it's the late show with...kate and joe!

friday we are jet setting north for a full 4 days of tourism in the big apple.

yes, we all know that i love a plan and make lists for everything, so we have a jam packed schedule and are determined to get as much of the city under our belts as is humanly possible.

yesterday, i got a call from here:

...and they offered us tickets to monday's show! wayyyy stoked. the taping is on monday afternoon for the monday night show, so get your dvr's set and watch out for our big debut!

i'll make sure to laugh obnoxiously loud so that you all can hear and be proud to claim me as your friend.

happy "friday eve"!

one of my sister's coworkers dubbed thursday "friday eve." doesn't that sound much more hopeful?!

positives for the day:
+ last 3 hour session of immunotherapy before we move to 30 minute sessions (yessss)
+ i'm wearing a new $7 dress from old navy (it's green. green is my new color)
++++ crakas is making me dinner tonight!

have a wonderful day =)

family vacation

we spent this weekend with 18 of joe's best friends on the 4th annual "family vacation". every year since they graduated, the group has gotten together for a september weekend at a lake in either n.c. or s.c.
the "family" rents a house to sleep everyone and just spends the weekend hanging on to the last few days of summer.


the group now has people traveling from as far as alabama and ohio, multiplying each year with another significant other or two joining the crowd (i was a new addition this year!) this year, we went to lake norman and had a fabulous time.

this was the view from our back deck:

i had my first (unsuccessful) attempts at wake boarding. i unfortunately don't have pictures of my repeated face plants, but you get the picture.

we spent all of our time watching football, playing games, and having a 4 hour long one-for-the-books dance party (which obviously included Hava Nagila. necessary.) needless to say, we are already looking forward to next year!

and i'm in desperate need for a vacation from the the vacation. exhausted but it was worth every spastic dance move =)

discovery of the week

i am a sucker for advertising.

yes, i know, i work in marketing and should be immune to that sort of thing.

unfortunately, this is far from the case.

thus, we have our "discovery of the week":

scrubbing bubbles shower cleaner.

i'd been watching the commercials and trying to tune out the magical animated brushes surrounded by the fun-and-fluffy soap suds but to no avail. suds-1. kate-0.

come on! how could you say no to those determined eyebrows ??

i was in desperate need of cleaning my shower and the thought of those tiny little bubbles going to work on my soap scum was totally appealing. it became target purchase #28 of the week.

i tried it last night and...

i was not disappointed! quite pleased, actually.you spray it on and it foams up on top of the scum to break it down and you just wipe it away. no elbow grease needed. it's a winner.

and that, my friends, is your discovery of the week.

happy friday!

a tribute to the weekend

this weekend was beyond fabulous and ended oh-too-quickly.

in case you didn't hear, nc state took care of a little business called murray state and won 65-7. it was also armed forces tribute day at the game with a helicopter fly-over, military parachutes, and a tribute by the marching band during halftime.

also during halftime, members of the military walked out a GINORMOUS flag that has got to be one of the biggest flags on record. it was stunning! the picture below shows the flag displayed. please note that this flag is covering the ENTIRE football field. 100 yards of american flag.

yes. we southerners are just that proud of our country.

goes together like cops and donuts

highlight of my day:

the media announced the pairing of two of my favorite things.

it's the macaroni to my cheese.
it's the peanut butter to my jelly.
it's the jon to my kate...err...flavor of the day.

and now the ellen to my a.i.

cannot.wait.

discovery of the week

so i've decided that i'm going to start doing a "discovery of the week" where i share something i've recently stumbled upon that i find fantastic.

this week's discovery is Healthy Choice Caramel Icecream Sandwiches. not only are they delish, they are only 150 calories and totally fulfill the need for a little something sweet. they're actually bigger than the normal icecream sandwich (important factoid for those of us who can sympathize with a fat cake-lovin kid).

discover it!

summer skies

i finally downloaded the pictures from my camera of the summer and realized that i have seen some gorgeous skies all across the wonderful state of north carolina.

luckadoo mountain

over carter finley

wrightsville beach

belhaven at the pungo creek

so blessed. here's to the beauty of fall.

the most hopeful fans

i read an article yesterday saying that nc state football season tickets sold out for the 9th season in a row. i, of course, am one of those proud season ticket holders. the article went on to say that "wolfpack nation", nc state's fan base, is one of the most hopeful fan bases out there. when it comes down to it, we often have no real logic in being so hopeful. any reason to believe that our team will come out the first game to begin what will be some miraculous 12-0 season is sketchy at best.

still, we arrive. we arrive 5 hours before kick off to cook a pig. we arrive ready to scream our heads off at the refs who never know a darn thing about football. we arrive to cheer on our pack, rain or shine, win or lose.

last night, we started off our season with a 3-7 loss to USC. the game was mediocre (okay, really it was frustrating as all get out) but that stadium was filled to the brim with hopeful fans ready to see our wolfpack the season through, singing our fight song on repeat and waving our foam fingers like there's no tomorrow.

love is in the air. it's nc state football season and i couldn't be happier.

these boots were made for...tailgating

i love nc state.
i love tailgating.
i do not love fire ants.

last year, nc state played william and mary on a very hot saturday afternoon. while tailgating prior to game time, i was bitten by about 30 fire ants. long story short, there was an allergic reaction, ridiculous amounts of unfortunate swelling, an ambulance ride,drugs,drugs,drugs, and a panic attack (though the panic attack was because i was not going to let the doctors keep me from going to the second half even though my eyes were nearly swollen shut...and i won that battle thank you very much).

this year, i decided that i'd like to make any life threatening actions at football games involve tearing down goal posts or a fist fight with the opposing fans.
i went to an allergist and found out (duh) that i'm allergic to the fire ants. and i have to undergo 5 years of immunotherapy to be completely immunized.
in the meantime, the allergist said that i have to carry benadryl, an epipen, and wear boots to tailgate. boots.

now, you all know that i'm not really a boot-wearin kind of tailgater. but i figured now that i'm workin at farm bureau and lovin the south more than ever, i might as well cross over.
this however does not mean i will start listening to country music. one step at a time.

i went and bought these boots yesterday. i'm in love with them. love. i wore them around the apt. last night in gym shorts and a pj shirt lookin real classy.

'tis the season for football. and i'm ready. epipen and all.

here we go!

so i've decided to join the wide world of blogging to share my daily life and thoughts with you all.
(...go ahead and use your inhaler and/or tranquilizer to calm down from the inevitable conniption fit of excitement you just had.)

get ready for your daily dose of "the soul read" from lady luck (yes, i came up with that on my own...and yes, i do think i'm clever)

enjoy!