Gorgeous Katelin....

Helloooooo all of Dana's fabulous readers! I'm Katelin from gorgeous footsteps in the sand... stepping in while Dana is off off and away.

On this fine Monday before Thanksgiving, which just so happens to be one of my little brothers 13th birthday, I thought I would share with you some of things I'm most thankful for about my brothers (my mom's jaw just dropped for sure, haha):

When I was living at home I could always count on one of my brothers to wake me up if I ever slept past my alarm.
If I ever want to see a cartoon or kiddie movie in theaters I have a guaranteed movie partner.
They think that the Sims 2 is a cool game and don't make fun of me for my dorkiness.
My youngest brother can be persuaded to wash my car for five dollars and I love him for it.
I can always count on one of my two brothers to tell me the truth about how my outfit is, haha. Not even kidding, on more than one occasion I've asked them how I looked before

going out and always with an honest response.
When asked "why are you so cute" my youngest brother would say "because I look like Katelin." Seriously it was priceless, he learned so well.

And I'm most thankful that although my little brothers drive me insane most of the time, still love me and will always be there for me.

Do you have siblings? Anything they do that you're thankful for?

Happy almost Thanksgiving everyone! :)

The Sweetest Addiction

Well, hello there. I'm Ashley, and I can usually be found writing over at my blog, Our Little Apartment. Dana holds a special place in my heart, because she was the first blogger to tag me for a meme…or maybe she gave me an award? I forget which it was, but I remember feeling a sense of belonging to this blogging community because of Dana and her faithful commitment to us bloggy friends. :) What a lovely lady she is, right?

So! While Dana is off enjoying Vegas, I'm here to ask you a question. Or maybe muse over a predicament. Or just confess something.

[In case any coworker were to find my blog (oh, please no!), I wouldn't be able to post about this over there.]

Most days at the office where I work are the same: Get to work, fire up the computer, attempt to make a to-do list, and alternate for hours between reading blogs, Twittering, and trying to actually get work done for, oh, you know, WORK. Many days, I even write my blog posts at work because it's just another way to procrastinate. I leave at the end of the day feeling defeated and frustrated with myself. [Although, since this is only a one year position, meaning I'm leaving in July anyway, I'm not too worried about getting fired.]

I'm slightly ashamed looking at the past few sentences. Who is this girl and when did her work ethic become so insanely terrible!?

Today, for example – I have to get tons of work done, so I'm avoiding Twitter and blogs. (Although, I am totally writing this at work.) I have no ability to be moderate in these things, apparently. It's either the whole tamale or I completely abstain. Where is my self-control? I'm honestly a little afraid that I'm ruining myself by being such a bad worker…I am better than that, darn it!

I guess my question for you all – Dana's faithful readers and my own – do you blog/Twitter/waste time on the interwebs while you're at work? Do you feel guilty? How do you ensure that your productivity doesn't take a blow?

PS: Dear internet, my sweetest, most favorite drug – I could never quit you. But why must you be so addictive, darn it!

Next Stop Las Vegas

So tomorrow will sort of start my vacation. I have to work tomorrow then I will be leaving to stay with friends and then brian & I have a very early flight saturday morning....

I am soo excited! Brian and I haven't been away for 2 years and really deserve this getaway! We have both been working sooo hard and really deserve some quality time together away from the hustle and bussle of our everyday lives!

I will say that I am not to fond of flying - and with Vegas being a 5 hour flight I'm not really looking forward to that. But I have snacks packed, a portable DVD player, movies, magazines, and lots of other stuff to keep me/us occupied...

While I'm gone I have lined up some really, really great guest bloggers to hold down the fort! Check them out - they are some of my favorites and I know you'll love them and what they have to say! I know this sounds silly, but I'm going to miss my blog and writing my own posts! And I know I'll miss reading your blogs while I'm away and leaving comments. It really has become such a big part of my life and I truly enjoy it. It's very theraputic! But don't forget about me while I'm gone and make sure you still visit! I'm telling you, you'll love what I have lined up!!! And I'm looking forward to reading your comments and seeing what you think....

I'll Miss you all and I'll talk to you when I get back!!

XOXO,

Off To AC

I am off to AC for the night with Brian and our friends Erika & Steve.. I am sooo excited.. We are staying overnight at Tropicana Hotel & Casino.. We have tickets to see The Dark Knight in IMAX!! (I hear it was even better in IMAX, YAY!!) And then we have 8:30 dinner reservations, followed by a night a drinking, laughs, gambling, and plain old fun with good friends!

In the morning we are going to get roomservice breakfast and head home because Monday finds me back at work... Eeckkk....

This really is my last weekend of complete freedom.. I can't believe that a new school year is here - I soooo thought I'd be in a different situation!! Hopefully some time soon!!

Wish me luck - maybe i'll hit it big on the slots and can take the year off to find a new job - lol -YEAH RIGHT!!! I'm not that lucky...

Wordless Wednesday

My favorite place...

Pic taken 1 year ago today: 4/2/07!