYZJKSHZ-YLTbYdQGWHCsnr2271RnJrPtVQV_cpUNCTujkF2RrBZmJbRW3gcwqEKDWSbUwdUKO5QXF8/s320/photo(28).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356308286438908370" border="0" /></a>There's a pic of Kira's finished project and the HUGE mess we made!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltSzsYMBGjBK4uGqAfwJIoyIziQ8qVc4_rxEWZJDWvVWrU9Rv_89p2nBm-VXYrGmBUixjm6IFU3xiT9JtIr5MO6OY9jFqyi3FwaW2VQZav9pAwDFOUjGcN7qR0_wusnEXiB8r-xy3ncE/s1600-h/photo(29).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltSzsYMBGjBK4uGqAfwJIoyIziQ8qVc4_rxEWZJDWvVWrU9Rv_89p2nBm-VXYrGmBUixjm6IFU3xiT9JtIr5MO6OY9jFqyi3FwaW2VQZav9pAwDFOUjGcN7qR0_wusnEXiB8r-xy3ncE/s320/photo(29).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356308591466849314" border="0" /></a>Here's mine... but the final step was to--<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByLrJF5WBxAb1UTVl_2Z2YzVWe9iU-7Cql4rSb08Wqw3f2o_zrjc_AggfrhGAwUv-x_vzZdSHzq4iyy6rtadps85rDWS-5pzJ7UWcLIlvndr6iayd9Nzc2rc5Q0ckF4hsXMeJdKloYXk/s1600-h/photo(30).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByLrJF5WBxAb1UTVl_2Z2YzVWe9iU-7Cql4rSb08Wqw3f2o_zrjc_AggfrhGAwUv-x_vzZdSHzq4iyy6rtadps85rDWS-5pzJ7UWcLIlvndr6iayd9Nzc2rc5Q0ckF4hsXMeJdKloYXk/s320/photo(30).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356308766695260354" border="0" /></a>5. Add buttons. Just hot glue on, no need to sew!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfEC-DNmTkrwMY4dVCNNfXvafLlruomnzHooeF9uqghBDCSx9KA_2MnyiM7GvVXyyMJ_JHUyTvfMxVCeR6djkZggFqgO7nHmO4P_RgKKVRReoBQ2v0onHBY66ND5-gOU4VphbqjUhIE8/s1600-h/photo(31).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfEC-DNmTkrwMY4dVCNNfXvafLlruomnzHooeF9uqghBDCSx9KA_2MnyiM7GvVXyyMJ_JHUyTvfMxVCeR6djkZggFqgO7nHmO4P_RgKKVRReoBQ2v0onHBY66ND5-gOU4VphbqjUhIE8/s320/photo(31).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356308981491379538" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaMdTmwxAr22yNUpZVGYZQG6MGiqwwODenW2iObksqjaWZPUX_xIZNMePEpKC_vN1hzfhMVMU6a34NX3WQuNC5wkArP177Oh4rnXj71RxkLXmP49PB04G5F3qskeoGvGkEeJ39Gt-528/s1600-h/photo(32).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaMdTmwxAr22yNUpZVGYZQG6MGiqwwODenW2iObksqjaWZPUX_xIZNMePEpKC_vN1hzfhMVMU6a34NX3WQuNC5wkArP177Oh4rnXj71RxkLXmP49PB04G5F3qskeoGvGkEeJ39Gt-528/s320/photo(32).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356309150986117282" border="0" /></a><br />You can also check out Kira's blog with more pics and recaps <a href="http://www.rainywednesdaymornings.blogspot.com">www.rainywednesdaymornings.blogspot.com</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And that's all folks! Have a great night!<br />Kate<br /></div></div></div></div>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-17871909221720015562009-07-08T10:45:00.002-04:002009-07-08T10:52:35.814-04:00good morning!Sorry for my absence! I've been pretty busy just settling back in from the holiday vacation. Today is another day planned for relaxing. I'm soon to be heading to lunch with Kira at our weekly Panera Bread outing. Then hopefully, if I can talk Kira into it, we're going to be shredding with Jillian. After that we're going to work on these.....<br />(from Marthastewart.com)<br /><!-- key[default-a2524002f0909110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD-articlecontent-f649a3b389179110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD];compId[ad807de4ad2ff010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD];dir[/887/177/AAoa7ScTN2H2zsBTSh9xojpNdlY=.ser]--> <div id="ms-col2-article-img-shadow"> <div id="ms-col2-article-img-shadow-outer"> <div id="ms-col2-article-img-shadow-inner"> <img alt="Printed Grocery Tote" src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/tv/martha_stewart_show/show_photos/3151_3200/3166_042208_printtote_l.jpg" /></div> </div> </div> <div id="article_origin"><br /></div>These fashionably printed grocery totes will have you saying "no thanks" to plastic bags.<br /><br /><span class="subhead-level1">Tools and Materials:<br /></span>Organic cotton tote bag<br />Potatoes and/or apples<br />Kitchen knife<br />Fabric or acrylic paint<br />Linoleum cutter<br />Paintbrush<br /><br /><span class="subhead-level1">Printed Grocery Tote How-To<br /></span>1. Cut a potato in half. Carve a simple design into the potato using a linoleum cutter. Tip: Apples cut in half, carved or uncarved, also make great designs.<br /><br />2. Brush paint onto the carved surface, being sure to cover it entirely.<br /><br />3. Stamp with the potato on the cotton tote. Re-ink and stamp as many times as desired.<br /><br />Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-78777853808639488732009-07-05T20:50:00.006-04:002009-07-05T21:30:37.133-04:00a wonderful weekend passed...Here's a few highlights from the beach...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBP131hTs8o0iGuf42GdS1Ka9JSxQ4AQNYEoKAluz_EjOa-7XqdqWn1wNPD-XqG0rB3XonBqMna-S5oWi_X7F-35IwQhgu8I_ne4y8JaJyujPFBlNVT_UhKnH9_jgod7Y1JsKkFsuw4c/s1600-h/photo(13).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBP131hTs8o0iGuf42GdS1Ka9JSxQ4AQNYEoKAluz_EjOa-7XqdqWn1wNPD-XqG0rB3XonBqMna-S5oWi_X7F-35IwQhgu8I_ne4y8JaJyujPFBlNVT_UhKnH9_jgod7Y1JsKkFsuw4c/s320/photo(13).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355144891157171730" border="0" /></a>Our 4th of July was spent just like this ...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5riniuokdIhrJh6eJyC-efq52LGW78b6lHVU-kFDY8gFMOWVSxJvEOwUP3eBPKOJN4Kv_RudrU-dA41gVUac7svEaQdq6Ed9T0DorM3e5uyNWwXB9kFSwtvTw0G230qrF69ycnIuH54g/s1600-h/photo+%2824%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5riniuokdIhrJh6eJyC-efq52LGW78b6lHVU-kFDY8gFMOWVSxJvEOwUP3eBPKOJN4Kv_RudrU-dA41gVUac7svEaQdq6Ed9T0DorM3e5uyNWwXB9kFSwtvTw0G230qrF69ycnIuH54g/s320/photo+%2824%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355146397379421698" border="0" /></a><br />Thomas and I before the fireworks :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OXHEU_aDf-nHv8FMZ9QwTxhOZ_eETzQx5JDGApeb3Zj5XO0e8Ox72wFBSClsdTpGb_rNWeJTx7FjuRvav3-rV2IraNMf3NzgWQvbRLd8YqLNihvYHTOvUW9Xc5zHaVZ0xEhR-CRpM38/s1600-h/photo(16).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OXHEU_aDf-nHv8FMZ9QwTxhOZ_eETzQx5JDGApeb3Zj5XO0e8Ox72wFBSClsdTpGb_rNWeJTx7FjuRvav3-rV2IraNMf3NzgWQvbRLd8YqLNihvYHTOvUW9Xc5zHaVZ0xEhR-CRpM38/s320/photo(16).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355146123141695762" border="0" /></a>A hello from the boards !<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpt5KEokJDxVr_Fm3PJDGbVCody9p31Jdp9weFm8uIu9oJ0kbgj6mBiHk9v1_SGsYFzaeKdBFoooo4vc-OmAw8bmXR9X1KZ8SvudIY0fGnwyMOZkbWDWucBCyLod_s3imgqD1IxHzAY8/s1600-h/photo(14).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpt5KEokJDxVr_Fm3PJDGbVCody9p31Jdp9weFm8uIu9oJ0kbgj6mBiHk9v1_SGsYFzaeKdBFoooo4vc-OmAw8bmXR9X1KZ8SvudIY0fGnwyMOZkbWDWucBCyLod_s3imgqD1IxHzAY8/s320/photo(14).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355146217052477090" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of oohs and ahhs from us...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Well my Thomas just left :( He has to work tomorrow, but I'll be leaving here Tuesday morning. First off let me recap! Saturday we fished again for awhile then laid on the beach for a few hours had a feast of our own steamed Eastern Shore blue crabs my cousin caught with corn on the cob, baked potatoes and beer... It was delish for sure. We watched the amazing 20 minute firework show from the same beach pictured above. We came home and crashed!!<br />This morning we headed to the boardwalk (also pictured above) and treated ourselves to every delicacy known to the Ocean City boardwalk. I had Polish water ice (which for those who are scratching your heads is a softer version of Italian ice), some good ole Thrasher's fries, and Thomas had a funnel cake a milkshake and we split a lemonade! Talk about some rolly polies as we were leaving.<br /><br />And the rest of the day we've just been dreading Thomas' departure :( My family was making fun of us as we were holding onto each other, claiming that since we've been together for almost 4 years the "honeymoon" lovey stage should be over. I highly disagree! Even though we've been together this long I still feel as though everyday is like the first. Call me lame but it was still very hard to let him go today even though I'll be home Tuesday! :) I'm still very much in love I must say. Nothing like a nice vacation to remind you of that.<br /><br />Well tonight we're taking it easy. Some ice cream and a bubble bath are in the forecast for me! I hope everyone's Fourth of July was amazing and safe! Good night,<br />Kate<br /></div></div>Kate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356916529338243049.post-50449571531438000262009-07-03T21:45:00.005-04:002009-07-03T22:07:37.625-04:00relaxation at it's finest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkckwPcaBCxXlTp9DQXU00PHGxlDSXQyoEWQFIgUpHrS9Gsp0Jq8sWw4uf75fLosqTtKwOGpll6c3lmG1uY2MBKqxZkVoupNhSaWCrZ1UiY8AYq8doz_R5gpKLDCgNuseIbD0fAFo9RkE/s1600-h/photo+%2823%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkckwPcaBCxXlTp9DQXU00PHGxlDSXQyoEWQFIgUpHrS9Gsp0Jq8sWw4uf75fLosqTtKwOGpll6c3lmG1uY2MBKqxZkVoupNhSaWCrZ1UiY8AYq8doz_R5gpKLDCgNuseIbD0fAFo9RkE/s320/photo+%2823%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354416671177865602" border="0" /></a><br />Ahh... the sound of the ocean. Sorry it's not a better picture, I was not leaving my beach chair for anything :) I had my current book, (The Host by Stephenie Meyer) my sunblock (as well as tanning oil... I'll never learn!), diet Lipton Green Tea and my favorite shades and I had a perfect day at the beach! There's just something about being near the water that puts you immediately at ease. The relaxation that never wears. Only half of the fam came since everyone went the day before we got there and were sunburnt but we still enjoyed ourselves. Thomas stayed home with my nan and uncles and ended up having some fun himself involving mixed drinks and playing cards...<br />This is how I found him...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoCtmEWm8aG2M0os411c0S_QNSX-GyN_-aSbrj06d8nUyYqxtebvV7ufjYXPtCf-vgAxIIhad1p7-GP2-amiUqqLzrrNy6VidwNiaTXlZD5X4ilVcbe0IgBJwX6f4iRbP1zetz54shdQ/s1600-h/photo(12).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoCtmEWm8aG2M0os411c0S_QNSX-GyN_-aSbrj06d8nUyYqxtebvV7ufjYXPtCf-vgAxIIhad1p7-GP2-amiUqqLzrrNy6VidwNiaTXlZD5X4ilVcbe0IgBJwX6f4iRbP1zetz54shdQ/s320/photo(12).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354419362547310354" border="0" /></a>Well I'm pretty sure it was that and the combination of waking at 6 for him to fish and I to run.<br /><br />Tonight my grandparents went to the local minor league baseball game and Thomas and I got ice cream and relaxed. We're about to play cards again and then get ready for Independence Day!<br /><br />Hope everyone's holiday is fun and safe!<br />KateKate Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653722977777621189noreply@blogger.com0