sun burned

... so I am half way through my vacation and I am loving every minute of it. We are currently back in San Diego and heading out to the beach for the 3rd day in a row. We have gotten the chance to see a ton of stuff while we have been here... spent the first couple of days seeing old friends in the San Diego area, then went up to LA for a few days. Stayed in the most beautiful loft right downtown, we spent our evenings enjoying the roof top pool and hot tub... what a view enjoying the city lights and the stars from the roof only blocks from the Staples Center in downtown LA. We have also gotten the chance to spend some time in Pasadena, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point.
... you wouldn't believe some of the people we have met... everyone from boys with ukuleles on the beach to people from Boston who just spent the last 4 months in Australia... but I think my favorite would have to be the ex-pro-skateboarder with the Mazzaratti... 0 to 60 in one city block... don't worry we got pictures.

travel

... so I have been traveling a lot. I just got back from Atlanta and am just trying to get a few things done before I leave this evening for California for a little over a week. I thought for sure I would have more time to blog while I was traveling but that has clearly not been the case.

let's see... although I am still struggling with the time zone change, Atlanta was amazing. I have never been much of a fan of Atlanta but I actually really enjoyed myself. The conference I was there for was very good. I was able to have some great conversations with some really amazing people. The industry I work in works with ministries and non-profit organizations and it always amazes me to hear what God is doing.

the weather in Atlanta was beautiful, I was able to spend a little time laying by the pool at our hotel, which was lovely. I have a favorite restaurant in Atlanta, which only through an amazing connection, I was able to get us reservations... the food, as always, was fantastic... they have the best oysters Rockefeller I have ever had. Centennial Park was beautiful as always. I think I could watch the water fountain at that park for hours.

all in all Atlanta was a wonderful trip.

now just getting ready for California... YAY!!!

la-ren

I love her... more coming soon...

perfect

drove to work this morning... latte in hand... music on... sun shining... sun roof open... red sun glasses on... it was PERFECT!!

crazy krystal

what does crazy mean anyway... if it means unique and different... I want to be crazy! I think we are all a little crazy at times... each of us in our own way. It's funny, I think my favorite people are what most would call "a little crazy" I think that's why I like them. Dictionary.com says the slang definition of crazy is... wonderful, excellent, perfect... yeah, I am ok with being a little crazy!

one sweet love

Sara Bareilles sings a song called One Sweet Love... she asks "have I already tasted my piece of one sweet love" how sad... I guess my optimistic personality likes to think with every broken heart there is just new opportunity for something better to come along. Maybe I should write my own song... call it... Two Sweet Love... or maybe Three...

home depot

... so I had to go to home depot today... I was wearing heels... hmmm not a good idea... as though I didn't already stick out like a sore thumb, all dressed up in my work clothes and being a GIRL... the heels topped it off... I don't know if you are aware but cement floors and heels just don't go well together... I made a clanking sound with every step... and then of course the tie downs that I had gone in to buy... were in the far back corner... eventually I came to terms with the fact that the sound was just not going to go away... so I decided to pretend that I was a contestant on America's Next Top Model and the isle was my runway... you would think that when I was accidentally spotted by one of the employees I would have been embarrassed... but NO... I was already embarrassed enough given that for the entire 5 minutes I was there, the entire store new exactly where I was... never wearing heels in home depot again!

red sunglasses

I have a pair of red sunglasses that I just love... I normally don't wear red cause it just isn't my color... but I could wear my red sunglasses everyday. It has been really sunny lately so I have gotten the chance to wear my sunglasses more than usual, but I am so in love with these glasses that I would wear them even if the sun wasn't out... I would even wear these glasses at night. I might trip over something and fall on my face because it would be so dark but at least I would be wearing my RED sunglasses...

writers block

I like asparagus... I also like seafood. My favorite color is RED, I think it's bold it says HELLO I AM RED!!! I love chicken in the crock pot... I like tulips. I love the movie Happy Gilmore. I don't like ice cream, but I do like root beer floats... I just like the way the ice cream makes the root beer taste... maybe I actually just like cream soda. I love clothes... I organize my closet by color and sleeve length... I might be OCD. I love the home and garden channel. I enjoy a good glass of wine. I want to be a good friend. I love the word "delicious" My favorite cursive word is "always" but I recently found I also like "utilities" try them both some time. I like to wear flats... but every once in a while I like to pretend I am tall with a pretty pair of heals. I enjoy going for walks. My body temperature is 1.2 degrees lower than the average. I am really organized. I have a great roommate. I love the Oregon coast. I hate tomatoes. I love the song "a moment like this" by Leona Lewis. I went through a time where I only bought pink shoes... I don't wear any of them. I like BLT sandwiches... minus the T. I love to decorate. My favorite park is Moose Park. My dream car as a kid was a Dodge Neon... I like the circle lights. I am a really bad speller. I drink a lot of Red Bull. I am addicted to my Blackberry. My first limo ride was in California. I held a baby kangaroo in Chicago. My favorite airport is the one in Denver. I really like the Cosby Show. My favorite number is 15. I am a big fan of Jack in the Box tacos. My favorite cereal is Lean Koshi Crunch... I liked Cracklin Oat Bran as a kid. I am afraid of lighters... my roommate has to light all of our candles. I like to eat hard boiled eggs with salt. I like Tim's Cascade potato chips... they're extra crunchy. I like lip gloss. I like post-its... one time I had a post-it party. I am really ticklish. I love bubble bathes.

butt-ee

So I went to the Humane Society this weekend... I met a cat... seemed like a nice cat... very pretty, super talkative and then... it started licking it's butt. Now initially I thought that was very un-becoming of the cat, but the more I thought about it the more I think it might be interesting to have a butt-licking cat. Could be a good conversation starter... you have new guests over to your house for dinner and you've run out of small talk before you have even had dessert, the cat comes in a does what he does best... now you have something to talk about. Or how about, you are one of those people that takes their cat for a walk... you're out on your daily walk and the creepy guy next door wants to talk... your cat lick's his butt and grosses out creepy guy... problem solved. Maybe you could start a club "owners of butt-licking cats" maybe you turn it into a support group... Maybe there is a world record of longest butt-licking. I would name this cat "butt-ee"

blood drawn

... so I have some health issues... supposedly my body doesn't digest properly, I have been seeing a tummy specialist for about a month now and last week I had to go in so they could run some blood tests on me. Now, I am not one of those people who has problems with needles but I do like to pretend like I am dieing when they draw my blood (I also like to pretend its the end of the world when I have my teeth cleaned) there is something about pretending that it's the worst thing that has ever happened to you that makes any medical attention much more fun! Anyway so I went into the doctor last week... and the little nurse lady had a hard time finding my veins... needless to say I left the doctor with my arms looking like they had been to war and back. I walked around the rest of the day with my bandages on... people always feel bad for you when you have bandages, they ask "what happened?" I like to come up with something super exciting like: I fought an alligator or was run over by a train... most people don't believe me but at least I get a kick out of it...

me

Ok so I have only written on here once and I am thinking that I need to do this more often... I am hoping that in a few months from now I can look back on these and see improvement and growth both in my writing and in my life.

So where do I start... well... I am Krystal. Yes, that's Krystal with a "K" it's much prettier that way. Sorry to all you Crystal's with a "C" I know you didn't have a choice, but maybe you can legally change it :)

I am a red head... two words that can define a person. As a kid I wasn't the fondest of my hair. I had a teacher who would dismiss us by hair color and she always forgot she had a red head kid... needless to say, I was always dismissed last. I can remember standing in line for a ride at Disneyland and some lady came up behind me, brushed her fingers through my hair and said "you have the most beautiful hair... I am sure you don't like it now but you will" she was right... I LOVE MY HAIR. I think having red hair allows me to get away with being much sassier than the average person. They say red heads bleed more than other people... I don't know if that is true, I have never measured the amount of blood that comes out of a cut... I think that would be weird... I am just going to take their word for it. They also say red heads lack potassium... supposedly potassium is what keeps your body at a mellow state... that may be where they get the term "fiery red head"... it's not our fault, we just don't have enough potassium... maybe they should offer free bananas to red heads.

hmm... what else should I tell you... oh I am left handed... I know right, as though being a part of the only 12% of people that are red heads, I am also left handed. I don't know what the statistic is on left handed red heads is but I am sure it is some super low number. I am not one of those crazy left handed people who writes upside down... no... I right like any other normal person except I write with my left hand. I do find it hard sometimes to be living in a right handers world ie. right handed desks/ right handed scissors, but when it comes down to it there are a whole heck of alot more right handed people so I guess I will just conform.

lets see... I love to travel. I think it would be awesome to be able to say I have been to every country... hmm maybe that should be a goal... some people want to see the seven wonders in their life time... no no... I want to see all 195 countries :) so far I have been to 3... wow I am doing good!

hmm... well I think that's all I've got today. More to come I guess :)