Still sick, still blogging!

Woke up feeling a little better this morning... but not a whole lot... and decided I'd love to do some more blogging and create a treasury! It's been a long time since I played with Etsy and looked around to find cute stuff, so today I was inspired by forks. I wasn't sure why at first, then I remembered seeing this cute entry on one of my best friend's blogs... For The Love of Painting... with some sweet fork art. So, anyway... here's some forky goodness entitled "Go Fork Yourself", a treasury I created on Etsy this morning:

Go Fork Yourself

That's it for this morning.

Love,

Katery

Sick in bed = time to blog!

So annoyed with co-workers who feel the need to show up at work SICK. Why? Because now I'm sick. Yes, it's entirely possible someone else in the world outside of the office could've gotten me sick, but I choose to blame people who come to work very sick anyway.

I've been in bed the last 2 days with the WORST cold. Argh. I've been reading "The Other Boleyn Girl", watching "The Tudors" all over again from season 1, (just on to season 2, actually), and also watched "Sex and Lucia" this evening. Unfortunately, after being confined to a bed/our condo for so long after crashing my bicycle, I'm OVER it.

So, anyway, thought I'd take this opportunity to take a break from watching movies/reading and update my poor, neglected blog.

Mike's working this weekend, vacation relief at KGW, so it's just me, my little computer, and my lazy dog hangin' out!

Week before last I was in San Diego for work and had an absolutely lovely trip. The weather in SD was record lows, but it was warmer and sunnier than Portland, so it worked for me! I got to spend the week in training for work, getting to know some of my co-workers better, as well. I'd say we had a good time winding down in the evenings...

After work wrapped up on Friday, I spent the evening catching up with some very missed friends: Tara, my roomie from Palm Springs, Chrissy, a pal from high school who I hadn't seen in 6 years or so, and former KGW reporter Jen Coleman! So fun to see everyone!

The next day I rented a car and headed up to Hollywood to hang out with very, very, very good, sexy, hot, fabulous friend Carrie. She and her two little Mexican babies are just about the cutest things ever...

So good to see her and the boys... she'd better get her butt up to Portland to visit/go wine tasting this summer!! :)

The next morning, I stopped off in Malibu on my way back to San Diego to catch my flight... Had a delightful lunch with two of my favorite people -- my Uncle Dave and Aunt Ann. Aren't they snazzy?

And look at my uber-delicious lunch. That Gladstones makes a mean taco salad! Yummmm...

Anyway, that's about it for tonight. Going to try to eat something and probably watch some more Tudors before bed. Adios amigos!

Love,

Katery

Updation Station :)

I realized tonight it's been a while since I blogged... so figured I'd upload some recent pics. I'm headed off to San Diego this week for work; laying low this weekend in the meantime. Enjoy!

Rameys Unite! Mike's 32 birthday @ Spirit of 77.

Kai being the cutest Roo that ever roo'd...

Perdy flowers from Trader Joe's...

And while I'm at it, I thought I'd load up some pictures from my cell phone... some of these are pretty old and all have a story behind them! :)

Geeze... this one's really old... from a couple of summers ago when Melissa and I saw The Wailers at The Oregon Zoo. Oh my -- we got so trashed that night. Good times!

My favorite drink. Thanks, Donald, for teaching me how to make a Gin Basil Smash. Perfect for the summer... but I enjoy it year round! Directions can be found HERE!

Mike and I ordered an exorbitant amount of sushi one night last summer...

sooo tasty at Sinju in the Pearl.

This is what happened to our Director of Admissions' desk after he went on vacation during the holidays. What a mess! I'm so glad nobody attacked my desk after my bike crash. :) You should've seen this guy's phone... it was completely wrapped up in clear packaging tape! (And for the record.. I had *no* part in this)!

One night a few months ago I was feeling particularly emo, and this sweet little kitten showed up at the back door as I came home from work. Mike was out late that night, so this sweet little kitten and I cuddled on the couch, as I cried my eyes out watching City of Angels. The kitty has not been seen since!

A beautiful little macaroon from Melissa's mom in New Orleans. Can you see the glitter on this thing? Almost too pretty to eat... but too tasty to pass up!

Finally, the beautiful lilies and orchids Michael brought over to work on Valentine's Day. They're still blooming like crazy and smell amazing!!

That's all for tonight!

Love,

Katery

Fabulous Friends in 2011

I said I'd post a couple of these... so here are pics from NYE dinner at Genoa. Today is full of errand-running, then taking Dad to see The Blazers play tonight at The Rose Garden for Dad's birthday. Woo hoo! :) Last night, an excellent dinner at June.

Otherwise, I'm not feeling so hot... kinda sick... think I'm fighting a cold. Argh.

Love,

Katery

Genoa, December 31st, 2010

Update

Happy 2011! Here's hoping the new year is better than the last. :)

We're off to a great start...

We had a FABULOUS evening NYE... dinner at Genoa in SE Portland and the late show of Pink Martini at the Schnitz. Unfortunately, some evil woman decided to hit Mike while he was trying to take a picture during the show. He turned around as she told him that was "illegal". Mike's response? "It's not illegal, and if you touch me again, I'll have you thrown out of here".

Ugh. One picture? This guy recorded an entire freakin' song! (Awesome).

Anyway, we still had a lovely time being out with Preston, Melissa, Mara and Mitch. (Pictures to follow, as soon as Melissa uploads them). ;)

New Years Day was lazy and wonderful. Well, lazy for me -- productive for Mike. I read "The Help" all day, and he did 10 loads of laundry. Ironic, yes?

Today... a massive clog in the drain system in the condos. Gross. We're not using our kitchen sink until a plumber can come tomorrow and stop the back flow. Oh well.

Off to Spirit of 77 for a little dinner/snack and to watch The Blazers. That's a nice end to a lovely holiday weekend!

Love,

Katery

P.S. The end of 2010 was THE BEST with a quickie trip to Seattle with Kelly. Love her!

4 months to the day!

Well, it's been exactly 4 months since I crashed my bike, and let me tell you what -- I am over this whole recovery-mode thing! I'm still using one crutch, still not quite full-time at work, still in physical therapy, still getting tired easily, still not working out at the gym, still not really dieting well enough to compensate for that, and still spending too much time on the couch.

So, yes, all those things kind of suck. To top it off, I also caught a NASTY cold from my darling husband this week. (Although, he was sick while we were in Reno last week for Breanne's wedding... at least I get to rest easy at home).

Okay, but my point of this blog isn't to just complain, (I feel like I've been doing plenty of that and feeling plenty sorry for myself enough this week). Instead, I'm writing to cheer myself up, and remember all the good things that have been going on the last 4 months.

1. We went to Breanne's fabulous wedding. So much fun, and what a beautiful bride! While we were in town we also got to catch up with some old friends.

2. I got to head up to Tahoe, if only but for a brief few minutes. Portland and Tahoe are my two happy places, and since I live in one, it's always nice to be able to visit the other.

3. I, ummm, didn't die in my bicycle crash,

and I am technically on my way to making a full recovery.

4. After I crashed, I realized how loved by family and friends I truly am. So many cards, flowers, hospital and home visits, meals cooked, etc. The people in my life are freakin' AWESOME!

5. I'm working at a job where my bosses have been nothing but supportive and understanding as I recover. That has certainly taken a ton of stress off my plate.

6. It's the holidays, and I love shopping for people and making my girlfriends and family members jewelry!

7. I have the best husband in the entire world. He always knows what to do and say to make me feel better. He takes such good care of me, and I don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful guy in my life!

8. I have such a wonderful group of close friends in Portland....

all of whom have really been there for me as I heal.

9. My sister-in-law kicks ASS! She is so wonderful, and I am so lucky I can consider her one of my best friends. Her husband is pretty rad, too. Thank God for those two!

10. Come to think of it... my husband's whole family is pretty sweet. They've all really been there for me over the last few years (and months).

11. My Dad lives close to me in Portland. Thank goodness for that. It is certainly very difficult to watch him go through Alzheimer's, but every moment I get to spend with him is still a blessing. He also remembers that I crashed my bike, opens doors for me, liked pushing me around in my wheel chair, and hands me my crutches. Even in his sickness, he's a great caretaker.

12. We have a wonderful home. It's small but cozy, and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else right now. Good thing, too... since I've spent A LOT of time here lately...

13. My dog completes me. What great company as I get better...

14. I'm so lucky to have an amazing 'lil sis...

who's become a part of our family and who I love so much!

15. I feel blessed that so many people in my family live in Oregon!

I love seeing them on a regular basis.

That's it for tonight. Feeling much better now.

Love,

Katery

Cupcakes make me happy!

Yummmm... after seeing so much candy everywhere for Halloween, I'm craving sugar. So, rather than eating it, I'm getting my sugar fix on Etsy. Cupcakes for everyone!!

See the newest treasury HERE. :)

Check out this awesome little cupcake-bearing ninja.

I don't think he serves any other purpose but to be extremely cute. I love!

These letterpress cards are done so well.... Cute!

Oh my goodness. Who doesn't NEED a cupcake ukelele? This awesome shop doesn't just have cupcake stringed instruments, but a range of foods and fun things. So creative!

Such a sweet little pincushion. Love this one!

And so, I realize it's November 1st. That means exactly 3 months since I crashed my bike. My recovery is moving along. I've been back at work, working up to full-time for the past month now. Last week I had a couple of eight hour days, but I also started physical therapy. That was great last week; however, over the weekend I've been getting more and more sore... to the point that I can't even walk today. Mmmm... I think it's time for a phone call to see what's going on. Ouch!

Anyway, I also had a doctor appointment last week, and got new ex-rays showing the femur fracture in my left leg and how it's healing. It's crazy to think about all this metal being in my leg... a large plate down the side and 13 screws. Eeek. Best not to think about it, I suppose...

So, due to all this healing, we had a really mellow Halloween. My brother and his new girlfriend were in town to visit Dad, so we showed them around a little. Otherwise, skipped out on Halloween parties Saturday, and we just stayed home and watched scary movies last night. One group of trick-or-treaters came to the door... so those kids scored a boat-load of candy. I guess I'll save that cute flapper costume I got for this year... for next year!

That's it for now. Happy November 1st!

Love,

Katery