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friday morning chit chat

good morning friends!  happy friday!!  how are you?

well so i’m sitting here at the bar in the kitchen drinking my coffee.  when i write posts like this, i like to imagine that you are sitting across the table from me.  that we are sharing a warm cuppa.  that we are chatting face to face.  so i’ll wait for a minute while you go get your cup of coffee, or tea, or cup of whatever floats your boat.

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anyway, i thought i might tell you a little about my exciting week.  as always…’exciting’ being a very loose term here.

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so the first thing – a major thank you jesus – a big project at work has finally *i think* wrapped up. it’s a yearly update to a ginormous project from a couple years ago.  that’s when i sorta dropped of the face of the blog world for a while.  but thankfully it’s no where near as stressful as that. i have actually been able to keep up with my blog, my eyebrows and my laundry so that’s a big win in my book.

in other important news, we had our first big freeze this week.  i actually had to break out my big coat.  and my sweet little zinnias finally succumbed to the cold weather.

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oh and here is something pretty cool!

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tripp got it as a bonus at work.  and although i haven’t had much of a chance to play with it, i sort of feel like we are officially part of the modern world.  Smile

he actually brought it home wednesday. and because i needed to go shopping for a new sports bra, we decided that we would go out to eat and then go to the mall and then to best buy to get a cover for the new toy.  it’s like killing three birds with one stone.  but the big deal…friends, we went out.  on a weeknight.  to the mall.  i mean we are practically living on the edge.

oh but the real excitement happened when we got home.  because like i said, it got really cold this week.  so before we left for the mall we fed the dogs.  then we took them out for their ‘business’ and then we brought them back in.  because they are spoiled ass rotten.  well so when i walked in the back door, riley was standing there looking guilty as hell.  and i noticed that there was a little puddle over by the dishwasher. awesome.  but turns out he had an upset stomach.  and had gotten sick.  and when i walked into the dining room i noticed that he had gotten sick all over the rug in the entry way.

but wait it gets better.

you know that thing where when a dog has an upset stomach he will eat a bunch of grass to make himself throw up?  yeah well riley did that.  only with my houseplant on the ottoman in the living room.  chewed it to the nubs.

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i swear…my life… i could not make this shit up if i tried.

anyway i’m just going to leave the rest to your imagination. #yourewelcome  but needless to say, alot of resolve pet stain remover was involved.

sidenote…i will totally understand if you decide to unsubscribe to my blog.

so before i wrap this blog post up, i wanted to share a link that my friend dotti shared with me.

http://www.chookooloonks.com/blog/naphopomo-2013-day-12-thoughts-while-waiting-for-an-oil-change

i’ve been reading this gal’s blog on and off for a couple of years.  she is what i would call an ‘oldschool’ blogger.  and by that i mean that she takes pictures and tells stories about her life.  which is what blogging started out to be.  and which is what i personally love about blogging.

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and one last thing real quick.  i want to thank you from the very bottom of my heart for all of the so very kind and heartfelt comments you all leave me.  i wish so much that i had time to personally visit every single one of you.  to look at all of your pictures and read all your stories.  to tell you how amazing i think you are for doing just that.

because you are amazing.

and so with that, i think i will wrap up this post.  i have a cat litter box that is calling my name and laundry to fold.  a real life to be lived.  making real stories to be told.  and on this beautiful friday, feeling super grateful for all of it.

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love, kelly

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  1. Pam says

    November 15, 2013 at 9:14 am

    I’d double subscribe if I could, that’s what a comfort it is to come and see what you show us and read your thoughts. The night out sounds good. I wonder if Fishboy ate a spider plant. I mean, you never know, right? You rock, Kelly. Have a great weekend.
    oxoxox Pam

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    • Cathy says

      November 15, 2013 at 11:21 am

      first off Pam makes me laugh! we always feel so hip when we go to the mall, but on a weeknight, wow, living on the edge there. and the whole dog thing went on here last week too; at 4:30 in the morning he wanted out to eat grass. he searched and searched for just a shred, dang rental home with it’s proper trimmed yard. he was out for about an hour, and i kept checking on him. then came in and threw up in the closet. thanks for the coffee Kelly, it is always so fun to chat. oh, and you will love the iPad. xoxo

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  2. Dotti says

    November 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    Yes! I love going to the mall on week nights! It’s never as crowded for one thing. Tomorrow we’re going to the mall on Saturday … in November … when the holiday rush has already risen to epic heights. I guarantee it will be our last weekend trip to the mall until after the holidays. Me? I’ll do my Christmas shopping in the day time, during the week. As for your stories, yup, keep ’em coming. Since I have no pets, I can just laugh at yours. And so glad you liked that post of Karen’s, she’s so special.

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  3. Kelly Kardos says

    November 15, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    I always love the lighting in your pics Kelly. Sorry about your pooch-bet he’ll never eat that again!

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  4. Katie says

    November 15, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    i always feel like me and my man are sneaking out on the boy when we have a weeknight date. there’s that element of “breaking the rules” when we go out on some random tuesday. shoot, walmart on a tuesday night would make me happy. ; )

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  5. Katie says

    November 15, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    p.s.—- i LOVE karen and her blog. she was the one who really got me to understand the exposure triangle. i’d love to hang out with her . . . .

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  6. Mo at Mocadeaux says

    November 15, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    Sorry to hear about poor, sick Riley. No fun for the pup and super no fun for you to come home to this.
    On a more positive note, you will love the Mac Air. If you haven’t already done so, I recommend you sign up for the unlimited lessons at the Apple Store. The classes and the one-on-one sessions are amazing!

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  7. Naomi says

    November 15, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    I’ve also loved Karen’s blog ever since long ago when I… well, when was that??? It’s been a few years too. I took her Pathfinder class 2 years ago. She is awesome. She lives in Houston too but so far I haven’t figured out how to meet her. I even sent her a note to ask her!

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  8. Stacey says

    November 16, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    <3

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  9. Cathy H. says

    November 16, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    Kelly, you have such an INTERESTING life! I always enjoy catching up with you over coffee (even thought I don’t drink coffee, I can pretend!) I laughed that you went to the mall on a weeknight. Jerry and I went to Lowe’s on a SATURDAY!! Whoo hoo!! We’re both living dangerously!! Have a great weekend!

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