Ruffled Scarf Giveaway

Trina is hosting a scarf giveaway. Just the kind of scarves that I love to wear! This one is from Charlotte Russe. And would just be perfect for the holidays! Don't you just love this scarf? Go and enter the giveaway! ~Kate the Great

Heavenly Hostess Apron Giveaway

The Apronista is hosting a giveaway this month for a Heavenly Hostess Apron. If you win, you get to choose the apron of your choice! That is just so amazing!

Don't you just love this apron? I do! It is the Cocktail Praise-Blush Apron. You can enter the contest by posting a comment, blogging, or tweeting. Just go to the Apronista for all the details. You have until October 11th to enter. You know you want one of these cute aprons! ~Kate the Great

Tiffany Giveaway: Cupcake Charm and Sterling Silver Necklace

I have always wanted a piece of jewelry from Tiffany. There is just something special about it. And the blue box! When my friend Moni retweeted this giveaway, I was so excited. I like little charm necklaces. I usually buy much cheaper ones at Forever21 or WetSeal. Nothing too expensive. Keep in mind, I'm in college. Money is tight. But I really like delicate jewelry like this.

Are you like me? Would it just make your day to win a necklace like this? If so go to the Party Cupcake Ideas Blog and enter the contest. The necklace is worth $200 and is just too cute for words! The contest ends October 30th. There are so many ways to enter. So go read the blog. By the way, the blog is too cute! I will definitely be keeping up with it! ~Kate the Great

Funfetti Cupcakes

I decided that I wanted to bake today. But I didn't want to bake from scratch. That meant no cookies. But I thought I would make Raul some cupcakes. He really likes the Funfetti ones. I can sit and make cupcakes from scratch. Put all kinds of work into them. But Raul likes Funfetti, with the Funfetti frosting and sprinkles!

We actually had a Funfetti cake mix in the pantry. I mixed them up and put them in the oven. I have 24 cupcakes baking right now! Now I am getting excited! I can't wait for Raul to come home tonight. I know we were supposed to go out to dinner. But I decided to make dinner tonight. We can stay home, enjoy a good meal, have some cupcakes, and watch a good movie! Sounds like a good Friday night to me! ~Kate the Great

People Watching

Do you ever "people watch?" I was doing that today. One of my classes was cancelled. I still had to go to my last class. So I had 2 hours to spare. I sat in the Student Union Building just watching people.

Everyone was so busy. Rushing around. People shoveling food in their mouths. I swear, 90% of those people don't even taste their food! They reminded me of ants. All in a rush. Moving around. All with their set paths. Not looking beyond their routes. Not looking left or right. Just busily going on their way!

Do you ever wonder if people just stop to breath? Or look around them? I do. I also wonder exactly where all these people are going. Now I know how someone can see you, and you don't notice them. But isn't that what people do? Get a schedule and a route. And just live by it.

Something about watching all these people, made me think. I want to start looking around. Noticing all those little things that I don't pay attention to. Because I am usually too busy to notice. Take some time, and enjoy the things around you! ~Kate the Great

State Fair Time!

We went to the State Fair for the 2nd time this year! I was very excited! There is just something about going to the fair that makes me happy. Raul and I aren't into the rides or the midway. But we enjoy going to the rodeos and looking at the exhibits.

This time around, we went looking at all the exhibits. Raul is a wonderful boyfriend. He went through the entire Arts and Crafts Building with me. We compromised. He wanted to look at all the model airplanes and cars. I actually had fun looking at those. We also spent a long time looking through the Agriculture Building. And of course all the animals!

Raul bought me some yarn made from the sheep. They actually make it there! Some beautiful wool in a greyish-turquoise color. They shave the sheep, clean the wool, spin it, and dye it. All right there for you to watch! They also sell things made out of the wool. But I wanted the wool more than a new scarf! I just can't believe how expensive it was!

In that building, Raul had a lamb burger. I am yet to try one. They smell good, but I can't bring myself to actually trying it. I had a fresh strawberry milkshake, a regular cheeseburger, and some curly fries! We ate and watched the kids. They were in the middle of the Mutton Busting! That is so cute!

Before we left there, we bought some cotton candy. No lie, it was 4X's the size of my head! But it was so good. We also spent a lot of time with the animals. Looking at all the animals. Something I really enjoy! Raul and I even got to be in the duck race. My duck won! I got a free t-shirt and tote bag.

We spent the rest of the day looking around the exhibits. We bought stuff here and there. Lots of local jams, teas, and chili stuff! We shared corn on the cob, turkey legs, carmel apples, fried bread, and fresh berry sundaes. Raul bought me a new necklace. A pretty silver heart necklace with small coral stones. We listened to so much good music too!

Overall, it was such a nice day! I am very sad that today was the last day of the fair. We have to wait an entire year for it to return. How can I go that long without a turkey leg? Or fried bread? Or a piece of fresh apricot pie? ~Kate the Great

So Mad!

I studied so much for a recent test. I practically lived in the library. I read the chapters 3-4 times each. Took notes. Made flash cards. The whole bit! But I prepared so much for this test.

Then we took it. It was a difficult test. But I was prepared. I finished my test with about 20 minutes to spare. I was feeling good. It was a tough test. But if you had studied for it, you would have done well. We got the grades back today. Actually, it took a while for my professor to grade our tests. Which was very strange. After he handed back the papers, and lectured us on our grades for 30 minutes, he dropped the test grade. Yup, the grades aren't going to count because everyone did so bad. I got an A. But the class average, over 4 classes, was a D.

I was not happy at all! Why did I studied so hard? Why did I bother to learn the material? Things like that really frustrate me! To the point that I wonder why we even get graded. He also let us out of class 20 minutes early. The entire day was wasted. Why did I bother going to the class? Shouldn't he have begun lecturing us on the new material? If the class is doing that bad, shouldn't he jump right in? ~Kate the Great