Photo Personality

I thought I would play along with Paislea from Allister Bee and share my photo personality! Happy Thanksgiving!

my name | Kendra

my favorite food | Cookies!

my favorite color | Turquoise

my favorite tv show | Suits

my celebrity crush | Bradley Cooper

my dream vacation | Bhutan

my favorite drink | Mojito

my favorite pet | My kitty, Cricket

my favorite holiday | The Fourth

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Thursday's Thoughts

1. Limitless is a crazy awesome movie. Go see it. Seriously. 

2. It's not fair that my kitty gets to have fuzzy little pillows on her hands.  

3. I want to go to the Lilly fields in Woodburn. Sounds like an pretty place.  

4. I live in a great community. Good to know my neighbors are looking out. 

5. My dad is one of the sweetest guys I know and I'm so glad he is always there for me when I need him.

6. Kinco's is really expensive.

7. Law & Ethics class is really not as interesting as you might think.

8. Vintage cameras are way cool! (Just got a working Kodak Brownie from 1942 and it works!)

9. Cake flavored ice cream is the Shit!

10. I love my boyfriend. He puts up with me when others wouldn't dare. 

Here's my new camera! Can't wait to try it out!

Worst.Weekend.Ever.

This weekend was, well, awful. My lovely cat went missing. For those of you that don't know, my kitty is my child. Some even say I love her more than my boyfriend (It's a close race). So when she didn't show up after a full day and night I became distraught. She often spends the night outside, but never more than eight hours. So naturally, I was worried. 

My Kitty, Cricket

Another night passed with no kitty and so panic mode kicked into gear. It was time to take every action available. My boyfriend and I scoured the neighborhood for her, calling out her name, shaking a bag of yummy cat food, and even bringing along a towel that she liked to lay on in case she picked up the scent. No luck. 


We returned to the apartment, feeling defeated and sad. I began posting missing ads on every petfinder website and community bulletin I could find while my boyfriend put up posters in the neighborhood.


I quickly began receiving calls from people who had seen my ads and wanted to help. I received one call from a woman on 50th & Hawthorne (4 miles from home). The woman explained that she had seen my kitty all the way out there.

I thought it was a little improbable, but in my desperation to find my kitty, my boyfriend and I jumped in the car and drove to the area. We walked street by street as it poured down rain for about an hour before we gave up and went back home yet again. 

So after hours of searching and putting up posters we decided to do one more search. This time, looking in every crack and crevice that a little mischievous kitty would hide in. During the search we stopped in front of Cricket's favorite yard and begun to strategize where to search next... AND all of sudden, my boyfriend, Chris, shushed me, "Quiet! Shush!" I quietly listened and miraculously a song of meows came pouring out of the garage door behind us. 
WE FINALLY FOUND HER!!


I was beyond happy. I got my little stinker back! I can't imagine not coming home to that little furball everyday. 

Thank you to all my neighbors that so graciously helped in the search!

So, yes, this weekend sucked, but after it all, I'm just ecstatic that I still have my little kitty. She just better not do that again!

Meet Cricket

This is Cricket, my perfect little kitty. She keeps me sane when I'm alone and in need of a companion.  She's very protective of the things she loves (one more reason to love her). I once watched her growl for an hour at a tree trimmer cutting branches on her favorite tree...Do you have any pet stories to share? 

5 Things I learned this week

1.  Palio Dessert & Espresso Shop is the perfect spot to cozy up, read a good book, drink yummy coffee, & eat even yummier desserts.  

2.  Don't leave your cat locked up in your apartment for 14 hours, otherwise you come home to an unpleasant surprise...

3.  How to live well:      1. Serve others

                                    2. Do something of real value

                                    3. Continue to grow

                                                     Wisdom from Temple Grandin PH.D.

4.  Sleep is for wimps, so I guess I'm a wimp

5.  H&M is a great place for fashionable work attire on a budget.