When does it end?

How come no one ever tells you that applying for schools is actually the easy part of going to college? Everyone kept telling me that it would be smooth sailing after I got accepted...WRONG. The sleepless nights of wondering whether or not I should change the last word in the middle paragraph so that my application essay sounds just right are over, and yes, I am glad, but at the same time it now feels like that was much easier than what comes now. Now I have to find a place to live in a state that I've never been to, get a job, fill out millions of overly complicated forms, register for classes even though most of them are already full, but I can't do that until I've attended an orientation amidst being here in Illinois, and not to mention the $50,000 that it's going to cost me to attend. Whew, now that was a much needed rant. Don't get me wrong, I'm not whining because I feel so blessed to be able to go to a university, but man, When does it end? When do I get a little bit of peace from the chaos of life?

What's Next?

You may be just dying to know what is next for Katy. You are sitting, anxiously awaiting where I will be off to and the answer is finally here. I checked my voicemail this morning after missing a call from my mom in the middle of the night. I was nervous because my dog has been very sick and I thought she might have been calling to tell me that he died or something traumatic like that. I finally listened to the message which revealed that I had been accepted to the University of Washington, my top choice for college. I jumped out of bed and called my mom back to make sure it was real and that I wasn't still dreaming (by the way it was 5 in the morning her time). You can image my giddy laugh when she confirmed that, yes, I am going to the University of Washington. Soooo excited right now! I really feel like this school is so much better for me than any school I previously thought about attending. So in just the next few weeks, I will be off to California then off again to find housing in Seattle!

I tried to get all artistic with my new photos, but I'm not quite sure I pulled it off.

New Pictures

I went with my aunt and uncle to help them take some pictures of their family and decided to take a few of myself, but I'm not sure if I'm loving them. Let me know what you think. Keep 'em or retake? Obviously this is just one, but I wasn't going to take the time to edit them if I'm not going to keep them plus I'm being extra lazy today. I got to bed so late last night that I just slipped my shirt off without taking off my sweatshirt (I know...pretty impressive) and it's been that way ever since. We even went to run errands today and yep I'm still just wearing my sweatshirt. I need some motivation. Give me some good news!

A Little Explanation

So you may ask, what am I doing out here in the middle of nowhere anyway? Well my aunt emailed me while I was still in Thailand and asked if I would be willing to fly out and watch her kids while she and her husband went to Hawaii. My first thought was, "how about we all go to Hawaii," but after a thirty-seconds I thought, "sure, why not? I'm always up for a new adventure." Without even looking up the place where I would be living for awhile, I set off on a plane and found myself here. My aunt has gone and come back from Hawaii yet I can't bring myself to leave just yet. Now I spend my days helping my aunt with her business and launching her new website. What does she do you ask? She designs and sells vinyl graphics for walls and other such things. You should visit her website at http://www.simply2inspire.com/, it's pretty cool. She also has a blog with craft ideas at http://www.simplytoinspire.com/. I'm in charge of helping create new ideas and I have found ti to be a lot of fun so far. I designed and created this Merry Christmas sign all by myself. I was very proud of my accomplishment. Vinyl really can be used to do anything. If you have an idea just let us know and we can create it.