THIS JUST IN: I JUST found out the term when you take a forward photo of yourself that it is referred to as SELFIES. I am guilty of the selfie photo. Though, I have never done the "selfie" where you take a picture of yourself in the mirror. That was/is always strange to me.

I think my most recent selfie is when I went for my first jog in the UW-Madison Arboretum.

26 Of The Most Legendary Celebrity Selfies Of All Time

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then a selfie is worth 3,000.

If you know someone who was running in the Boston Marathon and cannot get ahold of them, you can enter their information here and see when/where they last checked-in along the course. 

I finally did it! I took a week vacation! I have never done it before for several reasons. One being that I am a tight wad and dont like to spend money. 
Returning from my trip I learned a very important lesson. TAKE VACATION! Life is short, money is tight but we should all take time for ourselves. Moving forward, I will take every last one of my vacation days this year.

I drove the California Coast on PACIFIC HWY 1. We started in San Jose and drove down to San Diego. It was the most amazing thing I have ever done. (Outside of walking on fire) I went up with some great friends along the way. So I felt compelled to share some pictures. Thanks for checking them out! 

 Above was in La Jolla. So pretty. 

 
Coolest mountains on the coast drive.

 
Coronado Beach was my favorite part. Stunning beach. I felt inspired. :) 

I am going WEST for the week! CALIFORNIA here I coooooommmmmeeeee.
I really excited. I am driving the coast and along the way meeting up with some pretty amazing people. I am sure I will be tweeting and instagramming like CRAZY along the way. Otherwise, things will be quiet here on the blog for me. The lovely, talented Jenny Lee will be filling in for me on the radio. She is alot sweeter and friendly than I :)
This will be my first WEEK LONG vacation EVER. I am going to do everything I can to NOT look at my work email.

If you want to check out my CALI journey, my instagram is katie_kruz
and my twitter is @KtKruz

This is my first song on my ROAD TRIP CALI COAST PLAYLIST:

The bearded stars of Duck Dynasty are asking for a big pay increase to return to A&E's top-rated series, and the salary standoff is holding up a fourth-season renewal of the show, sources tell THR.

The Robertson family, including brothers Phil and Si and Phil's sons, have seen their outdoorsman empire Duck Commander earn a small fortune thanks in part to notoriety from the hit reality series. Now they have banded together and -- represented by WME -- are angling to renegotiate their existing contracts. Sources close to the negotiation say the family is asking for more than $200,000 an episode from A&E and production company Gurney Productions to return for a fourth season, with additional raises for subsequent seasons.

The standoff comes as little surprise given Duck Dynasty's success. Season three bowed in February to a whopping 8.6 million viewers and a 3.9 rating among adults 18-to-49. In the key demo, Duck Dynasty is second only to AMC's The Walking Dead on all of cable and tops all broadcast offerings in its 10 p.m. Wednesday slot.

Hit reality shows have a history of salary stalemates. For instance, the cast of MTV's Jersey Shore held up production in 2010 while demanding a 200 percent raise for its third season and beyond. Discovery's Deadliest Catch cast quit the show amid a 2010 lawsuit and pay dispute then "un-quit" when the spat was resolved.

Some networks, like Discovery with Bering Sea Gold, have tried to combat plays for triple-digit pay increases by locking casts into five-year contracts early on, but renegotiations are common on hit shows after the second or third seasons.

A&E declined comment, but a source says the network does not recoup as much of its investment in its reality stars as some of its competitors, such as Bravo with its post-Bethenny Frankel Real Housewives. A&E owns no stake in the Robertsons' various branding efforts, their duck-call business or any of or their frequent speaking engagements at religious and business events, the latter of which alone have netted them tens of thousands of dollars.

Still, given the show's breakout-hit status, a resolution seems a must for A&E. Says a source close to the dealmaking, "It'll all get worked out."

Good day! So the running joke is that I am never getting married (like ever) JUST because I have been engaged sine November 2011. Why are people so impatient?! And why do ppl automatically ask me "are you still engaged?" I am going to start responding with "Nope, I am not, I just LOVE to wear this amazing diamond on my finger to play make believe!" UGH...anyway, conversation for a different post.

Anyhow, I am like a dude with my wedding. Easy going, just want to show up type of attitude but this morning I got REALLY salty with my fiance!

I have been OBSESSED with this song and thinking about it as a wedding song.
I love music. It is so important to me and for my guy, he could give a rats ass.

So I was REALLY excited to play this song for him ....I told him the set up, he knows my passion for good tunes. So 60 seconds into it he abruptly goes "THIS SONG SUCKS!" I got super pissed off!  Way to ruin a moment. So I stopped playing it for him.
A bit dramatic but the ONE accessory for my wedding that I am passionate about is my music. Dont mess with my playlist.

Anyway, here is the super pretty song. Do you like it?