Let's sparkle in the New Year.

Accomplished today:
1. A shirt for NYE.
Still needed:
1. Sparkly heels
2. Accessories
3. Bomb.com jeans that make me look like a have a figure
This is not a practice test ladies and gents. It just got real. T-minus 2 days to get this done.
love,
ktv

Honduras.

So, I had a very Harold and Kumar moment this Christmas season. Remember at the end of the movie where the girl that Harold liked was going to Amsterdam? Well, the exact same thing happened to me. Come with me as I relate my journey:
A couple of months ago I noticed this guy at church and told him he had a wonderful smile. Then a scurried away from him like a deranged mouse. And then I didn't see him for months.
Then a couple of Sunday's ago I saw him again and actually had a whole conversation with him. It was so wonderful and perfectly awkward (and his smile was still great). Then through a series of random events I met his mother and she revealed to me that he is going to Honduras. What the what?! I'm sorry this is not a movie and I will not be following you to Honduras. Holla atcha girl when you get back. I'll be here. Here's hoping your smile is still great.
love,
ktv

Today I feel like...

a wild thing!

I'm your biggest fan (music Monday cont)

Alexander Skarsgard. I need not say anything more.

Music Monday

This song come on the radio this morning and I have been humming it to myself all day now. I forgot how much a totally loved this song! Happy Monday to you all : )

Anybody want to make hand turkeys?

Tis the season for everybody to come back home and I am so thankful! Here are some of my Thanksgiving plans:
1. Linner (late lunch/early dinner) with Cristina today!
2. Black Wednesday tomorrow. I was unaware that the night before Thanksgiving was a huge day to go out. I've got a lot of catching up to do.
3. Thanksgiving Thursday of course! About to go h.a.m. on all the food at Momae's. Also I'm going to contribute some pumpkin cheesecake muffins as well.
4. Twilight Friday with Lezlee and Justin. No shopping will be done whatsoever. I did it maybe twice and that is more then enough to last me a lifetime.
5. Saturday and Sunday afternoon are still open to anyone that is interested! Anybody want to make hand turkeys?
I'm most thankful for you!
love,
ktv

Things I'm excited about today!

Hello again!
Today I'm excited about so many things I've decided to number them for you. And away we go:
1. Drake's c.d. comes out today! Maybe it won't be as depressing as the last one, but hopefully just as good.
2. Childish Gambino's first record label c.d. also comes out today! I'm excited to Camp : )
3. Chips and salsa in the office. It is so good!
4. I'm definitely going to bake something tonight. Probably those pumpkin bars I was supposed to bake last week.
5. Peanut M&M's. Nuff said.
6. Still obsessed with this Elle Varner song featuring J. Cole, so just in case you didn't catch it on my facebook page here it is again: http:

Blackout (or we like to call it Monon 2011)

Memorable Monon Moments 2011:
1. Casa Grande beer tower
2. Shan's amazing birthday gift to me (a dress, a vintage photo, True Blood c.d.'s, nail polish, and Gusher's lipgloss)
3. Chalkboard mason jars
4. A girl with no shoes on at a frat, which led me to realize that I'm too old to go into frats.
5. Raspberry beer (it's gross)
6. The absolute ridiculousness of the Duck and Hoods.
7. Marv's
8. "Is it illegal to punch a girl in a wheelchair?"
9. Slumber party
10. Day drinking (there was nothing memorable about the game so we are just going to skip that!)
11. Tailgating
12. Cheese fries at the Duck
13. Nap-time
14. Night-time drinking
15. More Marv's
16. More Duck craziness
17. Midnight pancake breakfast
18. Walking across a windy campus with said pancakes
19. Seeing everybody that I absolutely am head over heels in love with.
It was a great weekend and I would like to go back. Now please.
love,
ktv

Recipe Flow.

I'm in a baking mood! And now since I have an entire beautiful kitchen to myself I'm about to give ya'll a list of what is on deck for this month.
1. Peanut butter Snicker brownies: Well I actually already did these and they were delicious!
2. Coffee walnut smoothie: It sounded intriguing so I want to try it. Do you think it's too cold for smoothies though? This one might have to wait until the spring.
3. Olive-oil pumpkin bread: Tis the season for pumpkin inspired dishes and I couldn't be more excited!
4. Pumpkin cheesecake muffins: Pumpkin and cream cheese?! I literally can't wait to bake these!
5. Pumpkin bars: I'm actually probably going to try this tonight so get ready!
I'm beyond ready to get in my kitchen and bake all these treats. Feel free to stop by and if I like you I may even offer you some cider as well.
love,
ktv

Falling for fall.

Hello!
I can't believe I haven't written since the summer. As always there have been many changes. I'm 23 now (my Jordon year has begun!) and its been wonderful! I'm loving my internship and selling knives. Intern all day, sell knives all night. I still maintain that sounds like the worst super-hero ever, but bright side, it does sound like a super-hero.
I sound like Sophia Bush, because something is going on with my throat that makes it sound like I smoke a pack a day, but I'm not mad at it. Sophia Bush has the best voice (and now I want to go curl up and watch One Tree Hill all day. Apparently it is streaming on Netflix, thanks so much for that info Shan!).
I'm going back to school in about a week. I'm so excited for Monon, and to see all my wonderful friends that I've missed so much! It's going to be a great weekend. But they've closed the Monon, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do for breakfast that Sunday before I leave. I was counting on those smothered hash browns to get me through.
Oh, I may be moving soon! My parents have finally decided to kick me out. I'll be literally five minutes away living with my Momame, so not a big deal, but this may be the beginning of the end of living with my parents. I hate to see it end, but it must.
And finally I got my fall crushes in order so stay tuned for (hopefully) some exciting updates with them. I will be sipping some cider by the fireside with someone this fall!
love,
ktv

The Worst.

Well, this weekend was the worst.
First: I got sexually harassed while eating an ice cream cone from McDonald's. It is a sad day in this world when one can not walk down the block enjoying ice cream without a man pulling up and demanding you lick it again, because it is extremely sexy. And it's a really sad day when that man insists and proceeds to hold up traffic for, what felt like hours, but in actuality was only a couple of minutes. But still long enough to cause a traffic jam. Next time sir, I will call the cops.
Second: Our dj at the Tonic Room got fired! But not before we were subjected to about an hour and a half of bluegrass music whilst waiting for him. Now, I love "O, Brother Where Art Thou?" as much as the next person (to be honest probably more then the next person), but it's not what I want to listen to for an hour and a half on a Friday evening. So now we are in limbo. Hopefully the Tonic Room will hire someone great and we will continue to dance our lives away there. But, if not I'm not sure what we are going to do. It took as all summer long to not have to pay, to get to know the greatest bouncer and bartenders ever, and for them to recognize our faces. I don't want to start over at a new place. The Tonic Room is perfect! It's just the right size with just the right people. Sigh, I hope they get it together.
Third: Well, really this ends my list, but do I need to say anything else?! This weekend was a serious bummer. I mean even the doughnut sandwich at the newly opened Bleeding Heart Bakery couldn't fill the hole in my heart. I need a weekend off to come to terms with everything that happened. So hopefully next time we met I'll have a better report. love,
ktv

Chores?!

This is an s.o.s. I need someone to give me a crash course on how to talk to guys. I think that its gone from bad to worse. For example, every Friday we frequent the Tonic Room and, let's just call him the greatest bouncer ever, is there. I don't know why I keep going back I've managed to completely embarrass myself every weekend.
Little known fact about me, I love McDonald's ice cream. So there is a Mickey D's down the street from the Tonic Room, so I've decided that it is acceptable to go every week and get a cone. I just don't know why I think that it's fine to bring ice cream to the bar. Every week. No one looks good stuffing thier face with ice cream. And this week he found out all of our ages and deemed me a baby. I don't know why whenever someone calls you a baby, you immediately begin to act like one. My brilliant response to that was to stomp my feet in protest and declare I am not a baby. To further add to my baby image was our conversation thirty minutes later when he asked what I was doing on Saturday. I decided it was ok to admit that I was doing chores. At my house. Where I still live with my parents. HEELLPP!
Despite all this I will be back next week. Complete with ice cream.
love,
ktv

Kids Across America: Kaleo edition

Hey!
I've forgotten to write about KAA and what a wonderful time I had there. I mean, to sum it all up quickly I had a wonderful time! I got to re-visit being a komo and work in the kitchen one morning (I completely forgot how early we had to get up!) and I got to see some of the lovely people I worked with two years ago. They are still so lovely and great. I got to play in Branson (yay for senior citizen's Las Vegas!) and get some rocking earrings. My kids opened up during Cross Talk and it was heartbreaking to hear their struggles, but wonderful that they trusted me to open up about their problems. The kids had a bit of a culture shock adjusting to camp, but overall I think that they learned a lot and really enjoyed it and I pray that they want to go back next year!
I think the most impacting lesson I learned that week was at KAA 3's Cross Talk where the director said: If you flirt with sin, it's going to rape you. The images that, that statement conjured up were so powerful and have stuck with me. I've just been really trying to not place myself in situations where myself, or others, can be tempted to stumble. I think people try to play with sin too much and are surprised when it doesn't turn out in their favor. I'm trying to avoid it at all costs and I thank God I never was good at flirting.
In other news, I have decided to not pursue guys that I like. I'm going to start pursuing those I hate, because those I like always (and yes, I mean always!) have something wrong with them. And I'm not talking general human imperfections, I'm talking they have criminal records. I can neither confirm or deny that this happened at camp. Alright, I'm out!
love,
ktv

What not to do...

Hey ya'll!
It's time again for what not to do, and this time I'm coming at myself. Yes, no one is exempt from what not to do! So recently I've been praying and God has placed it on my heart that I should start looking for a potential mate (you know to avoid a fate filled with cats), so I've been out and about trying to talk to guys. To say the least it has been interesting and now I present a list of things that I did that you shouldn't.
1. Notice when a guy is flirting with you. This makes things a lot simpler. Don't be several drinks in and not pick up the signals until half an hour later, only to find that the guy has thought he's been shot down and has taken his leave.
2. Don't let your friend put you on a guy and then refuse to talk to him for hours. For then, although the guy may be interested he, of course, just happens to be the dj at this event and you'll have to leave before you can exchange numbers.
3. Don't run out on a perfectly good conversation. Don't say a sentence, giggle like a school-girl, then scurry out like a church mouse. Not a good look, not a good look at all.
4. When you've been rejected by a guy: A. Try to avoid going to the place where he works. B. If that can't be avoided (I'm just not going to give up eating pizza!) don't run out of the place pretending to take an urgent phone call. It was like one in the morning, I was fooling nobody.
I'm sure that these are not the only blunders that I have made, but they are the only ones I can think of! So please, learn from my mistakes and do better. I know you can!
love,
ktv

So true.

Check-up

Hey blog, don't look at me that way. You knew you were getting involved with a chronic non-writer when you got into this, so I don't want to hear it! Anyway, I figured I should check in and report what has been going on in my life, which is nothing. So glad we got all that cleared up and I'll see you in two months! No, I'm just kidding I've been having lots o'fun! Last Friday we went to the Tonic Room and listened to Hollywood Holt dj and it was magical. We met some people, got yelled at a lot, danced on staged (and when I saw we, I mean I was forced to dance on-stage by myself, because my friends are jerks), perhaps even won a dance-off and we're going to do it all again tomorrow night!
I'm still trying to come to terms with my new haircut. It's way shorter then I want it to be, but it has been really simple to take care of so we're going to focus on the positive!
Lots of fun people are coming into town. Trace is officially moved in here! YAY! And Tyler is here doing his TFA thing, and apparently Bax got a job here and is heading this way soon!
Also tomorrow I'm going to see Bad Teacher with Liz. I can't wait to stare at Justin Timberlake for two hours. It's going to be great! And on Saturday I'm heading to the Taste with all those wonderful people I just mentioned so another wonderful weekend is coming up! Now if the weather would chose to act accordingly this weekend could be stellar!
love,
ktv

Real life.

Sorry everyone (and I mean Shan, L.Durham, E, and Trace) for not writing more! So let's do a quick update shall we?
Q's party was amazing! So happy she is allowed to hang out with us at all times now!
DePauw graduation was a bummer, because it rained so I literally saw three people that I know graduate. But I still had a good time and will miss them all terribly when I go back next year. And I'm so proud of all of them and I know that they are going to do great things with their lives!
Summer time is in full swing so foolishness has ensued. I of course can't remember any of the foolishness (I need to write as these things happen, yes I know this!) but rest assured that some has gone down! One thing I do remember is I went to the craziest party ever. The owner was literally the weirdest man alive! He went around breaking stuff, having convos that had nothing to do with nothing, asking to borrow people's cell-phone chargers (excuse me sir, don't you live here?! Where is your cell-phone charger?), making drinks and randomly handing them to people, demanding I go get hair ties for him (once again this is your house go and get your own hair ties!), plopping beer into salsa and getting it over everybody), trying to drag tables onto his deck, putting his finished food on people's plates who were still eating (this literally happened to me as soon as I walked in. I then knew we were going to be in for a night o'trouble), and generally just being the worst host ever. Never will I ever go back to his house again!
Excited for Trace-face to get here next week! We're going to have some fun!
As always I love you guys and once again I promise to try and write more (and you know this promise will quickly get broken!)
love,
ktv

Yay's and Nay's

Welcome to another series I'm starting which shall be called yay's and nay's (or high's and low's depending on my century mood). Let's begin shall we?
*Yay - For Mother's day and my awesome mom! She loved the flowers and cooking ware we got her! And of course all the other wonderful women I know and love who are like mother's to me.
*Nay - For this cold that I suddenly have. Thanks a lot spring weather. You've won again.
*Yay- For Charlotte's (third, and hopefully last) sweet sixteen celebration. She had a great time shopping at Water Tower and then coming back for her bbq (and as always my mom and dad threw down on some food).
*Nay- That I had to miss Laura and Emily's play and I'm sure an awesome performance by Em.Friend.
*Yay- For David. A senior citizen I had the pleasure of talking to on my bus ride home from church. I may have acquired a sugar daddy in him, because he wants to take me to Puerto Rico.
*Nay - For losing Liz's cat. She is wonderful and we want her to come home.
*Yay- For going out on Friday with Monique and seeing live hip-hop performances. It was so much fun!
*Nay - To me for not picking up on this extremely cute guy flirting with me. By the time I realized it, he was gone. Alas, I do hope we met again and you hit on me. Next time I will be ready!
*Yay - For dinner with Cristina tonight! I'm so excited!
*Nay- For the Bull's losing this Sunday. It's ok we're going to get them on Tuesday.
*Yay - For Q's 21st birthday this Tuesday and her upcoming celebrations this weekend!
*Yay - For my christian Travie McCoy look-a-like wearing a striped cardigan and boat shoes to church on Sunday. He can do no wrong and I need to introduce myself to him!
And the yay's have it (as they always should, life is too good for to many nay's). Until next time!
love,
ktv

What not to do...

Hello and welcome once again to my series titled "What not to do..." Today we will be studying what not to do when trying to spit game at someone on the sidewalk. First, and probably most importantly, it helps to not be drunk! Yes, please do not alert us to the fact that you have a 40 ounce hidden in the bushes. I do love to get my drink on every now and again, but certainly not at 1 in the afternoon on a weekday, No matter how nice the day is.
Second, when searching for a girlfriend it would help your case to be selective. In some cases such as with shampoo, or toothpaste, or soap, as long as you use them I don't care which one you select. But in cases of finding a significant other I'm going to need you to be more selective! I mean I don't want to have the feeling that as soon as you're done talking to me the next semi-decent girl that comes along your going to try and talk to her as well! I'm not having it, step up your standards!
Third, if your reasons for wanting a girlfriend are whack keep them to yourself. If your only qualification for a girlfriend is that she doesn't look like Wendy Williams, keep that to yourself. And if the only reason you want a girlfriend is because the world is boring, keep that to yourself as well. For example you don't have to tell me that you want a girlfriend because you walk outside "And see a tree and it's like man, that's boring. Or I look at the sidewalk and I'm like man, I need a girlfriend" Yep, once again information you could have kept to yourself.
And lastly when you realize that your game is not working please don't end with "Man, you guys are beautiful. I would love to make a porno with you" That is definitely not going to make me regret my decision to not leave my number with you!
In conclusion Jeremy I hope you see this and re-evaluate and step up your game! Because you weren't a horrible looking guy and you could definitely get someone if you avoid saying all these things!
love,
ktv

Megabus!

I can not believe that I took the most epic Megabus ride ever and have yet to talk about it! So last Saturday when I was coming back from the best senior dinner ever (shout-outs to Em.Friend, Laura, and E! And Tyler for picking me up and keeping my visit a secret!) it was the third play-off game for the Pacers and the Bulls (GO BULLS) and I noticed about 7 or 8 guys decked out in Bulls paraphernalia who had a six-pack of glass beer bottles that one of them dropped and it shattered everywhere and I thought to myself, 'them, I want to sit next to them'. And as the Lord would have it I got my wish and have never made a better/worst decision in my life.
My seat-mate Kevin and I become fast friends (I mean that literally, because for the last hour of the trip he was passed out) and he quickly offered me a beverage (yes, of course it was beer) and we got to talking about a variety of subjects and Kevin thought it was appropriate to spread several rumours about me. And now, of course, here is a list of rumours Keven spread about me:
1. That I promised everyone that we could do karaoke over the loud-speaker.
2. I had a thing for Dennis our bus driver.
3. I was addicted to crack
4. I had a puke fetish
Other things we discussed: Vince Vaughn, his dentist, our respective high school careers, his girlfriend, me being ready to party (he tried starting a chant of my name), who Terrence Howard was, who would get kicked off the bus (which I was sure was going to happen because I had a beer in front of me, I smelled like beer because one of his friends spilled on me, and for the last half-hour of the trip I cradled a bottle of open whiskey that they were passing around), and yes we have an on-going bet (a Megabus ticket to anywhere in the country) of whoever manages to get with Bradley Cooper first.
In conclusion it was the most bizarre and fun bus ride I have ever had! I do indeed hope to met up and party with Kevin again, but until then,
love,
ktv

What not to do...

I'm going to start a new series of blogs called "What Not To Do..." Today we will be talking about what not to do at the bar. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of going out with one of my best friends Cady to Rockwood's to see an amazing band by the name of Simpleton and City Folk. So, the evening was going well until creepy Chris decided to come and "chat" us up. I wish that Chris would see this post to find out what not to do next time. First off, Chris didn't buy us any drinks. I feel that a guy in a bar should never try to approach a lady without offering a drink. At the bar this is literally the easiest way to break the ice ever! I honestly feel this is partly why bars were created! For guys to have easy access to a lot of alcohol to offer to women they think are attractive. I can understand not wanting to spend your money on a stranger and then not have it led anywhere, but these are the risks you have to take. Chris' second error of the evening was answering a phone call from his...wait for it, his wife! All of the sudden the non-offering of drinks made sense. But what didn't make sense was why he was at this bar at 1:30 in the morning talking to a table full of girls! We tried to explain this to him, but he just claimed his wife should trust him. Which I agree the trust should be there, when you are not making poor decisions! And no matter how you look at this situation, this my friend is a poor decision. Chris' last error was that he was awkward. Which is a statement I have no business in saying about another person, so this gives you an idea of how bad it was. You not only need to be brave to approach a table-ful of strangers, you also need to be charismatic. Chris had plenty of bravery, but absolutely no charisma. We literally had to initiate every conversation. It was like he forgot who approached who. And to top it all off he was paranoid! He backed up every statement he said with a 'I'm not lying to you'. Listen here Chris, I never accused you of lying! Why would I?! I don't know you! So there you have it ladies and gentlemen what not do do at the bar. love, ktv

Chrip, Chirp (no wait, I mean tweet, tweet)

Yes I officially have a twitter. I'm ashamed of myself, but somehow I've managed to live with it. Anywho follow along: http://twitter.com/#!/KillaKval. I'm sure you might be disappointed.
love,
ktv

Tweeting!

Yes, yes, yes I'm thinking about getting a twitter account. Well actually I'm in the process of thinking of a twitter name, because I've definitely decided to get one. Now on top of my journal, this blog, and my facebook, I've decided to add another thing I won't keep up with!
In other news Florida was amazing! I had the best time laying on the beach all day and drinking. It was fantastic! I can't think of living life any other way now.
And I might have to change the name of this blog to semi-working girl, because I have a nannying position three days a week. It'll be so nice to have money, because I've just reached the point in my wardrobe where I hate everything in my closet. So without further ado here are some things I'm going to do with my extra cash flow:
1. Start paying off some loans.
2. Start consistently tithing at church
3. Shopping! In particular I want boat shoes and overall shorts.
4. Save up for Monique and Aquillia's birthdays, because they are both looking like they are going to be expensive!
5. Travel (New York and Ohio are both topping the list)
6. Go to live concerts/Traveling around Chicago-land.
That's all I can think of right now and I might try and save up a few dollars every now and again!
love,
ktv

Sleepy Key!

1. The (private) beach
2. Day drinking
3. A-tracks
4. Bible study on the balcony
5. Waking up late
6. Going to bed early
7. Rock'A'Doodle
8. Salty ocean
9. Warm pool
10. Baby nugs
11. Pictures of sunsets and moonlight
12. The village
13. My very best friends
A list of things I've loved in Siesta Key!
<3
ktv

No snow!

So of the 3 blogs that I am following 2 of them have blogged fairly recently so that is a cue for me to get my non-working self together and update you on my life (and as always it will be via list!)
1. The loan that I am currently trying to take out is making me crazy. Seriously, marrying some old, rich white dude is looking like a better and better option.
2. I awoke this morn to find no snow on the ground! It is a spring miracle! I'm breaking out my quarter length jacket and having a day on the town (where I purchase nothing, because I have no money)
3. I have a fun weekend planned which includes:
a. Maria is in town! And she's staying at my house so that essentially means I'm having a sleepover!
b. I'm going bowling tonight with Shantel and her friends at 10Pin so I get to drink and bowl, at the same time, which is never not fun.
c. I'm going to see the Vagina monologues on Sunday, which never fails to make me happy/sad/sentimental/wonderful to be a women.
4. I got dinner plans at Mickey's which is never fails to put me in a better mood.
I hope your weekend is going to be as wonderful as mine!
love,
ktv

2010/2011

HELLO 2011!
So excited to have made it! 2010 did not go as smoothly as I expected, but I must say I've learned a lot. I won't bore you with all the gory details of the past year, so let's move on to resolutions for this year!
1. Get back into school!
2. Get back into school (say it twice, because it sounds so nice!)
That's pretty much it! I also resolve to be just as foolish (if not more) in 2011 so get ready!
love,
ktv