i actually WON something!

i NEVER win!

like ever. you know, in like drawings and stuff.

'cause i win fights with kyle all the time. hehe.

but, alas, i did win something for once. fantabulously frugal had a 31 days of giveaways on her site. which i love. because i'm a cheapskate and i have a cheapskate boyfriend, and she always posts about the most awesomest deals and stuff.

but that's neither here nor there.

she had some really awesome stuff and i entered nearly every.single.drawing. because i totally wanted it all.

and i won the very LAST drawing she had!

a dvd of the slumdog millionaire.

YESSSS....i rule.

that's all i really wanted to say. and i'm working on my 100th post, so watch out bloggy world, catie's coming!

to blog or not to blog?

I'm getting dangerously close to my 100th post.  Maybe I should do something that will attract more readers...like a giveaway?  I would, but most of my stuff is packed.  Sorry, dudes.

OoOoOooo...maybe a 100 things you thought you knew about Catie.

Nice.

Expect that.

And I'll hopefully be revealing a new blog name/header!

YAY!

bloggy makeover

SOOOO....I've been thinking. And I think I want to change the name of my blog. I mean, I LIKE c-squared. It's something I came up with in college when I was working on "branding" myself for internships. But, even though I'm not making any announcements here, I'm going to go ahead and assume that my last name will not be Carpenter forever. 

If you don't know the story, it's not all that awesome or anything, I just happen to have parents that like alliteration and named me Catie Carpenter...hence, c-squared. I changed my little link thingy to say CtotheC because some people were reading my blog that I didn't like reading my blog. So, it's time for a change, I'd say. 

SOOO...I know not that many people read my blog, (but that's cool, I can see who my true friends are now...) but I thought I'd bounce a few names off of you all, so here goes. 

Drumroll please! 

Backwards and in High Heels - umm...because I love shoes. And can do things in them. I don't know, I just like this one. 

Starving Designer - because I'm poor. And an interior designer. Yeah, that ones sucks, doesn't it? Plus, I don't want to bring home work with me, like, ever. 

Creatively Catie - this is what I wanted to name a blog if I ever could sell stuff on one. I wanted to do some necklaces, but that fell through. Then I was going to do cards, and THAT is falling through. Maybe I'll just use it for my regular blog name. 

Catie and Co. - I tend to blog about other people, so this is kind of cute... 

Anyways, just bouncing it off of you guys, comment with your favs!  I think I'm partial to the Backward and in High Heels one at the moment..;

vacation = cheating on my blog

so read this instead...

20 years ago I was:
1. 4 years old
2. getting ready for my little brother's first fourth of july and his first birthday. (in august).
3. allowed to light some of my own fireworks for the first time.

10 years ago I was:
1. 14 years old. meaning i was awkward.
2. was 5'6" and weight 90 pounds. gross, i know.
3. getting ready for freshmen year of high school.

5 years ago I was:
1. at home for the summer in between freshman and sophomore year of college (the only summer i went home.)
2. missing my boyfriend. a lot.
3. dating the same man i am today. :)

3 years ago I was:
1. contemplating if i wanted to stay in school for interior design.
2. working well over 60 hours a week in order to keep myself (and my dog) fed. i was teaching summer school, lifeguarding, teaching swimming lessons and volunteering at boys & girls club.
3. living with my boyfriend and his roommate, luke. (i miss those days...)

1 year ago I was:
1. on family vacation at table rock...where i am right now.
2. entertaining kyle (my boyfriend) and ty (my guy friend) during my family vacation. long story, but ty ended up coming down with us. he loved it.
3. getting ready to go into my last year of college, WITHOUT an internship and gaining even more valuable knowledge working at the BGC than any internship could have given me. it was the best job. ever.

So far this year:
1. i have interviewed at TWELVE different firms.
2. received an offer at two of them and accepted one of them.
3. moved to wichita. who'da thunk that would have happened?!? not this chick.

Yesterday:
1. mom and i unpacked my house.
2. then we drove to the lake house.
3. i started a new book. it's a mystery and right now i can't remember the name of the author but i'll let you know if it's good or not. my mom bought it for me. if you like mary higgins clark, you're a fan of what we read. :)

Today:
1. i went antiquing with my mom. (i got an amazing dresser for only FIFTY dollars that i'm going to refinish.)
2. drooled over a hoosier cabinet that i REALLY, REALLY want to buy. but it's $250.
3. swam with my dog in our cove.

Tomorrow:
1. will probably go out in the boat....
2. and ski and wakeboard....
3. and drink beer with the parentals!

In the next year I will:
1. will start my new job.
2. and hopefully like it a lot.
3. will probably be deciding if it's time to move and be with my DO (designated other) for good. actually, he'll have to decide what he's going to do before i decide a damn thing.

And I tag: anyone who wants it. :)