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    • Love and passion are the greatest and cruelest guides in life. ~ Matt Doyle
    • "Don't dump me while I'm in the dumpster!" ~Kelly Kapoor // The Office
    • "...completely, perfectly and incandescently happy" ~ Jane Austen // Pride and Prejudice
    • We try to live responsible logical lives, but we can't tell our hearts what to feel. Sometimes our hearts lead us to places we never thought we wanted to go, and sometimes our hearts can be the sweetest gentlest things we have. Sometimes our hearts can make us feel miserable, angry, excited, and confused all at once. But at least my heart is open, and I'm writing again. I'm feeling. I'm breathing. ~ Liz Parker // Roswell
    • Nothing in this world worth having comes easy.

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    September 14, 2008

    Oh... Why, Hello !

    Goodness. It seems as though it has been eons since I have written. I'm not sure what I've been doing, but I do know that I haven't been spending very little time on the internet. Can you imagine? I've resorted to marking all things on my Google Reader as read, checking my email via Digby the iPhone, and ignoring my Tumblr.

    I came home this weekend and my mother asked me why I hadn't been writing on the Pickle Stealer. I couldn't give her a good reason. So here I am.

    I can't believe that it's already the middle of September and that my favorite time of the year(Halloween to New Years) is fast approaching. Football season is in full swing, the thought of cooler weather is around the corner, and I get to indulge in cinnamon/spice/gingerbread candles and such. The other day at the grocery store there was a pile of cinnamon wreathes. The smell was overwhelming and immediately evoked feelings of Christmas. I refrained from buying a wreath because earlier in the day the temperature had topped out at 98 and I just couldn't get myself in holiday mode yet. However, today at Target I took the plunge and bought a Febreze dual scent thing that alternates between pumpkin spice and cranberry harvest. And just a minute ago I bought philosophy's pumpkin spice muffin body wash.

    Basically, I'm jumping into fall, starting now. I'm even hoping for leaves to be changing when I go to Washington, DC in a week and a half... However, I'm not holding my breath.

    If you're reading this, thanks for sticking with me :)



    July 19, 2008

    thankful

    I have again been revisited by the overwhelming feeling of elation with being with my friends and being in a haven of love, safety, understanding, and amazement. I've been blessed to have spent the past day and a half with my oldest and dearest friend. We've been friends since first grade and she has been one of my best friends for the past (eek!) twenty years. The reason I say I am blessed to be with her is partly because I love spending time with her, but also because she lives 1500 miles away and is a newlywed with limited time. Therefore, spending any time with her is a treat. Tonight we celebrated the impending nuptials with one of our best friends. We relived the days of high school and reveled in how far we've come. Tomorrow our circle of friends grows. We get a new member. And as the circle widens I can't help but feel nostolgic for the days when it was just us five girls. Giggling, sharing sleepovers and gossip, and knowing where each other have come from. But with the expansion of our friends creates more love and new memories. Goodness. I love my friends. And I am incredibly thankful for all of them.

    July 13, 2008

    Yay! Sporadic Post Secret Sunday !

    Greetings !

    Here are a few of my favorite Post Secrets for this week:

    Ldsmes
    There were a lot of bad days when I nannied, but when I see my kids, I want them to just stop growing.

    Sad
    This Post Secret made me really sad because I had such an amazing childhood, adolescences and college years. Looking back, I can only wish and hope that someone could have the experiences that I did. Knowing this and having it in the front of my mind, I realize that I was truly blessed to encounter the people that I did and I thank the Lord that I found them

    Happy Sunday !

    July 11, 2008

    Family Love

    After spending time with my parents and my grandmother I have to ask, who doesn't LOVE spending time with your family????

    I mean, I've done month long trips with 4 other family members and I completely enjoyed our time togther... but one of my good friends was complaining about having to spend time with family and it made me wonder...

    Who doesn't enjoy it?

    Why? Too much 'time' together? Weird dynamic? Or what? I want to know !!!


    July 07, 2008

    Checking the ole statmeter

    Its always entertaining to check the statmeter to see how people end up at the Pickle Stealer.

    My favorite: "help I purse dialed someone and I think I was talking shit"

    • I am afraid that the Pickle Stealer can't help with that. But I assure you I've been guilty of similar behavior.


    It seems like a lot of people are wondering about Huston Street and Mike Dunleavy's respective weddings.
    So, for those that do not know and have ended up at the Pickle Stealer...

    • Mike Dunleavy got married in June.
    • Huston Street got married in January.

    I know, bummer, right? There goes many a dream of mine to marry both Huston and Michael...

    July 06, 2008

    A Very Wonderful 4th of July

    Fourth of July had the makings of being an uneventful day that included working...and, that's it. The excitement began and ended with the fact that I was the opening shift at work. I got home around 8:30 pm and talked to Little D. We both were pretty unimpressed with the idea of heading down to the lake for fireworks so instead it was decided that I'd go to her place and we'd make frito pie.... yeah, we totally kept it classy. Little D had also procured $120 worth of fireworks so we had great plans of going the top of her parking garage and shooting them off. Again, we're awesome and classy. After getting sweaty from running around setting things on fire, we settled in to watch Troop Beverly Hills, which might be the best movie EVER. I met up with KY to say goodbye before she headed off to Europe ! We said our goodbyes around midnight and headed home.

    In typical Katie fashion I wasn't tired and contemplated sitting in bed and watching Bones. Instead, I packed my bag and left for Waco at 1 am. Probably not the smartest idea to get on the highway on the night of July 4th, but I figured that most people were still drinking, downtown, and not getting on the highway for another hour...

    I started on the road, singing to my favorite songs on my iPod.  then got a text message from my dear Aggie. We sent a few text messages back and forth and as if my iPod knew who I was in contact with played "Wonderwall" by Ryan Adams and then "Falling Slowly"  by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. I know, cheeseball. The icing on the cake was a song by a group I just started listening to -"Far More" by The Honorary Title. Little background on Aggie: I've known him since 7th grade and have had a crush on him since. We were best friends in high school and became close again when he started law school. We've had our canoodling moments and I believe that I could marry him and be the happiest person in the world. He's been away in Georgia training and will be moving to Europe in the fall.


    While texting about what we did for the Fourth, I ask when he'll be back home and he drops the "Oh, I'm home right now." bomb. Um, hello. Did it not cross your mind to let me know this? In his semi-defense, he was home for less than 24 hours. But seriously, wtf? Upon realizing that texting and 70 mph driving isn't exactly safe, Aggie called and we talked for the next hour until I got into our hometown city limits. And if this couldn't get any cheesier, I saw a shooting star while talking to him.  I ended up going to his dad's house and we drank wine by the pool. We talked about what's been going on since we saw each other in February, next summer when I plan to be in Europe and visit him, and why in the world he would ever want to go to Iraq. The thought of him going to Iraq makes my stomach turn and my chest tight. We floated around the pool looking for shooting stars and talking....it was splendid.

    For a day that started out like an average day, it ended up being one of my best days of the year. Good friends, tasty food (go frito pie!), lots of laughs, and seeing Aggie.

    ===
    "I love you and I miss you
    What else is there to say?"

    July 04, 2008

    Hello, Hello !

    Earlier Mich was over here and she asked me if I had any new blog posts.... I felt guilty that I've let you all down because I can write with almost 100% certainty that you sit around and wait for me to write something.

    I wish I could tell you that I've been doing really exciting things that have prevented me from blogging... AND I HAVE ! Okay, maybe not that exciting, but I've been having lots of fun ! I work a few nights a week, go to class a couple nights a week, and hang out many nights of the week. Within the past week I've gone late night swimming in my pool, played drinking games until 7 in the morning, and have become a regular at a new bar. Thankfully I still get in my 23987234878329473 hours of television. I've also managed to wake up early enough to see a couple of movies - Wall E and Get Smart. Thumbs up on both of them !

    I can't believe it's already July... how the hell did that happen? In two weeks I'll be reunited with some of my best friends to celebrate one of their weddings - I can't wait.

    Okay - that's all I got kids. Just checking in for a brief momentito. If you're really that curious as to what I'm up to - stalk me on twitter or text me. But, come on.... we all know that I'm not that fun or exciting :)

    June 23, 2008

    Sporadic Post Secret Sundays

    Ah look - sporadic Post Secret Sunday is back again !

    Hiroshima This past week, a guy a year older than me from my high school passed away in a tragic car accident. When I read this secret I immediately thought of Patrick and hoped this secret was his.


    Akwaerd I don't love the 'akwardness' as much as the butterflies...

    June 19, 2008

    Greetings!

    Hello!

    Long time no talk! So, I started working as a hostess. And I LOVE it!
    90% of the people I adore. And thats pretty great.

    I went out with a few of the guys and gals and I love them even more.

    Im ridiculously exausted and I'm getting up early to go to
    Shiner,Texas. I know:.. I'm not keen on beer but it'll be an
    adventure. ;)

    Sent from Digby, my iPhone

    June 14, 2008

    Jenkins

    So I started working at a restaurant as a hostess and tonight I got a phone call from someone making a To-Go order with the last name Jenkins. I had an internal giggle. I almost offered to buy her meal, until it rang up to $100+ for two meals.

    I think I will name my first born child Jenkins. I think this could work.

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