Tie 172

Last day of April! Happy Un-April Fools! So everyone be really real today :D I got five ties left! And then I get to wear my New Zealand one! Which will be on Sunday and then hopefully I'll be getting another couple of ties but after that I have no clue what else. My day so far has been okay. I have lots of work to do and just want to get through these deadlines. I just hope I do well and that this end of the semester goes smoothly. Much love, K

Tie 171

Today I taught Sunday School. I was prepared but I guess not prepared enough. It was kinda hard but kinda not. You just gotta have like an infinite amount of questions or somehow be able to manage to always get the conversation back to the lesson. Anyway, it was fun though. And will be teaching again next Sunday. Maybe I'll be better prepared or something. Who knows? Now I'll be off to see the wonderfully amazing boyfriend of mine that everyone in Buffalo wants to meet. Hope he's excited. Much love, K

Tie 170

So I took this one this morning, when I got in. My last day in Buffalo was spent sleeping in until 11 and then planning Sunday school with Roofie, then Denny's with Amber- we saw a car crash on our way to The Tea Leaf Cafe, and then lastly I went to Bonnie's Senior Thesis which ended with Ruth, Marilyn and I catching up in Spot Coffee. I love those girls so much and can't wait to see their lovely faces again. I thoroughly enjoyed myself in Buffalo this weekend and can't wait to go back. Much love, K

Tie 169

Today I am in Buffalo! The ride over was much too complicated. There was a loud rider and there was no gas in the bus but finally I got here. I went to IIB like I was suppose to and we went on a field trip to a health fair where the Refugees learned about breast cancer, well the girls did. And then I went to have lunch with my cousinm we had Thai. And then Roofie drove me to campus where I changed and tried to see my Japanese teacher. Then went to Career Services and saw the most wonderful Salvatore! He's so cute and look exactly the same as when I left him. After that I came here to Johnny Bravo's place where he is now cooking dinner for me and Beansy. Afterwards is I'll be at the End of the Year party for IV. So much fun! Much love, K

Tie 168

Today, well tonight, I leave for Buffalo! I'm excited to see all my wonderful friends again and say hi and get hugs and feel all special. Not like I don't feel special now, it's just that there are way too many ppl in NYC and not all the special ppl get recognized but in Buffalo they do. So while in Buffalo I'll be visiting my refugees, trying to see my Japanese teacher, and then going to a party with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. It sucks that they got derecognized by the SA but I like how they're still doing their thing. After that, I have a Denny's date with my old classmate and then going to a Senior thingy for a friend and that's it. That's my two day trip to Buffalo. But I'll be back for the wedding in the Summer. Can't wait! Nine more ties to go! Much love, K

Tie 167

Thirty one down, ten more to go. Today is gonna be long but I'm determined to make it fun. I got to work on time but no one was here so I decided to just sit outside on the terrace and read my love letters from my wonderful boyfriend. After the second one I started to miss him. I would love to take him to Buffalo with me but it's such a busy time right now. Maybe the next time or the time after that. So many weddings to go to up there that I'll be going back and forth all summer. Glad to be making cupcakes instead of tutoring tonight. Well not really instead but yea. Have a happy hump day! Much love, K

Tie 166

Happy Tuesday! So I'm writing this really quick so I can leave and go to work. I have a very busy day and week and rest of this semester. So this is the last of the batch of ten I got so I've worn thirty so far from the magical bag. I took out the rest and there are only eleven left. So this wonderful adventure will soon be at another pause. However, grandma did bring me back a tie from New Zealand. Excited to see what that one looks like. Anyway, off to work. Much love, K

Tie 165

Wow, one hundred sixty-five, that seems like a really big number. If I had that much money, I would think it'd be a lot of money. Well the parents came back today. I really did not want to hear anything about their trip nor tell them how horrid things were with them gone. I just want my room to smell normal, to curl up under my sheets and pass out. School tomorrow, which sucks and lots of preparing that I need to do. Guess I better hit the sack. Much love, K

Tie 164

I really enjoy how happy I look in this picture. It is a really good personification of my Sunday. I went to church, it was not too bad. The children were much more behaved, however the lesson was pretty boring. I don't want mine to be like that, so I have to do some heavy duty preparing. After church I got caught in the rain but got to see my other half. Sadly he had a headache and is now sick. I don't like him being sick but I guess it happens. I just pray he gets better soon because I'm going to Buffalo and don't need another thing keeping me back from going. So lets all send him baskets full of oranges! Much love, K

Tie 163

This day was spent doing absolutely nothing. I slept and read and slept and ate and played with the cats. Such wonderful creatures they are. I know some may not agree, but who cares. I love cats, suck it up. Anyway, I really need to go shopping because I do not have any red shirts or anything that would go with a red tie. I should work on that. Much love, K

Tie 162

Friday, I got to go to the Shake Shack. I definitely recommend that place. Very delicious burgers and shakes. Also on this wonderful day spent with a wonderful man, I got my fake glasses at Claire's. You might have noticed that my pink glasses that I use to wear are no longer around. That is the working of a little girl named Queency. She wore them and never gave them back. But I finally got some new ones. I'm so excited. I just forgot how much they actually hurt my eyes, but they do keep things from blowing into my eyes and makes me look very mysterious, well at least in my opinion they do. Much love, K

Tie 161

This lovely tie was worn on Thursday. Thursday started out swell. I was excited to get class and work over with so that I could see my lovely boyfriend. We were going to get gummy bear ice cream again. However, that did not happen. The dog got involved somehow as well as other issues. So Thursday was not a very fabulous day but it happens. We wake up to a new a day and keep things moving. Commit everything you do to the Lord; trust him and he will help you. Much love, K

Tie 160

So today's tie also comes from the wonderful bag of mystery ties. I woke up super early but felt so good. I got a lot of sleep. I haven't been getting much sleep lately. And things just keep piling on. I have to do a lot of homework and catching up to do. Luckily they cut my hours at work so I can work on my homework. However, in the last five hours I have nothing school related. I applied for jobs online and just fooling around on the internet. But I'll get started on my work soon... After this I got more tutoring and then probably finish homework and get ready for work and class on Thursday. Can't wait for Friday. I can have a break! Much love, K

Tie 159

Yesterday,( meaning the day I should have posted this) was pretty okay. Woke up with my eye feeling like it was going to fall out but it didn't. I finally cleaned up the mess my sister created in my house. Took me two hours to clean three room, two bathrooms and the kitchen. I'm lucky that my sister's mess is just organizational messes, like things are just in places where they're not suppose to be. Other than that, she's pretty okay. Oh and the smoking but that doesn't make too much of a mess. And luckily what she loves to drink is Pepsi. Anyway, after that, went to work again and then class where I took a quiz that I didn't do too much studying for thanks to my wonderful boyfriend. I know I was suppose to study but I'd rather spend time distracting him, laughing with him, making him smile. He's just that awesome. After my quiz, nothing special, got in trouble in class again, had a revelation that the Cat in the Hat was a pedophile and that those kids' parents were negligent. And then just went home to pass out because I had an early day today. I don't know what tomorrow bring but I know I'll be seeing someone handsome. Much love, K

Tie 158

So on Monday, I went to work and then had to go tutor. I got stood up again by my first tutor child but the second one was cool. We talk and have fun. Tutoring should be fun and not some boring task that leaves us both bored and wish we spent our time doing something better. After that I think I stayed up trying to make things ordered a little. Making the place feel like my own. Hope all is well for the rest of my week. It's looking good so far. Much love, K

Tie 157

Another wonderful tie. Sorry I haven't been updating. My sister gave me two panic attacks this day so things have been crazy since then. She decided she was going to take the cat away as well as the computer. Then I came home to find all the furniture turned upside down and everything a mess. My cousin's wanted me to leave but I just went to my mom's house where there is no internet sadly. But once Monday comes I will be back to my regular schedule. Much love, K

Tie 156

This is another fabulous tie from the endless magical bag of ties. It's getting very light now. I feel like there might be ten or so more left. I don't think twenty but maybe thirteen or something like that. Anyway, so I did not get to see my lovely boyfriend yesterday but that's cool. I was kind of a fire breathing dragon. Today I am slightly better but feel not completely able to make decisions like whether or not to give my sister her allowance. I still don't talk to her. I kinda feel like she doesn't even deserve an allowance, she don't do anything but sleep, smoke and eat. I don't even know what she eats because she doesn't eat here. It's not like there isn't food here, she just doesn't want to eat it. Oh well, she's twenty, she can manage on her own. Maybe she'll go out and get a job. Anyway, so I do feel better but may begin to fill stressed as more and more things begin to be due in school. So hopefully I survive. Much love, K

Tie 155

So today started off kind of okay until I realized that the necklace my boyfriend gave me was missing. Not really missing but was not in spot that I always keep it. I could not have put it anywhere. I remember seeing it there when I got home that afternoon, so I should be there this morning. The only logical explanation I could come up with is that my sister took it, like she takes everything else from me. Growing up with my sister has been hell. She takes what she wants and doesn't care about others. She's a thief by nature and a liar and if she could get away with it, I'm sure she'd kill someone or two. So now, I'm not even going to bother with her anymore. I got some advice to ask her, if she took it but she said no. But how can I trust her. She's the complete opposite of me and is super duper selfish and all she does is smoke and only the Lord knows what else. I'm trying to be a bigger person but I have no idea what to do about her. If I could, I think I would move back in with my mom. I don't think there really is a solution to this. I'm just going to continue to live my life and try to find some joy in it as best as I can. This is me ranting. In a couple of weeks, I'll probably have a totally different view and feeling. We'll see. Much love, K

Tie 154

So this morning I did not have enough time to take a picture. I was rushing out so I would not be late for my friend's marriage ceremony at some state building where they do marriages on the second floor. It was cool. Waited on line for a while, made fun of people and then got down to business. It was nice seeing it all done and stuff. So glad to have been picked to witness such an awesome moment. I was just saying how none of my friends thought me to be important enough to be any of their kids god parents but maybe I'm just not right for that job, but I can definitely be a witness. I am very trustworthy and reliable. I guess I am important. And this tie also came from the big magical bag of ties. I'm twenty deep in the bag so far, can't wait to see what the next batch of ten will bring. Much love K

Tie 153

Today's tie brought to you by IV Front and the letter K and the number 6. My plans for today is to get my hair done, come back and do some cleaning. Go to my mom's to prepare for the bf to come and cook for me :D And then I also want to do some school work, like reading and stuff. Hope it all goes well. Much love, K
So Roger did not get to cook for me, however, I did get to spend a wonderful evening getting to know his family and celebrating the birthday of his little cousin. It was very entertaining and educational. His grandma is absolutely hilarious. And his family has lots of embarrassing stories to tell me but will wait until I'm in the family a little longer. I guess I'll stick around, it's not like I have anything else to do. Kinda sorta maybe most definitely love this dude and hope to spend many wonderful years with him <3

Tie 152

So yesterday I was a messy eater and got some ice cream on my tie. I had an idea in my head how I'd get it out and when I tried it, it worked. I got a thin tooth brush, wet it, wet the stain, add some soap, rub a lil, add a little more water, and blot dry with a tissue, worked like magic :D Okies well today is another tie from the magical bag that never seems to end. But I have two more ties left of this batch of ten. I hate how I can't find anything that goes with some ties, or nothing that I want to wear because everything goes with black but I don't wanna wear black anymore, my C21 days are over. Last night I also did some major cleaning on my closet. Moved things around and now I have space for the tie rack except there is a little tv in the way. Don't know where to put it. Help? Much love, K

Tie 151

This fabulous tie is hopefully from Burma. I use to teach Burmese refugees. Best time of my life, plus all the other refugees as well. And one was just happened to be named Biba. However, Biba was from Bhutan and had four sons and a daughter. All her sons looked extremely alike and they were so nice. Biba would try to feed me things. She was the sweetest old lady ever. I miss her and all the other refugees. Especially Margarete and Ibrahim and Ishmael. They are really funny. One time we were trying to practice questions they were going to be asked for an exam to see if they were learning anything in the class and Ibrahim was coming up with the most funny answers. Not that he was being comical, it was just the way he said it. Margarete and I were just cracking up. Oh man, definitely best time in IIB ( International Institute of Buffalo), probably better than Friday Bingo. Love Bingo! Much love, K

Tie 150!

Happy Easter. Today Jesus was found not in his tomb but was seen by Mary and then his disciples. Just three days ago he was hung on a cross and now he's chillin with his closest friends. This morning I went to church, to go to Sunday school. I'm interning with the junior high dept, those kids make my head hurt so much. Some of them are super cool and some are just off the chain. I don't know what I'd do when I start teaching. I guess just stayed prayed up. Anyway, so when I leave the building, I see a huge line of tourist waiting to get into our church. I'm all for tourist coming but it just sucks because the place is already gonna be packed with ppl who only come on holidays and then you add tourist and it's just a hot sweaty box. I know I'm suppose to go to church for me and not them. And I do, but it's hard when church is suppose to be a body of believes. I'm in the body but don't really feel close to this body. I kinda miss my church in Buffalo. They were a real close church and family. Oh well, maybe I'll find something like that here. Now I'm going to bake some cupcakes and see my boyfriend. And maybe do some reading and cleaning. Much love, K

Tie 149

Another fabulous tie to add to my collection. I think today I will try to clean out my closet so that I can add another tie rack in there somewhere. Today is a very slow day. Have lots of reading I want to do and some baking. I think I'll bake cupcakes. Probably should make sure I have everything. Spent an awesome night with the bf, almost didn't want him to leave. Grandma and mom leaves for Australia on Monday, yay! Much love, K

Tie 148

Another fabulous tie to add to my wonderful collection. So today is my first day of Spring Break and I'm already stressed. I have so much to do, well actually I don't have anything to do, but I want to do so much but don't know where to start which is making me stressed. So I'm just gonna do one thing today and add other things as I go. Whatever will be, will be. Happy Good Friday. Much love, K

Tie 147

Here is another wonderful tie. I did not get much sleep today. Woke up at 3:23 and stayed up on facebook until 5. After that, I laid in bed until 6 and then kind of slept but it was off and on until about 10. So not a good night. I thought my bf was mad at me but he was just having phone issues. This morning also sucked because I was leaving everything at home, first it was my school books, then my wallet. And then my water bottle spilled in my book bag making everything wet. However, no matter how sucky my day was, my wonderful boyfriend made it oh so much better. I love him and thank him for being such a wonderful guy. We went and got ice cream with gummy bears on top. Oh was it delicious. I recommend you find a Ralph's Italian Ices and get the gummy bear ice cream it is to die for. For serious this ice cream is beyond delicious into something totally out of this world. Loved it! Go get some. Much love, K

Tie 146

What a lovely tie. I just woke up 20 minutes ago and I look fabulous. Sometimes I love my ability to just wake up and go right into my day without and lags and when I leave my house with everything I need for the day because I either packed the night before or thought about it the night before. Only one slip-up today. I forgot to put on deodorant, lol, so I calmly went right back up stairs to make myself nice and presentable. You can't look all nice and pretty and have smelly pits. Now I'm at work and I can tell it will be a long day. Much love, K

Tie 145

This is the first tie in the next batch of ten. I'm excited for what's to come. These ties are looking very fabulous and can't wait to share them with you. Today it was really hard to get up though. I don't know why, and I was having very not so appropriate dreams. So when I finally did get up I had to finish my project, which required another nap. Now I'm at work, enjoying a ham sandwich. Hope today goes swell. Much love, K

Tie 144

So I wasn't really sure if this was a tie or not. But it seems like it is, so here it is for the world to see. I think if I were to wear it, it would not be as a tie. I think maybe a head band or belt type thing. I am now ten ties in. I don't know how many ties are in this bag but I'm starting to think it is forty. I just took out another ten I believe. The next batch of ties are wrapped up just like the last so that's what I'm thinking. Smart man, to bag the ties up in sections of ten. Sad but also glad that these ties could have gone to the salvation army or goodwill where young men in my neighborhood could go get a tie for about a dollar if he wanted to. But no, a little girl in a fancy apartment building with a door man gets all these ties for free and doesn't even share. Not even with her wonderful boyfriend. I love him and all but these ties are special. They represent so many memories, so many people, so many times in my life. They kinda help me to see how much I have grown. Anyway, Happy Monday Much love, K

Tie 143

Another tie from the never ending bag of ties. Who knows what's in there. I'm excited and scared to find out. I don't think I have room in my closet for them all. I wish I did though. So this morning I went to my internship for Sunday School and I had junior high. I was excited and also scared. I had these two girls, who just had mouths on them. Oh man. And then the guys came in and that was just worse. I don't know how I am going to survive. How do you get teenagers to pay attention. I got some advice: be honest with them. I'll try it. I feel like just baking goods and having their mouths full all the time so they won't have to say anything, but that probably won't work. Oh and I so recognize myself in some of these girls. Looking for attention and dying to be recognize by a guy. I want to help them out somehow, by telling them that these guys will never care for you as much as Jesus does. He's the only one who sees all of your flaws and still loves you. He's the only one who can see past your church dress clothes, your nasty words and see what's deep down in your heart and still love you and would/have died for your sins. Maybe one day I'll be able to tell them that they do not need to seek approval from these boys because they'll always be boys. You be the woman God wants you to be and maybe they'll see that the only to get your attention would be to act like a man of God. Much love, K