Your P.A.L. Kat

well, today was a success..lots of folks showed up to help us raise some mula for a good cause…the good cause is TBD, but we know we are donating the money to something other than our own pockets…

the life group gang all was great…they joined right in, dropping off stuff to contribute to the “fund” and helping out early this morning…thanks to Elizabeth for being the “very” early bird…it was great…we all had fun hanging out and joining in.the yard saling madness…

but of course, im pooped…until the next one…YARD SALE #2 was a success!

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well, everyone…join in at 8pm for EARTH HOUR…shut off your lights and if ya want, all you can thats running on power…

lets contribute to this amazing campaign…look at the link above to read about this…

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i ended my 2nd quarter at csusb as a grad student…woohoo…i have a 4.0!

who would’ve thunk?

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so, one of my new favorite people is this guy named jonathan…he joined our life group just recently, and i just have to say, he rocks! there is not one thing bad to say about him…he has been a great addition to our group…very open, kind, funny, and one thing that is really great is that he LOVES food…all kinds…he is always talking about food when we all eat together…anyway, im on a tagent…back to the point of this post…

so, anyone like sangria? I DO I DO!!! and so does our new pal jonathan…he introduced us to a nifty little treat in a jug…he calls it “my pal carlos, or our pal carlo thats what him and his friends call it he says)…its a very inexpensive, yet tasty sangria you can grab at your local vons, ralphs, whatev…for like 8 bucks for a huge jug…not bad…so i looked for it the other day, and sadly could not find it…well, we were all out to dinner tonight (where i had a lovely glass of sangria actually) and i told him i didnt find any…he was saddened by this, as was i…we all parted ways….got home and then jonathan shows up at our door a few minutes later and what does he have…our pal carlo in a bottle just for me…

now, isnt that just cool?

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thats right, its that time already again…we are yard saling it again here at the ol’ Risinger casa…tomorrow, bright and early…we will be settin up for another yard sale…junk we dont need or want anymore, my moms junk from her last move, and others junk from our life group…so, if you are in the neighborhood and want to drop pff your junk, cool!  we will be here…but dont expect any profit…we dont plan on keepin any of the mula made tomorrow…

see ya out there…

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Well, folks, Happy Resurrection Day! He is RISEN! Its Easter still, and Jon and I have been up here in Salinas visiting the folks…it has been so nice being here…I miss them so much sometimes…it’s nice to just come to a place and visit and literally feel “no stress”…maybe its all in my head…but whatever, i like that we have this place to retreat to…and visit family…so, that said…its is almost time for us to leave for the airport…i have not taken any photos while i was here…i brought the camera, but i thought id try to just, whats the word, um…..RELAX? yeah, thats it…and not have to worry about any blogging creativity with pictures…although i know blogs are alot more interesting with them…but whatev! no pics…deal with it! this weekend for me wasnt about that…

i have to admit, im sad to go…i love my family up here…but it makes me that much more excited to make the next trip…

im sure momma-ri wil be posting as well as micah-ri…they had the cameras out…

anywho, i hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful Easter weekend…i did!

SALINAS ROCKS!

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I love this man…he is wonderful, funny, loving, kind, and  COMPASSIONATE…he is my best friend!  wanted to share what i was feeling right now…and share this pic Christina Ellis took at disneyland…

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Well, this lovely holiday has come and gone…

went to Killarneys with ma and sum int he afternoon for their all day event…had some fish ‘n’ chips, a brewsky, and listened to some jammin’ irish tunage…

then later on, went over to moms for an awesome irish meal of corn beef & cabbage…jon also got a haircut…finally…

cant pinch us….

then back to Killarneys to see that the line was so long they were doing the one in, one put thing…yeah, even with our nifty wrist bands we got earlier, we were not allowed in…so we went over to el torito, hung out…

had some laughs… call me crazy, i like to dress up on holidays…

all in all, it was still a festive day!  May the luck ‘o’ the irish be with ya…

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there are peaceful moments like these…walk to the “BUCKS” with the pups and my best friend and then to the park to basque in the sun and watch the pups loving the grass…

  toby n my’s view…

at the bucks…my view from inside…

look, even bella gets starbucks…triple grande (that a girl) upside down iced water, no ice please! hey bella-boo…

bella LOVES the grass…

so does tob-meister!

just chillin…

sometimes, just  being outside with my husband and our doggies makes everything chaotic in life disappear!  thanks for peaceful moments like these…i cherish them…

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3 thrilled  and eager RISINGERS at the ITL’s…

well, just got back from the ITL awards…EXCITING!  hmmm, i sense some sarcasm, hope i didnt offend anyone…no really, we went in honor of my father in law who apparently is dead…read jons post about it to understand…anywhoo, we won 9 out of 15 nominations, not bad…i took one for mother, the part, mot my mother, she got her own for costumes…go mom! oh and embarrased me in front of everyone there by introducing me as her daughter and recognizing my first show at landis auditorium at the age of 4 as gretl in sound of music…seriously ma, no one cared, but i love ya, no hard feelings…

word to the “Mother”

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