All things Halloween!

Holly and Kelly: Happy Halloween! If you are going out with your family/children trick or treating, please be safe and enjoy yourselves! Our parents are going to the block party back home...which will be interesting to hear about. Anyway, we had some fun this year. Yesterday, both of us had to work and we were allowed to dress up. It was a lot of fun; Holly went as the 12th Doctor and I went as a Hobbit. Also....me and a co worker had some fun with fake mustaches.

The Doctor will see you now. 

Took this when I got home. Furry Wiley too :)

This is probably why we're both still on the market :P

So like I said, we had a lot of fun yesterday. Today being the actual day, as per usual, we helped at an event at church called Hallelujah Harvest. It involves a lot of children packed into the fellowship hall at church with games, some food and a ridiculous amount of candy. It's amusing that a couple of weeks before the event everyone's always like "we need candy!" Yet there's always an abundance and we always have a ton left over, so we took some for us; that miniature hoard is now sitting at the kitchen table. And now Wiley is watching all the children around our neighborhood go trick or treating; we forgot :( Every year at Hallelujah Harvest, sis and I do a duo costume...makes sense, huh? A few years ago we did Holmes and Watson, and last year we did the 10th Doctor and Rose Tyler. Well, this year we were struggling to come up with something to do. Finally, at like 10:00 at night I was like "Holly, we should just dress up as each other." So she wore a set of my scrubs and I wore one of her Grow App shirts and threw one of her scarves on and we were opposite twins for Halloween. Now tell me, aren't I a clever girl? 

Honestly, we're not really into Halloween that much. We went to a Halloween party one year and had lots of fun, but we've never hosted one. It's just fun for us to dress up, be silly and get lots of candy. So in other words, we just act like big kids....which is what we do anyway. So there you have it. Have a good one, you all and remember to have fun and act like your kids too. 

Who knew twins were reversible? 

Getting to Know us!

A friend of ours posted a challenge by a friend of hers, titled "Getting to know me." So here's ours! :D

1. What is a nickname only your family calls you? 
Kelly: Opal. Well, only my dad calls me that. It started when I was a kid. Still stuck
Holly: My dad calls me H, which has been a recent thing.  H-bomb when I was younger.

2. What is a weird habit of yours? 
Kelly: If I remember it I'll put it on here.
Holly: I chew on the insides of my cheek (gross, I know).  I still bite my nails too.  It's probably why I'm still single :P

3. Do you have any weird phobias? 
Kelly: Stinging bugs. Any of them. I am pretty sure I'm borderline phobic of them. When I grew up if there was one in my bedroom I couldn't kill it because I was too scared. This stemmed after I got stung by a wasp under my nose when I was a kid. And after one that I squished stung me on my foot. And after stepping on a bee in the garage while I was washing my parent's car.
Holly: I am terrified of breaking down in Lexington.  This isn't a joke either.  Cray cray drivers up there.  Ok, this may be a joke, so I wouldn't go so far as to call it a phobia.  I don't really have any phobias, but I am afraid of falling.  Yes, that is different than being afraid of heights.

4. What is a song you secretly like to blast to when you are alone? 
Kelly: I still now and then listen to N*SYNC and Backstreet Boys. Not ashamed whatsoever.
Holly: "Fix My Eyes" by for KING & COUNTRY is pretty much default nowadays.  And not a secret! I like "Pompeii" by Bastille, although the premise is really sad.  And if "What's Love Got to Do With It", oh, it's on.  I have others, but I'd like to maintain some of my dignity ;)

5. What is one of your biggest pet peeves? 
Kelly: Close-mindedness. Bottom line.
Holly: I have several, unfortunately, but one that really grinds my gears is drivers that don't use a turn signal.  AAAGGHHH!!

6. What's one of your nervous habits? 
Kelly: Fidgeting, that's the most common one. Also, I act really stupid/giggly.
Holly: Bouncing my legs when I'm sitting.  Used to drive my mom nuts.

7. What side of the bed do you sleep on? 
Kelly: My bed is a twin bed, but when I'm out or in a bigger bed, usually the right side.
Holly: My left, your right, depending on your perspective :)

8. What was your first stuffed animal and what was its name? 
Kelly: It didn't have a name, but it was this raggedy bear with googly eyes. It was our brother's and (I think) our mom's too. It's at our Ohio house. I think at one point it was called Ginger.
Holly: I can't remember my first stuffed friend, but I have one from when I was 7 that I still sleep with: a ratty terrier-looking dog from the Columbus Zoo.  I call her Ashley.  She's been lots of places.

9. What's the drink you always order at Starbucks? 
Kelly: Either a grande cafe vanilla frappucino or grande cafe espresso frappucino. Then the usual pumpkin spice when they're in season.
Holly: Pumpkin spice latte when they're around, no questions.  Other than that, either a grande cafe vanilla frappucino, a grande valencia orange refresher with vanilla, or a blonde roast with cream and sugar. Sometimes I like a caramel apple spice.  As you can tell, I frequent Starbucks :)

10. Which way do you face the shower? 
Kelly: Uhhhhhh...I'm not really sure how to answer this question. So I suppose I will say no comment.
Holly: I reject this question and substitute my own.  Which....I will think of later.

11. Do you have any weird body skills? 
Kelly: This question made me LOL. But no. No I don't.
Holly: Kelly didn't mention it, but we can do this silly foot dance thing that our mom taught us.  Ask us about it sometime!

12. What is your favorite comfort food that you know is bad but you eat it anyway? 
Kelly: Chocolate. ANYTHING chocolate.
Holly: Well, I just finished a bowl of Edy's mint cookie crunch, so.......

13. What is a phrase or exclamation you always say? 
Kelly: Either "Allons-y, Allonso!" or "Oh my glob." If I really sat down and thought about it then I could think of more.
Holly: If I hear something awesome or crazy, I say "get out."  Actually, it's more like "GET OUT!" Kelly has been on the receiving end of this quite often.

14. What do you wear when you go to sleep?
Kelly: Sometimes my scrub pants from work. I only have one actual set of PJ's. But usually just whatever.
Holly: Usually just a big t-shirt and a pair of shorts.  Cute PJ pants when it gets cooler :)

15. What did you used to wear that you thought was cool, and now you realize it wasn't? 
Kelly: Oh my gosh, does anybody remember those fugly plastic shoes/sandals from the 90's? Totally had a pair of those. HACK.
Holly: Not really so much "wearing", but when I was in high school I used to wear a ton of eye makeup.  You know, the black mascara, black eyeliner, metallic eyeshadow.  I was so into it, and looking through old pictures now a few years later it just looks terrible.  I rarely wear makeup now, but when I do I prefer the natural approach.

30 Days of Doctor Who: Favorite Doctor Gadget and Favorite Interview

Holly: I love the TARDIS.  Seriously, I do.

I don't even know where to begin.  What I wouldn't give for a magical blue box of my own?  I love all the sounds and quirks it has (I have to agree with Eleven, that "sound" is glorious...and if I have to explain, then you'll just never know).  I LOVED "The Doctor's Wife"; the TARDIS personified- basically nothing short of brilliant (and a wee bit...ok a lot bit...sad too!).  Bigger on the inside, that impeccable blue color, I love it all!  We watched "An Adventure in Space and Time" last night (side note, if you have not watched that yet and claim to be a Who fan, SHAME ON YOU.  WATCH IT ASAP.  It is brilliant and beautiful and will make you do all kinds of feely happy warm fuzzy things at the end.  Ok, I'm done.  Shew, that Coke Zero is kicking in BIG. TIME, y'all)....anyway, we watched that last night and we got to see the very first TARDIS, in color!  I freaked out big time.  Someone get me a TARDIS, please?

My favorite interview....it's just over a year old (2013) and it's David Tennant and some other I'm guessing British celebs.  There's a sketch bit in the beginning, and I will warn you, the beginning is a bit on the inappropriate side.  But the rest of the interview is absolutely charming and delightful....much like our favorite Doctor :)

DT interview (non-inappropriate stuff starts at 1:40)

Kelly: Something I wish I could have should I need it; psychic paper. What it is is that when The Doctor has it, it's just blank. But when he shows it to someone its whatever he wants the viewer to see. For example, in one episode someone asked who he was and he flashed it and said he was an undercover cop from Scotland Yard (I think that was from The Unicorn and the Wasp). However, sometimes the paper doesn't do what its supposed to and it gets caught in its bluff. One kid just saw a bunch of squiggly lines...now I really can't remember what episode that was from. Something, like I said, that would be very useful to have.

My favorite interview is HILARIOUS. Freema Agyeman, aka Martha from Season 3 and a tiny bit of 4, is on the radio doing an interview on the radio where listeners call in and ask questions. She gets a call from "Derek" who ends up being a bit of a creeper. It is later revealed who "Derek" is and is quite hilarious (actually the title of the YouTube clip gives it away but you probably could have figured it out.) And it's just audio but you'll get the jist of it pretty quickly. "Derek" comes in around 3 minutes into the video.

Freema radio interview

Boredom buster on a Saturday evening: H and K play MASH.

Holly and Kelly: We were perusing a list of topics for when in a blogging "rut".  This is the idea we agreed on.  Does anybody remember this game????????

We are also 24 years old and have absolutely no shame.

Holly, round 1: Just for clarification, Mr. C is Benedict Cumberbatch and DT is David Tennant. 

Kelly, round 1

We laughed more unnecessarily than should be allowed on planet Earth.

At the conclusion of round 1, Kelly's preteen indeterminate make believe future was she was to be living in a shack in Edinburgh, with Mr. C as her hubs, getting around in a golf cart, with 2 kiddos and working doing what she does now.  Not bad.

At the conclusion of round 1, Holly's silly, faraway yeah right preteen future was that she was to be married to Rory (from Doctor Who), with one munchkin, getting around in a BMW, living in Sydney and working as an author.  Pretty sweet.  

Needless to say, we decided to play another round.

This is Holly's post round 2 future: getting around in a Fiat, married to K9 (again, from Doctor Who...she'd have to get used to be getting referred to as "Mistress"), with 2 kiddies, living in New York City and working as a florist.  Oh, and living in a shack.  Domestic bliss at its absolute finest.

Here is Kelly's post round 2 future: living in a house in Glasgow, with Robert Downey Jr as the hubs, driving a Tesla, working as a social worker with 2 kiddos.  Again, not bad.

There you have it, folks.  Some 24 year olds meet up with friends and go out for drinks or go see a movie.  Nope.  We play MASH.

Schtuff twin girls say, volume 5 (with guest appearances by Brittany the roommate/friend)

And away we go!

Kelly: (singing to the tune of "I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles"): I hate chopping onions and I hate chopping onions more!

Holly: Oh my gosh! Somebody call Nicholas Sparks! (If you want the full story ask) :)

Kelly: Holly, I'll give you $1 if you can spell "Raxacoricofallapatorius"
Holly: R-a-x-a-c-o-r-i-c-o-f-a-l-l-a-p-o-t-o-r-i-u-s? Well? (mind you, had to ask for the pronunciation a lot too)
Kelly: (brief pause) Yeah...you were off by one letter.  I'm going to give it to you.

Holly: (talking about kids) We were talking about at work that we wish there would just be a rubber room where you could hose them down.

Holly: (Yoda is on her lap, kneading) Wow Yoda. That feels good. It's right on my sore calf.
Brittany: I don't think that's your calf.
Kelly: Uh dear....that's your thigh.
Holly: Wow, yeah you're right. Guys, I promise I'm a biology major.

Holly: So I looked up those autographed cards.  They're 24 pounds.  I love David Tennant but I don't love him that much.

Kelly: (in a span of about 2 minutes apart). Yoda, why are you attacking nothing? Yoda, let's not try to climb up the wall please.

Kelly: (calling Holly at work; left her wallet at home) I'm going to have pop because I'm pissed at myself.

Brittany: Holly, if you want to come sit on my bed and watch Ponyo with me, you can!

(We were listening to "Song of Freedom" from the Doctor Who soundtrack)
Holly: I just want to listen to a scene from Journey's End. Not watch; just listen. (Pulls up on Youtube and we read the video descriptions)
Kelly: NO. WE'RE DONE! STOP! WE'RE DONE!

(while watching Jeopardy, the clue was the German word for "Rich")
Holly: Reich
Kelly: You're a creep (proceeded by a large laughing fit from both of us)

Kelly: Scotland makes beautiful things.

Holly: Can we get an Ood? I want one.
Kelly: Yeah,  I wouldn't even have it do anything.
Holly: I'd just keep it over there (points to a corner in the living room)
Kelly: Stand or sit?
Holly: No, I'd give it a chair.

Kelly: I'm just saying, if I ever married someone with the last name of Who, I'd get my PhD.
Holly: I know! I feel like I'd be doing a disservice to society if I didn't.

Holly: It's spreadable chocolate oh my gosh!

(while waiting for our dryer to arrive):
Kelly: I don't remember what it looks like.

Kelly: Three great things come out of Easter: the resurrection of Jesus, Peeps, and Cadbury Eggs.

(talking about a work incident):
Holly: So what did she kick you with?
Kelly: Uh...her foot.

Winter feelings

Holly and Kelly: 2 days ago it was in the mid-40s and sunny! Yesterday it got to 49 with some more sun.  This morning we woke up to yet another round of snow (albeit not much, but still...AAGGHH).  This winter we have had more below-freezing days than we can remember.  We've had many mornings where it was below zero (yeah, -5 is not fun).  We've gotten REALLY good at driving ourselves out of skids, slides, black ice, crappy roads, etc.  We've had many close calls of wiping out on icy sidewalks, parking lots, front steps.  We've had near $150 electric bills (now that doesn't seem like much, but when our average bill is $50-60, yeah, that's a sucker punch to the checkbook).  Basically if we see any more snow we're going to go nuclear.

IT IS WARMER IN LONDON ENGLAND RIGHT NOW THAN BEREA KENTUCKY.  Just let that sink in.

We've had it with this winter crap, so now we're going to poke fun at it.  Enjoy these pieces of humor on your Saturday morning, wherever in the world you may be (Fun fact, just checked the 10-day...supposed to be in the 50s by Monday! Holla!!)

:)

No more!

30 Days of Sherlock: Free-for-all #2

Holly and Kelly: This just in fresh from Peter Jackson's Facebook page this morning.  Needless to say, we could not resist sharing.  Have a happy Friday and weekend to all! :)

30 Days of Writing: Five Guys You Find Attractive

Holly: Man, we JUST had a sermon about lust yesterday, too! lol.  Rest assured, my thoughts are entirely tame.  These are in no specific order, by the way.

1. Martin Freeman.  Not only because he's the perfect Bilbo (I'm sorry, he is.  Your opinion is not valid), but he's really funny, even though he does swear a lot.  Plus he loves his family and he loves what he does.  And he's good at it.  Seriously...check out some of his stuff.

2. Benedict Cumberbatch.  Because his name is awesomer than you ever will be.  And he has a pretty voice.

3. Wiley.  I mean, come on.  He's pretty much a stud on four legs and he knows it too.

4. Elijah Wood.  Or, more specifically, Elijah Wood's eyes.  And he's vertically challenged, like me! :D

5. All the Big Bang Theory guys.  ALL of them.  They're nerdy and cute and have the best lines.  I would like to personally give them all high fives at some point in my life.

Kelly: 

I'm not going to waste precious blog space, because mine all are pretty much the same. I'm going to add Adam Brown to this list too. Because Ori is every body's baby and he's adorable!

And of course, here's Wiley. We love him dearly.

Come on, how could you not love THIS face?! 

Schtuff twin girls say, volume 2

Holly and Kelly: Figure we would make this a regular habit.  Guaranteed laugh.  Enjoy.

"And that makes 4 loads of laundry. (Starts singing). 4 loads of laundry and a partridge in a pear tree. HEEEEEY MACARENA." ~Kelly

"I KNOW DOLLAR OFF DEALS END TOMORROW, OLD NAVY! I WORK THERE!" ~Holly (while reading her email)

Kelly: This is weird, but sometimes I just crave cream cheese.  I think I may have pica or something.
Holly: Lol.  At least you're not eating your computer.

driving home from Richmond:
"UK was saying.....yellow car!" ~Kelly

"Your phone is done.  Please uncharge it."  ~Kelly, to Holly

Kelly: I'll probably watch it on my lunc break....lunc break? Wow.
Holly: Lunc break? *laughing*
Kelly: Wow, I quit at talking.
Holly: That would be interesting.

Kelly: And I can't watch BBT (Big Bang Theory) at lunch.
Holly: Why?
Kelly: Because Martin Freeman didn't win an Emmy.
Holly: Oh.
Kelly: And there's a workshop.

(reading Jeopardy clues):
Holly: Three words that translates to "Ireland forever."
Kelly: Beer.

"My desktop thermometer is broken." ~Holly

(While eating an Aero bar)
Kelly: These would be good in a Blizzard.
Holly:...STOP!

(Eating a potato side for dinner)
Kelly: PO TAY TOES!!!! Boil em mash em stick em in a stew.
Holly: Potatoes. Get in my belly.

I'm pretty sure if the Pope walked into Domino's, his order would be the most important. Does the Pope even eat pizza? -Holly

If I got elected into an important office and they told me I could eat whatever I want, I would say I would like a large piece of cheesecake and a Mountain Dew, please. -Kelly

(in regards to a job application)
Holly: Apparently I applied within the last 180 days and I gave the wrong answers.
Kelly: There's wrong answers in a job application?????

(while talking on Google talk)
Kelly: I just did something really bad.
Holly: Oh dear. What happened, sis?
Kelly: I went to CPO to get stamps....and I got a Stella Jane's donut. And I'm not sorry.

Kelly (to our mom): It's like when you come here I forget how to be a big girl.

Holly: This is really good dinner. I guess I was hungrier than I thought.
Kelly (stuffed up nose with about 1/4 of food left on plate):...I can't breathe.

BONUS FROM OUR MOM:
"Plushie Bilbo is cuter in real life."

(picking Kelly up from clinicals):
"You smell like bacon." -Holly

Schtuff twin girls say

Holly and Kelly: A while back ago, Holly and I were talking about the fact that we sometimes say some utterly stupid and ridiculous things that really make us laugh. I don't remember which one of us suggested it, but it was suggested that we keep a list of some of these silly/stupid things and post them on a blog to make us laugh. So here you have it; a collective list of our funnies over the last almost month or so:

"You rolled over, Yoda. I'm so proud of you!"  ~Holly

Kelly: No emails for the last 2 hours.
Holly: That's an abomination.

"Richard Armitage sort of looks like Jesus."  ~Holly

"No. Nursing students only. You're not allowed in the club." (Kelly's response when Holly asked to go to a lunch with a convo speaker the dept sponsored.)

"EXCUSE ME. Men get breast cancer, Kelly!" ~Holly

"I RAN OUT OF GAS, WILEY!" ~Kelly playing the "Google" Zamboni game

"Is pudding a carb?"  ~Kelly

"Everybody needs help.  If you say you don't need help, then you need help." ~Kelly

Kelly: They do it at 7 in the morning (community Zumba classes)
Holly: That should be illegal.

"Kelly, look at our child.  She is licking the string." ~Holly

Holly: Haven't seen the ice cream lady van in a while.
Kelly: It's winter.
Holly: Yeah.  But ice cream is good anytime.

"They're doing a live recording of a concert. Are they going to be recording us too? At least my hair looks good." ~Holly

"Balin is like dwarf Buddha...or dwarf Confucius." ~Holly (when discussing our favorite Hobbit dwarves)

"Spiders need Jesus too." ~Kelly

"I think your boots gave me shin splints." ~Kelly

"No, Google, I do not want to open 24 tabs." ~Holly

"DO NOT. THROW. THE CAT!" ~Holly

"I could be a dwarf.  I can sing.  I took archery.  I like food.  Let's do this!" ~Holly

(in reference to Sherlock and John being gay). "I don't mind gay people. Really I don't. It's all fine. But STOP!!!!!" ~Holly

"There is a method to my madness." ~Kelly

(after coming home from her first 12-hour clinical) "I'm going to eat like a fatty." ~Kelly

"I don't like Motor Pool minivans.  They give me panic attacks." ~Kelly

"Go make me a brownie. I'm doing homework." ~Kelly

"I am the reason we can't have nice things." ~Holly

after roommate suggested she should probably do her dance workout:
Kelly: I should probably do...a lot of things.
Holly: I should probably just stop being awesome.

"Stop...with your cake." ~Holly

"Don't have clinicals! I want to watch Phantom of the Opera!" ~Holly

"Don't talk to me about poop.  Or breaks." ~Kelly

"I'm afraid of taxes, the IRS...IRA...whatever they are, that they're going to kick down the door and be like 'YOU'RE FULL OF CRAP, HOLLY KORB, AND WE'RE GOING TO AUDIT YOU!!!!!'" ~Holly

Holly about a new British soap-opera esque show that we've started watching: "It's my new guilty pleasure, I swear.  Suddenly I'm a 40-year-old British housewife."

"A camera should follow us around for a week. That would stop reality TV." ~Holly

(watching Lion King): James Earl Jones just needs to narrate my life. At all times.  ~Holly

"ERRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFF!" ~Kelly

"I quit at life." ~Kelly, during fits of clinical, fatigue-induced delirium

"Oh, I'm sorry, I just infested you with my sick!" ~Holly, taking a bite of Kelly's food

Kelly: What are you making?
Holly: Peas, pig and pasta. (pig= pork chops, just for clarification)
Kelly: Oh. Do you need help with the peas, pig and pasta?
Holly: Nope.
Kelly: Did you get that off Pinterest?

"I can't use my food stamps because Martin Freeman didn't win an Emmy." ~Kelly

(Holly, while licking the bowl after making cupcakes) "You know how everyone is rooting for the 49ers and the Ravens...you know what I'm rooting for? My waistline."

"Who cares about aesthetics? Get in my belly!" ~Holly while making food

"I don't want to hear anything about you all being hungry. I spent $120 on food today!" ~Kelly
"Hey Kelly....I'm hungry." ~Holly

(roommate shows a picture of Kili) "Ehhh...I don't really think he's all that attractive." ~Holly
"But I wouldn't object if he showed up at the apartment." ~Kelly
(about a minute later) "I wouldn't object if any of the dwarves showed up at the apartment." ~Kelly

"I did not spend 5 years of college to wear a pink stole!" ~Kelly

"Kelly, I am NOT putting $8 jeans on layaway!" ~Holly

"Sometimes when life sucks, just remember that cupcakes were invented." ~Kelly

"They should just rename the next 'Star Trek' movie to 'Benedict Cumberbatch.'" ~Holly

"Dwarf" Invasion

Holly and Kelly: We are still deep in the trenches of the Hobbit fandemonium, so imagine our utter giddiness when we stumbled across this gem of musical happiness.  If it doesn't make you laugh (which it does for us, on many occasions) then we hope it will, at the very least, bring a smile to your face.

The band is from Wellington, NZ, by the way.