Deviant Little Minds

This morning was not one of the girls greatest runs, which happens to make my run not of the greatest quality as well. I could tell from the second the alarm went off that I was sore and not really wanting to go, the girls looked the same way. So this morning was a struggle to get up and out of bed in the first place then once we got there, we realized that a HUGE running group was using the track as well. If I haven't mentioned this before my girls are very social and whenever a runner goes by they feel the need to go and introduce themselves, whether that means jerking me to a stop or pulling my arm out of socket...so you can imagine the problem this morning. There were probably 3o runners this morning and all dispersed into smaller groups meaning that I came across a group about every 30 seconds. Not to mention that the ROTC guys were using the track this morning as well.

Needless to say I don't think I'm going to have to workout my arms tonight when we go back to workout this afternoon. Despite this morning's running trial, I feel that today will be a good day as long as I can keep myself from thinking about my bed...*sigh*..I'm so sleepy...*yawn*...

A Very Sleepy,
Kasey

Short and Sweet

This is not going to be a very long blog simply because I'm tired and ready to go to bed, however, I have a feeling of relaxation that I didn't previously have today. As mom heard about today I had three major assignments that were taking place today, 2 tests and one 20 minute group presentation that was assembled by yours truly! The first test was a take home test that I had to turn in at 8 this morning, the second test was at 11am and the presentation was due at 6pm. The presentation did not get completed until 2 hours before the due time because two of my group members couldn't simply email me their slides so that I could compile them into one big presentation. *Major Stress*

The second test that I had at 11am ended up going quite well, I feel that I made a good grade on it, and the presentation went pretty smoothly even though we went over the time by 10 minutes because one of my group members wouldn't shut up...causing us a loss of 2 points. Needless to say...now that it is all over I am feeling relaxed and ready for an early morning in which the girls and I will get up at 5:45am and go running! :) Very exciting! I have gotten to the point where I am looking forward to these mornings when we get to do this! So far it is only Tuesday and Thursday that we get to do this but I'm hoping that I can start doing it at least one other morning...maybe Wednesday. We'll have to see! I take Mondays off from running but still do my abs before I go to bed. On Wednesdays and Fridays Matthew and I run together in the evenings simply because we both have to be at work or class at 8 and that doesn't give us alot of time in the morning to run.

I guess I am going to sign off for the night because my brain is fried and my puppies are looking at me with tired eyes.

Love,
Kasey

Neferious but not a Nardowell

Well late is better than never (except in the case of organ transplants) I promised to update and here I am. So my big secret has been I have been to travel abroad either in the summer or in the fall of 09, I realize that this somewhat last minute with my plans to be done and out in 2010. To explain more they have finance programs in Paderno Del Grappa, Italy ( a small private school a hours drive south of Venice) as well as Business and internships in Dublin, Ireland. Now most of you who know me would believe that I would obviously pick Dublin; however the Italian opportunity offers for Management and Consulting courses that allow for Kepner-Tregoe certificate of consulting, so that is enticing. I am though leaning towards Dublin in the summer due to the fact that they offer duel-credit internships and academic courses. So other than that please feel free to post any questions regarding this and I will try to answer as best of my abilities. Farewell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!

I just want to say a very very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my big sister Kelly! I love you so much and I hope that your day is marvelous!

Love, Sis

Early Morning

First off! I have to say that I'm sorry that this is the first time that I've gotten around to blogging this week, it has been a busy weekend and week!

My birthday has come and gone and left me with a strange sense of confidence from where it came from, I'm not sure. Although I can tell you that it doesn't stem from being able to walk into a restaurant and order a drink. This newly found confidence has made me feel that I can tackle anything, any problem and anyone that will try and get in the way of making this last year at Tech a great year (tackling, figuratively, of course). I feel that in maybe one way this newly found confidence is stemming from me taking better care of myself. I have finally starting running in the mornings again and hope to continue this with my two girls. Alex and Zappa are the perfect little running buddies and help me to not think about how much further I have in my 1.5 mile run. We all three started this morning out at 5:45 with sleepy eyes and dubious looks at each other. Feet and paws both had to be drug from bed, before the unceremonious task of buckling harnesses began, which resulted in me having to roll half asleep, furry bodies along the floor in attempt to get the harnesses on correctly (not an easy task when all subjects are half asleep). After harnesses were in place and feet were shod, furry bodies had to be drug from bed again and to the truck in which they promptly fell asleep again. Upon arrival to the Rec Center, little sleepy heads were becoming more awake with the knowledge that "things" were happening outside. As we unloaded from the truck with more enthusiasm than was given to loading into the truck we all three stretched our limbs while listening to remarks made by the ROTC squad watching us. Remarks pertaining to short legs and not being able to keep up...little did they know... even as we started our jog the onlookers became even more sure of themselves that little legs were not made for jogging, but as we past them in our second lap, remarks change to looks of amazement, followed by a series of "dang's, geez's, and wow's." It just never ceases to amaze people when they see little corgis keeping up with dogs 4 times their size or chasing livestock, it truly is an unforgettable sight and it makes me smile ever time I get to witness it.

Needless to say that both the girls and I are a little sore and tired from this morning but feeling very good about ourselves. The girls have been making up for the sleep they lost this morning but seem very happy due to the fact that they got to see new things and meet new people today.

A Very Contented,
Kasey

My 21st Birthday Day!

Ok so my birthday this year fell on a Tuesday, which as we know is not the best day for a birthday to fall; however, it was one of the best birthday's ever.

I had to work that morning which wasn't all that great until I got flowers delivered to work from my awesome mom! After school and work, Matthew, Katie Huff and I all went to Garcia's for my birthday dinner. I ordered a Sangria, which I found out quickly will not be a favorite of mine. The funny story about the Sangria is that when the waiter brought me my drink he let me know that the machine that makes the sangria was not freezing it the way it was supposed to so all the alcohol was settling at the bottom of the drink, no matter the amount of stirring that was done. So after the first sip, like I said earlier I realized...so not for me. So I start thinking *crap this guy is going to think that I'm a complete idiot..* so I tell Matthew and Katie that I'm going to drink just enough of it to make a dent. Well lo and behold after finally making about a one inch dent in my sangria the waiter walks back up to our table and picks up my sangria saying " I could tell you weren't digging it very much with it not being stirred up correctly," he then proceeds to replace my sangria (THAT I FINALLY MADE A DENT IN) with a brand new sangria!!! lol we all three burst out laughing, and thankfully Katie offered to help me make a new dent in this other sangria.

After dinner, the three of us went to Barnes and Noble, where I got 4 new books! :) We also went to Hobby Lobby and bought 2 puzzles! We worked on one of the puzzles last night and I know to most this would be the most boring of boring birthdays, but it was an awesome day!

Thank you to everyone that was a part of it! :)

Love,
Kasey

Built From Faith

Here's a poem I wrote hoping to catch the dark and the light sides of the world.

Evil Eyes always watching,
Evil eyes always there.
Polite wickedness, demanding perfection,
greeding ruination, hope consuming,
Evil Eyes always watching.

Evil Minds always scheming,
Evil Minds always thinking.
Passive aggression, plotting devastation,
dealing damage, joy overshadowing,
Evil Minds always scheming.

Fragile light glowing,
bringing hope, peace, reassurance.
Fragile light growing,
bringing strength, determination, purpose.
Fragile light burning brightly,
built from Faith.

By: Kasey Asbill

Pasta Roni: Friend or Foe?

Lol, OK so I did something I told myself I would never do. I was trying to save some money on groceries and bent to the lower standards of cooking and bought 3 boxes of Pasta Roni. As you all know I much prefer to cook my own meals from scratch, so I must say that I was very pleased when I found out that I had never been missing much. After trying these "college staples" as so many people put them, I realized that according to the average college student "the more salt in the food the better." So I say "BLAH" to you "college staples," because I prefer not to clog my arteries with salty, fatty food. Now I just have to figure out what to do with my other two boxes of Pasta Roni. :)

On a different note, I have to tell you all my amazing feat! I finally defeated my messy room! All my clothes are either hanging in my closet or in the process of getting washed, my bed has been washed and remade and my closet is organized. And I FINALLY got my bag unpacked from the weekend before school started when we visited Kelly and Casey, er, I think that was close to 4 weeks ago. :) So I'm starting this week with a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction that I have a clean retreat to come home to after school or work. The girls are definitely taking full advantage of the cleared floor space, wrestling and running around like banshees! I must confess; however, that my desk is not quite done. I have the majority of junk off of it but I need to go back and clean out the drawers, scarey.

On the subject of Reading:
I have finally finished the first book from James Herriot's Series. It was amazing, I laughed, cried, and nodded my head many of times in agreement. I have made a list of the books that I am reading and in the order I am reading them next. Here they are:

• All Things Bright and Beautiful: James Herriot
• All Things Wise and Wonderful: James Herriot
• The Lord God Made Them All: James Herriot
• Every Living Thing: James Herriott
• Beside A Burning Sea: John Shors
• Geisha, A Life: Mineko Iwasaki
• A Month of Summer: Lisa Wingate
• The Chronicles of Narnia: C.S. Lewis
• A Voice in the Wind: Francine Rivers

If you have any other suggestions let me know. I am really trying to try new types of reading.

A Very Content,

Kasey

Not so Meloncholy!

Alright so earlier I wasn't quite meloncholy as I was just tired. This week has been trying, in many ways. Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally! I'm not going to go into all the details because I believe in the power of POSITIVE THINKING! :)

Aspects of my Day:

I started my day out around 7:20am which happens to be only 10mins. before I have to leave so that I'm not late for my 8:00am class. Which happens to be my Athletic Care and Prevention class, and it so happens that I had a test in that class today. So at 8:00am I took my test and finished in about 20mins. Thankfully I felt good about the test! I then hurried home to take 3 timed quizzes on WebCT...yuck! I also had to take another quiz for my Communicable/Chronic Disease class. That quiz was pretty rough, even with my notes and reading the chapter twice.

So now after taking a very relaxing bath and reading the first James Henry book Matthew and I are sitting here listening to Bill Engvall. I have to tell you, if you haven't listened to him he is the most awesome comedian. Very clean but ABSOLUTELY hilarious.

So I am going to retire from blogging tonight to have a good laugh and snuggle with my sweety for a little while.

A Happy,
Kasey

The Good, The Bad, and The In-Between

The Good: Knowing that your first test of the semester is over and you feel good about it. That test would be in Athletic Care and Prevention.

The Bad: Knowing you have the turn in 4 quizzes in one day and that means reading 4 Chapters from a long-winded author.

The In-Between: Knowing that you just have to get through 3 hours of work before you get to come home and work out. I'm not really in the mood for work or working out but it's definitely not a bad feeling.

I'll blog more later this afternoon, but right now I have to get to work...ugh!

A Melancholy Kasey

The Incident

To answer your questions, Kasey and myself were jogging down 48Th towards Quaker, when we here shouting. I think it is just kids playing in the street; however Kasey has better hearing than myself and motions for us to stand still and listen, sure enough after a second we hear another scream (one which is defiantly not a child) and I sprint towards the sound with Kasey some distance behind me. When I get to the house a woman and man are tussling over a phone with each shouting incoherently. I then proceed to shove the guy to the side, and make sure the woman is OK. So I made sure the guy stayed were he was (basically all we could garner was the man wanted a phone number out of the phone and the woman just wanted her phone so she could leave, it is her phone by the way)while asking the woman if she was alright or we needed to call the cops (neither of us had our phones on us) after a second the neighbor shows up in his truck (he was slightly inebriated at the time) wanting everyone to shut/fight him. He then proceeds to get out of his truck and ask the other fellow, not myself, what his (Expletive deleted) problem is and why he feels the need to cause such a raucous in the street, then he sees me. Apparently he didn't realize that there were two men in the yard, or that one was bigger than him (I guess when you are drunk and looking for a fight you want one you can easily win), one he does realize this he makes amends by asking who I am and if I have a problem with him or if we are "Cool". I tell him I am just a concerned individual and I am just trying to help out, once this fact is established he proceeds to continue picking on the other man. (At this time the woman has retrieved her phone and made a speedy getaway in her car) I step between the two gents and remind the neighbor that he doesn't need to do anything stupid, luckily he listens to me. At this point the situation is as placid as it can be, so I recommend that everyone just go home, which we do. All this time Kasey as been off to the side, so that in case anything did get out of control she could run back to the house and get ahold of the police. I know that I have probably left some detail out so if you feel that something is missing please let me know and I will correct.

Ponderings of a Nefarious Mind

So as I sit here trying to figure out if I want to work out and be "Good" or if I just want to go eat greasy food and be "Bad" I decide that I should probably update this blog a little, so as not to incur the wraith of any of my readers. By the way if the title didn't let you know this is Matthew at the keyboard for this installment of Masterpiece theater. Anyway, the first couple weeks of school have flown by and I must say that I enjoy every second of it, strange I know but the atmosphere during fall semester on campus is one of a kind and I will be truly saddened when I am no longer a part of it. For the record every time I step into the Business Law class I am overcome with excitement that one day I will get to go to school purely for Law, I cannot wait! Leaving school behind and moving to the social aspect of life, all is well; we have settled into our respective routines and have found a happy medium from which to conduct ourselves. It amazes me how much Kasey and myself have grown up since coming here back in 06, before we couldn't understand why we couldn't be together all the time, and now we understand that certain situations dictate our time occasionally; however instead of growing apart we now cherish our time together more than ever, and for that I am thankful. On a less philosophical note, I might be able to get the single room I always wanted in my Dorm, not to say there is anything wrong with my roommate, I just really really want a place to myself for a change. As some of you may know Kasey and myself were involved in a domestic dispute earlier in the week, don't worry it had nothing to do with us we merely intervened so as to prevent any harm to come to anyone. (if you like comment for more info) In my mind it wasn't a big deal to do what we did; however something has bugged me for some time, out of the entire neighborhood, (we were on 48Th street) a total of three people showed up to make sure the woman was OK, this to me is disturbing, that with houses that stand within 10 feet of each other only 3 people had the nerve to stand up and help. So yeah I'm kinda bummed at people at the moment, but this to shall pass. Please as always feel free to comment and discuss.

Kasey's Birthday List

Kasey’s Birthday List of Items that would be Greatly Loved:

1. Ever Quest (Computer Game)
2. B&N Gift Card (Can't go wrong here)
3. Victoria's Secret Lotion and Body Spray (Pure Seduction)
4. Book Bag (From B&N: tan canvas with green strap and logo on the front)
5. Settlers of Caton (sp?)
6. Racquetball Bag
7. To have my Mom and Dad here for my 21st Birthday! (I miss you guys so much!)

I couldn't really think of much to put on here for variety, but these things for sure are not the only things I would love.

Love, Kasey

P.s. On a different note I got paid today and went to Barnes and Noble and went a little book crazy tonight! I got 3 books: Beside A Burning Sea: a story set in World War II, Geisha, A Life: Biography, and A Voice in the Wind: by Francine Rivers. I am very excited about these books, I am trying to branch out in my reading. I'll let you know how they turn out!

Weeky Report

Woo Hoo, this week is almost over! I can't even begin to explain the difference between last week and this week. This week has been short, fast and FANTASTIC! I have to admit that I was a little nervous about this semester after the first week, but now I am feeling like this could be a very good semester. Fall seems to have blown in with the hurricane and is making spirits lighter and brighter. The weather is perfect for opening windows and letting the air blow through. It always amazes me the difference a change in weather can have on people's moods. For me it as helped me get in the school doing mood, I'm staying on top of homework, my sometimes short temper is longer, and I can truly say that I'm enjoying work more. I would definitely have to say that Fall is my favorite Season, it just seems to boldly pronounce with big, bright and warm colors that change is in the air!

So here are some of the changes that I've experienced this Fall:

• Change of Music: I've found some very interesting and amazing artists that I wanted to share with you all (thanks to Katie Huff)! The one that I'm really enjoying the most is "Augustana," the song "Sweet and Low."
• Change of Living Arrangements: I have to confess that I was a little dubious about sharing a bathroom and adding a new roommate to the mix here at the 48th House, but it is AMAZING! Having Katie here at the house makes all the difference in the world but for the good!
• Change of Heart: I have decided to finally lay my problems in God's hands. I'm going to stop trying to analyze and solve problems that are obviously bigger than I am. I think if I would have done this a long time ago I would have saved myself a lot grief. So bring it on world, I have the best problem solver there is!
• Change of Attitude: Positive! That is the key to a wonderful day!!! Every morning this week I've told myself before I even get out of the bed that "Today is Going to be Great!" Great days don't just happen they are the result of a positive attitude and an open mind. So people, your bad attitudes, snide remarks, and persnickety ways will no longer get to me!

With A Happy Heart,
Kasey

P.s. Copy of Birthday List will be Posted Tonight!