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About Me

Layout Provided By FreeCodeSource.com - Myspace LayoutsMy name is Kara. I currently live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I am married to my husband Paul. We have a beautiful baby girl named Ava who was born on New Years Day 2008. She is such a delight...and I look forward to spending everyday with her! I am a nurse at one of the hospitals in Grand Rapids. I am originally from Kalamazoo, which is were my family still lives. I have a wonderful Black Lab named Luka. He is the cutest dog ever (no offense to anyone who thinks their dog is the cutest!). I love to travel, that is really my passion. I love traveling and I love languages! If I could do my life over again, well...the latter part of my life over again, I would have studied abroad and learned as many languages as possible! I am frustrated because I don't have the means to travel, and probably never will. I wish the Travel Channel would hire me! I wish I could dance as good as Justin Timberlake. I love to dance...but I don't think I look to great doing it!! ;)..

My Interests

My Trip To India in December 2006I think I covered this in the "about me" section. Spending time with Paul, Ava, and Luka! Travel, travel, travel, music, movies, I love to shop, hang with family and friends, I love to play MarioKart, playing with Luka, keeping up on celebrity life (yeah..unfortunately...I love to read about the gossip!), etc.

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I'd like to meet:

Jodie Foster,Tom Hanks, Ashley Judd, Wynonna Judd, and Naomi Judd, The Beatles (if they were all still alive), David Gilmour (from Pink Floyd), Harry Potter, Pierce Brosnan (he is hot for an old guy!), and I guess Brad Pitt, and Sheryl Crow. There...I'm done I think, um...maybe Eminem.I would love to Dance with Justin Timberlake...lol. Ok. done.
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Music:

Music Video: NO ONE (by Alicia Keys)

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As I mentioned, I like a lot of different kinds of music. However, I will list the music that you would be more apt to find multiple CD's in my collection! The Beatles, Sheryl Crow, Pink Floyd, The Dixie Chicks, The Judds, Jewel, Sarah McClachlan (spelling?). I also really like The Black Eyed Peas, and Eminem, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, and Usher. I also have a new found interest in Justin Timberlake. That boy can DANCE!!!

Movies:

There is no way I could ever narrow my favorite movies down. Here's some that I really love though, but I think that this is not a fair category. I'm gonna leave a movie out that I absolutely LOVE...I know it! Forrest Gump, Finding Neverland, The Terminal, Shrek, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo , Pretty Woman, Save the Last Dance, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, You've Got Mail, Titanic, I have to stop here...I could keep typing for a long time. This isn't fair!

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, The Simpsons, Laguna Beach, Real World, Road Rules, The Hills, Seinfeld, ER, reruns of Beverly Hills 90210 (oh yeah!), Big People, Little World, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Flip that House, Clean House.

Books:

The DaVinci Code...I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! Harry Potter books, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Horse Whisperer, Bag of Bones, Watchers, The Time Travelers Wife, Jurassic Park, Angels and Demons, A Wrinkle in Time, The Kite Runner, The Outlander series, and some of the books my Dad has written.

Heroes:

My daddy, and my mommy, and my hubby!

My Blog

Ava’s 2 month Check up

Today was Ava's 2 month check up. She weigh's 11lbs 13oz (up from 7lb 10oz at her 2 week visit) and she is 23 1/2 inches long. She's 90th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight. My growi...
Posted by Kara on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:24:00 PST

It’s a GIRL

We are so excited to announce the birth of our daughter Ava Elaine Stanton born on January 1st at 6:33pm. She was 7lbs even and was 21 1/4 inches long. We will be posting pictures soon. I am so fre...
Posted by Kara on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:43:00 PST

Due Date

My due date is hereI want a beerThe baby will come out eventually from what I hearI guess not todayThe baby wants to stayIt will hopefully come in the next few days I prayWe are preparedAnd trying not...
Posted by Kara on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:21:00 PST

Second check

So...first of all...I am pretty sure I passed my kidney stone Monday morning. So...things are a little happier around our house these days...except for the anticipation of the baby!! On that note, ...
Posted by Kara on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:39:00 PST

There once was a stone that lived in my kidney...

and one day decided to pass to my ureter and cause me a LOT OF PAIN. So yeah...I started thinking that no one wants to read about my kidney stones so I didn't write about it...until it took over my l...
Posted by Kara on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:56:00 PST

The First Check

I had to go in for my Strep B screening today (why didn't anyone tell me I would feel so violated???). So they checked my cervix since they were already in there. No dilation yet. He...
Posted by Kara on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:52:00 PST

The 9th Month

So here it is. The month that everyone waits for. The 9th month. I must say I am very anxious for this baby to come out, even though I have had many people tell me once it's out, I'l...
Posted by Kara on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:13:00 PST

2AM

It's actually 2:58am. I am so tired of not being able to sleep. Last night I couldn't sleep. I had to work yesterday too and it was the worst day of work that I have had in a long time. I ...
Posted by Kara on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:08:00 PST

Luka, the troublemaker

It may come as a HUGE shock that I am writing a blog about Luka, and the latest event that has led us to the vet, and more money out of our pockets! Yesterday I took him to my friend Michelle's house...
Posted by Kara on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:21:00 PST

An Upbeat Blog

My poison ivy is pretty much gone. I still have some red spots where it was, but no more itching!!! My belly has begun itching quite a bit from stretching out, and I have what I think are small hive...
Posted by Kara on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:27:00 PST