Why is my bofriend so amazing?

This morning, my boyfriend cooked me breakfast and dropped it off where I was babysitting! As if that isn't enough, the food was still hot even though the house is 20 miles away. He also brought me coffee, diet pepsi, chips and salsa, and a sandwich for lunch. He must have thought I was going to starve to death, which is proposterous (sp?) but it was so sweet!!!

Last night we spent the entire night cuddled up watching movies and eating popcorn.

I fall more and more in love with him every single second of every single day.

AND! He held the baby, Alan! It was so cute to see him holding a baby. Of course, we won't have one for several years (when we're married), but just to know he is good with kids makes me love him more.

Muah muah muah!

Sick Day

So yesterday was a snow day, but I didn't get to stay home and cuddle up with my babies. Instead, I babysat, worrying the entire time that Omar was going to get in an accident while driving that huge penske truck to help someone move. Today, I was looking forward to snow falling, candles burning, coffee brewing, and pencil in hand (I was going to spend the day drawing).

Unfortunately, I ended up drawing a really kick butt picture of mickey mouse, but felt like I was going to throw up the entire time. I am feeling really shaky right now, but hope that the chicken noodle soup (which I struggled for 15 minutes to get open - whats the point of having 3 can openers if none work?) I made myself is going to help me feel better.

Good thing I ended up telling Nina I couldn't babysit last night, because I have felt like I may fall to the floor most of the morning. It is quite odd. Guess I better stay in bed. I feel so lazy though. Good excuse to practice my drawing skills though! I am just glad I got sick AFTER finals. Speaking of finals, I got 2 A's and 2 B's. Woop! I have a 3.38 GPA. I want to raise it next semester. So that is my new years resolution! (Instead of losing weight, like usual).

Message to a Friend

Dear friend,

Life is not as short as people claim. You have your entire life to fall in love and get married. . . please take things slowly. I know that it seems like a few years is a long time, but its not. I love you so much, dear friend, and I want what is best for you.

I will support you no matter what, but would appreciate it if you would appreciate yourself and family and friends enough to make decisions based on all of those people, and not just the new Romeo in your life.

Love always,

Kaleigh

This quote is pretty much my motto... and a few other things!

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. --Jean Houston

It's funny because my cousin Lauren had as her status that she was sad the semester is over, and I must agree with her! My favorite class of all time is over… and I'm going to miss the people in the class so much. Even though I hated going to school until 8:30 PM on Tuesdays, I really enjoyed chatting with my peers and teacher. I wish them all the best… some are graduating, some are just starting their degrees, and some of them are somewhere in the middle. Maybe someday, we'll all work in a school together! Ha, just joking. But seriously.

And honestly, I've made pretty decent grades and enjoyed my studies! I never thought I would enjoy math the way I did this semester. And psychology was really hard (and I fear my grade in that class) but I learned so much.

So yeah… just a shout out to all my ex-classmates! God bless, happy holidays, and I hope we share a class again sometime soon!

I have two finals tomorrow… wish me luck!

Karley and I are going to drive up to Colorado the week after next and should be home the 5^th of January… Oh, I'm excited! And a little scared to drive by myself with just my sister, because we all know how many times I've meant to drive to Omar's house, but ended up halfway to Albuquerque! Ha! It will be a fun Christmas adventure!

Omar started his new job today. Woop!

And I am babysitting everyday next week. Even bigger woop! I love the little boy I am babysitting.

And… I hate credit card companies.

Now I mNow I must study!

Kaleigh

I Love You!!!

Yes, yes I do!

Today was nice, but my love is sick. Get well soon, Omar!

Snow is coming!

Xoxo

Kaleigh

P.S. I just got Microsoft Word and experimenting with the "blog post" feature… so that is really my reason for writing this blog. Finals this week so I'm going to be swamped. I'll keep ya'll posted. I'm sure studying won't get in my way of posting on here. Ha!

Unconditional Love

I've found more and more that the people I have thought would always care about me no matter what... aren't making any effort to know me because of other people's arguements. I love my family and friends more than anything, and my love for them is unconditional. I've never abandoned them because of the actions of other people. I wish they cared about me in the same way.

Love,
Kaleigh

The Price To Pay For Back Pain Relief: Reliving My Past?

The past few months have hurt a lot. About a year or two I was rear-ended. The guys insurance company paid for me to get the medical treatment I needed, which was helpful - or so I though. I got accupuncture to begin with (which was great) but I have issues being alone with guys. I get scared and can't do it. So when I was asked to take my clothes off for the treatments, I stopped going. I know that sounds quite silly, but I have my reasons. Afterward, I got Feldenkrais physical therapy. This seemed to help, and even better was that the entire staff was women.

Jump forward a year or so after I quit my treatments: I am now feeling an even deeper amount of pain, thanks a lot to my fitness class. It was impossible for me to do half of my work out each day, and even just bending over often causes me severe pain. I was beginning to feel like a fifty year old trapped in a twenty one year old's body.

Anyway... I figured the pain would go away when my class was over. It has been two months since it ended, and I am just as much pain as before - actually, my back hurts even more. It really concerned me when my leg started tingling. It has been tingling for at least four days... not something I am used to.

Today, I went to the chiropractor. I almost left when I realized I was alone in the building after dark with my chiropractor, whom I have never met. It scared me, but I stayed - and everything was fine! I feel so proud of myself. . . finally, I faced one of my biggest fears.

In addition, I had my first x-rays today. Apparently I may have a ruptured disc, whatever that means. All I know about that is I have to go back tomorrow to look at the x-rays. I'm so excited to feel better. He told me that I need to lie down rather than sit down (no problems with that one - I want an excuse to write all of my final papers lying down! woop!).

Anyway.... thats the excitement of today!

xo kaleigh

Blast from the Past: This is What I Do in My Free Time, and This is Who I Miss

So, it is midnight right now and I am desperately putting off my night of studying for my second-to-last math test of the semester I am taking tomorrow. I am unsure why I am keeping myself awake, though, since I need to make sure I get to the chiropractor tomorrow. Yup, it is official: my back is messing up my life. I have found it quite bothersome for the last couple of months, but nothing compares to having a tingley leg for 3 days straight.

Anyway, so as I was sitting here, trying to figure out what to do with my time, I began to feel a little... well, I felt like reminiscing about old times. And I began looking at old photos, blogs, websites, etc. that friends and I kept online. It made me a little sad. I really miss Kat and Wiley. I will never forget them. I still consider Kit Kat my best friend... sometimes I don't know what I am doing without her in my life... I just miss calling her and telling her all of the silly things in my life... staying up all night laughing on the telephone... and walking to Max's Late Nite Cafe at 11:00 at night just to get a brownie and cup of coffee in a blizzard (for Santa Fe standards, that is.)

Karley, for your enjoyment:





And this is stuff I used to make at the ripe old age of 14, just for fun:



It is a little sad just how many websites and journals I've kept online. Besides my deadjournal I had when I was around the age of 14, this is the only one I've kept up with for more than a week. Lets keep our fingers crossed I keep at it! Its fun to go back and read this stuff.

xo
Kaleigh

Living in the Moment

So I have realized lately that a great deal of my stress comes from the fact that I am constantly thinking about the future. I'm constantly on time (usually 10 to 20 min early), daydream obsessively, and stratagize new ways to save money. Ok... this is absolutely ridiculous! For all of you late people who spend a lot of money and don't think too much of the future... you're envied. But for all of ya'll who are, like me, kind of OC, click here.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/index.php?term=pto-20081027-000001&print=1 Psychology Today. Its a shame I didn't learn this stuff in my psych class. There should just be an entire chapter devoted to improving your life, where they get straight to the point.

Anyway... last night was fun. Went to a show at LaunchPad and out for japanese food. Not at all saving money, but ya know... "live in the moment"...

Two more child development classes left this semester! I have a meeting with my advisor. I really want to go to UNM. Maybe I'll find out today if I can go in the fall or not...

hugs,
Kaleigh
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." --Helen Keller

Job??

I am feeling really stressed out right now. I don't know what to do about work right now. I know I can't get a job until after the new year, but Omar is looking for a job, and nowhere is hiring. It is kind of scary. Especially since today it was officially declared that we are in a "recession". I hate this fear.

Other than the money thing... life is great! I went out for drinks and dinner w/ Haley last night. That was fun! I haven't seen her in a while. Today was kind of boring. Omar had to help Andre move some stuff, so we did that and job hunted (to no avail).

I made Omar a fantasmic breakfast this morning... I must admit it was pretty good! Blueberry pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Too bad I over cooked the bacon!

Anyway. Hopefully we are going to Albuquerque. I guess there is a show at the LaunchPad. That might be fun!

Love Kaleigh

Time?|Coffee|Pain|Puppies

I can't believe how quickly my education is going... when I look back at the past few years, it just seems like time has literally zipped past me. It is amazing. I am actually a little glad I was only taking a class or two at a time my first couple of semesters. Although school is taking longer to get through, I am enjoying it more. I'm glad to be getting things done now, though. And I am super happy to be going full time now. I feel really organized this semester.

Anyway, today was a wonderful day. I was so upbeat thanks to two early morning cups of coffee. Yum. I am trying to wean myself off of diet pepsi. It is actually going alright. I allowed myself one can today. It was delicious.

I woke up with a killer headache. And this backache is killing me. I really need to find my insurance card. I want to get accupuncture again.

Omar may have found a job at a doggie daycare.... it sounds weird, but I think he would really enjoy it! He's such a caring guy... eep. I'm so lucky!

Anyway I'm off to finish writing my Philosophy of teaching statement. It is practically something I would just do for fun. I'm really enjoying it!

Much love,
Kaleigh

Cat stories

Story Number One: MILO'S ESCAPADE (A True Story)
Once upon a time, it was Thanksgiving 2008. Kaleigh, her boyfriend, and her kittens all went to enjoy a magnificent Thanksgiving feast filled with turkey, stuffing, pie, veggies, alcohol, and Sierra Mist with Kaleigh's mom, sister, stepdad and dog. During the meal, the kittens begged and begged with all their might to get as much food as possible. Kaleigh felt proud that she did give her babies a few pieces of table scraps, but not enough to make them sick. All was well in Pojoaque-land. That is, until the clean up began. Kaleigh, sister, boyfriend, and mama started cleaning up the table and washing dishes. After a couple of minutes, a loud MEOW alarmed the occupants of the kitchen. Startled, Kaleigh gasped and started frantically looking around the kitchen. Cleopatra was standing right next to Kaleigh, so it must be Milo who is in danger! Kaleigh began to panic when she realized that Milo may be trapped behind the fridge. Casually, Omar walked over to the fridge, opened the door, and out popped Milo.

THE END

Story Number 2: Never Forget Your Litter Box (A True Story)

Kaleigh forgot to bring a litter box for the cats on Thanksgiving Day, and they didn't know where to go.... so Milo started a trend.... Kaleigh is just glad it wasn't ON the table, and that dinner was over. eww....

Twenty minutes later, Cleo copied Milo......

THE END

Anyway, today was wonderful. I'm feeling really tired right now though. I'm hoping that the fun day wore the kittens out and that they will sleep all through the night... I'm not willing to bet on that though. After dinner with my mom, we visited with Omar's family. That was nice. We were too stuffed to eat again though. I can't wait for leftover turkey sandwiches tomorrow. YUM!

I am now watching Home Alone. Hooray. The holiday season is officially here!

Oh yeah... and a light dusting of snow graced us with its presence today! Woop! I really want to learn to snowboard this year... so hopefully that will work out.

Love,

Kaleigh

P.S. If you haven't done so already, go eat three pieces of pumpkin pie. You won't regret it.

Gratitude part 2

So it is nearly 11:30 PM and I can't sleep at all. It would be good if was doing something productive, such as homework, but I am not too stressed out about school right now. I think I am finally figuring out a way to keep organized and on top of my homework. I'm nervous how it will go next semester when I am working more, but for right now, I am just going to enjoy it.

So it is the night before Thanksgiving, and I am sitting here, listening to one of my kittens meow. I kind of feel like making a list of things that I am grateful for in honor of Thanksgiving. I often refer back to my old blogs to see what I was thinking at certain times of the year 4 or 5 years ago. Its fun to see how things change throughout the years and it is definitely a tradition I would like to keep. Soooo, here we are!

I am grateful that...

• I always have people to celebrate holidays with.
  One of these years, I would really like to go to a local soup kitchen. I think I am a friendly person and can make people feel like home. It would be neat if I could do that when people are feeling insecure or lonely.
• The future.
• My ambition is as fiery as ever.
  I credit that in part to my amazing boyfriend, because when you have a dream to have the best life possible with the one you care about, you tend to push yourself even more. The funny thing is that I feel HAPPY when I work hard. I don't feel dread or a desire to quit.
• God has blessed me with the friends and family I have.
  Honestly, some of you guys are a bit weird. But it is amazing and I am incredibly grateful to have such a diverse group of friends!
• I have a boyfriend who tells me literally every single day that I am beautiful.
  I get annoyed because he says it when I feel incredibly ugly, but you know what? To me, that is sweeter than telling me I am beautiful if I spent all day getting ready for an evening out. That would feel to me like he was encouraging me to put make up on if I want to be told I am pretty.
• The opportunities in my life.
  It is incredible all of the things that we can all do in our lives. I am trying to take advantage of it every day. Recently, Omar and I have taken up swimming. We're trying to get into bike riding (although I can't say I am too fond), ice skating, snowboarding (I'm scared - and anxiously awaiting snow!) and many things like that.
• The opportunity I have had to raise these two kittens.
  Even when they bug me when I am trying to sleep, it just makes me so happy that I can take care of these animals. It drives me crazy (with happiness) when I hear them purr.
• My boyfriend!!!!!!
  I was going to try not to write anything about how incredible he is, because I feel like that is all I write about sometimes, but man, he is amazing. He has turned things around for me. All of the insane guys I've dated.... pew it was all worth it. I am a cornball, but seriously. I never thought I would find anyone as silly as I am. I thought I would scare off every potential guy with my cheesy jokes and mushy emotions....

Gratitude

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
-Buddah

Real "gratitude" post coming real soon... if not tonight, sometime in the next few days. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, everyone!

Amazed

I can't even begin to explain the wonderful feeling it is to know that you have such loving family and friends. I don't know what it is, but something was in the air today that was just amazing. It started the instant I woke up. Everyone was in a good mood - strangers even appeared to be happier than usual! Omar and I went out to breakfast when he got out of class, and the other customers were super friendly. My Psychology class was cancelled today, which made the day even better.

Oh yeah, and I got an Ipod. (It would have been a great day whether I got the ipod or not, but that made it really exciting for me - Thank you babe!)

I think a lot of people must be in a good mood because Thansgiving is coming up. Can you believe it? This year has just flown by!

Anyway, as I was sitting here, attempting to tackle at least 1 ton of the 4 tons of math homework I have to do, I felt like getting some of these built up feelings of love out of my system. . .

and as I write this, my kittens are cleaning each other... and about to fall off the bed! They're adorable...

Love,
Kaleigh

Today was perfect

Reasons I loved my lazy day:

• Diet pepsi - mmm. duh!
• 2 hour long nap
• deee-lish homemade tacos, cookie crips, and quesa
• Warm apple pie candle
• I was so cozy, I forgot to go to Alb to see Vale.... what??
• Bridezillas marathon!
• Cuddly kittens
• Awesome friends

My day was awesome........ if only the snow would come, it would be even better!

Where is August?

Only one more class until finals! How crazy is that? I think it is hard for me to believe because we haven't had any snow yet. I can't believe I only have 1 math assignment left. I'm excited for next semester!

Omar, Brenda and I went swimming again last night. It was so fun. I should keep at this. Maybe I can lose weight. Or at least not feel guilty about having a chocolate milkshake from Sonic occasionally!

I'm looking up info on how to take perfect care of my kittens. I'm doing a really good job, I think. The only problem I have is that Milo is still sucking on me, and it makes it difficult for me to sleep at night when he will attempt to suck on me for almost four hours. I just get frustrated and tell him to leave me alone. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know! Thanks a mil!

Later, gators.

At a loss of words

I am really wanting to hook my sister up. I want her to be single, but at the same time, it would be nice to find her a nice guy! I have a couple of perspective guys in mind, but of course nothing is definite. We gave her number to two guys. Woop woop!

We had fun at The Compound on Wednesday. I love going to Omar's show, and usually they are playing with a band that I have grown to really love (Vale of Miscreation).

I've been at a loss for words lately. End of the semester means crazy busy days and crazy busy nights! Oh well. I'm looking forward to next semester. I am taking Spanish, so I'll finally be able to slightly understand what my Spanish-speaking friends are saying behind my back. ;)

Love, Kaleigh

Happiness galore

I hate when I post a blog, but it doesn't show up. what the heck???

anyway, today was amazing. Omar and I made blueberry pancakes (w/peanut butter, of course!!! who needs mapple syrup?), eggs, hashbrowns, and sausage. It was delicious.

We went swimming with his little sister, which was absolutely fantastic. Afterward, we stuffed ourselves full of ice cream w/ sprinkles. yum yum yum!

love, kali

Is the pounding an illusion - or the result of a substance (alcohol) that I am not used to?

Its funny. I drank 2 1/2 margaritas, and by 2 sips into the second one, I wasn't really feeling it anymore. Actually, it kind of started to make my stomach turn. Just the smell of it. That actually made my boyfriend happy, because he is blatently against alcohol. That makes me happy, although I feel we are not your typical college students. That, too, makes me happy, though. I would rather be an old lady who stays at home and plays board games with her boyfriend than a drunk girl putting herself at risk.

I had a wonderful day today. Went out to breakfast with my boyfriend and two of his sisters, then he went to work, and I spent the day with all three of his sisters. It was fun and I am glad that I have them in my life.

Looking forward to Thanksgiving - and gaining five pounds! Ha just joking. Although it should be a nice day.

Next semester is going to be boring. I don't think I am going to be able to get many of my credits out of the way. I may have to take a bunch of classes that don't even apply to my degree. Hopefully they will at least be transferrable so that I don't just waste money in order to keep my health insurance. Eep. We'll see.

My cats didn't let me sleep at all last night. Milo is still missing his mommy, and he tries to suck milk out of my head, neck, arm, cheek, wherever he can get ahold of... it drives me crazy, particularly at 3:00 in the Am. Hopefully he'll grow out of that stage - and soon! It breaks my heart.

love, kaleigh

Wow...

Everything is SO amazing! I can't even believe how great I've felt lately. I guess for a while I had been on jetlag from all the craziness of the past three years, and I would just start to cry. I had mood swings like no one's business. Just ask my boyfriend. And now, after having a little over a week or two of reflection, I am feeling even better than ever. I'm working so hard on improving myself.

Things I am Working on

• Things that once frustrated me, such as being cut off in traffic or tailgated. Rather than thinking, "Ugh. How stupid of them!" I've just been letting it slide off my chest. I've found this helps my mood tremendously.
• If I feel myself beginning to get grumpy, I focus on the positive things.
• I don't argue about politics anymore, mainly because the election is over. However, I've made a new rule that during the next campaign,there will be no arguing. If someone says something frustrating, I will just remember that is THEIR view, and I can still believe what I want.
• I don't let little nuisances annoy me too much, like when I spill pop all over the floor.

love,
Kaleigh :)

Blast from the Past

Introducing:

KALEIGH AT 14!

It's really funny how much I've grown up. Its been seven years or so. Man was I crazy back then! Ha! And the music video is Eden's Crush - do ya'll remember when they were popular? love,kaleigh
My old journal - from 2002!!!

Looong day

I never realized how exhausting it is for me to drive... maybe it is because it has been nearly 3 months since I drove an hour straight every day... often several times a day. 2 hours is worse. It may be because I was at school all day... but whatever. How am I going to drive all the way up to Colorado if Omar can't make the trip with me? oh well.

Today was wonderful, though. I got an amazingly cute jacket, and showed up late to my psychology class so that Omar and I could get frozen yogurt on the other end of town. Gotta rebel once in a while, right?

Anywho. My psych exam was put off for five days, so I better ace that thing!

love, kaleigh

Albuquerque Adventures!

I love how almost everytime Omar and I go to Taco Bell, we end up with some scrazy even. (That is my new word for scary and crazy.) So, as you all probably know, Omar has to carry his band's equipment in a trailer. Well, that makes getting food (or going anywhere, for that matter) a tad challenging. We always must hunt around for a place where we can park the trailer. Wellllllll, we decided to go through Taco Bell because they didn't appear to have any sort of rooftop over their drive thru window. Well, everything went smoothly- we ordered our food, and proceded to drive forward. That's when the trouble began. You see, pulling around a tight drive through corner with a large trailer on the back of your pick up doesn't work out too well. We began to drive forward, and thankfully, no one was behind us because we had to do several reverses to get over the curve. Fortunately, we made it through - much to my dismay! I was pretty embarassed over the fact that on one of the turns, we hit one of those little pole things they have sitting next to the intercom. It was actually pretty funny. I could have SWORN we were going to get in trouble, but I couldn't help but laugh. We got to the window and the guy who took our order was laughing, also. So that was a plus. He also gave us a larger drink than we ordered just because he thought it was cool! Then, however, we had trouble pulling away. It was a little mor difficult than before as there was a car behind us. Everything went alright and eventually we ended up at the venue. It was fun.

The show was nice. Fields of Elysium hasn't performed in like a month and a half. The show was really small though. Unfortunately the entire parking lot was filled up because the karate place had a tournament so we had no place to park the trailer. We ended up parking in a sketchy alleyway that had people wondering down it. (And if you know Albuquerque, you know it is no place to hang out in an alley. ha) Hopefully their CD will be released soon - I will let you know when it is! My brother wants to sell it in his music store in North Dakota so that would be great - national exposure! He said he would even play it on the stores stereo system, so thats exciting. Now we just need to get it released!

My cats are driving me crazy, but I love it. I really missed them last night! I was glad to get home and give them a big ol' hug - and get my arms scratched off in the process.

Coffee and homework time!

I hope ya'll are staying on top of this presidency. I know I am. I find it really fascinating, and I know from experience that once you don't pay attention to a president anymore, it is difficult to understand what is truly going on in your country.

Much love!! I hope you guys are enjoying your weekend!
Kaleigh :)

I'll see you soon

Can't wait to go to Colorado to see this beautiful little boy! Also going to Iowa a couple days after that. I can't wait for Christmas/New Years this year.

Inspirartion.

I am so excited to say that I am feeling more motivated than I ever have in my life, which is pretty incredible. The more good grades I get, the more excited I get that I really will be that outstanding teacher that I've always wanted to be. It may take several more years, but good grades are always helpful.

Not only am I feeling motivated to be a good teacher, but I am motivated to be a good friend, wife, and mother. Someday, the last two will happen. For now, I can focus on being a good mama to my kittens and girlfriend to my boyfriend. (I think I've been studying proportions a little too much.)

Anyway, my boyfriend is a big stinky poo head.

xo
Kaleigh

Why Am I So Lucky?

Gosh, it is just so funny! I can't stop thinking how lucky I am, especially in comparison with all the bad luck I had with guys in the past. My boyfriend is just amazing. Everytime I'm bored... he knows how to make me smile! Everytime I am grumpy, he knows how to make me smile. It is amazingly reassuring to know that I have a boyfriend who will always be there for me. How many of you guys have a boyfriend who COOKS practically every day? We used to eat out 3 meals a day, but decided that wasn't practical. So instead, he cooks for me. ughhh it makes me feel lazy! I'll make it up to him when we are married though. I will be the best wife ev! :)

On another note of luckiness, I have the best cats ever! Last night I was watching TV with the boyfriend, and the cats were cuddling with us. It was wonderful!

Anyway, I just wanted to say those couple of things before I head off to school.

I hope ya all have a fabulous day!

Kaleigh

Hi. I'm bored.

It seems like there is always wayyyyy too much stuff to attempt to accomplish in one day, or absolutely nothing.

Later gaters.

Wonderful Morning

I love these leisurely mornings when it feels as though nothing could go wrong. I am sitting on my bed, messaging with my cousin, Stephie, whom I haven't talked to in ages, listening to my kitties meowing and purring while they cuddle up on my lap, and have an amazing "pumpkin pie" candle burning. Oh yeah, and I am drinking coffee and contemplating my future! The only thing that would make this morning better is if my wonderful boyfriend was here with me. Everything is absolutely perfect right now, and - last mention of politics for a little while - I am excited for the change President Obama is going to bring us!

I love this picture.... So I just thought I would post it on here! This demonstrates our silly friendship! Kaleigh and Yvette

On another note, I can't believe how well my classes are going. Surprisingly well! The two classes that I thought I was going to get less than a B in, it seems as though I may get a B or higher in! That is a wonderful feeling. Do you know what is NOT a wonderful feeling? When you are sitting in class, feeling bored, so decide to turn around to look at the clock. As you turn your head, you almost gasp from pain because your neck hurts so bad. Ugh. Why me? Now I understand what my dad is talking about when he says his body is in pain. I don't know what is going on here.

Much love, goosebumps, happy tears, and hugs,
Kaleigh

I knew there had to be a reason....

... that my morning was awful. It was because my evening rocked!

OBAMA!!!!!!!!! :) Yes! Change change change!

I feel like crying out of happiness. We already had amazing change the instant Obama was elected president. Our first African American president! This day will go down in history, no matter what!

Yes We CAN!

VOTE.

I am heading to the polls right now.

Hugs!

-Kaleigh

Just want to say that...

... I think that I, knowing nothing at all about politics, would be a better candidate for VP than Sarah Palin... I am all for people having their own opinions on this election, but I found the following very interesting. I stole it from my cousin Tracy's bulletin on myspace.

What if things were switched around?

Would the country's collective point of view be different?


Ponder the following:

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?

What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?

What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five? (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
)

What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?

What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many occasions, a serious anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?

What if the Obamas had adopted a white child? You could easily add to this list.
If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.




Educational Background:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specializati on in International Relations.

Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.
) Magna Cum Laude

Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.

Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.
)

vs.


John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin:

Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A.
in Journalism


Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the land as well as our standing in the entire world. You make the call.

"C" is for Cookie

This song is the LOVE of my life! Oh it reminds me of younger, less stressful days! Ha!

Woop

I am going to transfer to UNM in less than two years! Yes, yes I am. And Omar is coming with me! Yes, yes he is.

Wow, I am Amazed

Amazingly, I got a B on my psych exam yesterday! How did it happen, I wonder. Especially considering I took the test back when I was in the middle of work overload and had absolutely no time to study for it. I am 'psych'ed! Man, I am corny! Unfortunately, I found myself in one of my "moods" toward the end of the evening. I hate it. I get so grumpy for no apparent reason. I hate to blame it on PMS, because I like to believe that PMS is a mythological disease that women claim to have so that they have an excuse to be grumpy. I hate to say that I am beginning to believe that PMS truely does exist, and that I, sadly, am one of its victims. If anyone has any remedies to cure moodiness, I would grately appreciate it! (I am sure my boyfriend would appreciate it, as well. He is certainly one strong trooper, having to deal with me when I am upset.)

Beh. Anyway. We'll see what happens for Halloween tonight. The band is going to look at the layout for the CD and going to a party in Albuquerque, but I almost think I would rather stay at home and study. Although I really want to go out with my boyfriend, but yeah. I am incredebily indecisive. I really don't make decisions until the split second. Even with little stupid decisions, like which gas station to go to. I like to weigh my options the entire drive, but then decide for no reason which turn to take. ha I am silly.

Hungry cats are meowing my name everywhere. Enjoy your Halloween and please, for the love of candy, be safe.

Until next time....

Decision in the making

It is driving me crazy that I don't know what the next couple months are going to be like for me financially. I know I should get a job, but at the same time I know that no employer in their right mind would give me two weeks off only a month and a half after they hire me. I may be able to get a job on campus, and if I can't do it this semester, there is nothing holding me back from doing it next semester. I know that I will make it through, I just tend to get a little depressed if I don't have a job. It is so important for me to make it up to my dad's for Christmas and at that same time, we are going up to Iowa for my grandpa's birthday. There is no way I am going to miss that.

I am excited to stand in line for 3 hours to vote. *Can you sense the sarcasm* I am actually excited to vote, though! I am feeling confident in the person I am going to vote for!

Anyway, I have been getting the worst stomachaches lately. Its weird. At like, 12:30 AM the other day, I was so hungry. (Yes, I was still up doing homework.) I decided to go get something to eat, but when I was in the car, my stomach hurt SOOOOO bad. I ate, came home, went to sleep and woke up fine. It was slightly difficult to fall asleep that night, but I didn't think about it much again unti today. I was feeling completely fine, and decided to bring my boyfriend lunch. I got to Whole Foods, walked around for about, 2 minutes, and suddenly my stomach hurt so bad I wanted to cry. It seemed like a mile-long walk just to get to my Blazer. Then I got in the car and while I was driving, I almost started to cry because it hurt so bad. It was strange. Now I feel better... after drinking a cup of coffee. Weird, eh?

Don't forget to vote!

Love,
Kaleigh

Female cats spray?

So! I have an incredibly silly story to tell! Omar and I were hanging out, chit chatting and whatnot. The kittens were getting into their usual mischief, nothing too crazy. Suddenly, there was a SPLASH! I instantly knew what had happened, but it turned out to be funnier than I thought it would be. We ran to the bathroom and found PEE splashed all over the bathroom and on the cat. I almost cried I was laughing so hard, because well, to be blunt, Omar doesn't know how to flush a taza. It was disgusting, but I think he learned his lesson about flushing the toilet because I made him clean it up! Ha!

Anyway.... I hope you enjoyed my disgusting story.

Toodles, people!

Ahh I am so happy! Yesterday was wonderful. My time with the boyfriend is awesome (duh!) I will post a picture, just to show you!

This is a picture we took yesterday before we went out.
We went to Yoberri, my new favorite frozen yogurt place in downtown Santa Fe! Actually, we enjoyed it so much that we went back there this afternoon. It is deeee-lish. Afterwards, we went to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Afterward, we rented movies and went to buy my adorable cats some toys. They are sure spoiled. As you can see, Cleopatra hates the camera. I can never seem to get a good picture of her. We had another really enjoyable day today too. Things are just wonderful in that department.

On the other hand, I am nervous that I won't be able to find a job now. I looked in the paper and there were only like, two jobs that I qualified for. That is pretty crazy, considering today is SUNDAY. Usually there are so many job listings but there was only one page today. Scary.

Pumpkin carving must happen tomorrow! Woop woop woop!

Silly kittens...

So my kittens are pretty much crazy. Yes, I have come to that conclusion. Why, do you ask? Oh, only because they attack me and then literally 5 seconds later snuggle up on my lap, purring like crazy. I love them. Even when they try to rip my hoop earrings directly out of my ears with no remorse.

My amazing boyfriend and I are having a date night tonight. I am very excited about that, especially since we have had very few "dates". Yes, we've been together 6 months or so and have probably only gone on one REAL date a month. Isn't that silly? Sure, we go out to eat probably every day together. But unfortunately that doesn't mean getting at all dressed up or looking even halfway decent. (At least for me.) Ha! So tonight, I plan to put a little effort into my appearance (even though he is incredibly sweet and always tells me I look pretty no matter what.)

Don't forget that its Pumpkin Season!!! I am going to get a couple of pumpkins tonight. Hopefully Omar will want to carve with me! Its been years since I carved a pumpkin, and I am just really wanting to take advantage of this time of the year.

Also... isn't this crisp fall air just amazing? No snow, just the smell of winter air. I am in love with it. The only thing better than the smell of winter air is drizzling snow, "warm apple pie" candles, hot chocolate with mashmallows, kitties on your lap, thick, warm socks, and huge puzzles that take forever to finish... ahhh, heaven.. It is almost that time of the year!

Hugs and Sugar Cookies,

Kaleigh

And then I quit my job ... again...

I no longer work at KidzZone. Yup, tomorrow would have been day 4 and I already quit. Reminder: Never work for a company that just opened. It was ridiculous. They hired me as part-time, but after 3 days of working ten hours straight, claimed I was hired as a full-time employee. For one, I never would have agreed to that, considering the #1 reason I quit at Cafe D's was too many hours, and I wasn't even working full-time there. If I wanted to work full-time at a place with craziness, I would have stayed at Cafe D's where I was typically making $15 an hour a day. I not only told them face-to-face that I wanted to be part-time, I also put it on my app. And they agreed that it was fine. My grades became more important to me. Secondly, they were just so unorganized it was ridiculous. For example, I told my boss I needed ONE day off for studying this weekend, and that was all fine and dandy. Then, however, my boss told the other manager that I said I couldn't work the day he scheduled me to (huge lie). At that point, the second manager text messaged me (professional, right?) and scolded me. Ohhh that ticked me off even more than I was to begin with. Thirdly, I disliked that job from the 2nd day.But ya know, whatever.

LIFE GOES ON AND I AM HAPPY! Fortunately I have a super supportive boyfriend. He encourages me to do what makes me happy, and for that I am forever grateful. If it wasn't for him, I probably would be working a job that made me miserable every day for the rest of my life. xoxoxoxo to you,sunshine!Anyway... I am kind of lonely right now. It is the perfect opportunity to snuggle up with my cats. I guess that is what I will do!


Later, gaters!

I am psyched! I have been wanting a kitten since I moved out of Santa Fe in February... well, I finally got my wish! Omar and I were planning on adopting a kitten on Monday, but he ended up working until around 5, which is when the center closes. Naturally, I was incredibly bummed out. We planned to go to town to get ice cream, and I, as all of you know, am very indecisive. I kept changing my mind about wanting to go all the way to town just to get ice cream. Well, right as we got onto Cerrillos, my friend Joy called me. That night, we took two of her kittens! At first we planned to take just one... I mean, two at one time is a lot of work. Especially since Omar has never taken care of a kitten in his life! But when we got there, I instantly fell in love with a little orange boy with bright blue eyes. His name is Milo. Milo was playing with the only dark-haired kitty in the bunch. Joy told us those two were good friends. So obviously, we had to take both of them. I am feeling so much joy to be able to love and care for two kittens. They have so much fun playing together. They also have fun waking people up when they are trying to sleep. Anyway, welcome to your new home, Milo and Miss Cleo!

Its funny how I find myself either having way too much free time, or not nearly enough free time. I am sad because Omar is going to Arizona next week with the band. Oh how lonely I am going to be! Good thing it is just going to be a couple days. And good thing I will be working the entire time!

Speaking of work... I am up in the air about this new job. It is going really well! I have fun. I think it is just the shoes I choose to wear to work. They break my feet off, pretty much. The job itself is great, as are the people I work with. My boss is wonderful. However, I think I am convincing myself I don't really need to work if I am going to go to school. That is dumb. I need to work. Ha! I really want to go up to Colorado for a couple weeks this winter.

My family from CO visited! Oh how I love my baby brother! We went to the zoo and celebrated my stepmom's birthday. It was absolutely wonderful. And they met Omar! They was awesome. I really enjoyed that. Anyway. I have a psych test tomorrow I am totally unprepared for, so I must run off and do my thing! I'll probably write again later today.Later!!!! Kali

I am in an interesting mood right now.I am so relieved to be done with Cafe D's because customers can just be so rude. Who in the heck gives people the right to treat their friendly servers like crap on the bottom of their shoe for no reason? That is something I will never understand. If there is one thing that I learned since becoming a waitress, it is to always be kind to your servers! They are people too, you know. And they need the money, too. Its funny. Every time I go out to eat now, I almost always tip 30% or more, whether they give me good service or not. If I get a smile, it is an automatic $5 tip, despite the amount of effort put into how I am treated.Anyway. Enough about that. Last night I slept for 12 hours. I felt incredibly lazy. I woke up feeling like a brand new person and am now feeling ready to get all of these papers, tests, and finals out of the way!Soo yeah, I guess I will start on my homework again. For some reason, I felt like I had a lot to say, but then I realized... I don't feel like wasting my words on a journal entry that I am not being graded on. Psych paper, here I come!!Love ya guys, Kaleigh

I am just so happy with life! Everything is perfect. No matter how stressed out I get, I still find myself back to an almost euphoric-like feeling. Maybe it is that time of the year- I just love fall. Or perhaps it is the fact that I have the coolest boyfriend around. Or maybe it is because I feel myself finding a place in life that I have been looking for since I was 14. Whatever the case, life is splendid! Oh yeah and Warm Apple Pie candles are practically heaven. 59cents at lone butte! I am in a bit of a panic about my focused portfolio. The child I am observing is moving... 2 months before my project is due! I am half way finished with it so I really don't want to find another child to observe, but then again what can you do when the kid moves to Guatemala? I could follow him! I feel like I wasted all of my "break" time from my homework. Math test tuesday, Psych paper due tuesday, regular test for health on monday, Final exam for health friday, midterm eval tues for child growth, self-defense final thurs, ahhh!!!!! I really should call my friend Danny and see if they still need help at KidZone. Last day at Cafe Dominic is Sunday! Yess!!! Two more days of getting up at 5 Am... not so cool. But I am training Yvette both days, so its cool! Later, Gators. P.S. Cold weather, I am ready for you!