Tuesday Tunes

Meet The Forecast.

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We've had an ongoing relationship since I first heard this beauty:

"Some Things Never Change"

(check out the real video please! it's better x a gazillion :D.)

Which was quickly followed by this one:

"And We All Return To Our Roots"

(again with the real video)

They're pretty fantastic.
Don't you agree?

Happy Tuesday ya'll!

xoxo

Baloney

Much Love Monday

I love my big Schatzi.

And my big Schatzi loves me. :)

Be sure to check out all the other Much Love posts!

Happy Monday!

xoxo

Celebrate my life

[post-dancing, my friend Jennie and me]

As most of you know, I just started my new job last week. Well, this week marked the first week of "officially" working with the kiddos, in more of a classroom setting. Basically, my job is awesome. You can be jealous; it's okay. ;)

I've been really busy the past two weeks what with starting my new job, ending my old job, getting ready for school, starting school, and trying to also maintain a bit of a social life.

The past two weeks were a little like this:

• Swimming, swimming, and more swimming
• Swing dancing to some live jazz downtown (see photo :])
• Homemade spaghetti dinner with my coworkers at their apartment- yum!
• Lunch with my boss and coworkers (surprisingly really fun)
• Enjoying the last of the summer sun
• Getting a slight sunburn because of said summer sun
• Lots of iced chais
• Lots of chocolate
• Finding some great sales and buying cute things
• Buying my very first car!! (with my own money)
• Driving my very first car
• Fixing up my very first car (thanks, Dad!)
• Registering my very first car with the tax office (yikes!)
• Getting to know some fantastic boys at work :) (I love my job)
• Spending some time with my good friend, R
• Scott Pilgrim with R for his birthday
• Girls night out with my sisters: French food and Eat Pray Love :)
• Starting classes
• Surviving my first week of classes
• Freckle multiplication
• And listening to loads of great music

That's pretty much what's been going on here with me, Baloney.

What have you all been up to? Anything fun?

It's time to hit the hay now, but first...

Today's Song: "Someday" by Sugar Ray. Seriously, I'm a 90's rock kinda girl. Probably because I grew up listening to this music? And this song just fits right now.

Happy Friday!

Have a great weekend all.

See you soon.

xoxo

Baloney

Music To My Ears

How excited is everyone that Linkin Park is back?

I'm practically jumping for joy over here.

Iheartthemsomuch.

True story.

More to come...

xoxo

Baloney

Back to cool

Back to school...

Please excuse me as I get my life back to normal.

In the meantime, enjoy one of my current faves

by the talented Courtyard Hounds.

Be back soon.

xoxo

Baloney

Maybe this time

I started working at my "real" job this week.

I'll be working as a recess monitor, teacher's aide, and after school provider at a private all boys school here in town.

Which is apparently a good thing because, as you can see, I get along so well with my friend J.T. ;).

I've spent a lot of my young adult life working with kids professionally and as an on-the-side kind of job (like this summer). When my cousin-in-law informed me that the school she had just gotten hired at was still looking for workers I jumped at the opportunity. I contacted the provider, was interviewed, and got hired almost on the spot. That was back in May.

So I've had the whole summer to think and stress about this job. Which, apparently, was all for nothing. The past two days have been great. The staff is like one huge family and everyone has been incredibly helpful and understanding as I've been trying to find my way. I really like the team that I'm going to be working with too. And the food. Oh, gosh. The food. It's all homemade. Which in itself is incredible. They also have a full vegetarian option for the staff (another plus). And yesterday they served ice cream sundaes to kick off the school year!! Yuuuummmm. If the first few hours at work hadn't convinced me how lucky I was to have this job, the ice cream definitely would have won me over alone. But I digress. I didn't get on here to gush about my job (or did I?). ;)

*subject change* I almost never carry prepackaged water bottles with me. It's such an unnecessary waste in my opinion, of both money and natural resources to purchase those bottles on a regular basis. Anyways, this past weekend I took my large pink plastic bottle out in the sun with me. Boy, was that a mistake. I mean, it might not have been that bad, had I not only left it in the sun for a few hours, but I also put my sunscreen laden hands all over it. Yuck. Talk about a mess. Apparently the oils from my fingers+the sun's 100degree rays+the greasy sunscreen=one heck of a mess. My water bottle has died the great die. *moment of silence* Long live the pink water bottle.

Jeez, Kaitlyn, ramblerambleramble. The point is that I wanted to buy some whipped cream in order to create the awesome sundaes I had at work; I needed a new water bottle because I get dehydrated easily and mine passed on; and I needed a new makeup bag (special thanks to Jessica's stinky Leonardo for chewing the zipper on my previous one). ;) So I went to Target after work today with my brother and bought the essentials....

And apparently got sidetracked by the new Hey Monday CD.

It just jumped into my hands, I swear!

Isn't it pretty?

I was considering getting a glass bottle but after dropping the plastic one three times while viewing it in the store, erred on the side of plastic. Not that I'm at all clumsy. Or anything. ;)

Enough of that. For now.

haha.

I'm excited to start the new year both at school and work. Hopefully things continue going well.

Did you do anything exciting this week?

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo

Baloney

Today's Song: "Lagrimas" by J.D. Natasha. I've been in looovvveee with this song since my best friend eva showed it to me in high school. This song is so incredible. Natasha is clearly a very talented artist. And the video? Wow.

Tuesday Tunes

How stinkin' awesome is this guy?

Well...I think he's pretty swell. Enough so that

Jonsi is my most current musical crush.

I just bet he'd be amazing to see live.

I especially love this one:

"Animal Arithmetic"

Isn't he great?

Happy Tuesday!! :)

xoxo

Baloney

Much Love Monday

Jeez, Kaitlyn. More food?

I know, I know.

But it's just too delicious to resist blogging about. :)

This week I'm absolutely lovin' WATERMELON.

It's like....summer. If summer was a food?

(note to self: must try making, cutting, eating heart shaped slices of this sweetness.)

Happy Monday!

Be sure to check out all the other Much Love posts.

xoxo

Baloney

*Picture is not mine. Please click on the photo to see where I found it.*

There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes...

This is like my summer time 2010 song.

Of course it's Regina's. Apparently she's my current inspiration/infatuation.

I seem to go through singers/bands at a pretty fast rate. I'm constantly breathing in their lyrics, dancing to their songs, and feeling life-changed after constant replays. But there are certain ones that I obsess over for months at a time, constantly, constantly, constantly, playing them over and over and over and over again. I don't know if that's considered "healthy" (or whatever) but that's just me. Then after some time goes by I'm ready for something new and I have to have it immediately. I mean I always come back to my faves but I guess, after obsessing for quite so long I need a break? And I don't really see any of that changing anytime soon. So sorry, to all those who know me personally and have to drive around with me as I unabashedly sing along to what I most love. For now, anyways. Next week? It might be someone different. ;)

How's everyone doing? I've missed you all.

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo

Baloney

Just You Wait And See

A few weeks back, Mariella gave me this super duper award, and, sadly, I just realized that I never posted about it! So here goes...

The rules are to describe where you see yourself 10 years from now.

Considering, first, that in 10 years I will be 31, this paragraph is slightly daunting in nature. ;) I'm not really sure, but in 10 years I'd like to see myself finally pretty settled. I'd love to be married already with kids, happy. I'd love to be working in a museum and/or teaching on the side, but I'd love to also be a stay at home mom, at least while my kids are young. I'll still be in close contact with my family, that won't ever change. I'll be living in my own home. I'd love to also be travelling regularly. And I'd still be living each day to the fullest. :)

Thanks again Mariella for the award. It was pretty fun trying to think this one through. :)

I'd like to pass this one on to all of my followers. You guys are great.

Today's Song: "Pickpocket" by Kate Nash. I seriously heart Kate Nash. And this song, too, as with all of her songs, never fails to move me.

Happy Sunday!

xoxo

Baloney

Oh, send the sunshine down to me.

{weheartit}

I feel like sometimes life gets in the way. I have so many things to be thankful for, really, I do. But at times, when I'm all alone (especially late at night) I start thinking. In this thinking time, I ask a lot of rhetorical questions about my life.

Where am I going? What am I planning? Will I be okay?

And asking these questions really doesn't help me that much. All it ever does is make me insecure in the place that I am now.

Things are going exactly the way they are supposed to be going. I just need to focus on where I am right now.

Deep breaths, Kaitlyn. You'll get through this too.

Today's song: "Impossible" by the talented Shontelle. I love this song.

(A HUGE thank you to Jessica for showing me how to post these pictures/giving me the inspiration. You rock, lil sis. :D)

Merry Very Happy

I just HAD to share this.

*click*

haha.

Yeah, I can't wait for the movie(s) to start showing either.

Tomorrow's Friday! Yessssss. So excited.

Hope you're all well. :)

xoxo

Baloney

Tuesday Tunes

I've been in love with Hanson, admittedly, since MMMbop first found its way into my adolescent life. Yes, THAT Hanson.

I was so caught up in the rush. For real, these guys were to die for. The lyrics, the songs, the hair!! I just couldn't help it. :)

After they fell off the radar for a while, I found myself quite overcome. And then came This Time Around. I was then convinced that there would be no stopping these guys. They had staying power.

And they have yet to disappoint me. Listening to them brings back a lot of happy memories. Their songs make me happy.

This song is my current fave from their newest album "Shout it Out." It...makes me want to dance. And sing and jump for joy! :)

"Thinking 'Bout Somethin'"

I'm sure I'm not the only one? ;)

Right?

haha.

I hope everyone's having a great week.

xoxo

Kaitlyn

*Please note: this post was ready for Tuesday although it is showing up today (Wednesday).

Blogger was being dumb.... :/

(Please click on photos for sources.)

Much Love Monday

I happen to absolutely be in love with Regina Spektor's music.

She is completely amazing.

I can't seem to get quite enough of her.

Hope you're all having a great Monday!

Be sure to check out all the other Much Love Monday posts.

xoxo

Kaitlyn