blogging = FREE STUFF

Today, I learned a new wonderful thing about blogging.  Beautiful things for FREE! :)

Danielle, who blogs over at take heart, had a giveaway.  and I won a beautiful little print from the etsy shop in His grace.  WOOHOOOOO! :)  Special thanks to the most amazing sister-in-law EVER for sharing something from Danielle's blog a few weeks ago!  Megan, I love you mucho.  and I still would even if I didn't win lovely little things because of you. :)

So, yes.  Today is a cause for celebration.  blogging = great for very poor college students!

Side note: I'M GOING TO NEW YORK CITY TOMORROW!  and I'm just a little bit excited about that.  I'm also going to see my first ever broadway show.  yippeeee!

Second side note: the dreads are gone.  that's right, my three beautiful little dreads are no more. :(  I miss them already.  Here is a picture of me at midnight last night.  right before I said adios amigos.  (the deer in the headlights look is really sweet, I know.  I blame it on my distress.)

confession time

This is a random random post.  I am often a very random person.

Confession:  I am a ridiculously emotional person. I was reminded of this ten minutes ago.

Exhibit A:  My roommate is watching some criminal show on tv as I am on my computer, looking at fun diy crafts and pretending that I'm actually going to do them (yeah right).  I'm barely paying any attention to the tv show.  I know the basic premise, but am so not involved in the show.  Until the end.

Enter little boy.  His daddy is the criminal...aka serial killer.  His daddy didn't know he had a son (named after him, no less).  Criminal man puts down the little flame thingy that he was about to use to kill his son's grandparents and gets down on eye level with his son.  Little boy puts his hand up to his daddy's extremely scarred face.  Then daddy is put in the cop car and little boy presses his hands to the window.

...and now Katy has an abundance of tears streaming down her face.

Seriously.  Why am I such a crybaby? Ask any of my friends or family, I cry ALL THE TIME.  If I'm really happy, I'm one of those annoying girls that gets all gushy and cries.  If I'm sad...I cry.  If I'm really angry, out come the tears.  And if children are ever involved in just about anything? yeah, grab the entire box of tissues.

I just remembered that a couple days ago I cried in the kitchen as my other roommate was watching some cop show and there were kids that had to go to a state home.

I guess I cry because I love.  does that even make any sense?  I love people.  a lot.  so they make me emotional.  makes sense to me.

Moral of this blog post:  I am incredibly emotional.  and apparently my roommates really like crime/cop shows.  weird.

Random Things I love

Today has been a really relaxing, wonderful day.  Here is a list of random things that I love, am thankful for, and enjoyed today. :)

1. glitter glue
2. foam cut-outs
3. encouraging notes...both giving and receiving! :)
4. raspberry black tea with demerara sugar and milk
5. Anne of Green Gables -- the movie
6. clean laundry
7. making fun new things out of old t-shirts.  today = scarf and bracelet
8. my wonderful roommate, Elizabeth, who makes us all yummy bread and sews on my buttons
9. My Utmost for His Highest
10. Jesus time
11. sweatpants
12. healthy Chinese food made by Laura
13. sleeping in late
14. the warm and cozy afghan my Mommy made me
15. pillows
16. Hosea 2
17. comfy slippers
18. a peaceful apartment
19. dancing around to Israel Houghton blasting out of my computer
20. a clean room
21. ibuprofen
22. being able to control our own thermostat...aka HEAT.

Okay, that's enough for now.  I think I need to do this more often.  Weekly thankful lists. :)