Hashtag Thank You Notes

Want to hear a hilarious story? I click save obsessively. Like, write a sentence, hit save. Italicize hit save. Spell check? hit save. YET SOMEHOW the post I originally put together for today, well that I was forty. five. minutes. into. Mysteriously got deleted after the internet went down + then the UVerse page told me to reboot my browser. I promise I did not cry a lot. Let's see how much I remember, eh? (oh hey Canada, whatcha doin'?)

Well, let's start off with one that I didn't think up last night! Thanks, Jude the Jeep, for not usually letting me down but for only letting me down in really convenient places. For overheating, but only five miles from the repair shop and my dad's house. For waiting to not start until lunch on work from home Wednesday. #butineededtogototarget #vroomvroom #ineedanewcar

Thank you Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, and our new friend Hoodie Allen for helping me relive my high school + college glory days. #thanksforthememories #thatsstuckinyourheadisntit #notsorry #jamsamakeherdance

Thank you, Dominos pizza man, for not judging us for waiting at the end of the driveway at 2 am on Saturday night. Also for bringing pizza to us at 2 am on Saturday night. You sir, are the real MVP. #pizzapizzapizza #latenightsnacksduh

last night, the first time I wrote this, I had a source for this that included a bunch more delicious pizza gifs, thanks AT&T for not making that happen either. 

Thank you, Rocks Box, for making me look like I know what I'm doing when buying jewelry. You make me look like a princess even though I have no idea what I'm doing. You should use "kathleenbff118" to get your first box fo'freeeeeeee. You know you want to . You can be fancy like me! #yourewelcome #imsofancy #butnotreally #butILOOKsofancy

Soooooooooooooooooooo how's your week going? We're halfway to the weekend!!

Dear Babes of Blogland

I want to take a minute today to thank all of you lovely ladies (+ gentlemen, I assume boys read this sometimes too. even if it's just because I make them, thanks guys!) I know sometimes it's hard to tell because I'm all jokes and snark, but this past year has been really challenging for me. I'm sure it will probably read like I'm super conceited or something -- but I've always felt like I was good enough. I've never really failed at anything I've tried. I'm sure it's thanks in part to the fact that I feel like I need to put my all into whatever I do, but not landing a job in baseball just about ruined me. 

my posture is outstanding.

Enter the blog life. [I didn't choose the bloglife, it choose me] If you had asked me back in December of 2013 what I thought would come out of writing my own blog, I probably would have laughed and said "I don't know, a little carpel tunnel?" because I've never put my whole effort into it before, unless it's been for work. I remember seeing those page-views rise, getting reasonable comments that weren't spam, and thinking "hey, maybe I am actually good at this!" So I really needed it when I didn't get the dream job. 

I never would have imagined that I would build the relationships and friendships I have in this short year-ish. I never would have imagined that these women could make me feel like I'm still worthy and that maybe everything doesn't happen for a reason we can see, but a reason we have to trust. If I had landed a baseball job, I maybe never would have focused as much time and energy on this little space. I probably wouldn't have met the outstanding people that make me feel like the prettiest princess every day with their comments + instagram likes + tweets. 

I've never needed to be the center of attention (okay. well except on my birthday because IT'S MY BIRTHDAY OKAY), so it seemed crazy to me that I could write a blog about my life and thoughts and how I feel about baseball pants and snowboarders and that people would actually read it. I've never considered myself funny, like really funny, until I let it out here (and on twitter...) I feel like I have really grown as a person + it's 456% thanks to all of the fantastic people in the blogosphere. So, thank you for being a friend. 

see what I did there?

Ordinary

Today is short + sweet. First of all, I'm elated that my I Am A Sorority Woman post was shared by not only my sorority, but a few others. I'm constantly surprised + humbled every time this blog does well or speaks to anyone. So, thanks!!

Also, I made a thing! See it there? With words by Oscar Wilde? I like to repeat this to myself whenever I'm feeling down or whenever a boy doesn't text me back like he says he's going to [we all have those moments, right ladies?]  so there's that. If you want to download it for your phone background [totally why I made it to begin with...] you can do that here!

I hope everyone has a marvelous LAST WEEKEND WITHOUT COLLEGE FOOTBALL. Next week I have a crash course on the new playoff system. GET PUMPED Y'ALL!