Kate in the City

2011-03-26T22:32:00.002-06:00

Its just been one of those nights... early night in last night and absolutely nothing tonight. Wish you were here.

2011-02-14T07:36:00.002-07:00

my vow is to stay in bed all day and have this be the quietest valentines day ever... oh yeah and then go see the justin beiber movie with my guy roommate. ha-ha this is depressed.

2011-02-10T05:32:00.003-07:00

So many dreams came true on this trip...

Late nights in Paris... we just finished at the Eiffel Tower and were headed back to the hotel... we exited the metro and to our left were these archways/tunnels eliminated by this blue light... it made for some memorable photos:)

Paris.

Back stage in Brussels.

Club in Paris.

Young the Giant

holding my own on the dance floor, just watched my great friends Young the Giant (seen above) perform at club KoKo in Camden London... then I was able to be exposed to the band The Shoes... LOVE EM... I scoured the streets of London for their album and was rewarded at an underground shop on Portobello Rd. called Rough Trade... it make my day.

Selling merch at the last show on our tour with Angels and Airwaves... London.

Our hotel in Glasgow... beautiful.

Waiting for the metro in Paris.

DREAMS DO COME TRUE.

hair progression.

2010-12-07T01:17:00.004-07:00

don't we always want what we can't have??? yep, this is so... i just recently changed my hair from platinum blond to my more natural color, dark brown... now before the blond i had, for me, long brown healthy hair and as soon as i cut it all off and went through the pain stacking process to get it WHITE blond, i instantly wanted my long dark hair back... so now that i've changed in back to dark brown and am starting to grow it out, all i want to do is cut it off and have it blond again!!!! i am the most indecisive person alive.

MOVING

2010-10-27T12:08:00.003-06:00

Moving out of my place... starting today. I wish I had the funds to keep the place while I'm on the road but alas I don't... here's to no privacy ever again.

My street last Christmas.

2010-10-26T01:31:00.002-06:00

sometimes when i listen to music on my head phones i imagine a piano playing in my head... music just for me.

the road

2010-10-24T21:53:00.003-06:00

PROS

see the world
around friends all the time
share experiences with friends
meet amazing people
constantly laughing!
hear and see amazing music every night
chance for promotion

CONS

terrible pay
no sleep
bad skin
no time to work out
NO CHANCE FOR A RELATIONSHIP
miss family
can't go to church regularly
bad diet

2010-08-27T00:16:00.002-06:00

ok... i'm up super late yet again... shopping online... bad idea. well, i have one question... Why, when i FINALLY find something i really want and can semi afford and would really love for the fall season, do all the fat girls get there before this fat girl.... ok i know i'm being harsh i'm not a "fat" girl but i'll tell you what, i'm not a Small or a Medium for that matter and Large and XL are always out of stock...I MEAN COME ON! ... are us "fat" girls the only one with style? :) or are the designers sizests? huh? HUH?! i just found this wonderful silk dress and these even more wonderful boots and of coarse they are out of my size.... booooooooooooooooo. its a sign i need to stop late night online shopping... STOP. or as some may think, maybe i should just get on a treadmill and fight my sorry butt into a more commonly found medium...? haha

2010-08-12T10:09:00.002-06:00

a small part of the crew

civil twilight and me...... i came to really love these guys.

Kentucky

2010-07-10T11:04:00.003-06:00

I'm currently in Covington, Kentucky! Since tour has started we have been to Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, and then tomorrow we will be in our nations capital. I really am enjoying this life of mine.

2010-06-20T16:23:00.003-06:00

so, i realize i didn't finish blogging about tour but dont worry im going on the next tour with Neon Trees... i leave wednesday to start my new travels and adventures and am really gonna try to be better at keeping in contact this time... i am a random person... i went dancing friday night.... heres some photos, taken by yours truly like the true creeper i am.....

Me too nice?

2010-04-23T18:07:00.003-06:00

Since we've last talked I've been to Detroit, Toronto, Boston, New York, New Jersey, and tonight I am in Washington D.C..... and FAAAREAK! I'm tired! I shouldn't complain, but I have had 18 hour days for the last week!.... Tuesday night Mike (the roady) and I drove around till 7am looking for parking in NYC and then that night were up doing band stuff till 4am.... days are blending together, every hotel is looking the same and I am having the time of my life! Some hight lights.... Toronto has the coolest candy!.... Boston had a SWEET Buffalo Exchange.... New York and New Jersey had amazing friends..... and D.C. had some yummy Falafel! Now about "me being too nice" tonight at the merch table the 30 StM guy was selling merchandise to this desperate 30 StM fan and she was short $2.... she tragically flash a look at him, a look like if she doesn't get this shirt it might be the end of her life! So, I look over and say " hey I've got $2" and she was saved and didn't have to go sit in the bathroom and cry all night.... Billy the 30 StM merch guy then comes over and say "you're too nice" and then further explained that if I keep selling merch that I'll change, and I said "oh so I'm gonna become cold and heartless like you?! hahaha!" We had a good laugh.... but I would like to say, that even if I do continue to sell merch, I would hope that I can repeatedly be called "too nice", that this doesn't jade me and make me a people hater! Word.

MUSIC

2010-04-20T01:22:00.001-06:00

Listening to amazing music is ever so inspiring! While on this tour I am able to experience some interesting things... while in Chicago Neon Trees played an acoustic set at an add agency, Comma, ... they invite bands for these sets to give the agency a feel for what the band is all about and see if they want to promote them and give them add placements; tv commercials, add space in magazines, etc. so I was along for the ride and enjoyed the perks of this specific trip... we had all the food we can eat, free t-shirts, and then the best part... the main lady at the agency was amazing! and she was kind enough to allow all 8 of us partake of her music wall... to explain, she had two huge book shelfs completely FULL of cds! and we were allowed to take whatever we wanted and needless to say, I wasn't shy! and I for sure wasn't crying! So, after about 20 mins I surfaced with some great music including Silversun Pickups, Switchfoot, Black Kids, Duffy, Patty Griffin, Andrew Bird, Moby, Travis, White Lies, Taking Back Sunday, etc.... and everyone else pulled even more music and we are exchanging left and right! At the moment its good to be me! MUSIC=BLISS

Milwaukee, Chicago....

2010-04-17T01:04:00.002-06:00

I have a lot to tell... and again no photos... sorry. So, we were in Milwaukee last night at the Rave and it was a blast, for some reason I had the most fun at this show, it may have just been the fact that I just chilled all night behind the merch counter with the merch girl from Mutemath (which is the lead singers wife:) and we laughed and enjoyed the show... So....Tonight we were in Chicago and this is where I'm sad that I didn't have a camera on me... we were at the Aragon and it was by far the best venue!... So beautiful, I loved the architectural details and the old charm! I really am sad I don't have some amazing photos to show you, but I was super busy tonight... so here's the deal, at some venues I have to sell merchandise and at some the venue has people that sell it for me... well, tonight was a night where the venue sold for me, when this is the case I get to chill and watch the show and enjoy the music, but tonight the merch guy for 30 StM asked me if I would do him a favor... so my job tonight was to take photos, 30 StM had me take photos of fans for the next album cover and maaaannnnnn are there some weirdos out at these shows! Anyways, I made some quick cash and had a fun night meeting a ton of fans, and it looks like this will be my job a couple more times and hopefully I will have some photos to come...... so for now peace out.

2010-04-15T01:52:00.000-06:00

Tulsa

Over all Tulsa was a hit... Neon Trees are really getting into the groove of the tour and have been impressing the crowd with smooth moves and loving ballads... sadly I didn't make the effort to take any photos but then again I personally didn't really see anything new, that sounds super cynical but the fact is I work from the second we get to a city to the second we leave... I got to the hotel checked in, went to the venue, set up merch, went to catering, ate, talked on the phone, show started, sold merch, took merch down, packed up and went to the hotel.... the only new thing during the night was MuteMath was on the line up for the first time.... did I get to see them? no, but I heard part of the set and I was pleased with what I heard... oh and they have the best merchandise on the tour... I shouldn't say that cause I'm selling Neon Trees merch but MuteMath's merch is more my speed... one other highlight of the night, I smashed my pinky finger in between a metal chair and a cement wall, it was weird, I smashed it and it didn't hurt at all, I looked down and it was twice its size... oh well, it isn't broken and now its a pretty shade of purple. So.... thanks Tulsa for a night to remember and a purple pinky.... thanks.

Now on to stay the night in Chicago and then on to Milwaukee, WI in the morning!

TUCSON

2010-04-13T02:44:00.004-06:00

Today was a day to remember. It all started out with Neon Trees opening up the KFMA radio music festival at Pima County fair grounds in Tucson, AZ and blow minds they did! Neon Trees seemed to be made for this stage and Tucson welcomed them with open arms and rejoiced in there performance. I watched in awe as Neon Trees so comfortably worked threw a powerful and impressive set. They were the perfect opening act to get the crowd going and wake everyone up!and some day soon will head-line a tour of this magnitude.... and I can't wait for that day to come!

The day continued with Dirty Heads, Switchfoot, Five Finger Death Punch, Silversun Pickups, 30 StM, and ending in the most glorious finale by MUSE, truly a site to see..... I was honestly speechless, the sound of pure bliss oozed from the stage and lights of glory shone about, I was mesmerized. I'm not sure how anything can top the experiences of today but we'll sure try.

Now on to Tulsa, OK..... p.s. animal crackers are the perfect 3am snack.

(sorry for the strange lay out, too sleepy to fight with computer to make this look perfect)

LAS VEGAS

2010-04-11T01:44:00.007-06:00

$ LAS VEGAS $

Loved the show, hate the city... first show down many to go... I have to say this whole"tour" thing is going to be some hard work..... but to quote Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes its gonna be the "time of my life"... hahaha I can be such a nerd. Sooooo..... Neon Trees opened there first show for 30 Seconds to Mars last night at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas and to say the least, they were AMAZING! Such a huge show and a wonderful performance by our little band from Provo that could and did!

So, the night definitely had some hang ups, it being our first show, but also some amazing laughs. At the meet and greet with the bands our fears were laid to rest when met with hugs and easy conversation... 30 Seconds to Mars were friendly and chill guys, and when Jared Leto (lead singer for 30 StM) came out of his dressing room with a bleach blonde mohawk EXACTLY like Tyler Glenn's (lead singer of Neon Trees) it was laughed off and Jared quickly explained he was going to change his hair and performed later that night with a bright pink do to off set there similarity..... but like i said this tour is gonna be hard work.... my duties include

*loading and unloading equipment

*setting up and taking down said equipment

*loading and unloading merchandise

*selling said merchandise

*driving

*and most importantly being a best friend....

Well, next stop Tucson, AZ.... where we are playing a music festival with Muse, Silversun Pickups, 30 StM, etc.... I'll let you know how it goes..... these photos are from our oh so glamorous hotel, the venue and our even more glamorous trip to Tucson!... p.s. we made it safe and sound, I am currently posting this from the hotel in Tucson!
Peace
Kate

First Stop Vegas!

2010-04-09T13:20:00.002-06:00

So, here I am, in Vegas. This is Lainey and I enjoying Neon Trees at an add agency where they just played and then on to the Palms tonight where they will perform there first of many sold out shows with 30 Seconds to Mars! Enjoy....

Brothers Bloom

2010-04-01T20:49:00.002-06:00

A delightful tale of two brothers and their cons... a must see. Action, love, laughter, bliss.

.....

2010-04-01T20:37:00.003-06:00

home alone... again.... watching a movie.... anticipating that ever sweet phone call...

TOUR... and some other stuff...

2010-03-30T22:12:00.005-06:00

So... it's been a while, get over it, I've been busy! But for those of you that follow my gypsy life here's an update...

I am going on tour in about a week... yes, with a rock band. One of my best friends, Tyler, is the lead singer of NEON TREES, a new and upcoming band that will be touring with 30 Seconds to Mars and MUTEMATH... we will be touring all over the U.S. of A and I will be selling the merchandise and helping drive us to our destinations, glamorous I know. When I was invited to go with, my first and only reaction was YES fo sho! You only live once and I'm young now and couldn't pass this up... so while I'm on tour I hope to keep this a little more up to date while I'm on the road... and if I don't then text me and tell me get on it! I would appreciate it, thanks.

Ok, so all the other stuff.... you'll have to call me to find out ha... I'll tell you this much... the "other stuff" is real good.

Things Change....

2009-11-30T20:33:00.003-07:00

I haven't changed but things sure have... I am gonna be moving in December.... don't go crazy I'm just moving across town to a little one bedroom by myself. I will be poor but happy? I'm not too sure this last statement is true but I am trying to find a balance... where I can have enough change but not feel like I'm running away from everything. The plan was that I would move back to New York in late January but ever since I've moved home I've felt that I should stay in Colorado? Why?.... I thought I had found the answer a few months ago but now I'm not too sure but I am here all the same, trying to listen to my gut, trying my best to listen to the Spirit :).... So, the question is what's gonna make me happy? The obvious... going to church, and what not... but is this move gonna make me happy? Have I let others in my life decide my happiness? Have I let others decisions effect me in such a way that I feel like I DO have to run? Why yes I have, how can I be so dumb.... Now for the answer I don't want to hear but know is the only way.... I NEED TO GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON! Progression is the only option! Ha... thanks for reading my Monday night therapy session....

2009-11-01T21:42:00.001-07:00

lost....

Just an update.....

2009-10-18T22:15:00.006-06:00

The Circus was great, loved every second.... now I'm in California sitting in my sisters living room, her carpet was just cleaned and now it smells like mold..... barf..... wish I was back at the circus, it smells better there.

Circus Circus!

2009-10-07T14:25:00.002-06:00

I'm going to the CIRCUS tonight! I might join and become a real gypsy!? I'll let you know how it goes:)

Scene from Away We Go that I love!

2009-10-01T22:56:00.002-06:00

Verona wakes up, notices Burt’s not there. She hears his

muffled voice, looks out the window and sees him on the back

patio, with a phonebook open, pacing while talking on his

cellphone.

She comes downstairs and joins him.

VERONA

What are you doing?

BURT

I’m looking for her. I’m calling

anyone she knew. Her old company,

her friends --

VERONA

At 2 in the morning.

BURT

Right. Element of surprise. Verona notices the broken patio furniture -- victims of

Courtney’s frustration.

VERONA

Stop, please.

Burt sits down. Then stands up. He’s so agitated he can’t

stay still. Finally he gets onto Annabelle’s trampoline -- a

big rectangular one, 3 feet off the ground.

BURT

(now jumping)

What kind of goddamned person would

leave her daughter?

VERONA

(watching him go up and

down)

I don’t know. Maybe not such a

strong person. Please stop.

BURT

(not stopping)

And there’s nothing we can do.

She’s gone. This family can’t be

fixed. That’s it. What if one of us

freaks out like that?

VERONA

We won’t. And it can be fixed and

you know it. And if you don’t stop

jumping I will find a way to hurt

you with that shovel.

She points to a large iron shovel. Burt stops jumping.

BURT

C’mere. Sit down.

He pulls her onto the trampoline. Soon they’re both on their

knees, facing each other.

BURT

But really -- what if something

happens to one of us and makes us

crazy? Like what if I walk by a

construction site and something

falls and my frontal lobe gets

chopped off and my personality is

altered and then I’m not a good

dad. What if that happens?

Verona doesn’t know how much she should humor him.

VERONA

We’ll be careful walking near

construction sites.

BURT

And what about Munch?

VERONA

She’ll be careful near construction

sites, too.

BURT

No really. Don’t you just look at

her and want to give her everything

she wants? It’s insanely unfair

that she can’t--

VERONA

Of course it’s unfair. She can’t

conceive, and bad parents still get

to be parents, and good parents die

when their daughters are in high

school. So what.

BURT

I’m sorry, Rone.

VERONA

All we can do is be good for this

one baby. We don’t have control

over much else.

BURT

Let’s get married at least.

VERONA

Never.

Burt’s visibly disappointed. He really thought she’d say yes

this time.

VERONA

But I’ll never leave you.

BURT

(dejected)

Yeah.

VERONA

I promise.

BURT

Okay.

(pause)

You promise to never marry me

because you don’t want to marry me

without your parents there -- and I

get that -- and you promise to

never leave me. But do you promise

to never leave this baby we’re

having? Unless maybe part of your

brain gets knocked off by an I-

beam?

VERONA

I do. And do you promise to stop

talking about your ability to find

or not find my vagina after I give

birth?

BURT

I do. And do you promise to let me

cobble--

VERONA

Carve.

BURT

To carve in my spare time and teach

our daughter the lure of the great

Mississippi?

VERONA

I do. And do you promise to never

try to make art out of my placenta

or any other bodily discharge?

CUT TO:

EXT. TRAMPOLINE -- CONTINUOUS -- LATER

They’re lying down now, face to face. Burt has found a

tarpaulin and pulled it over themselves.

BURT

I do. And do you promise to let our

daughter be fat or skinny or any

weight at all because we want her

to be happy no matter what and

eating disorders are too stupid and

cliche for our daughter?

VERONA

I do. And do you promise to raise

this kid without fear -- without

child-leashes and fences and

without buying into the insane and

almost totally unfounded child-

abduction paranoia crippling our

nation?

BURT

I do. And do you promise, if I get

one of those parasites that creeps

up your nose after you go swimming

in certain shallow lakes and then

slowly eats your brain and you die

within a week, that you’ll lie and

tell our daughter that her father

was killed by Russian soldiers in

intense hand-to-hand combat so he

could save 850 Chechnyan orphans?

They’re both fading now. Verona’s eyes are closed.

VERONA

Yes, Chechnyan orphans... I do...

And do you promise that sometime

tonight we’ll figure out where the

hell we’re going to live with this

baby, coming very soon into this

world?

BURT

I do.

Happy

2009-09-27T18:41:00.002-06:00

I love to be happy.... when you know how it feels to be truly un-happy, it makes all the difference when you're back on top.

Classical Piano

2009-09-21T01:21:00.004-06:00

I love it!.... There is nothing like classical piano.... I would have to say the piano is my favorite instrument of all time.... if only I knew how to play. So, here is my endeavor, I am going to learn how to play and then I will have a recital where all my closest friends, namely you, will be invited to come and hear me play, now its a given that for this first recital I will most likely be playing something like Mary had a Little Lamb and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, but it doesn't matter..... I WILL CONCER THE PIANO!

Knitting

2009-09-16T11:21:00.001-06:00

Its damn hard to learn how to knit..... I felt like a rah-tard.

Thank You Big Bootys and Bad Performances!

2009-09-14T15:03:00.003-06:00

So, who agrees that Mr. and Mrs. Jay-Z saved the VMAs last night? Beyonce's performance was mind blowing and really brought the show to the level I was expecting, not that I was expecting much after last years lame excuse of an awards show. And can I say that Jay-Z really knows how to make an entrance! And to pair up with Ms. Keys just added to an already amazing finale! So, with all the Kanye scandal and the Ga-Ga massacre I can say I was pleased ..... way to go MTV!

p.s. I love you MJ!

p.s.s. Green Day should just quit at life!

2009-09-12T13:50:00.001-06:00

I did survive..... just barely.

CAMPING

2009-09-11T10:45:00.002-06:00

I love me some camping..... this is the first time I've camped in over a year, and no, camping in my back yard last weekend doesn't count. Living in the NYC surprisingly didn't give me many opportunities to camp...... so here I go, into the wild blue yonder...... I'll let you know if I survive.

500 Days of Summer

2009-09-08T00:08:00.003-06:00

So, tonight I saw this movie for the 3rd time in the theatre.....and I loved it just as much as the first time, but can I just say it gives girls a bad wrap! Yes, girls can be heartless super skanks, but lets get real, what girl in her right mind would leave precious Tom?........with his stelar '50s wardrobe, strikingly good looks, and mesmerizing singing voice.

I do understand that if its not right, its not right........but I want to just hope and dream that love would be easy and smooth, that I don't have to worry about this happening to me, or even worse, me doing this to someone else.......why can't love be easy, no heartache, just roses and chocolates?(if I ate chocolate) I guess if it were they would have called this movie something like "Nobody Gets Hurt In Love" or instead of the song "Love Stinks" we'd have "Love Rocks". I just send this out to the universe that I promise to not be Summer.......I WILL be kind, I will give chance a chance......I WILL be happy and in turn make the man that I'm with happy, I hope. WOW, I'm deep.

And last but not least the last 10mins. of this movie drive me crazy! I think the girl that plays Autumn at the end is terribly cast!.......She isn't Tom's type! She is one of those girls he is talking about in the bar! Big sunglasses, little dog in purse and I can guarantee she has a TRAMP STAMP! Lets get real, Tom would never go from Summer to Autumn!

Thats it, I'm done rambling on about this, but just know, I love this movie.

A movie I HATED!

2009-09-06T10:33:00.002-06:00

POST GRAD........never closer to killing myself in all my life......thanks for saving me Emily.....but then again, it was your idea to see it? Attempted murder?

I wish I knew how to draw a huge turd on her face.....yeah.

2009-09-06T10:32:00.000-06:00

I don't give a damn about One Tree Hill!

Images I LOVE!

2009-08-30T23:20:00.014-06:00

Walker Texas Ranger....need I same more?
On his other shoulder is my head.
Rilo Kiley, check out there album Under the Blacklight.
Radiohead, my favorite.
Photo by my brother Jim.

Me on a good day.
My camper I lived in in California......in my Gram's back yard.....what?
My brother Jim.
HAHAHAHAHA! I'm laughing!
My sister Debbie.
LOVE!

My all time dream man!

Night Swim & Waffles

2009-08-28T01:41:00.003-06:00

I love me some night swims... then waffles...yum. Think about it, you always work up an appetite while swimming and what's better then an amazing, melts in your mouth waffle straight from the kitchen of yours truly...artificial butter and fat free syrup....doesn't get much better then that.

Now... if you really think you're up for it and want to participate in our next night swim/waffle extravaganza you just let me know and you can partake in an ever blissful night of stary swims and melting margarine in your mouth.......ahhhhhh.......siiiiiggghhh.

Shopping

2009-08-27T18:18:00.003-06:00

Does anyone feel the same way I do about shopping? Ok, this is how I feel..... I shop and then I'm happy. Its terrible I know, but I just went to Urban Outfitters and BAM! I'm buying something and feeling glorious and then BAM! I have buyers remorse! Ugh.....it's a never ending cycle. Well, its all gotta stop soon, cause I don't have a job and the money is running out quick.... Anyone want to support my shopping habits?

sleep

2009-08-27T12:58:00.000-06:00

Going to bed at 4:30 every morning can not be an option! I then wake up at about 12:30pm, only because i have to pee, and then I can't handle life.... maybe this is why I only watch movies and paint my nails?....job hunt today.....wish me luck.

Movies and Music

2009-08-27T03:15:00.000-06:00

I feel it is my obligation to announce movies and music that I love. I just recently moved home to Colorado and it seems all I've been doing is watching movies, listening to music, and of coarse painting my nails, which are a lovely shade of green thank you very much. Man, I sound super lazy...its cool I don't have a job and need something to fill the void in my life and I love me some movies and for that matter I love me some music .... so here it is my list of summer musts.

Movies

500 Days of Summer- a darling film that left me wondering...... why isn't the soundtrack to my life this amazing?

Away We Go- I LOVE this movie! Its not everyones summer must but I saw it twice and loved it even more on my second go!

Inglorious Bastards- masterpiece...

The Hangover- too funny, I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

Paper Heart- soooooo sweet, really just a fun happy go lucky film with awkward moments that will leave you speechless, with a smile on your face.

Music

Peter Bjorn and John, Living Things

Imogen Heap, Elipse

Iron and Wine, Around the Well

Friendly Fires, Friendly Fires

White Lies, To Lose My Life

Santogold, Santogold

This is just a taste of what I have really been excited about....and you have to know, these movies and albums aren't for everyone, but really you have no taste if you don't just love every second of all of theses:) I kid I kid......?

Early Mornings

2009-08-27T03:07:00.000-06:00

This is not for the faint of heart.....I have bad gas. Yes, yes I do.

Kate in Denver.

2009-08-27T02:48:00.000-06:00

yo yo yo! I'm back in Denver and I was told recently that I should start a blog and that I'm so funny and everyone would read it cause I'm amazing.....ok not really, just the part about I should start a blog is true, and that they would read it every day. Anyways I told this un-named person that I already have a blog but I hadn't updated it in for ever, so.....here I am......I hope to be funny and mind blowing, which I don't really see happening, but I hope you all enjoy.....that is if anyone reads this.

SCHOOL!

2008-09-24T08:05:00.000-06:00

So, school started on September 2 and life has really been a breeze since! You can probably all imagine how my days have changed. Now instead of hoping the kids aren't up before I leave my room in the morning so I can get a few moments peace, I cross my fingers they are so that the short hour we have in the morning isn't spent trying to wake them up. A normal routine is; getting them dressed, (which is always a hassle with Madison, cause she is very particular about what she wears) feed them breakfast, make lunches, pack there bags, brush there teeth, do Madison's hair and then get them out the door by 8 so we aren't late, school starts at 8:30. The walk to school really only takes about 15 to 20 minutes, but that extra 10 to 15 minutes always gets eaten up by some unexpected stop to use the bathroom or in John's case just to look around. I then head back home so I can make beds and do some laundry and then I usually run some sort of errand and plan for the rest of the week. Its crazy how fast the week flies by though, it's already Wednesday and it feels like Monday, but I will say I do look forward to my weekends. I try to always plan something fun for my two days off and if nothing is planned when the weekend arrives I usually do something really touristy by myself. This weekend I might end up going to the top of the Empire State Building! I've always wanted to do that and maybe a Tom Hanks type guy will be waiting up there for me?! HAHA, I am such a dork. Anyways, I know this is a short one for me but this will have to do. Until next time!

California and Such.

2008-08-28T11:05:00.000-06:00

SO, there's not a lot to report since I last wrote, oh wait, I went on vacation with my work family. We went to California where we played at the pool, went on walks to the local Coffee Bean, and California Pizza Kitchen, and I was so lucky to see my Southern California family and friends!

We landed at LAX at about 9:30am California time and hit the ground running! The kids showed me around the apartment and I easily adjusted to my new surroundings. I forgot how laid back and fun California is! I was so grateful to get Saturday and Sunday to myself, so my little sister Debbie (aka DOOBIE) picked me up and we painted the town red! We got our nails done in Beverly Hills and felt so posh! (ok, not really, I actually felt kind of poor) We then went to Long Beach where I got to meet up with some of my favorite California people and watch the greatest surf movie ever, North Shore! The next day Debbie and I went to church and then had a fun BBQ with the fam! It was so good to see all of them, I really do love my family!

Monday it was back to work! On Monday we went with Tammy's mom to the American Girl Store and shopped and then had lunch with Madison's American Girl doll at the cafe, oh so fun :) The rest of the week was kind of a blur, shopping, swimming, walks, and play! I would have to say the best part was when my oh so lovely friend Sean and my sister Debbie came and played with me on Thursday night, we went to the Santa Monica Pier and walked around, it was a blast, but on the walk back to the car my sandal broke and I had to walk bare foot the rest of the way. NASTY! Oh not to mention we stopped to get donuts on the way home and little ol' me didn't want to be left out, so I went in with no shoes! Again NASTY! Then Friday night Sean and Debbie and Todd were so nice to come get me again and we went dancing in LA and really it doesn't get much better then that. The next day it was back home to busy NYC! The trip was really crazy but a nice break from everyday life here in the big city!

Conan O'Brien, Hair Cut, Celebrities, and Dancing!

2008-08-11T10:43:00.000-06:00

So, it all started with Thursday afternoon, I was invited by my dear friend Derek to see a filming of the Conan O'Brien show, as you all know, I work on Thursdays so the old nanny Laura came and covered the day for me, and I was so grateful! It was a great day, I went out to lunch with my friend Lauren, who also went to the show with us, did a little window shopping and then met up with Derek and Casey to see the show. So, we are waiting in line to get in and the staff is relentlessly yelling at us to be quiet, and I will tell you, it is hard to be quiet when you are so excited to see Conan. Anyways, we get into the studio and sit down, just then a member of the staff at Conan comes up to Casey, my friend that is sitting next to me, and says "Excuse me, but during some point of the show we are going to need your seat, there will be an actor sitting in your seat that Conan is going to talk to for a skit." she then looks at me and says "you're going to be on TV so act cool" HOLY CRAP MY PANTS! I was so excited, I was going to be on TV! I instantly started making a list of people I needed to call after the taping to let them know to watch the show that night! All through the show I was fixing my hair and wondering who was going to take Casey's seat, sorry Casey. So, the show starts and the guests come out, Seth Rogen, Al Green, some French guy that did a documentary about tight rope walking between to sky scrapers in New York. The whole show I am on the edge of my seat, waiting for my moment of fame, AND IT NEVER HAPPENS! Yeah, I guess they filled all the time, so they didn't need to do the skit, my famous life was dashed from my dreams! Oh well, the show was super fun and then we went to Thai food after, it really was a great day!

The next day it was back to work, but you know how you get a day off and then you just have to work one day and then you're off again, and its like you're really not all there? That was me, a little out of it, feeling like it was Monday or that I was working on Saturday. Anyways, Friday morning we went to the bike show in Tribecca to pick up Madison's bike that had just been assembled and as I am getting out of the car I see a familiar face. I know I had seen this girl before, but where? She looked like the bad girl in the movie Saved, then I thought oh thats Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon's daughter, just then Tim Robbins walked out of the bike shop. IT WAS HER (and him) I kept my cool until I got in the bike shop and then said (kind of loudly) "THAT WAS TIM ROBINS!" I know I am such a dork, but sometimes I just don't think! So, I get the bike and go on my way. I don't know why but its kind of cool seeing celebrities. Friday was ok, not much else to report, then Friday night Derek and I decide to go see a movie in Chelsea, and on our way to the movie who else do I see then SUSAN SARANDON!? Yeah, what are the chances of seeing celebrity significant others on the same day in totally different parts of the city! It was CRAZY! So, Derek and I kept our cool as she walked by, but then totally freaked out when she was out of hearing range! CRAAAZY!

Now, its Saturday and I have the day off. I sleep in till about noon, which I haven't done since I have been here, and then leisurely get up and go to Soho to shop. Yeah, I know Mom and Dad I will send you money soon! As I am walking around I decide I need a hair cut, something I can grow out and not have a mullet anymore, so this is it! AND I LOVE IT!

Anyways, I leave the salon and head over to the
East Village to see my friend Laura Gould perform
at a bar and got really lost on the way
there, but it was worth it, she is so amazing, check her out on myspace! So, after that I head over to Chelsea to hang out with Derek yet again to go to dinner and dancing but not before I go to Urban Outfitters:) Now, you would think I would be done with my celebrity sightings of the day, but you just wait! I am walking across the street at 14th and 6th to go to Urban and I see this guy who again looked oh so familiar! I stared hard core and then it hight me, I was staring at Gerard Butler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He walked by and he probably noticed I was staring at him cause he looked over and I just staaared and smiled, I heard his Scottish accent and just wanted to melt! (yes, I know I am a huge dork!) As soon as I got across the street I pooped my pants, so after I got it together and called my friend Eryn, who probably has hearing problems after how loud I screamed into the phone! Oh, New York is full of celebrities and just last week I was saying, "yeah, I really haven't seen anybody famous, oh well" dang this
weekend sure made up for that!

Thats it, no more sightings for now, but later that night Derek and I went dancing in Soho at a club called Santos? I think that was it, anyways it was so fun, they played electronic/disco! And it was amazing! I just want to say there is an open offer to any brave soul willing to come dancing with the two of us! Well, thats enough for this extremely long blog! I love you ALL!

I look like a monkey and I live in a ZOO!

2008-08-06T06:56:00.000-06:00

HaHa! Ok, I don't really live in a zoo, though sometimes I feel like i do!

Yesterday, the kids and I went to the Central Park Zoo. We road the subway uptown to 5Ave and 59th street! Now, on there birthday we went to the Bronx Zoo and it was huge, having every animal from lions and tigers to birds and buffaloes, but the Central Park Zoo is not so. I don't know if you guys have seen the movie Madagascar, you know how there is a lion, hippo, giraffe, and zebra? And that it takes place at the Central Park Zoo? Well, none of those animals exist at this zoo, not a one. I was asking the kids where the lion was, they informed me that there are no lions! I was shocked and saddened. This was the case with all the animals I expected to see there, the kids just nicely said "Sorry, Katie, thats not here either!" None the less I really enjoyed myself, my favorite animals were the penguins, so so so cute, and the polar bear, which was gigantic! We took in the whole zoo in about an hour, but I would have to say I liked this zoo way better then the Bronx Zoo, I don't know why, maybe its the fact that one can only take so much of the animal poo smell and at the Central Park Zoo you can see everything before the smell really gets to you!

Transportaion

2008-07-31T18:21:00.000-06:00

So, I drive in the city A LOT! I have to tote around the kids to there various activities, so I am constantly driving. I really like driving in the city, its fast, direct, and air conditioned! So, because I drive, I have to park, right? Well the parking thing is a lot less fun, especially when you're me and you don't look at the signs all the time, so you get tickets, like 3 tickets already! Yeah not to mention the ticket I got today for "not coming to a complete stop" at a stop sign in my neighborhood! I was so pissed!

So, when I am not on the job its not so luxurious, no car, no air conditioning, a lot more walk, and smelly as all get out! So, how do I get around you might ask? Well, in New York City there is this thing called a S-U-B-W-A-Y, I don't know if you've ever heard of it but I ride it almost every day! I have come to know it, love it, and try to respect it. I actually use this crazy form of transportation a lot with the kids, John is obsessed with the subway! I got him a map of the subway for his birthday and he knows all the stops! Just the other day we road all the way up town to the Natural History Museum, and I will tell you what, AMAZING! The kids have been there so many times they really didn't care much and wanted to leave after 30 mins. I on the other hand could have stayed there all day! Anyways here are some pictures of my oh so reliable transportation. Enjoy.

The Hamptons

2008-07-30T07:00:00.000-06:00

This past weekend I went to the Hampton's with the family. It was so fun, we went swimming at the pool, went to the beach, we were frequent visitors to the local pancake house, and over all I really enjoyed myself. Oh and I got a tan which is always a plus!

I think the best part of the whole trip was getting away from the city. Don't get me wrong I love New York City and all it has to offer but I didn't realize how much I love the stars, the peace and quiet, the fresh air that comes from the country side. You forget you can't see the stars in the city, the lights are too bright. The smell and noise of the city disappeared as we got closer to the ocean, which was a great trade off for a few days.

On this trip I really got a taste of what this job truly entails. . . being with the kids 24/7, packing for them, trying to think of every little thing needed for two 6 year olds; sunblock, underwear, books, games, toys, snacks, swimsuits, etc. Theres just so many things I didn't think about before coming out here to take this job, and this trip opened my eyes. . . in a good way! Tammy the mom and I went to the pool with the kids and I really had fun playing with them, with no worries of rushing to an appointment, dance class, or soccer camp, it was just me and the kids swimming and having fun!

Saturday night the parents had an event to go to honoring the chef Wolfgang Puck, so the kids and I stayed at the hotel and played at the playground, ran around in the grass, I snapped some pictures. We really had a great time!

Sunday morning we packed up and went to a fancy brunch in South Hampton and I felt very elite when we were on the exclusive guest list to get in, but its not like the list said "Katie Fitches plus 4" :) But I take what I can get!

As we traveled back into the city it was strange to notice how much I missed it. I guess I'm just so used to the noise and hustle of the city that coming back after just a short weekend, I felt more at ease in the city then in our fancy villa in the Hampton's, it goes to show how much of a city girl I really am!

The good news is, I survived my first trip with the family! And I actually had a great time!

My First Full Day in the City

2008-06-29T14:24:00.001-06:00

So, today was kind of crazy, I was excited to go to church for the first time in the city and see all it had to offer! I meet up with my great friend Eryn who was so nice to show me where things were. Church was OK, not really anything exciting just normal church, but the talks were really good and everyone seems friendly, but I have to say, the girls out number the boys by far! After church Eryn had to be somewhere so she drew me a map of exactly how to get home, now on the way to church we took the subway but I wanted to be adventurous and walk all the way home, knowing that it was about a 30 to 40 minute walk I started out! I was going to walk all the way down Broadway. As I was leisurely walking home I decided to take a little detour and go to Washington Park, I had seen it in so many movies and wanted to see it in real life. So as I am walking down the 3 or 4 blocks out of my way to the park it starts to get stormy, I really didn't think anything of it, figured I could find a place to duck into if it got real bad. So I get to the park, its gorgeous, everything I had hoped it would be, I sit on a bench and then without any warning at all it starts to pour! I ran for cover at a near by play ground and then it really rained, so hard that the cover I was under was no longer doing its job, I was soaked! When the rain let up a little I continued my walk home. I was dripping, and yes still in my Sunday dress. People were trying to sell me umbrellas but really whats the point when every inch of you is already wet? The sun came out and I dried off a little, got home a changed and am now exhausted! But I wouldn't have wanted my first full day in the city to be any less exciting! Oh, and by the way its pouring outside again!