My December

even though i have a ton of things to look forward to this month.. it sure is dragging boringly by. first this saturday- i am putting together a "reunion" for all the ex-employees dan and i used to work with at mama mia's. we have a group of about 15 people whom we havent seen in months. it should be really fun! =) then the middle of the week next week- we're going back to my mom's for a day or so- run errands and things like that. on the 7th.. we're going to see Pauly Shore. haha.. not too sure why. i mean, when was the last time you heard of Pauly Shore? but we saw an ad that he was coming to milwaukee.. so sign us up of course! i always watch those comedy shows on tv, but i havent ever seen one in person. i plan to laugh a ton! i love comedians. then a week after that on the 15th- we're flying to Puerto Vallarta! dan and i, my mother, step-dad, sisters jorie and shea, and shea's boyfriend sam will all be staying at a resort having a ton of fun! i was amazed to see how cheap it all is! (heads up- expect me to try to figure out that slideshow thing for all the pictures once we get back!) my sisters and i are having fun looking at sun dresses. i have one coming in the mail.. i should get it by next tuesday. they didnt have it in my size, so i got one a size bigger.. i hope it fits decently- otherwise i have to return it and become one day dress shorter. i've been to mexico a couple times before- most recently was in highschool with some students from my spanish class. we started out in Mexico D.F. (mexico city) and saw tenochticlan, the bascilica de guadaloupe, and a bunch of other historical sites in mexico city. we went from there to stay with our travel families in Merida. toured ruins at Uxmal, Chichen Itza, swam in a cenote near Dz'itnup. went to an island off the coast from Cancun called isla mujeres. and somewhere in there visited celestun.. the flamingo infested island. it was fun.. and i look forward to maily relaxing this time instead of climbing pyramids in 110 degree heat. anyways.. we'll get back from mexico the 23rd.. and then of course comes christmas =) i love christmastime! i love seeing family and drinking egg nog.. and eating way too much. and christmas songs. i wonder if anyone carols anymore? i used to when i was growing up- with all the girls my sisters and i were in sunday school with.. i always felt uncomfortable doing it.. but we got cookies and milk at the nursing home.. so- all in all.. it turned out to be alright by the end of the night! and then comes new years.. i just hope i will be able to stay out all night for it. i cant remember the last time dan and i stayed out until bartime.. we've gotten close lately.. but always leave beforehand. which reminds me.. i can also look forward to getting my tee shirt i won off a miller lite bottle! they didnt ask for a size- so i am pretty sure it's a mens large or extra large.. maybe i'll figure out a way to hem it smaller. we'll see.. dan will most likely wear it for pj's or something. and oh! i'll be getting a job by the end of december (hopefully!) and all this time- you've been reading a pre-update on updates to come! hope you enjoyed!
-Katie

i guess i'm a blogger?

i've never done one of these before, but if dan can do them, well then- i shouldnt have a hard time, should i? haha.. well, we're still looking for jobs. it just seems hard since christmas break is coming up- and in the restaurant biz.. students come back from school for a little over a month and want some money while they're here. hopfully- more positions open up if we dont find something before the holiday. we could be looking harder too i suppose. but we knew we wanted to be lazy for just a little while. bummer that our "relax" time is during november when we have nothing to look forward to. we get shorter daylight hours, and those hours just keep getting colder. i love being outside.. just not in november. or december. or january. or february. thanks wisconsin! but oh well.. i still love it here. i dont think i could leave. and there lies my problem. i guess in context i could look forward to some more of this global warming stuff.. but i cant actually admit that. ohh... a neat thing i came across the other day. there is this new website by Google.. it is called Blackle. and the website is just that. but apparently it saves energy because the background is black.. you can read about it on http://www.blackle.com/ and since my old homepage was Google, i changed it to this so that everytime i logon- i save a bit of energy. it kinda makes me feel a little bit better for myself. =) they have a list of little everyday things that you can do to help the cause. i even learned some stuff- like.. most energy is used to power appliances when they arent even in use! three quarters! i find the tips all affordable and easy to do. and i especailly like how the website keeps track of the watt hours saved right there on the homepage. there is also http://www.searchgreener.com/ which is basically the same thing, but they quote "any and ALL profit from your searches on searchgreener will buy carbon offsets, 100%! " so that is a good thing too. both are run by google. i am sure there are many others out there too. so- there's my randomrant. but now i have to go get ready for Conejitos! meet us there!
-Katie