nothing's sweeter than summertime...

I have been SOO bad about not taking pictures lately. and not taking pictures means nothing to put on my blog! But it's not completely my fault, my camera has been MIA for a few weeks (months?) now and I can't find it anywhere. I wrangled up a few pictures from my IPhone to make a post of what we've been up to so far this summer... but once I find my camera I'm getting back on the picture taking and blogger band wagon!

Today, my mission is to look through closets, old purses, boxes, drawers, and even maybe my car to find my camera... really hoping I do! I must find it ASAP since we leave for Cali in THREE weeks!!! I will definitely be taking pictures along the way since we are driving the whole 27 hours from Dallas to Sac town :) We have been looking at plane tickets for awhile now and really could find any direct flights or even 1-stoppers for less than about $1200 for two tickets. We talked about it and decided that either Justin couldn't make the trip at all, or we would just rent a car and drive! Justin loved the driving idea and since he does have some hook ups in the rental industry it made the idea even better. We're splitting the trip into two days, 14 hours the first day (to Flagstaff, AZ) and then 10-12 hours the next way all the way home to Orangevale! I wasn't exactly thrilled about making the long journey to the West coast again but once I talked to my Dad and Mom about it and we decided to bring the dogs along too I got EXCITED!!! We leave August 1st and will arrive back in Dallas on the 10th!-- if all goes as planned :)

Here are the few pictures that I got off of my IPhone!




J and I @ the Taggart/ Colopy wedding (in May)




Golfing for the first time with my girl, Kasey! We HAD to wear the "asian" visors to try and imitate the vast majority of our guests! Everyone got a kick out of it.



Justin and I trying out a new local cajun seafood restaurant-- Nate's! It was delicious and J got his fix of crawfish before the season ended!


a few pictures from my birthday: justin decorated the house with pictures that he had gotten from my mom and sister, Nichole from when I was little and others from all of our little adventures in the past couple of years, streamers, and a few bouquets of flowers and it was so sweet to wake up to! Later in the day, we had a pool party with some friends and went out to a local bar to top off the night! GREAT birthday! I guess now that it's July I should probably take down the rest of the decorations I have been putting off :)










Check out my new BEAUTIFUL pots and pans by Paula Deen! LOVE them! Thanks, babe!


FAT BOOTH: the funniest app ever invented! If you have a IPhone it is absolutely worth the .99 cents!



Love, Kate

I got a J-O-B

I finally found a job! I interviewed for this position on Tuesday afternoon. It is at a country club in Carrollton(about 20 minutes from our house). I will be the latest and greatest "Cart Girl"-- basically riding around the course on a little buggy giving everyone there drinks and snacks while enjoying their golf game. I am excited because I can actually work mornings and afternoons instead of having to waitress at night and never seeing J-- AND I'll be able to work outside a little bit! I start this coming Monday, where I'll be completing all of my new- hire paperwork and then assisting in a banquet that they have going on that night! Talk about sink or swim!? I think it'll be fun though. I'm excited to meet the people I'll be working with and am sure this will be a new challenge-- I have heard that sometimes people at country clubs can be difficult, no? :)

The rest of the day I'll be studying for a Psych test that I am taking Monday morning and finishing up some laundry! Hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend!

-kb