The holidays are ending...

I can't believe this holiday season is coming to an end!  This Christmas is one to be remembered FOREVER!

To start we had one hell of a snow storm!  I think a solid foot or so hit the ground which made driving conditions pretty much crap!  And my little second cousin or as I refer to her as my niece gave 11 out of 16 people at Christmas eve the WORST stomach flu ever! Thank God it was only 24 hours!

On the better side of it all it was my first Christmas with Geoff and it couldn't have been better!  Everything I gave him he ended up loving.  There was nothing spectacular or anything.  Just a lot of wonderful things!  My favorite thing about Christmas is watching people open my gifts I have given them.  Geoff gave me my scarf I have been wanting for the longest time, a new stereo for my car with all the things needed for it and some other goodies!  The best gift I got this year though was meeting him.  He is the one person that understands me more than anyone I know.  We laughed, drank and were Merry. Geoff, my mom, dad and I stayed up until 2 AM playing Beatles Rock Band laughing the night away! It's a truly great family experience let me tell you!   We woke up Christmas morning at my house with my parents and Santa had came with more goodies!

The new year is creeping upon us all now and I have no real "resolutions".  I just want health and happiness for all the loved ones in my life!

I wish you all a very Merry belated Christmas and the most happiest New Year for all!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

I mark it offical and true the holiday season is right around the corner and going to jump on us before we even know it!  This weekend was sad but happy in many ways.

My friends sisters baby passed away on Friday evening.  Jakob went peacefully in his mothers arms with love for him all over the room and throughout this world.  The Talus' and Atwell's now have their little Angel watching over them and guiding them throughout this place called life.  He is a BEAUTIFUL baby and has the most amazing parents and family anyone could ever look for.  I pray about him still and I think I always will.  With all of the things they have been through this past week and be being asked to pray for this little boy it really made me open my eyes and see how much can be done with the power of a prayer and with so many of them.  I've always believed in God and prayer, but I think sometimes we take this for granted and then start praying when we need to.  I know He always will listen to us and hear our prayers, but I think sometimes I need to remember to pray more than I should.  Just take a moment and think about it...

This weekend also brought on happy moments for me as well.  I decorated my first REAL Christmas tree!  I have always had a fake one with my mom and dad.  After a couple years it always ends up looking like a Charlie Brown tree.  But this year being with Geoff, he always has a real one.  How do I feel about it? I am simply in love!  The tree itself in giantic!  And it's not bare where you can see the center of it! And its soft!  I sat on the couch and petted the dang thing for almost 2 hours!  It just made me happy staring at in and being in the best company I could ask for!

Here's the monster!  The picture isn't that great given it was taken from my phone, but the tree is over 8 feet tall!  And it makes me happy!!














I did good deeds on Saturday and would give my spare change away to those ringing the salvation army bells.  Like one of them said to me. "Every little bit helps."  So very true.  There was Christmas music on the radio that made me happy, thankful and tearful.  I believe that this Christmas, I just want to do good and give.  I don't care about anything I get, I don't even want anything.  Except health and happiness for those I love.

Let the countdown begin! 18 days!   I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season, filled with memories and moments that you share with loved ones.  Please don't forget to say a little prayer for baby Jake and his family.  I believe they still need it.

Christmas Wishes

I got to some serious deep thinking last night. I was remembering Christmas' in the past and how much I wanted that new shirt from American eagle, or an IPod, or the Justin Timberlake DVD. I was the world’s biggest present counter the more the merrier to me was how I always saw it. Don't mistake for being greedy though, because I also loved and still love to give. It makes me so happy to see someone open a gift and be pleasantly surprised about it especially when it comes from the heart with a lot meaning behind it.


A couple weeks ago family members and my boyfriend were asking me what I wanted this year and there was honestly nothing that I really wanted. My response to all this was I don't know, nothing special really. Like my mom said, "Wow Katie, that is so unlike you." I guess maybe I hit my max at the things I want.

But last night if you were to ask me what I want for Christmas this year I could tell you there is only one thing I want. That is for a beautiful little newborn baby to be healthy and okay. His name is Jake he is beautiful. He is my best friend’s nephew just born. He is very sick, and from what I have gathered Doctor's don't seem optimistic. There are many people out there praying for him and hoping and believing that he will pull through. I want everyone to pray and hope he will fight and make it. The family waiting to take him home and hold him and play with him are truly amazing. They care so much for each other, are each other’s biggest supports. And they come together like a brick wall when it's needed. I know they won't lose hope neither will friends. I just wish this one gift would be answered. It would make many people have the brightest holiday this year.

It's just not fair that a family so deserving of a beautiful, precious new life have to go through this situation. They are so deserving of this little miracle. And then you see other people in this world that stop caring for their newborns or simply don't want them. This makes me ill. I know and am a firm believer in everything happens for a reason. Sometimes I doubt this phrase because I can't make sense of why some things can happen like this. But in the end there is a reason. I don't know the reason this has happened again it's not fair. Maybe it's a way of proving how strong baby Jake is and what an amazing family he has. Only time will tell.

So for those of you out there who have taken a few moments to read this. Please say a little prayer for baby Jake and make it part of your Christmas wish for him to pull through and be held in the arms of his entire loving family and friends. Thank you!

Biggest frustration at work

Here it is.. Why is it that the moment I pull facebook up at work for 30 seconds someone catches me and calls my boss to rat on me?  When at this very moment there are 7 nurses piled around a computer looking at senior pictures as well as the OLD you tube video of the Forever wedding dance down the aisle?  Sorry ladies that was this summer!

I guess it just has to go that I am not a nark.  I think the moment I ever decide to tell on all the stupid B.S. that happens here behind bosses eyes not a single person would believe.  BUT when Katie gets caught going on Facebook God forbid! She is doing something horribly wrong. 

I must say that my boss does not work in the same building as me and that he is very mellow and laid back.  He understands the situation of tattlers.  And if onl;y these people that tell on me and then go around and do the same thing for longer and a lot worse only knew, that on average a month I work 11 hours in an 8 hour day!  I do more than I should.  So when I have a free moment let me have my free moment.  But someone tell me why that free moment has to happen when the narcks are out?!?!

Nurses say they are always busy with phone calls, paper work, rooming patients, faxes. Let me tell you.  The moment after they speed through their duties in the room with you before the doc comes in they right back out at their computer.  Texting someone, eating their 3rd brownie of the day or gossiping about yesterdays patients or whatever big gossip it is or looking for a sale online at Herbergers! Personal favorite though is them learning how to use Facebook at work when they shouldn't and then they tell on me for seeing that I am on  it!  AND nursing supervisors follow this stuff too if not worse!!!!!!!!

I guess that it just sucks to be the super nice person at work that people rely on and know you will get the job done right.  And it also sucks if you are that plus the person with the kind of attitude like me.  Where you don't really care what other people do doing the work hour as long as it doesn't negativley affect my work.  People can do and say as they please by my standard.  Not everyone is that way.  Maybe this coming new year I should turn over a new leaf and start calling those out that don't do things at work. 

Ahh.. I  can breathe now.  Everyone have a great day that has to go to work tomorrow!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Well, maybe not weather wise.  But everywhere else and with Thanksgiving on Thursday and the big shopping day I just can't help but get excited about the holidays.

I'm thankful for so much in my life right now.  I have the BEST family in the world.  A boyfriend that has made me stop, look and think about life and life choices in life that I may have at one point not wanted but could now foresee them.  He is truly my best friend.  I'm thankful for all the friends I have in my life.  Without them I don't know what I would do.  I am happy to be alive.  I know it's a weird one, but when you're surrounded with so much great it would be a sad thing to miss it.  All the good makes up for any bad that I may have as long as I stop and take that moment to remember it all.

So Happy early Thanksgiving!

Happy Friday

There are so many reasons as to why Fridays are my favorite day of the week.  It starts with knowing the day shift is almost done!  It tends to be a bit busy at work and makes the day go by faster than most.  I tend to get more than a fair share of fun little random emails throughout the day from the boyfriend that make me litterally laugh out loud or put a dorky smile on my face.  I get giddy around 415 because I know it'll soon be time for me to stop and get coffee and make my 45 minute drive to his house.  All the while I am rocking out hardcore.  And now that there is Christmas music on the radio..drivers beware! 

But today in particular I am a little on the sad side.  Tomorrow moring I have to come in and put in some over time.  So I'm staying at home tonight and don't get to see the boyfriend.  I know some might say so what.  But it's been over a week and I miss him! I missed him the day I left last!

The weekend should make up for it.  Work until noon tomorrow.  Mall of America in the afternoon followed by an awesome dinner thats already paid for. (Thanks to gift cards from my B-Day!)  And football and the AMA's sunday.  Go Vikes!

Anyways, everyone have a great and safe weekend!

My number one love

Yes it could be strange but Paul, John, George, and Ringo have always had my heart since I was younger.  AND I wasn't even a thought when they were an original hit!

Why? I've never been able to pin point it.  But I think it has to with they were kids writing and playing their music about whatever they wanted.  They were real talent and had actual views on the world or love or life.  And it all turned out to be beautiful and sometimes ugly mass chaos.  We are even reminded that wanted to come to America and when the played Ed Sullivan it was a true Holy Sh%(* moment.  What I would give to have been around back then.

Now here's the thing, criticize me all you want.  I know that this year has been a big year for The Beatles.  With Rock Band, 40th anniversary, etc...  And it seems like everywhere you look today it's a screen printed Beatles tee or a peace sign bracelet or purse.  Every store is doing it.  And I just wanna say that I have been wearing these things since I was a teenager. (Granted it wasn't that long ago) But now when I see a 14 year old with a tye-dyed peace sign shirt on texting her friend standing right next to her about the "Jo Bros" drinking a coffee cooler I simply want to scream!  How did all this become mainstream again when these kids wouldn't even be able to name a Beatles album ever relased?

I became this way thanks to my father.  He was and is always playing KQRS ( A classic rock station in MN) I used to HATE it.  But after hearing  it every day and listening to my dad tell me stories of the 70's I became interested and learned to fall in love with it, especially my 4 boys.

Whew, I feel better now!  I wanted to wrote this because I've been seeing the most exciting preview on TV for the past couple of days.  On 11/25/2009 at 9pm on the History Channel they are airing The Beatles recoding in Abbey Road studios for the first time ever.  Clips that no one has ever seen before.  So this should be a stellar hour.  I know... It's Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  Just DVR it and watch it in the morning!  I can gaurantee you will not be disappointed!

"You say you got a real solution, Well you know...  We'd all love to see the plan."

An evening thought

Here's something to chew on... Today at work I was sent Dove Chocolate via interoffice mail because I submitted an idea to help cut costs on office supplies.  It was a simple thank you for sending in your idea.  So I open it up and there it says something along the lines of. " Use Evergreen leaves to give your home a Holiday aroma."  - Martha Stewart.

I was SHOCKED.  I'm used to reading Hug someone today.  But apparently Martha has taken over and she is now offering holiday tips inside chocolate! Random, but made my day.

Why I started this Blog

Well here's the reasoning behind it all. I used to write in my journal, but I just can't keep up with dedicating anywhere from a half hour of my day to write.  I am online a lot and it's much easier this way.  So if no one ends up reading this I guess it's a little bit of an online journal for myself. 

I was inspired by friends and just other people to start blogging.  As of now I have nothing specific  that I will always focus on, but do you really need that in the beginning?  I don't want to write about day to day events in my life, because lets admit it I'm sure everyone has a day where they feel it's like the movie Groundhog's Day.  I realize too that a lot of people are doing these things these days and making life more public and out there.  In honesty I am intrigued by it.  Plus for friends that you may not see that often it's a great way to stay updated. 

Hopefully I  will do a good job with this, and if others read it hopefully it will be somewhat interesting or at the very least allow you to waste a good 3-5 minutes of your work day not actually working!  (Thats okay sometimes!)