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I went ahead and read several and you are right, they are amusing. I love the What he said posting. 6/5 I have a separate folder in my Safari labeled "Blogs." No. Actually, I don't have a separate folder, but I have bookmarked 20 blogs that I love to read. I also started a blog ([|click here] ) during the winter break, with the goal of writing 2 entries per week. However, I failed to really carry out that goal, and have re-started writing today.

These aren't really in preference order.

1.) Classy In Philadelphia ([|click here] ) Jessica, the blogger of this awesome blog, is extremely amusing and funny! She talks about a variety of things, from tv series, to what she did with her family during the weekend. She sometimes asks questions to her audience, (by the way, she has lots of people who have 'favorited' her blog and have posted links up on their blogs to hers) and gets many responses.

2.) The Kitsch and the Curious ([|click here] ) This blog is all about handicrafts! Elaine (the blogger) is from UK, and she loves to make, knit, crochet, and buy vintage, artful objects! She posts tons of pictures of what she has bought, made, or sold. She basically posts of pics of her current projects and delightful little treats she has found in the many thrift stores in Bristol!

3.) Tifiny's Tabloid ([|click here] ) Tifiny is a new mother, thrilled with her 9 month old daughter, Isabelle Faith. Isabelle "Peppy" is such a cute little girl, and reading about her adventures everyday is just so soothing. I swear, reading about babies is mental therapy.

4.) Middle Voice ([|click here] ) Oya Sophia (I'm not sure whether that's her real name) is a 51 year old woman who likes to post random entries about random topics. Wow, we have so much in common! Her entries are fun and amusing to read and really, I can't believe how much a 51 year old woman sounds like a 20 year old. I thought she was in her early 20s, until I read her profile!!! One fun entry from Oya Sophia: (click [|here] for it.)

Top Ten Stupid Things He Has Said (subtitle: When You Should Walk Away --- Fast)

10. Can we do lunch instead? I get up really early in the morning.

9. I turn my phone off when I get home because I really need my rest.

8. I left my wallet in my desk at work. Can you cover this and I'll get it next time?

7. Hey, I just noticed that you called a while ago. My phone is screwed up.

6. You don't want to meet my friends. They're a pain in the butt.

5. My house/apartment is being painted/fumigated, so we can't go there. How about your place?

4. I can't stay over. I need to go let the dog out.

3. You don't want to meet my family. They're really dysfunctional.

2. I live with her, but we aren't in a relationship. I actually sleep on the sofa.

And the Number One Stupid Thing He Has Said:

1. I can't accept your Facebook friend request today because I am really busy. But I'm taking a day off from work next week. Maybe I can get out there then.

I know ... WOW, right? This is a compilation after several conversations with friends. But the number one is my own. I am STILL laughing about it days after he said it to me. 

5.) Pink Julep ([|click here] ) I love blogs about facial care, fashion, and food. Pink Julep helps me out by posting pictures of her favorite facial products, favorite clothes, and some awesome recipes! She is a great writer, and blogs some interesting topics!

6.) Tales of a Northern Belle ([|click here] ) KLC (her initials, I think) writes on her blog about her daily life. She talks about her disasters, her happy times, her favorite books, etc. She talks about nearly everything that happens to her, and her style of writing is really fun to read. Sometimes, I find myself reading entry after entry, because her style of writing is so easy to read! You really get sucked into her blog.

Here's an entry from her blog. (click [|here] to read it.)



[|Back to Reality...]
First of all, I am back from a great weekend with Parrothead. There's really not much to re-cap because all we did was ski, cook delicious dinners, drink plenty of Bud Light and relax while enjoying each other's company. It was so nice to get away just the two of us. It was also nice to have an entire 3-day period where I didn't even think about wearing makeup, or wearing anything other than sweatpants and PJs :) I will say I a SUPER PROUD of myself because I did GREAT on the slopes! Even Parrothead was proud of me! I am a super worrier and extras cautious skier but I let some of my fear go and zoomed down the mountain. I even did some of the "blue" trails (medium difficulty). WOOOOHOOO! Parrothead took a video of me zooming past him but it's on his camera. I will get it soon and post it to show you what a great little skier I have become. This is HUGE for me, skiing was SO SCARY to me two years ago! We already planned our next ski weekend for the first weekend in February and we are going to a BIG mountain! Can't wait!

I also managed to read 2 and a half books this weekend! I LOVE to read in NH. I even read the whole car ride up there Friday night thanks to the fabulous book light Parrothead bought me.

I read The Penny Pincher's Club by [|Sarah Strohmeyer](author of the Cinderella Pact). This book was a really fun, quick read. It fit in the mold of "girl books" I love to read. It's worth checking out of the library for sure. All of Sarah Strohmeyer's books are cute, fun reads!

The other book that I read was The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. This book was BEYOND INCREDIBLE. Seriously, y'all HAVE to read it!

It was loaned to me by the mother of one of my students. We share books a lot because we have very similar taste in books (aka chick lit). She said she read this book for her book club and it it weren't for that she wouldn't have read it but she was glad she did. I figured if she liked it I would too... well I LOVED it! It's about a man who's daughter was brutally murdered, and he gets called back to the scene of the crime and spends a weekend with God learning to forgive... seriously it's an incredible book. I am going to do a whole separate post about what it taught me so stay tuned for that!

That's about it from me, //back to the real world tomorrow...//

7.) Everything According To Erin ([|click here] ) This is such a cute blog. Erin (blogger) talks about lots of fun topics and about her life. She's an amazingly funny writer, and I can almost see her becoming a famous chick-lit author! Sometimes, reading her entries just helps me feel relaxed and also can get me to laugh out loud!

8.) Gorgeous Footsteps in the Sand ([|click here] ) This is a diary of Katelyn, a recently engaged 25 year old South Californian girl! She basically records what she did and how she felt. She writes in a very funny way and almost as if she were talking with you!

Here's a sample from her blog (click [|here] to read it) **FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010**  

**[|I think I'm becoming a coffee drinker.]**
And I'm not quite sure how I feel about it.

I used to be the girl that couldn't even walk into a Starbucks because the smell drove meinsane. Then I managed to stay in one long enough to order their cinnamon apple cider (seriously that stuff is freaking delicious). Eventually I made it towards mocha frappuccinos (aka deliciousness I can only had a Tall version of) which made me feel a little more hip, haha. But that's about as far as I've ever gotten coffee-wise...until two weeks ago.

My office usually has a hearty supply of hot chocolate, which helps satisfy my occasional need for caffeine. However we've been lacking in the hot cocoa department lately and I had to wake up (and warm my freezing hands) somehow, so I made coffee. Well let's back that up, someone else made and I just drank some because making coffee is a whole other beast. So yes I had some coffee, added a healthy serving of vanilla creamer and I didn't hate it.

I didn't hate it really at all and so two days later, I had another cup. And then yesterday I had yet ANOTHER cup of coffee. This is more than one cup of normal person coffee that I have consumed in the past two weeks and it's just weird. Yes I feel a little more grown up and like I've joined some elite club but I also feel like I don't want to be a coffee drinker, I don't want my teeth to get stained and I don't want to be addicted!!

So we'll see how this goes. Don't know if I'll have another cup today, I'm taking it day by day.

Are you a coffee drinker? An every day kind or once-in-a-while kind of drinker?

//happy friday!// POSTED BY KATELIN [|22 COMMENTS]    LABELS: [|FOODIES], [|GIVE ME MY GROWN UP BADGE], [|I'M EASILY AMUSED], [|MY CRAZY LIFE] 

9.) Blue-Eyed Bride (click [|here] for her blog, click [|here] for her website)

This is, no doubt, one of my favorite blogs out there in the world. Erin is a great writer, and originally had started blog writing because of her wedding planning. However, her blog gained some great popularity and also had many followers/readers, so Erin decided to keep on going with the blog writing even after her wedding. Today, in her blog, Erin talks about her family, random topics, etc.

//"////This is my attempt at chronicling all of my random thoughts, ideas, crazy projects, kitchen disasters, fashion, gorgeous weddings, travel, family stories, and fun with my husband!" -Erin, from Blue-Eyed Bride (About Erin)// 

//(click [|here] to read more)//