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4 - Music Monday

2012-02-06T13:15:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my first Music Monday of the year! Here's a bit of what I've been listening to lately:

1 - Killer - The Ready Set

2 - You and Me - Parachute

3 - Tonight, Tonight (Goldstein Remix) - Hot Chelle Rae

4 - Stronger (What doesn't kill you) - Kelly Clarkson

5 - Lights - Ellie Goulding

6 - Give Your Heart A Break - Demi Lovato

7 - Hello - Dragonette

8 - I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

9 - Breathing - Jason Derulo

10 - 1,000 Ships - Rachel Platten

Hope you all are having a spectacular Monday!
What have you been listening to lately?

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2012-02-02T20:45:00.000-08:00

Pitiful. I know. It's February and this is my third blog post of the year.

In other news....

HAPPY GROUNDHOGS DAY!!!

Although, since the groundhog saw his shadow and we have 6 more weeks of winter, I don't know how happy it is. But also, winter in Utah usually lasts til the end of May, so really, I would take 6 weeks with minimal complaining.

I have decided (yesterday) to participate in a daily picture event for February! It should be fun! I will post the pictures as I have time... Hopefully at least once a week. Here is the list of topics for each day:

I hope you are all having a wonderful beginning of February! School is certainly keeping me on my toes this semester (writing internet code is a nightmare -- I have no idea what I'm doing), but I am overall loving what I am learning. I just may be pulling out a lot of hair while learning it.

And last, but not least, a few January highlights:

The boyfriend in a tux. Hot. [ He's in choir and they were taking pictures, which is why he's all fancy. Unfortunately he doesn't ALWAYS walk around in a tux... ;) ]

Transferring classes after the semester has already started is one of THE most stressful things ever. I was so relieved to finally have this slip signed! (I was attending two sections of the same class for the first two weeks of the semester. It's a three hour class. Yep.)

Krispy Kreme with the boyfriend. Yum. I can't go back to normal doughnuts now. I just can't.

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2012-01-12T22:40:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my friend Becky posted on my facebook wall :

Dearest Kelly, tomorrow is January 12 and thus I think you should participate in "12-of-12" with me. Take 12 pictures of what you do or see tomorrow and then blog it. This is my suggestion. I heart you forever. Love, me.

I was hesitant because I knew today would be a crazy day, but I did it! It was fun, even tho my day really wasn't.

***Disclosure. All of these are taken with my crappy camera phone because I had enough crap to carry around with out having to worry about a camera.

1. 8:30 in my Interactive Design class waiting to get started learning html code.

2. Actually putting code into practice. This is probably the worst website since 1995. But that's ok. Because I made it. And I was proud.

3. My Thursdays go from 8:30 am - 8:30 pm with a two hour break from 11-1. Today I was going to use that break to scan and edit my thumbnails for another class, and also to put my assignment on the server for my next class. However, during my 8:30 class I realized I was missing my jump drive. I switched to my back pack today (I've been using my purse) because I needed more books than usual and FORGOT the jump drive that is basically an art student's life -- my assignment was on there, and I couldn't scan my thumbnails and edit them or save my website assignment with out it. So I had to go all the way back to my apartment and get it quick before my next class. This is me walking through the parking lot. My car was a lot further than I remembered... there is pretty much no parking at 8 in the morning.

4. Grabbed a Dr. Pepper in the process. It's my stress relief. Don't judge. :)

5. Got an awesome parking spot when I got back. (No that is not my car. I was trying to take a picture of the cross walk which was right next to where my car was parked. Yay!)

6. I hate it when people hand me fliers. If you put up your flier on a wall and it looks cool, I will go look at it. If you shove it in my hand, I will awkwardly say thank you and promptly toss it in the next garbage can without even reading it. I thought I escaped all this awkward flier pushing when I left SUU (where you couldn't walk in the student center with out getting a flier shoved in your face) but apparently it has followed me to UVU. As a side note, apparently I have been misspelling flier for my whole life. I totally thought it was flyer.

7. In my last class (7 p.m. - haven't eaten since 11 a.m.) this kid walks in with a hot dog from J Dawgs (awesome local hotdog joint). Pretty much flaunts it in my face. I was dying. So, Markus, please forgive me for going to J Dawgs when you weren't here. I was starving and I had to smell that thing for like an hour...

8. So basically our apartment has a lot of problems. One of which is taking out the trash. It is frequently overflowing... towering way higher then it should. And earlier this week when I pulled it out it leaked some liquid all over the floor. The result was me, finally being the adult you all knew I could be, and calling a roommate meeting to discuss problems. I thought it went well. Everything I thought had been a source of contention was discussed and a solution was agreed upon. The trash solution : I was to create a chore chart for trash. So I did. I put everyone's initial on a day except for this weekend because we shall all be gone. However, when I came home today, the chart had been changed. To someone on every other day. Which to be frank doesn't work because as college students we generate WAY too much trash (dang you individually wrapped meals!) I also think it's interesting to note that everyone else has 3-4 days. I have 5.

9. So after fixing the schedule, I wrote this on our communal white board. Sorry it isn't very clear. But it's a note basically saying what I just said about the trash needing to be taken out every day and about how the garbage can that had stuff spilled all over it when the bag leaked STILL needs to be cleaned (that was also a part of the roommate meeting... i wasn't specific enough when I brought it up i guess. I said I would mop up the floor if someone would clean the garbage can. No one will claim the title of someone.)

10. I then decided to avoid homework/stress/my life and check out facebook. Huzzah.

11. I went back out to discover : my note erased. Not acknowledged and that *insert swear word here* garbage can - still sitting, waiting to be cleaned....

12. Coping mechanisms? Mint Chocolate Chip and Gilmore Girls.

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2012-01-06T23:12:00.000-08:00

Today I packed up and moved back to Provo for another semester at UVU. I wish I could say I'm excited and optimistic about it, but I'm not.

I miss Markus. Spending close to a month seeing him every day was nothing short of wonderful, and now I have to readjust to not seeing him very much. I'll be seeing him even less this semester then next. It makes me sad. He makes me so happy. He keeps me calm, solves my problems... he's my knight in shinning armor. I already miss him.

As a side note : I hate sharing a living space. I came home to several problems.

- The freezer was jam packed so I couldn't put the two things I brought in there. After emptying it out, it was evident that 3/4 of the freezer belonged to one roommate.

-My area of the fridge was jam packed with the previously mentioned roommate's food. Oh, have I mentioned she has her own separate "mini" fridge and a "mini" freezer? (I've never seen mini so big...) In the end, the excess of her food that wouldn't fit back in ended up on the kitchen table -- it will stay there until she finds something to do with it.

-Said roommate used all of my butter.

-And stole my pan. I don't know where she put it. Also, this is not the first time she has stolen dishes.

-Our past month heating and gas bill is more expensive then ever. I wasn't here for more than 3 days of it.

I just feel like I can't handle it. Why are people so crazy? Anyway, I promise to try and be more positive in my next post. Or at least entertaining. For now, I must hasten to bed. I have class in the morning. Yes. On a Saturday. At 8 am. Til 1. That's 5 hours. For the rest of the semester.

I can make it through this right? 4 more months...

ps. hunger games + taylor swift + the civil wars

2011-12-23T00:29:00.000-08:00

=

I am so happy right now I can't even... I love Hunger Games. I love Taylor Swift. I love The Civil Wars.

And yes, I bought it the second I found out about it. And I am listening to it on repeat.

blessed

2011-12-22T23:33:00.000-08:00

Back in November I started working on getting a job for Christmas Break. I'd worked with Bath & Body Works last Christmas, so they called me and asked if I wanted to come back for the holidays. I talked with the manager, letting her know when I'd be back and such, and she said to just come in when I got back and she'd put me on the schedule. So that's what I planned on.

So when I got back I came in. I talked to the manager again. She said she'd have to check and see if I was "rehire-able"... if I'd left unexpectedly before or hadn't shown up for work - stuff like that. I was kind of irritated that she hadn't checked that before, but she said she'd call me the next day, so I said ok.

The next day came. And the next day went. No call. So the day after that I went in to talk to her again. She apologized and said she'd been really busy and hadn't had time to check yet. Then she paused and said something along the lines of "you know, it's really busy here. i probably don't have room for more people anyways." Meaning she wasn't going to hire me.

I left in somewhat of a shock. I was really upset. They had called ME. I had been planning on this job for over a month. This was the second time in four months that I'd been promised a job that had fallen through (another story entirely). I needed the money, and I didn't know what to do. Because once December rolls around, what store is still hiring?

So as I walked out to the parking lot, still somewhat in shock, I decided to call my boss from this summer at the fabric store and ask if she needed any help. She wasn't in, but I was told she would be in the morning. So the next morning, after taking a good half hour to prepare myself for rejection, I called and asked if she possibly needed any extra help for the holidays. To my surprise and joy, the answer was an enthusiastic "yes!"

Tonight, while I was filling out paper work, I was talking to my boss and she told me how she had just fired someone 5 minutes before I called her that morning that I had called to ask for a job (don't worry, they deserved it).

Also, after I talked with my boss I texted my friend Becky who I knew was also working there for the break. It turned out she was looking for someone to cover her shift tonight - her cute nephew has cancer and was getting his wish granted by Make A Wish and she wanted to be there for it. I got more hours and she got to be there for the wish.

I know a lot of people would write these things off as a coincidence or good luck, but I know the truth - God is looking out for me. He gives me maybe not what I want, or even expect, but what He knows I need. He makes life beautiful. I am so grateful that He is always there for me, helping me with both the small and big things.

another semester conquered

2011-12-13T23:43:00.000-08:00

Well I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off lately... (that's a strange phrase... can chickens really run around with their heads cut off? and do they run any faster?) Trying to finish up finals and projects, packing, moving home for Christmas break, other odds and ends... But I am FINALLY finished! The semester is over and I'm back home to celebrate the holidays. I'm still slightly stressed about getting everything in line with my holiday job, but hopefully it will all work out! Here's to hoping I have more time to blog!

shabby apple giveaway...

2011-12-04T21:43:00.001-08:00

on "i believe in unicorns"! Go here :http://writingrainbows.blogspot.com/2011/12/shabby-apple-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IBelieveInUnicorns+%28i+believe+in+unicorns.%29

If you win, I will probably be bitter about it. Because I really want to win. :)

violated

2011-12-03T12:59:00.001-08:00

So this semester I have been getting mysterious bug bites and I couldn't figure out why... today I think i discovered the reason.

I was flipping the mattress in my room at my apartment. I had to take off the mattress cover (that was there when I moved in) to do so, and underneath I found a giant blood stain.

I'm pretty much horrified. It's on the side of the mattress, so it doesn't really matter that I've flipped it... it's still there. And I feel the need to spend all day in the shower. Except our drain in the shower is broken so I can't really spend more then 15 minutes in there...

I called my apartment manager and she said they can't replace it until Monday. Shudder. I feel like I can't sleep in my bed now that I know it's there (even though I've been doing so all semester....).

This is very unpleasant.

sad for no reason

2011-11-23T23:33:00.001-08:00

Sometimes I'm dumb and I feel sad for no reason.

Well ok, not really no reason, but for stupid reasons. Stupid inconsequential reasons.

I've been sitting here thinking about the dumb thing I'm sad about, and I really don't even know if it's "sadness" that I'm feeling. Perhaps it's just "upsetness." That's not a word. But I'm going to use it anyways.

Anyway, I guess my point is, the mind is a curious thing and I wish I could banish feelings of upsetness far from my mind. Especially since my problems are nothing compared to other peoples.

So in order to distract myself/remind myself what I've got good/to make up for missing Thankful Thursday last week, here is my Thanksgiving Eve Thankful List:

- My parents. They have worked so hard my whole life to give me the best life they can, and I appreciate every minute of it. Even the minutes where I stomped my feet up to my room for a time out complaining that I thought they were unfair. I'm glad they put up with me.

- My little brother and sister. They are so fun to have around. I remember when I was little just wishing and hoping for a little sister, and then I got Whitney. And to be honest, I wasn't very happy about it sometimes because it meant I had to share, but I got over that thankfully and I'm so incredibly happy to have a sister. And I remember after that wishing for a brother, and then my baby brother came along. He is just so special, and I can't wait to see who he grows up to be.

- Friendships that have lasted. It hasn't been easy to keep them going over the past 4 1/2 years living so far from everyone, but I'm glad that when we ARE able to all get together we can be just like we used to be. Like nothing's changed. And I know they'll always have my back.

- Babies. I got to hold my friend's baby today and let me tell you, there is nothing more magical then cuddling up with a baby and having him fall asleep in your arms. Best feeling ever.

- My Savior Jesus Christ, my Heavenly Father, the Holy Ghost, and the atonement of my Savior. Such an important, huge, amazing part of my life. I'm so glad I can learn more about them every day.

- The most incredible boy a girl could ask for. I'm so happy to have Markus in my life. He is the kindest, sweetest, best boy I know. I'm incredibly blesses to have him.

- Being able to come home. There is nothing better than being able to come home to my family for the holidays to a place where I am loved and accepted. Even though I still have a curfew. Hahaha...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

photoshop addiction

2011-11-22T23:39:00.000-08:00

I have a photoshop class this semester and lately I've been a bit addicted to trying some editing techniques I've been learning on just for fun photos. Here's some I've done on pictures I took back in September of my brother.

He's such a ham, I love it!

music monday

2011-11-21T21:30:00.001-08:00

Well, as you all know, I failed NaBloPoMo. Sorry about that. I'll try again next month.

This week for Music Monday I decided to share a few Disney favorites (I'm watching Cinderella right now... I can't help it):

Mouse Song - Cinderella

Savages - Pocahontas

What Makes The Red Man Red - Peter Pan

I Wanna Be Like You - Jungle Book

Under The Sea - The Little Mermaid

Everybody Wants To Be A Cat - The Aristocats

A Dream Is A Wish - Cinderella

Once Upon A Dream - Sleeping Beauty

I Won't Say I'm In Love - Hercules

Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Lion King

music monday

2011-11-14T23:39:00.001-08:00

Hope you all had a happy Monday! Here's some tunes to finish up your day... or start your tuesday! :)

Other Ways - Trevor Hall - I posted this last week but for some reason, the link didn't work and I didn't notice until yesterday. Whoops!

I Won't Black Out - Breathe Carolina

You Da One - Rihanna - I love this new song by Rihanna! So catchy.

Tonight Is the Night - Outasight

Nearer My God To Thee - Vocal Point - This is my second favorite hymn and I am all sorts of in love with this arrangement. Vocal Point that has been on this season of Sing Off, which I don't watch, but Markus and my mom love it so I've been hearing a lot about them. They go to school at BYU (which I live 5 minutes away from) so that's kind of cool. Anyway... they're awesome. The end.

Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band

hunger games

2011-11-14T09:35:00.001-08:00

please don't let them ruin this....

i need to see this in real life.

2011-11-13T23:01:00.001-08:00

lazy day

2011-11-12T22:56:00.001-08:00

today i slept til 1.

i cleaned my room.

i reorganized my dvds.

i watched hp7, runaway bride, and 27 dresses.

i bought milk and licorice.

i found a song that i heard on the radio the other day and didn't know the name of.

i called in two prescriptions. they won't be ready til monday.

i did not do my makeup before i left the house. i put my hair up in a bun. i wore sweats. and i didn't care.

i attempted to fix my printer. and failed.

i put up a sign in my cupboard telling people not to use my dishes after discovering one of my pans that someone used was STILL sitting in the sink. after a week. (just one of many problems with people using my dishes lately. it was the last straw.)

i returned two books to the library. both read this week.

i fininshed saving my phone pictures to my computer from the last couple weeks.

i spilled my vase of flowers in the kitchen and used a whole roll of paper towels cleaning it up. it did not smell good like flowers.

i watered my bamboo.

all in all, i'd say it was one of my more productive "lazy days"

11.11.11 11:11

2011-11-11T10:09:00.001-08:00

It is a magical day my friends... I'm not quite sure what I'm going to wish for in two minutes. But it will be good. And, I'm hoping to make someone else's wish come true. :)

thankful thursdays : week 2

2011-11-10T21:24:00.001-08:00

I'm not going to lie, it's going to be hard for me to write a thankful list today because I'm in a bad mood. Sometimes life gets you down. Oh well. This week I am thankful for....

- Cute nail polish and freshly painted nails

- No school tomorrow (aka my weekend has begun! Huzzah!)

- Dr. Pepper. Always Dr. Pepper

- Lotion. My skin is crazy dry lately because of the weather change! What did people do before lotion?

- My roommate cleaned the house! Yay! Now if I could only find the motivation to clean my room, I'd be living in splendor....

- Cheap produce from Rancho's Market next door! I love fruit, but I usually can't buy much of it because it's so pricey. However, I recently discovered Rancho's Market. It's like magic. The other day I bought a bag of grapes and some bananas for 2 bucks. Where else can you get a deal like that? No where.

- Everyone who puts up with my crap.

The eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeend.

music monday on tuesday

2011-11-08T18:53:00.000-08:00

Whlep. Music Monday completely slipped my mind yesterday, so here it is for your Tuesday enjoyment!

Other Ways - Trevor Hall

I Want You - Savage Garden

Brighter Than The Sun - Colbie Calliat

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

I Miss You (cover) - Boyce Avenue

All About Us - He Is We feat. Owl City - This is magical. I love it.

i used to write.

2011-11-07T23:57:00.000-08:00

I've decided to post a novel excerpt I wrote four years ago... Don't judge it too harshly, it's not my favorite piece I've ever written, but my creative writing professor seemed to enjoy it the most out of my pieces for his class:

Jaynesat quietly in the corner of the closet; her pencil poised in handwaiting readily over the paper. The glow of her headlamp hit thecoats and the wall in front of her, casting oddly shaped shadows. Sheclosed her eyes and breathed a deep sigh as she tried to remember hisface. She had seen him many times in her dreams, but he always seemedto fade when she regained consciousness. If she could only rememberhim long enough to render his face, she could find him and run awayfrom this trash hole of a town, and become someone great. Someone whowas to be respected.

Shetouched her stick of charcoal to the surface of the page. Composinghim. She let her eyes close and tried to imagine exactly what he hadlooked like. She carefully transferred every bit of him as she couldremember to the page in her sketchbook. She had it. It was all there.Except for his face. Why couldn’t she remember? That was all sheneeded. His face. Her face was streaked with silent tears offrustration. She leaned back into the corner and fell asleep.

*********************

“Ohfor heaven’s sake!” Jayne’s eyes flew open at her mother’sexclamation. Her hands and face were covered with charcoal. Her hairwas a mess. Half of it was retained in the bun she’d made theprevious morning, and the rest had subsequently freed itself from theconfines of the hair elastic and hung down around her face. “Idon’t know why we bothered to buy you that new bed. It’s not asif you ever use it. Always sleeping in the closet…”

Jaynestood up and ducked under her mother’s arm and headed towards thebathroom to wash the smudges from her skin. She walked in and lookedat her sullen reflection. There were dark circles under her grayeyes. Her eyes had always been that color; they were like the skybefore the heavens opened up and let rain fall to the earth.

Shegrabbed a washcloth from the counter, ran it under some hot water inthe sink and began to scrub. She scrubbed and scrubbed until all thepaint was gone and her skin began to develop angry red splotches frombeing irritated so. She removed the elastic from her hair and combedthe stubborn brown mass until it was nearly smooth. She twisted itback up into a bun, replaced the elastic, and returned to her room tofind her mother still there, sitting on her bed holding the ruineddrawing.

Asthe door squeaked open, Jayne’s mother looked her in the eyes.Holding up the sketchbook she asked, “What’s this, sweetheart?”

Jayneseized the book, it's broken binding barely holding it together, andscowled. “Nothing.” Her voice came out scratchy and low, likethat of an alto who had attempted one to many high notes.

“Wellit didn’t look like nothing. It looked very inspiring dear! Youhave a lot of talent. I just wish you’d share it with more people.” Jayne looked at the ceiling as her mom gave her one of those ‘youcould be great if you’d only…’ type of looks.

“Ihave to get ready for school.” Jayne prompted her mom to leave theroom.

Hermom rose, smoothed out the forest colored bed spread which wascovered in an embroidery of lilies, and let a sigh escape her lips.Her regret in spending money on such a beautiful quilt was obvious.It was never to be used by this strange daughter of hers who slept inclosets and awoke looking like she'd slept in a fireplace.

Asher mother finally walked through the door, Jayne leaned against itto ensure it was all the way closed, and slid down to the floor,leaning her head back against the frame. She looked down at thepicture for the first time since the night before. She must haveknocked over some of her art supplies as she had slept the nightbefore (she was a very restless sleeper), for all that remained onthe paper from the former drawing was a faint outline of the formersubject. The dominant element of the drawing now became the swirls ofcolor from spilled paints, and it looked as though at some point inthe course of the night her hand had rested in the corner of thecanvas. She took one last decisive look at it, stood up and strodeacross her room, and then proceeded to shove it under her bed. Itdefinitely wasn’t something to brag about but it had something toit. She would keep it for later inspection.

************

Thelate bell rang as Jayne walked up the steps of the local high school.She should be on time everyday. She lived scarcely a block from thebuilding, but she had made it a habit to absorb her surroundings onher walk to this joyless pit of conformity. And thus, the five minutewalk turned into a 15-20 minute adventure.

School held no joy for Jayne – mentally or socially. She didn'tenjoy her classes and she was friends with no one in this small town.Though she’d known kids her age her whole life, she just didn’tfit in with them, and they were often cruel to her. Even at fifteenyears of age, she had yet to find someone who would accept her forher differences.

Jayne quietly slipped into math, ignoring the disapproving look thather teacher gave her. She pulled a large blue notebook and her pencilfrom her bag. Not, of course, to take notes, but to doodle aimlesslyas her teacher droned on and on about cross multiplication. However,before she could lose herself in the process of creating patternsacross her college ruled paper, a girl behind her taped her on theshoulder and asked to borrow her eraser.

Jayne turned slowly and was about to hand over her extra pink pearleraser when she realized she did not know this girl. It was quite anodd feeling for Jayne to be meeting this person so suddenly. Sure,Hartful had people move in and out of its community all the time, butthe gossip of their arrival or departure usually proceeded the actualmove.

“Thanks! I'm Kari, by the way.” Said the girl. Her hair wasridiculously curly, and seemed to add several inches to the volume ofher head. Her eyes were speckled green and gold and her smile waswide and welcoming. Jayne was confused.

“Is there a problem?” Mr. Garrison, our math teacher, said whenhe noticed I was no longer facing the board.

“No, sorry sir. I was just borrowing an eraser from Jayne…”

How did she know my name? Thought Jayne.

Mr. Garrison gave another one of those disapproving looks and turnedback to the board to continue on with his lecture. As soon as thebell rang Jayne flipped around in her seat and confronted this oddaddition to her math class that was disrupting her flow with theuniverse.

“How did you know my name? And where did you come from?” Jaynehad always been the blunt type.

“I convinced Mr. Garrison to give me a copy of the seating chart soI could memorize everyone’s names. I know that’s kind of odd, butI’m disastrous with remembering introductions so I find it best tojust memorize as much as I can previous to being introduced. As towhere I’m from… I just moved here from California with my mother.She got a job up here….”

What an odd girl. Jayne turned back to her desk and startedpacking up her belongings as Kari chattered happily on. Jayne startedto walk away, figuring Kari would get the hint and leave her alone,but Kari was not to be so easily deterred. She followed Jayne andjust kept going on. Finally Jayne reached English, her next class, and walked through the door, convinced she was safe, when she noticedKari had followed her.

“Isn’t this great? Two classes together! Who would’ve thought…You know back in California….” And she just kept going.

the abc's of kelly

2011-11-06T22:52:00.000-08:00

This was floating around the internet a while ago and I was going to fill it out... and it's been sitting in my drafts foreeeeeeeeever. Haha. So, I figure it's about time to fill it out. Also, I recently past the 500 post mark! Huzzah!

Age: 23

Bedsize: twin. always a twin. someday i will be lucky and get a nice big bed.

Chores that you hate: cleaning the tub/shower. i am horrible at it.

Dogs: i've never had a dog. so sad! someday...

Essential start to your day: text markus. ha. and splash some water on my face.

Favorite color: gray!

Gold or Silver: i like both... but i think gold wins...

Height: 5' 5"

Instruments you play: i've played the piano since i was 7. i used to know how to play the flute... i don't anymore. ha! and for a while i was learning the guitar but i've pretty much forgotten that one too... hopefully I will pick it up again soon...

Job title: student. aka poor.

Kids: i want babies real bad. but they're going to have to wait a while. so for now, i will just make faces at all the kids i see at church/the store/restaurants.

Live: preferable over death.

Mother's Name: mommy

Nicknames: kel, keely, kellyanne, kel-dawg, kelburt, kelleth

Overnight hospital stays: birth

Pet peeves: incorrect use of your/you're and other grammatical issues.... ew also shortening words (i.e. you -> u) gross.

Quote from a movie or tv show: "I have a big head, and little arms! I'm just not sure how well this plan was thought through... master?"

Right or Lefty: righty. both my parents are lefties. which made learning some things a little more difficult when i was learning them... like how to cut meat... you wouldn't think it would be a problem, but it took me years to learn how to do it with out looking like a freak.

Siblings: uno hermana y uno hermano

Time you wake up: i don't really have a set time... as late as i can.

Underwear: is how i determine when it's time to do laundry. (it costs 5 bucks for two loads people... that's a lot of quarters.)

Vegetable you hate: almost all of them. i like celery, green onions, salad, corn, and there are a couple others i will TOLERATE... but not a lot.

What makes you run late: i always let myself sleep "5 minutes longer" which turns into a half hour...

X-Rays You've Had: lots of ultrasounds (because I have polycystic ovarian system. ha.)

Yummy food you make: everything i make tastes like heaven.

Zoo Animal: zebra! or penguin. both good. both favorites.

hope you all had a great weekend!!!

in case you haven't seen it yet...

2011-11-05T23:47:00.000-07:00

the boyfriend

2011-11-04T23:43:00.000-07:00

I suppose it's time for me to introduce you all to the boyfriend officially. His name is Markus, and he really is the most wonderful man I know. We have been dating for 4 months now, which I'm sure outside of Utah is not a long time, but around here we are constantly asked why we're not married/engaged/with child yet.

Ok, I'm just kidding about the "with child" part, but really I have lost count of how many people have asked us why we're not married or told us that we should be. And this is not even people we know usually - it's random people at restaurants, the store, church, school. In fact just an hour ago, we were at the grocery store because I wanted to get some juice, and this worker who was quite a ways behind us yells "You guys are a cute couple!" We said thanks and then came the "Are you guys married?" Uhm, nope. "Oh he hasn't popped the question? Well don't worry I'm sure it's coming."

Those situations used to be really awkward for me.. they started I think before we'd even been dating for a month. Now I am just used to them. They make for a good anecdote.

Anyway, I thought I'd share a post that I wrote about Markus way back when we'd only been dating for a couple weeks. It was a few days after our first kiss, but before we were "official." I didn't post it because it made me nervous to talk about those kind of things, but since I frequently have conversations with random strangers about why I don't have a ring yet now, I don't really mind sharing it with you. :) You're welcome:

you know you are twitterpated when... 7/9/11

You wake up after only 5 hours of sleep excited to start the day because it means you get to see him.

During said 5 hours, you woke up pretty much every hour, hoping it was time to wake up.

When he texted you at 6:30 because he couldn't sleep either you decided, with a smile on your face, to just get up already.

Keeping in mind you value sleep above pretty much everything else, and that you hate mornings. You can't even remember a time you woke up so early and were wide awake, let alone smiling.

This all happened on a Saturday. Your one day to sleep in. Which, by the way, is your favorite part of the week. That and your Sunday nap, which you've also recently been giving up.

I am so head over heels.

2nd Date - Went downtown to the Gateway mall and had dessert... then dinner. Ya he stole my heart with that one. ;)

Day of our first kiss - This was before when we were at the park with my friend Megan and her son Tanner

Going to see hp together for the 2nd time. The first time was the day he asked me to be his girlfriend, but we didn't take any pictures that day (hp glasses = win!).

Photo adventure in a gully by our houses

Hot air balloon festival

Downtown shopping and listening to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practice

Still downtown

On an adventure in Provo Canyon :)

thankful thursdays

2011-11-03T23:30:00.000-07:00

This month I want to do a little feature in honor of Thanksgiving called "Thankful Thursdays" where I post about what I'm thankful for! (Idea stolen from Cheri. Thanks Cher!)

Today's thankful list:

-I am thankful for living so close to my church's temples (learn more here) and for the opportunity to go frequently! I got to go tonight with my roommate Ali and her boyfriend. I love how peaceful I feel when I am there and when I leave!

-I am thankful for a wonderful boyfriend who constantly spoils me and treats me so great. He is wonderful. (As a side note: I am also grateful for the beautiful yellow daisies he gave me last week! They make me happy every time I look at them!)

-I am thankful that I get to see Cheri this weekend for a little bit!

-I am thankful that though I am not financially well off, I have always been able to make it work. I have a roof over my head, and I never have to go hungry.

-I am thankful for good music and books. They are mood changers for me. (I'm so excited for Music Monday next week, I've picked out a few good songs already.)

-I am thankful for the scriptures and all that they teach me about life and about my Savior.

-I am thankful for Dr. Pepper, chocolate, and all my other comfort foods.

-I am thankful for heaters and cute jackets (the cold is starting to get to me)

-I am thankful for crunchy leaves that I get to step on and hear their satisfying crackle.

-And lastly, for today anyway, I am thankful for being able to get a good night's sleep tonight. (There has not been a lot of that around these parts lately.)

What are you thankful for today?

the college experience

2011-11-02T21:59:00.000-07:00

Every once in a while I run into a super crazy time crunch where there just doesn't seem to be any time at all to get anything done. And, of course, everything that I have to do has to be done immediately, so there is no way to push anything back.

Yesterday was one of those crazy days. I don't even remember everything I had to do, but I got all of it done somehow during the day EXCEPT for one major thing: an 8 page newsletter design for my Digital Prepress class.

It's not that I'd been procrastinating said project, I just prioritize by deadline. So it kept getting pushed back and then when I finally sat down to work on it I had a bunch of technical difficulties and thus had to push it back again.

The project needed to be done by today so that I could take it to school today and print it, and then turn it in tomorrow. So I sat down at 10 pm last night and started (not completely from scratch, but pretty close) on my project, determined to finish it on time.

I was up until 5:30 am, but I finished it gosh dang it! And after I finished printing/binding/cutting it out/assembling the disc with all my files/printing the color separations I was sooooo incredibly relieved.

And then, I came home and relaxed and the world was good again. I could say I'll never leave something til' that late again, but I would be lying.

another attempt

2011-11-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

That's right. I am attempting NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month for those of you who aren't familiar with the concept) again. I shall attempt to post EVERY DAY in November. We will see how that goes...

I thought I'd start off the month sharing my halloween costume :)

I was Olive Oyl from the cartoon Popeye...

And the boyfriend was, of course, Popeye...

Yes I have mad sharpie tattoo drawing skills :)

We had a fun Halloween party last Friday, and then last night went on a group date with my roommates and their boyfriends. Lots of fun! I do miss my trick-or-treating days tho... it just isn't the same!

How was everyone else's Halloween?

2011-10-16T22:55:00.000-07:00

About a week ago my Grandpa fell.

I've been trying to write this blog all night, but all I can come up with is: my Grandpa fell.

It's not like he hasn't fallen before, or that this is the first time one of my Grandparents has had medical problems. This is just one of the few times I've felt like I might actually lose one of them.

It didn't seem very serious at first to me. I don't really understand all the medical terminology, so all I really knew was that he needed a feeding tube, and they were having a hard time with it. I was worried about him, but not about losing him.

Today my mom told me though, that they might not be able to get a feeding tube to work for him. That if they can't, he might not make it.

It feels unreal. He just fell, and now his life is at risk. Life is so fragile.

mmm food

2011-10-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

This weekend I went a little cooking crazy and tried a few new recipes that have caught my eye, and wanted to share my favorites with you!

1 - 30 Minute Rolls - http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/30-minute-rolls/

I love making rolls but they are sooooo time consuming. This recipe was so fast and easy! A couple notes : I used the quick-rise version of yeast and I think that helped a lot.

Also, if you are new to the bread making world, or just having a brain fart when you are making them like I was, DON'T FORGET: dough is sticky. If you have some flour set aside to cover your hands in while shaping the dough into rolls, your life will be a lot simpler. I remembered only after my hands were covered in goo. Luckily, I had some help and was able to fix the situation.

Another note for those new to bread making: When the recipe says to let the dough rise for 10 minutes, put it on the back of your stove (with your oven preheated). The heat helps the dough rise faster.

And lastly, it's really more like 45 min.- 1 hr rolls when you factor in prep time. Especially if you are new to the recipe. So plan accordingly! :)

2 - Crock Pot Orange Chicken - http://team-t-adventures.blogspot.com/2010/03/crock-pot-orange-chicken.html

I'm sure many of you fellow orange chicken fanatics have seen the Orange Chicken sauce at Costco and been so excited to buy it, and then taken it home only to be disappointed. Maybe that was just me, but that stuff tastes NOTHING like it says it should. This recipe, however, is the best homemade orange sauce I've tasted.

I didn't love the actual chicken as much, however. Mine was pretty dry. I read on another blog for the same recipe later that you don't really need to cook the chicken in the frying pan at all, you just need the oil to stick to the flour, so that would probably help. Also, I really think orange chicken is meant to be breaded. But I'm not enough of a cooking guru to know how to do that. [If any of you have any tips, PLEASE let me know! :)]

So that's what I made this weekend. Anyone have any other cheap/tasty recipes for me to try?

a little piece of my heart

2011-10-01T10:00:00.000-07:00

My whole life I have struggled with this thing called self worth (aka confidence, self esteem, insert-your-chosen-description-here). I like to think that over the past 4 years I've made great strides in accepting and loving who I am, but in all reality, I've got a ways to go.

I've managed to mostly stifle the urge to outwardly degrade myself. I've learned to accept a compliment, and I try to believe them - tho there are times when it is all I can do to not refute the compliment.

Some days I can look in the mirror and be happy with the reflection; I can participate in class and not feel stupid; I can put myself out there with out the fear of rejection.

I'm proud of myself for how far I've come in this, but I wish I was better. I wish I was completely able to stand on my own and love myself no matter what anyone says. But the fact is I'm still vulnerable. And the slightest sign of disapproval from someone else makes me totally re-evaluate how I feel about myself.

I guess at this point I'm just trying to figure out how to progress from here. My previous advancements were made from goals (i.e.: stop saying bad things about yourself, stop refuting compliments, say thank you when someone gives you a compliment), but I don't know how to give myself the goals I need to overcome my need of outside approval. Goal : Ignore what everyone says/does to make you feel bad? That seems a little lofty and unattainable.

I guess for now my goal should be something like : Focus on how God feels about you because His opinion is the only one that really matters in the end.

Anyway sorry for the somewhat depressing personal nature of this post. I think this is just one of those things I needed to sort out by writing it down, and have in a place that I can look back on so that I can see if I am progressing at all.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

fashion frenzy

2011-09-30T22:01:00.000-07:00

It's been another one of those days - the one when I go through my closet 50 times, try half of what I have on, and still can't find anything to wear. The kind of day when I wish someone would nominate me for What Not To Wear, solely so I can get a new wardrobe.

To make matters worse, I am seriously craving fall clothes and it was a blistering 89 degrees here in Provo today. Did that stop me? No.

That's right, today I braved the world in jeans, 2 shirts, a jacket, a scarf, and closed toe shoes. If I dress like it's Fall, Fall will come, right?

Window shopping at the mall, and watching Confessions of a Shopaholic probably didn't help my desire for a new wardrobe.

I wanted this hat so bad....

Also, check out my super cute camera necklace that the boyfriend gave me! I love it!

monday

2011-09-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

So instead of doing a music monday post today, I'm doing more of a link monday post... because i spent 42 minutes watching a Taylor Swift interview and now I have to do the homework I've been procrastinating... ha! Here you go!

Pretty Girl Rock (Cover) - Parachute - Haha a bit weird hearing a guy sing this song, but I just love it... and really, it's parachute. They can do no wrong.

Interview with Parachute :) Concert with Kate Voegele? Yes please.

Interview with Taylor Swift - Yes. It is 42 minutes. Don't say I didn't warn you. "what's better than a cat that just always says hey? there's nothing better than that." Oh how I love T-swizzle.

Also... You can download the first episode of New Girl for FREE on itunes right now. Yay!

another day, another embarrassing moment

2011-09-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my cousins Miriam and Scott came to visit me! They hadn't seen my apartment yet, so I showed them around. Scott thought it would be a good idea to turn the blind so some "natural" light could get in.

Generally I leave my blinds closed, so later, when I was changing my clothes, it didn't occur to me to check that they were closed.

My window faces the main road. Awesome.

music monday

2011-09-13T00:05:00.000-07:00

1 - Hot Wings - Rio Soundtrack - Holy crap I love this movie and the music in it! I especially enjoy this song...

and as an added bonus, this clip:

2 - Rolling in the Deep (Piano and Cello cover) - The Piano Guys

3 - Skyscraper - Demi Lovato - I fell in love with this when it first came out, and it has yet to get old. <3

4 - Need You Now (Live) - Lady Antebellum - I love this song always and forever!

5 - Someone Like You - Adele - Yes, a repost, but this is still regularly playing on my computer haha... and I just love the interview : "sometimes i have to think of ikea" :)

6 - Quit Playing Games (Live and Acoustic) - Backstreet Boys - Gotta love me some 90s boy bands.

7 - Yellow (Cover) - Sara Bareilles - <3 wonderful arrangement!

8 - I Won't Let Go (Live) - Rascal Flatts

9 - Mean (Cover) - Boyce Avenue & Megan Nicole

10 - Charlie Brown Medley - The Piano Guys - Mostly I love this one because of the cute old people dancing. (Cheri make sure and watch this, you will enjoy it :) )

never forget

2011-09-11T10:41:00.001-07:00

awkward story of the day

2011-09-08T11:18:00.000-07:00

Since I am currently unemployed and all my classes are in the afternoon/evening this semester, I often sleep in until about 10 or 11. All of my roommates have class/lives, so they are gone when i get up.

This morning was just like any other - Me waking up to an empty apartment and wandering around in my pjs with my hair looking crazy. And then there was a knock on the door.

I hardly ever answer the door if I'm not expecting someone. And I definitely don't answer if I look crazy. So I ignored said knock.

Two seconds later, I heard keys turning the lock. And then an old man yelled "Maintenance!" and walked right in.

Well hello sir. Here I am standing in front of the bathroom mirror trying to fix my contacts, looking somewhat akin to the swamp thing, and you let yourself in to fix our water heater or something. I'm not really sure actually what you were here to fix because i was feeling a tad flustered when you explained. And I can't even escape because you're standing right in the way because the water heater or whatever you were fixing is directly across from the bathroom.

Oh the joys of apartments.

music monday makes a comback

2011-09-06T00:02:00.000-07:00

It is almost 1 a.m. and I feel like procrastinating (homework, packing to go back to school in the morning, sleep, life), so I thought I'd post a quick Music Monday, even tho it is technically Tuesday. Since today was a holiday tomorrow will FEEL like Monday (at least for those of us who didn't have to work -- I feel bad for those people, I'm usually one of them!), so I think this is a totally acceptable idea.

1. You and I - Ingrid Michaelson - I'm on an Ingrid kick today.

2. Take it Home - 2011 EFY soundrack - Uhm a lot of you might skip this because you are not in a "church mood" (at least I do that quite frequently) BUT! Before you do, I think you should listen. Just to the first 30 seconds. Because I think you will fall in love with this girl's voice. (P.s. I apologize for not crediting the artist! I don't know who it is because it just says that it's the EFY soundtrack. I will try to remember to look it up later...)

3. Arms - Christina Perri - I love her. Also, I am seriously needing to dye my hair like hers asap. I love it. Too bad I'm poor to the nth degree and can't afford to keep up on things like roots... haha!

4. Take Me the Way I am - Ingrid Michaelson - I told you I was on an Ingrid kick! This song was on the radio yesterday and has been stuck in my head ever since. Which I am perfectly okay with. :)

5. What I Know - Parachute - Have I mentioned I am in LOVE with them lately? Oh I went to a concert of theirs this summer! Did I blog about that? Probably not because of the blogging fail, but it was legit.

6. Love You Like a Love Song - Selena Gomez - Ok please skip the first 30 seconds of this video. They are awkward. It's a weird music video. But I just think this song is so catchy, and I love me some Selena!

7. Nothing - The Script - The part where he says "still in love but all i heard was nothing" gives me chills every time. I just love the melody!

8. The Messenger - Linkin Park - Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

We'll leave it at 8 this week because I really SHOULD do stuff so I'm not exhausted tomorrow haha. Love you all! Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend!

brave

2011-09-03T23:22:00.000-07:00

Over the past couple months I've had several people tell me I'm brave for one reason or another.

I don't feel brave. I feel scared out of my mind for all these changes I have made. I feel alone in a strange city where I once again, know no one. I am starting over leaving my family, my friends, my boyfriend, my cities, my schools, my classes, my teachers, my apartments, my room, my comfort zone.

I am not courageous in any of my actions. I openly admit that I am terrified of all these changes.

I do not feel brave.

please don't ever let the 90's come back

2011-09-03T00:47:00.000-07:00

I really should have been born in the 20's. Then I would have been in my 20's when all that beautiful lovely fashion of the 40's and 50's came about... LOVE!

strange dreams really throw me off...

2011-09-01T09:40:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning feel a tad stressed out. Why, you ask?

Well I had a dream that I was prego and they had to cut my baby out of my leg. Yes. Out of my leg. AND THEN no one would sew up my leg so I was bleeding to death. I had to go around to different doctors and ask them to pretty pretty please with a cherry on top sew up my leg so I don't bleed to death. I finally found a Dr. would said she would, but then she just put some gauze on me and forgot to sew me up. I guess I can't really blame her, because while all this was going down, it was also the Apocalypse or something outside. Or it might have been aliens. I don't remember. Anyway, after all this trauma-rama I didn't even ever get to see my baby.

I don't really know what my subconscious is trying to tell me from this dream. Anyone got ideas?

back to school

2011-08-31T11:56:00.000-07:00

As you all know, this summer was kind of a blogging failure. Hopefully now that I'm back in school, I'll use my procrastination time to blog more. Also as a side note: I quit 365. Hopefully someday I will pick it back up, but I just needed a break.

Well for those of you who don't know, I moved to the lovely Provo this last weekend! It is still completely confusing to me and I get lost a lot, but hopefully I will get the hang of it soon.

I had been planning on transferring to the Hancock Fabrics down here and found out the day before I moved that the transfer wasn't going to be approved, so I am jobless. Seeing as I am completely poor, this is a very bad thing, so if any one reading this knows of jobs in the Provo/Orem area, LET ME KNOW!

I've officially been to all of my classes. I am taking Digital Imaging (class on Photoshop) and Digital Prepress (class on layout and printing) this semester. I am really excited for them! The first day of Digital Imaging about gave me a heart attack tho. The professor is requiring us to use an slr camera, and all I've got is a point and shoot (and, as previously stated, no money... slrs are EX-PEN-SIVE). Luckily my friend Ashley is being a complete angel and letting me borrow one of her cameras for the semester!!!

Oh also! I tried doing milkmaid braids yesterday and they turned out wonderfully if I do say so myself. I've tried them several times before, but never had the courage to wear them outside of my room, but I did it! All day! I was especially proud because I left all but 6 of my bobby pins at home, so I didn't have a lot of pins to work with (one of them was ruined because I had to use it to unlock the bathroom door... a story for another time).

falling

2011-07-29T01:29:00.000-07:00

sorry i fell off the face of the earth.

i know i was doing the whole posting every day thing, and then i just stopped... i promise i have a good reason.

my boyfriend is currently monopolizing all my free time. (yes, boyfriend... yay!)

isn't he adorable? :)

i'm going to try to catch up on 365 soon... ugh. i'm like... 3 weeks behind? it's going to be a great adventure...

truely

2011-07-09T22:57:00.000-07:00

I hate trying to figure out my feelings. I'm used to things being black and white. This gray business is for the birds.

harry potter

2011-07-08T19:48:00.000-07:00

I am getting SO excited for the new Harry Potter movie, it's ridiculous. I've been reading the books in preparation, but I have a feeling I'm not going to be able to finish them all before the movie because I've been a lot busier than I'd planned on.

Today I stumbled upon this site where you can buy your way into Hogwarts.

That's right. For the low low price of $18.71 they will send you an acceptance letter to Hogwarts.

I think you could probably make one for cheaper... but if you're lazy I guess that works haha...

They are also selling invisibility cloaks for $429.95. If they actually worked that would be a steal.

music crush

2011-07-07T16:05:00.000-07:00

Lately I have developed a music crush on The Civil Wars. I posted a song by them a couple days ago (Poison & Wine). I have since been listening to some of their other stuff and wow. I am just completely blown away. Their music is so soulful and beautiful.

Today I stumbled upon their website and found that they have a WHOLE album available to download for FREE! Yay free music!

Oh and because I love you guys, I'm sharing the link with you. :) Go here!

i really must learn

2011-07-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

to blog earlier in the day. Because this blogging at midnight thing is not going so well.

a post about nothing

2011-07-05T23:26:00.000-07:00

Yes. Today is a day when I have nothing to say.

Ok, I have something to say, but it is not something I want to say on my blog. Not just yet anyways...

So I am going to write about nothing in order to fulfill my need to post today and hope that you all don't hate me for it.

Llama.

happy 4th

2011-07-04T21:37:00.000-07:00

Don't smoke next to firework stands.

Especially ones that are inside the grocery store. Where it's illegal anyways.

Days 178 - 184

2011-07-03T23:18:00.000-07:00

Day 178 - June 26

Day 179 - June 27 - Mom's homemade strawberry jam = best thing ever. Seriously, I love it.

Day 180 - June 28 - I had to organize the remnants table at work, which resulted in me finding 3 fabric remnants I couldn't live without. Never mind the fact that I have a ton of fabric I have yet to use...

Day 181 - June 29 - Make up day 12 - From the next day. My little sister telling my little brother to hurry up and get inside. I just think she looks so funny with her hands on her hips like that. :)

Day 182 - June 30 - Miriam and me with our straw mustaches at our smoothie party.

Day 183 - July 1 - Reading Elantris (Uhm... have I mentioned I am reading 3 books right now? All that have to be done rather quickly? Also one of those books is hp3. Meaning I still have 4 books... that's 4 HARRY POTTER books... to read. In ten days. When I go to see the premiere of the last movie. Yikes.)

Day 184 - July 2 - Getting ready for a date (which was pretty much amazing btw).

Hope yal' are having a great holiday weekend!

purple flowers

2011-07-02T14:42:00.000-07:00

Some of you may remember a post I did back in April featuring some lovely photos of my friend Cheri. I promised to post more of them, and today I am finally keeping that promise! And making up for the fact that it took so long by including a bajillion of the shots.... ok, that's actually just because I couldn't make up my mind... Enjoy!

I found this beautiful field a couple days before I did this photo shoot, and fell in love with how pretty it was! The day after I took these though, I drove past and the field had been PLOWED! So sad! I'm glad I got there in time to take these shots!

(Funny story: I told Cheri to leap through the field. So she did. Or she tried. On her first leap, she fell, and this is how she landed.)

This is my favorite part of the shoot. I was saying something ridiculous to make Cheri laugh, and she is just so cute when she laughs! I love you Cheri!

Favorite.

The End.

The Beginning

2011-07-01T21:53:00.000-07:00

Well it's the beginning on nablopomo and I almost forgot to post! Fail? Ya kind of. I will get better!

Today I have had this song on repeat:

My friend Spencer introduced me it to me a while back and I LOVED it... but then I completely forgot about it until the other day when it was on So You Think You Can Dance. (That show introduces me to so much great music!)

I'm thinking I may start doing weekly So You Think You Can Dance reviews. I just love that show so much...

And because no post is complete with out a picture...

You get a picture of me and my cousin Miriam with straw mustaches. We are all sorts of awesome. I know.

back to blogging

2011-06-26T19:06:00.000-07:00

Hello friends. I know. I fail lately. That is why... *drumroll please*... I will be doing nablopomo (national blog posting month) again this July. That's right. At least one post a day from yours truely to help me get back in the habit of blogging! I know. You're excited. Ok, well at least Becky is. At least, she'd better be since she got mad at me for not blogging lately! ;)

And now, the last two weeks of 365....

Day 163 - June 12

Day 164 - June 13

Day 165 - June 14

Day 166 - June 15

Day 167 - June 16 (I got lost on the way home from work and eventually found myself at the Jordan River LDS temple -- which I can find my way home from. Haha!)

Day 168 - June 17 - I don't know why, but this green jello looks like Elvis Presley's face to me. Anyone else getting that connection?

Day 169 - June 18 - Tanner and Megan making their "ghost faces." (Tanner was super into telling ghost stories that day haha.)

Day 170 - June 19

Day 171 - June 20 - Ok this was a lot cooler in person but I was trying to hurry and get in to work, but those clouds and the mountains just looked super awesome! I wish I'd had more time to get a good shot!

Day 172 - June 21 - I heart bagels. TRUTH!

Day 173 - June 22 - Make up day 10 Taken the next day (I was sick that day so you get... a picture of my hair after the pool! Haha you are welcome.)

Day 174 - June 23

Day 175 - June 24 - Becky putting away lace at work! She'll probably be mad I put this up here, but I just love her. And working with her! And we work together tomorrow! Becky I'm so excited!

Day 176 - June 25 - Make up day 11 (Ya I just forgot...) I took this earlier today. Ryan was grumpy about me and Whitney teasing him, so I tried to cheer him up by becoming his own personal paparazzi. It didn't work.

365 is really getting difficult lately. Especially on the days I work at both my jobs. I'm just too tired! But never you fear, I will conquer my fatigue!

I'll be back soon with another post. I'm starting nablopomo on Friday, but hopefully I'll be back before that! Love yal!

where i've been

2011-06-25T18:05:00.000-07:00

visited 14 states (28%)
Create your own visited map of The United States

I think this means I need to spend some time away from the west coast...

Ps.
Today someone called the fabric store I work at and asked for white fabric dye. It was kind of funny.

a tad confused

2011-06-13T21:10:00.000-07:00

Today I saw a man holding a sign that said, "Homeless, jobless, and pregnant."

Day 156-162

2011-06-12T17:41:00.000-07:00

365 update (for those of you new to my blog read more here)

Day 156 - June 5 - New headphones I got for my birthday. (Yay for being able to hear out of both ears!)

Day 157 - June 6 - Miriam

Day 158 - June 7 - Who knew volvo made these? Weird!

Day 159 - June 8 - A fan my friend Brandi gave me from Madrid.

Day 160 - June 9 - Some flowers in my backyard.

Day 161 - June 10 - Part of my beloved new jacket.

Day 162 - June 11 - Caden, Tanner, and Tyler. Love these boys!

And just a couple more pictures of my new jacket... haha...

Happy Sunday!

my backyard

2011-06-11T22:32:00.000-07:00

my mom is a ninja... or something like that.

2011-06-10T20:57:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the day that I never thought would come. Yesterday -- I wished I was bigger. For any of you who have also been eternally cursed with wishing you were skinny, you will understand the extreme astonishment I experienced at that moment. But, let me explain, and then you will understand...

I have been deeply in want of a leather jacket for YEARS. It is one of those items that I have sitting on my mental shelf of things to get when I am skinnier/richer. I know, I know, I shouldn't have a shelf like that. But I can't help it, I do. And when it comes to leather jackets, that's just kind of where it had to be. Finding a leather jacket in my size is doable, but it will be ugly (not tailored to the contours of my body like it should be, and more like a potato sack that makes me look 50 pounds heavier than I am), and expensive (even at thrift stores). I've been searching for forever and always come up with the same results.

So yesterday when I stumbled upon a white faux leather jacket on a clearance rack at target that fit me like a glove, I was stunned. The tag wasn't marked down, but there was another jacket identical next to it (besides being a size larger) on the clearance rack that was marked down to $20. TWENTY DOLLARS! I was ecstatic.

However, when I took both jackets up to the register so that they could scan the correct price, the cashier told me (in a rather unfriendly manner) that they couldn't give me the same price because of the size difference. I tried arguing with him to no avail. He told me I could check to see if there was one that was the same size as the one I wanted, and then he could give it to me for the discounted price.

I searched all over and found one more jacket, which was unfortunately also the larger size. No other jackets were to be found in the store. I talked to the lady in the dressing rooms and she said the reason for the price difference was because the larger jacket was considered plus size and the smaller was not -- even though technically it was. Target has weird sizing. I don't get it. I also don't get why if it's the only jacket left in the smaller sizes, why it isn't on clearance with the other jackets.

(This is the part where I wished I was bigger.) I tried on the larger jacket, just to see if it could MAYBE work, but I was pretty much drowning in it. Not cute. So I went home depressed and told my mom my sad sad story.

This is where the story turns good. My mom is basically a ninja when it comes to making people give her good deals. I don't really know how she does it. Whenever the cable tries to raise their rates on us, she somehow talks them down. She talks people into giving us great discounts for even a tiny flaw. It's basically amazing.

So when I told her my story, she decided we were going to get the jacket for the discounted price. Off to Target we went. I grabbed the jacket, and we went to customer service. I wasn't there for the actual showdown, because when we got to the desk I realized it was my cashier from earlier, got nervous, and ran away to "look at scarves." But she did it! I now am the proud owner of a beautiful leather jacket that FITS and was CHEAP. My mom is awesome. And so is my jacket. [Pictures to come :) ]

2011-06-05T20:24:00.000-07:00

149 - May 29 - I both started and finished hunger games for the 5th (I think) time this day.

150 - May 30 - Tanner's birthday! He's 4!

151 - May 31 - Draper, Utah LDS temple

152 - June 1

153 - June 2 - My birthday!

154 - June 3 - Make up day 9

155 - June 4 - Kenzie laughing because I'm so hillarious. ;)

I have decided to up my make up days to 20 just so you all know! Hopefully I won't need them, but seeing as I'm already at 9, I probably will. I figure it's ok because even if I miss 20 days, I'll still have over 90% of days photographed.

Also, I always thought that the beginning of June was the second half of the year. Now I realize it's July... WEIRD!

it's my party and i'll cry if i want to

2011-05-30T12:55:00.000-07:00

I think I must have unrealistic expectations about birthdays. It is officially my birthday week, and my birthday is on Thursday and I am basically dreading it. Not because I'm getting older or anything like that -- my birthdays just always end up being a horrible day for me. I won't get into past stories, but I will just say something always goes wrong, and I end up having a horrible day. I am pretty sure this year is going to be the same. Call me pessimistic, but optimism in this area of my life just leads to let downs.

In other news: 365 update. Late. Again. Partially because it's not good this week so I felt no motivation to get it up. Partially because my computer died last night when I was working on it. Partially because when I finally got my computer plugged in all I wanted to do was finish re-reading Hunger Games.

142 - May 22

143 - May 23

144 - May 24 - project from my typography class last semester. Better pictures coming soon.

145 - May 25 - box I got at Mount St. Helens

146 - May 26

147 - May 27 - I am 12 sorts of in love with this purse. Unfortunately it is WAY more then I would ever pay for a purse.

148 - May 28

The End.

death by shoes

2011-05-27T22:16:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been having a bit of a shoe craving. Yes, you read that right: Shoe. Craving. I need shoes! Today I even went shoe shopping... well. I went shoe coveting. My cousin Miriam was looking to buy new shoes for work, so technically she was the one shopping. I was the one trying on anything that screamed "PRETTY!" at me... which, as it happens, was a freakin' lot of shoes.

Anyway, I would like to present to you my shoe covet list! (Hopefully this will eventually turn in to an awesome shoes I own list, so that I can stop my sinful coveting ways...):

Numero uno: The Cowboy Boot

I have actually been wishing for cowboy boots since i was a wee young lass. However, over the past two or so years it has been getting continually worse. Today I tried on an AMAZING pair.... they were $200 so I will never own them... but I will probably still dream about them.

Numero dos: Gladiator Sandals

Ok, ok. I am late on this trend. In my defense, I have liked them for a long time, I've just never gotten around to actually buying a pair... Anyway, some have said gladiators are on their way "out." I disagree. Also, I don't really care if they're out. If I like something, I'm not going to let someone tell me it's not "in" -- I wear what I want! (I feel like yelling out "stick it to the man!" right now...)

Numero tres: Nude Heels

Uhm hi. I'm in love. So so cute. You know I'd probably take a nude flat too... actually they should probably be flats because if they're heels, they will see the sun maybe once a month. My feet don't get along with heels.

Numero quatro: Metallic/Sparkly Shoes

I love things that are shiny! (Why must heels be so pretty yet painful?)

Numero cinco: Something Gray

Gray is my favorite color. Don't judge me.

Honorable mentions...

**Because I'm a freak who's obsessed with shoes I just randomly save pictures of shoes that I like, and there for do not have the attribution info, but I found pretty much all of them on pintrest and google. :)

So many shoes, so little money...
Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone!

late late late

2011-05-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's 365 update!

Day 135 - May 15 (Make up day 8 - From previous week)

Day 136 - May 16

Day 137 - May 17

Day 138 - May 18

Day 139 - May 19 - Taken through my polaroid camera with my point and shoot... hey i've gotta use it for SOMETHING until that blessed day that I get film.

Day 140 - May 20

Day 141 - May 21 - Bathroom at Arby's... ya I don't get it either.

the one where i'm cheesy and grateful

2011-05-19T22:03:00.000-07:00

So first off I have to share this song with you all because it really just has helped put some things in perspective for me lately.

I just wanted to take a minute to write down how grateful I am for everything in life. I don't mind telling yal' that it's been a rough year for me. There have been lots of tears and a lot of hard things. Life just never lets up, and there's always something harder and harder to deal with.

Earlier this week, I'd had it. I was mad at everyone and everything. I didn't understand why nothing could ever work out -- why I felt right about doing things that didn't seem to want to come together, why I didn't fit in anywhere I went, why I'm taking so much longer to get things done then I'd planned on. I felt completely alone and abandoned -- even by my Heavenly Father. And I told Him so. I told Him I just didn't get it. Why was I dealing with all of this? I told Him I just couldn't do it.

Over the next couple days, some of the little things started falling into place -- the things that have been pushing me over the edge. Even some of the bigger things have started to calm down. And I really think that all of this has been a result of my plea to God for help.

I'm not saying my problems disappeared or that God will magically take away all your problems, but I know He is there and that He is listening. He knows when we need a little help to keep moving forward, He knows when we've had all we can take, and He won't leave us to fall.

Sometimes the things we are dealing with require time. Sometimes they require a little faith. But sometimes, you just need to turn to Him.

I am so grateful to have my Heavenly Father in my life! Things are always going to be hard, but they're hard for a reason. Someday I'll get where I'm trying to go, and it will be better than I can imagine. And for now, I've just gotta remember to enjoy what I have, work as hard as I can, and spend time each day talking to my Heavenly Father.

Also, I just wanted to say how grateful I am for all the people in my life! You are all truly amazing and I am blessed to have you in my life.

<3 / Kelly

glitter and unicorns and crap

2011-05-17T22:00:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago, right before I moved home from school, I stumbled upon this awesome website called freecrappyportraits.com. It's really kind of the best website ever. People send in pictures with funny descriptions and the artist or a guest artist draws an interpretation! Anyway, I was hanging out with my friends Cheri and Sam that day, and was sad to be leaving them, so I thought, "I should get a crappy portrait to commemorate our friendship!"

So I did.

And here it is.

(the original)

(the free crappy portrait)

Best. Picture. Ever.

Oh and if you're wondering who Justin is (I did for a minute too), I put in the description that we like Justin Bieber. And Unicorns and Rainbows... I'll have to link when they post it. :)

Riiii-co-la!

2011-05-15T20:41:00.000-07:00

Back with this week's 365 update!

Day 128 - May 8 (crappy right before bed photo of my cough drop... ha!)

Day 129 - May 9. My polaroids' new home. I need film like macaroni needs cheese.

Day 130 - May 10. At my new school!

Day 131 - May 11. My nightstand (Yep, I was definitely still in a creative funk. Actually I might STILL be in that funk...)

Day 132 - May 12

Day 133 - May 13

Day 134 - May 14. New favorite golden spoon flavor = cupcake. I've had their cake batter before and didn't love it, but this is MUCH better (although still not as good as real cake batter from coldstone...).

expectations

2011-05-13T22:09:00.000-07:00

I got my hair cut today....

Expectation

Reality. Too thick. Not piecy enough. Looks weird on me.

Ya it didn't quite turn out like I wanted... I was trying to convince myself it wasn't too bad, but when I got home and my dad asked me "What did you do to your hair?" I gave up. Stupid hair.

So right after my promise to be awesome at blogging, blogger decides to suck and be under construction or whatever every time I try to get on. It's official -- the universe is against me.

Anyway, I'm (finally) posting last week's 365. Be warned. They're not great. (Super busy + super stressed + not feeling creative + exhaustion = not so great.)

Day 121 - May 1 - "Roommate" Dinner with Cheri & Sam (I'm wasn't technically their roommate, but I was there enough that it was like I was.)

Day 122 - May 2 - This is how I study for Art History. PowerPoint up on my lap top, magazine with article about Mary-Kate & Ashley's fashion line in front of my screen... Just for breaks tho... ;)

Day 123 - May 3 - A sign on the door to my classroom... I took this at 6: 30 in the morning before my 7 a.m. history final. 7 is a stupid time for finals. Also.... who writes a sign like this?

Day 124 - May 4

Day 125 - May 5 - The Scipio Zebra

Day 126 - May 6 - My little sister's last recital (she's the one on the far right). It was a duet recital, with more then the usual amount of people playing... I think some songs had as many as 10 people playing.

Day 127 - May 7 - Spent all day cleaning...

things never go the way you plan

2011-05-10T23:18:00.000-07:00

Hello people of the world! I am back from my impromptu vacation from blogging. I've still been here, reading all of yours, but avoiding the posting scene. But I'm back now. Cross my heart.

After dealing with the stress of finals projects and tests along with moving (2 trips... joyous), I settled into my usual end of semester panic (where the heck am I working this summer/where did all this crap come from and where do I usually put it/there are rules here?/what if I didn't actually pass all my classes) combined with the joys of transferring (what the heck am I doing with my life/that place is huge/this is super complicated/where am I going to live/ this is so expensive/general confusion). It's been the time of my life kids.

Oh and did I mention that I stress-dream? It's true. I have nightmares about everything in my life that I'm freaking out about. Last night featured me failing Art History. Oh man. I am super scared that one might come true (grades are posted tomorrow... err... this morning? anyway, wish me luck).

So basically my point is : me = loosing my freaking mind.

However, some positiveness has finally started to peak through. I went to visit the campus today (ya, I'd never actually been there, just driven past) and it was PRETTY! Humongous... but I'll mostly be in one building anyways so I suppose that doesn't matter too much (ya that one building has six floors... I'm super intimidated). But I really do think I will enjoy it there.

I met with my counselor, which somewhat cleared up some confusion I had. It is looking like I might end up going part time next semester. Which I have NEVER done, and am kind of scared of, but it will be good to be able to work more during that time to save up (****please let me get a job. a good job. ok, anything really.****)

Aaaaand here's the part I'm actually pretty excited about. I *MAY* have found a place to live. [For those of you who don't know me so well: I'm a planner. I like to know what I'm doing, how I'm doing it, where I'm doing it, etc. so far in advance and memorized so well that it's like I've already done it. Usually I know what classes I'm taking, where I'm living, etc. by February. For it to be the middle of May and for me to have no idea what I'm doing.... I'm going insane. I don't do this.] Anyway, it's not as cheap as I want, but it's definitely the best deal I've been able to find for what I'm looking for, AND (the important part) I feel really good about living there. So I'm calling tomorrow to see if they still have any openings... here's too hoping!

Anyway, that's my current life in a nutshell. I promise to be back soon with less words, more pictures, and most of what you missed. Oh and 365. Which was super crappy last week, due to my overload, but I did it, so gosh dang it, give me credit!

365 update

2011-05-02T01:20:00.000-07:00

Oh wow I have been so absent from my blog lately... I guess I'm just getting through finals/moving and soaking up the last of my time with my friends. I'm going to miss these people so much... I'll update more soon! (Life should slow down by Friday... I think...)

Day 114 - April 24 - Chicks and ducklings hanging out at the gas station in Scipio.

Day 115 - April 25 - Pretty field of flowers!

Day 116 - April 26 - Cheri at lunch at Sonny Boys Barbeque with me! (oh man... just looking at that makes me crave it... so good!)

Day 117 - April 27 - Under painting for my copy of Thomas Dewing's 'Summer' for my master painting project.

Day 118 - April 28 - Had a photo shoot with Cheri at another field of those pretty flowers! More pics to come! (P.S. Went back the next day and all the flowers had been cleared! It was just a field of dirt... What the heck??)

Day 119 - April 29 - Went window shopping with Sam on Main St. in Cedar!

Day 120 - April 30 - The finished product... if only it would dry... (I'm nervous it won't be dry in time for me to move home Thursday...)

stress coma

2011-04-26T19:25:00.000-07:00

Hi. I'm still here. It's finals season. Yes I said season... for some reason art teachers think it's fun to have 2 finals - a HUGE project and a test -- the projects all being due this week, the tests all being next week (for the most part). But anyway, if I seem to be absent, that's pretty much why.

Anyway, since I've missed Music Monday the past 2 weeks I thought I'd share a few videos with yal'.

Price Tag (cover) - Oliva Mitchell

Written in the Stars (Cover) - Karmin

Gravity (live acoustic) - Sara Bareilles

He Wasn't There - Lily Allen

365 update

2011-04-24T19:11:00.000-07:00

Day 107 - April 17th

Day 108 - April 18th (Make up day 7 - from previous day) My roommates exploded their glass pan. I'm still not sure exactly how it happened....

Day 109 - April 19th Design I was working on for my Silkscreen. I was going to put this on T-shirts. The project got canceled though because we're low on supplies. Yay for wasting time.

Day 110 - April 20 - My Great Grandma's bracelet. It's gotten pretty beat up in the years I've had it.

Day 111 - April 21 - Flowers that blew off one of my family's trees during a hail storm earlier this week.

Day 112 - April 22 - Harry Potter egg.

Dau 113 - April 23 Megan and Me after seeing the Justin Bieber movie in 3d! Loved it!

Also I'm trying to decide if I'm going to keep my days I'm allowed to miss at 10 or move it up. My friend Becky suggested that I should be able to miss 35 since that would still be 90% of the days. I think that's probably higher then I'm going to go... maybe 20? I don't know. Thoughts?

m.i.a.

2011-04-21T22:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been a bit absent this week. Between health problems going down (a.k.a. there goes my energy), packing, moving half my crap home, school/finals, and people sucking in general, I just haven't had the time to blog.

But I'm alive. Beaten down? Yes. Ready for a reprieve? Most definitely. But! I am alive.

I shall blog more... in the future. Possibly tomorrow.

the shades

2011-04-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

I love having sunglasses that feel unique and that make a statement. For the past little while I've been rocking these beauties:

They're modern with the over sized lenses but they've got a bit of a vintage throwback with the cat-eye sides. Perfect for moi.

Sadly, a couple weeks ago, they were crushed in an unfortunate backpack incident. So I have been sunglass-less. Which is bad not only because I am lacking one of my favorite fashion statements but also because it means I can't see when it's sunny or windy. My eyes are super sensitive. It's annoying.

Anyway, this weekend while I was packing up my stuff I happened across an old pair of my mom's sunglasses. She wore them when I was really young, and I remember stealing them a lot to try them on. After a while they went out of style and she wanted to get rid of them, but my pack rat tendencies came out and I asked if I could keep them.

So here I am, quite a long while later, and voila! They're back in style! And I love them. And they remind me of good times with my mom. And I needed new sunglasses.

Oversized lenses with pink rims, come to mama!

This is my problem with packing/cleaning. I find something with any sentimental value and I get distracted by it. For hours. It's ridiculous. No wonder I never get anything done!

365 update : officially past the 100 day mark

2011-04-17T16:23:00.000-07:00

Day 100!!!! - April 10th - Cloth study

Day 101 - April 11th - Portrait of Cheri

Day 102 - April 12th

Day 103 - April 13th

Day 104 - April 14th - Silkscreen process - my friend Katie's silkscreen screen.

Day 105 - April 15th - In packing up my room I found a dish I'd bought at the beginning of the year to put my rings and earrings in... too bad it went unused for 7 months!

Day 106 - April 16th - Cedar City Main Street

portrait adventures with cheri / what i wore

2011-04-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

The hair - Pin curled, half pulled up

The earrings - hand me downs from my momma

The shoes (mine) - Payless $4 (i think... maybe 3.)

The lipgloss - "Punchy" via Victoria Secret. Normally 7 bones, but I think I bought it when they had one of their buy this many get this many free sales... so who really knows how much i spent on it. Good lip gloss is worth it.

The nails - Grey (called Kiss Me here) = Pure Ice brand $2.50, Sparkles = I have no idea.... the brand isn't printed on it anymore for some reason and I think it was a gift so I have no idea how much it costs!

And now: Some portraits I took of Miss Cheri....

(if that ring looks familiar it's because i have the gold version... i bought it first... ahem... :) ....)

fabric study

2011-04-14T09:00:00.000-07:00

gone shooting

2011-04-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

I love shooting with other photographers! I feel like it's a completely different experience then shooting by yourself. You pick up on each other's creativity, you get shots that you'd normally miss because they notice different things (and vis versa), and you feel less foolish walking around pointing your camera at random things (I get really self conscious when I'm shooting by myself).

Over the weekend I went for a nature walk/picture taking excursion with my friend Sam (she's basically an amazing photographer). Here's some of what I shot:

These are the blossoms on the tree in my parking lot that I had a blurry pic of in 365.

Sam wanted to see the flowers I shot earlier that week -- unfortunately the snow storm had pretty much killed them. So sad...

small town life

2011-04-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

Having gone to school in a small towns for the past four years (Ephraim and Cedar City, Utah) I have come to love small town life. For a while I even thought I wanted to live in a small town permanently -- I'm less likely to get lost, there's a cool vibe, no traffic, etc. ... -- but there are a few drawbacks that I don't think I could deal with on a longer term basis.

My main complaint today: The library(ies) - Growing up in the city I'm used to having a limitless supply of free books at my finger tips. If one library doesn't have it, well there's one close by that probably does.

Here, however, if they don't have it (which they probably don't) you're out of luck.

I thought maybe a smaller library would have a faster waiting list for popular books. I remember once growing up I put a new Harry Potter book on hold and I was 600th in line. It took a few months to get it. Well, here the waiting list may be shorter for those popular books, BUT they have a lot less copies so it will take just as long to get it (I have to wait MONTHS sometimes when there are only a few people in front of me.)

I need my books!

music monday

2011-04-11T12:15:00.000-07:00

1 : Full Moon - The Black Ghosts

2 : Every Time I Hear Your Name - Keith Anderson

3 : I Look So Good Without You - Jessie James

4 : Price Tag (cover) - Cimorelli (I'm seriously so impressed with the 10 & 12 year old's rapping skills.)

5 : White Blank Page (cover) - Taylor Swift

6 : Misery (cover) - Gardiner Sisters (I would recommend skipping their 20 second hello in 5,000 languages introduction -- it's annoying.)

7 : Rolling In The Deep (cover) - Jayme Dee (There's a link to the free download in the description!)

8 : The Man Who Can't Be Moved - The Script

9 : Someone Like You (cover) - The Problematic

10 : A Little Bit Stronger - Sara Evans

365 update

2011-04-10T09:00:00.000-07:00

Day 93 - April 3. Yep. Phone picture. Right before bed. Because I had an exhausting day. At least I took a shot right?

Day 94 - April 4. Yay Spring!

Day 95 - April 5. A statue I pass every Tuesday/Thursday on my way to my printmaking class.

Day 96 - April 6. Low clouds!

Day 97 - April 7. Some pretty blossoms I hadn't noticed by my house.

Day 98 - April 8. And then, it snowed. Utah weather. Ugh.

Day 99 - April 9

I'm up to 99 days! Can you believe it? I'm so proud of myself for making it so far!

ode to white bread

2011-04-07T11:34:00.000-07:00

I am in love. With white bread.

Bread has always been one of my favorite things to eat. I love sandwiches, rolls, pastries... I just love it all. This is bad because it's not the most healthy thing to love (obviously). Sometimes I wish I could love things like vegetables (they make me gag). Alas, it is bread that I crave. Well, and chocolate. But that's a given.

Anywho, in an effort to take another step towards living a more healthy lifestyle, a couple weeks ago when I ran out of bread I went to the store and bought: WHEAT bread. And vegetables.

Now I can enjoy a good piece of wheat bread every once in a while, and I'd enjoyed a few pieces of this brand before. It was chalk full of fiber and crap like that, and I thought this will be great!

No. No it will not.
Or would not. However you wanna swing that.

Anyway, it went fine at first but then I started to dread lunch time. Sometimes the dread was so much that I would skip lunch all together -- or worse, eat out. Bad, bad, bad. This might have something to do also with the fact that last week I had to buy my meat at Walmart. Never again. I don't think I will be able to eat roast beef again for a while... so sad.

The vegetable thing hasn't gone as well as planned, but at least it wasn't as big of a disaster. I've eaten lots of celery... I've just ignored the corn. And yes, that's all I got. Because I am the pickiest person you will ever meet when it comes to food. No lie.

I was ecstatic yesterday when I ran out of bread. I rushed to the store as soon as I was done with work and bought a nice big loaf of my favorite white bread. And some delicious smoked turkey... mmm....

I didn't let myself eat it until lunch, just barely, which pretty much killed me, but oh! It tasted like heaven! In fact I am contemplating another sandwich. Just because it tastes so heavenly!

I'll have to find another solution to the bread problem. Perhaps if I just cut back. Or try to rotate every other day between white and wheat... although that could get expensive... oh what a conundrum!

Oh and P.S.

Have you tried the new mountain dew flavor?

(The one on the left, not the right -- the right is nasty.)

It is called diet mountain dew supernova and it tastes like strawberry heaven!

Yes. I love all the things in this world that are bad for me.

nature walk

2011-04-05T07:00:00.000-07:00

This baby is unedited. I love sunsets. Especially ones like these.

I love that the weather is getting warmer. It's so beautiful outside!

music monday : the throwback edition

2011-04-04T18:40:00.000-07:00

Kickin' it old school this week....

1 - Dream a Little Dream of Me : Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

2 - It's Cold Ouside : Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan

3 - Smile : Nat King Cole

4 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered : Stevie Wonder

5 - I Get a Kick Out of You : Frank Sinatra

6 - Return to Me : Dean Martin

7 - It's in His Kiss : Betty Everett

8 - Lollipop : The Chordettes

9 - Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra

10 - Moonlight Becomes You : Bing Crosby

... clearly I was born in the wrong era.

another week, another 365 update

2011-04-03T21:46:00.000-07:00

86 - March 27. Cheri eating an apple.

87 - March 28

88 - March 29. Sam and Cheri trying to kill each other.

89 - March 30. In the middle of a painting...

90 - March 31

91 - April 1. Brook-o-la.

92 - April 2. Ya I haven't been feeling well this weekend so I haven't been on top of my creative game... thus, you get a picture of my favorite lotion of the moment - Bali Mango (Bath & Body Works). Buy it, love it, thank me later.

new feature : it's friday

2011-04-01T15:14:00.000-07:00

I've decided to start a new feature. From now on I will be posting songs that I find really horribly awful on Fridays. Why Friday? Well, Rebecca Black inspired the idea. I will even be calling it It's Friday in honor of her.

OMG by Jenna Rose (the My Jeans girl) - New video = new voice? Also, she is like, 12. This is not an age appropriate song. It is also not age appropriate dancing. Or outfits. What are her parents thinking??? Also, THE BOOM BOOM DOLL????

The Mean Kitty Song - SMP Films

Psychological Baby by Justin Bieber & Slipknot

Without Your Love - Britt Rutter.... What is with all the girls by the pool with their pants undone? Wow. Classy.

London Bridge (cover) - Bowling for Soup

Happy Weekend!

P.S. Please note that I can't sing any better then any of these people. In fact I sing worse. Way worse.

fact

2011-03-30T00:16:00.001-07:00

So I saw another episode of this video when I was home over the break, and I thought it was funny, but not THAT funny. However, when I found this a couple days ago, I couldn't stop laughing. I love it.

Music Monday

2011-03-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

What I've been listening to lately...

1 : We Speak No Americano - Yolanda Be Cool

Also watch this awesome hand dancing version of it. It's insane. I can't remember if I've posted it before, but it's worth the repost if I have.

2 : Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars. Favorite song of the moment. I'm in love.

3 : 15 Minutes -The Yeah You's

4 : Someone Like You (Cover) - Jennifer Chung

5 : Mine (Cover) - The Carter Twins

6 : Firework (Cover) - Avery... She totally sounds like Demi Lovato in this song tho. Weird.

7 : Never Say Never - J Biebs ft. Jaden Smith

8 : Empire State of Mind Pt. 2 (Cover) - Greg Sczebel

9 : Chicago - Sufjan Stevens

10 : No Sleep - Wiz Khalifa

365 update

2011-03-27T18:57:00.000-07:00

Day 79 - March 20 - Hanging out with Cheri after getting back from Spring Break (Wow, was that really only a week ago? This has been a long week guys.)

Day 80 - March 21 Happy first day of Spring -- here's a crapload of snow to celebrate.... oh how I love Utah...

Day 81 - March 22 My friend Cheri made me this awesome clip! Oh and there's my lip gloss and straightner too.

Day 82 - March 23 - Gray nail polish = in love!

Day 83 - March 24 - Silkscreen I made of my momma from a photo when she was 4!

Day 84 - March 25 - The hair!

Day 85 - March 26 - Purple shoes to celebrate Epilepsy Awareness Day!

For those of you who are newer to my blog, 365 is a little project I started on January 1st. My goal is to take a picture a day, every day, for a year! Basically the point is to document my life this year, to help me use my camera more, and hopefully be more creative (some days that last part doesn't happen... okay a lot of times that last part doesn't happen. life gets crazy haha...). You can see more if you click the 365 label at the bottom of this post.

Ha ha ha ha, jack my swag

2011-03-27T01:36:00.000-07:00

So tonight my friend Cheri found this review on that horrible song "My Jeans" and it is hillarious, so I have to share it...

Just so funny....

the hair

2011-03-25T23:45:00.000-07:00

So the roots in my blonde streak were starting to show, and it came down to this: Buy a box of bleach and waste almost all of it, just to touch up my roots -OR- dye over it with some awesome dark brown color.

So I went with the brown. It's a temporary dye so it'll gradually wash out. I'm not really sure what will happen with the bleached streak... we'll see how it goes I guess?

Lately...

2011-03-25T18:41:00.000-07:00

I'm sure most of you have heard the song Friday by Rebecca Black by now (if not here it is...)

But I think I've found a song that is even worse...

I am just so second hand embarrassed for these girls... Who thought these were good ideas? Really?

Other notes :

-I dyed my hair. Pictures to come.

-It definitely takes more than one bottle to dye my hair.

-I got 100% on my art history test! Yay! If only all we studied in Art history was impressionism, I would do great. (Because impressionism is one of the few sections I have actually liked, which I attribute to my good grade.)

-To celebrate said test I went to McD's for breakfast. Bad idea? Yes. But I don't eat there for long enough just to forget how awful it is. And then I forget and go back. I got the sausage mcmuffin and some hashbrowns. The hashbrowns were delightful, but I am still feeling sick from that mcmuffin 10 hours later. Never again!

Oh AND I waited in this ridiculously long line to obtain said garbage.(There's actually another line on the other side of my car that MERGES before you get to the window, so it's even longer then you think.)

-I finished my first silkscreen. It looks better in person... I'll have to take better pictures later.

-It won't stop snowing. For those of you lucky enough to live outside of Utah, let me tell you a sad story. We don't have spring here. We pretty much have winter from October to June. We MAY get a couple days of inbetween weather but it doesn't last long. It makes me sad. And impossible to move my winter clothes home.

-This has been one of those weeks where pretty much everything goes wrong. I'm glad it's over.

-It is impossible for my room to stay clean.

-Tomorrow is Pretty in Purple. My sweet little 9 year old friend Cierra, (daughter of my friend Kristin) has epilepsy, and Kristin is asking that people wear purple (and take a picture) to support Cierra.

Cierra, May 2010

"Pretty in Purple is a project that I am working on for my daughter, Cierra. Cierra was diagnosed with Epilepsy when she was 6 (she is 9 now) and we have been unable to get seizure control since that time. Every March 26th is Purple Day to promote Epilepsy Awareness. I am asking all my family, friends, plus all of their family and friends, plus anyone else who is willing to participate, to please wear purple on March 26th and take a picture of yourself and your family and post them here or email them to me (ksully4@live.com) or you can snail mail them to me (PM me for the address) and I am going to make a scrapbook for Cierra to show her all the people who are supporting her and rooting for her. Please feel free to include a note or some words of encouragement with your photo. Pass this page along to everyone you know, we want to get as many pictures as possible. Thank you for your support." -- Kristin.

Me and Cierra, May 2010

I just want to encourage all of you to do this! I know it would mean the world to Cierra. :)

44 Days til' Summer

2011-03-22T23:50:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning feeling exhausted, and suffering from a horrid headache. I'm still not sure why I was so tired... I got my normal amount of sleep. I think stress may be doing me in...

The plan was to go to bed early tonight (as you can see that has not happened. hello one a.m.!). I fail. I swear I'm just not tired at night... it makes it incredibly difficult to go to bed.

Anyway, I photographed 2 of my art pieces today and I thought I'd share them with you.

The first one was actually a collaborative effort with my entire 2D class last year. We all started a piece, and then traded around the room until we'd all drawn on each others papers. They all turned out really different and I LOVE mine. (Done in black sharpie.)

The other is a still life from my painting class that I finished a couple weeks ago. It has a few drawing issues, but I think it's decent... eh, I'm still learning, right? Right now it's hanging on my wall, but I'm not quite sure what to do with it... I'm not really one to decorate with skulls (although, the previous piece DOES have a skeleton and it has been hanging up all year)... It'll probably disappear into the depths of my art storage soon.

44 days until the end of the semester! Yay!

music monday

2011-03-21T22:37:00.000-07:00

What I've been listening to lately...

1: Last Kiss (cover) - Boyce Avenue + Megan & Liz

2: See You Again - Miley Cyrus.

3: Perfect (cover) : Boyce Avenue (If you buy this on iTunes during March, the proceeds all go to Japan!)

4: Toxic (cover) - VersaEmerge

5 : Marry Me - Train. Not going to lie, originally I just thought this song was okay, but it has grown on me a lot. :)

Well, sorry this is so short! It's been a busy day! Have a great week everyone!

365

2011-03-20T22:15:00.000-07:00

72 - March 13

73 - March 14

74 - March 15 My bff Megan's little boy trying on hats at Target :)

75 - March 16

76 - March 17

77 - March 18 The owl hat I crocheted for my friend Cheri! (It's missing the buttons for the eyes, but that's basically what it looks like!) Also I took this picture with my new phone! I love my phone...

78 - March 19 - I also took this one with my phone... it doesn't do well in low lighting situations... haha. Oh well, that's to be expected.

likes and dislikes

2011-03-19T22:28:00.000-07:00

My current "dislike" list:

- Friends who are not supportive of my decisions and who give unwanted feedback.

- Anything to do with Jimmer Fredette. (For those of you lucky enough to avoid being on Jimmer overload -- He is a basketball player at BYU.)

- Jimmer.

- What kind of name is that anyways?

- Snow.

- Feeling sick.

- Having to go back down to school tomorrow.

My current "like" list:

- My pretty new purple phone.

- Being home

- My crocheted creation [pictures to come :)]

- Knowing what I'm doing with my life next semester.

- Only 6 weeks until summer.

decision made

2011-03-19T09:32:00.000-07:00

So remember back in February when I told yal' I decided I wasn't going to be going back to SUU next year? Well I've finally decided where I AM going. Actually I've known for a week or so, but I had to tell certain people before I started announcing it everywhere, but now that everyone is good and told.... drumroll please!

Next year I will be going to: ....

UVU in good old Orem, Utah!

Ok, you can continue on with your life now. :)

what i've learned about crocheting

2011-03-17T23:12:00.000-07:00

Crocheting patterns are crap. And they are written in a secret code, known only to those who are crocheting experts. You're much better off to figure it out just from looking at a photo of what you're trying to create.

Just saying.

clip on

2011-03-16T15:10:00.000-07:00

I am generally not a clip on earring kind of girl. I've tried to wear them in the past but they pretty much just hurt my ears and I don't see the point since my ears are pierced.

However, in the bag of hand-me-down jewelry my mom gave this weekend, there was a pair of pearl and gold earrings and I loooove them. So I decided to try them out with today's outfit....

They haven't been hurting me at ALL and I think they are absolutely lovely! The only thing I'm worried about is them falling off my ears...

morning glory

2011-03-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

So basically, from the moment I saw the trailer for this movie, I knew I would love it -- I adore Rachel McAdams, and since I've worked in the news business my past four years of school, I knew I'd enjoy the story line. However, being the cheapskate I am, I decided to wait for it to come out on Red Box to see it, so I just saw it for the first time tonight. It was A-MAZ-ING. And, of course, I loved it!

music monday on tuesday...

2011-03-15T18:05:00.000-07:00

I got a liiiiiiiiiittle distracted yesterday, and never got around to blogging, so here's my Music Monday (what I've been listening to lately) post for the week!

1: Pardon Me - He is We (I am in LOVE with this group right now. Especially this song.)

2: Die Alone - Ingrid Michaelson

3: Everybody Hurts - Avril Lavigne (from her brand new album!)

4: When I Look At You (cover) - Julia Sheer (she has a WONDERFUL voice)

5: I Wouldn't Mind - He is We

6: ET - Katy Perry

7: Who Says - Selena Gomez (new song-- so happy and upbeat! I love it!)

8: Mayberry - Rascal Flatts

2011-03-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

Day 65 : March 6

Day 66 : March 7

Day 67 : March 8 This is what I had for dinner... because I forgot my roommate's mom was staying in our living room (which is connected to our kitchen) and I got home for dinner after midnight and thus had to cook in the dark.

Day 68 : March 9

Day 69 : March 10

Day 70 : March 11

Day 71 : March 12 My little sister's medals for the academic decathlon. Ya, she's a nerd. It's okay that I call her that though, because she knows I just wish I was good at things like math and science too. Or even that I just didn't hate them with every fiber of my being. Anyway, she won a gold medal in the math competition, a bronze in the science, and a gold for being the best on her team overall. Good job Whit!

something old, something new

2011-03-12T22:32:00.000-08:00

So yesterday I drove home for Spring Break, and thus far it has been FANTASTIC! Nothing crazy, just a lot of relaxing... Grocery shopping with my mom, watching easy a/doing my nails with my bestie Megan. I was going to post pictures, but my nails kind of look like they were done by a 3-year-old... sigh. Someday I will have a real job and I'll be able to afford getting my nails done by someone who can paint inside the nail (is it sad that I'm an art major and I don't have that skill?).

Anyway, my mom gave me a bunch of her old jewelry, which I am SO excited about -- especially these earrings!

I'm in love with them. They'd never been worn (until today... when I wore them), and I guess my grandma (mom's mom) bought them for my mom right at the beginning of my grandma's alzheimers... so probably early 90's. My mom didn't wear them because they aren't really her style, but they are most DEFINITELY mine. I'm happy. :)

The time I met a zebra....

2011-03-11T22:48:00.000-08:00

On my drive from Cedar to Sandy today I stopped in a small town called Scipio. I don't actually know the population of Scipio, and I'm too lazy to look it up, but let's just say it has 3 gas stations, a petting zoo, and that's pretty much it.

So today when I stopped in, I decided it was time for me to pay a visit to the petting zoo.

So worth it!

Yes. That is a zebra. Awesome? Yes.

Katie with the zebra.

Grumpy sheep who baaaahed angrily at me after I took his picture.

Dana with a llama!

The evil Emu... He bit someone right before this... And he kept trying to bite my camera while I was taking pictures!

The evil Emu has one eye missing. Scary.

Evil Emu in the front, nice Emu in the back.

Cutest thing of my life.

Senior Goat!

Miniature horses

Bunnies, chickens, llamas, emus, a zebra, miniature horses, and probably other animals I'm forgetting -- all living together! So great. :)

lovelovelove

4 - Music Monday

3

2

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ps. hunger games + taylor swift + the civil wars

blessed

another semester conquered

shabby apple giveaway...

violated

sad for no reason

photoshop addiction

music monday

music monday

hunger games

i need to see this in real life.

lazy day

11.11.11 11:11

thankful thursdays : week 2

music monday on tuesday

i used to write.

the abc's of kelly

in case you haven't seen it yet...

the boyfriend

thankful thursdays

the college experience

another attempt

mmm food

a little piece of my heart

fashion frenzy

monday

another day, another embarrassing moment

music monday

never forget

awkward story of the day

music monday makes a comback

brave

please don't ever let the 90's come back

strange dreams really throw me off...

back to school

falling

truely

harry potter

music crush

i really must learn

a post about nothing

happy 4th

Days 178 - 184

purple flowers

The Beginning

back to blogging

where i've been

a tad confused

Day 156-162

my backyard

my mom is a ninja... or something like that.

*it's my party and i'll cry if i want to*

death by shoes

late late late

the one where i'm cheesy and grateful

glitter and unicorns and crap

Riiii-co-la!

expectations

things never go the way you plan

365 update

stress coma

365 update

m.i.a.

the shades

365 update : officially past the 100 day mark

portrait adventures with cheri / what i wore

fabric study

gone shooting

small town life

music monday

365 update

ode to white bread

nature walk

music monday : the throwback edition

another week, another 365 update

it's my party and i'll cry if i want to