Tid Bits

Another random post from Katie!  Yay!  Hehe ;)

"Guess What It Is" Winner 

All of you were pretty much right.  Congrats!  They were my shoes.  But...only one person said boots.  And that would be Danielle!  Good job, girl! :)

Here's a photo of what they look like...

"Tangled"

I got to see it!!  I was so happy! :D


And...guess what...


I loved it!  Like seriously loved!  I'm gonna ask for the DVD for my birthday. :)

Mirror Me

HEllo highLIGHTS is having it's first photo contest!  Eep!





I'd totally love it if you'd enter!  Check out the rules and prizes and all that jazz HERE.

24/7

You may have noticed that in my 'Blogs Close to my Heart' page the band I'm in has started a blog.  My friend Danielle designed it and I absolutely love how it turned out!  You can check it out if you want to.  Just click HERE.

Too. Much. Snow.

Anybody else getting lots of snow?  Anybody else tired of it?  Haha!  Well...we got about 4 or 5 inches on Wednesday.  And are supposed to get more Monday or Tuesday.  When I heard that news I cringed. lol


I would post a photo of the white world we are living in...but I have failed to get out and take any.  My apologies.


Well...that's all for now.  You all have a fabulous weekend! :) 

{Mirror Me} Photo Contest

The time has finally come!  Yippee!  For those of you who don't know, I'm having a photo contest in honor of my upcoming 100th post on this blog.  I don't know about you, but I'm uberly excited! :D  Let's get started shall we.


Rules:

• Subject of Photo Contest: Pictures taken in a mirror! :)  I was trying to think up a clever subject, and realized it was right under my nose.  Does anybody else enjoy taking 'mirror pictures' as much as me?  Hehe ;)
• You can enter up to 3 photos.
• There will be three prizes...which means three winners. (And I must say, they're some pretty sweet prizes. Hehe!)  The 3rd place prize, though, will only be eligible for people in the U.S., because it's something I'll have to ship.
• Pictures must be taken by you and must follow the photo contest subject (^see above^).
• You are allowed to edit your pictures.
• Post photos you want to enter in a blog post along with the photo contest button (below).  There'll be a linky at the end of this post where you can link up. If you don't have your own blog and still would like to enter, you can e-mail me your pics at: kbug747@yahoo.com
• The contest will go from Jan. 26-Feb. 5.  So you have 10 days to enter.
• And, the most important rule in my opinion, have fun!!

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Prizes:


For the first place winner Hannah from Beauty Blog Designs donated her 'Whole Shoot 'n Match' blog package!  Thank you Hannah!

For the second place winner Danielle from My Paper Heart donated a full template she made herself!  Thank you Danielle!

Here's a preview:

And if you'd like to view the template live click HERE.


For the third place winner I'm donating some gingerbread scented body wash and lotion.  And I must say, they smell delicious!

Photo Examples:

So...this is me forewarning you.  I have a lot of picture examples.  'Mirror pictures' are just so fun!  Hehe ;)

Feel free to be a goof...like me. ;)

So, there you are. :)  If you have any questions please feel free to comment or e-mail me.  I hope you'll enter! :)



Guess What It Is

Can you guess what it is? :)

Life is Good

I was awarded!  Eep!  Thank you Danielle!

Rules:
1. First, thank and link back to the person that gave the award.
2. Answer the 10 survey questions.
3. Pass the award along to other bloggers whom you think are fantastic. (Because I follow so many blogs and love you all, I'm gonna just pick 5.)
4. Contact the bloggers you have chosen to let them know about the award.

Survey Questions:
1. If you blog anonymously, are you happy doing this?  If you aren't anonymous do you wish you started out anonymously, so that you could be anonymous now?
Phew, that's a mouthful. ;)  I've never had a private blog.  HEllo highLIGHTS has always been open.  I like it that way...I get to meet new people and see new faces. :)

2. Describe an incident that shows your inner stubborn side.
Um... I'm... *cough* a control freak *cough, cough*.  Yes, I said it.  Sometimes I try to make things go the way I want them to go a little too much.  I used to really struggle with this.  I do think (hope) I'm getting better... God's helping me. :)

3. What do you see when you really look at yourself in the mirror?
Me.  Katie.  An introverted, curly blonde headed, sometimes slightly crazy, teenage girl who loves Jesus.  Sometimes I do see things I don't like...not necessarily talking about the zits. ;)  But I see who God has made me and who He's helping me to become, and I like that.

4. What is your favorite summer cold drink?
That's easy.  Sweet tea!  Hands down!

5. When you take time for yourself, what do you do?
Blog, facebook, edit photos, read a good book, write...just to name a few.

6. Is there something you still want to accomplish in your life?
Yes!  Totally!  There's so many things I'd like to do...don't worry I won't list them all. ;)  I want to finish school.  If the Lord wills, I'd love to be married with kids someday.  Mainly though, and most importantly I think, I want to live the life God has for me to live.

7. When you attended school, were you the class clown, the overachiever, the shy person, or always ditching?
Well...I'm still in school so it's not 'attended' yet for me.  I went to a public elementary school and I was definitely the shy person there.  Now I'm home schooled...so I guess it doesn't really count. lol  At the college I go to, though, I think I'm a mixture of the shy person and the overachiever...and maybe also the class clown.  I have this great tendency of embarrassing myself. ;)

8. If you close your eyes and want to visualize a very poignant moment in your life, what would you see?
*giggles* What?? ;)

9. Is it easy for you to share your true self in your blog, or are you more comfortable writing posts about other people and events?
It's very easy for me to talk about...well, me.  Haha!  My blog, to me, is like an online journal that people read.  I love it! 

10. If you had the choice to read or talk on the phone, which would you choose and why?
Read!  Most definitely!  Ask anybody, I seriously dislike talking on the phone.  I'm not completely sure why...it just makes me kinda uncomfortable.

Bloggers I Award:
anna :)
Katie
Eldarwen
Anna
and
Emily

This was fun!  Thank you again, Danielle, for awarding me! :)

Let me know if you do the tag...I'd love to go read your answers.

Say Hello to My Little Friend

So, there's a teeny tiny disadvantage to living in my bedroom.  It's the only room in our entire house that has access to the attic.  Therefore, when we're switching out winter/ summer clothes or decorations that we store in the attic, 'things' appear in my room.  Like my friend here:

My sister, Annie, has dubbed him the name Charley the Snowman. Hehe ;)

Charley's kind of become a fixture in my room...just because I haven't taken the time to put him in the attic.  Kinda sad... Ha!

Can anyone relate?  Please? lol ;)

Trust & A Misplaced Computer Chord

I wanted to share a story with you.  It may seem a little silly, but to me, it shows how awesome the God we serve truly is. :)

Well...I guess I'll start at the beginning.  My dad and brother, Zach, work at for a small shop.  They do computer work, photography, and framing.  The shop owners lent them a lap top to do some of their work on.  Recently, Dad and Zach accidentally misplaced the lap top's charger chord.  Both of them have been going frantic trying to find it over the past week.

Thought I'd give you a visual. ;)

{Not my photo.}

Yesterday I was sitting in the family room with Zachary and Annie and he mentions the chord again...asking if we had spotted it around the house.  That's when I remembered seeing a computer charger underneath my work desk today.  I run in there to grab it, and give it to Zach.  He looks at me, shocked, and practically hugs the chord.  We found it!

Ok, there is a point to this. ;)  Minutes (and I mean minutes) earlier my daddy was praying.  He asked the Lord to help him find the computer charger.  But Dad said, "I don't want to find it.  Let my children find it, so that they can trust You more."

(It gets better!)

Two days earlier... Annie finds a computer charger stuck down in the couch.  She's pretty sure it's the one the guys had been looking for, so she sets it on Mom's desk so it wouldn't get lost again.  Later on, Mom doesn't know why this chord is setting on her desk so she moves it the desk behind her...the one that my little brother, Logan, and I share.  He uses it for school in the mornings and I use it for work in the late afternoons.  The next morning, I assume, Logan goes to start his school and there's a chord on his desk, so he moves to the floor underneath the desk.  The next day, I spot it under the desk while I'm working, pick it up, and give it to Zach. 

Through this whole process all four of us kids touched that computer charger.  All four of us found it.  God was working days before my dad even said that prayer. 

It totally amazes me! 

God totally amazes me!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5

I think I'm falling in love...

...with Owl City. *grins*


I got this the other day...

{Not my photo.}

...and was totally happy!  I've been listening to it over and over for hours. ;)



Lyrics that make me smile:

"If you're the bird, whenever we pretend it's summer, then I'm the worm, I know the part it's such a bummer, but fair is fair..." The Bird & The Worm

"...I will disguise myself as a sleeping pill, and descend inside of you." Hello Seattle

"Tell me darling do you wish we'd fall in love? All the time, all the time." Saltwater Room

"Golf and alcohol don't mix and that's why I don't drink and drive, because good grief, I'd knock out my teeth and have to kiss my smile goodbye." Dental Care

"I am not my own, I have been made new, please don't let me go, I desperately need You." Meteor Shower

"'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs as they tried to teach me how to dance..." Fireflies

"If all the roads were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack I could skate from Maine to Nebraska then onto Alaska and back..." The Tip Of The Iceberg

"...'cause the spaces between my fingers are where yours fit perfectly." Vanilla Twilight

"Then I was grace and love, I was blind but now I can see 'cause I found a new hope from above and courage swept over me." Tidal Wave

Oh!  Before I forget...I have an annoucement.  Be on the look-out for my 100th post photo contest!  It'll be up sometime next week most likely. :)