My life is one big splatter painting

When I have bad days or just frustrating days I like to pull out my canvas, paint brushes, and easel and just paint. I love the peace it gives me and how I can look at a plain white canvas and create something amazing. It just does something to me that helps me relax and refocus. I always joke and say that some of my best creations come when I am frustrated or angry haha! My mom always makes fun of me cause I can spend so much money at Hobby Lobby. Walking in there is just amazing! I love it!! 

Here are a few of my paintings :)

I will put more up when I keep finishing them :)

Painting just helps me relax and get everything back to normal.

I already went to work this morning and was back before 9am... I want to go to back to bed SOOO bad but I have a ton of laundry to do :( Off to clean and get ready for the day! and maybe paint a little :)

OH! Also, it is GAME DAY!!! OSU is playing Arizona tonight. I can't wait to go! Sammy and I went to get me a game day shirt... GO POKES!!! (thanks Mom! <3) 

Off to cheer on my boys and clean my apartment! 

GO POKES!

katelyn elizabeth

Back at the grind...

Well, a lot of things have changed in the past 10 days. I moved back to Stillwater, left Texas, got a job in Stillwater, survived a full week of my Senior year, and went through some pretty rough times, and some pretty wonderful times.

First drastic thing I did was delete Facebook. *insert gasps here* For those who know... Facebook probably consists about 23.5 hours of my day. ok not really but it does take a lot of time. It has been nice not having to go check it every five minutes and see what everybody else is up to. I will get it back when the time is right to be able to share photos and memories. But until then... Facebook free!

Now on to my job... I LOVE LOVE LOVE my job! It is taking care of a 9 year old boy who has down syndrome. He is so loving and an absolute doll. He calls me KK but when he says it it sounds like he is saying Cocoa. I have to be at his house by 7:15 am and I get him ready for school and then take him in the mornings. It is not easy getting up so early but once I see his shining face and that smile in the mornings it is totally worth it.

Classes are going well. Yes Mom, I really am attending all of them. :)  I am taking 13 hours. Physiology, Abnormal Psychology, Physical Disabilities, and Statistics. I am hoping to not make any C's but that Physiology class will be a tough one to crack!

hmmm what else to fill you in on?? OOHH So I watched the VMA's the other day and watching Adele perform made me fall even more in love with her than before! She is simply amazing. I love her voice, the soul behind it, and how I can relate to her songs. I love the calming effect her voice has.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDRwqTNLGDs&ob=av2n
She is coming to Texas October 21... Tickets are not too expensive. I REALLLLLY want to go. It would be so much fun. Maybe I can convince my mom to go with me... :) I also love this song... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw&NR=1

My parents come to visit next weekend Labor Day. I am excited. We are going to the football game, walmart (DUH!) and dinner and just have some family time. I also get to see the love of my life!! My little baby!  I cannot wait to see my puppy. I miss her cuddling with me at night so much!!

Well I am off to bed. This is one sleepy girl! I just wanted to update everyone on some small things in my life :)

I promise to blog more now that I am at a computer everyday. I miss it!!
off to dream land...
KK

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia. - Charles M. Schulz

Winding Down...

Summer is winding down... its is not fair! I hate that summer is going so fast!! I have been working like a crazy person... no surprise there. 12 hours a day everyday.
$$$$ though :)
Well... I need to go print the schedule for work and then go back up there so I can teach Water Aerobics... BUSY!!!

lovelovelove
KG

What is love?.... and People Watching?

At my job I have a lot of time to people watch. Lets just say this pool is full of interesting people. We have given them names to protect their identity... and as a way to clarify who they are through out the summers haha
We have:

• Crazy Diving Board Lady: This lady, Bless her heart, cannot swim worth anything. My job as a swim instructor and coach requires me to perfect strokes.  All of the years of teaching and coaching have enabled me to just look at someone swimming and I am able to figure out how to make their stroke better. I have watched this lady swim every day for the past 6 summers and for the life of me I have NO idea how she stays afloat. The way she swims is so wrong I literally have no idea how she moves through the water. But the truth is she is there everyday and she loves to swim. I ask her "How far have you swam today?" and her response is always "I don't know... I just Swim" She always arrives 20 minutes early and asks if she can get in early. She is always eager to help get the pool ready for the day and asks to help set things out. This lady might be a little odd but she loves to swim and she lives for it. 
• Bow Lady: This lady (easily over 30) always wears huge bows in her hair. When I was little my mom used to put GIGANTIC bows in my hair. When I say Gigantic I really do mean gigantic! Well....This lady put my hair bows to shame!!!!! I so wish I could post a picture up of her bows because there are no words to describe how large this bow is! She loves those bows. She wears them every time she comes to the pool. I have no idea why she wears them but she wears them proudly!
• Then there is Art. Precious Art. That really is his name. This man is 92 years old and swims a mile a day. His one and only love is his wife Evelyn. His love for her is exactly like the Notebook. I love the look in his eye when he talks about her. She is very sick and you can tell that he hurts knowing he is going to lose her soon. But the love he has for her is forever. 
• Watching the different types of moms is pretty interesting. We have the moms who are so over protective and have to be with their kids the entire time at the pool. then we have the moms who literally drop their kids off and don't show up till several hours later. Then we have the moms who let their children play but always stand a few steps behind them to make sure everything is ok. Seeing the different types of love a mother has for their child is so amazing.

We have several more interesting people at my pool but that would take hours to describe ;) Watching these people on a daily basis I really get to know them in ways they probably don't know themselves. You see the way they react to things, the way to talk to others, and they way the present themselves in such a laid back setting. Seeing how they love different things makes me see that LOVE really is everywhere and that makes me so happy!! It makes me think of these song lyrics..."Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I love you . Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense. Never let your prayin knees get lazy. And love like crazy"

I love the idea of love. No matter what kind of love. If its something you love to do, someone special you love (which I am a total romantic!), or just the ones in your life who you love. I just LOOOOVE the idea of LOVE!! <3

When I am up on stand I have tons of time to sit and think. I think of everything under the sun... literally! haha But one thing that I have been thinking about lately is just the people who are around me and support me and who love me for me. I am no perfect person but they accept me for who I am. Without them I would not be the person I am today. It amazes me to see how my life has changed just because of the love that people show me. All I can do is love you all back :) and I do! I love you all very much!!

lovelovelove

KK

No. INTERNET! :(

So we lost power a week ago for about 5 days... This caused our wireless internet to go out!! I haven't been able to skype, Facebook, YouTube or anything for a week!! And honestly.. It has been amazing. I have loved the break from cyberworld! (but take my phone or texting away and I'll hunt you down!)
I still don't have Internet so I'm just posting from my phone cause I have wanted to update or write something!

So here is a little recap...
1. I got thrown off a jetski and screwed up my neck (you can thank B for that one... I still love you bubba. Even if you are adopted)
2. I got super super sick and couldn't keep any food down because I was dehydrated. Basically I was working to hard... Surprise surprise
3. Lost a very dear family friend due to a tragic accident :(
4. Lost Internet due to crazy storms (which I LOVED by the way)
5. we gained a new dog for a couple weeks! B&C had to let us keep baby Roxy for a little while.
6. Went bowling... I still suck at that game.
7. Been a workaholic like usual!

So with everything going on I missed a few blogs! Hopefully Internet will be back up soon and I will post about my trip to the lost magical place in the world :)

Love love love
The workaholic,
KG

Busy week ahead...

So this week has been hectic!! I am at the pool soo much! I love it but it is tiring. The next week is just as crazy!
Monday: Private lesson at 9:00 am then headed to the pool for our in service and lifeguard training
Tuesday: I am going to speak at a school about Water Safety.
Wednesday- Friday: work 8:30-3 then teach 2 private lessons then I have the pools group lessons to supervise and then I have another private lesson at 7:45.
I then have Friday and Saturday off for Fathers Day.... well I am teaching 2 private lessons!
BUSY BUSY!!!!
As much as I love my job (which is a TON!!!) I am glad I get a couple days off to catch my breath.

This weekend is gonna be a good one :) Tonight we are going to Concerts in the Garden. It is basically like a big picnic with music playing each night. Tonight is the Beach Boys music :)
I love it!! I grew up going to these every summer since I was born. I love going back each summer.... it is so relaxing and so much fun.
I love being home for the summer :)

Time to go soak an a bath of aloe... I am burnt to a crisp!!

one sunburned lifeguard,
Kate

Long time no see...

oh my goodness! It has been SOOO long since I have done a post. I have missed it a whole lot! I will start doing more and more I promise!
I have done so much in the past month....

• Finished school (all A's and B's!) 
• Been to Disney World and had the TIME OF MY LIFE!
• Been teaching private swim lessons
• and being a workaholic like usual :)

Life has been pretty busy but I am loving it!!

A day for me is like this: 

1. wake up and teach a 9:00 lesson
2. Teach lessons at 9:30, 10:00 and 10:30
3. Go into work around 12 and while at work do scheduling, payroll, and many other things (dealing with an old pool usually keeps me busy!)
4. then Group swim lessons start at 5:00. As the swim director this requires me to go around and  make sure each class is going properly and smoothly and the children are paying attention and the teachers are on track for the day.
5. then at 5:45 I coach kids in swim team and help them perfect their strokes.
6. then at 7:00 I teach water aerobics then I have another private lesson at 7:45

BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!! But I absolutely LOVE it! Loving your job make it easy to get up!

That schedule changes every week but its usually 8:00am to 8:00 pm of total pool work! 

So... a couple weeks ago I went to Disney World for my 21st Birthday! I had SOO much fun! Seeing Mickey, Minnie, Goofy (aka DAD!) and all the other princesses just made me so happy! 

My future home :)

Sequin Minnie Ears!!! LOVE!

SO much fun with Mommy in the Teacups!!

Action pic of Teacups!

Since Dad calls me Nemo because I am ALWAYS in the water it was just fitting that I took a picture with Nemo :) 

I wish I could be a kid forever!!!!

My parents and I also rode the HULK over and over again :) I loooved having a fast pass and skipping all of the lines!!!!

I will write an entire blog over the trip at a later time :)

But this girl is sleepy! Been out in the sun all day and working like crazy! 

Sunburnt and sleepy... 

Katelyn Elizabeth