Have No Fear...I'm Still Here!

Hi All! I promise that I'm still here and planning on writing an actual post very very soon. I got back from vacation a couple weeks ago, and was in a bit of a late summer funk all last week. Then today, because I've been at work for 2 months (really can't believe that it's been that long) I had my first performance review today. It went really well but I obviously have a TON I have to work on and I really need to kick it up and get into gear before my next review in a month. So that's just a quick glimpse of what's been going on lately, but I really do promise I'll do a real post soon...hopefully this week. So, sorry for the lack of posting lately and...Stay Tuned!
xoxo
KAC

Read this book...NOW!

Ok so seriously you all need to stop reading this post and run to your nearest Boarders/Barnes and Nobles/Library/ whatever and read this book:

Have any of you heard of this book? The movie (with Zac Efron who looks AMAZING) Charlie St. Cloud is based on it, and it's seriously one of the best books I've ever read. It's about a guy who looses his brother in a tragic car crash, and suddenly develops this "gift" to not only see him but others who have not yet moved on to Heaven. He also meets a girl, Tess, and well...there's a GIANT twist that I'm not going to spoil but I totally didn't see it coming. Based on the trailer for the movie I don't know how much of that twist they're going to address in the movie, but it looks good either way. This book is a really short read and I know you all will LOVE it!

This is the trailer for the movie (which I can't wait to see!)



Also on a totally random note, is anyone else out there excited for Weeds to start? I saw this preview yesterday and can't WAIT!



I love that all of the Botwins are on the road and I think it's going to be really funny to see where they end up. Have a good Wednesday night everyone!

My New Haircut

Obviously it's a pretty slow day in my life if I'm posting about my hair haha, but a couple of you asked to see a picture of it so here it is:

Totally not a great picture of me but oh well. In other news...I'm going to CHICAGO tomorrow!! AHHH I am so so excited. A couple of my friends and I are having a mini reunion (even though we've only been graduated for two months ha) and on Saturday we're seeing Tom Petty! It's going to be an amazing weekend and I can't wait. So I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend yourself and I'll be back on Monday.

Oh and b/c the title of this post totally reminded me of this, here's "my new haircut." Do you all remember this? I haven't seen it for awhile but it still cracks me up haha.



xoxo
KAC

What I'm Loving Right Now

I was going to post this last night but it rained so our cable and internet went out (which makes perfect sense right?) Anyway there's a bunch of things that I'm kind of obsessed with right now and since I'm too lazy to upload pictures I thought I'd share them with you! So without further ado here we go:


First off is True Blood. Um how great is this season so far? I'm absolutely OBSESSED with Eric this season, and Bill's plot line is actually interesting, although I don't believe for a second that he's not in love with Sookie. My only complaint is that Eric and Sookie ACTUALLY need to get together, and if they have another freaking dream sequence about it I'm going to scream. My other complaint is that I think Tara is now one of the most annoying/useless characters on the show and I wish they would do more with her character...although after seeing the previews for next week that might happen.

Chicago! I'm going there this weekend to meet up with friends and see Tom Petty and I am SO SO excited. Friday seriously can't come soon enough!

So obviously everyone loves Friends including me, but I haven't actually watched the show in forever until I put it on last night while I was falling asleep. Man I forgot how funny this show is! I'm watching season 3 right now and it's the perfect thing to watch at night.


Rice pudding, more specifically rice pudding from Trader Joes. Wow this stuff is SO yummy, and althought it's not the best, at 130cal per serving it's not the worst thing in the world for you. In a broder sense I'm also in love with Trader Joes in general and (along with the West Side Market) am probably going to make it my go to grocery store.

So who cares that this is almost half a months rent. This is the most AMAZING pbag I've ever seen and I want to make it mine NOW. Hmmmm maybe it'll go on sale eventually? One can hope haha.

So those are just a couple things that I'm obsessed with right now...what are you all loving?
xoxo
KAC

A Lazy Dazy Weekend

After the craziness that was my 4th of July weekend (I swear I'll post that recap eventually) I was actually really happy to have a weekend to do absolutely nothing. Friday my roommate and I stayed in and got REALLY good Indian food from this hole in the wall place in Ohio City. We usually don't agree on what to watch on TV but finally found Miracle which we both love. On Saturday I went to try a new salon to get my hair cut and colored because it was in HORRIBLE shape. I don't know about all of you, but I tend to stick with my hair dresser for a while so I was really nervous to try someone new, but she turned out to be fantastic! The salon was great too and everyone was so nice I would totally recommend it to anyone and can't wait to go back again soon.

Last night my roommate and another friend tried a new Vietnamese restaurant that was delish, and then went out for some margs before calling it a night. Today we went to lunch it Little Italy before hitting the beach in Bay Village. The beach was WAYY crowded and the sand was kinda gross but it was so nice to be by the water on this gorgeous day, and to lay out. So that was my WAY boring but relaxing weekend. What did you all do?
xoxo
KAC

Rah Rah Rah

I was going to take the chance tonight to recap on seriously the best weekend EVER but I'm postponing that post because I just got sucked into one of my favorite things ever: Cheerleader Nation.



Does anyone else remember this show? It aired the summer before I started college and documented the Dunbar varsity cheerleaders as they tried to win their third national championship in a row (I don't remember if they ended up winning it or not.) I was absolutely ADDICTED to this show and completely freaked when I found that it was on tonight. So now instead of going to bed so I don't end up falling asleep at work (like I almost did today) I'm absolutely glued to the tv.

Thinking about my addiction to this show reminds me of other movies/tv shows I love about cheerleaders, such as:


and

Anyone else have kinda a weird addiction to these type of shows or is it just me?
xoxo
KAC

Happy 4th of July Weekend!

How can it be the 4th of July already? I feel like the summer has just started, and now I realize that I've been here/work for almost a MONTH now and this weekend marks the (kindof) halfway point of summer. After work tomorrow I'm headed down to see friends and have an amazing time this weekend. I'll be back on Monday with a recap! What are all of your plans this weekend? Since I won't be blogging this weekend have a very very happy 4th of July everyone!

xoxo

KAC

Dear DirectTv

Dear DirectTV

I know we had a rocky start but I really am trying to like you. I like that I can see the tv guide and get HBO in my room which I couldn't before with time warner. I like that the dvr space is huge and that I can control the dvr with my phone. But the fact that after ONE storm my internet/some channels go out for FOUR DAYS is something that I really can't handle. Being in an area that gets a lot of storms both in the summer and the winter I can already tell that we're going to have a long and bumpy relationship. Also you're customer service people could use a bit of work...the fact that I have to leave a message with someone to have a totally different person call me back from an unknown number just so they can say that someone might or might not be out in the next 3 days or so kinda annoys me. It also sketches me out. So please DirectTv get your act together before I'm forced to move out of the apartment that I love just so that I can get decent internet and cable (I'm only half kidding about this.)

xoxo
KAC

What I've Been Up To

Because I've been mia from the blog world for such a long time I probably owe you all an explanation of what I've been up to. Since my last real post (not inluding Monday's) I've moved to Cleveland, moved in with my roommate, and started my new job. The move went pretty well, except for one small issue (which contributed to my absence)... our apartment didn't have internet for TWO weeks. Let's just say that the service people at Direct TV and I went through a very LONG rough patch but it all worked out eventually. I never realized how much I depended on the internet until I didn't have it for a while...hmmmm maybe that's something that I should work on!

I absolutely LOVE my new apartment...it's pretty big (for a first aparment at least) and I have my own bedroom and bathroom which is great. The location is fantastic and my office recently moved downtown so I can walk to work now. I'm also loving living with my new roomie S even though she and I are the total and complete opposites. Like literally everything I like, she usually doesn't and vice versa. But weirdly enough we get along REALLY well and I absolutely love living with her. She's a ton of fun to go out with and it's great having an automatic friend in a city where neither one of us know that many people.

And now last but not least...I love my job! I'm doing a bunch of different things right now but I'm learning a ton, and I'm starting to understand everything that's being taught to me which is even better haha. The people in my office are fantastic but in the beginning I was definitely having flashbacks to freshman year of college...I hate being the new kid. I'm starting to get to know more people in the office though, and everyone has been amazing in helping my transition go relatively smoothly. So there you go...that's been my life for the past couple weeks. Now that everything's slowing back down look for more posts, and more comments from me. Have a great Thursday night!

Happy Summer!

I can't believe that (once again) I haven't blogged in forever and now it's the first official day of summer. So many crazy and exciting have been happening lately that I've completely lost track of everything and have abandoned both my blog and my reader. I PROMISE that things are starting to return back to normal and I'll let you all know what's been going on in my life in the next post. So in honor of the first day of summer (and National Wear Lilly Day which I had NO idea about) here are some things that I'm looking forward to this summer:

- spending time with friends on the 4th of July

- seeing my family at the end of July

- spending more time by the lake

- relaxing on our deck on my building's roof

-enjoying this hot but gorgeous weather

How has your summer been going so far, and what are you most looking forward to?

xoxo

KAC

It's JUNE!!

Wow how did it get to be the beginning of June ALREADY? I can't believe that I've been out of school for a month and I'm moving TOMORROW. This year is already going by WAY too fast for me. For some reason out of all of the summer months I think June is my favorite mainly because it's the very beginning of summer and the weather's still (somewhat) cool. Right after the 4th of July I usually get sick of the hot weather and just want fall to come! This month I have a TON of fun things happening, the biggest being my move and the start of my new job on Monday. Then in two weeks I'm going to Cedar point with my great-grand big and to her lake house for the weekend. I LOVE amusement parks and Cedar point is the best so it will be a great weekend!



My Memorial Day weekend was fantastic and included a lot of laying out, grilling out, and hanging out with family and friends. I also saw Sex and the City 2 not once but twice, with my best friend C on Friday, and then with my mom and a family friend on Saturday. Although I liked the movie A LOT more when I saw it the second time I still wasn't completely impressed and thought the first one was a lot better. I loved the first 45 minutes of the movie but thought that it kind of fell apart when they went on vacation. Also, Carrie annoyed me through most of the movie and I found myself liking Miranda a lot more, which is weird because I couldn't stand Miranda through most of the show and Carrie (along with Charlotte) was always my favorite. I still had an amazing time both times I saw it and would still recommend it!

Given that today is my last day home, and I'm sitting on my couch writing this/ re-watching the finale of Gossip Girl instead of doing the 8 million things I need to get done I think I'm going to end it here. I'm off to run a ton of boring errands and pack but I hope that you all have a much better day!
xoxo
KAC

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day everyone! It is an absolutely GORGEOUS day outside and I'm so happy that it's officially summer! Today I'm planning on doing:

A little of this (but replace the pool with my backyard haha)

Some of this




And a LOT of this!


I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing Memorial Day!
xoxo
KAC

Happy (almost) Summer!

I can't believe that it's Memorial Day weekend already! Considering that it's my last weekend in Boston (seriously terrifying) my plans involve a LOT of packing, a little shopping, and enjoying the gorgeous weather that we're supposed to have these next couple days. Tonight I'm going to see Sex and the City 2 with my best friend C which I'm SO excited for! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend...anyone have any fun plans?
xoxo
KAC

AMAZING Giveaway

I forgot this before but I quickly had to share with you a fantastic giveaway that Pink Preppy Lilly Lover is hosting! She is giving away.... A MURFEE SCARF! I have wanted one of these in forever and she is so generous for giving one away. It ends May 31 so head over there ASAP to enter!
xoxo
KAC

What I'm Obsessed With Right Now

Since most of my tv shows have ended for the summer (except Glee) and True Blood doesn't start for another couple weeks I thought I'd share a band that I'm totally obsessed with right now. Have any of you all heard of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros? They are a fairly new band, and are mainly known for touring the country in a giant school bus. I don't remember where I first heard them, but after I heard "Home" I was immediately hooked. I just googled them to find out more about them (I didn't really) but did see that they're going on a tour this summer which would be really fun to see. I do admit that some of their music is kinda weird and could definitely be described as a little "hippie" but I absolutely love it and also think that it's perfect for summer. So without further ado here are my three favorite songs:

Home



40 Day Dream



Janglin' (this was on an episode of gossip girl)



What music are you all loving right now?
xoxo

Goodbye Lost

After 6 long years of watching and wondering what exactly was going on with this show, I can't believe that LOST is finally over. I started watching about halfway through the first season (my sophomore year in High School) with a couple girlfriends simply because we were in love with both Jack and Sawyer (still are.) Over the years as the show got more complicated most of my friends eventually stopped watching but my friend G and I stuck with it and would always get together to watch the season finale after we were both done with school for the year. Although I had to watch the last episode by myself this year (G hasn't graduated yet) it was still amazing and I really can't believe how quickly these past 6 years have flown by!

I'm sure there are a ton of mixed feelings but I for one absolutely loved it. I cried MANY times throughout the episode (mainly the last scene with Jack and Vincent, and when both Sawyer/Juliet and Jack/Kate reunited) but thought it was a very sweet and uplifting ending. I also LOVED the Lost themed Target commercials and the "alternate" endings on Jimmy Kimmel So I guess I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to Lost for providing 6 great years of entertainment! I know that there are a ton of theories out there so what did you all think?

xoxo
KAC

Away We Go

Happy Friday! I'm off once again to one of my favorite places in the world...Vermont. I know I've written about my love for Vermont before but it really is my favorite vacation spot ever and I would love to have a house there someday. So I'll be away from my computer this weekend but back again on Sunday. And speaking of Sunday, I absolutely cannot WAIT for the Lost finale...I'm definitely making sure that I get back in time so I don't miss a minute of it! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend...anyone have any big plans?
xoxo
KAC

The craziness has finally ended

Well after an exciting, overwhelming, sad, and basically just amazing two weeks, the craziness that is the end of senior year has finally ended. Finals week came and went (and I got my final grades back on Thursday which means that I have passed everything and officially graduated) and graduation weekend was an absolute blast. On the Friday of graduation weekend my housemates and I hosted a party for our friends and family, and then Saturday was the big commencement for everyone and the small ceremony for the Arts and Sciences college. The actual ceremonies were such a blur but one thing I do remember is that it was COLD! The big ceremony outside was so painful to sit through that the President ended it early which was welcomed! Sunday was filled with packing up the house and then my dad, friends, and I went out for one last dinner.

Driving away from the place where I spent the best four years of my life was really one of the hardest things ever, but as much as I miss everything about college, I really am excited to move and start my new job. On Monday my dad and I started the drive back to Boston, but stopped in Cleveland to find my new apartment. After a LOT of searching I found it and I can't wait to post pictures of it when I move in. My dad and I got back last Tuesday and then on Thursday, a couple friends and I went to Florida this past weekend for one last getaway. This weekend was SO much fun and I can't wait to post pictures as soon as I upload them! I got home yesterday, so today I'm basically just relaxing and catching up on tv that I missed while I was away. I also really need to actually unpack from school, so that I can start repacking to move again. So once again these next couple weeks are going to be crazy again but I think that I can finally start keeping up with blogging, and I'm excited to get back to reading all of yours. I think that's going to be it for today but I also wanted to say a huge CONGRATS to all of the other (college, high school, grad school etc) graduates out there!
xoxo
KAC

Lots and Lots of News!

Hi all I can't believe that it's been SOOO long since I've posted...I swear that I'm going to be much much better this summer! So much has happened since the last time that I "talked" to you all that I don't really know where to begin but since it's late (and I have a TON of work to do) I'm going to share the two GIANT announcements I have. Before I do can I just say that I can't believe that tomorrow marks my last full week of classes as an undergrad. I have nothing to say about that but it's just....weird.

Ok so here's BIG news #1:

So I don't know if you all remember but back in December I had interviewed for a job that I was pretty excited for. It was similar to what my internship was this past summer (digital marketing) and the company seemed really awesome as well. Well a couple months went by and I hadn't heard anything so I kinda gave up on it...until this Monday. I got a call when I was writing a paper for my poli sci class TOTALLY last minute and I found out

I GOT THE JOB!!!!

Which is absolutely CRAZY. I really can't believe that I have a "big person" job and that I'm going to be starting a month after I graduate. Which is both exciting and terrifing at the same time. AND which also leads me to BIG news #2:

I'M MOVING TO CLEVELAND!!

Which is also absolutely exciting and terrifing. I'm so excited because I'm not going to be that far away from my besties as well as many other close friends who are also staying in Ohio (at least for right now.) I'm absolutely TERRIFIED because I know people from the Cleveland area but not directly in the city and I think I'm going to have to live by myself which kinda scares the crap out of me. So not only are these next few weeks going to be filled with moving out of school but also moving to a brand new city. I basically have NO idea what I'm doing right now so if anyone has any advice on finding an apartment, living on your own, basically ANY advice about becoming a "real" person than let me know!

Soooo in the upcoming weeks I still might be a little sketchy on my posting/commenting but please hang in there because I'll be back to my regular posting when I'm completely settled. Hope you all are doing well!
xoxo
KAC

It's My One Year Blogoversary!

Ok technically it was about a week ago, but since my posting has been a little random lately, I'm celebrating it today! Wow I can't believe that I've been blogging for a whole year. Before I started this blog I was a LONG (and I really mean long) time lurker. I absolutely loved everyone's blogs that I came across and I kinda wanted to start one myself but I really thought that I had nothing important to say and that it would be a complete waste of time. Well then one day M decided to start a blog and I very quickly decided to start one too just like that. I could never imagine that one year later, I'm still at it and I actually have followers who want to read my random and unimportant thoughts!

It's so weird to go back and read my first couple posts and think about where I was a year ago. I was a junior and my biggest worry (at the time) was trying to find a summer internship, but mainly I was just trying to work hard and have a great time with my friends at school. Now, I'm still having a TON of fun (probably too much sometimes) but now I'm thinking about the "real world," and the "future" and I guess that life just seems so much scarier than it was a year ago. Not that it's a bad thing, but it totally amazes me how much can change in a year. I guess what I really want to say after all of this rambling is that I really want to thank all of you, both my followers from the very beginning, and those who have just found me...I would not still be doing this if it wasn't for you. I have enjoyed reading all of your blogs as well as getting to know all of you better, and I can't wait to keep it up in the future. Here's to many more happy years blogging!
xoxo
KAC