sweet.

I'm not sure how I found this but it is adorable. I believe every girl deserves to be loved this much. I won't lie to you...I cried when I watched this. It's very sweet.

the story of vy + navin from stillmotion on Vimeo.

back on the blog.

I am so happy to be back on the blog radar to spend some quality time with Delightfully Sassy. And, of course many more of my favorite blogosphere friends!

However, here are some highlights of my life the past couple weeks:

1.) Birthday- was a couple of weeks ago and It was SUCH a great week! Yes, I celebrated for an entire week! I spent the day of my birthday working in the morning, wrote a cover letter for a job at Disney in the afternoon, and had a small celebration with friends for dinner.

The day after, a bunch of my girlfriends took me out on the town for some cocktails and fun!

On Saturday night I had a wonderful seafood dinner with my family...

And on Sunday, my sorority pledge class, and I, had some delicious dinner and drinks at the famous Montage restaurant in Portland. Such a great time! Here we are...11 of us...

Top row: Megan, SaraMac, Chelsey, Kristen, Briana, Kelly.

Bottom row: Kali, Mallory, Alyssa, Me, Erica

Missing: Sarah, Lauren, Alicia

Also, we discussed options for the next birthday party (lauren's) and boy do we have some great ideas! You just wait Lauren, you will love what we have in store for you! :)

2.) I've been thinking a lot about the people of Haiti. Every time I pick up a newspaper or sign on to my facebook, I see the devastation the earthquake has caused. It's incredibly sad and I wish I had enough money to re-build the entire community for those poor people. My heart seriously goes out to them all!

3.) I have been spending a lot of great, quality time with my roommate Erica. We've cooked together, drank together, been sick together, napped together, watching several movies together, and online shopped together all within the past 2 weeks. I've enjoyed every minute- she is a fabulous friend and roommate!

4.) I've been in the process of making Casey a very unique Valentines day present. I can't discuss much about it, but it's the best present i've gotten him yet! I cant wait until he sees it.

5.) I've been Dieting. Well.... more like detoxing. It's been for the best... trust me. In all actuality, I HAVE been eating a lot better the past few weeks...with some minor frozen yogurt setbacks. whooops.

6.) I have become quite the work-a-holic lately. I've been doing a lot of Career Outreach stuff around the OSU community; including a TON of public speaking engagements. I've been promoting OSU career resources and discussing different tools to make yourself marketable in this economy.

Also, we have been super busy planning the Non-profit Career Expo, going on tomorrow in the MU basement. AND the...OSU Career Fair/Engineering Fair February 16th & 17th. It's a lot of work, but totally worth it!

7.) I have a new design project. It's a Healthcare Project featuring a renovation of the children's wing at the Newberg Providence Hospital in Newberg, Oregon. We are re-designing the Children's Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Mental Therapy units, as well as everything in-between. Stay tuned...

8.) Measures 66 & 67 passed in the state of Oregon, as of this morning. I'm not excited about it. I voted "NO" on the measures. I believe the bill was poorly written and the State Legislature is horrible at state funding and budgeting. What needs to be done... I believe is...they need to go back to the drawing board and re-evaluate their budgets.

Now, we are taxing more money for small businesses, which will eventually lead to more bankruptcy and unemployment for our poor, little, beaver state. (sigh)...

On a more positive note....

9.) I have been working a TON on Job Applications and my Portfolio to send out to companies. I really want to create a brand for my name and market myself in a creative, professional way. So far, my materials have developed well...but, no interviews yet. I'm trying to stay patient and....how did my mother put it? ......"optimistically hopeful".

I hope something comes of all my hard work soon.

10.) I have been sleeping a lot lately. I honestly don't know what's wrong with me, but I have been tired for a week straight! Yesterday I didn't wake up until 2 pm!! WHAT!!?? I haven't slept that long, for like...ever! It was very strange. I guess my body just needs some rest. I am a much happier person when I get my rest.

I hope you all are enjoying your Wednesday; only 2 more days until the weekend!

H A P P Y 30th Wedding A N N I V E R S A R Y to Mom & Dad!!

They are busy celebrating together in Cancun Mexico right now. Tough life huh?!? But, I hope they are having a great time because they both really deserve it, they are such fantastic parents!

I love you both! Drink a Margarita for me!

Just Write.

Well friends, I've had some blogging commitment issues lately.

If you haven't been able to tell...

It's not that I don't want to write...because BELIEVE ME...I DO!!

I've just been so insanely busy lately that I haven't had any time for blogging fun.

I will try, try hard this week to put some Delightfully Sassy time on my radar so I can get back to reading about all of you and posting what is new with me!

I miss you all and I promise to be back in action soon!

to make you laugh.

I found these via A Cup Of Jo and seriously laughed out loud. I hope they make you laugh!

1. Okay, so you drop something on the floor...what do you do? It seems there is a scientific calculation to assist you with your next move. Ha! Ha! Ha!

2. Check out this optical illusion. Pretty silly.

Okay...here's what you're looking at...

Notice the girl in the background?... and her cute booty?

NOT! Now look at the girl in the foreground...she has a shoulder...duh!

Did you laugh? I hope I made you laugh.

Have a great weekend!

Help for Haiti

For those of us from the northwest, this one hits especially hard...

One of our own, Yvenson Bernard, former OSU running back and a native of Haiti, has reached out to former colleagues and friends to gather donations for his home country. Yvenson plans to travel to Haiti in two weeks and bring donations to the earthquake destroyed country. He wrote the following e-mail to request support:

Hello everyone,

As you have heard Haiti had a catastrophic earthquake this week. My family and I are from Haiti and much of my family is still living there now so I am starting a Haiti Relief Fundraiser. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, so relief is absolutely needed for survival!

We are accepting new hygiene products, all types of new and used clothing and shoes, as well as money donations. I am traveling to Haiti in two weeks to respond to this tragedy. All proceeds go to Haiti Relief! Any help would be appreciated! Thank you SO much and God Bless.

Donation drop boxes are at these locations:

Black Cultural Center
2325 NW Monroe Corvallis, OR.

Kappa Kappa Gamma
1335 NW Vanburen Ave. CORVALLIS, OR.

Today's Salon
425 W. 1st Avenue ALBANY, OR.

Possum Auto Body & Paint
136 Southwest 9th Avenue. Albany, OR.

Glamour Salon, Inc.
100 King St. S. Salem, OR
503-385-1938
www.glamoursalonsalem.com

Taylor Real Estate & Mgmt
2295 Liberty St. SE Salem, OR.

Charitable donations:

Please make check payable to:

International Sports Agency
Children’s Foundation
P.O. Box 51508
Irvine, CA 92619
http://www.helpisakids.com/Donations.htm

OR

Yvenson Bernard
325 Valley Football Center
Corvallis, OR 97330

{info via:osu powered by orange}

PLEASE, PLEASE get out there and help. We are all citizens of the same world, and we all have an obligation to do our part.

For those of you outside the northwest, please help too!

More cites to donate through..

Mercy Corps

Salvation Army

Hope For Haiti

American Red Cross

Text Donations
To make an automatic $10 donation to the Red Cross, text "HAITI" to 90999; the money will be charged directly to your cell phone bill.

{images via: nytimes}

sushi etiquette. for the sushi lover.

{image via:swissmiss on a cup of jo}

Today is my 23rd Birthday.

Today is my big 2-3!! My only Birthday wish this year is to hear from all those I love most in this world. :) That's always my favorite part about Birthdays.

As I get older I am reminded everyday of the things I love and hope to never forget as my life goes on and I continue to always turn another year older...

I hope I never forget...

• How lovely I feel when I’m dressed up
• How magical I think rainbows are
• How much I love driving with the sunroof open in the summertime
• The tears in my father’s eyes when he dropped me off at college for the first time
• How to create
• The many conversations my mother has had with me about taking care of myself
• How hard I had to work at my first job to afford my first car
• The day my brother left for the east coast and how sad my family was without him
• How excited I get around animals- even if it’s just the baby ducks crossing the road
• How fortunate I am to have such amazing girlfriends
• How thankful I am to be healthy
• How excited I am to be a mom- someday.
• How horrible it feels to break someone else’s heart
• The way that I feel when he looks at me
• How amazing it will feel when I complete my education in 8 weeks.

I'm looking forward to a great birthday and all of the magic, I'm hopeful, that 23 will bring.

...okay, i'm ready Kati...Bring on the anti-wrinkle cream! ♥

{image via: poppytalk}

a tired tuesday.

My roommate, Erica and I have had the worst time sleeping lately.

This morning we conversed about our sleeping experiences the past few days and both agreed that today was going to be especially difficult to get through. We both just need a good-nights sleep. bad.

If you have any ideas out there... please send them our way. Our crankiness is beginning to catch up with us.

Today this is how we both feel...

{images via: we heart it}

Fabulous & Fascinating & Female

So, remember the weekly feature I began last week?

This week my fabulous, fascinating, friend is my big sister, Anne.

Well, She's actually my sorority big sister, but a fabulous big sister, nonetheless. She is the closest I will ever come to having a sister of my own.

I chose Anne this week because of some special memories that evoked wistful emotion this past weekend. It was sorority initiation and I couldn't help but think of my initiation memories and spending them with my new big sister, Anne. It was a wonderful memory that I know I will never forget.

Dear Anne,

You are an incredible woman. Your sincerity and friendship and beautiful soul inspires me, and your love for life, and those around you, teaches me to be a better woman. You are everything I could ever ask for in a friend. I believe, with all my heart, that you were the reason I never had a sister. Instead, God gave me you. And for that, I am eternally grateful. You are so special to me and purely irreplaceable. I cant wait to spend the rest of my life being your friend.

Some Boudoir Photos

Portland's fabulous photographer, Laura, from Elle Images Photography alongside Julie Flood Photography are presenting a super fun and amazing gift idea for Valentines day.

Together, they are holding an elegant Boudoir photo shoot event at the luxurious Nines Hotel in Portland.

It sounds like such a fun time accompanied by champagne, loveliness and fabulous girlfriends.

If you are interested in booking a photo shoot session or would like more information contact Laura at laura@elleimagesphoto.com

The daily drop cap.

The Daily Drop Cap is a project by typographer Jessica Hische. Each day, a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap is posted for various publishing enjoyments and for the adornment of blog posts everywhere.

{discovered via: junkculture}