HaHa a good laugh

My friend had posted on her facebook the following status:
Reposted from a friend - 1.) Go to Google Maps. 2.) Click on "Get Directions." 3.) Enter Taiwan as the start location. 4.) Enter China as the end location. 5.) Read step 24 of the directions. 6.) If you laugh, re-post!

being the inquisitive being I am, I decided to indeed google Taiwan to China.I spared you the entirety of the 75 directions. I only included 5 =)

This is the result I got :

Taiwan

1. Head west on 人倫林道支線 toward 人倫林道
200 m
20. Slight right toward Exit 五股一交流道(八里)
1.0 km
21. Take the ramp onto 台64線
10.1 km
22. Turn right at 領港大道
1.3 km
23. Turn left
1.1 km
24. Swim across the Pacific Ocean
165 km

Haha really? =) What are the craziest directions you ever recieved ?

WHAT a turnaround!

So a few weeks ago I was sitting around here all mopey because 1) just lost my pappy and 2) didnt have a job.
WELL here's a super quick update to bring you up to speed on moi's life

I have not 1 but 2( count em 2) JOBS!!! One is at my favorite craft store ( I can't say the name but its AWESOME) the other is a nursing home night shift every OTHER weekend- suweet ness :)

I know now for Thanksgiving I am grateful for good food, great friends and an AMAZING GOD!!

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Ok, I LOVE them!

So for my new job I had to purchase all black tennis shoes. No biggie I knew EXACTLY what I wanted. Nike Shox. I love Shox, because they take the weight of my weight off of my ankels ( which are weak. especially the left one since I broke it twice) Pap introduced me to shox years ago and ever since I have been hooked! Sadly barely anyone but Dicks place carries them anymore. Mom and I headed to Dicks Sporting Goods- saw a super cute grey, hot pink and black pair and 1 solid black pair. I have wide feet so its a little hearder for me to find things. Anyway I try on the last pair they had and to my dismay it didn't fit. So now I am in a dilemma- I need a comfortable yet supportive pair of shoes for work ( which requires lifting and unpacking boxes- exciting I know.) So we ended up going to Kohls because I had to get my Kahki pants and I found this AMAZING shoes that I always made fun of. They are sketchers shape ups FX . A little on the pricey side ( 99.00) But I had a 15% off plus they were one sale. They are DEFINATLY worth the inverstment- They make your calves BURN, help you lose weight and help with your posture. and they are so comfortable! I was able to do Tucks and Herkes for the first time since High School! They feel like you are running on sand, by walking. It is AWESOME!

What is your favorite pair of shoes & why? :)

What are you thankful for?

I decided to go ahead and make 30 days of thankfulness and post it.

Nov 1st- I was thankful to be in Lynchburg with amazing friends who helped take my mind off the stresses of life
Nov 2nd- I'm thankful that I have a faimly that I can talk to
Nov 3rd- I am thankful for a car that works
Nov 4th- I am thankful for a job interview that may potentially lead to employment ( fingers crossed)
Nov 5th- I am thankful for Mom and Pete celebrating 11 years of marriage ( you guys are awesome and I <3 you)
Nov 6th- I am thankful for small children who think I'm awesome
Nov 7th- I am thankful for Pappy spending 23 years on this earth with me, when it could have been shortened many, many , many times. I am thankful he is spending his first birthday in heaven with no pain. I miss you now; I always will. I love you Pap. Love always, Kimi.
Nov 8th- I am thankful for fall leaves and a job fair in Henrico
Nov 9th- I am thankful for pumpkins and pumpkin flavored everything!
Nov 10th- I am thankful for Niki-aka the best doggie ever :)
Nov 11th- I am thankful for a house to live in, thats pretty awesome
Nov 12th- I am thankful for changing my major and possibly getting my Bachelor's :)
Nov 13th- I am thankful for the year this has been, even if its been crazy
Nov 14th- I am thankful for Kettle Corn
Nov 15th- I am thankful for a pappy who taught and showed me how to love the lord. I truly hope one day I can be like him. So solid in his faith. Never faultering. Gosh he was amazing, I never really appreciated it before. I guess that age old saying is true, you never know what you have until it's gone. I'd give ANYTHING to give him a hug one more time. anything.
Nov 16th- I am thankful that I got to see my father alone for the first time in 11 years- amazing
Nov 17th- I am thankful for taking classes next semester- who knew I would actually miss going to class
nov 18th- I am thankful for Hulu.com
Nov 19th- I am thankful for Starbucks; Chinese food. Oh and Blogs!
Nov 20th- I am thankful for my mom. She's been my best friend and believer when no one else believe in me.
Nov 21- I am thankful for the Christmas season
Nov 22- I am thankful for Deer, the deliciousness they provide. Like Jerky :)
Nov 23- I am thankful for my life, good and bad
Nov 24- I am thankful for gingerbread lattes. mmmmm.
Nov 25th- I am thankful for the internet
Nov 26th- I am thankful for my friends- and lynchburg
Nov 27- I am thankful for roadtrips with said friends
Nov 28- I am thankful for dreams and the roadblocks that sometimes interfere with those dreams
Nov 29- I am thankful for seafood- seriously yummy and seriously healthy too!
Nov 30- I am thankful for hope, because sometimes thats the only thing you have to get you from one day to the next.

What are you Thankful for?

If you are having troubles, Depression ANYTHING read this post =)

I don't know if I have mentioned it before but I am a Christian. And that may turn people away from my blog. I'm sorry if it does. Anyway I found these fantastic words in the Message ( Thanks Uncle G!) I read them and was encouraged, I hope they encourage you too. I've been struggling with depression, anxiety and just grief from losing my Pappy as well as school and job search ( which is depressing really, especially when you have interviews and no hires :( ) Enjoy Loves! This passage is from the book of 2 Timothy..I'm not sure what verse because the message doesn't write numbers for some reason... Oh well. :) I actually just took bits and peices( I think thats ok. ... and it made sense to me ( but read the whole passage its good!) This is the entire Book of Second Timothy

If we die with him, we'll live with him; If we stick it out with him, we'll rule with him; If we turn our backs on him, he'll turn his back on us; If we give up on him, he does not give up— for there's no way he can be false to himself.

Don't be nieve. There are difficult times ahead.

2 Timothy Chapter 3 ( not sure what verses, because the message doesn't label the verses)

And you also well know that God rescued me! Anyone who wants to live all out for Christ is in for a lot of trouble; there's no getting around it. Unscrupulous con men will continue to exploit the faith. They're as deceived as the people they lead astray. As long as they are out there, things can only get worse. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.

22God be with you. Grace be with you.

Ok so it is random. Sorry :(

Here are some of my Favorite proverbs.. They helped and still help me through hard times. I hope they help you to. Pappy would tell me alot of proverbs. but I can't exactly call up to heaven and ask him anything so here's my attempt at Sharing the word. :)

Proverbs 29 :

3 If you love wisdom, you'll delight your parents, but you'll destroy their trust if you run with whores.

7 The good-hearted understand what it's like to be poor; the hardhearted haven't the faintest idea.

21 If you let people treat you like a doormat, you'll be quite forgotten in the end.

Proverbs 28

9 God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him.

10 Lead good people down a wrong path and you'll come to a bad end; do good and you'll be rewarded for it.

Okay, thats enough for today. It has no real pattern, and it's probably a stupid idea. Pappy would now how to write this. Have I mentioned I really really miss my grandfather ? :(

The last one really convicted me because I have led many good people to do ungood things. God knows what I'm talking about, and I bet those people know what I'm talking about too. Love you all. God Bless and I love you all ( and so does Jesus ! )

Pumpkin Carving 101 =)

This past halloween I carved 2 Pumpkins! :) Here is a simple how to from me to you!

Step 1 ) Buy awesome pumpkin ( this year I am into the white pumpkins, idk why)

Step 2 ) Pick a pattern or freestyle. ( For the Jack pumpkin I freestyled, It was pretty easy I just traced 2 big circles for his eyes, then 2 tiny little circles for his nose. I used the typical pumpkin toothy smile for his smile, added a few extra stitches and voila! I had Jack Skellington :)

Step 3) Before Carving Cut top of pumpkin out and scoop out the seeds, reserve seeds if planning to make roasted pumpkin seeds with sweet and salty crunc ( which you can find on my Recipe Blog)

Put tealight candle in pumpkin after carving. Light up and VOILA! you're done! C'est magnifique! :-)

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My Pappy, My Hero

For those of you who know me, you will know that I was extremly close to my Pappy. Pappy recently passed and entered into heaven . I'm still trying to get to grips with it. My life moves fast, and slow all at once. He was a great Crhistian man, the best one I ever knew :) I included his obituary and a picture. No amount of words I write could EVER do the justice of what he was. He was a devout Christrian, retired pastor, great pappy and loved my grammy SO much. I miss him , but I know he has no more pain, no more worries, and he finally is at home in the heaven he long for. I only hope that as I continue in my life, I can achieve completeness in Jesus, just as he had- and join him :) I know this post is long, but that's ok. Pappy Deserved it :)

Behind my smile there's many a tear, for one we loved and lost so dear, an empty place that cant be filled, i miss you know and always will. When none of it made any sense and just as I was about to lose Faith, GOD whispered in my ear "Heaven needed a hero" RIP Pappy, I miss you

:( 11/7/25-10/24/2010. Heaven Got the best angel that day ♥

Reverend William Allam Stephens (November 7, 1925 - October 24, 2010)

Reverend William Allam Stephens, age 84, of Holly Hall Apartments, Middletown, formerly of Allentown, entered his eternal rest to live forever with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, October 24, 2010 in the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Elizabeth June (Remaly) Stephens. They celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in July. Born on November 7, 1925, he was a son of the late James E. and Florence (Allam) Stephens. William graduated from Allentown High School, Eastern Pilgrim College of Allentown and the E.C. School of Theology at Myerstown. He worked as a carpenter for many years including 12 years at Bethlehem Steel, prior to entering the ministry in 1958. He was a decorated veteran of World War II, serving with the 65th Infantry in Europe and later with the Army Security Agency during the Korean War. He received the Bronze Star for action on the Siegfried Line. He served Jesus Christ for 32 years as a full-time Pastor at Elverson, Steelstown, Manheim, Allentown and Conestoga Evangelical Congregational churches until his retirement in 1989. Survivors: Wife; Son: Glenn W. Stephens and his wife Darlene (SteffY) Stephens of Hummelstown; Daughter: Nora K. (Stephens) Pike and her husband Lester Pike of Amelia, VA; 5 grandchildren: Danielle, Christine, Gerry, Jennifer and Kimberly; 4 great grandchildren: Mikayla, Joseph, Austin and Addison; Brother: Luther G. Stephens and his wife Jeanne (Peters) Stephens of Allentown. Services: 11:00 am Thursday, October 28, 2010 at Stephens Funeral Home, Inc., 1335-37 Linden St., Allentown. Friends and relatives may call 10:00 – 11:00 am Thursday in the funeral home. There will be no graveside services. Please share on-line condolences at www.stephensfuneral.com. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Stoneridge Retirement Living, 440 East Lincoln Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067.

My New Blogs!

Hey Loves! I created Seperate Blogs for My Crafts & Recipes =) They are under constructions....but please check them out! :) Follow Them!

http://kitkatsbites.blogspot.com// <--- my recipe blog

http://kitkatsnknickknacks.blogspot.com/ <--- My crafts blog

Love Always

Halloween ( belated but worth it!)

http://www.marthastewartliving.com/

So this year for Halloween I was a fortune teller 1 for 1 party and then an emo kid for another. I loved being an emo kid :)

I don't think I have ever been so excited for Halloween before. Probably because I'm going to an amazing weekend in Lynchburg again. =) I wanted to post my pictures of my halloween pumpkins, but my camera battery is dead and I can't find my charger. GRR. SO here are some perty pictures of pumpkins and things that I love =) Enjoy!

Check out my craft Blog, I've been on a Hiatus for a while- with pappy's passing and all, so I haven't been able to blog. At All. Tragic I know, like people read my little blog. Ah well.

What video game have you played the most?

oooohh thats a tough one....at the moment Nightmare before Christmas Oogies Revenge- I just cant seem to beat the dang game.

Ask me anything

Time for Reality

Hey Loves! So I was thinking the other day ( ok maybe like 8 hours ago, tops) of how I view myself. I am " clinically Obese" according to Doctors ( By the way, Drs don't always know best.) Anywho I was watching a Shane Dawson video, because face it, he's hilarious ( most of the time anyway.) And then I just visited James this past weekend - I'm so proud of him he lost 65 lbs in idk 7 months ? But he's also a man, so he has an advantage. Anyway I was thinking today is the tomorrow I want to live. So I decided to open up my blog and invite my readers to go on my journey with me. It's not just a fad this time- It's my life. So far I lost 10 lbs. not to bad, but not fantastic either. I will post a new weight thing every month, all haters, don't even bother to write.

I was trying to make this go into my journey page....but I couldn't figure out how to do it.

This is actually an old drafted post, so my journey to date so far is 17.8 lbs according to my electric scale. :)

When I lose an actual boathload of weight I will post my weight. :)

Fall Recipes <3

Ingredients

• Cookies:

• Cooking spray

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated tangerine zest

• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin

• 1 large egg

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Glaze:

• 2 cups powdered sugar

• 2 tablespoons fresh tangerine juice

• 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375°, and spray 2 large baking sheets with cooking spray.

2. For cookies: Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, five-spice powder, and salt in a medium bowl.

3. Beat sugar, butter, and zest with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla until blended. Reduce speed to low, and beat in the flour mixture just until blended.

4. Drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes on cooling racks.

5. For glaze: Whisk together all in-gredients in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Drizzle glaze evenly over cookies. Let cool until glaze is set.

I found this recipe and picture at http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20311135,00.html

Nightmare Christmas At Disney!!! :)

Ok so ever since I purchased my nightmare before christmas dvd set about 5 years ago I have always wanted to go to the Haunted Mansions Nightmare Before Christmas Makeover. They chance it every year, so its totally something I would do. Sad tears I have A) no money and B) no friends who enjoy nightmare before christmas. Sad Day. :( Anyway it opens up this month ( Sept 17th) and runs till Jan 3 2011. Hopefully next year I will find a friend to go with me :) I love Nightmare before Christmas's Nightmare revisited soundtrack for Halloween. Not really Christmas unless its an EMo Christmas :) Oh I LOVE FALL!!!!! p.s. Made some pretty amazing recipe's and Clay things will be posting them soo. Here are some awesome pics from it ! :) Google or youtube it, its pretty stellar. Happy Early Halloween/Christmas!

With an X and an O I'm out like Woah :)

Pumpkin Spice Latte is Back!!

I Love Love LOVE Fall. The State fair is back ( James and I had an Amazing time last year- best date ever by far ) ( Well in my opinion anyway, he probably didnt really care, he was just glad to not be at work . :) Look at the artwork I saw when I walked into Starbucks. Makes my heart melt, kind of like falling in Love but way better- Starbucks won't ever break your heart ( unless you count the times when they discontinued your favorite drink...or take away the seasonal flavors...then I'm a little bitter )

Isn't the top picture of the pumpkin in whipped cream amazing ! :) XOXOXO

P.S. I had my iced Venti no whip pumpkin pie latte today. Iced is not the best for the pumpkin spice latte- frappacino or best is hot. Then its like liquid pumpkin pie ( my absolute fav) =)

UGGH!

I have mad respect for nurses now. I mean you go through this boot camp called nursing school, which by the way you can fail out of. Yea. FAIL OUT. Its all overwhelming really. My advice to anyone interested in nursing : Have a backup plan. Theres lots of waiting involved with nursing school. Waiting to get in, waiting to find out if you pass.....waiting. Finals and ATI are coming up. This semester was comparable to a semi truck flattening me out in the middle of the street, which is delightful. really. You know what I'm most excited about ? It's september! Which means fall annnnd PUMPKIN FRAPPS FROM STARBUCKS!!!!!!! I can barely contain my happiness. After which is thanksgivving ( full of nummy nummmy food!) and CHRISTMAS. and graduation is in there somewhere. uggh, I am SO ready to be out of nursing school. It's odd b.c. someone told me the other day they were jealous of me being in school and wishing they were there, my reply was are you smoking CRACK? Seriously it is THE most stressfull thing ever. Expect to lose your hair, have high blood pressure, constant migraines, etc etc the list could go on. Constant work. but the reward will be totally worth it. :) Only 2 more weeks of Summer- yes Summer session. Oh the Tamster and I are having a yard sale soon- yay money! Yay Selling things!

I am hoping to set up my ETSY account soon, or restore it I should say. Look for my willow pillows and clay goodies :)

the MOST awesome thing I have learned in Nursing School: I got to hold a baby that was only 20 minutes old. How freaking AWESOME! and I'm in that faimlies pictures b.c I helped give the baby a bath. I think I found my calling its one of these three or all three

1) Forensic Nurse ( hence the Criminal Justice Majoring )

2) OB/Delivery nurse

3) OR Scrub/cirulationg nurse

4) Pediatric nurse (I'm thinking a school nurse :) )

5) Psychiatric Nurse ( Face it, everyone is crazy in their own delusional way )

Love you all! Pics and fun things will be posted soon, when I get my life back:) This video is AMAZING. I didn't make it but its still pretty stellar, I mean it has to be, its on my blog :)

XOXO

Kym

The Boyfriend

I forgot to Introduce the Boyfriend, so now he gets his own special post. Lucky Him :) Anywho, We've been dating a little over a year, known each other 2 years ( time flys by quickly!) He is uber smart, and he's an electrical engineer. and he does an AMAZING job at putting things together. He also cooks pretty awesome. I'm a lucky girl :)

read the pics from the bottom up. somehow I mixed them up. :)

Introducing the Loves of my life :)

I forgot to tell everyone about my loves :) Sooo here they are

This is JD Ocra and Turk Cokie ( My good friend Tammy and her fam bought my hermies for me in Ocracoke NC, and since I Love scrubs, I had to name them Turk and JD)

I have a dog named Niki-She's way cuter than your dog , but then again maybe I'm partial

I'm in nursing school, but I hope to go back to ODU or Penn State.

I LOVE Starbucks, the melting pot ( which SOMEONE was supposed to take me to, but didn't. I'm not bitter. ;( ) Chinese food, the beach and traveling, playing video games and crafting.

I love SCrubs, Cake Boss, House and Bones.

I Love Neons..wish they still made them.

I have a Dodge intrepid, or did have...RIP OBIE

I am in LOVE with Hampton Roads. and cannot wait to live there...preferrably Williamsburg...mmhmm.

I like the nightmare before christmas, and Nightmare revisisted is THE best soundtrack.

I'm a Christmas Freak& I love Fall& pumpkins.

Just living my life- I'm not stopping anytime soon =)

A Blog Hoooray!

Well, I decided after much debate to start my own blog. My life is nothing spectacular, or even exciting, but I figured maybe I can write as an outlet, and share my creativity with others. I'm in the midst of Hopefully completing nursing school, moving to the 757 ( williamsburg represent ) and maybe doing a recipe thing as well :) Oh and showing my craftiness with my clay creations.

I went Yardsale hunting today with Tammy and got THE most amazing things , all for $3.00

* Amazing Seashell Lamp ( see above pic)

* baby outfits for the Baby Caden

* Christmas Presents

* Toys for neices and friends kiddo's

* Scrub top ( 50 cents -no Lie )

These are just a smidgen of what I got today. I was stoke because I got a FUR REAL animal thing for my stepneice for christmas for 25 cents. 25 CENTS! =) I also got Jamie this uber cute outfit for Texas A&M for 50 cents. Definatly had a stellar day. I also saw the most Gorgeous table and chairs for 30.00, but didn't get it due to A) lack of apartment and B) lack of money. Overall a Stellar Day =)