i'm so sorry for the hiatus!

ellie and i are being the epitome of lazy by sleeping in, reading, visiting family, and doing some extreme relaxing. today we're about to break that trend by heading up to steamboat springs for some touristing/admiring the scenery. you know how we do.

i would be remiss to not end this post by saying - congratulations to abby and adam for their engagement this week!! they are my dear friends and such a wonderful couple. mazal (mazel?) tov, you two!!

xoxo,

kate and eleanor

on vacation in colorful colorado

to sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

-jane austen

law and order: svu

hi hi! i just wanted to take a little break to talk a little bit about why i xoxo law and order svu. 

1. there are like a million episodes on netflix to have on as background noise.

2. you learn something new in every episode.

3. the science is usually pretty good. sometimes.

4. it features women in many prominent roles - high powered detectives, lawyers, judges, medical examiners, etc.

5. they don't shy away from ethical hot topics, and usually present logic from both sides of the issue before ultimately making the best decision [probably? who really actually knows . . .].

6. i love the gold necklace that mariska hargitay wears. i don't know how to get my paws on one. 

7. everything i know about the legal system i learned from svu.

happy memorial day!

it's a real scorcher today, folks. 94 degrees and rising (the weather channel says it feels like 99F . . . and they are correct). simply standing on the patio and taking some cute pics of the pooch in her 'merica clothes made beads of sweat cascade from every pore. therefore, i'm not too sad about staying indoors and studying. it does get old hauling my teeny fan from room to room (well, from bedroom to living room and vice versa . . . those are technically the only two rooms i have. haha) though. i'll invest in another [fan] probably, because i hear it only gets hotter from here on out in the lovely district. there's always something to look forward to.

anyway, i wanted to be sure to mention my gratitude to those who have served the the united states in military capacities, especially those who have been and are in combat zones. your sacrifice does not go unrecognized and i thank you so much for combating malevolence in this world. however, i can only keep hoping and praying that someday peaceful discourse will become the order of the day. if we make thoughtful progress toward combating hate with love and showing the world that we can be a respectful and caring nation, then i am convinced that a more peaceful future can be ours. i think we owe that to every man or women who has dedicated their lives to this country.  


if everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. -john lennon

another, yay

as requested, another vlog. what was i thinking? i always start out with such high hopes for vlogs, but then i always just end up talking about a lot of nothing. i meant to talk more about how i got to go sailing on saturday, and how awesome the conference was, and how interesting and confusing the brain is. OH WELL. goes to show i can't think on my toes. (think on my feet? what is that expression?) i think the take home message from this post is that i appreciate everyone who reads my blog. even the people i don't know personally. thank you for listing to me blabber on and on in an often lame fashion!

xoxo,

k and e

***clarification: i just listened to my vlog and it sounds like i call strangers who read my blog lame, but i don't. i actually meant lame in relationship to my blog posts and my vlogs [because let's be honest, those are typically lame]. i greatly value all of the strangers that read my blog and you are absolutely not lame! in fact you're the opposite of lame. you're aweeeesome.***

it is our choices

that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities 
-jk rowling

i've been thinking about that idea the last couple of days. one of the speakers at the doctors for america conference mentioned that our choices speak volumes to those around us, telling them what we value and what we are willing to sacrifice. it is so true. our decisions are the lens though which our peers see us, and every day represents a new set of choices to be made. how do i want to be portrayed to the world? do i want to be a compassionate and kind person, or a lazy and apathetic one? do i want to be healthy and wise, or chubby and ignorant? do i treat my friends and family as i should, or do i take them for granted? it is good to be reminded of this, because it's so easy to get wrapped up in the everyday-ness of life and forget about things that matter. so give it a thought - what do those around you learn about you from your choices? do your choices reflect your values, or do you need to work on being truer to yourself and your convictions?

just something to think about.

one's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. in stopping to think through the meaning of what i have learned, there is much that i believe intensely, much i am unsure of. in the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. the process never ends until we die. and, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. -eleanor roosevelt 

[aaaannnnd some uber-cuteness for your viewing pleasure]

hello there circle of friends

hi i'm so happy to say hello to you! it's been a certifiably crazy week. went sailing and saw my beautiful friend jess and smashed my cell phone on saturday, felt a little sick on sunday, went to a doctors for america conference on monday, tried to keep my cool on tuesday, and had an exam in evidence based medicine today [that's basically just biostatistics, :( ]. i've been sitting down a lot lately with studying and class and all so my a$$ injury has been flaring up and aching a lot - i'm pretty sure it was actually a broken coccyx judging from the residual ouch.

anyway that was just a quick update. i'll try to elaborate on all the above as i get the time! maybe another [super embarrassing] vlog is in order.

this post is dedicated to my little brother benjamin on the occasion of his 17th birthday! it seems like yesterday that we were rolling him down the stairs in suitcases and dressing him up like a girl. he's turned out alright :) happy birthday, dear brother!

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until next time,

kate and ellie