A To Do List and an Award

I can't believe that this summer is almost over and I'm leaving for my SENIOR (AHHH) year a week from tomorrow. Obviously I'm sad to leave my family (as I always am) but I can't WAIT to get back and have fun for my last year (and maybe learn some things too haha) I'm a huge procrastinator when it comes to packing and normally I start doing all the things I need to do seriously like 2 days before I leave but this year I'm actually going to try to start ahead of time! Ok here are all the things that need to get done before I leave (all of these may or may not happen haha)

Pack (this is obvious)

Get my hair colored and cut

Get to all my annual checkups (I feel like I'm five saying this!)

HUGE trip to Target

Visit outlets and Nordstrom Rack

End of summer get together with my high school friends

Read at least 1 more book

Call Time Warner to get back to old cable plan (my old housemate changed it for the summer)

Dinner with my mom, C, and her mom one last time

Call barn by school to get in extra rides before tryouts
Get things together for my Fall Swap partner (SUPER excited about this one!)

Pack (I just looked at all my stuff and REALLY need to get started on this)

WOW...I have alot to get done and I'm almost positive I'm forgetting things. Hopefully the next time I post I'll be able to cross a couple of things off the list and be well on my way to being ready to move back!

The other major thing that happened today (besides the Sox just winning...YAY finally!) is that Mrs. Potts at Experiments in a Galley Kitchen gave the social butterfly award to some of her most recent followers and I was one of them!

"Love is like a butterfly, it goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes."
Author Unknown

This is such a fun award! I never really thought about it but I absolutely LOVE meeting new people and hosting parties so maybe that does make me a bit of a social butterfly! Here are my instructions: Please take this award, place it on your blog, and share it with whomever you wish. I'm taking Mrs. Potts lead and giving it to new followers whose blogs I just discovered and you should too!

Hi, Lane's Newlywed Scandals
The Wrights
Seersucker & Sundresses
Authentically Me
Southern Champagne Wishes

All of these ladies are so fabulous so make sure to check out their great blogs!
xoxo
KAC

PS ~ I'm thinking of hosting my very first giveaway soon...stay tuned

Lazy Sunday

This is probably going to be a relatively short post because although my weekend was nice and relaxing, I didn't really do anything too exciting so I'm kinda limited on things to write about! Friday I saw Julie and Julia which was amazing, and I thought Meryl Streep, Stanley Tuccci, and Amy Adams were FANTASTIC! The movie also kinda inspired me to start cooking (or in my case learning to cook...boiling water to add pasta, and making tacos are kinda the extent of my abilities right now haha.) Maybe it's just me, but while I love the idea of cooking (I always save yummy recipes that I find on blogs, and own a ton of cookbooks) I never get around to actually making any of it, however after seeing the movie I definitely want to try my hand at it, although I'm probably going to wait awhile until I tackle Julia Child!

Saturday I met up with my friends L and N in Back Bay for lunch and then we ended up walking around Newberry Street which was fun. I got some great pre-fall things at H&M, Second Time Around, and (surprisingly) American Apperal. American Apperal always kinda intimidates me, and I never think I'm cool enough to walk in the store, let alone buy anything from there, but I found a really cute striped skirt that will be perfect for late summer, and fall, when I can layer it over some tights. One thing that I love about that store and H&M is that I always crack up though at the salespeople because you can always tell that they're trying SO hard to be edgy that it ends up looking a little redic....one of the sales girls in H&M was rocking platinum blone hair, giant grandfather glasses, a nose ring (not a stud, but a hoop that sticks out...like a bulls) and this poofy flower dress that was layered over stirrup leggings...I guess her outfit was kinda cool and it was definitely unique haha but the whole thing was a little much!

Last night I stayed home and had dinner with my family, and ended falling asleep on the couch (sad I know haha) and woke up at 3am, so once I made it up to bed, I couldn't get back to sleep until 5am...UGH! Today has been a VERY lazy day, mainly due to the cloudy weather outside, but at least I have an excuse to stay inside all day and read which is fine by me! I guess this post wasn't as short as I thought it was going to be, but that's about it for now. Off to meet up with Jillian, and then looking forward to True Blood, Entourage, and Army Wives tonight, and also this show Defying Gravity that's on ABC....is anyone else watching it? It's alittle weird but kinda good and makes for a fun summer show. Have a great Sunday night!

xoxo
KAC

OMG!!

I couldn't think of a better title to describe my reaction when I found out I WON MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!! The giveaway was hosted by the amazing Savvy Mode and I found out this morning that I won these lovely babies



They're the Destiny heels in pewter metallic by Paris Hilton Footwear, and I am SO excited, I am already planning a ton of outfits to wear them with...Thanks Savvy Mode!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday...I was going to write about Tucker Blair, one of my new favorite brands, but I ended up going out last night with one of my good high school friends L, so I completely forgot, and will write about them next week! L and I had SUCH a great time last night...we went to the Met Bar and Grill (which I would highly recommend it was delish!) and had salads, drinks, and split this yummy wild mushroom ravoli with grilled chicken and brie...mmm I want some now! After, we then went to Fridays and the BBC (British Beer Company) for some drinks and girl talk. L is one of my very good friends from high school, however we haven't had the chance to chat together is a while so it was a great evening!

As it is with most nights where I think I'm going to come home early, I got home MUCH later than I wanted to and also drank ALOT more than I wanted to, so today I spent the day laying out in the back yard, enjoying the last Sookie Stackhouse book, and the sunshine. It has been so relaxing, and a perfect way to spend such a beautiful day! Right now I don't really have any plans for the weekend, so we'll see what happens but I hope you all have a fun and relaxing weekend!
xoxo
KAC

ETA: I also just wanted to say RIP John Hughes. Although I was a little young to see his movies when they were first released, I've avidly watched them when I was older, and he still is one of my favorite directors. His death is so sad, and he will greatly be missed!

Happy People Dancing

I just decided to switch my internet browser over from Safari to Firefox because Safari kept crashing, and it overall sucks in my opinion haha, but as I was going through my bookmarks to copy the ones that I wanted to keep I came upon this video that my aunt sent me last year (I SWEAR this isn't from The Daily Show haha)

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

Whenever I'm having a bad day or feeling just down in the dumps this video always makes me smile, and still gives me the goosebumps (for some random reason) even though I've seen it like 800 times haha. I especially like any of the scenes with the little kids, and the scene in India. Enjoy!
xoxo
KAC

Just For Fun

I don't often talk about politics on here (in fact I think this is the first time I'm bringing it up ha!) because I've always believed that you should never talk about politics, money, or religion, except with family or extremely close friends...and then I'm all for it. Still (and I promise there is a fun conclusion at the end of this) I am going to bring up a political issue right now because I saw something funny last night on The Daily Show, and thought I would share it!

To preface this clip slightly...I still need to educate myself more on health care, so I can speak more intelligently on the issue, however, I do believe that we need a reform of health care in this country. While I'm not against the idea of a government run health care program, I do believe that with the amount of job losses, now is not the best time to be increasing taxes. I also am all for politicians to simplify (not dumb them down) issues and present them in a fun way...however I think this senator missed the mark just a little bit. BAHHHH ok I tried for 20 min to embed the clip but the Comedy Central website hates me, and I can't find it on youtube, so if you're interested in checking out the clip you can watch it here.

Again, I really don't want to offend anyone on here, but I think that with all of the serious issues, it's ok to have fun with politics, and regardless of your party affiliation, be able to laugh! Also, it's fun to shake up things every once in awhile over here at A Boston Belle! Alright enough with that... just finished Jillian, so I'm off to have lunch, lay out in my backyard, and continue reading The Rope Walk, which is good but I still don't know if I love it even though I'm more than half way done.
xoxo
KAC

RIP Camera :(

After 3 years with my trusty pink Sony Cyber Shot, it officially died today, I think as the result of getting sand in it...maybe? Honestly I have NO idea why it died but I am SO sad, and I have a TON of pictures on it that I will have to get off...grrrrr. Also this couldn't come at a worse time because I really don't have the money for a new camera right now, due to the fact that I STILL haven't gotten paid at my job that I've been working at since May....but that story is for a totally different post! Sadly enough I won't be able to share pictures with you all until a little bit, but hopefully those pics will come eventually!!

In other news, I have developed a new obsession...Sweet Leaf Iced Teas.


Now I'm sure that these are nothing compared to real sweet tea down in the South, and, it comes in a TON of different flavors, which I'm sure that real sweet tea isn't supposed to, but for us Northern girls this stuff is pretty tasty!

Alright I'm pretty much out of anything exciting to talk about right now. Working at the store today, and then meeting up with Jillian after because I haven't done the shred in SOOO long...oops. OH (I just thought of something haha) does anyone know if the boston area Sonic has opened yet? If it has I might have to drive an hour to get my fix...I can't wait to have a Sonic (somewhat) close by when I get back to school! I also never knew that there's a Nordstrom Rack in Saugus, I think....has anyone been to it, and is it worth checking out??
xoxo
KAC

Home Sweet Home

Hello again I'm officially back from vacation and it was absolutely AMAZING!! We all had the best time and I miss all my family already...we're already booking the same cottage for next year and are planning on going for two weeks!! But as nice as vacation was sleeping in my own bed last night was so nice...theres nothing like it after coming back from vaca.

I don't know what it is but whenever I take a night flight, even if I don't sleep on the plane, I'm never tired when I get home. When we got home at 12am last night, I was def NOT tired so stayed up late watching True Blood from last week (and in my opinion I thought it was only OK) and didn't get to bed until 2am...ugh! I am SO tired today so I apologize and say that my long vacation recap will have to wait until tomorrow....I know you all will be holding your breath hahaha. 

Today it's kinda overcast here which is FINE by me because I'm planning on spending a very relaxing day unpacking, catching up on my dvr, and catching up on reader (538 posts...WOAH!) Hope everyone had a great and relaxing weekend and HAPPY AUGUST (well a day late)! Wow where did this summer go?

xoxo

KAC