tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145928392011-07-07T15:35:07.999-05:00Make it fun! Life, that is.Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.comBlogger1391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-10603241406432434452009-07-07T12:02:00.004-05:002009-07-07T12:09:41.352-05:00

These days off have given me lots of time to get caught up on things here at my house, but ALSO lots of time to read.The newest addiction is the Sookie Stackhouse series... a delightful set of fast-paced, witty novels (the HBO show TrueBlood is loosely based on the series - books are way better).Yes, vampire fiction seems to be the hot ticket lately with the whole "Twilight" thing. But I thought

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-80991363935641280592008-06-25T08:44:00.003-05:002008-06-25T09:12:45.675-05:00

Haven't blogged in a while because of a combination of busy-ness and laziness. But I wanted to tell the world that Dan and I are engaged!!! Sooooo very happy. :-)Get ready for a June '09 wedding, everyone!

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-58872552292243384472008-01-18T08:39:00.000-05:002008-01-18T09:06:17.120-05:00

Now it's time for a blatant product endorsement... PROBIOTICS. They've been all over the news as of late because of their immuno-boosting properties. Maybe you've been a bit skeptical. Let me tell you, they have changed my life. After having the sickest year of my life in 2007 (MRSA, 4 sinus infections, and the flu), I jumped on the probiotic train. And I am riding healthy!!!! Besides my

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-318032999088518432008-01-16T08:57:00.000-05:002008-01-16T09:01:37.832-05:00

So after 10 years of having a congested head and suffering from progressing sinus/allergy conditions, I finally conceded to visiting the allergist. This was more because of losing partial vision in my right eye because of an allergy-related histamine condition (temporary and correctable). It turns out that I’m very allergic to all varieties of mold but also to dust and cats. I started my

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-66460374382666700802008-01-09T12:10:00.000-05:002008-01-09T12:27:43.665-05:00

So my brother-in-law (more or less since he married one of my best friends), Phil, told me over the holidays that I don't blog enough any more. That's a nice way for saying, "Hey, Kristina, you haven't written anything for six months, slacker, and I miss hearing what you're up to!" In actuality, I'm really just kind of over the whole blogging thing. I don't like coming across preachy/braggy/etc.

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-35983941507220864862007-07-23T11:15:00.000-05:002007-07-23T11:22:09.580-05:00

Equally as busy... but there is light at the end of the tunnel! Basketball ends this week and I will be getting my life back. I'm so tired of constantly running and not being home - and I'm ready to have a free hour to call you all back!I've spent the last few weekends traveling: did the beach with my fam (relaxing, fun, great food), Penn State ArtsFest (again, great time with family, friends,

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-37866659587091154012007-07-06T12:39:00.000-05:002007-07-06T12:50:14.919-05:00

Yes, I know. I've been MIA. I'm sorry to all of you who have been calling without return phone calls. I really have been maxed out this month - I promise to call back very soon.Good stuff going on here, but very very busy. Basketball is in full swing and my girls are doing well. I do love them all. However, we have three weeks until we're done and it can't come a moment too soon - I want

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-55442686194492978042007-06-08T12:11:00.001-05:002007-06-08T12:22:45.421-05:00

So for Week #2, I flew to Los Angeles for vacation. My first order of business Tuesday morning (after arriving late Monday night) was finding a medical clinic… boil #1 had led to boil #2 which according to the doctor, means I had a staph infection. Fun. A few hundred dollars later, I was loaded with medicines and ointments. I swear I could’ve treat about 100 odd problems with the multitude of

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-21364993837931855362007-05-27T12:07:00.000-05:002007-06-08T12:23:13.219-05:00

I’ve been a busy gal since I last checked in… the big news is that I got a new job! I’ve really known in my heart for the past 6 months that I was ready to move on to the next opportunity, but didn’t find the right fit until this past month. I’m very excited about my new job – I’m working for a regional consulting company and heading up their marketing / graphic design efforts and helping to

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-47541440666917383642007-04-19T06:45:00.000-05:002007-04-19T13:15:13.685-05:00

I don't think any words can describe how horriffic the Virginia Tech shootings were. I am having a hard time even following the news coverage because it upsets me so much to see it and acknowledge it is real. Call me naive, but the fact that some people have so much hate in their hearts continues to confound me.This story has connection to me through my Penn State connection - one of the graduate

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-80929993015449725212007-04-06T06:30:00.000-05:002007-04-06T12:29:01.180-05:00

(for those of you that are wondering...it's merlot).

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-38587272990561867812007-03-23T23:36:00.000-05:002007-04-06T09:44:48.582-05:00

Beef Stroganoff. A seemingly innocent dish. And yet, Dan and I unknowingly played Russian roulette (no pun intended) with our dinner on Wednesday.I've been trying to cook more because the cook of my relationship is still a bit laid up with the achilles injury. I decided I wanted to make the classic Russian meal, beef stroganoff, for dinner this week.I chopped the ingredients and sauted them on

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-46406938576903082412007-03-23T19:22:00.000-05:002007-04-06T09:44:18.822-05:00

I almost hit these guys on the way home from the post office today. They were huge and had gobblers and were crossing the road when I rounded the bend! I had to slam on my brakes so I didn't hit them (and I think Dan was upset that I didn't bring home dinner...haha).

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-10664099316445041572007-03-13T22:00:00.000-05:002007-03-13T11:25:19.438-05:00

Wow. I just finished reading Emmy's blog recap of my weekend in Los Angeles with her and Marcia and I'm rolling on the ground laughing. I think she pretty much covered it all in typical glorious Emily detail (wink, wink). I just want to add how funny my friends are... I think we basically laughed for three days straight about stupid things. I really appreciate all the time and thought they put

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-34927117764483645192007-03-12T22:00:00.000-05:002007-03-13T11:03:52.811-05:00

I spent the last week in Las Vegas on a work trip (not too shabby!). Since the company rented our condo for the entire week, a few of my co-workers and myself went out early to relax and take on the town. I left Dan on Friday and flew to Las Vegas with Vince (relatively new coworker). We met up with Scott (coworker), John (brand new coworker), and Danielle (Scott's gf) on the Strip. They're all

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-49490025087774019282007-03-05T21:00:00.000-05:002007-03-13T10:41:22.806-05:00

"Tell Dan there's a movie about him - it's called 'Troy'," Apryle told me this past weekend. Unfortunately it's true - Dan tore his achilles tendon, had surgery, and was kind of laid up for the past two weeks. After a few wipeouts on the crutches (not gonna lie... alcohol was involved), he's getting around ok now and has minimal pain. He'll be walking again in a few weeks and able to rejoin the

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-64882525696235657802007-02-20T23:15:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:55:20.652-05:00

Today Fauschnaught Day (also known as Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, etc.) and the last day before the Christian season of Lent. The historical basis of the day is to use up the rich foods (fats, dairy products) in your home before Lent, a 40-day period of personal reflection and fasting before Easter, begins. My family's roots are very German / PA Dutch, so we eat doughnuts in

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-33222228737378088632007-02-18T21:16:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:30:51.336-05:00

As great as it was to ski on fresh powder at the beginning of the storm, it was equally as bad dealing with the remnants of the snow, sleet, and ice two days later. Just wanted to complain in general about the shitty plow job in central pa (with the exception of New Cumberland - kudos to being on top of it!!) and the fact that all our major interstates in the eastern half of the state had to

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-46998407161163707532007-02-15T06:24:00.000-05:002007-02-15T10:17:53.670-05:00

Sending Valentine's Day love to you all!My sweetie and I decided to celebrate an untraditional Valentine's Day, brought about by the foot of fresh snow central PA just received. After work on Tuesday, Dan and I donned the ski gear, loaded ourselves into the truck, and headed out to Ski Roundtop! We had a fantastic evening even though it started to sleet mid-way through the session (we were really

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-36878122786715545152007-02-11T23:00:00.000-05:002007-02-12T14:44:58.503-05:00

I haven't posted in a month because I've been really busy working on stuff with Cait and Kim for our new company, Black Lotus Designs. We're importing and selling high-grade pearl jewelry from China, so contact me if you're looking for something special for your Valentine's Day sweetie (guaranteed not to break the bank)!This past weekend was the 3rd Annual Ski Weekend in the Poconos. I got to

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-42181083635078208792007-01-15T11:23:00.000-05:002007-01-15T11:37:55.865-05:00

-Today on my way to work, I saw a minivan complete with a handicapped-person license plate and spinning silver RIMS. Explain that one to me.-"Hey, Culligan man!" On my way to work, I also saw a water truck parked along the side of the road. The truck apparently couldn't make it down a steep driveway without dropping its load - 40 or so 5 gallon water jugs were strewn across the roadway. Cars were

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-75730459849729501902007-01-13T01:22:00.000-05:002007-01-13T11:44:55.004-05:00

"I have no idea what this thing is, but it looks like it would be a great display for your pearls... and it was only $1 at Goodwill," said my mom tonight when she gave me this treasure. We had a good laugh flipping it in different directions (Maybe it was mounted on the wall? No. Maybe it was hung from the ceiling? No. etc. etc.) She thinks it's a display of some sort. I think it's a tandem

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-15989850879269942922007-01-09T11:29:00.000-05:002007-01-09T12:15:30.444-05:00

I haven't written in a while because life has been very crazy. Here's a quick update.A great past weekend. On Friday, I went to the movies by myself (Emmy would be proud!) and then packed up my Christmas stuff while watching Cars and reminiscing about the open road and dreaming about more adventures with my girlfriends. On Saturday, Dan and I went to a birthday party. The birthday girl:

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1166554088068841752006-12-19T13:45:00.000-05:002006-12-19T13:48:08.080-05:00

Tell me this doesn't touch your heart at Christmas!

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1166461673338195602006-12-18T11:52:00.000-05:002006-12-18T12:46:57.726-05:00

It's officially Christmas - yesterday was my Skating recital and party! Both were a great time and a huge success. Big love to Dan for help in the kitchen and for moral support and for putting up with my grouchiness and near-breakdowns all week. Also, to Mom for being great as always. :-)Things that make me happy this Christmas: -Choose & cut Christmas trees. -Getting to see just about everyone I

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1166116673744658912006-12-14T12:17:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:17:53.756-05:00

The world's tallest man saved two dolphins by reaching into their stomachs and removing pieces of plastic that veterinarians couldn't reach with their surgical instruments, according to reports from China. http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/12/worlds_tallest_.html

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1166112927146259372006-12-14T11:12:00.000-05:002006-12-14T11:15:27.183-05:00

My beautiful, fat Christmas tree decorated and ready for my big party this weekend! Boy do I ever love the fat trees.If only my baking/cooking was as far along as my house decorating...

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1165936578939004242006-12-12T10:10:00.000-05:002006-12-12T10:16:18.940-05:00

I caught Santa in the act today doing a little neighborhood garbage cleanup in preparation for his big night next week... (It's hard to see, but he's actually hanging on to the side of the truck in the full outfit - including boots!)

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1165936232764572812006-12-11T09:45:00.000-05:002006-12-12T10:17:17.406-05:00

The #1 rule of choosing a Christmas tree: always overestimate its size - because 99% of the time, it will be way bigger once you get it inside... (I have been burned by this before... like the year that Doug and I chose such a fat tree that there was no room under or around the tree for gifts and we ended up just piling them all in the middle of the floor in front of it).This past weekend, my

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1165513171497868542006-12-07T12:37:00.000-05:002006-12-07T12:39:31.520-05:00

Apparently this is a big problem at the Dollar General store in York. Notice the body sprays they're talking about are all Body Fantasy seconds from K-Mart...

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1165376577537539092006-12-05T22:10:00.000-05:002006-12-05T22:44:59.513-05:00

When I was a kid, my mom and I started a little Christmas tradition for my grandma. Mom would take me shopping and would let me choose two lighted houses to buy for Grandma as Christmas gifts. I remember scrutinizing over the different choices, wanting to make the best possible choice by picking the ones she would like best. The Quilt Shop, Bakery, and Book Store were early picks, and I continued

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1163778777559939922006-11-17T10:43:00.000-05:002006-11-17T10:52:57.610-05:00

I'm coaching rec league basketball again this year, and had my first practice last night. I am super stoked. The girls can play. As much as I adored my 8-year-olds last year, I'm excited that I moved up to the 5th/6th grade league this year. When I drafted my team last year, I chose kids with a well-rounded set of skills - some were excellent shooters, some were better-than-average at

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1163614396350308602006-11-15T13:13:00.000-05:002006-11-15T13:35:41.200-05:00

It's been kind of a slow week, so some random household stories...As many of you know, I am a bit of a crazy cleaner. I like my apartment to be spotless. I clean a LOT. In the past I've always hated all Chlorox / bleach products because of the nauseating smell. I've never cleaned with it. Well, I was recently encouraged (and I'm sure you can guess by whom) to move over to the Dark Side in order

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1163439588278884092006-11-13T12:17:00.000-05:002006-11-15T13:23:21.950-05:00

After a crazy October with football, weddings, and travel, November has slowed down quite a bit (except that I have been sick with a sinus infection which left me with some mono relapse... severe fatigue for the past 2 weeks... sleeping 10 hours/night, but things are much better this week).Notable things I've been up to as of late since you've all been wondering why I went AWOL:...F&T Banquet-

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1162239959489903642006-10-30T15:06:00.000-05:002006-11-03T13:52:44.816-05:00

This weekend I went to Washington D.C. to visit my buddy Paul and to see Cassie (my cousin) run in the United States Marine Corps Marathon. As you all know, I have a special place in my heart for this city because of living there for a while. It was a lovely Fall weekend with some of my very favorite people in one of my very favorite places!Paul, his friends, and I went out in costume for

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161959014884263402006-10-27T09:19:00.000-05:002006-10-30T17:14:58.183-05:00

I work near a farm, so I visited their pumpkin patch on the way home and bought some pumpkins. Dan and I cooked dinner and spent the evening watching Halloween movies and carving our pumpkins. Always a fun time.The Halloween season has been great this year... some of my favorite things have been: carving pumpkins, watching Halloween and scary movies, roasting pumpkin seeds, drinking lots of hot

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161636687847283442006-10-19T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-23T15:51:27.976-05:00

Today was our final day in the Bahamas. Dan and I had such a great time snorkeling on Rose Island on Monday that we tried to do it again on our own. We rented gear and walked a mile down the shoreline past the resorts (Atlantis, bayside pictured above) ... the surf was heavier than we anticipated and we were too scared to swim out from the beach too far without a boat or life preserver close by (

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161635491480316122006-10-18T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-23T15:31:31.480-05:00

Today was a wonderful bummy day. We spent the entire day on the beach and by the lagoon with Kristi and Miguel. I read an entire book and worked on my awesome tan.We spent the evening drinking Corona (we splurged at $45/case because we were so sick of rum) and playing cards on the Atlantis grounds with Kristi and Miguel. The guys rigged a cooler out of a grocery bag and the case box and filled

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161635098729397962006-10-17T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-23T15:26:37.846-05:00

Today we met with Kristi and Miguel midday to take a water taxi into Nassau. It was kind of disappointing. Our overall impression of Nassau was that it was dirty and run-down. It didn't feel safe. And it was really sad to see how much poverty there is here with the ritzy white Atlantis a stone toss away. It was just frustrating.Shopping was not what I expected either. Everything was expensive and

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161628890315655972006-10-16T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-23T14:47:30.833-05:00

Today we spent the entire day on an excursion to Rose Island, an all-inclusive packaged event organized by Club Land'or. We met up around 11 am with the group (15 or so couples, both young and old) that were staying at Land'or and boarded the large party boat (pontoon-like). We knew the day would be really fun when the first thing the boat captain did was hand us a drink upon boarding. We cruised

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161628437910786672006-10-15T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-23T13:33:57.976-05:00

Sunday was a relaxing day. Dan cooked breakfast for me and we spent half the day on the beach. I spent the afternoon with Kristi and her family at the lagoon beach on Atlantis. Dan and Miguel left us for the afternoon to cheer the Saints and the Titans on to victory at the sports bar (have you noticed the common theme of the daily visit to the sports bar, yet?)One of the cooler things I saw today

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1162583586970505342006-10-14T22:00:00.000-05:002006-11-03T15:15:39.196-05:00

The beautiful bride before the ceremony.Kristina, Kristi & her parents.Kristina & Kristi."Here comes the bride..." on steel drum.Walking down the "aisle."Wedding guests (including Miami Vice Dan) watch the start of the wedding. Notice Grandpa without shoes on! Awesome.Bride and groom.The wedding. So relaxed and lovely.Mr. & Mrs.!Arriving at the waterfront reception.My friends are so damn cool -

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161625954739203902006-10-14T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-24T09:32:33.740-05:00

Kristi and I woke up around 9 and went for breakfast. After breakfast we parted ways and I walked back to Land'or (10 minutes away) and met up with Dan. He had already been out to buy perishable groceries (I love this guy). Since the Bahamas are known for being really expensive, we brought an entire suitcase of canned goods to cook all our meals. Dan and I spent the day on the beach. I alternated

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161624318404925102006-10-13T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-24T09:34:30.186-05:00

Happy Friday the 13th (Sending special love to Colorado today!)!!Dan and I caught a plane from Newark this morning (complete with breakfast and a movie) and arrived in beautiful sunny Nassau around noon to the sound of the Junkanoo band. 85 degrees, heavy humidity and lots of sunshine. How I love the Caribbean!We are staying at Club Land'or, a smaller "resort" with several villas. It's one of the

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1161623957139559492006-10-12T21:00:00.000-05:002006-10-23T12:38:06.776-05:00

On my way to the Bahamas! Tonight I drove to Philly with Dan since we are flying out of Newark International early tomorrow morning. We stayed the night with Cait’s mom and brother in the cute farmhouse they're renting in Bucks county… wine and cheese and great conversation, as always. Makes me miss Cait a ton. 4:30 wake-up call... but warm weather beckons!Let's all get on the same page to give

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1160685802440939972006-10-12T15:38:00.000-05:002006-10-12T15:45:21.126-05:00

I'm heading to the Bahamas tomorrow (with Dan) for Kristi & Miguel's wedding and a much-needed week-long vacation!! If you're going to be down there, stop by and say "hi." I'll be the hot bikini-clad brunette on the beach reading the James Patterson book with my boat drink in hand. I'll be lounging on the chair next to the blonde guy wearing a kilt... regimental, of course. Sounds like a party

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1162581920250701222006-10-10T13:00:00.000-05:002006-11-03T14:52:03.506-05:00

I swiped these awesome pictures from Phil's Dad's website and from Marcia so you all can "attend" Apryle & Phil's beautiful wedding!The groom and groomsmen anxiously await.Carrie (Phil's sister).Kristina (Apryle's childhood friend).Emily (Apryle's childhood friend).Marcia (Apryle's childhood friend).The bridesmaids.Apryle and her dad.The wedding.Prayer & vows.Doug (Apryle's childhood friend &

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Apryle, one of my oldest and best friends, got married this weekend - it was lovely. I'll add more pictures when I get them from our unofficial photographer, Marcia (thanks for the ones you already sent, babe!) but here are some nice ones.Reflections / recap on the weekend...FRIDAY: Afternoon rehearsal at Apryle's church. It was surreal hearing Apryle and Phil go through wedding vows. Then the

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1159898306114639002006-10-03T16:00:00.000-05:002006-10-03T16:42:03.536-05:00

Watch Doug come shooting down the steel chain, riding his trusty steed, trying to "slay" the dragon by pulling the ring off the dragon's mouth with his lance. Success!

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Brother & sister axe throwing.A better shot of us in costume.Going Regimental?! (Dan (right) & his Faire buddy, Tim).

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What a great weekend!On Friday night, Dan and I met up with Kristi, Miguel, and Kiko (Miguel's brother) at the Lancaster Brew Pub. It was WONDERFUL to hang out and catch up with them and chat about their upcoming wedding!!! We enjoyed the beer, too... it's a great microbrewery for those of you looking for a new place to check out.Saturday I was in State College, cheering Penn State to victory

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1159025931842694872006-09-23T10:23:00.000-05:002006-10-12T15:35:50.130-05:00

So I celebrated my 25th birthday on Thursday and received so much love from all of you!! Thanks for thinking of me, guys. I am blessed to have such beautiful people in my life and I love you all so much.My birthday consisted mainly of eating (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). My friend Connie (from work) bought me some beautiful yellow roses and lilies for my desk and took me out to lunch at

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1158590970796255932006-09-18T09:26:00.000-05:002006-09-19T09:13:38.316-05:00

Some people might think it would be strange to date someone who has a kid but it's really not. Dan's daughter, Erika, is 16 and sweet and lots of fun. It's actually kind of nice because we're only nine years apart in age, so we have a lot more in common than our affections for Dan. It's kind of a big sister/little sister relationship.Anyway, I took Erika to State College with me this weekend for

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Doug the Gladiator proudly models Dan and Erika's thoughtful gift/costume (23 never felt so good!)West Coast love (notice the sideways helmet).Gladiator battles and kills his mortal enemy.Gladiator makes a wish & blows out the candles.A Stamm family tradition - Gladiator stabs his cake.A perfect stab.

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As Dan reminded me, there was another 21-Humor moment at the bar last night that I failed to mention. Back Story: We went out a few weeks ago after football, and our friend Chad* and some woman were macking on each other. He ended up going home with her (nothing happened, he tells us). We all love Chad, but I think even he would admit that he's a bit of a hot dog (the guy wins a variation of

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So last night after football, I went out to our favorite neighborhood sports bar with Dan, Mike, Keith, and Doug for some wings and lager. We sat down at a bar table and our waitress walked over to give us menus. We ordered a few pitchers and I looked at her and thought, 'This woman looks familiar... I've seen her before' - then it hits me. I know her because she works at my doctor's office. The

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Wow. I don't even know what to say about that Penn State / ND game yesterday except I was disappointed on several fronts. Our boys played hard, but it was basically a Penn State-worst-case-scenario situation. The score wasn't reflective of the quality of athletes on the field - it was a reflection of inexperience, stupid mistakes, and crappy calls (clipping?! wtf?!).I can handle a loss like this,

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1157740648833372912006-09-08T13:20:00.000-05:002006-09-08T16:31:30.980-05:00

Notre Dame is so freakin full of themselves (way more than Penn State) ... I snagged this photo off the internet to share with you all. It's the carved facade over the entrance of their church on campus (to which I was unhappily drug along to tour by my Catholic ex-bf, I might add).All this media coverage about ND tradition is driving me nuts. Let me enlighten you... we were playing the game

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1157661389120680132006-09-07T15:28:00.000-05:002006-09-07T16:13:10.853-05:00

Why does such a sporty little car have such a big name?I've had my car, Desdemona, for a little over a year now (yes, I am one of those people that names their cars). She is a small and sporty with an amazing mp3/CD/iPod stereo system and a moonroof - and attitude to match it.Naming a car takes some insight... because even if you like a name it may not fit your particular new vehicle once you

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1158344850132248382006-09-06T13:17:00.000-05:002006-09-15T13:27:30.286-05:00

Erika (Dan's daughter) turned 16 today. Dan and the girls (his two sisters, sister-in-law, mom, and me) went out to dinner with her to celebrate. Gotta love El Rodeo!

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Everything you need to start a fire... matches, newspaper, a bag of wood, and BEER.Labor Day weekend was just about perfect. I got to talk to Cait on Friday night for a long time, so that started things off well. On Saturday morning, I got an early start and drove up to Penn State (amidst Hurricane Ernesto's lingering downpour) listening to the Miami/Orange Bowl Power Hour to tailgate for the

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I just want to note how weirded out I am today... I'm doing some preliminary research for the Dataforma Christmas card for 2006 and I'm searching on a stock photography/art site called Corbis for images/inspiration. Why is it that when I search on the term "Santa," every 20 or so images is one of MICHAEL JACKSON?Yes, whether or not you like Jacko, he has done a lot of volunteering for children.

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On Friday, I took half the day off and went to see Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ with my friend, Jesse. We had a really great time. One particularly funny moment was when we were pulling into the overflow parking lot (after taking us nearly FOUR hours to get there because of horrible traffic). We were stopped right in the middle of the crosswalk and I commented

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A few tidbits for your mid-week:Let's Go State! (Courtesy of Jeremy's Blog- thanks!)Washington Monthly ranks colleges a little differently from U.S. News & World Report. And Penn State shoots to the top as a result: No. 3, just behind M.I.T. and U.C. Berkeley. "By devising a set of criteria different from those of other college guides, we arrived at sharply different results. Top schools sank,

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A lovely weekend for this busy girl! I took the day off on Friday because my friend Curtis was getting married. Curtis is a former instructor of mine at Penn State and was very very helpful after I joined the working world thereafter. We became really good friends in the past year and a half... another one of those "big brothers" in my life that I value so much.Although Curtis' family is from New

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Meet the newest members of the family! Dan and I won some goldfish at the carnival last night... they've been affectionately been named "Richard" and "Anchor." Not sure how long they may be with us... my luck with fish seems to be that they either a) die in the first week or b) live for 15 freakin years. We'll just have to see.Still, the number one scaled creature in my heart is still and will

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What a weekend! I wasn't sure exactly how my weekend would go after the dramatic display put on by my ex (might I add again how much this just breaks my heart to see him conducting himself like that), but it shaped up to be a lot of fun.I spent Saturday morning going to yard sales with Dan, Doug, and my mom. It was a good day for me... I'm on a board game binge right now... I bought Cranium,

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Thanks for all the love in the past week, guys... I had a difficult week, for some reason, and was feeling kind of down about things. But you all remind me how lucky I am, and for that, I LOVE YOU to death! Time to let it all go, I know.This is pretty random, but one of the things I've been thinking about a lot lately is Cuba and all the possibilities of change in the next few years. I think I've

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I spent the weekend camping with my family (and Dan and Lexie) at the Father Folk Fest, a wonderful local home-grown folk festival. It did not disappoint.There is nothing like camping and listening to amazing music with great people! I find that I get so inspired when I spend time with such creative folks... you can just feel the positive vibe in the air. Such love.I was thinking this weekend

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Sending lots of birthday love to my soul sista, Caitlin...Cait turns 24 today and just finished up with a white-water rafting trip in Thailand. I miss this girl like crazy and am making a request to you all, even if you don't know Cait well or even at all, to send a little love her way (Birthday wishes via a card, a small care package, etc). Imagine what it must be like to live halfway around the

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1153763851030557402006-07-24T12:39:00.000-05:002006-07-24T14:31:59.546-05:00

I had an all-American weekend this past weekend. It was pretty low-key and relaxing, but much needed after my frenzied schedule of the last few weeks.I went to Doug and Dave's show (co-headlined it) at a local coffee shop on Friday and it was excellent, as usual. I am becoming quite the coffee shop frequenter. Afterward, Doug, Lexie and I rented a movie (the Matador) and ate "tapas" (really,

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1153344497196274792006-07-19T16:27:00.000-05:002006-07-19T16:35:00.686-05:00

I've been home now for three days and I just had this startling revelation - one of my Life List items has been checked off!! What an accomplishment!I am still on such a high from our Route 66 road trip. It was one of the best journeys of my life with two of my absolute favorite people. I am so lucky.For those of you who missed my explanation post on 4/6/06, my definition of "Life List" is as

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Well, it's been a pretty crazy and amazing last week, traveling the Mother Road with my two oldest friends and seeing America coast-to-coast. For those of you that have not been following it, check out our trip blog at http://route66pirates.blogspot.com .Everyone should, at least once in their life, take the quintessential road trip with their best buddies. Do it. America has so much beauty and

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I took these photos around 7 pm Wednesday night... the water is significantly higher now (Thursday morning).Entrance to New Cumberland Borough Park. The flooded F&T field is in the distance!Flooded New Cumberland Borough Park (notice the ducks swimming on the field, guys!)Water level up to the base of the Iron Bridge (it's under water this morning).Entrance to the boat docks on the river (water

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(click on the photo for an enlarged view of the current)Well guys, my worst fears were realized. Last night when I got home from dinner with Dan and the 'rents, my apartment floor was well on its way to being completely flooded (due to the excessive amount of rain we have received in the past 6 days). Apparently this is the largest quantity of rain Southcentral PA has received in the last 100

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1151443469636159872006-06-27T16:22:00.000-05:002006-06-27T16:27:19.303-05:00

Have I mentioned lately how much I love these guys?! The 2006 season is well under way and tons of fun... a bunch of new recruits, too!

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Life has been pretty slow the past few... here are the most notable moments of the past two weeks...n Shawn installed my recessed lighting under my kitchen cabinets. Looks FANTASTIC! Very excited.n I checked out the Celtic Festival in Glen Rock with Dan two weeks ago. We also realized there is a very cool boat dock in New Cumberland. We're seriously thinking about buying kayaks so we can be

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1150900861677318522006-06-21T09:31:00.000-05:002006-06-21T09:41:01.706-05:00

I was told I wasn't allowed to post this pic, but then when I didn't, I think there was some disappointment... haha... so now I am.This was taken during my apt. "photo shoot."

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Since many of you have asked to see pics of the place, here are a few for your viewing pleasure (finally, I know)!This is my house from the outside (featuring Desdemona!)I've got a huge Living Room... here are shots from three different angles... gotta love those lovely red couches!Living Room (pic 2)Living Room (pic 3)Kitchen (pic 1)Kitchen (pic 2)BathroomBedroom (pic 1)Bedroom (pic 2)Bedroom (

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Getting SO excited for the road trip!!!!! If you've made the trip before and have any suggestions, please pass them our way.Check out our new trip blog! - http://route66pirates.blogspot.com

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I've had a great week this past week...Drinking:It began with a Penn State College of Comm Alumni-only event at Troeg's Brewery on Tuesday. For those of you unfamiliar with the Harrisburg area, Troegs is one of the two microbreweries here. As the event coordinator said, "We knew how to get a bunch of Penn Staters to come out tonight - free beer." Oh so true.Emily and I sampled all variations on

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My housewarming barbeque was this past Sunday and was a lovely time... 35 of my favorite family and friends came to check out my new pad and to eat great Zerby-family food! Boy do I ever appreciate what great cooks my mother and her sisters are!!!I am fortunate enough to have a nice-sized back yard, so not only did I have a big area for food tables, seating and Dan's grill, I was able to put up a

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Dan and I went to see the circus last night (I've finally found a man that loves the Greatest Show On Earth as much as I do... Yay!!) and had a spectacular time. We rushed home from work and to the venue because there was an "Animal Open House" before the show and we wanted to see the elephants up close (see pic below).Overall, the show was very good. This year Ringling Bros. ditched the 3-rings

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1148413010640436352006-05-23T14:21:00.000-05:002006-05-23T14:48:54.943-05:00

It's another Tuesday at work, and there is nothing for me to do. Making worthwhile use of my college degree/dual minors sitting here by myself (the men all went golfing) to answer the phones that are not ringing. Not very happy.It's weird, I still can't understand this whole "living in the real world" thing sometimes. You work your ass off in high school to get into the college of your choice.

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This may sound really strange, but I'm starting to think that Satan has a summer residence in New Cumberland. Is it possible that the devil manifests himself in human form in this day and age?I've started seeing really weird things since I moved. At first, it was little glimpses out of the corner of my eye... quick shadows and unexplained motions and other bizarre things. This past week, however,

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1147720495813358862006-05-16T14:05:00.000-05:002006-05-16T12:48:37.083-05:00

A big congrats to Doug (my little bro), Ben (my cousin) and all of their friends... They graduated from Penn State this weekend and are well on their ways to carving out their places in the world. We hosted a wonderful graduation celebration for the boys at Sandy and Joe's house, complete with Zerby food, a keg of Yuengling, and live music courtesy of the Good Route. So proud!Doug at the Nittany

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This was the video clip Apryle and Phil took of Emmy and I skating in the Rockies on the frozen pond (approximately 9,500 feet above sea level - correct me if I'm wrong, guys) back in February when we visited them. Notice the lovely waltz jump! You can really appreciate this if you realize that the temperature was about 25 degrees, the wind was blowing about 40 mph, and I was wearing layers of

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Today I wanted to express heartfelt gratitude to all the people who have shown me kindness, most notably right now with my move. I am so touched at all of your generosity, both in spirit, material items, and manpower, and I appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart. I am SO lucky to have the best group of people around me to call family and friends.Special thanks to:Mom & Dad- The bedroom

Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804762767529564983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592839.post-1147270618293202012006-05-10T09:10:00.000-05:002006-05-10T12:05:10.216-05:00

"Apple Automotive - Serving York Counties Automotive Needs for 21 Years!"Boy, nothing makes a company lose credibility in my book like bad spelling/grammar permanently painted on the back of all of its work vans! Today's Idiot Award goes to Apple Automotive. (I took this winning shot from the camera phone while I was driving to work this morning).Now, I know that we all have our days that we make

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What kind of week would it be without me seeing weirdness on the road? Here are the four most recent...TOWING INCIDENTS:1. A truck towing a behind-the-truck transport trailer made from none other than another truck's bed... that's right. These people sliced a truck bed off, soldered some sort of metal to the front of it where the truck cab used to be, soldered a hitch on it, hooked it up to their

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Since it's been a slow day at work and my personal life is status quo (still in moving hell!), I found this little survey on the net today and thought I'd post for your reading pleasure. Forgive me.4 Jobs I've Had in My Life...1. Marketing Director (currently)2. Bank Teller3. Fine Art framer4. Warehouse staff (Service Merchandise)4 Movies I Could Watch Over and Over...1. The Sound of Music (you

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My new sofa & loveseat! (no, this is not my living room... it's the catalog pic of the furniture)My weekend was dedicated to the new apartment. Dan and I worked really hard at cleaning and moving stuff in... (next weekend will be the official move-in date after I've cleaned everything top to bottom and have painted the bedroom).On Friday I went to check out used stuff at my mom's friend's

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I've bit the bullet and I'm moving! Hello, independence (again)! I found a nice one-bedroom place in New Cumberland (ironically, a few blocks from Dan's place).It's a nice spacious place in the basement of a business ... a 15'x15' kitchen (a GREAT kitchen), a 15'x15' living room, a decent sized full bathroom, and a 9'x12' bedroom. Great closet space... all white ceramic tile floors... decent

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Miami Reunion at the Phyrst!Aside from the rain, Blue/White weekend was fantastic! We tailgated at the Niebel's house and watched the game on the 50 yardline. Cannot wait for football season 2006.I spent Saturday night at the Phyrst with Dan, Emmy, Andrew, Doug, Lexie, Ben, Erika, Curtis, Dave Williams, and more... Jenn, Marc, Abby and Tori were all there, too! Miami reunion!Highlight of the

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We are 110 days into 2006 already- can you believe it? Spring is finally making itself known in Central Pennsylvania. I had the moonroof open today in my car (which, by the way, if you have the option to upgrade to a moonroof and a kick ASS stereo system with ipod plugin capabilities package in your new car, DO IT. The best $1500 ever spent!) and was enjoying the glorious sunshine. And I had

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Christmas is probably my favorite time of year overall. In regards to individual holiday days, however, Easter is my favorite. Maybe it's because Christmas has become so commercialized that it's difficult to feel the quiet, beautiful religious undertones in it all. Perhaps it's because my Grandma (she's an angel now) always loved Easter and so many of my past Easters involved spending time with

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http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/This guy's story has to be one of the coolest things I've ever read about... I would totally be friends with him. Basically he started with a single red paperclip and is trying to barter his way into a house...Amazing.21 humor at its GREATEST.

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Green Skies is officially out! For those of you wanting to get a copy of my brother's 5th CD, please contact me at kburlew@gmail.com. Price is $10 (plus shipping if I have to mail it to you) and it was done professionally! Doug's sound goes in a whole new direction with this CD - and it includes some of his best material to date.And there's a song on there all about me. :-)

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Thunder 2005 /2006 - My girls! Gotta love them!On to happier things! I had a great weekend. I went drinking on Friday night with a few old friends and one very cool new friend. Good guys - good times. Then I spent the rest of the weekend helping Dan move. He was forced to move out of the house he was renting because the land was sold. Progress is so sad sometimes.So I spent my weekend with him,

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I try to keep this blog light and happy because I like to promote the beautiful things that life should be... but sometimes it's good to acknowledge the ugly things so that you are reminded to hold yourself to higher standards. The anger and pain that comes from the act of cheating on another person is one of these things. Hopefully this entry will make some of you think about the destructive

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