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Monday, 13 July 2009

My Awesome 30th Birthday -

I can't believe I'm not in my 20's anymore! But instead of whining about it, I'm gonna tell you how awesome my weekend was...

So my hubby took me to Carpintaria this weekend to celebrate. It was super, super great. We got there late Friday afternoon, hung out at the beach for about an hour, then went to dinner. We tried to swim in the heated hotel pool, but alas, Kristi the wimp still couldn't handle the chill out of the water. (Seriously, I can't wait to someday have hot flashes.)

While at the pool, there was another family there - two young kids, probably about 4 and 6, and thier parents - whose father was smoking at a non-smoking facility, around his kids. Anywhoo, the reason I mention it is because apparently their room was right next to ours. And apparently the children didn't have a bed time on vacation because they were screaming and bouncing well into the evening. But the real fun came at about 10:30 pm when the Fire Alarm (directly across from our door in the hall) was pulled. By some kids. For no reason. And it took the Fire Dept. a good 30 or 40 minutes to turn it off. But the fun didn't end there - oh, no - then the smoking dad next door took the next hour to yell at his kids for pulling the alarm. (Why exactly were his young children in the hallway by themselves at 10:30 at night?) Needless to say, it was an eventful evening. But no worries - Saturday took a turn for the better...

We drove to Santa Barbara and rented a 2-seater bike/buggy thing and rode along the beach for an hour before lunch - it was beautiful!

Then we went to CPK - one of my favorite places - for lunch. They give a decently-portioned sundae for your birthday, and they don't sing to you! Kristi liked.

THEN I did something CRAZY. Well, crazy on the Kristi scale...not really crazy. I went and got my ear pierced spontaneously. It hurt, but totally worth it.

Then we drove back to Carpinteria to enjoy the beach a bit more - one of the top ten beaches in the country, and now we know why! Perfect weather, a perfect day. We ended the day by stopping at the Camarillo outlets on the way home where I got a new outfit for work. Thank You, Jesus, for a beautiful birthday with my hubby, for a blessed 30 years, and I thank all of YOU for the birthday wishes you left me! Good, good weekend...always over too soon!

Thursday, 02 July 2009

Yay for APU!!

Breaking News! I am now officially the Alumni Chapter Events Coordinator at Azusa Pacific University! WooHoo!

What that really means...I help plan all the big Alumni events like Homecoming and the Dinner Theatre, and I oversee all the Southern California Alumni Chapters (Orange County, Pasadena, IE, etc.). And so far, I LOVE it!

What this means for all you APU Alums out there -
- Come by for a visit! Stop by the office and say hello - we love to see familiar faces and catch up with people. Our office is always open to you!

- I would love your updated contact information. It's always a challenge for our office to stay updated with Alums...we can't let you know all the cool stuff we're doing here at the 'ol hub if we don't have your current information. So just email (khawkins@apu.edu) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/klappyanne) me your recent info and we'll add you to the cool people list!

- I need your opinion and feedback. What kind of Alumni activities would you personally attend? What would get you excited to either come to a chapter event or come back to the school for a visit? How does our generation do this whole keeping-in-touch thing? (Well, you know, beyond cyberspace...)

Looking forward to hearing from ALL of you guys - thanks for letting me ramble for a minute! Hope you're all well - talk to me soon!

Blessings,
Kristi Hawkins

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Interesting Video

This video challenged me. On the one hand, I'm shocked that our president announced to a middle-eastern country that we're not a Judeo-Christian nation anymore, but on the other hand, I don't really believe a nation or government can "be" any religion. Individuals can be Christ followers, governments and institutions...not so much. Reading Jesus for President challenged me to separate the two. I hear what he's saying that our nation was founded on Christian principles though, and for that I am very grateful! But I am sad that our own president is challenging the idea. What do you all think?

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Cutest. Movie. Ever.
They have officially perfected storytelling...

Thursday, 04 June 2009

Observations of a Sinus Infection -

1. I think it's rediculous how much room for snot there is in the human head. How can there be that much pressure in "cavities"?

2. If you're going to be sick and stuck to the couch for 6 days, you should be sick when good network TV is on. Which is not this week.

3. You know it's time to get well when you can physically feel your spot on the couch getting more worn out by the day.

4. I don't know about you, but when I'm sick, I can't taste anything. Which just makes me want to eat rich tasting food. Which is never healthy food. Which doesn't help make you well. (Confession: I had spicy tacos for dinner, hoping the spice would clear the sinuses a bit. Didn't taste like much, but I did blow my nose a lot!)

5. There's nothing like the dread you feel when you know you have a big singing gig coming up and your voice is leaving you...

6. And last, I hate it when I'm sick for a week and postpone everything, only to have a million things to do once you get better!! (Why can't clothes wash themselves?? WHY??)

Okay, I'm done complaining about my cold. Onto the Lakers...Go Lakers!
Have you guys seen these hilarious Kobe/Lebron puppet commercials? They just showed a new one during the game THE LAKERS ARE WINNING right now, but it's not online yet...
Too bad Lebron didn't even make the finals, but they're still funny -