Happy Days!~

I am soo happy to share with you my good news....I was approved for a grant to continue my schooling!!
This is wonderful...I am already soo busy with work and school it is hard for me to keep pulling extra hours to save up for the next year of school. Now all I have to do is focus on school, and end these last two semesters in style!!
I have been so busy with work this summer that I may have forgotten to take some time for myself. So last week I decided to make up for that and treat my self to a night out with the girls. After church on sunday I loaded up my car and we all went over to have some pizza. So wonderfully good! We laughed and joked around...it was a total blast! Then when I was at my last stop to drop off the girls we ended up jumping into her pool.....the water felt great. It was my first time all summer swimming....about time! Hehehe. But all in all it was good to go out and have some fun.

With school starting this Monday I am going to be a busy bee with all the last min details that have to be done.
First on Friday I have to go over to my jopb sight and finish the Bathroom Remodel that I have been working on. I have to finish painting, accessorizing and all of the last min details! Well that is all for now! Chat soon, Me.

Oh Snap!

What a crazy day......a Tuesday....not much to say but here goes.

I just got done purchasing my new textbooks...now I am officially broke...hehehe.
Now I am ready to start this Fall 2011 school semester, with only two semesters to go before I grad with my Associates then off to NAU for my Bachelors in Education.
With all of this swirling around it is hard for me to find two moments to pinch together so I am trying to make my self take some time to have fun....starting this friday night. I am having a sleep over at my house....just like old times....I hope all goes well, we shall see.

I am also thinking about starting a wardrobe challenge.....to see if I can where a different outfit for a whole three weeks.....each day to work and every weekend to church. Who will jump on this with me??? Leave your comments below! I shall keep everyone posted!

2nd week away from home...

Week two and going strong! I am happy to report that I am doing good and am so sorry for not posting in awhile!

So last night was grandmas birthday dinner the whole family was in attendance and we had a blast! Way o go Grams! 64 and still going strong!
I have been working full time this summer here at SCC and am ready for school to start. Get moving on finishing my degree and turning a chapter in life, I am so ready to take a few steps forth and partake in other aspects of life. But we shall see, knowing me more crazy will follow!

My boys, (I used to babysit them) have now moved back to India and I am starting to miss them greatly....I know they are having a wonderful time over there but I just want to squeeze them one more time!! Hopefully I will be able to go visit them but I don't have enough funds for school, car and a international trip!! but I shall pray!

Good Morning!

Hey All!

Another week down and another to live through! So had a bit of fun this weekend...ended up working a little but more than I hoped but in the end it all worked out! I hope you guys are doing well.

I have a bit of news......drum roll please........I am planning a trip to India!!! I know crazy, but let me explain. A family that I have babysat for over 2 years is moving there to become a missionary .During the time spent with them I have become just part of the family and my parents have enjoyed spending time with them as well. The father is a originally from India and when he come here to Arizona to attend the university he met and fell in love with his wife, Julie. Who is one of the most patient and kind woman I know! They will be moving back to his home community and I hope to come visit them next spring or summer (may?)

I have always loved to travel and this would be a once in a lifetime experience!! I am so excited and really hope that I can make this happen. I will need to save up for the round trip ticket, acquire a passport and put together a small amount for spending money so I can bring home some fun souvenirs!!

I hope this plan will be seen through to the end....I may need to put up a call for donations! hehehe :)

Well that all for now....I better get back to work! ;)

Refreshing Weekend! :)

Good Morning bloggers!

I hope the weekend treated you well...I know that I am feeling bit more refreshed and ready to take on another week!

On Saturday my grandmother and I went out shopping and has a wonderful lunch at Mimi's Cafe!! Such a good spot to stop and eat! :)

I got a super cute brown,gold, green maxi dress and a white with navy blue pocka dot top with a pair of knee Length Bermuda shorts!

We had so much fun walking around and being silly! Thank goodness for wonderful grandma's!!

I am soo thankful that we have such a good relationship, she is like my best friend! :)

Summer Days

Hey bloggers,

Today is Thursday, last day of work for the week and I am babysitting tonight. Should be fun!

I am sending up my thoughts and prayers today for my very special friend, Rachel who earlier this week lost her great aunt. I pray for her and her family that they would be able to hold onto the memories that were left behind by this beloved woman.

Thursdays also bring a little spark in to me because e I am looking forward to the three day weekend that they bring!! I am thinking about going and getting my nails done but I may put it off a week and just plan on relaxing this week....we shall see!! Well that all for now not much happening in Kara's world right now. Just lots of work and babysitting!! Well looks like it is going to be yet another summer day!

Memorial Day Weekend

Hey! I am fresh off from a wonderful four day weekend! I was able to spend some quality time with the family!

Friday started out slow but quickly picked up with errands and lunch with Stephanie. Then off to a oil change. Which turned out to be a bit more scary than it looks. I took the car in and once they finished I drove home and when I went to start it up again it made a Vroom, Vroom sound! I mean straight up gangster! My poor little Honda could hardly contain herself! So I went and asked my dad, my sweet wonderful father to take a look! And what did we find......the cap to my oil(located on my engine) was off and sitting about three inches over. Crazy!! Saturday was a a bit more fun. Went shopping with grams and got a beautiful summer dress that is green and gold with different ethnic prints. Soo cute! I also got a all in one scrapbook kit! I can't wait to get crafty with all my new pictures of me and my best friend Rachel!! Fun!!
Sunday came with church and a delicious lunch at Serrano's with Rachel, who just graduated from high school, treated me!! Thanks Rach!! :)
Monday was a mix of waiting for a call back from friends.....and household chores! Well at least I had no work :}

Soo, A HUGE thank you to our War Vets and all those in Active Service!!!! THANKS!!!!!

Memories....

Oh....What a wonderful weekend! I had such a fun time this past weekend because of all the fun and celebrating I was able to join in on! Happy Birthday to my best friend Rachel! A whole 18 years old and graduating at the end of this month!! We celebrated her b-day on Saturday and her party was amazing. A spring time theme and all of the quests came in sun dresses or casual beach attire. Rachel was blessed with many great gifts! On Sunday Rachel took me out and we had a wonderful lunch at Oreganos! So yummy!! Then I surprised her with a photo shoot with a god friend of ours from church.....We had so much fun! Through all the laughing and jokes we managed to get some great pictures......Don't you think?

a bit of sunshine~

Hey...I am beaming with happiness! This weekend is going to be wonderful! I will be attending my best friend, Rachel 18th birthday on saturday. We will all be wearing our new sun dresses and ready for some fun! AND I was able to set up a exclusive photo shoot with a local photographer for her and I on Sunday!!!!! I am soooooo excited!!! I can't wait to see her face when I surprise her on Saturday!! YAY!! It will be great!

I will be starting to work full time on Monday and am happy to be focusing on just one or two things this summer. I do love being busy but not that busy. This last fall and spring have really spread me thin. So again it will be so nice to be at one spot for once and not rushing here and there.

So, I have decided to give up my beloved Diet Coke and just drink more water and regular Iced tea for caffeine. I have been reading some articles that were done by doctors about long term effects of the artificial sweeteners and have been scared silly!!! LoL, but seriously, I do need to be more healthy.

Mothers Day

Here's to another great Mothers day weekend!! I had a wonderful time with all my family and friends, and most importantly my Mother!! I was able to get her a fabulous pair of diamond earrings and set up a time for the two of us to go get a pedicure!!

I am so happy that I am completely finished with my finals at school and that this is my last week of classes! I will just be working full time this summer and saving up to pay off my car!
I hope that I will be able to sneak in a little bit of fun along the way!

Day after Easter....

Hey Peeps!

Well today has been so wonderful.....yep good as it gets. I am sitting here at work with my best Friend Rachel. We went over to visit her sister-in-law in the hospital. She had a beautiful baby Boy!! He was only 6 pounds 1 oz. The cutest thing in the nursery! We were also served tea with the tiniest cheesecake bits!

Now I am sitting here at work doing nothing, not even work! Hehehehehe. But that is ok tomorrow is a new day.

Cheesecake!!!

OMG!!!! I have touched heavens door......I had the most wonderful Strawberry cheesecake at the cheesecake factory today. I went with a friend from school and she had the Vanilla Bean option. :)

I am so busy running around trying to get all my school projects and papers done before next week comes! I do believe in all this rush I have lost a few freckles!! hehehe, ahhh nothing like a little inside joke!

Well I hope that each one of you has a great day and that you get done what you set out to do!

Stuck in the mud or fast lane....

Hey my people, SO yes today I am going to ramble on about how busy my life is and what I have to do and blah blah blah... Some time I just feel like I am a turtle stopped to a mini cannon and I have no idea where I am going!!!! I hope I am not alone, there have to others out there that feel the same. Well today was almost a waste of my life, Rachel if you are reading this my statement does not not include our lunch together. I spent so much time trying to get all my materials and supplies together for class and then English was canceled, I ran over to Kinko's and got my next team projects research made only to then sit and wait in Lab for them to show up. To my horrific surprise they didn't even bother to let me know that they were not even planning on showing up!!!! Yes, so wonderful, moments of my life I will never get back! Well now that I have that off my chest I do feel a little bit better, its nothing that a little ice cream can't fix. Chat later!!

Only Five More Weeks!!

I am very happy. Only five more weeks of school! Yes! Now all I have to do is get all of my school projects done and fast. Time to push the pedal to the medal! This week brings so many new challenges. I need to get my room back in order, write my speech and finish researching my English paper. Yeah, I think I need some diet coke or cheesecake to power me through!!! I have some news, yes my over noisy blog followers, some very important news! I have made up my mind and at the end of this year (2011) I shall graduate with my Associates degree in Interior Design and than begin classes to become Certified as a Kindergarden teacher. I know crazy right but I need to follow my heart and mix it up a bit. I will still practice interior design just not as a full time job. Example, In the summer when school is out. Well got to go! Chat later!

HEY!

OMG!!! The time has gotten away from me. With all the fun that has been going on I am left with mere moments at the end of the day. I have been been so crazy this week, shall I share........OH YES! First I have been working on a very important custom design project with two other wonderful ladies. We are designing a one of a kind "Book Table". It is a large open book made out of a solid 3- Form plastic that allows for the same kind of technology as a cricut. You can place a cartridge that holds a story into the "book" and the table will take you through any child adventure. SO yeah, lots of work! Then I have been knee deep with Jury Duty. Oh Yeah my good looking friends, downtown phx to the all so gorgeous court house. I was there almost all day on Wednesday. So many crazy moments, i shall narrow it down to only these quick facts. 1. Criminal Case 2. Murder (24 stab wounds) and A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER MIND BLOWING THINGS! I know, my freckle almost left me. But thankful at the very last min I was released from duty! (Finally, after 4 cuts!) Well that is all for now chat later my friends! But I am looking forward to this weekend. I will be babysitting a 2 year old boy, and maybe stopping for a moment for a quick nap! I don't really know but I bet it will be entrusting!

Home again....

Hey! So sorry....I have been all over the place. Now that it is spring break I have a moment to stop and write!

Lots have happened since my last post. Last night I got back in from Las Vegas! Tons of fun!! I was selected to go with my custom design class to attend the "Tile Stone Vegas" convention. Wow!~ There was lots to see and do. We were hosted at Harrahs Hotel. So all of you know that when it comes to me something is bound to happen. So after the 6 hour grey hound bus ride we finally arrive at the hotel. I wait in the check in line for over an hour and then go up to the counter to check in. They would not allow me to check in because I am under 21. So, whats a girl going to do, Find a room mate and fast! I was not going to sleep on the streets and I was not giving up my spot in line. So, I turned around and the absolutely first female person I saw became my official roomie. Thankfully it was a lady I knew from school. We previously had some classes together so we weren't complete strangers. So, I turn back to the concierge and we move forward. Well, it donned on me that our room better have two beds because I am not snuggling up to anyone let alone a school mate. So, I snap my head up and ask if there was anyway we could possibly have a room with two beds or even one bed and a fold out sofa. Then to my complete surprise the concierge smiles and says "I do believe we can work this out". She goes ahead and hands each of us a gold embossed room card and points towards the elevators. I open the small envelope that was behind the card and read to my amazement that our room was on the 33 floor. Every one else was headed to the 4th floor for there rooms. We hope in to the elevator hit # 33 and enjoy our min long ride up. We head down the hallway to room 3334. I go ahead and read the embossed sign on our door and it reads " Presidential Suite". I do believe you could have knocked us both over with a feather!! I open the door and we walk into a absolutely beautiful room. The entry way lead into a full living room with a mini bar and massive flat screen TV. A door flanked each side of the living room. If you turned right you went into my room. It had two California king beds, full bathroom and a small seating area. If you turned left you went into Ladonna's room. She had one California king bed a b-fast nook and a luxury bathroom. A spa tub, walk in shower and double sinks! We were speechless. So, needless to say we had bragging rights all day about our out of this world room.

March Maddnes!

Oh my gosh guys I have the best new to share!!!!
Yesterday I found out that I along with five other custom designers were picked to come to Vegas for a all expense paid tour and design conference! Can you believe that! I leave the first Monday of spring break!! I am sooo excited! I have always said I wanted an adventure!

So many things that need to be done before I go, here is my list:

1. Complete all homework assignments. (6 page Eng paper, 5 min communication speech and my next custom design group project.)

2. Get time off at work.

3. Go shopping for some new clothes! (need to look in style and professional!)

Happy Birthday!

Hey! I am now a whole 19 years old. Imagine that....

I am so blessed to have such great family and friends

close to me that always have my back!!

I feel so loved and especially on a day like today!

Feel the love and happiness in the air! It's all around me! Thank you all who have wished me many blessings and great joy for my birthday I really do appreciate all of you!

I am soo glade that this upcoming weekend is a whole three days off! (thanks to presidents day)

Do you have any plans? Going on a trip? anything??

The night before a birthday......

Oh My GOSH!!!! I am so happy. The family is getting together for dinner tonight and happiness is in the air. I am going to have a blast! What is on your schedule this evening??? Any one special to celebrate with?

So I have been hard at work with my custom design class. We are designing a original rug. I have put a lot of thought and work into this so I hope I will be a finalist!! Keep your fingers crossed!!

Over all this year has been good, a new path for me to pave and a fresh chapter of life to start!

February

I just love the month of February!! It is soo wonderful!

I am super excited that my birthday is only a week away! I will be 19 years old!!

I have started to think of a wish list but so far this is all I have:

1. Scrapbooking (I got a Cricut for Christmas)

2. Some fun Jewelry

3. Gift cards

So Bloggers I ask you what should I ask for, for my Birthday?

Feel free to add a post!!

P.S

Look at the amazing Birthday Cakes I found!!!

Febuary~

I am soo happy we are only a day away from the best month out of the whole entire year!!! As many of you know February is home to my Birthday and I just LOVE birthdays. So Feb. 16 needs to come fast!!!

Not to much going on right now just keeping up with school and work. My Mom started school at Pima today!! Way to go Mom!!! She is going back to finish up and get a degree in Nursing.

Not to mention that I will be finished up at Mesa Community College this Dec. I will graduate with my Associates and move on to NAU!!!! For my Bachelors degree in Interior Design!! SO happy!!

Its Wednesday!

Hey guys!

Hows it going? Well for me its going~ going pretty well. School has started up again and work is going strong. I am attending a wedding this weekend and hoping I will have time to arrange a perfect outfit to wear! I am really happy to have such great teachers so far this semester~ most all of you know it really matters how the instructor is, is how the class will turn out. I am so ready to finish these last two semesters so I can graduate in December with my Associates degree and move on to NAU!!!!! I am soooo happy and I have to thank all my Friends and Family who have helped and who will continue to me along my way!

Grams is getting stronger everyday and I am very thankful to all who sent there prayers and support to her and my family.

My thoughts, actions and words.....

Have you ever just listened to a moment, waited quietly and just breath deeply?
I know in our fast tracked world we are all ways on the run! I know I am all ways rushed, crazy and sleep deprived!
Lately I have been taking the 30 sec to just breath and really think. As many of you know I will be 19 in 3ish weeks and I have really started to plan out some of the things I want to do in life, to start down a path or even find a path to walk down.

I do know that I want to finish school and look for a Design related job.
I want to spend more quality time with loved ones and good friends, maybe meet new ones.
Well more to come...........

Screaming inside~

Screaming.....yes I am so frustrated with my self. I try to go one way and next thing you know I am diving head first in the other direction! I just want to shout, scream or run away!
Just breath, take a moment to let oxygen reach your lungs nerves and brain cells.....sounds easy but really it takes a lot of work! One function after another to just stay alive.
Sorry I seem to eek boredom and bits of mild depression today. Not like the sun isn't shining or anything, I do live in ARIZONA!!!

I need to find a balance between finding time for myself and work/school/church/family and all the wonderful things that I am required to take care of in one week!
So I shall make this my mission, BALANCE, I might even look it up. LOL! Well now that i feel a tad better I shall return to my silent as the grave office. Yes, this whole week I have only seen one person on my ENTIRE building!!!!! I am soooo going crazy!
Well tomorrow is another day~

2011

So the time has come for me to post my resolutions!

1. I hope to finish up with my car payment by Nov.
2. I would love to use my gym membership more than once a week!
3. Use my new cricut to make cute cards and scrapbook pages.
4. Travel.

Well what about you bloggers? What are you hoping to do this year? I would love to read about them so on and post them!

This week I have had to return to work~ a sorta good thing but I wish my break was longer.
Ahh..looking forward to next week, I will be spending an entire week house sitting/friend watching while there parents are away! Kimberly and her little sister need someone to say with them and give them rides to/from school. I should have lots of fun with the two of them. It soo funny that they asked me, ya know I am sooo responsible!!! Ahh...just a inside joke. Most everyone knows that I can be a bit clumsy and I always hurt my self. Good thing I have help cooking!!! LOL!

So Blessed

Ahh.....Family has gone home the tree is packed up, lights down and a quite calm has settles in my heart. Many of you guys know that I love Thanksgiving and Christmas very much but for this season I am happy to walk into a new year.

I am soo happy my mom and dad got me Cricut for Christmas!! I have always wanted one and now nothing is stopping me from scrapbooking!!

I also got a few gift cards, funky socks and a purple umbrella. Not to mention some really good books. I am happy. Believing that 2011 is going to be the year that I rise up from what I used to be and come out a bit better than before. I shall be posting my resolutions soon so chat later ladies!