illustration friday

CRAVINGS

just ignore the weird hand, thaanks.
this is what i'm thinking whenever i am trying to eat healthy.

illustration friday

THEME: contagious

this is from a few weeks back when i was sick with the swine flu..or at least was just plain sick.
it came right about the time swine flu broke out..which wasn't the best time to be hacking, sneezing, and blowing my nose constantly while at work.


i am definitely going to have to try and find a better way of posting sketches than taking pictures of them.

KATIE TRAVELS

OK REALLY? It's been to long since I've updated. It wouldn't hurt to write things down more often.

Let's see..

I went back to Cleveland to visit with my mom before her big surgery and everything went well. It was great to see her and how well she is doing. I also got to go out one night and hang out with friends I haven't seen in years. It's good to know i have such a great group of friends that when we do get together it's like nothing at all has changed.



As always, it was hard to leave home and it didn't seem like I had visited for nearly long enough.

It wasn't much longer until I left for Knoxville to get my godmother status.
It was amazing to see how much she has grown and watch her learn to do things right before my eyes.

I had a blast just hanging out with little sweet t and laughing. I can't wait to see her again! Hopefully for her 1st birthday in August with all of my family!

Ever since I've gotten back from my traveling ways, I haven't been focused. I hurt my back last week and have been laid up for days because of the pain which lead to a lot of thinking, which made me realize I haven't been very positive or focused as of late and I really need to start working on myself. More so than ever. i have every opportunity in front of me, but do nothing about it. While reading "The Shack" by WM Paul Young, I read something that really hit home and helped me put all of this into perspective.

As "selfish" as it sounds I will start on my journey of focusing on myself and infusing positivity in my life..for my own good and for the betterment of other people. That's that! I'm tired of being all talk and no action.

MOM UPDATE:

It's always nice to know how much people you hardly even know have your best interest and truly care.
My mom's surgery was a success! I am so grateful. Now we are just waiting for her to wake up.
Thanks to everyone who sent positive vibes our way.

Really, hospitals are filled with very strange and unhappy people...it makes for good people watching though.

ERRRGH!!!

so now that I have my brand spankin' new laptop I thought I'd be able to fiddle more with my blog. Not so much. I am entirely frustrated so it will be in limbo until I decide otherwise!

ENJOY YOUR STAY?

So, it's been forever since I last posted. I've just been putting it off for way too long...so here is to getting back into the swing of things.

I have been sick for quite a while now with whatever strange coughing/laryngitis bug that has been going around. Even though I have been taking my medicine and all the doctor said I wouldn't be feeling like for 2-3 weeks more. I wish I could get over this already. Feeling exhausted no matter how much sleep I get is frustrating.

We've had quite a few out of towners visit us in the past month or so.

Nina and Travis visited for a little get away from Florida.
Let's just say it was an incredibly rowdy weekend, but I guess that is to be expected whenever the two Travis' get together.
It was great to see Nina and I miss having a friend like her around.


Dog boxing? There were four dogs running around Jesse and Brittany's house. A little crazy.
We found new playmates for Rambo though! He loves going over their place.


Not long after Travis brother, Thomas and his girlfriend Sarah came to visit us from North Dakota.

We showed them around downtown and took them to our favorite place ever, Mellow Mushroom.

We showed them around Tybee Island and stopped at The Crab Shack for a drink and to check out the alligators.
I had never been there before, but it looks like it would be a really fun place to hang out on the patio during the summer.

It was really nice to have guests every once in a while. Hopefully we'll have more in the upcoming months!

illustration friday

clandestine
"we only let people see what we want them to see"

christmas tree oh...

christmas tree!

that's how we do

so today is scatter brained saturday for me.
WOW, i haven't posted in ages it feels like.
things were entirely too ho-hum for a while there, but i seem to have been catapulted into good times and friendships as of late.

my birthday is in TWO WEEKS. wow, i'm going to be 23 with the mentality of a teenager. frightening.
i hope you've figured out what you're going to get me because i have no clue. JUST KIDDING. i don't need much of anything.

anyway, let's go back a little bit in time...

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND
Georgia vs. Florida Game


spur of the moment decision to actually go to the game and i'm glad we did.
here is me in the closest i could get to supporting GA. HOW BOUT THEM DOGS?
my nose is red from the cold, thankyouverymuch.

we started the morning early along with an r. kelly marathon coming from the camp right next to us. let me tell you, KICK OUT THE JAMS WITH SOME R KELLY!!! haha

there was food and beer pong alll day long until nap time around 3pm.
i woke up once the game was over (like i cared?) and was ready to party some more.
it was a really fun day, i got to hang out with brandi and her awesome friends from work. oh, and dance it up at the "OFF DA CHAIN" tent.
more pictures!!!


i was pretty tired the whole week after that but had to get ready for our guests from orlando, Cethkyn, who were playing a show at Yong's Country Club just down the street from us.


travis & nina are the cutest


nina & i? more like zany.


then cethkyn started to play and that's when everything broke loose.

maaan, i had so much fun!!! kind of makes me wish we lived in Orlando. kind of a lot really.

but i finally got to sleep in today after being a zombie at work this week. woohoo!
so now i'm just trying to figure out christmas presents. i preordered travis' birthday gift. shhh. don't tell.

i'm looking forward to my knoxville trip for thanksgiving and seeing how much teagan has grown and well of course, chowing down on some good food. even though i won't be able to visit for christmas, i am kind of looking forward to testing out how good of a christmas dinner i can make for us. PLUS! the moon river christmas party. so, these next few weeks are going to be hectic and wonderful all at the same time and i am so excited!

rambo vs. godzille

well, actually a t-rex. he's lovin' this toy to the max.

HEAAAY RAINBOW

today is a gloomy day. BLEH!
but i got to see this rainbow walking out the front door yesterday.

i can't wait until it's time to carve our pumpkins this year!

SWEET T

I'm in Tennessee at the moment visiting Sweet T.
I flew up here all by myself on the tiniest plane i have ever seen/been on. I felt like puking or grabbing onto the person next to me, but i got through it without doing either. I am not looking forward to the plane ride home though.

I guess being up here motivates me to actually USE my blog, poor neglected thing.
I've been trying to make mo & geri's look all nice and decided to take a break before i got too angry at it.



I don't know if I am biased just because Teagan is my baby niece, but I think she is one of the smartest babies I have met already. She keeps trying to roll over and is starting to use her voice and uses her arms to keep her boppy staying in her mouth. She doesn't just sit there which makes it so much nicer to admire her.

Oh, p.s.
I totally need my own laptop. STAT.

illustration friday post

theme: island

SO EXCITED

just know that i am rooting for you from far away and sending all of my positive vibes to you and the little one!!!

post secret #2

nice to know i'm not the only one.

illustation friday

topic: sailing

all i could think of was sailboats so i tried to pick something different.
HEY HEY. COLLAGES.
woops on all of the rubber cement.

oh, and here is my new hoodie travis bought me. can't wait til it gets cold so i can whip it out.

summer time!

a picture of madison and i on the way home from the beach.
the water was infested with jellyfish. thank goodness i didn't get stung.

we got vip status with an umbrella and chairs to lay out on.
it was HOT and i could feel the burn as soon as we got there.
i got to hang out with a few new people who were all pretty nice and fun.

i think i'm really starting to feel the burn in this picture! haha


soo say hello to my "new life."
i started training for my new job and monday and signed up for my benefits today.
it felt so adult and strange to me, especially when they started discussing life insurance.
i am super excited for my new job. it means more pay, PLUS i will get incentive bonuses. it also means i will have to take on more responsibility which i think i definitely need in my life.
tomorrow i'll go in and probably start off doing the same thing i have been for the last few months before i start learning the tricks of the trade. OH WELL. still excited to learn something new and getting that pretty little paycheck at the end of the month!

but as i'm writing about responsibility i am trying to avoid the ones i have around the house by writing this post. ha!

1s and 2s

baby shower weekend

rambo and charlotte playing
he was happy to find someone as wild and crazy as he is.
callie just wasn't having it.


where rambo stayed for the weekend because he was too rowdy.
"i'm locked out, they won't let me innn, they won't let me innn"


mo got first dibs on the "made with love" cupcakes i made for the baby shower.


mo and i in the baby's aweeesome room.
i'm displaying the painting i did for the baaby.


group shot on the back porch.
awww. how cute.

the baby shower was a success and it was good to see all of my family.
I'LL BE SEEING YOU GUYS SOON!
once lil baby _______ arrives!!!
hahaha

in other news, i start my new job on August 4th!
i'm excited for the bigger paychecks and the feeling of permanency.
i've been trying really, really hard to be more responsible as of late and i can see some positive changes.
the next few months to come are going to be life altering, in a good way, i can feel it.

p.s.
because i am so NICE i decided not to post any pictures without travis' permission.

nintendo no friendo

as you requested, mo.
rambo has started trying to bite mario when he jumps in the air.
he's always by my side while i play intently staring at the game.
i didn't even try to pose brain dead with mouth hanging open.


who is from berea, ohio?

i feel incredibly sleepy and lazy this week.
and i rock the dirty hippie look quite well, thanks.