...Cold arms....

Okay, I know I'm going to get a ton of crap for saying this....but...I really want a Snuggie. Really. I know they look a little ridiculous but come on, you know you wish you had thought of this...

-kels

P.S. Vote for Chay Genoway for Hobey Baker! Right now!

more guns stolen

So, my title is just as is states! Who knew living in a small town could be so exciting.

The story goes...

A couple of weeks ago, my mother asked me if I had gotten into our family pick-up over the weekend. "No, why?" I asked. She proceeded to tell me that someone had gotten into the cab and rifled through the glove box and arm rest, they had also pushed the seats forward and looked for any "hidden treasure." It was apparent that they didn't want our full sized blow-up air mattress, or a car insurance card that didn't belong to them, or a trailer hitch, or an old beef flavored dog biscuit. DARN!!! They sure picked the wrong vehicle to rummage through, and the wrong driveway full of cars to get anything good out of...WRONG

A couple of days after all this happened, my dad came home and asked if I had taken his shotgun from his work truck. "No, why?" I again asked. "Well, because my shotgun is gone!" he boldly stated to me with a hint of regret in his eyes.
You see, his shotgun belonged to his Grandad, my Great Grandad. It was manufactured
in 1905, making this shotgun over 100 years old. It holds sentimental value more than
anything else. And, me being the outdoor-sy daughter that I am and enjoying the days
shooting trap or skeet, or occasional goose hunting (another post will soon come telling you all
about my first goose hunting trip! GET EXCITED!) it made me sad too :( Beings that I too own
a gun that belonged to my Grandad.
So, as you would guess. My parents went on with the regular actions that one would take when something gets stolen. They informed the town police, gave the make and model of the gun, the description of some distinguishing marks, minus the serial number which my dad had never taken the time to look at and memorize or take the time to write down. So, as again you might guess the sheriff said the possibilities of finding it were looking slim. He informed us that he would turn in this information to the surrounding pawn shops, which again you might guess are few and far between beings that I live in a town in the middle of NO WHERE Nebraska, and would inform us of any news that came up...


...completion of this story will come. I have to get back to work.

~Kayt

P.S. I have lots of good post stories, I just have a hard time finding the actual time to post. So, look forward to my exciting news and adventures.

P.S.S. I really miss hockey, but that didn't stop me from voting for Chay Genoway as the Hobey Baker recipient. You should do it to! NOW!

P.S.S. Kels, I miss you like crazy! You should let me know when the 10% society is having their spring drag show. I really want to come! Because, you know...it's what we do!

...temper tantrums please...

This really happened folks. Talk about being unprofessional, immature, and unclassy. But very, very hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNumTfae7Z0

My favorite part is where he stand on top of the boards.

While he may appear to be a five year old who did not get the bigger half of the cookie...he is actually the coach of an NCAA DI hockey team.

You keep it classy, Denver....

-kels

P.S. Vote for CHAY GENOWAY for Hobey Baker! www.hobeybaker.com/voting
P.S. x2: Someone tell Kayt to blog, my posts are getting lonely...

...other Super Bowl champions than the...

...Pittsburgh Steelers. That's right. I'm officially claiming the Steelers as my pick to win the Super Bowl. I don't know if any of you know this (I know Kayt does) but I have somewhat of a record for picking the winning team. Its something like 5-0. That's right. I'm undefeated. When I pick the Steelers to win, its like I'm giving the other team an irreversible hex where something terrible will happen to them (Remember Rex Grossman? I picked the Colts that year). So the Steelers have pretty good odds, with me on their side, that they will win. You're welcome Ben Roethlisberger and Steeler Nation.

Go Steelers. Feb 1. Super Bowl Champions.

Oh. And vote for CHAY GENOWAY for Hobey Baker. Vote. Right now. Chay. Genoway. Thats all.

-kels

P.S. How cute is it that some guy proposed on PostSecret. Go check it out. Its really cute.

P.S x 2: Temperature Update: It warmed up to above zero degrees. But the five days of -40 temperatures were a little rough...

...colder place...

...than G.F. Seriously. I don't think you can appreciate how cold it is here. Its cold. Like cold. Like really, really COLD. I hope the italics and the CAPS lock can convey exactly how cold it is here. Its cold. Really. Damn. Cold. And to put it into perspective....
Today, the average temperature in G.F. was colder than today's average temperature on the top of Mt. Everest. Really. My little slice of heaven was colder than the top of the highest mountain on this planet. That's cold, folks. Really, really cold. Don't worry, we still had class...and I attended all of them...

From a semi-reputable site I found by googling Mt. Everest...

"....The climate of Mount Everest is naturally extreme. In January, the coldest month, the summit temperature averages about -36° C (about -33° F) and can drop as low as -60° C (-76° F)"

Yeah, its that cold...

-kels

point to this post.

So, as luck would have it, I thought I would have at least 30 minutes to write today. But, I only have like 5. I have laundry to go switch and then off to the Alley so I can strip some lanes before our bowling league comes in tonight.


I talked to a few of my friends today who have all started their first day of classes.

Kels-Had a lovely meeting this morning at 7am and was informed that her sport got switched. Not the best news, but not the worst. When I talked to her she hadn't had class yet and was on her way at 3. Then, off to softball practice. Until 8 or 9 :( Feel sorry for her, I do!

Alex-Started class today at 8am and was done at 2pm. When I talked to her I was on speaker phone (AWKWARD) and one of my sisters said hello. So, I had a short lovely talk with the two of them. They are both "big shots" at the Wellness Center and were headed over to pick up their keys. OH LA LA!

Allie-Told me she sent me a package! Oh how fun, I love to get packages. I know that the package contains: a dog brush, a bottle of dog shampoo, (both things I left that belong to Baylie, our family dog), and one lone sock. So hopefully that isn't all in the package, not that I'm greedy or anything, it is just that I like not to be told what is in a package that way I can be surprised, even if it is just a sock :)

Stacey-Overslept on her first day of school, so, she decided to not go at all.

Also, it had been brought to my attention: THE FROZEN TUNDRA, IS REALLY FROZEN! E.G. THEY ALL SAID IT WAS SUPER COLD

Those were my updates for the day. It was nice to talk to all of them, by phone and text. I miss them. TONS.


Well, gonna grab my cookie and run!

~Kayt~

...warm days for quite a while...

I woke up this morning for my 7 am meeting to a balmy -36 degree temperature. Luckily my car started and I didn't have to walk across campus at 6:40 in the frigid weather. At this meeting, I found out I have been switched from being an athletic trainer for the baseball team to the softball team. Yuck.

I love watching award shows and I love picking apart the outfits. Here is my dissection of the Golden Globes:
-Drew Barrymore had some major JBF hair...
-Renee Zellweger's hair was AWFUL
-Loved Kate Winslet, the blonde girl from House, Eva Longoria and Amy Adams. That's about it.
I realized I will never look like these people and so I should not judge them...but its so much fun! And I can't believe Mickey Rourke won. Really? Mickey Rourke? Gross... But Leonardo DiCaprio was foxy as always!

I saw Gran Torino over the weekend. I love Clint Eastwood. He was brilliant in the movie. If you don't mind some swearing and racial slurs, I would recommend this movie. I also saw Bride Wars...it was pretty cute. This is a little more for the mainstream crowd than Gran Torino I would say...

I have a habit of leaving things just lying around (right, Kayt?) and while making my six hour drive realized I had left my shampoo, my conditioner, my toothbrush, and my medicine at home...real smart.

That's all I can think of for now... Stay warm!

P.S. If you aren't supporting anyone else, go vote for Chay Genoway for the Hobey Baker Award. www.hobeybaker.com/voting. Go vote. Right now. Go.

-kels

more Kayt...Just kidding!

So, I have been gone for a while now. Away from society, in the middle of the country, "no-mans-land" i.e. The place I call home. Such things as computers, telephones and radios are rarely heard of. Just kidding, but they are hard to come by. I have a limited amount of time to write I'm on a 30 minute deadline, that is all the time the library allows use of for the public computers, you see, they are in HIGH DEMAND!

If you are an avid sports fan, or a not so avid sports fan, you might know that all the Bowl games are going on right now. Tonight, is the only one I am watching! The game between Oklahoma and Florida. I have big plans, going over to my Gramps' house to watch the game with Gramps and Dad! Lots of bets have been made with all the old men that come into our restaurant, and OU better pull through, or else I'm out quite a bit of money :(

I sent word to my cousin and his wife who are going to be having twins in April. Told them I would be more than happy to come help out for a while if they want. I haven't gotten an exact answer yet. He did send me a piece of advice that I found very liberating.
----Do not wait for life to find you, go out and find life.----
What an insightful cousin I have!

I'll keep you updated on the progress of my "semester off." i.e. the plans that go/fall through. What I intend to do. Yaddie, yaddie, yaddie. But as I told my mom, "I'm living one day at a time, and I'm loving it!"

~Kayt~

....

I couldn't really think of a title for this entry. All I know is, is this an amazing thing. As many of you know, I am a die-hard Minnesota Twins fans. There are many, many reasons beyond Joe Mauer for this reason. Here is one example:

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/Sports/Detail?contentId=8134082&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=6.1.1

I hope you can all see the video.

I amazes me that there are professional athletes out there doing these kinds of things everyday and all ESPN can talk about is Adam "Pacman" Jones' latest encounter with the law or steroid allegations.

While I understand some of these people want it to be semi-anonymous, ESPN could focus a little bit more on the humanity that athlete's have and not about who they are dating (unless its Joe Mauer :D).

I hope in the years to come more athletes like Justin Morneau, and all the others that donate from their own pockets for people they don't know, can show the world that not all athletes shoot themselves in the foot, literally...

Keep it up Justin!

-kels

...more Bush's rugs in the White House...

While I understand some of our demographic (a whooping four people) may be Republicans...


I am currently watching MSNBC and all five living presidents (Bush Uno, Bush Dos, Obama, Clinton, and Carter) met in the White House today under the request of Barack Obama. And while they were showing video clips of said meeting, President Clinton said "Nice rug", complimenting the rug in the Oval Office. This launches the anchor into an explanation that every president gets to decorate the office and design a rug for the Oval Office. The anchor (obviously a Bush-hater) starts cracking jokes about how that is all Bush cares about. MSNBC then goes into a montage of clips about President Bush talking about his carpet and how it is the first thing he points out when giving tours. He said that he proudly delegated his first job as the President of the United States to Laura Bush. He told her he wanted to convey optimism. That an optimistic man comes here to work everyday. Maybe he should be less concerned about conveying to others that his rug is optimistic and more concerned about the people's optimism in him... Because that is exactly what the leader of the free world should be concerned and proud about. His rug. Hilarious.

Apparently, Pres. Clinton and Pres. Carter HATE each other. They had to stand next to each other during the press op. You could almost see the huge barrier between them. Hilarious.

I just thought that it was a little funny. Hope you enjoyed it.

Haha. And the anchor just made another, completely unrelated joke about President Bush while going over the weirdest news or something. I need to start watching MSNBC more often.

Anway. No more politics. I promise. I apologize to the Bush lovers that read our blog. Don't hate me.

-Kels

fatty foods tonight!

Obviously, it has been a while since either Kayt or I have blogged. My excuse, I have been waiting for her to do it. Both of our excuses, nothing exciting has been happening.

Until now.

I get to have my gall bladder ultrasounded tomorrow. Joy. So tonight I can only eat fruit, jello, vegetables cooked in water, and clear broth. After midnight, I can consume NOTHING. Even if I am dying of thirst...NOTHING. Well, I suppose that this fasting will be good for me in the long run...if only I could do it every day...

Anywho. Here are some randos from the past week(s)...

-Ugly sweater party = awesome. Everyone needs to have an ugly Christmas sweater and wear it...often...
-Working at the movie theater isn't as glamorous as it sounds...unless you work with my fellow "Castmembers"...and a very cute boy!
-Speaking of co-workers...Bowling with the kids I work with is probably the best time bowling you will ever have in your life (unless you are bowling with my co-workers at Burgies :D)
-I got luggage for Christmas. Joy.
-I had an AMAZING dream about Joe Mauer...its too bad this blog is G-rated!
-Marley and Me=amazing. See it. Now.

I can't think of anything else right now. I just though I would update the blog. Someone needs to hassle Kayt to blog.

Kayt. Blog. Right now.

-kels