Was doing some old Facebook post perusing and we came across this fun thing from a few years back...we figured we would share it with you all. Because everyone needs a laugh! (Oh, and the template is pasted below so you can create your own) :)
H: Dear Kelly,
I don't really know how to tell you this but I'm joining the convent. I think I realized it when I tripped on peanut butter outside of your office and I saw you sit on my boyfriend. I'm sure you're shamed enough to understand how awful you are. I'm returning your toe ring to you but I'll keep the results of that blood sample as a memory. You should also know that I am better off without you and the apartment building is on fire.
Greetings to your frog Leonard,
Holly
K: Dear Holly,
I don't really know how to tell you this but our romance is over. I think I realized it when I tripped on peanut butter in a clown suit and I saw you sit on my father. I'm sure you're shamed enough to understand how awful you are. I'm returning your Hannah Montana underwear to you but I'll keep the results of that blood sample as a memory. You should also know that I am better off without you and you should stop picking your nose.
Go drown yourself,
Kelly
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Dear (someone you recently talked to),
I don't really know how to tell you this but (1). I think I realized it when (2) (3) and I saw you (4) (5). I'm sure you're (6) to understand (7). I'm returning (8) to you but I'll keep (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11).
(12),
(Your name)
1. What is the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’m joining the Convent
Black -Our romance is over
Green- Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - Purple hedgehogs want to destroy you
Other -I dislike your eyelashes
2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February -When I quoted Forest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I finally changed my underwear
June - When you put cuffs on me
July – When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my ass
September - Last year when you peed your pants
October - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I threw up in your sock drawer
3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Chicken- In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad – As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Seafood - In a clown suit
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Other- With George Bush and Stephen Harper
4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - bite off
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over
5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey – The Catholic Priest
Brown – The Montreal Canadian’s goalie
Purple - My corned beef hash
Red – My knee caps
Blue - My salt-beef bucket
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink – Your ‘My Little Pony’ collection
Other --The elephant in the corner
6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes- Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons- Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Middle-class
Other -shamed
7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed – That we’re related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks
8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your love letters to me
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your Hannah Montana underwear
9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - My virginity
C/D - Your photo with the mustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - Your mom
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - The results of that blood-sample
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X – Your sucide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards
10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Love your sweet, sweet ass
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F -Never will forget that night
G/H – Will not tell the authorites that you stole the whale from the backyard.
I/J – Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N -Get sick when I think of your feet
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
S/T - Always wanted to break your legs
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Haven’t showered in a month
Y/Z – am better off without you
11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine- Our friendship is ruined
Soft drink – I’m off to lead a new life as a lemon
Soda – I will haunt you when I’m reincarnated as an Eskimo
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water – I'm scratching my butt as you read this
Cider– I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice – You ruined my attempts at another world war.
Snapple/Vitamin water – You should get that embarrassing rash checked out
Hot chocolate – Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - I love Oprah Winfrey
Beer – Thanks for the Cocaine
Other – you should stop picking your nose
12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand – Warm tingly sensations
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
France - Love always
Spain - With tears of sadness
China – You make me sick
Germany – Please don’t hurt me
Austria- Best of luck on the sex change
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
USA - Sincerely
Egypt – Kiss my butt
England - go drown youself
Showing posts with label twins. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 24, 2016
Monday, December 7, 2015
Schtuff twin girls say, volume 8
A few special guests this time around...enjoy! (Warning: a minor and censored expletive below)
Holly: (to her computer) Why do you suck so much?
Holly: (to her computer) Why do you suck so much?
Kelly: Sis, did you just pour your water into the cat's bowl?
Holly: So? He likes it.
Kelly: Of course he does. He's a cat (I continue to ramble for a bit)
Holly: Kelly, your pizza isn't spinning.
Holly: What do you think cats pray for?
Kelly: Wiley probably prays for more food.
Kelly: Oh, you mean the 456? Don't they just throw up when they don't get their way?
Holly: How was your pumpkin spice latte? Hope it sucked.
Kelly: (while having girl's night). Can someone capable of adulting open the wine please?
Kelly: (while having girl's night). Can someone capable of adulting open the wine please?
Holly: by the way I'm texting boy right now.
Kelly: (impersonating general Strax) BOY!!!!!
(Holly proceeds to bust out laughing)
(Kelly was explaining cat scratch fever)
Holly: Isn't there something like that that you can get from dogs?
Kelly: Rabies
Holly: I'm about to turn my computer on. Say a prayer for me.
Kelly: (talking to the parents). Yeah...we had to fire the maid.
Dad: B****....(we lost it)
Kelly: I'm not irate. I promise (I wasn't.)
Dad: (in faux angry voice) WHAT DO YOU MEAN????!!!!!
Bonus from church choir:
Holly: Alan (our church choir director), you were a music major. Didn't you have to learn how to play the piano?
Alan: Get out! (Followed by a series of laughter and defenses from other music majors and 'there's no way you could learn every instrument in 4 years.' And all were kidding.)
Alan: I was a music major. Don't you know how to play the BASSOON??? (more laughter)
Kelly: Look at this pile of nothing I have to do today.
Kelly: (enters the room with a pudding cup) It's the rise of the Pudding Brains!
(Holly dies laughing)
(Kelly was explaining cat scratch fever)
Holly: Isn't there something like that that you can get from dogs?
Kelly: Rabies
Holly: I'm about to turn my computer on. Say a prayer for me.
Kelly: (talking to the parents). Yeah...we had to fire the maid.
Dad: B****....(we lost it)
Kelly: I'm not irate. I promise (I wasn't.)
Dad: (in faux angry voice) WHAT DO YOU MEAN????!!!!!
Bonus from church choir:
Holly: Alan (our church choir director), you were a music major. Didn't you have to learn how to play the piano?
Alan: Get out! (Followed by a series of laughter and defenses from other music majors and 'there's no way you could learn every instrument in 4 years.' And all were kidding.)
Alan: I was a music major. Don't you know how to play the BASSOON??? (more laughter)
Kelly: Look at this pile of nothing I have to do today.
Kelly: (enters the room with a pudding cup) It's the rise of the Pudding Brains!
(Holly dies laughing)
Saturday, October 31, 2015
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.
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?
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| The Doctor will see you now. |
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| Took this when I got home. Furry Wiley too :) |
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| This is probably why we're both still on the market :P |
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.
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| Who knew twins were reversible? |
Sunday, August 23, 2015
4 years and counting...
Kelly: I'm going to tell you all a story.
Once upon a time, there were two twin blondes, who after each of them spending time in Europe, decided to write a blog together. Nothing was really done for a while, just a lot of talk. Finally, they decided to write it, and they called it The H and K Chronicles. They didn't know where this blog would take them or how long they would have it. But here now, 4 years later, and H and K is still going! They are so happy by the fact it's still going and hope for 4 more years and beyond. The End.
4 years! I still can't believe it. Unfortunately this has been a slow year for us and blogging, as we haven't done much. But it's been incredibly busy filled with good and awesome things, and for that we are extremely blessed and grateful! I hope that some of you have been encouraged and blessed by what you have seen us write, because looking back we have been the same way! So once again, thank you! Thank you for sticking with us and journeying on our lives with us. We don't do this for fame, attention and whatnot; we just do it because we enjoy it and we want you all to enjoy too if you wish. So here's to 4 years and hoping for many more!
Holly: Man, times flies when you're having fun!!!
Like Kelly said, this has been a pretty light blogging year for us, and we are sorry about that. It's just been a whirlwind of a year and sometimes I still feel like I'm trying to catch up! When we started this blog 4 years ago, we didn't have a plan, really. We just decided to keep writing and go with it, and here we are still going with it! I'll admit, there were a few times when we did talk about possibly stopping, just because of life craziness, but we just couldn't. We don't do this for followers, we don't do this to see how many comments we can get, we don't do this to link-up or "get ourselves out there", so to speak. We do this because we love writing and we love sharing what's going on in our lives with those who care about us (And we've realized that there's A LOT of you, and for that, we are so grateful!!! ^_^ )
It's shaping up to be a pretty exciting rest of the year, so stay tuned, and thanks for hanging out with us these past four years!
Once upon a time, there were two twin blondes, who after each of them spending time in Europe, decided to write a blog together. Nothing was really done for a while, just a lot of talk. Finally, they decided to write it, and they called it The H and K Chronicles. They didn't know where this blog would take them or how long they would have it. But here now, 4 years later, and H and K is still going! They are so happy by the fact it's still going and hope for 4 more years and beyond. The End.
4 years! I still can't believe it. Unfortunately this has been a slow year for us and blogging, as we haven't done much. But it's been incredibly busy filled with good and awesome things, and for that we are extremely blessed and grateful! I hope that some of you have been encouraged and blessed by what you have seen us write, because looking back we have been the same way! So once again, thank you! Thank you for sticking with us and journeying on our lives with us. We don't do this for fame, attention and whatnot; we just do it because we enjoy it and we want you all to enjoy too if you wish. So here's to 4 years and hoping for many more!
Holly: Man, times flies when you're having fun!!!
Like Kelly said, this has been a pretty light blogging year for us, and we are sorry about that. It's just been a whirlwind of a year and sometimes I still feel like I'm trying to catch up! When we started this blog 4 years ago, we didn't have a plan, really. We just decided to keep writing and go with it, and here we are still going with it! I'll admit, there were a few times when we did talk about possibly stopping, just because of life craziness, but we just couldn't. We don't do this for followers, we don't do this to see how many comments we can get, we don't do this to link-up or "get ourselves out there", so to speak. We do this because we love writing and we love sharing what's going on in our lives with those who care about us (And we've realized that there's A LOT of you, and for that, we are so grateful!!! ^_^ )
It's shaping up to be a pretty exciting rest of the year, so stay tuned, and thanks for hanging out with us these past four years!
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| August 20, 2011: date of blog launch |
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| August 20, 2012: one year after blog launch |
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| August 21, 2013: two years and one day after blog launch |
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August 21, 2014: three years and one day after blog launch August 23, 2015: Taken 4 years and 3 days after launch. |
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Schtuff twin girls say, volume 7
You know it!!
Kelly: You just gave me a concussion with a Wal-Mart gift card! (Holly threw it at me)
(while eating out at Sonny's)
Kelly: They say that half of your dinner plate is supposed to be vegetables.
Holly: (plate of ribs, chicken, mac and cheese, garlic bread, and green beans) Well, I'm out.
Holly: Do you mind not masticating so loudly?
Holly: (Kelly handed me a pudding cup). Kelly...why did you give me such a big spoon?
Kelly: (reading email). Oh. Matt Maher just added a new concert.
Holly: Probably in Florida. (finds out he's in Richmond).
Unanimous ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh in 3...2...1...
Holly: Yoda, will you stop destroying me, please?
Kelly: Probably not a good idea to watch bloopers and have a glass of wine.
Holly: But we only had one...
Kelly: And we're laughing at your wheeze....(and we both bust out laughing and crying)
Holly: Oh look. I spilled wine on my shirt because Martin Freeman didn't win an Emmy.
Kelly: Actually he did....so now we need a new excuse.
(leaving Old Town Grill):
Kelly: It's so nice out!
Holly: Yeah, it is. Maybe I'll go for a wee stroll later. Or maybe I'll just clean the bathroom.
(watching Broadchurch):
Holly: He sounds a lot more Scottish today.
Kelly: Is there a such thing as song crack? I'm totally making it a thing.
Holly: Hey Kelly, look, I'm Yoda! (proceeds to run as fast as she can across the room)
(watching ER bloopers):
Kelly: Holly, it's not like this, I promise.
Holly: I had cheesecake when we were in-
Kelly: STOP!
(watching NUMB3RS):
Kelly: Charlie, change your clothes!
Holly: He's distraught, Kelly! Geez, leave him alone.
Kelly: If it were me, I would change my clothes.
Kelly: I've gotten really good at crumbling up foil with oven mitts on.
Holly: That's good.
Holly: I just realized my hashtag "Monday slump" also looks like "Mondays lump". Which sounds odd.
Kelly: (notices Wiley laying on her purse) Wiley, do you want to be pretty?
Kelly: Is your fried rice crunchy?
Holly: No.
Kelly: Sushi...
Holly: Ooh ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bing bang.
(watching NUMB3RS):
Holly: You know why I like Don Eppes? Because he doesn't drink black coffee.
Kelly: I just tripped and fell into some feelings.
(eating Velveeta shells and cheese):
Holly: High blood pressure, woo hoo!
Kelly: I need a car iPod.
Holly: This parking lot is a hot mess. Actually, it's a cold mess.
(season finale of Broadchurch is tomorrow):
Holly: Let's have a moment of silence for our feelings.
Holly: I'm so bored!
Kelly: Why don't you go for a walk?
Holly: I already did that. I took out the trash.
Kelly: (at the fridge) So is this all just community pudding?
Holly: Yeah. Hey, community pudding. That sounds like a band name.
Kelly: Yeah it does. But I'd be hungry every time I went to see them.
Holly: I never liked the word "curd"...it always reminds me of turd.
(watching Facing the Giants):
Holly: Bobby Lee Duke is running with a sucker in his mouth! That is NOT good!
(texting convo)
Kelly: Size 10 JCrew jeans for 10 bucks. Sound good?
Holly: YEEEAAAAHH!!! Pic?
Kelly: Hang on give me a few mins. Berea email :D should be there
Holly: ERMAHGERD LUUUUUUUUUURRRRRVVV!!!! Man they were dirt cheap too.
Kelly: Right!!!! I could not pass them up.
Holly: We so savvy and fly!
Kelly: You just gave me a concussion with a Wal-Mart gift card! (Holly threw it at me)
(while eating out at Sonny's)
Kelly: They say that half of your dinner plate is supposed to be vegetables.
Holly: (plate of ribs, chicken, mac and cheese, garlic bread, and green beans) Well, I'm out.
Holly: Do you mind not masticating so loudly?
Holly: (Kelly handed me a pudding cup). Kelly...why did you give me such a big spoon?
Kelly: (reading email). Oh. Matt Maher just added a new concert.
Holly: Probably in Florida. (finds out he's in Richmond).
Unanimous ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh in 3...2...1...
Holly: Yoda, will you stop destroying me, please?
Kelly: Probably not a good idea to watch bloopers and have a glass of wine.
Holly: But we only had one...
Kelly: And we're laughing at your wheeze....(and we both bust out laughing and crying)
Holly: Oh look. I spilled wine on my shirt because Martin Freeman didn't win an Emmy.
Kelly: Actually he did....so now we need a new excuse.
(leaving Old Town Grill):
Kelly: It's so nice out!
Holly: Yeah, it is. Maybe I'll go for a wee stroll later. Or maybe I'll just clean the bathroom.
(watching Broadchurch):
Holly: He sounds a lot more Scottish today.
Kelly: Is there a such thing as song crack? I'm totally making it a thing.
Holly: Hey Kelly, look, I'm Yoda! (proceeds to run as fast as she can across the room)
(watching ER bloopers):
Kelly: Holly, it's not like this, I promise.
Holly: I had cheesecake when we were in-
Kelly: STOP!
(watching NUMB3RS):
Kelly: Charlie, change your clothes!
Holly: He's distraught, Kelly! Geez, leave him alone.
Kelly: If it were me, I would change my clothes.
Kelly: I've gotten really good at crumbling up foil with oven mitts on.
Holly: That's good.
Holly: I just realized my hashtag "Monday slump" also looks like "Mondays lump". Which sounds odd.
Kelly: (notices Wiley laying on her purse) Wiley, do you want to be pretty?
Kelly: Is your fried rice crunchy?
Holly: No.
Kelly: Sushi...
Holly: Ooh ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bing bang.
(watching NUMB3RS):
Holly: You know why I like Don Eppes? Because he doesn't drink black coffee.
Kelly: I just tripped and fell into some feelings.
(eating Velveeta shells and cheese):
Holly: High blood pressure, woo hoo!
Kelly: I need a car iPod.
Holly: This parking lot is a hot mess. Actually, it's a cold mess.
(season finale of Broadchurch is tomorrow):
Holly: Let's have a moment of silence for our feelings.
Holly: I'm so bored!
Kelly: Why don't you go for a walk?
Holly: I already did that. I took out the trash.
Kelly: (at the fridge) So is this all just community pudding?
Holly: Yeah. Hey, community pudding. That sounds like a band name.
Kelly: Yeah it does. But I'd be hungry every time I went to see them.
Holly: I never liked the word "curd"...it always reminds me of turd.
(watching Facing the Giants):
Holly: Bobby Lee Duke is running with a sucker in his mouth! That is NOT good!
(texting convo)
Kelly: Size 10 JCrew jeans for 10 bucks. Sound good?
Holly: YEEEAAAAHH!!! Pic?
Kelly: Hang on give me a few mins. Berea email :D should be there
Holly: ERMAHGERD LUUUUUUUUUURRRRRVVV!!!! Man they were dirt cheap too.
Kelly: Right!!!! I could not pass them up.
Holly: We so savvy and fly!
Monday, November 3, 2014
Schtuff Twin girls say: Volume 6
Off we pop with some more funnies!
Holly: She sounds like Lady Gaga with a cold. I heard that song on the radio today. "I'M SO FAAAAANCY." Iggy...Petunia I think.
Kelly: I thought it was Iggy Azalea.
Kelly: (after Holly said something not so nice. Not inappropriate. Just not nice) Holly. Say something else. That's not a nice word.
Holly: ....Trees
Kelly: So if I wanted a cup of hot chocolate but then put it in the fridge, wouldn't that just be chocolate milk?
Holly: ...that's deep.
Holly: I think Malcolm Tucker would be a good psych patient.
Holly: (talking about King Solomon). I think it's fair to say he fell off the wagon.
Kelly: Actually, he pitched himself off the wagon and the wagon ran him over.
(a typed conversation)
Holly: That is my pick. !
Kelly: ~
Kelly: Q crap! (I was trying to type !)
Holly: lol whaaaa?
Kelly: !
Holly: UMQRA?
Holly: I just really want to get fat and bake stuff this weekend.
Kelly: Sonic tater tots make me weak!
Kelly: (while watching a classic Doctor Who) O Dalek, my Dalek.
Holly: Why is it called Banana Republic? Why not, like, Watermelon Republic or something?
Kelly: Can someone please give Peter Capaldi a BAFTA?
Holly: I think he already has one?
Kelly: Well, give him another one!
Holly: Yoda is sleeping on your wrist brace. (a few minutes later) Maybe the cats sleep on our things so they can feel close to us. Like when you're dating a guy in high school and you sleep in his hoodie or something.
Kelly: So...Yoda wants to be close to my smelly, sweaty disgusting wrist brace?
Holly: Precisely.
Holly: (while making brownies) I just snorted pumpkin pie spice.
Holly: Yoda always seems so excited after using the litter box. She just runs out.
Kelly: I peed!
Kelly: (while petting Wiley) Hi there, pretty girl. (Holly realized my mistake)
Holly: Uh...that's Wiley.
Kelly: (in pet voice) I sorry, handsome boy. (He purred)
Kelly: Can we go see for KING & COUNTRY now?
Holly: (while driving to ALEP) Uh...we're 1.7 miles away and there's still no food.
Holly: (carrying Wiley out of the garage) Wiley, you are a vast expanse of cat.
Kelly: (while hiking, to the tune of "Hey Jude"). Hey dude....don't wanna fall.
Kelly: Have you ever heard-
Holly: No. Probably not.
Kelly: (to Holly regarding twitter). You have the best hashtags.
Bonus from our dad:
Kelly: You say potato, I say potahto.
Dad: If anyone pronounces it that way I don't want to be their friend.
Kelly: So if I wanted a cup of hot chocolate but then put it in the fridge, wouldn't that just be chocolate milk?
Holly: ...that's deep.
Holly: I think Malcolm Tucker would be a good psych patient.
Holly: (talking about King Solomon). I think it's fair to say he fell off the wagon.
Kelly: Actually, he pitched himself off the wagon and the wagon ran him over.
(a typed conversation)
Holly: That is my pick. !
Kelly: ~
Kelly: Q crap! (I was trying to type !)
Holly: lol whaaaa?
Kelly: !
Holly: UMQRA?
Holly: I just really want to get fat and bake stuff this weekend.
Kelly: Sonic tater tots make me weak!
Kelly: (while watching a classic Doctor Who) O Dalek, my Dalek.
Holly: Why is it called Banana Republic? Why not, like, Watermelon Republic or something?
Kelly: Can someone please give Peter Capaldi a BAFTA?
Holly: I think he already has one?
Kelly: Well, give him another one!
Holly: Yoda is sleeping on your wrist brace. (a few minutes later) Maybe the cats sleep on our things so they can feel close to us. Like when you're dating a guy in high school and you sleep in his hoodie or something.
Kelly: So...Yoda wants to be close to my smelly, sweaty disgusting wrist brace?
Holly: Precisely.
Holly: (while making brownies) I just snorted pumpkin pie spice.
Holly: Yoda always seems so excited after using the litter box. She just runs out.
Kelly: I peed!
Kelly: (while petting Wiley) Hi there, pretty girl. (Holly realized my mistake)
Holly: Uh...that's Wiley.
Kelly: (in pet voice) I sorry, handsome boy. (He purred)
Kelly: Can we go see for KING & COUNTRY now?
Holly: (while driving to ALEP) Uh...we're 1.7 miles away and there's still no food.
Holly: (carrying Wiley out of the garage) Wiley, you are a vast expanse of cat.
Kelly: (while hiking, to the tune of "Hey Jude"). Hey dude....don't wanna fall.
Kelly: Have you ever heard-
Holly: No. Probably not.
Kelly: (to Holly regarding twitter). You have the best hashtags.
Bonus from our dad:
Kelly: You say potato, I say potahto.
Dad: If anyone pronounces it that way I don't want to be their friend.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Three cheers for H and K!!
Holly: Ach!! That magical all-elusive date has come and gone again! How time just seems to march right on by.
Yesterday was August 20th, THE THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D YAAAAHHHOOOOOOYAAAAAAYYY!!!
I still can't believe we're chuggin' along, and that we are. They say "what a difference a year can make" and what a year it has been! It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating 2 years of this blogosphere of wonder and now here we are again, 3 years strong. 3 years of not running out of stuff to talk about. Imagine that! So much has happened this year and we still have so much more to look forward to!
I think we're going to keep at it. In fact, there is no "I think"; we ARE going to keep at it. Thank you all, once again, for chuggin' along with us. Here's to many more years!
Kelly: Trying to type this with a kitty on my lap (a Yoda kitty to be more specific) will be most interesting. Like I say every year when this comes up, I never thought it would make it another year. This has been the first full year of our lives we are both working "full time" and neither one of us are in school. It's been fun and awesome and by far the most crazy! Hard to believe how fast the time seems to go, and it feels like this year went by the fastest. But yeah. 3 years. This blog idea was born after the two of us came home from our respective abroad endeavors and decided this would be not only fun for us but a bonding experience too. We have enjoyed coming back to this blog, even though we haven't been able to post as much in a while, but still. This isn't just for us, but all of our readers too. We want this to be a safe place to read our thoughts and to explore your own thoughts on the topic at hand. We don't do this to get it out there and see how many people will follow it in one day, no.
That's one of the great things about this blog and the fact we write it together; there's always something to talk about! Often I see stuff on the news or hear something on the radio and still after all this time tell myself "that would be good to blog about." And we do this too with conversations we have. So there you have it. Three years! Here's to hoping we'll have a four year post next year!
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| August 20, 2011- date of blog launch |
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| August 20, 2012- one year after blog launch |
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| August 21, 2013- two years and one day after blog launch |
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| Today! August 21, 2014- three years and one day after blog launch. With Yoda :) |
Saturday, April 26, 2014
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.
We laughed more unnecessarily than should be allowed on planet Earth.
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.
We are also 24 years old and have absolutely no shame.
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| Holly, round 1: Just for clarification, Mr. C is Benedict Cumberbatch and DT is David Tennant. |
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| Kelly, round 1 |
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.
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.
Monday, March 10, 2014
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.
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.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Schtuff twin girls say, volume 3 (with special guest appearances by roommate Brittany)
Our volumes of silly stuff we say has continued for a third time! And our roommate Brittany has made it in here a few times. Please enjoy and we hope you get a good laugh (or two) out of these!
Kelly: Dude, Bath and Body Works sells dish soap. My whole life is a lie.
Holly: They say that Disney World is the happiest place on Earth. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's the Price is Right studio.
Kelly: I can't pick up the coffee filters because I passed the boards.
Brittany: Connor wants to read Lord of the Rings to me while I knit. He has a good reading voice.
Kelly: I might sit and listen to him too!
Holly and Brittany: *to the tune of Muffin Man and making monkey bread* Do you know the muffin pan, the muffin pan, the muffin pan?
Brittany: Swoooooooooooo!
Holly: (while making our birthday board). NO!!! We don't have any December birthdays.
Brittany: Put Jesus on there.
Brittany: I think Robert Pattinson looks like a toenail.
Kelly: Peter Jackson was knighted too.
Brittany: Really? For what?
Holly: For being awesome.
Holly: Yoda, don't drag your butt across the floor. That's not classy.
Kelly: There's a bottom tear thing on the box of plastic wrap! I've been doing it wrong, and no one has bothered to tell me.
Holly: Well yeah. It's more fun that way.
Holly: *while looking at pictures from Berea's summer reunion* Oh my gosh, they're all so happy and old.
Kelly: I just did something crazy.
Holly: What's that?
Kelly: I just added up how many jobs I've applied to.
Holly: Oh, how many?
Kelly: Not negative 207
Holly: *while holding a squirmy Yoda* Yoda, why are you rejecting my love?
Kelly: Ewwwww....Holly...we're going to be 24 next year.
Brittany: ....you're old.
(guy on TPIR says hi to someone named Holly)
Holly: Hi!!! *waves at TV*
Holly: Why is The Big Bang Theory trending on Yahoo?
Kelly: Because it's winning.
Holly: Why do I have chest pain? I'm too young to have a heart attack.
Kelly: Probably stable angina.
(A few minutes later)
Holly: Kelly, what's stable angina?
Kelly: Just chest pain. Most commonly brought on by exertion.
Holly: ...I stood up.
Kelly: (while watching The Hobbit, a wolf howls). IT'S SNUFFLES!!!!
Holly: (while watching The Hobbit). Bifur is looking at Bofur like "I'm getting real tired of your crap, Bofur."
Kelly: He is not.
Holly: Yes he is. Look at him!
Kelly: Well hun. He has an axe in his head. I would look like that too.
Brittany: May I zest your lemon?
Kelly: You may zest my lemon.
Holly: Oh my globbbbbbbbbbbbbb
Kelly: What?!
Holly: This looks so good! Like...SO good! It's like a touchdown!
Kelly: I think it's raining, precious.
Brittany: It is.
Kelly: Man! I watered the plants earlier today! I didn't have to!!!!
Holly: I wonder what Michelle and the girls do when President Obama goes out to do President stuff.
Kelly: Go shopping????
Brittany: Wiley, come sit on me!
Holly and Kelly: (while at the pool with our friend Matthew). Don't wander off. Don't talk to anyone. Don't go home with anyone you don't know.
Holly: (while playing Yahtzee). No! You don't get another check mark.
Kelly: (while watching Sherlock and noticing Martin Freeman's hands) I would be sad to stick those hands, if I ever had to...
(A text conversation between sisters):
Kelly: Okey dokey stokey, I'm going to watch some cute brits and pump some iron...hahaha
Holly: Lol what????
Kelly: Watching the great game and making myself a wee bit stronger
Holly: That is singlehandedly the greatest thing I have heard all day.
Kelly: Dude, Bath and Body Works sells dish soap. My whole life is a lie.
Holly: They say that Disney World is the happiest place on Earth. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's the Price is Right studio.
Kelly: I can't pick up the coffee filters because I passed the boards.
Brittany: Connor wants to read Lord of the Rings to me while I knit. He has a good reading voice.
Kelly: I might sit and listen to him too!
Holly and Brittany: *to the tune of Muffin Man and making monkey bread* Do you know the muffin pan, the muffin pan, the muffin pan?
Brittany: Swoooooooooooo!
Holly: (while making our birthday board). NO!!! We don't have any December birthdays.
Brittany: Put Jesus on there.
Brittany: I think Robert Pattinson looks like a toenail.
Kelly: Peter Jackson was knighted too.
Brittany: Really? For what?
Holly: For being awesome.
Holly: Yoda, don't drag your butt across the floor. That's not classy.
Kelly: There's a bottom tear thing on the box of plastic wrap! I've been doing it wrong, and no one has bothered to tell me.
Holly: Well yeah. It's more fun that way.
Holly: *while looking at pictures from Berea's summer reunion* Oh my gosh, they're all so happy and old.
Kelly: I just did something crazy.
Holly: What's that?
Kelly: I just added up how many jobs I've applied to.
Holly: Oh, how many?
Kelly: Not negative 207
Holly: *while holding a squirmy Yoda* Yoda, why are you rejecting my love?
Kelly: Ewwwww....Holly...we're going to be 24 next year.
Brittany: ....you're old.
(guy on TPIR says hi to someone named Holly)
Holly: Hi!!! *waves at TV*
Holly: Why is The Big Bang Theory trending on Yahoo?
Kelly: Because it's winning.
Holly: Why do I have chest pain? I'm too young to have a heart attack.
Kelly: Probably stable angina.
(A few minutes later)
Holly: Kelly, what's stable angina?
Kelly: Just chest pain. Most commonly brought on by exertion.
Holly: ...I stood up.
Kelly: (while watching The Hobbit, a wolf howls). IT'S SNUFFLES!!!!
Holly: (while watching The Hobbit). Bifur is looking at Bofur like "I'm getting real tired of your crap, Bofur."
Kelly: He is not.
Holly: Yes he is. Look at him!
Kelly: Well hun. He has an axe in his head. I would look like that too.
Brittany: May I zest your lemon?
Kelly: You may zest my lemon.
Holly: Oh my globbbbbbbbbbbbbb
Kelly: What?!
Holly: This looks so good! Like...SO good! It's like a touchdown!
Kelly: I think it's raining, precious.
Brittany: It is.
Kelly: Man! I watered the plants earlier today! I didn't have to!!!!
Holly: I wonder what Michelle and the girls do when President Obama goes out to do President stuff.
Kelly: Go shopping????
Brittany: Wiley, come sit on me!
Holly and Kelly: (while at the pool with our friend Matthew). Don't wander off. Don't talk to anyone. Don't go home with anyone you don't know.
Holly: (while playing Yahtzee). No! You don't get another check mark.
Kelly: (while watching Sherlock and noticing Martin Freeman's hands) I would be sad to stick those hands, if I ever had to...
(A text conversation between sisters):
Kelly: Okey dokey stokey, I'm going to watch some cute brits and pump some iron...hahaha
Holly: Lol what????
Kelly: Watching the great game and making myself a wee bit stronger
Holly: That is singlehandedly the greatest thing I have heard all day.
Friday, May 17, 2013
30 Days of Writing: Somewhere you'd like to move or visit
Holly: If I am 30 and still single I am moving to London/somewhere in England outside of London. Nuff said. I would go back there in a heartbeat. Definitely want to visit Finland; our ancestors are from there and it look so beautiful there. Ireland too. New Zealand and take the LOTR tour. Plus...it's New Zealand!! Hello! :D
Within the US I'd love to see the west coast: Seattle, Oregon (visit Brandi!!), some of California, maybe up into British Columbia. I've been to more than half of the states, but the farthest west I've gone is New Mexico, and there ain't a whole lot out there. I've also been to two nations capitals, none of which are my own, so D.C. is definitely a must as well.
Kelly: One place I would like to visit is Finland. My mom's been there and a few of my distant relatives have been there. It's where the majority of my mom's side of the family came from; my great-grandparents (my Grandpa's parents) were from there. My mom visited when she was in college but was only there for one day. There's so much about my heritage that I want to know about that's all over there. In my house at home my Grandpa's baptismal certificate...in Finnish. He did know a bit of Finnish, and maybe someday I would like to learn the language! I do have some extended family over there still, though I don't remember which part they live in.
2nd place I'd like to visit: IRELAND. Granted I always want to go back and visit Scotland, but Ireland is somewhere I'd like to venture. Sis and I are planning a 2015 return Europe trip and we're hoping to take a day or two to visit some of the bigger cities, such as Dublin and Belfast (we're open to other suggestions too). And Scotland. If I'm 30 and still single I swear to goodness I'm moving back there!
Within the US I'd love to see the west coast: Seattle, Oregon (visit Brandi!!), some of California, maybe up into British Columbia. I've been to more than half of the states, but the farthest west I've gone is New Mexico, and there ain't a whole lot out there. I've also been to two nations capitals, none of which are my own, so D.C. is definitely a must as well.
Kelly: One place I would like to visit is Finland. My mom's been there and a few of my distant relatives have been there. It's where the majority of my mom's side of the family came from; my great-grandparents (my Grandpa's parents) were from there. My mom visited when she was in college but was only there for one day. There's so much about my heritage that I want to know about that's all over there. In my house at home my Grandpa's baptismal certificate...in Finnish. He did know a bit of Finnish, and maybe someday I would like to learn the language! I do have some extended family over there still, though I don't remember which part they live in.
2nd place I'd like to visit: IRELAND. Granted I always want to go back and visit Scotland, but Ireland is somewhere I'd like to venture. Sis and I are planning a 2015 return Europe trip and we're hoping to take a day or two to visit some of the bigger cities, such as Dublin and Belfast (we're open to other suggestions too). And Scotland. If I'm 30 and still single I swear to goodness I'm moving back there!
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
30 Days of Writing: My body and how I feel about it
Kelly: I feel that this can be a touchy subject for some. I'm surprisingly not one of those people. Overall I am very comfortable with myself and the way I look. I feel good about myself and the way I look and feel. Of course some days are hard; with my ongoing ankle problems it can damper my self-consciousness sometimes. Big bulky braces really do cramp your style and are definitely NOT the most glamorous.
But ever since I started taking care of myself better, I have been impressed with what has come out of it, even though I haven't really done anything crazy. But the results speak for themselves; I have more energy during the day, some of my clothes are fitting looser, and my daily walk with sis is something I genuinely look forward to each day. Also, I am a child of God; He didn't create the "perfect" person. I've learned that He created me for just the way I am, and sometimes it's discouraging because you want to be "pretty" and "beautiful." What does that even mean anyway? I'm not sure, but I love the way I am and that's not going to change, big ugly braces and all. I've attached a video at the end of this post; I saw it today in my nursing leadership class. For those of you struggling with body image and self-esteem, please watch it. Even if you're not struggling, please watch it anyway.
Holly: 9 times out of 10, I am happy with the way I look. I'm down about 10 pounds since I graduated almost a year ago. I can fit into smaller shirts and dresses. I take up walking with Kelly and I think that's helped with the way I look, but it's a good time for us to catch up and talk. I eat A LOT healthier; I don't crave pop as much as I used to...I nowadays drink it maybe 2-3 days a week, sometimes less, sometimes more, but not every day. I look at pictures from back when I first started college and I can tell a big difference between now and then.
But then again....I'm a 20-something young woman, and of course there are things about my body that I want to fix. I'd love to lose 10 more pounds, although many argue I don't need to. Which they're probably right...but that doesn't mean I still don't want to. I'd love to fit into single-size pants again, something I haven't been able to do since before high school (but I think I'm getting pretty close...some of my 10's are getting a little loose!). I am of childbearing age and know I need to start taking folic acid, even though I'm years away from wanting children. I always need to drink more water. I can't stand the fact that I'm so fair-skinned; it doesn't take much for me to get burned. Blame it on the Scandinavian genes. But do I obsess over these things? Of course not. I'm not about to go on a crazy diet and work myself exhausted (which doesn't work, by the way. Sorry). I know what I need to do, what's working for me, and for now, I am happy with what I am. :)
But ever since I started taking care of myself better, I have been impressed with what has come out of it, even though I haven't really done anything crazy. But the results speak for themselves; I have more energy during the day, some of my clothes are fitting looser, and my daily walk with sis is something I genuinely look forward to each day. Also, I am a child of God; He didn't create the "perfect" person. I've learned that He created me for just the way I am, and sometimes it's discouraging because you want to be "pretty" and "beautiful." What does that even mean anyway? I'm not sure, but I love the way I am and that's not going to change, big ugly braces and all. I've attached a video at the end of this post; I saw it today in my nursing leadership class. For those of you struggling with body image and self-esteem, please watch it. Even if you're not struggling, please watch it anyway.
Holly: 9 times out of 10, I am happy with the way I look. I'm down about 10 pounds since I graduated almost a year ago. I can fit into smaller shirts and dresses. I take up walking with Kelly and I think that's helped with the way I look, but it's a good time for us to catch up and talk. I eat A LOT healthier; I don't crave pop as much as I used to...I nowadays drink it maybe 2-3 days a week, sometimes less, sometimes more, but not every day. I look at pictures from back when I first started college and I can tell a big difference between now and then.
But then again....I'm a 20-something young woman, and of course there are things about my body that I want to fix. I'd love to lose 10 more pounds, although many argue I don't need to. Which they're probably right...but that doesn't mean I still don't want to. I'd love to fit into single-size pants again, something I haven't been able to do since before high school (but I think I'm getting pretty close...some of my 10's are getting a little loose!). I am of childbearing age and know I need to start taking folic acid, even though I'm years away from wanting children. I always need to drink more water. I can't stand the fact that I'm so fair-skinned; it doesn't take much for me to get burned. Blame it on the Scandinavian genes. But do I obsess over these things? Of course not. I'm not about to go on a crazy diet and work myself exhausted (which doesn't work, by the way. Sorry). I know what I need to do, what's working for me, and for now, I am happy with what I am. :)
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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
"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
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Be Happy. Be Healthy...er
Holly and Kelly: My hope for today's post is that it inspires someone who reads this. Almost a year ago (around last May) Holly and I were talking about goals we were trying to set so we could be healthier. We had tried a lot of different things; going to Seabury gym, cutting out sweets and pop and sugar (all of it), and a lot of other things. These things did work...temporarily. We weren't motivated to go to the gym and after a few days of cutting out all sugar and pop we ended up getting frustrated and falling back. Didn't work. So after Holly graduated and we moved where we are now, we were trying to think of what to do. I have food stamps, so we decided to buy healthier food and have switched to whole grains. We only eat enriched when we go out to eat. We don't drink pop as much (ironically I just finished one. Ohhhhhhhh well). I usually only drink pop 2-3 days a week. At restaurants or when I'm eating fast food I only get a small and only fill it up halfway. Other than that I drink water, milk and coffee with the occasional tea. We also don't eat out as often anymore, probably only 2-3 times a month, sometimes more if we have friends visiting. Sometimes less. And lastly, we walk anywhere from 4-6 days a week, depending on the weather. We walk about a mile (usually to the Community school and back). Since we went shopping today we're not walking today.
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| L: 1 year ago. R: This afternoon. |
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| 1 year ago. Had to get this dress in a 1X b/c I couldn't fit in any junior sizes. |
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| This afternoon. Back in juniors! Size 11. Haven't worn that since high school!!! |
Focus on being HEALTHY and not necessarily losing weight. Do what you are able to do. We picked walking because everyone knows how to do it, and we stuck with the food mentality of if we keep good food in the apartment, then we'll eat good food. And moderation is ok. It really is. Don't punish yourself: a "treat" every now and then is perfectly fine. Keep yourself accountable, but don't beat yourself up if you screw up. Our culture is so unhealthy and it's hard to stay on track; we get it. But that first compliment you receive, that first thing you try on that's a size smaller than what you would normally wear...it motivates you! Like we said, do what you are able. You can do it! :)
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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
"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
Friday, January 4, 2013
First post of 2013: Operations!
Kelly: No, we are all fine. Not THOSE kinds of operations! Anyway, today has been a day full of operations, as I just posted on my facebook. This morning started out with Operation Temporary Cat Refugee. Good friends of ours who live in the apartment building next to us found themselves infestered with roaches!!! We got a call last night asking if we could house their 3 cats and bunny for a few hours while the exterminators sprayed. They chilled out in our bedroom, played in the closet and watched ER with me. It was a good morning. The reason we kept them separated is because Wiley is SUPER alpha male and gets very angry and upset in the presence of other cats. So he was completely oblivious to their appearances while Yoda caught a glimpse of little Aurora (not pictured). She was a bit curious for the day.
Then Holly wanted to rearrange our bedroom. So after the kitties left we turned into Operation Rearrange ALL THE THINGS!!! Tomorrow I will be Operation Ow I Hurt Like Crap because I didn't wear my wrist brace. Tendonitis really sucks sometimes. But the wrist pain actually goes away if I wear my brace for a few days. All will be well in due time :] So after we watched Jeopardy, Holly decided to go check on the kitties again to make sure they were ok. About 10 mins. later, she pokes her head in the door. Mischief (orange kitty pictured) got out! We still don't know how he did!!!! But he did. So we spent 20 minutes trying to chase him down. I eventually grabbed our kitty carrier (he loved it earlier today) and he took the bait. I wouldn't have minded chasing him down, except he thought it was funny and it was FREEZING COLD outside! I could almost here him taunting us. But he is safe and sound back at home. So that was today. A grand day. And now Yoda is asleep on my lap. All is well.
Holly: In addition to the newly-developed Operation Big Screen Bilbo Baggins/Martin Freeman/OMGeezers For The Third Time On Sunday, my current operation is Operation Holly Hopefully Has A New Job So She Can Work And Not Die of Boredom And Stir-Craziness Because Old Navy Is.........aksdjhfkajsldhfa...anyway.
Basically what's going down is I am scheduled for 2 days this upcoming week (Thursday and Friday). Those two days will be my last. Yes, I'm quitting. I'm not going into details, but the basic jist of it is it's not worth the gas money and time for so few hours (I work for 10 hours those 2 days, and I've only worked one other shift). By the way, I have not made that public yet so I would appreciate it if this was kept on the down low...other than you fine people the only other person I have told about this is my mom. I know you all won't say anything, but just wanted to be up front. Plus, I have been offered another job (hopefully...we're still working the kinks out). It will cut my commute time from 35 minutes to about 5, which is a HUGE blessing. I can't really say much else (really...I can't), but please pray/send good vibes/do whatever you do.
About all to report here. Go be nice to some people. And chase some kitties. And if you haven't seen The Hobbit yet, I pity you.
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| 2/4 refugees for the morning :] |
Holly: In addition to the newly-developed Operation Big Screen Bilbo Baggins/Martin Freeman/OMGeezers For The Third Time On Sunday, my current operation is Operation Holly Hopefully Has A New Job So She Can Work And Not Die of Boredom And Stir-Craziness Because Old Navy Is.........aksdjhfkajsldhfa...anyway.
Basically what's going down is I am scheduled for 2 days this upcoming week (Thursday and Friday). Those two days will be my last. Yes, I'm quitting. I'm not going into details, but the basic jist of it is it's not worth the gas money and time for so few hours (I work for 10 hours those 2 days, and I've only worked one other shift). By the way, I have not made that public yet so I would appreciate it if this was kept on the down low...other than you fine people the only other person I have told about this is my mom. I know you all won't say anything, but just wanted to be up front. Plus, I have been offered another job (hopefully...we're still working the kinks out). It will cut my commute time from 35 minutes to about 5, which is a HUGE blessing. I can't really say much else (really...I can't), but please pray/send good vibes/do whatever you do.
About all to report here. Go be nice to some people. And chase some kitties. And if you haven't seen The Hobbit yet, I pity you.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
If we had a dollar....
Holly and Kelly: So, just in case any of you live under a rock, we are twins. Duh. Blatantly obvious. But over the years, during our numerous encounters with various people and situations, we have been asked a plethora of ridiculous, humorous, silly, stupid, and just flat out "what the heck" questions. Here are some of them (by the way, the parentheses after the questions are our mental responses, i.e. we would never say them aloud):
"Are y'all TWINS???" *short pause while we process, then say yes* "Are y'all related?"
(um...if we just said we're twins, then...we're....probably........related.....MMM, we'll give you a minute to think about it...)
"Are y'all sisters?"
"Do y'all ever fight?" (No, it's just puppies and rainbows all OF COURSE WE DO. We're so freakishly alike it's scary; of course our opinions will clash.)
"Do you have the same birthday?" (Not even joking. Although there are twins that don't..i.e. one born at 11:59 and one at like 12:01, etc...but no. We do not)
"Do you all like the same stuff?" (For the most part, yes...but we do have different tastes. For some reason that question just irritates us. Sorry)
"So if I poke your sister in the arm, will you feel it?" (No. Next question)
"Does that whole sister ESP thing work? Like, do you know what she's thinking, or feeling?" (Again...no.)
"Have ya'll ever switched places before?" (What are we, cruel? People have a hard enough time telling us apart sometimes. I'd rather not add to the torture)
"Are ya'll the same?" (Same DNA. COMPLETELY different people. Though we are both extroverts, Kelly tends to be more extroverted and expressive with emotions. Holly is more reserved. Not a bad thing. NEXT).
"Do you all ever run out of things to talk about?" (This is actually a good question. And no we don't.)
"Do ya'll share clothes?" (Hmm....again, let me give you all a minute. You have an instant double wardrobe. OF COURSE we share clothes!)
"Do you like being a twin?" (Gee....)
"I think I would hate being a twin." (You would be quite surprised. It's like any relationship; both parties have to work at it and be willing to make the commitments necessary to keep it steady and strong)
And the best one for last...
"How can I tell you apart from your sister?" No parentheses for this. This is what I say. Holly ALWAYS wears her hair up and I don't. That's the easiest way for someone who is at first getting to know us to tell us apart. When you get to know us a little bit more, our family and friends have different ways of telling us apart. To close, we both LOVE being a twin and wouldn't have it any other way! :]
"Are y'all TWINS???" *short pause while we process, then say yes* "Are y'all related?"
(um...if we just said we're twins, then...we're....probably........related.....MMM, we'll give you a minute to think about it...)
"Are y'all sisters?"
"Do y'all ever fight?" (No, it's just puppies and rainbows all OF COURSE WE DO. We're so freakishly alike it's scary; of course our opinions will clash.)
"Do you have the same birthday?" (Not even joking. Although there are twins that don't..i.e. one born at 11:59 and one at like 12:01, etc...but no. We do not)
"Do you all like the same stuff?" (For the most part, yes...but we do have different tastes. For some reason that question just irritates us. Sorry)
"So if I poke your sister in the arm, will you feel it?" (No. Next question)
"Does that whole sister ESP thing work? Like, do you know what she's thinking, or feeling?" (Again...no.)
"Have ya'll ever switched places before?" (What are we, cruel? People have a hard enough time telling us apart sometimes. I'd rather not add to the torture)
"Are ya'll the same?" (Same DNA. COMPLETELY different people. Though we are both extroverts, Kelly tends to be more extroverted and expressive with emotions. Holly is more reserved. Not a bad thing. NEXT).
"Do you all ever run out of things to talk about?" (This is actually a good question. And no we don't.)
"Do ya'll share clothes?" (Hmm....again, let me give you all a minute. You have an instant double wardrobe. OF COURSE we share clothes!)
"Do you like being a twin?" (Gee....)
"I think I would hate being a twin." (You would be quite surprised. It's like any relationship; both parties have to work at it and be willing to make the commitments necessary to keep it steady and strong)
And the best one for last...
"How can I tell you apart from your sister?" No parentheses for this. This is what I say. Holly ALWAYS wears her hair up and I don't. That's the easiest way for someone who is at first getting to know us to tell us apart. When you get to know us a little bit more, our family and friends have different ways of telling us apart. To close, we both LOVE being a twin and wouldn't have it any other way! :]
Monday, September 24, 2012
An Open-Ended Letter to BC and MF....ok, and to the rest of Team Sherlock. And the fans too. Wow, this is a long title.
Dear BC and MF,
nah, scratch that:
Dear BC, MF, and Team Sherlock,
.................
one more time:
Dear All who love Sherlock (but mostly to BC and MF because that's why we watched the Emmys last night),
Hi. Guess we gave it away now. So we watched the Emmys last night. We hates them. I mean, don't get us wrong, of course we weren't born under rocks. We're familiar with the big shows that were on: Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Homeland, etc etc etc....BUT.
What happened last night is the very reason why we typically don't watch shows like that. Because ONE show usually sweeps all the wins. It's nothing more than a popularity contest. We're not trying to bash television...obviously, because the American people deem the aforementioned shows worthy of such an honor. But SERIOUSLY...
Mad Men had 81 nominations. EIGHTY. ONE?!?!? What the crap? That's insane. Wasn't even aware that you could be nominated for an Emmy in 81 different categories. Jeebus. Despite all of this, despite all of this big-name shows, stars, etc, that's not why we stayed up to watch the Emmys. We had one reason and one reason only:
Team Sherlock.
We waded through TWO HOURS of awards before they finally came to the "Miniseries/Movie" category. Oh, you would not believe the tension and excitement we had. Literally on the edge of our seats. But...no. Nothing.
Should we be surprised? No, I guess not. Because, like I mentioned, it's a glorified popularity contest and not much else. In the grand scheme of things, we're not really sure if you all were bummed, surprised, nonplussed, whatever, that you left empty handed. But then we got to thinking: at least you all were THERE. In LA. Next to big time stars, shows, etc etc. And for a show that has a predominantly British audience that only started a couple of years ago, that is pretty awesome.
But we know that there's more to Sherlock than just Emmy nominations. For us, it's taken us to entertainment in a level that we never knew existed. It's taken us to new places emotionally, physically, we've never related so closely to characters as this. It's more than that. You helped us to believe in true friendship, loyalty, the power of the human mind, the fragility of the human spirit, that even the most stoic and complex of individuals can be shaken to their very core and reach out to their one and only friend in their hour of need. We've laughed, we've cried, we've run down the streets of London and Baker Street right beside y'all. And we, the fans, will wait, eagerly, perhaps even a little frustrated, anxious, angry, and tense, for having to wait a year to see what will happen next. We are waiting. We are Sherlocked.
BC and MF, if there was an Emmy for passion and versatility, then you would win it, hands down, no argument. The obvious passion and versatility for your job and your utter brillance and talent you bring to Sherlock is nothing to be matched to the Emmy speeches we saw last night. If there was an Emmy for Sherlock fans, we would win it, hands down, no argument. The fan base that we see on a regular basis can't top some of the big-time shows and stars we saw last night. Because the two of you are REAL. You're RELATABLE, you're BRILLIANT, you're so GENUINE, it's refreshing to us, us that are so sick and tired of fake, plastic, superficial. So please, please know that we, and so many others, were rooting for the two of you so hard at the Emmys last night. Even though you ultimately didn't win, we are still SO PROUD to continue to root for you, to be your fans, to wait and see whether Sherlock survived the fateful hospital plunge.
Thank you, both of you, for reminding us what true talent and TV is. Oh, and just a warning to the entertainment world:
You's about to get your FACE rocked off. Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo. Baggins. That's all we have to say about that.
Very truly Sherlocked,
Holly and Kelly
nah, scratch that:
Dear BC, MF, and Team Sherlock,
.................
one more time:
Dear All who love Sherlock (but mostly to BC and MF because that's why we watched the Emmys last night),
Hi. Guess we gave it away now. So we watched the Emmys last night. We hates them. I mean, don't get us wrong, of course we weren't born under rocks. We're familiar with the big shows that were on: Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Homeland, etc etc etc....BUT.
What happened last night is the very reason why we typically don't watch shows like that. Because ONE show usually sweeps all the wins. It's nothing more than a popularity contest. We're not trying to bash television...obviously, because the American people deem the aforementioned shows worthy of such an honor. But SERIOUSLY...
Mad Men had 81 nominations. EIGHTY. ONE?!?!? What the crap? That's insane. Wasn't even aware that you could be nominated for an Emmy in 81 different categories. Jeebus. Despite all of this, despite all of this big-name shows, stars, etc, that's not why we stayed up to watch the Emmys. We had one reason and one reason only:
Team Sherlock.
We waded through TWO HOURS of awards before they finally came to the "Miniseries/Movie" category. Oh, you would not believe the tension and excitement we had. Literally on the edge of our seats. But...no. Nothing.
Should we be surprised? No, I guess not. Because, like I mentioned, it's a glorified popularity contest and not much else. In the grand scheme of things, we're not really sure if you all were bummed, surprised, nonplussed, whatever, that you left empty handed. But then we got to thinking: at least you all were THERE. In LA. Next to big time stars, shows, etc etc. And for a show that has a predominantly British audience that only started a couple of years ago, that is pretty awesome.
But we know that there's more to Sherlock than just Emmy nominations. For us, it's taken us to entertainment in a level that we never knew existed. It's taken us to new places emotionally, physically, we've never related so closely to characters as this. It's more than that. You helped us to believe in true friendship, loyalty, the power of the human mind, the fragility of the human spirit, that even the most stoic and complex of individuals can be shaken to their very core and reach out to their one and only friend in their hour of need. We've laughed, we've cried, we've run down the streets of London and Baker Street right beside y'all. And we, the fans, will wait, eagerly, perhaps even a little frustrated, anxious, angry, and tense, for having to wait a year to see what will happen next. We are waiting. We are Sherlocked.
BC and MF, if there was an Emmy for passion and versatility, then you would win it, hands down, no argument. The obvious passion and versatility for your job and your utter brillance and talent you bring to Sherlock is nothing to be matched to the Emmy speeches we saw last night. If there was an Emmy for Sherlock fans, we would win it, hands down, no argument. The fan base that we see on a regular basis can't top some of the big-time shows and stars we saw last night. Because the two of you are REAL. You're RELATABLE, you're BRILLIANT, you're so GENUINE, it's refreshing to us, us that are so sick and tired of fake, plastic, superficial. So please, please know that we, and so many others, were rooting for the two of you so hard at the Emmys last night. Even though you ultimately didn't win, we are still SO PROUD to continue to root for you, to be your fans, to wait and see whether Sherlock survived the fateful hospital plunge.
Thank you, both of you, for reminding us what true talent and TV is. Oh, and just a warning to the entertainment world:
You's about to get your FACE rocked off. Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo. Baggins. That's all we have to say about that.
Very truly Sherlocked,
Holly and Kelly
Monday, August 20, 2012
Happy Birthday blog!
Kelly: So here we are! Today is the 1 year anniversary of The H and K Chronicles!!!!!! *insert cheesy applauses here* It's hard to believe that this tiny tiny idea has blown up into THIS! Doesn't already help that I am beyond excited and happy already today! I still remember the conversations Holly and I had before starting this blog. We jotted down some ideas, were thinking of titles and all sorts of things. Didn't really know what was going to happen once we started; sis and I were never the greatest at keeping diaries or anything like that. Too many things would happen and it'd be months and months before it would be picked up again. But hey...this blog hasn't done too bad.
Looking back now, I had no idea we would still have this. I was worried that we would run out of things to write about, but our ideas have increased ten fold. I enjoy the time that Holly and I devote to this blog; it gives us a chance to relay our thoughts to not only each other but to all of you who read this. Then I think about how much I have changed since a year has gone by. I know it's incredibly cliche and somewhat corny, but gosh. I have grown so much as a person, a Christian, and a fan. My interests have changed and the way I see life has changed. I've had so many struggles but way more joys and happy moments. I've made better life choices that have already started to reap positive results. I've grown to love things I never thought I would love (ahem Lord of the Rings and Sherlock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). But yeah. We've made it! This blog has made it to one year. It's just...really awesome for a lack of a better word. It's still kind of strange to me; the idea of this blog. When we first started it, I just gave it to God and it has blown up and grown up. Yeah it isn't splashed all over the internet. Yeah thousands of people don't read it every day. But it's ours. It's mine and Holly's piece of the internet world and I hope that those who have read this or just skimmed it find something they love. Something they can relate to. Something they can appreciate. Something that touches them or makes them laugh. So this is also not for us but for all of you. THANK YOU for sticking it out with us, because without all of you who read this we wouldn't have gotten anywhere with it. Cheers for one year of blogging and hopefully there will be many more years of blogging to follow!
Holly: It's kind of hard to believe that one year of this silly little thing has already passed! So much has happened in a year, now that I look back on it. I mean, a year ago today, I was still in school, preparing to start my senior year, I lived in a shoebox with a crazy person (sorry Amanda, I still love you!!), I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, I had never seen/really heard of Lord of the Rings or Sherlock. In between that time I did some more growing up, reeled from an AMAZING summer in England, met two of my comedic idols (ahem, hi Colin and Brad *waves*), roared through my last semester of college, said "see you later" to some pretty amazing Biology people, graduated, moved out of my folks' house, moved into my first apartment, got my Bachelor's degree, learned how the unemployed feel, got introduced to Lord of the Rings and Sherlock (though not at the same time) and was HOOKED, got to know some really old and sweet Beagles, spent some more time with two pretty awesome friends who live nearby (now that we have a car!!!!!), learned a few lessons in customer service, and.....
Now I'm here. And there were many others in between.
It's hard to say where I'll be in another year from now. My life is not anything close to where I imagined it would be, and yet I've never been happier. I'm relishing in this time now, where I'm just working and putting myself out there, praying that something better (and maybe a little closer to home) will come along. But in the meantime I will gladly continue to drive 90 mins each day and dance with the sweet old Beagles in the hallway.
Like Kelly, I also didn't know where this blog would end up, and to be honest, I'm amazed it's been a year. This is the longest we've been able to keep up with.....well, anything, really. We just get so busy sometimes. But we stuck it out and I'm glad we did. I love looking back over what God's brought us through, where life has taken us, and I look forward to reading these entries again 20+ years down the road. I wanted to close by thanking all of those who take the few minutes every time we update to read over these entries. You are the reason we do what we do, and most of the time, you readers inspire us. So thank you. Here's to another year of chronicling! :)
Looking back now, I had no idea we would still have this. I was worried that we would run out of things to write about, but our ideas have increased ten fold. I enjoy the time that Holly and I devote to this blog; it gives us a chance to relay our thoughts to not only each other but to all of you who read this. Then I think about how much I have changed since a year has gone by. I know it's incredibly cliche and somewhat corny, but gosh. I have grown so much as a person, a Christian, and a fan. My interests have changed and the way I see life has changed. I've had so many struggles but way more joys and happy moments. I've made better life choices that have already started to reap positive results. I've grown to love things I never thought I would love (ahem Lord of the Rings and Sherlock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). But yeah. We've made it! This blog has made it to one year. It's just...really awesome for a lack of a better word. It's still kind of strange to me; the idea of this blog. When we first started it, I just gave it to God and it has blown up and grown up. Yeah it isn't splashed all over the internet. Yeah thousands of people don't read it every day. But it's ours. It's mine and Holly's piece of the internet world and I hope that those who have read this or just skimmed it find something they love. Something they can relate to. Something they can appreciate. Something that touches them or makes them laugh. So this is also not for us but for all of you. THANK YOU for sticking it out with us, because without all of you who read this we wouldn't have gotten anywhere with it. Cheers for one year of blogging and hopefully there will be many more years of blogging to follow!
Holly: It's kind of hard to believe that one year of this silly little thing has already passed! So much has happened in a year, now that I look back on it. I mean, a year ago today, I was still in school, preparing to start my senior year, I lived in a shoebox with a crazy person (sorry Amanda, I still love you!!), I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, I had never seen/really heard of Lord of the Rings or Sherlock. In between that time I did some more growing up, reeled from an AMAZING summer in England, met two of my comedic idols (ahem, hi Colin and Brad *waves*), roared through my last semester of college, said "see you later" to some pretty amazing Biology people, graduated, moved out of my folks' house, moved into my first apartment, got my Bachelor's degree, learned how the unemployed feel, got introduced to Lord of the Rings and Sherlock (though not at the same time) and was HOOKED, got to know some really old and sweet Beagles, spent some more time with two pretty awesome friends who live nearby (now that we have a car!!!!!), learned a few lessons in customer service, and.....
Now I'm here. And there were many others in between.
It's hard to say where I'll be in another year from now. My life is not anything close to where I imagined it would be, and yet I've never been happier. I'm relishing in this time now, where I'm just working and putting myself out there, praying that something better (and maybe a little closer to home) will come along. But in the meantime I will gladly continue to drive 90 mins each day and dance with the sweet old Beagles in the hallway.
Like Kelly, I also didn't know where this blog would end up, and to be honest, I'm amazed it's been a year. This is the longest we've been able to keep up with.....well, anything, really. We just get so busy sometimes. But we stuck it out and I'm glad we did. I love looking back over what God's brought us through, where life has taken us, and I look forward to reading these entries again 20+ years down the road. I wanted to close by thanking all of those who take the few minutes every time we update to read over these entries. You are the reason we do what we do, and most of the time, you readers inspire us. So thank you. Here's to another year of chronicling! :)
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| One year ago: right after we published our first blog post! :) |
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| One year later. Taken about 10 minutes ago. Cheers! :) |
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