Christmas...a time to be thankful...

this year at Christmas...the world looks different. i know that reflection is for new years eve...but I'll get to why i'm reflecting over the year earlier...later??? our lives have changed dramatically this year... here are a few things...

. Steve and I spend New Years Eve just the 2 of us... not that this was a problem we just didn't have any friends to hang out with...we did call aaron and mel at midnight to wish them a happy new year from the future...which we will do AGAIN this year:).

. I left my job at Harrison. It was SO cool teaching the kids...however... i wasn't a huge fan of all the politics...and I really didn't have time to teach at the studio AND to teach at harrison...so when Steve told me we could afford me leaving...i jumped at the chance.

. STEVE AND I GOT MARRIED!! Obviously, this was huge. But really really really really really awesome. When i dreamed about the man I would marry...I never thought of marriage like this. Steve is my best friend, who i can tell anything to, and who knows exactly what i need without me saying this. I will say that many times I feel like i pale in comparison to his amazing sense of my needs. What a super cool fellow.

. Steve and I take our honeymoon. Fall in love with Santa Cruz and both start making plans in our heads to move their. I decide that my dream is to work at IKEA.

. About a week after I find my calling to be IKEA...God drops the opportunity in our lap to buy the studio...so we then realize...THAT'S what God wants...not the santa cruz thing...so we put the west on hold for now.

.We attend mission point community church and realize ANOTHER reason God didn't want us in California for now. We start to build friendships and are greatly encouraged.

. We buy the studio, and head to Kentucky for my family reunion...on the way down... we get into a car accident. God protected everyone involved...and the van was totally driveable... praise God it could have been MUCH worse.

We lose 2 friends to cancer and one of our best friends loses her father within weeks of one another... we rejoice that they are in heaven...but are saddened that we cannot enjoy them face to face.

. Steve and I celebrate our engagement year anniversary...and get a PUPPY!! Cash becomes one of the greatest additions to the family to date and we love him to pieces.

.Steve and I look for a new house and FIND ONE... we.love.it. 305 Audi baby!!

. We find a new location for the studio. We rename and rebrand...crazy.

. We are invited to 4 new years eve celebrations this year...4. We love our friends that we've made this year and look forward to growing closer to them in this next year and sharing our lives with these incredibly cool people.

people who look like people...

today while i was watching breakfast club i had this shocking realization... sam gillis looks JUST like Anthony Michael Hall

This is Sam...


This is Anthony Michael Hall...



I rest my case...

hi, i think i might be crazy...

i like eating.
i like food.
my husband is an AMAZING gourmet cook.
i make baked goods that will put you into a diabetic coma.
and at the beginning of january steve and i are going on the daniel fast.

what is the daniel fast?
A 21-day partial fast based upon Daniel's own experiences as recorded in the Bible. The purpose is to restrict commonly enjoyed foods as an act of worship and consecration to God. Someone who chooses to undergo a Daniel Fast demonstrates a physical commitment that reflects a deep spiritual desire for a more intimate relationship with the Lord.

Pretty cool right? I had another friend explain that it was getting rid of your old vices (like a cleanse...nice after the holidays) and growing closer to God. When you do it as a couple you also get closer to one another...neat right? ummm, i think? let me explain a little further. the fast is fairly restrictive... and by fairly i mean this...

NO...
meat or animal products
no dairy
no sweeteners... natural or otherwise
no leavened bread or yeast
no refined or processed foods
no deep fried foods
no solid fats
no alcohol, carbonated drinks, coffee, energy drinks, herbal tea, and tea.

ok, wait, WHAT???? umm...I'm out. WELL...not really. We are doing this together BUT we're going to tailor it a bit to ourselves...here's what it looks like.

NO red meat, pork, limited chicken, and fresh eggs
Skim milk, although mostly soy and no cheese
only natural sweetener (honey, all natural sugar)
whole grains only
no refined or processed foods
no deep fried foods
no solid fats
no hard alcohol or beer, no coffee, energy drinks, only diet soda (that ones for me)

i'm kind of rocking the pansy daniel fast but this is epic for me...I've never done ANYTHING like this in my life. seriously. i'm excited to do this with steve and excited for our trip to trader joes:). steve did something like this earlier this year and dropped over 20 lbs in 21 days AND has kept it off...wow. Hoping i can shed some l.bs as well!:) Until then... I'm enjoying my holiday treats:). There are 40 or so cupcakes on the back porch.

i heart photo editing...

so, i LOVE photo editing. what's wrong with me? yeah, i have no idea. I feel like i would like it LESS if I did it for a living but when I'm boppin around facebook and gunner is watching the football game...i like to have SOMETHING to occupy my time:). So here's some of what I like to do...

Here are a few shots I did tonight. My brother and his LONG time girlfriend recently got engaged and here are a few of their engagement pictures... and then the ones I re-did.



edited...



another original




edited...



as you can see...it's fairly easy. i like my pictures to look cool and artsy...because let's face it...aren't photos art??
-k

Oh Crap! I'm late for work...just kidding.

So, I don't know what it is about this week but for some reason I seem to be missing/running late/completely forgetting about lessons. So while I stopped over at "grandma linda's" so Cash could visit her I said "mom I gotta check my e-mail really quickly..." and while I was FULLY expecting to be in at 5:30 today...guess what... NOPE I had a student at 4:30 (and crap...it's 4:22) so I quickly say by to mom and throw (more like gently place) Cash in the car and run over to the studio...Guess what... no student. AND my husband isn't here?? WHAT??!! I'm so cornfused. So Cash and I ran around the studio for a bit and now he's laying in his favorite spot (in front of the door). OH for those of you who don't know...Cash is our new PUPPY! He's great. Honestly sometimes I feel overwhelmed and this is generally how the conversation follows
Random Person:"Oh, is he not sleeping??"
Me:"no, actually he's a GREAT sleeper!...he usually sleeps for about 8 hours at night...on the floor of our bedroom"
RP: OH so he potties on the floor of your bedroom??
Me: "no, he's really good about that"
RP: "well, is he not doing a good job pottying?"
Me: "no, actually he's AWESOME and really has been since the first day we got him...he only pees at my parents house..."
RP: Well, what's wrong??
Me: Well, he doesn't like his cage and can't stop chewing things...
RP: That's probably because he's a puppy.

Dang it, I'm a bad puppy mommy. In my defense though... I've never had a dog/puppy. EVER. In my whole life. I think I'm going to go ahead and blame my mom for never letting me have the experience. She's actually terrified of dogs. Cash went to my parents house FIRST when I brought him home from Michigan. So he's known them basically as long as he's known me. He got up on the couch at their house yesterday (which is verboden at Grandma's) and my mom said "no Cash, get down" and then said... Karyn, he won't get down... to which i replied Mom, just pull him off. She then said "i tried, but then he looked mean so i didn't" ARE YOU KIDDING ME MOM?? HAVE YOU SEEN MY PUPPY??!! He's basically a giant furball of love and puppiness. Poor terrified mom...maybe that's why Cash is always peeing at their house... the smell of fear in others makes him pee.

Welp, I'm off to do lessons in a bit. What a GLORIOUS fall afternoon.

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i watched as sunset slipped away in misty clouds above the lake and held your hand and made you laugh as evening melted all away. You make threats sound like promises that hold you to your past and the here and now will be by gones and this moment is our last. Your words they seem like quicksand, you move, it keeps you there. and the things you say sound like compliments as your fingers touch my hair. The summer's all the same here. It's quick and then it's gone. like an easy sunday lover who never stays for long.

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your words hit like breakers on the rocks down below and the love that you deny has started to show. The time and the effort are laid to waste. And the sweet drinks you poured are lost of their taste. Your efforts are grand and you piss time away waiting and biding and hoping she'll say the things that you long for and the things that you crave and so in turn she's made you her slave. You long for the freedom that will come with the truth. You think she doesn't notice because of her youth. But she sees and denies and prays it's not so. But the cracks in the walls are all starting to show. It's not fair but that's life and we know you'll get through. Because it's happened before...but not ever to you. So when the things crumble and it all hits the fan. Who will be left to hold your hand. To help you get through the significant loss? Who will be there to help with your cross? You know there was someone who always was there. Sitting quite close in one of your chairs and you turn to tell her you're sorry for this. That the hints that she threw were so hard to miss. You turn 'round to see her and find that she's gone. Left long ago while your heart you pawned. So not only alone you're lost and betrayed. Hearts littered on rocks...this mess that you made.

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