picture book

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:40 GMT

I realize my absence.

http://kvs365.blogspot.com

Check it OUT.

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:21:18 GMT

I am so behind, but I don't really feel like catching up. So here's some recent pictures taken from our new home: Chicago!

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:18:41 GMT

June 14th, 2007.
Wall Drug, South Dakota.

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:05:23 GMT

Happy Two Years, KG!

Me love you long time. - KT

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:26:53 GMT

Our trip to Los Angeles was absolutely awesome -- I've only been back in MN for less than 24 hours, and I want to go back already. Yeah, it's overpopulated and dirty and weird, but I fell in love with the rest of it.

First stop: chris Farley's star, of course!

I took about 458 pictures of it.

We meet up with Kyle's friend Juan, and he took us around to the hot spots of Hollywood. Here's the Chinese theater!

outside the Chinese Theater.

Kodak Theater! of course I think of American Idol immediately.. or, you know, the Oscars.

GOULET!

After sightseeing and a trip to In and Out burger, we meet back up with Juan and his friends for his birthday celebration in Santa Monica.

cheer up, birthday boy!

and THEN.. my first star-sighting! it's CRABMAN from My Name is Earl!! I was way too shy and sober to ask for a picture, so I had to act all paparazzi.

he looked very serious, and he wasn't drinking. boring, Crabman.

Our second day we head to Venice Beach.. to see the beauty and the freaks.

on the boardwalk.

"Will work for Marijuana."

this excited me because I painted the exact same picture back in high school.

i want this house.

Rodeo Drive! my own Pretty Woman moment. if only I had a few thousand $$$ to drop.

just your average home in Beverly Hills.

and THEN.. Katie and Aaron arrive from their 7 hour drive from San Jose! We decide to test out our directions to the Price is Right, so we don't get lost the next day. Unfortunately, when we arrived at the CBS studios at roughly 7pm, there was already a line of 40+ people waiting for the Price is Right. We hauled ass back to the hotel, grabbed blankets, pillows, stopped at a nearby Kmart for chairs (and snacks, and a cot, and an inflatable bed), and set up camp on a curb in Los Angeles. Only 17 hours until we'd see the Price is Right. (yes, we're crazy).

our curbside home!

Aaron and Katie! this was before it got really cold.

we were 80something in line. i think there were, like, 300 people behind us in line. we rock. this was taken about 5am. only one hour until they opened the gates!!

sadly, they did not allow cameras inside the studio, so i have no pictures of our exciting adventure on the CBS grounds. let's just say the whole experience was unbelievable. i have never been so excited for anything in my entire life! we sat dead center, about 4 rows back from contestants row.. and Bob Barker is super tall! we didn't get to "COME ON DOWN" but it was still so very worth the insane wait. the set is SUPER TINY.. and i totally bawled when Bob Barker emerged through the doors. I've had the theme song in my head ever since. I want to go back IMMEDIATELY!!! oh, and our episode airs APRIL 3rd, so watch for us!!

still delirious after the show.. wearing our sacred name tags!!

a little too much excitement, mixed with lack-of-sleep.

around 7pm we realized we hadn't eaten anything all day long, so we searched for a restaurant in Santa Monica.. but we stopped for pictures on the pier. last night in L.A... :(

and here's our last day in LA.. we drove around aimlessly, and eventually found Malibu.

see? Malibu!

the end.
and seriously, if anyone wants to go a whirlwind trip with me back to the Price is Right, let me know. we wouldn't even need a hotel room -- we'll be sleeping in line outside CBS! and yes, I'm completely serious. it was THAT much fun.

Kim Reed's Birthday!

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:03:05 GMT

only a few of the pictures taken at KG's party for Kim Reed's big 2-6!
(oh and i threw in one from my short trip to rochester this weekend)

karaoke on demand. a sign kyle has too many channels.

jimmy... cat-like speed and reflexes.

duncan trying to take a nap with his favorite stuffed animal. :)

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:37:55 GMT

Kyle salvaged files off my old computer that croaked awhile ago.. I was skimming through pictures and found these. They were taken last spring.. I'm ready for winter to be over.

in my mom's backyard..

mom's strawberry pie.

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:23:05 GMT

I took pictures of my apartment.. because I'm crazy in love with it and it was surprisingly clean.

so i realized i have no pictures of my bathroom, but i'll save that for the next round? ok cool.

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:58:42 GMT

i won free stuff because of this.
i love KQ.

Have a ball!

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:28:11 GMT

We "had a ball" in Darwin, Minnesota today!

the awesome little antique shop across the street!

so in case you're wondering, there IS meaning behind this neato road trip.
january 7th was my grandpa's birthday, and for the past few years i've always done something pretty spectacular on his birthday (new mexico, jamaica, got dreads, etc). this year i had nothing planned, so we decided to take a road trip to Darwin Minnesota to see the World's Largest Ball of Twine. it was nothing short of amazing!

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:59:16 GMT

i'm 24 years OLD. before you know it, i'll be 90.

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:37:52 GMT

If I allowed myself to use EVERY picture I took this year that I love, your computer would probably blow up. So here's just a fraction of the awesomeness that was 2006!

January

the zielie/nelson wedding in jamaica!

February

rest in peace, joe.

March

flamingo snow.

April

stay classy, san diego.

May

whitewater state park.

June

I graduated!

..and we went to Dollywood!

July

graduation party thanks to my awesome dad and grandma!

nick & caroline's wedding.

August

trip to Duluth!

September

rest in peace, jakey poo.

medieval times!!!

October

jonathan comes back to MN!!!

awesome halloween!

November

florida is my heaven.

thanksgiving.

bob seger!!

December

my puppies are so cute.

Happy New Year, everyone!!!

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:03:13 GMT

First Florida, then Thanksgiving and Bob Seger. It's been an exciting month, indeed!

Millie and Duncan on the way to Jackie's house.

I don't have any human relatives..

Doesn't Duncan look like an old mafia guy? Windbreaker, gold necklace, hairy chest..

Right before making a dream come true.. Bob Seger concert!

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:58:06 GMT

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:32:19 GMT

Halloween was a blast. Tons and tons of pictures below.

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Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:05:19 GMT

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Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:00:40 GMT

My 14 year old puppy, Jake, died today.
I'm super slow, but I am planning on putting together a little photo collage of Jake pictures.

That is all.
-katie

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:53:21 GMT

I realize I'm very behind on this thing, and I'm too lazy to catch up, so I'm posting my new favorite and most recent pictures... This weekend in Duluth! We were supposed to go camping, but the threat of bad weather lead us to Pete's house in Duluth instead.

This is what happens when you play Drinking Jenga.

Yes, Angie is, in fact, the black angel of death.

Sarah and her Molest-ache... I should look more scared than shocked.

Oh?

Doesn't this look like an advertisement of some sort? It does.

Creepy rockstars.

Pete looks really sexy in my sweater.

and Kyle looks even sexier in Tasha's Blondie t-shirt.

the next morning.. Pete's backyard. Lucky duck!

still in Pete's backyard.

He was smiling, so I took a picture.

Walking to breakfast.

group photo! and a lovely group we were.

go Pepper, go!

Pepper rockin' the sand beard.

hey, it was slippery.

the end! fun weekend had by all. :)

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:48:30 GMT

You guessed it..

okay, well first off, kyle had to stop here, at the indianapolis speedway.

thursday and friday were spent here! well, here, and the waterpark, which i have no pictures of. :(

yeah, we liked this sign.

dolly cup!

scary old wooden rollercoaster in tennessee.. still can't believe i got on that and lived.

new ride we didn't go on, but it looked cool?

the friendliest place in the smoky mountains!

hungover ben and kyle.

on the way home, we stopped HERE. don't act like you're not impressed!

yes, this was a total photo opp.

and i'll end this on a good note: kyle and I with the Colonel.

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:42:58 GMT

hey, i graduated college on friday.
hooray!

me at my portfolio show table.. don't act like you're not impressed.

me and melissa!

the whole gang.

obviously very excited to be wearing that cap.

hot.

carly, me, and melissa.

hooray it's over!

my mom wore orange to match my personal design identity system. i think that's awesome.

me and my dad!

grandma van is the best.

we forced patty to be in a picture, too.

me and dad walking to rock bottom for some graduation dinner.

nothing to do with graduation, BUT, kyle and i saw DAVE MORDAHL at kathy's pub in rochester! sorry for the craptacular quality.

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:15:27 GMT

no photos provided, but i feel it necessary to tell the world that today is my last day of school. ever.
i had my portfolio presentation this morning, and in an hour i'll be presenting crap about my internship.
and after that i'll be DONE.

portfolio show is next friday - you all are invited!
9am - 1pm, First Baptist Church on 10th & Hennepin, downtown Minneapolis.
come see my pretty portfolio.

yay!

Sun, 07 May 2006 23:07:48 GMT

This weekend I showed Kyle one of my favorite places on earth, Whitewater State Park.

ooh..

isn't it awesome?

we are sickening.

you can see our shadows.

the horrible steps up to inspiration point. definitely feelin' the burn.

totally worth the unwanted exercise.

me and my boobs.

this has nothing to do with whitewater, but i thought this was awesome.

speed racer clown.

One year.

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:24:17 GMT

I know, I know. It's cheesey. But it's important.

Happy One Year, Kyle!
I love you!

San Diego

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:48:11 GMT

our cute cheap hotel.

the rental car was awesome.

self explanatory.

down by the bay.

since Kyle is a huge OC nerd, we took a road trip to Newport/Laguna Beach in search of Marissa, Ryan, Summer, and Seth.

we found Marissa! skipping class and drinking, for sure.

we also found her hangout, obviously, M is for Marissa.

rich people have nice lives.

oh, just your regular ol' Rolls Royce in Laguna Beach.

could never get sick of this.

still in the OC, supposedly the diner they eat at all of the time.

birds also live among the insanely rich.

kyle in search of his lover, seth.

being oh so Marissa like.

being sad, like Ryan, of course!

my official "i love this place" pose.

sunset along Highway 101.

my cheesey senior photo.

kyle's super studly senior photo.

i found this wall in old town.. photo shoot time!

flashing gang signals, apparently.

ooh ooh REBEL!

kyle and his nudie magazine.

we went to Tijuana. and this was the only cool thing there.

walking up Point Loma.

we crossed the Coronado Bridge to get to.. Coronado..

awesome bike thing in Coronado!

my new favorite tree... in Balboa Park.

still in Balboa Park.. this guy was neat, but mostly I liked his parrot.

OH, OH and THEN! we got bumped off our Sunday flight and got to stay at THIS hotel on the BAY for FREE.

so we spent our free day on the bay.

sea lions.

we match!

later that day we found this cool outdoor mall.

and finally, our sunset view from our free hotel room.

THE END. :( I miss San Diego.

Random stuff.

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:51:29 GMT

Nothing in particular. Just some neato pictures I feel like sharing.

my "lunchbox" at figlio's. i was so impressed!

i leave for SAN DIEGO today.. can't wait to post the hundreds of pictures i'll probably take in the sunshine state!