What dreams are made of

People  people, if you don't own a pair of polka dot jeans, something is terribly wrong in your life.

That being said, I guess my life was pretty terrible until 3 days ago! But now? It's pure heaven and sunshine and lollipops. Everyday I go bathe in frosting, frolic in peony fields and feast on bacon and ham and cheese and bread and cheesy bread.

And then I don't fit in my jeans anymore.

But anyway! I'll probably keep these jeans even if they don't fit ever again. Because when you find 70 dollar jeans for 12 bucks, you're keepin those babies forever. And i mean FOREVAH. Or something hiperstish like that. I'm seeing tea cozies and wall tapestries in the future for these suckers...

(ps: they are from heaven i mean Gap. Same deal.)

A day at the fair

Yesterday we went to the fair. I basically love fairs. I like the fried food, riding cheesy rides and looking at all the entries. Oh, and I like making money. This year, I made $145.  I am pretty much a happy clam. I entered these killer brownies that won Best in Division and Best in show. In other words, $75 dollars. I even considered not entering them, because they did look horrible! But of course, I'm thrilled I did because they can support my shopping endeavors. I am now thinking of all the great things I can buy. And I wish Fairs came more often. Because I know it won't be too long before I'm broke again.

Thanks Emily for taking pictures! And if you were wondering, #1 is what you should do if you want to model pathetically. I'm just here to help you all. XOXO, Kryn

PS: What do you think of my dress? It was not what I pictured making, but it turned out cute. Its also kind of Retro! (Eeek! I love retro/vintage stuff.)

Happily Fragrant

I adore fragrances. Incense is for hippe-ish people, but fragrances are for girls of all ages (and men if they are brave souls. But I'm not encouraging it.)

 I have a long history with fragrances. First of all, I've been addicted to lip gloss since I was a little girl. ( i like smelly lip glosses, thus their appearance on fragrance day.) Second, when I was about 8, my grandpa let my cousin and I loose in Ulta. He can't smell. He knew that we'd used every perfume in the store, but he didn't know how horrible we smelled! Everyone was gagging when we came in, and Kare and I were quickly forced into the shower before everyone else suffocated.

That being said, I've never been in an Ulta since, and I've been a little more conservative as far as perfume goes. But I still love it. I am loyal to bah and body works. They have wonderful smells and the best coupons! I always end up going back because I have a coupon- their marketing is working very well. But not for my wallet.

My fragrance day adventure today was just a trip to Bath and body works for some candles and lotion. It was the darn coupon. How can I let it go to waste? Especially when there's free lotion for the low price of $10? I went at a good time, I got the store manager and she was nice and helpful. I am realizing now I should have wished her happy fragrance day, I know she would have been enthused. I always forget to tell people I'm celebrating, but usually I'd don't want to. Bravery is not my thing. Despite forgetting that, my fragrance day was a great success. I got my candles and Aruba Coconut Lotion ( groovy name huh?) and I celebrated amazingly.

So before I forget again, Happy Fragrance day!

Sincerely,
Filled with fragrance 


PS: Not literally.

PPS: my dream job is to come up with cool names for things like lotion, candles and paint. I read an article about it in Martha Stewart and I know I would be amazing at it.

PPSS: here's all the fragrances I've used today:

A nice random selection.

Just a bunch of jiberish...

Oh my goodness! Every time I sit to write a post, all interesting information leaves me and I am left with nothing to show, tell or even blab about!

This weekend I was crazy busy planning and executing my AHG project. I planned a party for my troop, decorated it and used a microphone in front of 50 people. (I was really nervous about that.) The party went well, and I am so jazzed that I got it over with.

I am here right now to apologize for the celebrations page. I forgot to gather the January celebrations. I think I need a co-celebrator. Any volunteers?I promise to get back on track with February. I'm just guessing that there are some pretty awesome holidays for that month.

One last thing, I ordered my Vera Bradley. (Big woot!) I absolutely could not decide, I wanted one I could carry on my wrist. Because that's what they did in the 50's and 60's and those cute little handbags are totally in. But then I went to Michaels and I got so fed up having to carry my purse, that I decided right there I would order a cross body. And that's that. I won't tell you which one I got, but I'll show you the fabric....
Please don't judge me. This is way cuter in person. I was not a huge fan when I saw it online, but I changed my opinion when I saw it for real.

Happy Monday? It is Monday right? I keep forgetting which day it is, and for that matter, I still keep forgetting its 2012!!

What I would wear

There's a homeschool dance coming up and as much as I'd like too, I won't be one the attendees. But just because I'm not going does not mean I can't think about what I would wear...right? Okay, I make no sense.

I personally am not a fan of skimpy, teenage prom dresses. They are always, too tight, too short and sometimes fairly ugly. I prefer a little more elegant looking style.

I wish I had $200 dollars laying around so I could get this! Isn't it just darling? I love the color, and the bow is sort of weird, but with a cardigan and belt this would be extra adorable.This one I could actually think about buying, but it seems kind of silly to waste all my Christmas money on one dress. I love the layers of pleats on this one and while green is generally not my favorite color, I love this shade.

So that's what I'd be wearing if I were going. I get my new glasses today, I'll show you some pictures I'm sure!

Festivus!

I have not posted about a celebration in a really long time....oops. Anyway, hope you were festive because today was Festivus day! I assume Festivus includes general festive things such as, drinking eggnog, listening to Christmas music, wrapping presents, and so on. I decided to look up Festivus in the dictionary, because I was somewhat confused about the meaning. Turns out, there is no meaning because Festivus is not a word! So we have creative liberty today!

Here are some festive things I did:

• I painted my nails red.
• Went Christmas shopping
• Tried on my Eve outfit.
• Watched a Video on the making of the Michael Buble Christmas Album.
• Wrapped presents

Here's my favorite. It does not exactly shout Festivus.

• Wrote a letter in a red pen.

The last one is sort of lame...but since I have some liberty today, the red pen is the most Festivus thing around!

Sincerely,
Red = Festivus.

Eve of Eve

It's Christmas Eve Eve! What are you most looking forward to about Christmas? I am excited about making physical contact with all the presents under the tree, and the Christmas eve service.

You may be wondering why you didn't hear much about my outfit. Well, it was sort of a flop, but it was redeemed somewhat. During early December, I was busy planning it, purchasing accessories and so on. I was planning on buying this as the skirt.

I was going to get it in Grey, although the pink's not too bad! But sadly, I am a lazy American and didn't order it before it was retired. (And being American has nothing to do with being a lazy soul. I'm sure there are lazy people from every country.) After that depressing shopping disaster, I kind of had given up all hope for an outfit. I was going to wear
what I wore to the recital. (...)(Everything but the dress I got with my Christmas Eve outfit in mind. And you can't see the best thing - red tights.)

But in Gap the other day, I stumbled across a black skirt. It was super cute. It was bubbly and had pockets. And the real deal is that it was one dollar cheaper than the accordion fold skirt.

So now I sort of have a Christmas Eve outfit. Although it is not how I envisioned it in the beginning (Yes, I gave up on the gold jewelry.) And it is very similar to my piano recital outfit, it is still super cute.

I think I say cute way too much. Over and out.

Brown paper packages tied up with string

A little late to begin shopping and wrapping presents? Never! To be honest, I have not done ANY shopping this year. I get sort of scared when I go Christmas shopping. My family's lists are not so easy to cross off because....ahem...they have no lists. Dad says he likes " gadgets" Mom never says, and KJ says he doesn't want to ask for any of the stuff he wants because its all so expensive!

So what does that leave me with? Not a whole lot.

But! I (or mom) have something for KJ already! I decided to make the wrapping simple but sweet. Not of course, that he would care (or even notice!) But I wanted it to be a little homemade wrapping that made at least me happy.

So here is what I came up with....

Now, I don't know about you, but I think this is pretty stinkin' cute. Yarn is so versatile! I was shaving the pom pom all through grammar. Creighton says if I keep it up, the thing will be bald by Christmas! And he's probably right too.

And look, Christian left KJ a special message on the bottom! I'm guessing he won't even notice, so good thing I photographed it.
And there it is under our still undecorated tree. I actually like it undecorated. Maybe a few would be nice, but it makes the tree so much more of a focal point without all that junk on it.

How are you wrapping your presents this year? Are you trying anything new? Let me know, I would love to see!

Xoxo, have a wonderful and fabulous Thursday!

Impatiently waiting

Right now, I'm waiting for my new camera battery to charge. It takes 2 hours.

As soon as it finishes, I will post a tutorial (hopefully) on how to make those rolled paper flowers since some people were having trouble with them.

Oh yes, and I went to goodwill. Emily says I need this dress. I'm not totally sure why.

Christmas Kick-off

Well folks, we've got one month to go until Christmas! I am so excited. Now, we can all officially listen to Christmas music and not overlook an important holiday.

And as you all know, its Black Friday. Probably the most awesomest shopping day of the year. If I do say so, I am quite good at Black Friday shopping because I am a bossy little cow. I weasel my way through the masses of people to find my prized item. And I scored a massage while we were waiting in line at Macy's. Seriously! Mother and I made about 14 dozen trips to the car and back. And all we got was pots and pans!

But shopping is so much fun. I just love it.

I am conducting a poll. Do you like eggnog? Please comment your answer. I think the results will be very interesting!

Sneek Peek

Accessory Color:
This is the color pallet for my Christmas outfit. It's going to be so cute! I'm going to try gold accessories this time...I'm usually not one for gold, but I think it will go really well with the outfit.

Are you planning your Christmas outfit yet, Or am I the only one? I sort of like to plan ahead. I'm already planning how I'll decorate my hallways when I get to be a cool adult and own a house.

Highs and Lows

There are few highs and lows to having an early December Birthday. I know you June people wouldn't understand, so here is a list. Fact: Lists make life better.

Highs:

• December is the most exciting month ever.
  
• You get to make your list earlier than everyone else.
• December is practically the stuff month.

Lows:

• Birthday and Christmas money must last you...ALL year. (Scary thought for a shopper.)
• The other 11 months are non celebration months.
• You can't get stuff from Vera Bradly's spring line.

And so which outweighs the other?

I say the its the highs for sure.....that is, until June.

I weighed my purse

The Culprit

I think we should have a "guess how much my purse weighs contest"! Wouldn't that be so great? But since there are only about 10 people who read this blog, the contest would be kind of lame.

So! I just might as well tell you the whole story.

Yesterday, or whatever day Thursday was, I was at Publix. Now, everyone knows that Publix has large scales in the entryway . Personally, I think it is a bad idea for Publix. Because if everyone who came in weighed themselves, they'd probably come out with a lot less food.

But anyway, I weighed myself. I was kind of like "Huh??" and then I got of. But then! The light bulb went off. How about getting on without my purse? It was a great moment for all mankind. And you know what, my purse weighs 5 stinkin' pounds!

The moral of the story is you should always, always, take off your purse when you weigh yourself in the middle of the entry way at Publix.

End of story.

Newvember #18: My purse needs to diet.

Just a little post....

• I am working on two really cute little crafts that I will share. They involve flowers. I am noticing I really like flowers. My room is filled with flowers.
• I am going to start collecting piggy banks. They have the cutest ones at Target (hint!)
• My purse might just start dieting. More on that later.
• One item was checked off my winter wardrobe list : Mustard Tights.

So that's that. Happy Saturday!

Wonderfuly weird

Today was so 70's. I'll tell you why. First of all, I went to get my haircut. I got my bangs done, and they are just what I wanted. I can pull them over to make full bangs, I look like I'm straight from the 70's. Then Mom and I went to Goodwill to look for a costume for me for my party. We found the greatest outfits. Goodwill has serious Hippie stuff. On the way home, we listened to the 70's channel on Sirius. They played the Bee Gee's, Jan and Dean, and mom and I did an acapella version of "I'm leaving on a jet plane." It was so wonderful. And THEN, I got my 60's-70's style book from the library!! Now I am fully aware of what was hip and what was not in the 60's and 70's. I feel so informed. That may seem like it has nothing to do with today's holiday, but it actually does! The 70's were weird, but they were wonderful. They were wonderful, but really, very weird. The 70's and Wonderful Weirdo's day go hand in hand. And that my friends, is why today was so great.

Sincerely,
No wonder today was good, I wore Pink!

PS: Someone else requested my dynamic acting skills, this time I'll be Clifford at the library. Thankfully, its only for kids ages 4-7. Or so I hope.

Scary.

I don't encounter many Frankenstiens on a daily basis, and I would generally prefer to steer clear of any. Celebrating would be less than wonderful if I ran into a real Frankenstein so I'm going to tell you things I'm scared of instead of coming face to face with a green monster.

1. Bugs. I hate bugs so much. They are so incredibly freaky to me.

2. Snakes. Eww. They slither. They're sneaky. They eat cute mice. I dont like things that eat cute mice. Period.

3. Failing. To me, failing is one of the worst and scariest things imaginable. I would hate to fail in front of you. It is so embarrassing, and as if I don't already have enough embarrassing moments for you and me both.

4. People. I don't want to go into too many details, because after all, this blog is public. But certain people around the world scare me so much. I never want to meet you. You already loose. I know it.

5. Death. Not for me, I'm not worried. But for the people who die and have no idea where they are going. It's sad.

This list is really quite sad. So if you want to be nice, dont bring bugs or snakes or creepy people my way. Thank you. On a lighter note, I was looking at my files on LLB and found this:


My name is Kryn and I am a proud watcher of What Not to Wear. It’s hard to ignore, the daring and dashing Clinton, as well as the style savvy and sophisticated, Stacy. Together they will change the world and demand equal fashion for all. Long live Stacy and Clinton!

(Kryn N. is not a snob, but she does have uncommon fashion sense.)

I wrote this a very long time ago, so dont worry. I still love What Not To Wear. I watched one today. I also dont think I'm fashionable, but what am I supposed to say? "Kryn N would love to be fashionable, but unfortunately she is not." No one would go for that.

Sincerely,
Commin' for you Frankie.

Defeating the purpose

When I saw More Herbs, less salt day, the first thing that popped into my head was Basil Salt. But then I realized it sort of defeated the purpose of the day, So I'm saving it for Less herbs, more salt day which I'm fairly sure will roll around soon. If not, I will usher it in as a great celebration.

Herbs kind of confuse me. Don't get me wrong, I love them. They're pretty. They smell nice. But I sometimes am at a loss at how to incorporate them into the things i cook, which Is why I have insane amounts of Basil and mint in my garden. So even now, I'm no sure what to do. I need a clear direction for today.

At the moment, my right food is being choked in hot pink bandaging because I had surgery on my foot today. Saying surgery makes it sound like a horrible thing. And trust me, it wasn't that great. Here are some reasons I've compiled not to get a virus on your foot. (I just spelled it fut.)

1. It hurts.
2. It will have to be removed.
3. With a laser.
4. And since laser's hurt, a shot comes first.
5. You will not be able to run or swim for 3-4 days.
6. You will have to hobble around wherever you go.
7. People will ask you what happened.
8. You'll have to tell them it was a stupid virus.
9. It wont sound very important.
10. but it really, really is.

That was extremely pessimistic for blog this, but here is the good thing:The bandage is pink! If your foot (I did it again.) has to be chocked by a bandage, pink is pretty awesome color to be covered with. It is like the material that is on the outside of casts. I'm still considering if I want people to sign it or not.

Sincerely,
I want to go shopping and drive a motorized cart. I suggest you stay clear of Target for a few days. Things may not be pretty.

I celebrate sugar

My day started off with me being totally oblivious to the fact that it was Sugar Cookie day. I could absolutely not remember. But I was too busy shopping to eat a sugar cookie anyhow. I had a cake pop instead. It was sugary. So there.

This was one of the first things I saw today. I didn't know how cool hot air balloons were until I saw them this morning. I was born in a very hip hot air balloon town. Hot air balloons are widely popular there. Our valley is catching on.

This was what I had instead of a Sugar Cookie. Although I delight in sugar cookies, Cake pops are way more tasty. Especially the birthday cake kind. And I actually know someone who has a birthday today. I ate that whole cake pop out of love for this person I don't really know. I celebrated in your honor Heidi.

Here’s the inside of my cake pop. As you can see, it is unbelievably fluffy and sugary. These are almost as good as Sprinkles cupcakes. But smaller. And bigger is better, and better is bigger and little bit is never enough (No no no!) Sorry. That just popped out. High School Musical, ya'll.

I hold my cake pops very tight because I think they are so delish. I do not want to drop the deliciousness.

So before I go any further I will tell you about sugar cookies. I used to not like them, but I found a great recipe and I will love them forever. I made these perfect ones at Christmas and I tried to sell them on Ebay. Sadly, no one was interested. I actually just finished those last month. I still wanted to sell them. I finally gave in to the delight.

Today I've been shopping since 8:00 for camp stuff. Items. I got almost everything I needed, and maybe more. I got a $40 dollar dress for $10 bucks. What a steal! I also happened to go to the Gap. It was probably the best happening ever.
You may think it is strange I am posting a picture of my clothes in the dressing room at Gap. I think it is hilarious. Here's the reason. After we'd been shopping for a while, this helpful young guy came to help us "start a dressing room." Whatever that means. I obviously don't shop in Gap very often because I was confused. When we finished and actually got to the dressing room, all my clothes were neatly arranged on the racks and door. I dont know about you, but I think that is pretty posh. Thank you Kevin. Or was it Jimmy?

Sincerely,
I am wearing that purple shirt now.

PS: High School Musical side note for awesome people who take classes: Did you know that Peter started singing High School Musical at the last chemistry class? I know that song by heart, go Peter!

PPS: Be sure to check eBay next time you are craving a sugar cookie. You never know what you'll find.

PPSS: I appreciate interns alot too. I want to be an intern for Glenn Beck. I am sort of an intern now. But not for Glenn Beck. I volunteer at the library. That is very intern-ish.