two zero zero nine

i usually dont make new years resolutions, but for some reason this year, I'm breaking my usual mold. i hate how people make crazy resolutions and never keep them. these are just things i want to work on. i want to keep the expectations low, so i dont disappoint.

1. be more crafty
i always walk into a store and say: "i can make this", "i can make that". i'm going to start taking action and putting my hands to work.

2. faster response time
i'm the worst at responding to emails, phone calls, texts, just about any kind of correspondence. i'm not saying that i'm going be perfect about it, but just a little better than i am now.

3. learn how to wear makeup
being 25, you would think that i would be able to apply makeup without looking like a tranny, but thats not the case. i need to learn some tricks of the trade.

ice skating

the gals all decided to get in the holiday spirit and go ice skating in santa monica. we got all bundled up and warmed up for our axels and toe loops.
ben was in town form SF for work, so he tagged along with us. this was perfect timing for him to visit, because i dont like to go ice skating without someone to hold my hand

venice

dear adorable city of venice,
oh how much i love you. a smorgasbord of hippies, artists, and crazies. such a distinct community with a special sense of self. you are kinda out of the way for me, but i'm going to visit whenever i can. thank you for letting us rent beach cruisers and ride along the beach.
xoxo
mk.

i'm back in business

last week i had an interview with this denim company. 

i just got the word today that they want me.  i'm joining the visuals team of the iconic red tab jeans company.  

starting next week, i'm a workin girl again

pb

just walked in the door to surprise le familia a day early. of course had to do some photobooth pics with tor tor.  

santa - please please bring me a new macbook, so i can take pb pics of my own every single day ... i promise promise to be such a good little kelly

jackie & debra

we look like sisies

ginger

heather said to never trust a ginger, but lookie at what i done did....

i'm gonna get a betta pic though...

xoxo

miss kelly the ginger

lady di

i'm wishing, hoping, praying, and thinking of this lovely auntie doll today
love you diane - crossing my fingers for ya
xoxo

la la land

little miss anna recently gave me some pictures.
she is another t-loc and just the cutest doll. she lives with christina, lisa, and laurie - more tucson girls, and i love each one to death. i'm lucky to have such darling friends in la la land.

lisa, christina, laurie, anna

anna's sissy alisa on her bday

they are so cute...

our fav jackie

the whole gang:
laurie. lisa. mk. christina. nikki, alisa, anna

small plates

if i were my aunt susan, this would be my idea of heaven....

she's got an insane love for adorable small plates.
they are so delicious - i can see how she cant resist.
i wish i knew how many sets she had in her expansive collection.
she even got me my first set dainty china, which i cherish dearly
thanks susie

elf

tori made this for me.
cuteness

even deb made the cut - she's my fav
this makes me roll

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/km0wQtm1BTb7zt1ZBvEu

driving lesson

while i was home for thanksgiving, i thought i would help out and teach colin how to drive. he's not even 2, but i figured he needs to earn his keep.
right away he knew how to use the wipers, turn signals, hazards, pretty much any button or knob. he also adjusted the volume on the radio, so he could jam out while he's on the road.





how hot is my double chin in those pics?!?
i had my camera out and colin was "smiling" for me/showing me how well he would fit in at a trailer park...



we also wheeled this prince around in his wagon with his crown securely in place, of course...

twilight

i'm beyond obsessed with twilight AGAIN....

seen the movie twice, read the partial part of midnight sun that leaked twice, and have re-read all four books. i'm crazy and i'm fine with it.
can you imagine if this doll was edward?? i wouldnt know what to do with myself.

tori just sent me this. it just fed my obsession and reminded me how much i love this song...

chelsea lately

a few weeks ago when amber came to visit me in la la land, we went to see our fav gal chelsea handler. thanks to my superior technology skills, i'm able to have the video here for your viewing pleasure.
ambular is the one that hugs up on chuy at the end a i'm the one with the blonde curls ;)

florence and the machine

dog days are over

you're welcome neil...

see that cd tower on the floor??

it holds 250 cd's.  these are just a few of my dad's cd collection, i'm importing all of his music onto the family computer at my parents house.  it's all part of my grand scheme to get my dad to be able to post his golf scores online, use itunes/an ipod, or maybe even (dare i say) google something.  

neil has never even touched a computer, even though you wouldnt know it because he throws out computer jargon all the time.  steve jobs and bill gates betta watch their backs.  

when i'm done with these and the other towers, i'm moving on to vinyl.  neil informed me that there is "something" out there that can convert records into mp3 format.   i think he has well over 1,000 records, so this is what i call a "long term project".  

by the time i'm done with this i'm probably going to put something REALLY good on his ipod like danity kane or ashlee simpson just to get a rise out of him, so i feel like my time was well spent.  

i'm such a good daughter

i'm lovin these:

bat for lashes

what's a girl to do

kylie minogue

speakerphone

this story

thanks heather. i usually think these are corny, but i love it as much as you do...

A Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

 When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a
day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2  Cups of Coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of
him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that
it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He
shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf
balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was
full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two Cups of Coffee from under the table and poured the entire
contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The
students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize
that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important
things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite
passions--and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life
would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your
car.

The sand is everything else--the small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar
first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The
same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you
will never have room for the things that are important to you.

'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner.
Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the
disposal. Take care of the golf balls first--the things that really matter. Set
your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

 One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Cups of Coffee represented.
The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'

The Coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
always room for a couple of Cups of Coffee with a friend.'

 Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly,
Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.

gooooooo lakers

ty ty took the train up from san diego for the day to hang out with me.
we had some quality friend time together and i got to go to my first lakers game.
being a huge sports fan, i cant even tell you who won or who the lakers played, but it was still fun. david beckham was sitting courtside, so i was pretty much starring at him the whole time.
a few years ago i bought a lakers shirt because i liked the color, tyler had to tell me that it was magic johnson's number on the back ... i'm clueless.

te-jas

last week i went to houston to visit the aycocks. mamacita, tor tor, dani, and coin came as my entourage. jill is our 5th sister, and now has a family all of her own.
we love her hubby boy cody and her group of cookies: carter the best big brother ever (7), walker the firecracker (5), my boyfriend anderson (3), and of course reese kathryn the angel (1).

tori and i got left alone for the afternoon with just anderson and the two babies. guess which one of us did all the work? (hint: it was not me). I realized that i cant do kids, as much as i love them, i get too grossed out. i have a lot to learn. so, for future reference hire my 19 year old baby sister instead of me to take care of the little ones.

we didnt do much besides hang out, chase around kids, and watch kung fu panda. we barely took any pictures, dani put the ones we did take on her page. i'm way too lazy to put them here too.
i had to add this one with my adorable new suitcase, i got it from lovely lori and i wanted to show her how much i love it!
can you believe this is all i brought for 5 days!?!

dream girl

i like to think of myself like this:
great outit, handy with power tools, fun personality, beyond crafty, but a lot more blonde


ok, so maybe not in real life. in my dream world?.. definitely.

*http://www.kristancunningham.com/

twilight

some people are haters, but i'm definitely not one of them.
i love loved the movie.
of course it wasnt everything that the book was, but that is to be expected.
right when it was over i asked my roommate if we could stay and watch it again ... she said no.
i already have plans to see it again on monday.

the movie was full of delicious babes,
but this one if my fav

j & d

you are gonna die! this weekend tor tor and i discovered a new jackie and debra video on youtube!
i'm aware the 97% of the people that i tell to watch these videos dont think they're funny. i'm fine with that, but they make me roll. so excited to have more hilarious jokes to use over and over...











i get a kick out of this one too:

my current playlist

about every two weeks or so i make a new playlist with some new songs that i download, some are existing songs that i'm obsessed with, or a few that carry over from the last playlist.
it can consist of anywhere from 3 to 40 songs, whatever i'm in the mood for. i play this in constant rotation, until i get completely sick of every song and start the process all over again.

i just made a new one that i love love love
here are the highlights:

kayne west - heartless
justin timberlake - magic
css- move
3oh!3 - dont trust me
katy perry - hot n cold
of montreal - id engager
pitbull - krazy
britney spears - kill the lights
rihanna - bit@*h, i'm special
devendra banhart - carmensita
jay z - history
give it 2 me - madonna
4 minutes - madonna
she's not me - madonna

ambular in la la land

my best friend/soul mate amber bell came to visit me in la la land. she got me tickets to madonna for by birthday and we planned a fabulous weekend together!

taping of our fav, chelsea handler, chelsea lately. madonna concert with special guest stars justin timberlake & britney spears. shopping "amber style", 2 stores 5 hours. LA nightlife. lots of lots of food.

i had the best time with this doll. we jammed out in my car, danced like crazy ladies, made fun of innocent people, lots of inside jokes, video chatting with chris bell, laughed A LOT, and had way way too much fun.

seriously, when amber and i met freshman year of college it was like magic. we have so much in common, and not just like normal things, like weird stuff that you thought no one else would ever like, think, or say out loud. if she didnt go off and get herself hitched (to the BEST guy ever) we probably would've run off and taken advantage of same sex marriage. (not really, but we like to say that because we want to grow old together)

she has more amazing qualities than i have words for, she is always there for me, makes the perfect partner in crime, and loves me for who I am ... what more could i ask for in a true friend.

love you ambular

chelsea lately taping

chuy's car

later that night ... MADONNA

we struggle...

we were "miles away", but it didnt matter. it was still the best show i've ever been to

look who made an appearance

out in hollywood

bratty kelly

becca's birthday bash

bday babe

the boys working it our for the camera

j.will made a new bff

and we ended the night with amber's milkshake.
this is how she pulled chris bell, now she's been married for almost 5 years. i could learn a thing or two from her...

my videos from the show.
not the best quality