ANOTHER JOURNAL ENTRY | Katie Huntley

I am the Queen of leftover eyeliner. You could try to contest it, but I am pretty sure it's in a book somewhere......Filed under "PEOPLE THAT CAN MAKE ORDINARY THINGS EXTRAORDINARY".

Don’t tell me you miss me if you’ve never tried to contact me. My number hasn’t changed since I gave it to you. I have every social network created. I have an email address. Hell, you can even contact me on Linkedin because Lord knows they’ll never stop emailing me. Tell me you miss me if you’ve tried to get in touch with me and you never get a hold of me. Tell me you miss me if we haven’t had lunch for a long time. Tell me you miss me if you’re my dad and I haven’t been to Sunday dinner in the past month. Shit, tell me you miss me if you’re my bill collector. Why not say what you really mean? You’ve been given a convenient amount of time in your life to be bored and you so happen to stumble across my number, a blog post, or a Facebook status that was mine and thought to yourself, “well, she can take up some of this free time, let me text her 'i miss you.” That’s fine. It’s not a freaking Jane Austen film adaption up in this bitch, but you k...

"It is important for us to understand that in the midst of all the stuff and nonsense of our lives, in the midst of all the anger that swirls around us; in the midst of all the world's antagonists, and all the things that don't go our way, and all the people who don't care, the universe is always at peace with itself and God remains to the heart completely undisturbed, entirely creative and totally responsive to all those who want to know better, do better and grow beautifully." -Kennedy Schulz

Don't be jealous of my photogenic qualities.

There are certain things that I expect to hear, in direct quotes, from my future husband. They are as follows: “I’m crazy about you.” “You’re right.” “What’s going on in that extraordinary mind of yours?” Instead of ‘What’s up?’ And I want to overhear him say, “I love my wife.” Or something along the lines of, “My wife is the funniest, most extraordinary woman I know.” NOTE: I realize I have used the word ‘extraordinary’ a lot in reference to myself, but I feel that I am allowed to expect such things… no? ALSO NOTE: This list is subject to future additions, but none shall be removed! I don’t think I am asking too much, especially seeing as I have put it in writing for him… You know, for reference. Cheers! And good luck to you, future man. I assure you that I will tell you how extraordinary you are as well! But it's def gonna be a two way street.

Thanksgiving celebration at 6th street!

How do you walk away from someone that you love?

The month of May has been so bittersweet... it seems as though once I'm finally doing good, things are going well and I'm metaphorically on Cloud 9, something has to come and slap me back down to earth. In all of this, I've learned who I can count on, who I cannot trust, and that things don't always go as planned. In fact, maybe I shouldn't plan things anymore... that's like tempting fate apparently. I'm slowly learning to be content with my life and with all the curve balls that it tends to throw my way. Yes, there are rough patches but it the grander scheme of things, I have it super easy compared to a lot of people; for that, I am so thankful and blessed. I'm also learning that God will not throw anything in my path that He knows I cannot handle, and with Him, I can handle anything (scary thought, but true).

So what has been going on in my life, you might ask? A LOT! First, I moved in to a house in Cameron with my best friend and absolutely love it. We are slowly but surely fixing it up... we started this past weekend by adding new flooring in the kitchen. Painting is going to be next! It's gonna look super cute when we are done. I'm actually typing this from a hotel room in Houston.. I finally got my paperwork done with my recruiter and am here to test at the MEPS center tomorrow. To say that I'm nervous is a freakin' understatement. My roommate is really chill and has gone through all of this before so she's really helping put my nerves at ease. Still, I'm scared. Haha. I am all about trying new things, but this military stuff is completely outside of my territory. It scares the living you-know-what out of me. My family and friends have all been SUPER supportive though, and I couldn't do this without them. XOXO!

Seriously. I think I am addicted.

Did you know those shiny jellybeans you put into your pie hole have been tainted with shellac? Yes, the stuff used on your dining room table. Do you know where shellac comes from? It comes from the excretions of the Kerria lacca insect. Yes, excretions. Let's pretend you don't eat candy... I'm sure you eat apples (at least every now and then). Take a wild guess at how they get that apple to shine? Yep. Shellac. Which I'm now referring to as "insect shit". I know most of you won't click on the link below to find out what other messed up junk you're eating. But I hope one or two of you will. Not because I care about you, but because we have to share this planet and I want you to care about you. Some other things you're eating on a daily basis may include: bone char, horse tallow (just google that) and VIRUSES on your sandwich meats. Read more about 5 Horrifying Food Additives You've Probably Eaten Today .

[NOTE: I wrote this the first part of December] Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to live the life of someone else. Someone who is sure of herself, confident; Someone who easily finds that one man who steals her heart and her thoughts, and she his. I ponder daily what it would be like to be with the man of my dreams. It is easy for people to tell me that he will come and sweep me off my feet someday, and to just be patient because more often than not, the people who give me well meaning advice have found their other half. And yes, they are most likely speaking from experience but in my twisted mind, my experience feels different even though it's probably not. At age 23, I know it looks to other people that I have lots of time, but sometimes I feel like I'm getting old too quickly. That time is moving too fast. I thought by this age I would be somewhere other than where I am. I thought I would for sure be married and maybe even a mom. There was a time when that was...

“ You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ” C.S. Lewis I've always been a goal setter, and that is a good thing. The bad thing is, I tend to not follow through with said goals. I'm going to try to change that this year. I have created a goal to write daily, whether it's about what I did that day, or putting down my hopes and dreams into words, or posting a favorite recipe; I have to write something every day. Now, this shouldn't be a difficult goal for me, as I've always enjoyed writing and find it easier to put my thoughts and opinions into words rather than to verbalize them. The problem is my actually taking the time to do so. I have a theory on resolutions and why so many people fail at them. First, they make a resolution that is totally out of character for them (like losing 30 pounds in a month), and then wonder why they can't achieve it. Not that losing 30 pounds in a month isn't achievable; it is if you enjoy starving ...