2, my favorite number

Two names I go by (other than Kat):
1. Katie doo day (my mom came up with this one)
2. Miss Kat- such a term of endearment. My good friends in CA called me that.

Two things I am wearing right now:
1. Red nailpolish that I'll have to take off before work tomorrow
2. Earrings

Two things I want very badly at the moment:
1. No more tummy aches
2. A kiss from Travis (He's doing homework right now)

Two things I did last night:
1. mmm SUSHI
2. Cut Travis' hair

Two things I ate yesterday:
1. mmm SUSHI
2. French Toast

Two things I am doing tomorrow:
1. working at UVU
2. going to see if I qualify for a pell grant

Two longest car rides:
1. I guess from Utah to New York and back? It was a charter buss. Does that count? Even though we made several stops? It was over a period of 3 weeks though.
2. California to Utah

Two favorite holidays:
1. 4th of July
2. Christmas

Two favorite vacations:
1. Cancun
2. Hong Kong in March (even though I haven't gone yet, I KNOW it'll be my favorite)

Two favorite beverages:
1. ANY kind of juice
2. Dr. Pepper

Free Kisses!

Travis just walked into the room with this huge cardboard. Isn't he the cutest?! So clever. And charming.

mmwwaahahaha!

So Travis and I went to St. George for Thanksgiving, and it was great! His entire family was there (except jeff who is serving a mission). It was such a blast! We did lots of lounging around and relaxing. Well during the trip I had the girls pretty much convinced that we were going to Las Vegas for Black Friday. Well, we woke up early and to Vegas we went! It was AWESOME! I was ready to throw down some elbow punches to get what I wanted, but to my disenchantment it was not busy at all! It was just like your average Saturday afternoon!

Oh well... we did find some great deals. At one place there was 40% off already marked down clothes and if you made your purchase before noon, you got an additional 20% off your entire purchase. We went to several other places and found some awesome deals. Yay for Black Friday! I also got to go to my favorite stores ever (not found in Utah) and got some super cute stuff. Some Christmas gifts, too.

Well here's the highlight of my post... Travis is awesome. Why?Because he woke up at 4:30 on Friday and went to Walmart and bought us a 42' LCD HDTV flat screen TV. HAHA! He also purchased a 2 year warranty on it so if ANYTHING happens we get a free replacement. Ready for the grand total? $650!! I didn't know he was doing it! He woke me up when he got back and told me he bought us a TV. I was too tired to really understand but later when I saw it shoved into our car, the excitement began! He had some funny stories to tell that morning about crazy shoppers, long lines and an old lady cashier who took forever. Perfect timing to get a TV, because our friend is moving back to Utah and we'll give her back her TV. We've been borrowing it for over a year. All in all, a GREAT weekend! Shopping, a new TV, laziness, stuffing my body with good food and spending time with Travis! Oh I love life!!!

race the elevator!

Both at Sorenson and UVU there are elevators and stairs, and they are very close in proximity to each other. Everyday I'm faced with a choice; elevator, or stairs. So many times I wanna take the elevator because I have such long days and I get exhausted running from one end of the campus and back at the end of each hour. Well I decided around the middle of the semester that I would play a game. It's called, "race the elevator!"

This only works when the elevator is just leaving the floor I am on. As soon as those doors close I book it up the flights of stairs to the 3rd floor and I see if I can beat the elevator. I do. Everytime. I skip steps though. When the elevator is on a different floor, I justify taking the stairs because 1, it's exercise 2, I don't want to wait for the elevator to come down and it's faster taking the stairs, even when I don't run up them. The stairs at sorenson are awesome. They are many, but perfectly spaced apart for my stride length. The elevator at Sorenson is much faster so I push myself harder. I still beat it. I must say, my legs are getting pretty toned! ;)

little things

So many little things make me happy. Let me give you an example of a few that happened today.
-chiclets. I love them. The little baby ones, ya know, you have to eat like 10 in order to have a sizeable amount to chew? MMM love it.
-I went home for lunch today and as I drove home I thought, "I wish Trav was home, that would be awesome!" I pulled up to our house and he was there! I was so happy I literally jumped up and down when I saw him. :)
-Student cancellations. I love getting paid for doing nothing. Hey, I've paid my dues, don't hate!
-At Walgreens the cashier called me sweetie. She said, "Have a good day, sweetie." I get this all the time. I've heard sugar, honey and sweetheart. Even the other day when leaving Smiths, a worker about 50 years old smiled and said, "Hey, how ya doin, girl?" HA. I loved it. Is it because I'm small and short that people think they have the right to call me sugar? I don't mind, I actually love it.
-When an awesome song I haven't heard in forever comes on the radio. 'Nuff said.
-I love having the time to do crafts. I made a bunch of flowers on hair clips to wear, and I love making cards. In fact, that's what I'm doing right now.. watching a movie and making cards/gifts.

These are just a few that make me sooo happy even though they aren't a big deal. They are tender mercies of the Lord. He's always watching out for us, we just have to look for the blessings.

50

I guess this makes 50! I forgot I ordered these! They took so long to arrive that I almost forgot about them! I love these super cute golashes! Target online has some really fun ones, all for $25 and under. I'm still not ready for snow but when I'm trudging around in these, it won't be so bad. ;)