me, elsewhere

you know when you do something normal in a new situation and then it's more fun?

like...

um...

i don't know, eating a corn dog.

see now, i always love eating corn dogs

[a hot dog in a delicious sweater! mmmboy]

but one time i ate a corn dog on the beach

in oceanside, calif. w/ my besties

and the sun was setting

and at one point i had my hoodie pulled up over my head

[what is it about hoodies that make me so dizzarn happy?]

and my toes in the sand

and well...

that's probably the best corn dog i've ever had.

[let's not focus on how utterly special we each look in this photograph.]

that corn dog is kind of like guest blogging.

[just pretend my analogy is totes working...smile and nod, kids. smile and nod.]

i know you get to hear from me every day,

but today i'm somewhere new and different!

so check it out

[remember that other time i guest blogged, for someone i didn't even know? that was fun...and i've actually met her in person now. good bloggin' times.]

also,

my dearest lovemuffin miss chantalion wrote THE NICEST BLOG EVER about little ol' me last week

you should probably check that out too

it makes me cry.

gee i love her!

polaroid moments (1)

i've decided to be cool like those people with shmancy phones
who takes pictures of everrrrrything
and then give readers a snapshot of their lives

so....
via my crappy, unshmancy dumbphone...
some insight into the last week of my life:

heidi hair

[stop looking at the dark circles under my eyes. stop it now.]

i love you, arizona.

[this was much cooler in real life. it was like a fire-orange sun melting out of the sky...in the middle of a lightning storm. pretty much amazing.]

a final, motivational gift from my departing roommate

yum yum....yum! finally made it to the grocery store. 

my motivation to get into my car last monday morning 

a surprise morning gift from mi papa!

just doing a little post-wedding shopping, that's all...

and why not end with more pictures of my hair?

because, apparently, i take a lot of pictures of my tresses.

i'll try and be less narcissistic next week...

it was a wedding, ok?

...oh now i'm all embarrassedface.

kbyenow.

a tale of 10 tweets

probably one of the more epic friday nights i've had since this little situation.

so here it is,
as told to you by social media.

because that's how we do.

[the setting]

trip to prescott for this lady's reception

[the characters]

miss meghan (megawhale)

miss chantal (chantalion)

yours truly (K8Ehawkes)

[act 1: the wedding]

[act 2: the journey]

[act 3: the festivities]

[act 4: the plot twists]

[act 5: the conclusion]
[piled in the same bed back in phoenix]

and that, my friends, is a night in the life of us.

also, another photograph for your viewing pleasure:

...that's all.
[no i didn't wear those shoes to the wedding.]

bridesmaid round 11

because stopping at round 10 wasn't enough, was it?

one step closer to my own hollywood movie!

look out katherine heigl!

this wedding is particularly fun for me

because i've been sharing a room w/ the bride

for app. 1 yr, 2 months and 4 days

[you know, give or take a couple hours]

[and those 3 wks we were flooded out...]

[photo credit to the lovely ashtyn. highly recommended. tell her i sent you.]

i got to see this wedding go down from the first party they flirted at

to the night they ran away to get otter pops

to the night she sat on her bed and said "i think i like him..."

to the morning after their 4th or 5th date, when i jumped on her bed to wake her up yelling "DID HE KISS YOU??"

[you sooo want to be my roomie.]

and then there was the first "i love you"

and that phase they went thru where they ate chicken nuggets every night off the same plate

[i swear this happened more than once]

all the late nights of hearing them giggle on the couch until 3am

[totally PG, kids]

looking at engagement rings and wedding dresses online

planning the reception and whatnot

picking out outfits for engagement photos

oh bother, i'm getting all teary eyed.

[only the beginning of today's waterworks, i guarantee it!]

i'm seriously really stoked for these kids

it's obvious how much they are in love

i've loved watching all the small moments

like when she says she's hungry and goes to the kitchen

and he follows and offers to make her scrambled eggs

even though he's not even hungry

i sure do like them.

[ashtyn again. gee she's good.]

so today i'm rocking a really great outfit [pics to follow]

attending their sealing at this place

[we believe in the forever kind of wedding]

taking a lot of pics outside in arizona in august

[can you edit out sweaty armpits? i believe in you, photographer!]

then heading up to prescott [her hometown]

to dance my little hindparts off at their reception

because...what's a bridesmaid for?

oh, and don't you worry that we kicked off the festivities right...

[sparkling cider, kids...] 

[the goods to go w/ a pile of crepes. mmmm.] 

[doing what i do best at parties.] 

[totally got his elbow. yesssss.]

the green pantalones of destiny

[you are my density. anyone? like i could pass up that quote opp.]

soooo...

remember when i went to the frisco bay a few months ago?

well, when this girl and i were doing some rainy-day V-day shopping

i happened across this store

selling these pants:

gasp!

sigh!

drool!

covet!

fact: i have a passion for green

and a passion for skinnies

but ... not a passion for spending 60 smackeroos

so i left those beautiful, beautiful trousers in SF

[along with a serious crush on a bearded boy i met at church.]

[wait, remind me why i don't live there?]

but you see ... the pants are on sale!

like, only-cost-16-bucks-now on sale!

[bearded boy...are you on sale?]

fact: Zara doesn't let you shop online

other fact: there isn't a Zara within a billion miles of Scottsdale

boo.

weep.

wail.

gnash teeth.

sooo...

anyone live near one?
[cough. california. dallas. cough.]

wanna buy me some pants?

i can totally pay you back........

yes yes?

[i'm totally serious right now.]

music: yours truly, my dears

well...

this singer oughta be a little familiar to you

*cough*

i figure i'm allowed to cover a sappy song now and again, right?
besides, if the a*teens can cover it, so can i.

right.

enjoy!

[p.s. there was some guy wandering around outside my window, if you're wondering why i distractedly glanced that way a couple times. next time i'll shut the curtains, eh?]

dear shark week: i hate you ▲

[taken by the meggles. i don't even like looking at this picture.]
[except for the boots and the jacket. those parts make me happy.]

fact: once a year, the Discovery Channel scars me for life. it's important to get this out there: i, katie elizabeth hawkes, am terrified of sharks, and whales, and overly large fish.

oh. oh.

i'm losing feeling in my arms just thinking about it. who knows where this fear stems from? i've met exactly two other people who truly understand

but surriously. being around aquariums makes me feel like i can't breathe. even thinking about shamu gives me the willies. [did you catch my pun? free willy? yes? bahaha.]

so once a year, when shark week happens [arms...losing feeling...], people start talking about it on facebook, posting pictures of sharks, blogging about it [google reader, you are a dangerous friend these days] ...and every time i wander into someone's living room, and they are watching a certain offensive channel... sheer. terror. on. the. screen.

...any other weird phobias out there?

[i.e. validate me now, please]

back up off me, shark week,
katilda