Meet Katie!

My name is Katie and I will be the new guest "blogger" on my best friend Jessie's blog. I will have to think more about the things that I do in order to put them in to words, BUT I think this is something that I will definitely be able to do and I am so honored that I have been invited to contribute.  This kinda reminds me of Bridget Jones's diary....therefore, I will maybe sometimes start off my blog with :  Day 4, 8 cigarettes, gained 2 pounds....but hopefully it will say LOST 2 pounds.  I don't know, I'm working on it.

I am actually a really interesting person, in my opinion, so I'm looking forward to adding all sorts of things about myself and my day-to-day life...which isn't always "day-to-day".

until then...keep it on the bus,

*did*

Etsy: a hidden jewel

One of the first blogs I followed (and still a current favorite), myaimistrue, features several posts on handmade items, both personal and for the home. Being a semi-indulgent crafter myself, I love the concept of supporting someone's craftsman ship and attention to detail. Etsy is a fantastic site that allows crafters to create a profile and sell their handmade items on the internet.

While searching around the site, I happened upon LF Jewelry Designs shop. WOW! Looking across her shop, it amazes me that someone has the skill and resources to make some of these beautiful items. Some of my current favorites include: 

Courageous Necklace: 

delicate and simply stated (and it's hammered!)

Chandelier:

bold "look at me" gem, yet tasteful

Life's Journey Earrings:

richly colored gray and yellow gemstones make a beautiful color palate

and SO MANY MORE amazing things I'd bore all the boys if I kept posting them! So, wether you're in the market for some fantastic, unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry finds OR you just need some birthday gift ideas for your's truely, give Etsy and LF Jewelry Designs a chance. The shops are always changing and adding new items. Go on....check it out!

from jessie (bejeweled and bedazzled)...with love

Oh Don Piano

I am feeling "frisky" tonight....Get it? It's a CAT video....Friskies is a brand of cat food! 

SO, because I know ALL of my WONDERFUL FRIENDS are following my AMAZING blog choc full of TWO POSTS (now three), I feel an obligation to you to share some silly animal videos. 

So for the CAT people here you go...

and somthing for the DOGGIE people to...

go ahead...LAUGH OUT LOUD! You know you want to (wink wink). Share the love... leave a comment with a link to a video YOU think is funny!

from jessie (silly goose)....with love

ABDC Dance Fever

For the past 7 weeks, my Thursday nights have consisted of me going to the gym, coming home, eating, and staying up until 10pm to then torture my tolerant husband for an hour by watching one of the VERY FEW awesome shows ever created by MTV... ABDC, also known as (Randy Jackson Presents) America's Best Dance Crew.

This show touches on a passion of mine that I wish I had the time, money, and talent to indulge myself in: hip hop dancing. The beats, the sly moves, the attitude...overload!!!

So all season long I was a big proponent of two main crews: Beat Freaks and Strykers All-Stars. Beat Freaks is an all female breaking crew who have OWNED the dance floor consistently every single week by showing that "anything boys can do, girls can do better" (musical reference). Strykers All-Stars are an A-Typical step group from Florida A&T University who's rock bodies, tough attitudes, and stomp-like beats really got my attention. Needless to say, both crews were consistent in their creative and dynamic performances. That is, until this week...

Quest Crew, a "wild card" group for me, danced out last night and even had Scott saying, "wow...that was pretty good". So I've included the dance performance from last night below so you might have the same "jaw-dropping" experience (humor me!)...

So, needless to say....my hip-hop loving heart is torn. No matter who wins on next week's finale (which I will definitely be posting on) they will have deserved it. This year is the first year I feel both crews have EARNED their right to be on stage....REPRESENT

from jessie (in da hood)....with love

Blah Blah BLOGGING

i'm plunging right in! 

i've been content up until this point being a blog-hopper. in the past(aka...up till 10 minutes ago), i had convinced myself that my life was not interesting enough to warrant a blog. however, i'm ready now to take the best of what i've seen in others' blogs, mix them up with my personality, and throw it back out into cyberspace. so...humor me. take a chance on me. you shant quickly regret our time together.

with love...