It isn’t anything you did. It was all me.

I changed. I got all caught up in the world of Etsy, where everyone blogs on Blogger and follows each other thru Google Friend Connect and gets awesome blog backgrounds for free, and, well, the list goes on. It’s what all the cool kids are doing. And I’m afraid I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, too.

I hope you will forgive me, WordPress. You were my first blog love. And you still hold a special place in my heart.

PS, you’re welcome to come see me anytime.

love, Kristin

She makes super-awesome stuff, some of which I have purchased!

Here’s just one of my current faves from her shop:

Go read the article, and see more of her work!

Aren’t they the coolest? Now go read the article and tell them how much you love their stuff (because you know you do) in the comments!

Another highlight was attempt #2 to get on a game show with my friend Sara. As you may recall, we recently auditioned for TPIR. While we were there, we were informed of a NEW game show along the lines of Deal or No Deal that would be filming live in a week. We got tickets and babysitters, and rounded up our hubbies for a Sunday night adventure.

Here’s me and my sweetie – having a delicious dinner in the Mystic Lake Casino Food Court…

And Sara and hers, in our original “nosebleed” seats in the auditorium (they were assigned, we ended up a row apart from each other):

This is the view from our seats:

Now, here’s the thing you need to understand about my friend Sara. She is incredibly energetic, spontaneous, and enthusiastic. She walked into the casino and started saying “ca-ching, ca-ching, ca-ching!!!” She’s a joy to be around cause she’s just so goofy and fun. She’s also fun to be around because she attracts unusual situations.

A couple of minutes after we sat down and got settled, a producer walked up to her and her husband and said “we need energy in the front. Come with me.”

She said, “They’re with me,” and pointed at me and my hubby. He said, “Ok, come on,” and we did.

These were our new seats:

Row #2, behind the “sidekicks” who are playing along with the contestants! A couple minutes after sitting down, the producer said, “Remember, high energy!” and Sara proceeded to stand up and rile the ENTIRE auditorium.

She cracks me up. That’s why I love hanging out with her.

Plus, she gets me on TV!

I also got another necklace accepted into Craftgawker. Stop by and give it some love (by clicking on the little heart under the picture).  While you’re there, check out this one and this one too!

I’m a happy, happy lady!

(the new back to school necklace)

(the soon-to-be-listed Faith necklace)

(the soon-to-be-listed Imagine necklace)

I’d better get to work! Just can’t decide if it will be studying or listing items on Etsy…hmmm, yeah, Etsy wins!!

{Sara is the blonde in the front, I’m the brunette. Like my necklace?}

For my audition, I was asked one question: “Why do you want to be on The Price Is Right?”

My answer was simple: “So that I can give Drew a great big hug, spin the wheel, and hopefully play Plinko.”

The camera man asked me, “Is that it?” (I had 30 seconds to sell myself, and this was all I could come up with.)

I said “Yeah, pretty much.”

I’m pretty certain they were stunned by my creativity, and will be calling me soon. California, here I come!

Here’s what mine looks like! (K is for Kristin):

Get yours now at my etsy shop!

Thanks for visiting and entering! As soon as I get my act together I’m going to put up a special Grand Opening sale deal in my shop…keep an eye on it!

And now my sick kiddo is trying to eat her shoe, so I must go…

UPDATE FROM 8:30 PM:

I’m excited to give something away and so happy you all came to visit! I can’t wait to check out all of your blogs, etsy shops, tweets, etc. I spent most of the day with a toddler in my arms, unable to get online…and am not sure how tomorrow is going to go…but I promise to post the winner as soon as I possibly can in the morning. Just as soon as I can get my hands free!