The Friesz Family

2011!

2011-01-17T14:04:00.000-08:00

Oh, hello there friends! My how it has been a long time! I have neglected you so, I fail, I know. Please, let me make it up to you with letters to my life!

Dear world;
I hope you are ready for this! I'm pregnant! That's right world, there is another little me in the works! Jared and I found out on December 28th and finally told everyone this last week. I'm nine weeks along today and my due date is August 23rd. So far I've been feeling pretty good, just a few days of not feeling awesome, but mostly great. I officially can't button my pants anymore and I had to take out my belly button ring though. Sad. My rebellious youth has ended haha!
Sincerely;
Two very excited parents to be!

Dear job I have always loved;
I still love you, although with the training I just finished, I am a little more overwhelmed. Please be a little easier on me. I could use a couple of weeks without having some incredibly angry dude yell at me. I would really appreciate it, really. The pregnancy hormones make me cry all the time as it is, I don't need any additional reasons!
Sincerely;
The girl the cried three times at work Friday.

Dear friend that moved away;
I miss you. Every day. I miss how much you made me laugh. I miss how special you made me feel and how good I felt about myself when you where around. For the first time in a long time, I realized that I'm not the one that has to do everything in my relationships and that I AM worth it! Great friends are few and far between and I miss your guts! Thank God for text messaging!
Sincerely;
The Needy Chick Friend

Dear guys in the Photo Atlas;
WTF! I love you guys, love your music, love watching you live, and you had to shit all over my parade. Damnit! Nick is an amazing drummer and you screwed yourselves by treating him the way you did. I will always love your music, but I won't promote like I used too. I just can't get behind a group like that. Sigh, and it makes me sad.
Sincerely;
The semi crazy stalkerish fan girl.

Dear holiday/birthday season;
Good freaking ridance. I'm so glad it's finally over. I swear to God it gets worse every f-ing year. It's start at Thanksgiving and just ended on Saturday. Traveling, shopping, eating, fighting, drama, ugh! I can't handle this shit anymore! Next year, I'm not making plans for anyone's birthdays or Christmas. Baby will be here and I'm staying the fuck home. Period.
Sincerely;
Exhausted from all the "festivities"

Well kids, I'm out of time for now, I will be uploading new pictures soon! Hope this finds everyone doing well and I miss you all! Lots of loves :)

The times they are a changin......

2010-09-16T12:25:00.000-07:00

Oh, hello there friends! Time for some updating! Here is what we have been up to for the past month and a half!

Jared has been golfing every chance he gets! Far more than last year and really enjoying it.
I received a promotion of sorts at work! When first hired at WF, there is intense training involved and I am now part of the training team! Yay!
Jesse, Jacque and I have started a "book club". Translation: gives us a scheduled time every couple of weeks to hang out just us girls, watch a movie, eat a TON of really good food and gossip. We occasionally do talk about books and are currently working on a solo/group project called Wreck This Journal. You kind of have to be there to get it though....
We have made a little progress on the bedroom we are working on upstairs. One more coat of paint on a few pieces of trim, wire in the ceiling fan and put in the new closet door and we will be DONE!
I finally got my tattoo! I. LOVE. IT.
Jess and I went to the Photo Atlas concert on Friday last week and HAD. A. BLAST. It was a fantastic show and we where turned on to some local bands that are great!
Went to the Tuney Awards on Sunday (which is apparently the local version of the grammy's) and listened to some more great music. Also got to see Flowers From Her perform for a second time in the weekend and LOVED it. They are awesomesauce!
Football season is officially in gear again and Jared is stoked! But I think he is having a hard time deciding between football and golf lol.

Well that about covers it for the moment. We really aren't very exciting people. Hopefully I will have a chance to blog again soon and will have a new issue of LTML for you!
Lots of loves!
Kara

Vampire Penguins.....Zombie Guinea Pigs.....We're Done For....

2010-08-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

Well hello there interwebs! Yes, you are reading correctly, it has been less then a month and I'm blogging again! Win! I am a responsibility champion!
Things around here have been pretty busy but going well. I can't believe it is August already! This summer is flying by but I hope it continues well into September, oh how I love this weather! But I digress.....Here is what we have been up to!

The annual Fink Family camping trip was a success! We all had a great time and soaked up a lot of sun. However, I am officially the queen of random sunburns. I was covered with sunscreen for the most part, but didn't account for swim suit shiftage and burnt to lines from my armpits over my shoulders. I win.
I haven't done my ink yet, saving up funds, but I did get my hair cut. It is SHORT. It is up to my chin. I love it :)
I'm on the hunt for a second job. Ugh. I hate job hunting with a passion, but hopefully it wont take long.
We got to see the Carter family briefly a couple weeks ago when they where on their way through town. Their three girls are so beautiful and growing up so fast. I have so much fun with them, especially my Addy paddy! She is at such a fun age!
J and I finally took our boat out together and had a great time! I even got to drive! Yes!

Well, nothing else to exciting has happened since my last post. However, here is the list of upcoming events! Yay!

September 10th is going to be AWESOME! One of my new favorite bands will be here for a show! The Photo Atlas is coming to town and I can't wait to go to the show. It's going to be EPIC.
Stormy will be moving back to school soon which sucks. However, as soon as we get her rodeo schedule, I will be planning a trip to go visit. I will miss her so much but it will be a way fun trip :)

That's really all I can think of at the moment....hmmm. I feel kind of lame now.....Well, hope this finds everyone doing well. I will update again soon! Lots of loves!

Summertime!

2010-07-17T17:17:00.000-07:00

Well hello there interwebs! Please do forgive me for my inablity to keep in touch and blog on a regular basis. I fail, I know. Moving on!

So, here is what has been happening since my last blog post (I realize it was like 20 years ago so I will keep this as to the point as possible):

Stormy moved home from college, YAY! However she is leaving again in less then a month, boo.

My entire family celebrated with my grandmother for her 70th birthday! Way to go Grams! (I have no idea how she has aged sooo well considering how crazy our family is)

I STILL love the crap out of my job and I have been here for 7 months now. I'm doing pretty well and have some big things on the horizon for my career future! It is such a nice feeling after the last couple years of layoffs, stress, jack ass bosses etc.

Nikky and Wyatt made it to Bismarck for a visit in May. Jared was able to go see them, however I couldn't get the time off. He had a great time and we miss them so much!

My bestest best friend EVER! aka my pister, was accepted to GRAD SCHOOL BITCHES! That's right, Jess is going back to school and I'm so very very proud of her for it. Her chosen path is something that I believe will enrich her life so much and give her the opportunity to help others, which is very important to her. I'm so proud of you pister and love you!

Jared has been able to do a ton of fishing and golfing so far this summer which is a nice change to years past. He went to Ft. Peck with dad and Canyon Fairy with a group of guys in June and really enjoyed himself.

We celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary a couple of weeks ago. I can't believe it has been 3 years already, it has really flown by. We took an overnight trip to Red Lodge and had a great time eating, drinking, shopping and having some down time together without any interuptions. Only 67 years left on our contract and he can trade me in on a newer model, haha!

My step dad Brad celebrated his 50th birthday and man did we do it in style! A lot of great family and friends showed up, even from out of state, and partied our asses off! I had more shots that night then I have had in the past two years and swore off drinking forever. Right....about that.....

My paternal biological grandfather (Bill's dad) passed away and I made my second trip back to Broadus for his funeral and to be with the family. It was wonderful to see everyone, horrible circumstances. Things went pretty smoothly and I'm glad I went to be supportive of my brother, sister, uncles and cousins that I have come to adore.

A very important family member of mine is going through an incredibly hard time with her husband and her marriage right now and it breaks my heart. It has been going on for several months and it kills me to see her and her children in so much pain and confusion. I wish there was some way that I could take her pain away. She has been one of the most steadfast, reliable, loving and supportive influences in my life and is like my sister. She is amazing and I hope she never forgets that.

I FINALLY get to go out on the boat tomorrow! We have owned it for a year and a half and this will be my first excursion. I'm jacked! Can't wait to go lay out, work on my "tan", read my book and just enjoy relaxing.

CAN'T. FREAKING. WAIT. for Tuesday! We are going on our annual Fink family summer trip. This year it will be me, J, dad and Storm and we are taking dad's beast of a boat and going to Tongue River for three days. It's going to be AMAZING! Three days of eating, drinking, laughing, laying in the sun, swimming and spending some much needed quality time with my little sister and my daddy.

I have decided it is time for a make over. I have been growing my hair out for awhile now and am getting tired of the up keep so I'm going to cut it short again. However, I will be waiting to do so until......wait for it.......I GET MY TATTOO! That's right folks, you read correctly. I will be getting my first tattoo in the near future. It is something that I have wanted for a very long time and have finally made the decision. It is currently in the design process but I will hopefully have it inked on within the month.

Well kids, I have some things to accomplish, not to mention I'm typing this at work and that is kind of against the rules......ahem......so I'm ending for now. I have a ton of pictures to upload and will and a bunch more after this upcoming week so I promise to post again soon. Hope this finds everyone doing well! Lots of loves!

So I'm pretty sure over half of my blogs are about how much I fail at blogging.....

2010-05-13T16:34:00.000-07:00

but it's my blog bitches! I'll blog when I want!
I just watched a little South Park and it clearly rubbed off.....

Moving on......

Dear blog,
I'm sorry for neglecting you for I heart you so! I will try harder to at least blog weekly. Apparently Thursday is going to be update day because I work every other fucking day of the week...(except Sunday, but that's dedicated to not being neglectful of my house, sorry blog, I live there, it takes priority)
Truly yours,
Your creator (oooo, that makes me feel important!)

Dear Spring,
YAY! I drove around today blasting my stereo with my windows down and sun roof open. I love warm weather! Please stay, I would love you forever! And according to anyone who I have spoken too in person today, I CLEARLY need some sun on my legs. Bust out the sunglasses folks!
Sincerely,
One level darker than an albino.....

Dear MIL,
Lunch today was wonderful! Thank you so much for listening and understanding where I was coming from. It's nice to be understood. You rock my face off and as far as in laws go, I'm pretty damn lucky :)
Your loving DIL

Dear auction house,
WHAT. THE. FUCK. I have officially contacted your local authorities as well as filed a claim with the Attorney General. Pretty sure this shit is going Federal and you have no one to blame but yourself. Maybe next time you'll return a fucking phone call. Bitches
The wrong person to have pissed off

Dear iTunes,
HURRY THE FUCK UP! I'm trying to upload Jared's cd's and you are taking a god damned century! Get your shit together Apple! As a constant supporter, my patience is wearing thin....don't make me slap you!
Disgruntled Computer Nerdette

Dear 80's and 90's hip hop,
I love you! Some of the worst/best, cheesiest, campiest and largest hair EVER music and I love every second of it. I'm currently listening to Tone Loc. That's right, the wild thang kids!

Alright folks, I'm out! Hope everyone is having a great day and catch you soon! Loves!

Alcoholic slushies rock my face off!

2010-04-08T15:01:00.000-07:00

Last night I went out for drinks with a girlfriend from work. IT. WAS. AWESOME. We went to a local bar that serves alcoholic slushies. I Like. It was amateur comedy night, which was also great. We had a great time and laughed and joked and found out all kinds of fun new things about each other. It's amazing what comes up in conversation when your drinking with someone.

Things have been a little crazy lately, hence the lack of posting. The hubs and I stayed at the in laws for a week while they where out of town. It was fun having cable, internet and being out in the solitude of no city noise and cell service. But I'm really happy to be home. The older I get, the more I appreciate being at home. I know, I'm old, thanks.

Now, on the the fun stuff!

Dear Bunco:
YAY! Can't wait for another profanity laced, alcohol fueled shit show with my sister and some great ladies. Do we think I can break my record for how many times I say Fuck in one day? We shall see!
Sincerely,
The girl that doesn't drink much that has already called the couch cuz my ass is NOT going to be able to drive.

Dear slut:
I hope you die. You hurt my friend and I would really like to meet you in an alley with a tire iron. Fuck you and your new plaything. I hope you end up with herpes and no one ever falls for your giant pile of bullshit and lies. Go to hell you selfish piece of shit.
The girl you better hope you never run into.

Dear MT weather:
Please just be spring already. I'm so sick of hot, cold, hot, cold. Just do it, okay? I would really appreciate it :) k, thanks!
Sincerely,
Sick of wearing hoodies.

Well, that's all for me today, I'm not feeling very witty. Hope this finds everyone doing well and lots of loves :)

sshhhh, I'm gangstering.

2010-03-28T00:28:00.000-07:00

That just makes me laugh, because I'm clearly so gangster. I know. It's awesome.

So Jesse and I are in our hotel room in Cody and I couldn't resist the urge to use the free wifi. I'm a dork, I own it.

So Jesse and her "mum" where supposed to go to Teri Clark here this weekend and the concert was postponed. Jesse calls me and says "hey, let's go to Cody for the night!". I'm boring and don't do much for fun and we haven't road tripped in like....ever so needless to say....ROADTRIP! Little did I know just how epic it would be.

On the drive down, we listen to tunes, gossiped and generally just go caught up. We also almost missed the turn off to Cody because of how amazingly it was marked, (good job you fuck tards), missed obliterating a small heard of deer, I was choked by my seat belt and then we realized how much like a horror movie our drive looked like. Seriously, the only thing we where missing was Rob Zombie to direct it. Wyoming is scary in the dark, I don't care what you think. But we made it alive and spotted our hotel and Wendy's within 15 seconds, we are that good.
Apparently I was starving because I proceeded to eat a double cheeseburger, chicken nuggets, fries and half a frosty. Apparently I have a hollow leg.

(side note, we are watching some shit on PBS about animal mating rituals. There is a duck with a huge wang and a bird that beeps and sticks it's ass in the air....wft?)

So after checking in to our hotel room, we got ready and went to the Silver Dollar bar. We where there for almost an hour before we realized there was a whole other side to the bar with a live band. Yeah, we're that good.
So this is a shot call Japenese Sex....it was random and not that good, but it worked I guess. After a drink and a shot, we went over to the otherside and watched Jared Stewart and his band play. They are freaking awesome! We danced to a couple songs and mostly just watched people. We spoke with two people the entire time we where there. Here's the catch; Jesse decided to have an alter ego for the evening. Jane. Jane has a british accent and I seriously laughed so hard I almost puked. It was epic. She talked to these two random chicks, in a british accent. BRITISH. ACCENT. I'm just making sure you where paying attention.
After a few hours of the bar, we got bored and came back to the hotel. We have been watching really random animal planet shit and need sleep.

Apparently when we don't get sleep, you get this:

Alright, I'm out. It's 2 am and I need some sleep, because I'm an old person. And that's how I roll. Hope everyone had as much fun as we did tonight!
Lots of love,
Kara xoxoxo

Champagne Thursday!

2010-03-25T09:10:00.001-07:00

It's champagne Thursday everyone! Woot woot!
It's 10 am and I'm having my first drink of the day. I blame my sister, I stop by her bar to visit her and steal her internets and she makes me drink. Bitch. But I heart her face so it's okay, I mean, it is my day off after all.

So, I'm not very exciting today, but feeling slightly witty so we will see how this goes.

First, just got a message from my Pister and I'm freaking jacked about it! She had tickets to the Teri Clark concert in Cody for this weekend and the concert got postponed. However, she has a non refundable hotel room and thinks we need to have a girls weekend. I'm pretty sure the last time we did anything remotely close is when she came to visit me in college. Yeah, we fail. So hopefully this weekend I will be in Cody having a great time! Road Trip!

Second, today is my day off. However, I'm pretty sure I'm busier today than I am any other day of the week. One of these Thursdays, I'm actually going to stay home and be a bum and read my books. Don't judge me. I realize I am a nerd and I have a addiction to my books. It could be worse, it's not like it's crack. My day today consists of:

Going to the mall to redeem some Victoria's Secret gift cards (eeee!)
Getting our rings cleaned and inspected
Lunch with the moms
Stopping by Service Candy to see Lex and get my sweater she fixed
Picking up beef from my dad at the shop
Going grocery shopping
Cleaning my house
Cooking dinner for Jared and dad
Getting the tint done on Jared's new pickup

Not much for a relaxing day. But it will be nice to get caught up for the week. However, being the proactive person I am, I have succesfully kept up on the laundry for the week so no laundry today! Yay!

Nothing else too exciting going on in my life. I'm a boring old lady, it happens, what can I say? Hope this finds everyone doing well and I miss all your faces!

Lots of loves
Kara xoxoxo

Do guys wear underwear under a Kilt?

2010-03-18T14:11:00.000-07:00

Just something I have always wondered....just sayins all........

So, since I have been neglecting my poor blog for two months, this post will be a hybrid. An update/letters to my life. Why, because it's my blog and I can do whatever I want! HA! These are my rules, I make them up!

First, the update:

January
Nothing to exciting to report really. Stormy and Tanner came to visit for a weekend. It's always great to see them :)
Jared was promoted at BC from a maintenance mechanic to a BioMed. Now he works on heart monitors and what not (I'm not exactly sure beyond that) and seems to really be enjoying it. He is required to take anatomy though so he will be going back to school part time in August. Yay! I'm so glad he has the opportunity to go back, he has been wanting too for a very long time.

I also started my new job! I work at Wells Fargo in the operations center and LOVE IT! I love my job and have met some AMAZING people. It is such a fun place and it's a blast. The hours are along the same lines as when I worked at Production West so I'm getting used to working later again but it isn't too bad. I have awesome benefits as well so that is definitely some peace of mind.

February
I made the pilgrimage to Broadus the first weekend of Feb. and finally got to meet my little brother! It was amazing and I had the best time with Cammie Jo and Kelsey. Got to spend time with Uncle Mark and Norm, Granny and Gramps and Kara. I also met Bill for the first time and had a two hour conversation with him. It was a crazy trip but a lot of questions where answered finally. Chantz is hysterical and we get a long so well, like two peas in a pod! Can't wait to see him again and spend more time with him. We try to talk on the phone at least once a week.

Otherwise, pretty eventless month haha!

March so far......
Just working and what not, nothing too exciting really haha.
Jared traded in his BAAM truck for an 09 Chevy Silverado. It's a white crew cab with plush interior, love it! Black leather seats, bose stereo, it's pretty much amazing.
Last Sunday, we cruised down to Powell to see the Carters for a couple hours and had a great time. It was great to see them and the girls. They are all getting soooooo big! I love my Addy and love that she is always happy to see me :)

That's it for my update so on to the best part!

Letters to my life, March 18, 2010!

Dear guy I work with that showed up to work yesterday with his ENTIRE neck covered in hickies,
You look like a douche....wait, you are a douche. When did it become acceptable to have visible hickies in public after the age of 15? It's trashtastic and nobody is impressed. Quite frankly, most of your coworkers had a pretty good laugh at your expense.....including me :)
Sincerely,
that skinny loud blonde chick two rows over

Dear Montana weather,
Thank you! I know it is short lived, and it is only mid March, but thank you for the few days of 70 degree weather we have had! I heart you! So does the half of my closet that hasn't seen the light of day for six months.
Sincerely,
The incredibly white chick that really needs to work on her "tan"

Dear Escalation Peeps (you know who you are)
Thank you, thank you, thank you for saving my ass on multiple occasions. Also, thank you for making me laugh to the point of sore abs, tears and feeling like I was going to pass out. I heart you and am kind of sad that the better I become at my job, the less we will be able to chat :( And please forgive me when I'm a little curt, I am easily frustrated.
No an then! Bahahahahaha!
Sincerely
Once again, that skinny blonde loud chick :)

Dear Universe,
I have some friends that are doing great, but I also have several friends that are struggling. Please send them some good ju ju and lighten their load. I would greatly appreciate it, I'll owe you one. I have been doing my best not to burden you and take things easy, I think I've done a pretty damn good job so you don't have my crazy to worry about at the moment. I'll be good, I promise. Thanks!
Sincerely,
The girl that owes you one

Dear Cammie, Kelsey, Pister and Kristen,
Thank you for having girl time with me these past two weeks and I love your guts! It feels so nice to laugh so much after so long! We are some classy bitches with our Boone's Farm (four bottles by 11pm!), Busch Light, and flying F bombs! (apparently, when I'm drinking and playing games of any kind, my profanity is brought up to a whole new level). I love you girls and can't wait to do it again!
Love,
That cousin/sister that gets drunk off of two f-ing drinks! Haha!

Okay folks, I'm out of time for the afternoon, I'm important and I have shit to do! (remember, these are my rules, I make 'em up!)
Hope this finds everyone doing great and lots of love to you all!
xoxoxoxo Kara

It's time for the list!

2010-01-18T15:56:00.000-08:00

So I saw this done on another blog that I follow and LOVED IT! Everyone does a list of things they have done or want to do, so I am making a list of things I will NEVER do. I know "never say never, blah blah blah" but I'm pretty sure I'm good. So here goes.....

Bungy jump. I've seen entirely to many videos of what can go wrong. Never gonna happen.
Eat liver and onions. Nope, no way, no how, nicht.
Drink diet soda. I hate it, just thinking about it makes me cringe. I'm not really attached to non diet soda but I will quit drinking it all together before I go to diet.
I will never have to many shoes (my husband's opinion does not count in any way on this topic)
Get tired of kissing my husband. There can never be enough kissing. It is the most private and personal form of affection in my opinion and it makes me happy.
Own any form of arachnid. ewww....
Be as flexible as I would like. As athletic as I have been in my life, flexibility is something that eludes me no matter how hard I have tried. I want to be one of those bendy yoga ladies because it's awesome looking! And let's face it, the older I get, well, you get the idea...
Stop referring to myself as a runner. No matter how long I go between runs, I will never retire my Nike's. It's part of my soul and no matter how out of shape I am, running makes me blissfully unaware of the shit in my life that I'm unhappy with. It's my therapy.
Stop trying to impress my parents. My entire life I have been over achiever extraordinaire and still want my parents to be proud of me.
Be immune to the cuteness of babies and puppies. I can't help it. They are like kryptonite to me.
Give up on love. It isn't always perfect or pretty, but life would be empty and hollow without it. I'm will always be the Charlotte.

I know it's a short list and 11 is kind of a random number but, that's all I have time for at the moment. What is on your list of things you will never do? Can't wait to find out :)

New Years Resolutions

2009-12-31T12:47:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year again. Time to try to better myself and have a better year than the year before. As a rule, 2009 has sucked ass. I am extremely happy to see it coming to an end and even more optimistic about 2010.

So begins my list of resolutions:

Quit smoking. I have said this several times, but this time I mean it. I have the calendar ready and a big red marker to go along with it for everyday I succeed. I think I'm finally ready.
Budget better. I'm tired of scrambling to pay bills and having to drain the savings account every time something happens. I'm going to try harder to pay off some of our bills and save more money. Less frivolous shopping, eating out, splurging on Orange Julius etc.
Take everyday one at a time and be thankful. We all know I'm the queen of over reaction and my main resolution this year is to be more positive. I am going to strive to find something to be thankful for everyday.

It's a fairly short list but these are some pretty big steps for me. I may fail epically, but I'm going to give it a shot at least. The new year is already going to start out well. Jared was promoted at the hospital to a Biomed Technician. He will have a regular M-F schedule, no more weekends or evenings. It will also give him the opportunity to go back to school in the fall which he is very excited about. I have also found a new job. I will be working in the call center for Wells Fargo as a bankers assistant. The schedule isn't ideal but it is a new job and I at least have my foot in the door. After a year with the company, I can apply for other positions which is a great opportunity for me. Finally a place where I can advance my career! I'm very excited and look forward to be working again.

Well that's about all for now, hope this finds everyone doing great and looking forward to all of the great things to come in 2010!

xoxoxoxoxoxo Kara

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

2009-12-16T21:23:00.000-08:00

I am finally having a good week. (sigh) Thank God! I was beginning to plot my own fake death to collect my life insurance.

I had an interview yesterday with Habitat for Humanity. I feel it went very well and will hopefully get a call for a second interview this week.
Yesterday on my way to work at the Suds Hut, March of Dimes called me to set up an interview. It's tomorrow morning at 11am.
Also yesterday while I was at work, Wells Fargo called to set up a phone interview for today. It was at 5:15 and lasted about a half hour. I was offered a second interview on the spot :)

So let's recap, four interviews in one week. Thank you Universe for helping me out! I needed it. It's nice to know there is still some hope for me in the job market.

I realize this is short but I'm busy so it will have to work for today :) Hope this finds everyone doing well!

xoxoxoxoxoxo Kara

Thank you baby Jesus it is almost over!

2009-12-09T11:27:00.000-08:00

So, I have officially decided that 2009=bullshit. Pretty much the worst year of my 26 year existence. I can not wait for it to be OVER!

Anyways....

I will be ripping off Pister, and copying her format today because I'm lacking in original ideas at the moment. Translation, this year has turned my brain into mush.

Dear Insurance company I was formerly employed with:
Eat shit. I hope your offices burn to the ground and my alcoholic drunk dialing boss gets canned. Yes, he drunk dialed me the Friday after Thanksgiving. Lame.

Dear weather:
I realize it is December and Montana but this is North Dakota style winter. I. DON'T. LIVE. THERE. ANYMORE. Please warm up to above zero during the day. K thnx.

Dear Pister:
You are not a bad friend. You just had a bad day. It happens to the best of us. I heart you :)
(but I would probably heart you even more if you would send some followers my way. I'm funny sometimes right. Right?)

Dear future employers:
You need me. You want me. I'm worth it. Trust me! Can't wait to start!
Sincerely, hard working, slightly OCD and beaming ray of sunshine Kara

Dear 2010:
Please send me less crap than your older and considerably more irritating brother. I am hopeful that some great things are coming my way, and I would appreciate it if you would cooperate. The Universe has to remember me right? I'm a good person and I hope I have some karmic retribution coming my way. Pretty please?
Always yours, an exhausted little spec in the universe.

Okay, I think I'm done venting for now :)
Hope this finds everyone doing well and hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

x0x0x Kara

I don't fail this week!

2009-11-15T14:25:00.000-08:00

Yay! Only a week since my last post!

I have learned to love Sundays. For several years, Sunday football was a point of contention for me and the hubs. He would disappear at 10am and show back up sometime around 10pm. But now, I have learned to appreciate the following things when he's gone on Sundays:

I get much more cleaning done when he isn't around, assuming that I'm cleaning at all.
I love watching Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. Fighting over the remote is generally a losing battle for me.
I don't have to talk, think, or do anything. If I want to lay on the couch all day and read my book (currently Eclipse) I can, and no one is going to give me any shit about it.
I can catch up with my family and friends on the phone. This includes catching up and gossiping with my girlfriends that are scattered all over the damned country.
I don't have to get dressed and leave the house. Today I'm wearing my teal fleece sweats that have Tigger all over them and my CSC hoody from Stormy's college. Jared hates these sweats. I love them. Lex made them for me, they are way to long which means they don't ride up in the legs and the most comfortable thing I have ever owned. Jared says I look like a 6 year old when I wear them and nothing about that is sexy, lol.
I get to eat whatever I want and make just enough for myself. He's isn't a big fan of tuna so today I'm making tuna noodle casarole. :)
I watch chick movies ALL day. I am currently watching The Wedding Date. Love it!

The funniest part of the whole thing is I used to hate him being gone all day and now, if I go more then two Sundays in a row without one to myself, I start to get seriously irritated. I guess people can change and compromise haha!

Other wise, nothing new to report here. Jared just got off nights at the hospital and will return to his normal schedule. I'm still doing both jobs and staying pretty busy. Nothing new or exciting :)

Hope this finds everyone doing well and lots of love!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Kara

P.s. I just realized in this movie that Deborah Messing has no boobs! Officially my new favorite!d

He isn't even real....

2009-11-09T11:19:00.000-08:00

I had an inappropriate dream about Edward Cullen. Not x-rated inappropriate, we only made out like a couple of crazed teenagers, for hours, until my lips where swollen...

What the hell? He isn't even real! I'm officially a freak.

Well, it has been a very busy weekend and the week will continue to make my head hurt. Had so much fun though. Stormy surprised everyone, except me because I beat it out of her, and came home for the weekend. It was sooooo good to see her. I miss her so much :(

Cammie, Kelsey, Mark and Norm also came to see me this weekend and Saturday turned out to be an interesting night :) LOTS of alcohol was consumed, much fun was had and lots of pictures where taken! It was long overdue and I needed some fun.

This weekend I also hosted a baby shower for my cousin Jake's girlfriend (my soul-mate) Jayme. It was a great time! I went all Betty Crocker and made home made sugar cookies and cup cakes! And they were edible!

This week is very busy with work at the insurance company as well as at the Suds Hut. Open enrollment for insurance and picking up an extra shift on Saturday night, not to mention Jared is working nights this week. Going to be very busy!

In other news...11 DAYS!!!!!!!! Can't wait for New Moon, he girls, we need to get our plan on! And yes, I'm going to it twice because Stormy can't be here for the premiere, so we are going to go Thanksgiving weekend. Soooooooo excited! BFF Jesse and I are re reading the first two books again so we can be up to speed with everything.

(Swoon, New Moon interviews on Extra on my tv as I type this, swoon)

Anyways, I think that's enough crazy for now. Hope this finds everyone doing well and in good spirits with the holidays fast approaching!
xoxoxoxoxoxo Kara

This is me...

2009-11-04T12:55:00.000-08:00

I have minor OCD. Not about everything, but it's definitely there...

I think I'm pretty smart, but I can't spell to save my ass most of the time (I'm sure a few of you noticed, ahem...)

I am a klutz. My mom always says I used to trip over lines painted on the basketball court.

I have insecurity issues. That's me. I have always been this way and it's never going to change.

I realize that I am strong willed and hard headed, but when it comes to certain people, I am a doormat.

Marriage is one of the best/hardest things I have ever faced and I have finally learned how to pick my battles, appreciate him for him, recognize the things he does to show me love even though they aren't usually romantic and tell him as often as possible that he makes me happy and I wouldn't change a thing.

I love to screw with people that piss me off. Aka, the guy in my office, hehehe.

I believe in Karma, cosmic retribution and the general thought that if you are a good person, good things will come your way.

My favorite mantra is one my mom always says: This too shall pass

My 2nd favorite mantra is from the movie Elizabethtown: If it wasn't this, it would be something else.

The older I get, the more attached I become to my family, especially my sisters. Family is everything because when you have nothing left, they are still there.

I can't wait to be a mother. I am determined to cherish every day of pregnancy and motherhood to the best of my abilities. I realize I'm going to want to kill myself at some point, but I'm still going to try :)

I hate shitty drivers. Who gave these people their license? Seriously!

My husband makes me laugh everyday with the most stupid shit. That is my favorite part of my day.

My dog is my child. Deal with it. He makes me smile and rewards me everyday by loving me unconditionally.

I realize everyday that no matter how shitty things seem, I'm blessed. I'm blessed with an amazing husband that works hard and provides for us, with a wonderful home that I'm very proud of, I have food in my fridge, I have an unwavering support system, I have an in-law family that are great, the list goes on.....

I hate people that make everything about them. It's not always about you, sometimes other people have problems and they don't always want your input either.

I LOVE shoes. They make me happy.

I love decorating and remodeling my house. I'm so proud of my projects (even when they look like a 3rd grader did them).

I love taking pictures. My favorite classes in college where photography and video production.

I love dancing. I will out polka, waltz, and two step your ass any day of the week!

I am a member of the Big Sky Polka club. See above.

I'm not perfect. But I try damn hard to be and I think I'm allowed to trip up every once in a while. So when I do something stupid, cut me some slack please.

I miss my grandpa Bob everyday. It has been over a year and I feel like there is still a giant hole in my heart. This last weekend was the first time in two years that I went to Miles City and didn't cry. It's getting easier to be there finally.

I will miss my Lawrence just as much when I lose him. I have known him my whole life and he is another grandpa too me. The man is 94 and is my model for what a great marriage is. He loved his wife like they where newlyweds until the day she died 5 years ago.

I'm learning that being right all the time isn't as important as I thought it was. I wish other people would figure it out.

Expectations

2009-11-03T12:30:00.000-08:00

My mother makes me crazy. I love the woman to death and through the years she has been pretty much great. We have had our rough spots and there have been times when we have hurt each other. That's life. But, she inadvertently does things that make me feel like shit.

She has always said she wanted better for me and had a plan for my life. I followed that plan to the letter. I was an honor roll student in high school. I was an outstanding athlete. I was a dean's list student in college. I graduated early. I waited to get married until after I graduated from college and had a good job. I married an AMAZING man that has done more for them than any one else I or my sisters have dated in the past combined. I work hard and believe I'm a pretty good person that my parents should be proud of.

She has recently started referring to me as her "second oldest". It pisses me off to no end. My older step sister is great. I love her to death. However, she doesn't come to any family functions except Christmas. Not family dinners, not birthdays, not annual family pumpkin carving, nothing. But if Jared and I aren't there, we are in the doghouse for weeks. I have no problem with my mom claiming Kris as her own but it makes me crazy that because she is older then me, it negates the fact that I have been there for everything with my mom from the time she was 18, because I am her OLDEST. I am very proud of being the big sister and the oldest of my moms kids because I believe I have set a pretty good example for my brothers and sister. It's just a very long list of things that has been building up for years and that comment set me off last week. I hate it. I am her oldest child. Period. I have been there and the only constant in her life since she was 18. I was with her through her marriage to my dad and divorce. I pretty much raised my 5 year old sister when mom and dad got divorced. I was there through everything with Brad.

I realize this is stupid and pretty petty but I can't help it. It hurts my feelings that I have become so replaceable to my own mother. Perfect example: when J proposed to me, my mom was one of the first people I called. She couldn't even muster the energy for a congratulations. She didn't even pretend to be happy for me and fought me the entire step of the way. Both times Kris got engaged, she practically did cartwheels down the drive way. It's gotten to a point that when big things happen in my life, good or bad, I don't even want to tell her because she is so unsupportive most of the time.

Want to know the cherry on top? Because of this stupid need to please my mother and want her to be a part of my life, it has branched out onto other people in my life. My poor friends and family. But I'm working on bettering myself and making myself happy. Pray for me :)

Thanks for putting up with my poor me rant. I'm good now.

Laziness of epic.....

2009-11-01T20:26:00.000-08:00

What I'm doing: laying on my bed watching Brothers and Sisters
Why: the world series has monopilized the tv in the living room. Stupid boys and their sports

I and BFF Jesse are decided that men have pms. For a week now (and pray to Goddess its finally over) my husband has been an ass. Not the worst ever but still an ass. It's been exhausting. I just had the best idea ever! Midol for men! I'm a friggin genious!

Dear South Park: thank you for the hardest laugh I have ever experienced. Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet and the Kanye West fishstick episodes. Watch them. Trust me.

Dear New Moon trailer: I. HATE. YOU. Its like having cookie dough ice cream dangled in front of me but never getting any Edward, er I mean cookie dough ice cream....

Dear BFF: please send me some followers. I'm lonely over here with just you and Mrs. Carter ;)

Well, my thumbs hurt because I did this entire post from my crackberry. I hope this finds everyone doing well and have a good week!

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo. Kara

P.s. Did you like the goddess reference Jess :)

I hate the female gender.

2009-10-29T11:11:00.000-07:00

So, I am currently sitting at City Brew trying to get a few things accomplished since our "borrowed" internet at home isn't working. And by "a few things accomplished" I mean I am catching up on the Hills and Cougar Town :) A girl and her boyfriend where sitting at a table next to me and she kept giving me the stink eye....WTF? Seriously? I'm sitting here on my lap top with my ear buds in and pretty much oblivious to everyone around me and this girl is looking at me like I'm a stripper that wants to do unmentionable things to her man. A) Not interested. The guy was busted in every sense of the word. Eww. B) I'm happily married and it's not like my wedding ring is easy to miss, it's pretty much out there. C) I didn't even make eye contact with the guy.... Girls are stupid and overly jealous as a species. Don't get me wrong, I have had the jealous freak out stay away from my man moments, but they are generally when some stupid skank has her tongue halfway through my husbands ear canal, or has a proven track record of being slutastic, i.e. the skankosauras that tried to ruin my marriage, and then I'm a little leary. Ugh, stupid girls piss me off.

On another note, I am reading the book "A Summer Affair" and have never been so engrossed/disgusted by a book in my WHOLE reading experience. It's very well written and is a great story. The main character in the book is a married woman with four kids and has a pretty great life. The problems in her marriage are minimal normal stuff that everyone goes through (my husband is a neanderthal and doesn't like to "talk" whenever I want to) but other then that, nothing to bitch about really. She is throwing her whole life away on a torrid affair with a man who is also married with children and doesn't give her anything she doesn't already have. He seems all sophisticated and blah blah blah, but when it comes down to it, he is the exact same man as her husband, just not as hot and prefers wine over beer. That's it. Ridiculous, but I can't seem to stop reading it.... However, in reading this book, I realized some things that people take for granted when they are in a long term relationship that you don't really think about until it's gone.

Sleeping in the same bed together almost every night

Knowing each others favorite foods and what not

Laughing at stupid shit that no one else would EVER get (Jared and I are currently on the South Park episode when Tom Cruise is in the closet...."Where not coming out the closet" hahahahahahahahahahaha)

Not having to explain crazy little neurosis, they get it and it's cool

No head games and shit like when your dating (he didn't call, should I call him, what happened, I thought it went so well!)

And my personal favorite, when bad shit happens, family, death, work, life, etc. there is always someone in your corner. My last almost nervous breakdown I had, Jared got me flowers the next day. That is the best feeling ever.

Okay, my mushy whatever that was is over now. Sorry about that.

Well, I probably should get something accomplished so TTFN, ta ta for now! Hope this finds everyone doing well :)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Kara

It's only been a month!

2009-10-16T12:56:00.001-07:00

Yay! I don't fail quiet so badly, it's only been a month since my last update.

First, I have a new job, kinda. One of the waitresses at the Suds Hut broke her leg and is going to be out of commission for three to four months. So I am now waitressing on Monday and Tuesday evenings and a casino attendant on Friday nights. I am still working for the insurance company as well. Staying very busy! Jared has been at the hospital for almost two years now! There are some great things on the horizon for him and I'm so proud of him!

The last weekend of September, Jared and Larry and I went to Bismarck. We had a great time visiting everyone and it was so much fun being there for Wyatt's first birthday! Can't believe how big he is getting! We had so much fun spending time and getting to go out on the town for a bit with Nikky and Brandon.

When we were in Bismarck, I coincidentally ran into my roommate from sophomore year of college! It was great to see her and she ended up being in Billings last week for a friends wedding. We went out for drinks and karaoke Thursday night and had a great time. It was great to get back in touch with her! She is also married to someone we both knew from college and they have two gorgeous girls together. So happy for her :)

In other news we have just been watching football every weekend and trying to spend time with each other with my new work schedule. Tomorrow we have Octavia's first birthday party, yay! I can't believe how big all of our friends kiddos are getting! Hopefully ours aren't to far behind :)

Hope this finds everyone doing great and will update again soon!
xoxoxoxo Kara

Epic fail......

2009-09-15T13:18:00.000-07:00

Yes, I realize that I fail. I apologize. Moving on....

August

So August was a great month :) We started out the month by finally going camping, yay! It was Jake, Jayme, Stormy, Dad, Jared, Me, Larry and Reese (Jayme's pup). Went camping at West Rosebud near Emerald Lake. Had an awesome time! Sat around the campfire, ate and drank way too much and us girls even did a 6 mile hike up to Mystic! It was a nice little get away.

Jesse, Mirandy, some other chick and I went to Kelly Clarkson at the fair and had a blast. Very good concert, better then I expected :) Stormy met up with us afterward and her and Jess did a bunch of upchuck initiators, (also known as "rides") while Mirandy and I watched from a safe distance.

Other than that I really can't think of anything else worth typing that we did...yet we seemed SOOOOOOOO busy.

September

September has been eventful, kinda. Labor day weekend we didn't get up to much because Jared had to work all weekend.

Last weekend was busy busy busy. Mom and Brad went to Chadron to watch Stormy at her first college rodeo. The twins stayed with us because they had Little Guy Football, (their first season in pads and helmet) and had a game. The stayed Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. A former co-worker of mine got married on Saturday so Jeremy took the boys for Saturday night and then I took all three of them (Kolby) on Sunday. The boys and I went to the Reef and swam for a while and then just vegged.

This upcoming weekend we will be attending a benefit for Cassandra Lorenz on Saturday. Cassandra was diagnosed with Rhabadomyosarcoma at the end of July and is doing well. She is set up on a treatment plan that lasts a little over a year and will then hopefully be cured. Jared and I are putting together a golf tournament for Sunday September 20 as well. So far the response has been good so hopefully we can make some money for them.

As for the rest of September, we will hopefully be going to Bismarck next weekend to see Nikky and Wyatt and help celebrate the little guys 1st BIRTHDAY! Can't believe he is a year old already!

Miscellaneous

I am "patiently" awaiting the arrival of the New Moon movie. I think I might die if it doesn't get here soon. Also, SATC2 might do me in if New Moon doesn't. Did you honestly think I would go two whole posts without mentioning Twilight in some way?

Hope this finds everyone doing well. Love you all!
xoxoxoxoxoxox Kara

Summer '09

2009-07-25T15:23:00.000-07:00

So, I officially fail at blogging. I haven't blogged in several months and I suck for that. Needless to say it has been an eventful couple of months!

MAY
Jared's brother Brandon graduated from college in Bismarck and we are so proud of him! It was a short trip back to see the family but it was a great time and so good to see everyone!

Stormy graduated from high school the same weekend so needless to say, it was a very busy weekend! I'm so proud of her and she is headed to Chadron Nebraska for college in August. She has received academic, rodeo and various other scholarships. She is AMAZING!

Other than that, nothing too exciting that I can remember....

JUNE
Trav and Nicole Carter as well as the Carter girls came to visit and it was wonderful to see them! The girls are all growing so fast and they are all so beautiful. It was a fund weekend but always go so fast.

We celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary on June 30. Hard to believe it has been 2 years already! Only 68 to go! Jared took me out to dinner, we rented a couple movies and just spent some much needed time together. There never seems to be enough time anymore!

My cousin Tyler got married to his long time girlfriend and the wedding was a blast! It was so much fun to see all of my cousins that I haven't seen in FOREVER! Sooooo much fun!

Jared took the boat out a few times and loves it! I haven't had a chance to go out yet but our summer has been PACKED so far so there is still hope.

JULY
This month has been crazy. Fourth of July weekend we spent with Beth, Lee and Tavia out in Laural. We rode in the Joliet parade in the army fire truck and had a great time! Watched fireworks, played horseshoes, and had a lot of fun.

Nikky and Wyatt flew into Billings on the 11th and leave on the 28th so we have been trying to spend as much time with them as much as possible. Doodle is getting so big and is the cutest kid ever! We are going to miss them so much when they leave :(

Last weekend was Kristen and Jeremy's bachlorette/bachelor party. It was a blast! Lot's of drinking and story telling. Thank god Jesse is awesome and was our designated driver for our pimp van! (I rented a 15 passenger van)

Last night was Kris and Jeremy's wedding reception and it was AWESOME! They had Rob Quist and his kids for the band and we had so much fun. Stormy was drooling over the drummer and guitarist all night and ended up hanging out with the band after the reception! It was hilarious! We also have a picture somewhere of all three of us sisters in our wedding outfits dancing our asses off on stage with the band.....

In normal everyday life things are going well. Jared is doing good at the hospital and on night shift this week. I love my new job and it has given me a great reason to do some traveling and visiting my grandparents. Hope this finds everyone doing well! We love and miss you all and enjoy the rest of the summer! I promise I will do better at posting!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Kara

Montana Weather

2009-04-09T08:25:00.000-07:00

So, the past three days have been GORGEOUS! Especially yesterday. Well, I negated to wash a load of jeans last night so I would have clean one's for work today, so I rolled out of bed thinking about how nice it was yesterday and put on capri pants. Idiot. As I write this, it is now snowing outside. Almost 70 degrees yesterday, today=snowing. This sucks.

The nice weather has made a crazy person out of my husband. Because of his screwy work schedule, he had Tuesday off. He spent all Tuesday afternoon at dad's learning all the tricks of the trade on our new boat. He then proceeded to come home, giggle like an 8 year old girl, bounce around like a jack rabbit, and display all of the signs of a mental breakdown or a kid on Christmas morning that ACTUALLY got a pony. It was pretty entertaining and nice to see him excited, God knows he works hard enough that he needs it. Sometime in the next couple of weeks dad, me and hubby are taking the boat out so Jared can get used to it and I can learn how to help unload and load it at least. I promise to post pictures because anyone that knows me knows that it will be either hilarious or traumatic to at least one member of the crew.

Well, that's all the news from here. Hope this finds everyone doing well!
xoxoxoxo Kara

Irritated rantings....

2009-03-30T08:13:00.001-07:00

Several things have come to my attention today that I feel the need to rant about.

First and foremost, I PRE-ORDERED my copy of the Twilight movie on Amazon.com about 3 weeks ago. Guess what, it's been released for over a week now, and I still don't have it! WTF! I want me some Twilight damnit! However, I'm not entirely convinced that my husband didn't find it on our doorstep and hide it. He isn't exactly what I would call a "fan" of Twilight. I know, I was just as shocked as you are...

Another thing that is irritating as hell, people who can not see themselves clearly. I have friends in my life that are the most amazing people, but they just can't see it in themselves. My husband is one of these people. He only see's his shortcomings. He forgets to remember the good things about himself most of the time. But on the flip side, you have those people that see only their positive attributes, which are usually a matter of opinion. My favorite is people who are always "I hate drama, I don't do drama" blah blah blah. I have found these are the people who are the MOST drama, and they generally create it where it isn't necessary. Everyone has some level of drama in their lives, I don't care who you are. I have it and I'm well aware that I have it. Have you met my family? Enough said... (just kidding, sorta, I love you guys :). That's something people in my life have to accept. I do my best to manage it and keep it to a dull roar. If my life and my "drama" are too much to handle, then why are you part of my life? I am who I am, complicated, messy, a little OCD, loud, overly emotional all the time, basically crazy person. Accept it or keep moving pal.

Well, hope this finds everyone doing well, especially or ND friends and family. Our prayers are with you guys! xoxoxo Kara

Twlight the movie is out tomorrow!!!

2009-03-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

Yes I am still being a crazy person over Twilight. I just finished re-reading the entire series yesterday. Sigh, now what... The movie comes out tonight at midnight but don't fear, I pre-ordered it from Amazon like TWO months ago! Close call I know :)

Besides all of the Twilight stuff, things are pretty mellow around here. Jared and I both caught colds this week, damnit. Jared's brother Brandon is in town visiting while on his spring break so it should be a pretty entertaining weekend.

Hope this finds everyone doing well!
xoxoxo Kara

The Twilight Saga

2009-03-09T07:25:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am still obsessed with Twilight, just in case you were wondering. Twilight fever has struck again. Last night, I started to re-read the series and read half of the first book. That's right, I said RE-READ as in less then three months ago, I read the whole series. Twilight the film is coming out on DVD on March 21st, 12DAYS!!!! Even better news, New Moon is set for release November 20, 2009 and Eclipse is slated for sometime June 2010. (sidebar, the SATC the movie sequel should be coming out about the same time as Eclipse, it will be a very BIG movie summer for me :). Perhaps this will help you all share my love for all things Twilight: See poster above.

HGTV is the devil....

2009-03-05T07:23:00.000-08:00

So, when Jared and I had cable, I used to watch HGTV all the time. Loved it! Well, earlier this week I have discovered HGTV's website, and let me tell you, it is amazing! I haven't had the home improvement bug like this EVER. All I can think about it curtains and light fixtures and paint and doors, and my head might just explode. And to make matters worse, Jared is working nights this week so I can't even tell him all of my amazing new ideas!

On a different note, I woke up to the single most amazing thing so far this year....we had hot water!!!!!!!!!! Our hot water heater, that we have had for less than a year, decided to take a giant shit this weekend. We have had NO hot water since Sunday. Jared has been able to coax just enough out of it for him to shower when he gets home from work. Thank God my bff lives down the street so I had somewhere to shower that isn't out in the damned country (aka my parents house). No dishes, no laundry, no nothing because NO HOT WATER! I have never been so excited to go home and clean my house then I am tonight. It will be amazing :)

Hope this finds everyone doing well!
xoxoxo
Jared, Kara and Larry

Spring is sprung, or at least started too!

2009-03-02T11:17:00.000-08:00

Time for another update! We really aren't that exciting, hence the reason so long between updates :)

Things around here are going pretty good! January FLEW by and it seemed even faster with how busy we were. We made a trip back to Bismarck to see Jared's family, including his sister and our new nephew who where also back to visit! It was great to see everyone and finally get to meet the little man. He is growing so fast and is so sweet and happy. Hopefully this summer we will be able to go visit them in Pensecola, FL where they just moved.

Things for me are pretty much the same. Still working at the Law Firm part time and working at the production company full time. 7:30am-8pm Monday through Friday gets a little old some days lol, but better to be overworked then unemployed.

Jared is still working for the hospital and likes his job for the most part. They have had to do some cut backs due to the economy but Jared's job should be fine. Always something needing to be fixed in that damned place.

Larry is great! He is such a great pup to have around! He is a year and a half old now rambunctious as ever. If he isn't going 100mph he is sleeping lol. He is great company for Jared until I get home from work and great for me when Jared is working evening shifts.

Our family's are doing great. Brandon and Stormy both graduate this May, Stormy from Shepherd and Brandon from Bismarck State College. Stormy is headed off to Chadron State in Nebraska this August on academic and rodeo scholarships. I'm so excited for her but I'm worried! She will be so far away now! She will do great on her own. Not sure what Brandon's plans are after graduation, but if he is anything like his brother, he will decide that about a week before he graduates, lol.

Nothing else too exciting going on around here so that is all for now. Hope this finds everyone doing great!

xoxoxo
Jared and Kara

Cutest thing I've ever seen!

2009-02-06T09:15:00.000-08:00

Sharing Photo's

2009-01-28T08:42:00.000-08:00

It never fails every time I am at an event, someone's camera isn't working and says, "can I get a copy of those photo's? Well, I have officially started a shutterfly page so when this happens, my family and friends can print the one's they want! And no one has to wait for me because I'm ridiculously slow at getting things done sometimes. I hope you all enjoy our pictures!

Here is the link:
http://jaredkarafriesz.shutterfly.com/

A New Beginning...

2009-01-20T07:56:00.000-08:00

So yesterday began a rather interesting chapter in my life. For the first time with the exception of meeting Misty accidentally last August, I met some of my biological family. I had a lunch meeting with my biological grandmother and two cousins. We met at the olive garden and spent a couple hours visiting and trying to get to know each other. Grandma Carol is a small framed firecracker. She was very laid back and very easy to talk to. My cousins Cammie Jo and Kelsey both came down from Bozeman also. We had a great time visiting and I also took some photo's with me so I could show them my family and what I've looked like growing up. Grandma Carol said Misty and I looked very similar as babies. Overall it was a great experience and I'm so glad that this is moving forward and I finally get to know where I come from. So far so good!

Hope this finds everyone doing well and enjoying the few days of amazing weather we are finally having!

I've never....

2009-01-16T15:56:00.000-08:00

I got this off my friend Jackie's blog. I thought it was kind of fun! You're supposed to bold the things that you have done.

Here's what I want YOU to do...just leave a comment on the things that suprise you (bold or not)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight...(crabbing in Florida)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted (drawn by a street vendor in London, does that count?)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (when your a film student, your fellow film students make great actors!)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (Can't)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (not yet but I'm thinking it would be a bestseller!)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person

So...there you have it.

"You can't make this shit up!" by Kara and Kara

2009-01-15T08:59:00.000-08:00

The title of this blog will possibly be the title of the book Kara and I think we need to write. Here's why:

I have never met my biological father, though I have spoken with him on the phone
He is married to the woman my mother named me after
My half sister by him is named Misty, my middle name for those of you who don't know
I also have a cousin through this family named Kara
I have a half brother who is 14 whom I've also never met
Until recently, no one in this family even knew I existed except the biological father and his wife, whom I'm named after
Randomly met my half sister at a bar one night and we have been making a relationship of it since
Since my half sister and I became "sisters", more of the family has now found out, which is very exciting and slightly terrifying all at the same time

Well, this whole situation has been a lot to take in but I'm very excited to see where things will go. Since everyone has found out, multiple family members would like to meet and get to know each other and I couldn't be happier about it because this is far more than I ever expected. I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up though because at this point, really anything can happen. Just taking it one day at a time (I love this saying because as Sandra Bullock puts it in the movie 28 days, "like two or three at a time is really an option".

Well, that's my update for now, I hope this finds everyone doing well and I will keep you all posted :)

2009-01-07T07:09:00.000-08:00

I stole this survey from Maxie on I Hate SO Much, thanks Maxie!

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? I met my half sister Misty!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't make resolutions because I rarely if ever keep them.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My SIL, hubby's best friend wife, one of my best friends from high school, two women I work with, the list just continues...

4. Did anyone close to you die? My grandpa Bob lost his battle with cancer this year.

5. What countries did you visit? Just the U-S of A!

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? a vacation

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory and why? September 16

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? not any one large one, but many small one's :)

9. What was your biggest failure? Being laid-off from IMC in April. Not a personal thing I know but it still sucked big time

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Aside from the occasional Wii soreness, it was a pretty good year

11. What was the best thing you bought? Our new car!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My husband for being so supportive throughout all the crap in 2008

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My former employer for informing me of being laid off via email and not bothering to return phone messages

14. Where did most of your money go? Mortgage payments, lol.

15. What did you really, really, really get excited about? Our 1st wedding anniversary.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Decode-Paramore

17. Compared to this time last year are you:
Happier? Yes and no-I married the love of my life in 2007 so it's pretty hard to top that one
Thinner? Nope. Holding steady
Richer? I would like to think so...

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Saved money

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Spent money :)

20. How did you spend Christmas? With our family's

21. How will you be spending new years? I spent it with hubby ( it's his birthday!) at some friends home.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008? Deeper everyday.

23. How many one-night stands? Not so much...

24. What was your favorite TV program? Sex and the city, SVU, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives...

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Not that I can think of.

26. What was the best book you read? There are SOOOOOO many! Still pretty addicted to Twilight

27. What was your biggest musical discovery? Rediscovered Paramore, love them

28. What did you want and you got? Great friends, new memories

29. What did you want and not get? Nothing that I can think of...except maybe a vacation :)

30. What was your favorite film of this year? Twilight

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old did you turn? My hubby planned a weekend for us in Red Lodge so we could get away from it all. It was awesome and so relaxing. Ripe old age of 25!

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Once again, I can't think of anything..

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Depends on the day and were I was working at on that day...

34. What kept you sane? My hubby

35. Which celebrity did you fancy the most? Robert Pattinson

36. What political issue stirred you the most? There are several, but mostly just the fact that Sarah Palin is a raging dumbass...

37. Who did you miss? My grandpa

38. Who was the best new person you met? My Lindsey and Sarah Clark, er I mean Fred

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: Pick your battles. No shit huh Maxie...

40. Quote or Song Lyric that sums up your year: There isn't enough time in my day for this one...

Two blog posts in two weeks, a vast improvement if I do say so myself! Hope this finds everyone doing well and enjoying their new year!

Happy New Year!

2008-12-30T09:09:00.001-08:00

So I am a miserable failure at keeping up on my blog! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Jared and I celebrated my birthday a week and a half ago by taking the weekend and going to Red Lodge. The whole trip was actually a surprise for me from my wonderful hubby :) We rolled into Red Lodge around noonish and went and checked into our hotel. We then had lunch at Bogart's and did some shopping. We spent all day just bumming around town and then went back to the hotel for some hot tubbing and hanging out. It was the most relaxing weekend we have had in a long time and it was an amazing birthday.

Christmas was crazy as usual! We both worked half days on Christmas Eve and went out to Ma and Pa Olson's for the evening. Christmas morning we went out to my mom and Brad's and spent the day with our WHOLE family. I swear there were 50 people in that house, lol! We did gift opening just immediate family and then everyone came over for lunch. That afternoon we went out to dads and had dinner. All in all our Christmas was great, very busy, but great.

Jared's birthday is coming up, well actually it's tomorrow! He kinda got the shit end of the stick this year though because he is working evenings and doesn't get off work until 11:30. Also sucks because I have to work that morning so I can't even make him breakfast :( sad. I considered making him open presents tonight because I don't want to make him wait until his birthday is almost over to do it!

Well I hope this finds everyone doing well and recovering nicely from the holidays! Have a safe a happy New Year!

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-03T08:48:00.001-08:00

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Happy December Everyone!

2008-12-01T15:16:00.000-08:00

Well, here is the first post on the new blog! I'm sure many of you knew we had a blog previously but it was linked to my kmfink1 email address and so when I recently got rid of that email so it deleted my blog :( sad. So here is our new blog linked to my kmfriesz1 email address!

Hope this finds everyone doing well. We are doing great! November was a busy month for us so we are looking forward to a slower December! Jared and I both have birthdays coming up and Christmas but other than that we aren't really getting up to to much. Just hanging out, enjoying the last part of football season and working.

Well hope everyone is doing great and hope this finds everyone having a happy holiday season so far!