1. Who was the last person to call you?: My mom.
2. What is the last non-alcoholic beverage you had?: A glass of orange juice.
3. When is the last time you cried?: When I watched Toy Story 3 a couple weeks ago. Too many memories.
4. Are you scared of spiders?: I definitely used to be….black or large spiders are still creepy.
5. Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?: Absolutely.
6. What are your plans for this weekend?: Going to visit a couple friends at school on Saturday and then headed back to school on Sunday!
7. Ever been swimming in a lake or river?: Yes to both.
8. Last person you drove with in a car?: My mom.
9. What did you last buy?: 2 pairs of socks and a dress from American Apparel.
10. What’s irritating you right now?: The constant need of my mother to be around me.
11. What radio stations do you listen to?: K102, 101.3 KDWB, 96.3 NOW.
12. Are you afraid of the dark?: Usually not, but after watching The Ring I tend to think Samara Morgan is hiding under my bed.
13. Are you listening to music right now?: Yep…Lee Brice, Love Like Crazy.
14. Do you like Chinese food?: Nomnomnom. Fried rice, lemon chicken, spring rolls.
15. What is the last movie you saw in theaters?: It might have been Twilight…
16. Is there anyone you wish was still in your life?: Yes, but relationships change and sometimes things just aren't meant to be.
17. Do you get distracted easily?: ABSOLUTELY.
18. Was this the best year of your life?: This past year has been incredible. It's a tie between 2011 and 2012 right now but we'll see…
19. Is it easier to forgive or forget?: Forgive. Forgetting almost takes more effort because you have to overlook.
20. What last made you laugh the hardest?: Got tickle attacked by 3 friends on Thursday night. Not cool.
21. Have you ever had a dream about people you love dying? Yes….is that weird?
22. Have you ever changed clothes in a vehicle? Hahaha….good times. #swimminglifestyle
23. What did you do yesterday? I ran errands with my mom in the morning and then went to the gym to do a cardio class. Came home and read "The Girl Who Played with Fire" for a little before watching 2 episodes of "Say Yes to the Dress".
24. What time did you go to bed at and when did you awake? Went to bed at 12 and woke up at 10 am.
25. Believe in love at first sight? Undecided.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Home Sweet Home
One of my favorite things about being home is eating delicious food all day erry day. In honor of being home AND loving good food...here are some of my favorite Minneapolis restaurants to grab a bite to eat at in the summer...in no particular order of course.
Divine Diner Digs
Smashburger- Perfectly toasted bun, delicious french fries, haagen dazs milk shakes, and a juicy burger sum up the only restaurant that I will eat a hamburger at.
Annie's Parlor- It's all about the atmosphere. Great malts, decent grilled treats, but more importantly prime location on the University of Minnesota campus. Best place to grab a bite to eat before watching the gophers take on their next opponent.
Burger Jones- Another burger place with great location. Walking distance from Lake Calhoun, Burger Jones offers specialty malts and a HUGE variety of burgers. This is one of those restaurants that you have to try at least once. I recommend the s'mores malt.
Honorable Mention: Mickey's Diner…because it is a St. Paul staple. However, I can't remember the last time I ate there.
Gimme Pizza
Cosetta's- My favorite place to get pizza in the Twin Cities…unfortunately a large portion of the Twin Cities population agrees with me so the lines can get absurdly long. But it's worth the wait. The pizza and pasta are both delicious and the price is right.
Punch- For a more traditional neapolitan pizza I like Punch. Packed with flavor and less fat than the traditional pizza, I might even dare to call this a "healthier alternative". Also named the best place to get pizza in the Twin Cities by MSP magazine.
I scream for Ice Cream.
Freeziac- The best froyo I've ever had. I can't stop raving about Freeziac. Loads of toppings to choose from and there is always a decent selection of flavors. If the froyo isn't enough you can always play a game of Jenga while you're eating!
Sebastian Joe's- A Twin Cities favorite for almost 30 years. All their ice cream is homemade! My family hits of Sebastian Joe's every Sunday during the summer time. Flavors you have to try: Oreo and Raspberry Chocolate Chip. Or you can always try them all!
Izzy's- A recent discovery…every ice cream comes with an "izzy" or tiny scoop of ice cream on top of your order. A great way to try a new flavor or pack a little punch into your usual sundae.
Honorable Mention: Grand Ole Creamery. Another St. Paul spot that has really good ice cream.
Spring has sprung.
Kat
Divine Diner Digs
Smashburger- Perfectly toasted bun, delicious french fries, haagen dazs milk shakes, and a juicy burger sum up the only restaurant that I will eat a hamburger at.
Annie's Parlor- It's all about the atmosphere. Great malts, decent grilled treats, but more importantly prime location on the University of Minnesota campus. Best place to grab a bite to eat before watching the gophers take on their next opponent.
Burger Jones- Another burger place with great location. Walking distance from Lake Calhoun, Burger Jones offers specialty malts and a HUGE variety of burgers. This is one of those restaurants that you have to try at least once. I recommend the s'mores malt.
Gimme Pizza
Cosetta's- My favorite place to get pizza in the Twin Cities…unfortunately a large portion of the Twin Cities population agrees with me so the lines can get absurdly long. But it's worth the wait. The pizza and pasta are both delicious and the price is right.
Punch- For a more traditional neapolitan pizza I like Punch. Packed with flavor and less fat than the traditional pizza, I might even dare to call this a "healthier alternative". Also named the best place to get pizza in the Twin Cities by MSP magazine.
I scream for Ice Cream.
Freeziac- The best froyo I've ever had. I can't stop raving about Freeziac. Loads of toppings to choose from and there is always a decent selection of flavors. If the froyo isn't enough you can always play a game of Jenga while you're eating!
Sebastian Joe's- A Twin Cities favorite for almost 30 years. All their ice cream is homemade! My family hits of Sebastian Joe's every Sunday during the summer time. Flavors you have to try: Oreo and Raspberry Chocolate Chip. Or you can always try them all!
Izzy's- A recent discovery…every ice cream comes with an "izzy" or tiny scoop of ice cream on top of your order. A great way to try a new flavor or pack a little punch into your usual sundae.
Honorable Mention: Grand Ole Creamery. Another St. Paul spot that has really good ice cream.
Spring has sprung.
Kat
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Spring Break: Chicago Calls
Hello my dear blog readers!
I was lucky/unlucky enough to finish my finals yesterday, on the first day of finals week!!! Such a relief to be all done and be on spring break!!! Other benefits of spring break include more sleep and a more frequently updated blog. Yay! Everyone wins!!
Here is what I did on my first day of spring break...
I woke up this morning at about 8:30 and headed down to breakfast at the hotel that my mom and I are staying at for the next couple of nights. I had a bagel and some Special K so it was pretty good. We decided that we were going to head to the Chicago Institute of Art for the morning so we left our hotel around 9 and walked over to Millennium Park. I saw the bean for the first time which is definitely a touristy thing that you should check out if you're ever in the Chicago area!
I was lucky/unlucky enough to finish my finals yesterday, on the first day of finals week!!! Such a relief to be all done and be on spring break!!! Other benefits of spring break include more sleep and a more frequently updated blog. Yay! Everyone wins!!
Here is what I did on my first day of spring break...
I woke up this morning at about 8:30 and headed down to breakfast at the hotel that my mom and I are staying at for the next couple of nights. I had a bagel and some Special K so it was pretty good. We decided that we were going to head to the Chicago Institute of Art for the morning so we left our hotel around 9 and walked over to Millennium Park. I saw the bean for the first time which is definitely a touristy thing that you should check out if you're ever in the Chicago area!
We chilled in the park for another hour and then headed to the Art Institute right as it opened at 10:30. I'm a huge fan of modern art while my mom is a fan of the impressionists so we took turns walking through our favorite galleries and then looked at some more pieces.
By the time we were done looking at art it was about 1:00 so I was getting a little hungry. I knew that Pinkberry was close to our hotel so my mom and I decided that we would hold off on eating until we got to Pinkberry. Unfortunately, I love shopping way too much for my own good and we ended up grabbing sandwiches at 2 because we were still 10-15 blocks away from Pinkberry.
During the school year, I commonly suffer from food comas...aka I get really tired after I eat lunch. So I told my mom that I wanted to go back to the hotel and take a nap, and that's what we did. After a 45 minute nap we were ready to hit Michigan Avenue! First stop, Pinkberry, which was good but definitely not as good as Freeziac. Then we walked up State Street to the Juicy Couture and Tory Burch stores. On our walk, I realized that Sprinkles cupcakes was SUPER close by...so we stopped in and got 4 cupcakes for the next couple of days!
One of the best places to shop in Chicago is Topshop, so I had to stop in and get a couple things!! It was getting close to 5:30 so we decided to head to a restaurant to get our names in so we could eat by 7:30. We decided on the Frontera Grill which was pretty good. I'm not a super huge fan of Mexican food and all there food had lots of salt (my fingers are going to be puffy tomorrow :( ).
Sometime between Topshop and eating dinner we also managed to stop at my favorite store in the entire world...Nordstroms...for an hour. We'll probably be back tomorrow...
Evening Shenanigans included me taking a shower sans shower shoes (a super awesome thing if you've ever lived in a dorm), 2 episodes of house hunters, a cupcake, and an 11:30 bed time. Sweet.
Goodnight Blogger-world,
Kat
Friday, March 9, 2012
Finally Friday...except not really/WHERE DID WINTER QUARTER GO??
Wow. It's Friday. This week has gone by so fast, which for the first time is a bad thing because I now only have 2 more days left to study for my Monday finals. Darn. I was looking through my old posts and realized that it has been over a month since I started my blog...time has flown by! Looking back, I haven't been able to blog as much as I would have liked to but I'm fairly happy with the content thus far. However, I'm semi-running out of ideas...so if you have any please let me know!!!
On that note, starting in the next couple of weeks I'm going to start having guest bloggers! I've talked to a couple of people and so far everyone has been pretty enthusiastic about it. So if you're interested in that let me know!
On to today's post. A summary of winter quarter:
As my second quarter of college draws to a close I'm going to take some time to revisit some of the highs and lows of this winter!
1. Classes
-This quarter I took French, Math, Econ, and an Ethics class. I remember being excited at the beginning for my first "college" class (Ethics), and honestly it was kind of a let down. None of my classes this quarter were exceptionally exciting and they all definitely had parts that were exceptionally difficult.
2. Sorority Recruitment
-The second week of this quarter brought about major social changes for a lot of girls on campus as it felt like the whole freshman class went through Rush. I personally thought the process was a little more intense than what I had anticipated but, as cliche as it sounds, everyone ended up where they should have! Things I learned: 1. Keep an open mind and don't let stereotypes influence your thoughts. 2. Trust the system. 3. The greek system isn't for everyone.
3. Sorority Events
-Of course as soon as you're in a chapter the massive amounts of social events commence. From pre-games 1-3 times a week, to formals, and bonding time with your new pledge class...this quarter definitely was the quarter to enjoy sister and brotherhood!
4. Swimming
-Practice amped up to 3-4 times a week, which took up a decent amount of my time but helped me deal with a little stress. Ended this quarter with club elections and will serve on the swim club executive board starting next quarter!
5. DANCE MARATHON.
-I LOVE DM. SO MUCH. All year I had been looking for something to be my passion at college and I think I may have found it. Raising over 1.1 million dollars for charity, dancing for 30 hours with some of the coolest cats, and nailing down some corporate donations all made DM one of the best experiences I've had at school. I'm already SUPER pumped for DM2013!!!
6. Family Visit
-I was unable to leave Chicago for a weekend due to lots of events and lots of homework so my mom and sister came down and chilled with me for a weekend in February. We went shopping downtown and ate lots of nummy food. Next time we'll definitely hit up some of the museums and the aquarium!
So cheers to winter quarter. All the memories. The weather we never got. Finding love in the 618. Dancing. 3am chats. The future. Spring quarter will be EPIC.
Peace. Love. Spring break.
Kat
On that note, starting in the next couple of weeks I'm going to start having guest bloggers! I've talked to a couple of people and so far everyone has been pretty enthusiastic about it. So if you're interested in that let me know!
On to today's post. A summary of winter quarter:
As my second quarter of college draws to a close I'm going to take some time to revisit some of the highs and lows of this winter!
1. Classes
-This quarter I took French, Math, Econ, and an Ethics class. I remember being excited at the beginning for my first "college" class (Ethics), and honestly it was kind of a let down. None of my classes this quarter were exceptionally exciting and they all definitely had parts that were exceptionally difficult.
2. Sorority Recruitment
-The second week of this quarter brought about major social changes for a lot of girls on campus as it felt like the whole freshman class went through Rush. I personally thought the process was a little more intense than what I had anticipated but, as cliche as it sounds, everyone ended up where they should have! Things I learned: 1. Keep an open mind and don't let stereotypes influence your thoughts. 2. Trust the system. 3. The greek system isn't for everyone.
3. Sorority Events
-Of course as soon as you're in a chapter the massive amounts of social events commence. From pre-games 1-3 times a week, to formals, and bonding time with your new pledge class...this quarter definitely was the quarter to enjoy sister and brotherhood!
4. Swimming
-Practice amped up to 3-4 times a week, which took up a decent amount of my time but helped me deal with a little stress. Ended this quarter with club elections and will serve on the swim club executive board starting next quarter!
5. DANCE MARATHON.
-I LOVE DM. SO MUCH. All year I had been looking for something to be my passion at college and I think I may have found it. Raising over 1.1 million dollars for charity, dancing for 30 hours with some of the coolest cats, and nailing down some corporate donations all made DM one of the best experiences I've had at school. I'm already SUPER pumped for DM2013!!!
6. Family Visit
-I was unable to leave Chicago for a weekend due to lots of events and lots of homework so my mom and sister came down and chilled with me for a weekend in February. We went shopping downtown and ate lots of nummy food. Next time we'll definitely hit up some of the museums and the aquarium!
So cheers to winter quarter. All the memories. The weather we never got. Finding love in the 618. Dancing. 3am chats. The future. Spring quarter will be EPIC.
Peace. Love. Spring break.
Kat
Thursday, March 8, 2012
DM2012: All we do is DANCE.
We danced, and we danced, and we danced some more. This past weekend I participated in my college's dance marathon, aka 30 hours of non-stop dancing. It was one of the most incredible and memorable experiences of my entire life. When someone got tired, there was always another person there ready to motivate them to keep dancing. As a way to pass the time, I decided to live tweet every 1.5 hours. Here are some of my tweets from the weekend...
@tmkaltenecker how are your cankles coming along??
@tmkaltenecker I just fell asleep sitting up. #nudmproblems
2 minutes until the craziest, most intense 30 hours of my life...#nudm2012
1.5 hours in...the beats bumpin, we're sweatin, but it's all good!!!#nudm2012
Block 1 complete! Feelin fresh and ready to go for block 2!#DGZBTdomination
WE'RE SO GOOD!!! -Haley. 1/2 way through block #2. Leggo.#nudm2012
BLOCK 3 has begun: Commence dirty dancing!!
1/2 way through block 3....FOOT MASSAGES!!! My ankles will be candles shortly...
It's blockpocalypse!!!! Block 4 leggo. #dgzbtdomination #NUDM
Sorry for party rocking! 1/2 way through block 4!! #NUDM2012
Sunrise: Check! Morning run around Norris: Check! Block 4: Check!!#nudm2012
Feeling ready to boogie after 50 minutes sitting, breakfast, and a refreshing show! Block 5 here we go!! #nudm2012
Taylor Swift is not real country. 1/2 way through Cowboys v. Aliens block #5! #nudm2012
We're halfway there! Here we go block 6!!! #nudm2012
Fatigue starting to set in...power through block 6!!! #nudm2012
Lunch on lunch on lunch. Life in block 7!!
Hit the point where I can't stop dancing...#nudmproblems #block7
The hardwork is done. Final 3 blocks. #NUDM
Extreme fatigue...time to focus on the kids.
Block 8: Only 2 blocks left!!! Stay strong. #nudm2012
27 hours, 9 blocks: Complete. Bring it on block 10!!!!
Dance on.
Kat
Here are some pics from the weekend : )
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| Here comes the sun! 6:21 am sunrise during block 4. |
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| ALMOST DONE! Block 10. |
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| Over 1.1 million dollars raised for a great cause. |
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Random Ramblings #2: Movie Mania
This is the second edition of "Random Ramblings" where I make random comments on the topic of the day. Today's topic is movies...so here we go!
-When I was little I used to watch Mary Poppins almost everyday.
-I've never seen the movie Titanic
-My favorite move is Ferris Buellers Day Off....one of my life goals is to recreate his adventure.
-I really don't like the movie 500 Days of Summer
-My favorite holiday movie is Home Alone, but I always watch White Christmas and Holiday Inn with my family,
-I'm OBSESSED with Harry Potter
-The last movie I saw in theaters was either 50/50 or Moneyball...both decent movies.
-I hate horror films.
-The last horror movie I saw was The Ring, in 6th grade, literally had nightmares for a good 5 months. Definitely thought Samara Morgan was hiding under my bed.
-27 Dresses is my go to chick flick.
-I've only seen Inception once, therefore I don't understand it.
-I'm a Star Wars fan
-Justin Bieber's Never Say Never movie changed my perception on him....but that doesn't mean I like his music!
-Smart House is my favorite Disney Channel Original movie.
-I'm a fan of 80's movies...The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, Dirty Dancing...never get old.
-I've never watched the Lord of the Rings movies
-I saw the 8th Harry Potter movie 4 times in theaters....once in 3D, once in imax, and twice normal.
-My favorite Disney Princess is Ariel, my least favorite is Snow White.
-The last movie I watched was Toy Story 3. It was really good. If you haven't seen it yet, you should watch it.
-I love The Wizard of Oz.
-I walked out of Saving Private Ryan after the first 2 minutes.
-I've never seen the animated version of Peter Pan, instead I watched this version.
-Mean Girls.
Keep Smiling.
Kat
-When I was little I used to watch Mary Poppins almost everyday.
-I've never seen the movie Titanic
-My favorite move is Ferris Buellers Day Off....one of my life goals is to recreate his adventure.
-I really don't like the movie 500 Days of Summer
-My favorite holiday movie is Home Alone, but I always watch White Christmas and Holiday Inn with my family,
-I'm OBSESSED with Harry Potter
-The last movie I saw in theaters was either 50/50 or Moneyball...both decent movies.
-I hate horror films.
-The last horror movie I saw was The Ring, in 6th grade, literally had nightmares for a good 5 months. Definitely thought Samara Morgan was hiding under my bed.
-27 Dresses is my go to chick flick.
-I've only seen Inception once, therefore I don't understand it.
-I'm a Star Wars fan
-Justin Bieber's Never Say Never movie changed my perception on him....but that doesn't mean I like his music!
-Smart House is my favorite Disney Channel Original movie.
-I'm a fan of 80's movies...The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, Dirty Dancing...never get old.
-I've never watched the Lord of the Rings movies
-I saw the 8th Harry Potter movie 4 times in theaters....once in 3D, once in imax, and twice normal.
-My favorite Disney Princess is Ariel, my least favorite is Snow White.
-The last movie I watched was Toy Story 3. It was really good. If you haven't seen it yet, you should watch it.
-I love The Wizard of Oz.
-I walked out of Saving Private Ryan after the first 2 minutes.
-I've never seen the animated version of Peter Pan, instead I watched this version.
-Mean Girls.
Keep Smiling.
Kat
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