A to Z of Krystal

I totally stole this from Kindra, I would have told her that but still can't comment on there, sorry Kindra!!

A. Age: 29

B. Bed size: Queen 

C. Chore that you hate: washing silverware, folding underwear and socks, cleaning the bathtub
D. Dogs: none
E. Essential start of your day: Hitting my snooze button at least once
F. Favorite color: just 1?  Ummm.....plumish purple
G. Gold or Silver: White gold
H. Height: 5’5
I. Instruments you play: flute
J. Job: L&D RN & waitress
K. Kids: nope
L. Live: southern Illinois
M. Mother’s name: Brendsa
N. Nicknames: Krys, Koester (pronounce coaster), Tal
O. Overnight hospital stays: I had meningitis as a baby and I'm pretty sure I stayed overnight then
P. Pet peeves: Liars
Q. Quote from movie: The Other Sister "Up and down and not across"

Elf "I'm a cotton headed ninny muggins"

Dumb & Dumber Harry:"Lloyd, Petey didn't have a head"  Lloyd:"Harry....I took care of it"

Sex and the City "I put a bird on my head and he couldn't get out of the car"  I could go on and on with the movie quotes
R. Right or left-handed:  Lefty
S. Siblings: 2 older sisters, 1 younger sister and 2 brother-in-laws
T. Tattoos: none
U. Underwear: Victoria's Secret
V. Vegetable you hate:
W. What makes you run late: either trying to decide what to wear or my snooze button
X. X-rays you’ve had: none
Y. Yummy food you make: Gooey butter cake
Z. Zoo animal: Penguin

Share Your World

1.  What style do you tend to lean towards when decorating your home?

Well I've only had hand-me-downs so far when it comes to furniture so it's a bunch of mismatched things right now.  I'm moving this weekend and hope to change all that soon!!!

2.  I never leave the house without...

my purse!  It has my life in in pretty much!

3.  I love to pamper myself by...

getting my shellac done

shopping....even if I don't buy anything

new makeup

sushi takeout

The Last Day of My Golden Year

So tomorrow is my 29th birthday, so today is the last day of my "Golden Year" (you know, because I turned 28 on the 28th) and I thought I would do a post about all the great things that happened during my golden year!!
I would have to say my biggest accomplishment this year was passing RN boards!!  I was pretty sure that was going to be the death of me!!  Finally I passed and was so ecstatic to finally be done and get to start my new job!!  I was then able to start my job as a labor and delivery nurse.  My dream job that I had been waiting for my whole life!!
Being the maid of honor in my little sisters wedding was such a blessing!!  She and my mom were amazing and this wedding was perfect!!  We all had a blast and I can't believe she's married now!! 
Had some really great times with friends going to the Carrie Underwood concert (my favorite ever!), getting together with all the girls at Lacy's, went to an 80's themed birthday party and had the biggest, teased out hair ever, spent a weekend in Nashville for Lindsay's bachelorette party, spent the weekend in St. Louis for Andrea's shower and then this summer started the 3 big important weddings I had...which I caught the bouquet at all 3! (Pretty sure I need to quit catching them, I'm thinking I've jinxed myself!)
Then of course there are all the times I've gotten to hang out with my friends and family.  Whether it was for a holiday or just because there was nothing else to do.  Or it was to plan something or just watch TV (my friends let me come watch their satellite because I still only have 1 channel).  Sometimes, it was to workout/walk outside because of course I'm always wanting to lose weight. 
It was a wonderful year and I'm so looking forward to my last year in my 20's (can't believe I'm already saying that...didn't I just graduate college??)

Wedding Week - Wednesday

Mom and I got up and ready then headed into town to run all kinds of errands!! First we went to Ella Park to pick up the tuxes because they weren't in yesterday then went to Hallmark and then to get groceries. We stopped in at Applebee's to get some much needed lunch in between. Mom decided to make spaghetti for dinner so Michelle and the girls came over to eat with us. Lindsay got back later that evening. She had her hair extensions with her and I wanted to see what they would look like in my hair. HILARIOUS!!!!

As you can see they don't really match!!!  I found some that would match and just need to order them!!  Of course, mine won't be that long, I have to get them to blend a little better with my hair!  We didn't do much more that night but knew that the next 3 days were going to be super busy!!!

ABC's of Me

I've seen several other bloggers doing this and thought it would be fun!!
A-Age: 28


B-Bed Size: Queen. 

C-Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathroom

D-Dogs: None for me

E-Essential start to your day: A shower and GMA

F-Favorite color: Purple, green, yellow

G-gold or silver: white gold

H-Height: 5'5

I-Instruments you play: played the flute all through school

J-Job Title: Labor & Delivery RN

K-Kids: Not yet

L-Live: IL

M-Mom's name: Brenda

N-Nickname: Koester (pronounce coaster), KoKo, Krys, KK, now also TiTi (thanks Kelley Jo)

O-Overnight hospital stay: When I was a baby and had meningitis

P-Pet Peeve: Liars and cheaters

Q-Quote from a movie: "Up and down and not across" - The Other Sister, "Charlotte has pudding in her Prada" - Sex and the City, "If you're a bird I'm a bird" - The Notebook.....I could go on and on

R-right/left: lefty

S-Siblings: Sisters- Katie, Michelle & Lindsay

T-Time you wake up normally: my alarm goes off at 4:40am but it is usually at least 5am by the time I get out of bed

U-underwear- like do I wear it??  yes

V-veggies you dislike: I don't really like carrots or corn

W-What makes you run late: Not wanting to get out of bed

X-x-rays you've had: none....wait, teeth at the dentist

Y-Yummy Food You Make: gooey butter cake

Z-Zoo animal: penguins

Getting to know you

1. if you won the title of miss america, what would your platform be?

World Peace

2. outdoorsy or indoorsy?
outdoorsy if the bugs will leave me alone but I'm pretty sure everybody else would say I'm definitely indoorsy!

3. pajama's out in public..classy or tres tacky?
tacky

4. what's your favorite room in your house?
Living Room just because that's the only place besides my bedroom to sit

5. nook, kindle, or book?
I really wanted a nook or a kindle but never bought one so I would have to say book

6. would you rather wear the same outfit for a week or not brush your teeth for a week?
Same outfit

7. what's your favorite blog at the moment?
Kelly's Korner
Megan at Its a wonderful life

8. lately i've been daydreaming about.........?
Having all my credit cards paid off

Day 24

Day 24 ~ Something You've Learned

I've learned that I have some of the best family & friends

I've learned that hard work gets you what you want

I've learned that God knows my plan (and I'll find out when he wants me to!)

I've learned that I'm not a very patient person

I've learned that my parents were right about pretty much everything

I've learned that I can cry over pretty much anything

I've learned that I LOVE country music...and singing along

I've learned that my life is only going to get better!

Day 21

Day 21 ~ Picture of Yourself

I went through my photo gallery and picked these out.  I rarely take pictures when it's just me by myself so some of these are ones that I have cut myself out of for facebook profile pictures and such. 

Kelley Jo playing with my camera

Trying on bridesmaid dresses for Lindsay's wedding

Mother's day weekend 09

At Blue Sky Winery for Niki's birthday last year

Gerry's surprise 50th birthday party

Gulf Shores, AL ~ Family Vacation 2010

Mom's surprise 50th birthday party

30 Day Blog Challenge Days 1, 2 & 3

I saw this on my friend Tammy's blog and decided it would be fun to do as well!!  Join with us if you want.

Katie's 30 Day Blog Challenge

Day 1: introduce, recent picture, and 15 interesting facts
My name is Krystal.  I'm a twenty something year old daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt, niece, friend & nurse.

1.  I have 2 degrees.
2.  I went to Catholic school for 8 years.
3.  I was a cheerleader for 7 years, and that never surprises anybody!!
4.  The first car I bought myself was a mustang & that was just a couple of months ago.
5.  I have 3 sisters.
6.  I match my phone cover to my outfit I wear.
7.  I have an obsession with shoes.
8.  My hands are usually always cold.
9.  I don't have very good luck.
10.I always play on my computer while watching tv.
11.I can't drink milk unless it has ice in it (even in my cereal).
12.Coach purses are my favorite!
13.Pizza is my favorite food, then sushi!
14.I moved to IL not knowing that I would still be here 6 years later.
15.My dream job is to be a labor and delivery nurse.

Day 2: Meaning Behind Your Blog Name
It's just my name.  I have been trying to think of something to name it but have yet to come up with something fabulous!!  I'll eventually think of something!

Day 3: Your First Love
Chad.  All of you who know me who read this blog know who Chad is.  I am very, very lucky that he is still a very good friend to me.  He is always there everytime I call when I need him, even if it is a stupid question (he'll laugh, that's for sure) he will always give me an answer.  I could type paragraph after paragraph about Chad but I won't, everybody knows our story.

Tomorrow will be Day 4 - Your Parents