God Bless America!

So I know that Hillary and my mom are probably the only ones that read this blog of mine but Im going to write this anyway. Last week a boy from my hometown was killed in Afghanistan. I didn't know him personally but he was a senior in high school when I was a sophomore so we went to school together. I don't know his family. I know nothing about him except that he died to protect me and my family. So this has made me think a lot about the things I am thankful for. I have kind of made a little list. I know that this does not even begin to cover the things I am thankful for but they are the big things.

MY FAMILY
I am so thankful that I was born into a family that has so much love for me. I don't know what I would do without my mom and dad. They are the biggest examples to me and I hope that when I grow up I be as great as they are. They have taught me things that have helped turn me into the person I am today and I love them so much. My brothers are also great examples to me. I love all three of them sooooooo much and I really look up to them. There are also many grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins that I cant even name that are also equally amazing and I love all of them as well.

MY GOD
I am freaking proud to be a Mormon and I don't hide it. I am so thankful for my church! I love it and I dont know where I would be without it. I know that the church is true and that families are forever. I know that when we are all dead that I will still be with my family. There are so many aspects of the church that I could mention here because I am thankful for them all. There are not even words to describe how I feel about my beliefs. Happy. Joyful. Excited. I dont know. I get so happy every time I read my scriptures and find something I never saw before. I learn something new every single time. I am so thankful for the Prophet. I know that he gets direction directly from God. I love to listen to his voice and the voice of all the 12 Apostles because I know who their words are coming from. I am thankful for missionaries and the work they are doing. I am so excited for others to know the things that I know. I am thankful for my church because it is something that makes me happy and I know that it is the only true church on the earth today.

MY COUNTRY
 I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘ Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

I am proud to be an American. I am so thankful that I live in a country where I have so many freedoms. I think I take that for granted occasionally. I dont realize that there are people in the world that can't say, do, or have the things that I can. I am thankful that my parents are also proud to be Americans and taught me the importance of being respectful during things like The Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem and to stand when the American Flag comes by during parades. I am also thankful for all the men and women that fight for the freedoms that I enjoy. Im thankful for the ones that have died to protect me.

 Like I said there is so much more that I could talk about right now. I could list a million things that Im thankful for. Socks, food, water, beds, blankets, cars, walmart, school, friends. It would take too long to say everything. But I guess thats all for now. Peace and blessings.

Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee!

The last two days have been an adventure! Hillary's family came down for a few days so we have been hanging out with them. Last night we went to Tuacahn and saw Grease! It was awesome! Then this morning we got up and went swimming with the kids and then went shopping in St George. It was quite the adventure. I love how people drive in this state. Other than that not really very much has been going on. I mostly just work and sleep these days. The other day at work these two lil Mexican kids told me I was pretty and it pretty much made my whole life. They were so cute. Anyway I guess that is about all for now. I'll try to be better about this whole blogging thing. Peace out.

Stick Shift :)

Yeah Hillary taught me how to drive her car tonight. It was an adventure for sure. She said I was doing really good but I was freaked out so we had to cut the lessons short. It was fun though :) Also I broke my car the other night. I broke the hood release cable when I was checking my fluids and battery. The next day when I was getting out of my car at work, I kicked the handle too so that sucked. I had to take my car to get fixed today but they had to keep it over night since they had to order the part from Salt Lake. 165 dollars is no big deal... Kind of it is but whatever. I dont know how to fix it so thats what happens... I was mostly just glad they could fix it and that I dont have to worry about it anymore. So I get to go pick it up in the morning. Good thing I also get paid tomorrow... Anyway besides all of that its been a pretty non eventful week for me. Found out what I mean to people and I think Im just gonna quit trying to please everyone because its not working and Im not happy either. Im just gonna do what makes me happy and hopefully that will be enough for everyone else. If not, oh well. I guess thats about all for now. Peace and blessins Peace and blessings.

Its Been a Spell...

So its been forever since I blogged last but here it goes. I have had so many adventures!!! Lost a friend,(not litterally. No one died :)) but made a new one. Work. Late night adventures with my BFF. Work. KATY PERRY!!!!! Lagoon. Work. Missionary Farewell. Hanging with the fam. Seeing my friends in V town.Work.  Hanging out with said new friend. Work. Oh and did I mention Work? We shall start at the beginning. Work. Its been fun I guess. I am usually pretty busy at the WM so its cool. Im getting a new manager in the next week or so, so that should be interesting... Other than that its the same ol same ol. Not too exciting. But not too shabby either... Its just okay :)

So the friend part. I made a new friend at the WM. We went and saw Harry Potter and it was Legit. I loved it! We also watched that movie Beastly... I loved it too! It was a good one :) Im having fun getting to know him and having someone new to sit with in the break room :)

So now to the V town adventures. Hillary and I drove to Vernal on Saturday morning. We got to chill with our families for a few hours. I hung out with my boys and watched them play video games and also got to see my grandpa. We had a lot of fun hanging out. Then Hillary, Robin, Ashley, Hanah, Karlee, Casey, Rhet, Sara, Christy, Alyssa and I went to the drive-in movie. Cars and Pirates :) It was fun! I havent been to the drive-in for a long time and it was fun to get to see some friends and hang out with them.

Then on Sunday it was the big day. Rhet's Farewell. It was sad and happy all at the same time. He did an awesome job on his talk and I am super proud of him for choosing to go on a mission. Hes an excellent example. After his speech I went home and hung out with my family. We watched movies all day which was a lot of fun. 127 Hours, Sanctum, and The Lincoln Lawyer. They were good ones. I had tons of fun chillin with my parents and brothers. It never lasts long enough when I go home. I wish I could go and stay for at least a week. Anyway Sunday night I went and drove around with Hillary, Casey, Robin, Karlee, and Rhet. We went to the park and swung on the swings and just hung out and chatted. It was nice to do that and we had fun eating 7-11 pizza at midnight so it was worth it :)

Monday morning we got up and went to breakfast with Rhet before we left town. It was sad to have to say goodbye but its only for two years so it will be all good and Im sure it will fly by. We even got to see Cenzlie for a minute which was nice.

Monday we also drove to Salt Lake City for KATY PERRY!!!!!!!!! She was awesome! I was so excited to see her. Hillary will complain and say that no one was jamming out during the concert, but what she really means is that no one was constantly jumping up and down like a Mexican Jumping Bean like she was. We all were jamming. She was just a lil crazy. But It was so much fun. Some chick called Robyn opened for her and she sucked big time. I was about to cry when she finally got off the stage. Not because it was time for Katy but because she was over! I was so happy!!! Anyway Katy Perry was awesome. She sounds way good live and she was a lot of fun. It was totally worth the long wait. We also love Kitty Purry! We also got to see Nikki so that was fun too!

Tuesday was fun also. We went to Lagoon. We were so excited to get there that we were there before the park even opened! So after about a half hour of waiting in line first to buy tickets to get into the park and then after entering to wait for them to open the rides, we finally got to ride the rides! We went on our favorite roller coasters and Haunted House rides. Then we did the water rides so we were wet the rest of the day. It was a lot of fun. I even got sunburned which hurts kinda but I will live I think. So it was fun to spend the weekend with my friends. We got to see Casey's new apartment and we got to walk around downtown SLC. It was a ton of fun and Im super glad I got to go.







Thats the end of my wonderful weekend It was busy but also a lot of fun. I love My Family and My Friends :)

Happy Birthday Karson!

Today is my baby brother's birthday. He is 12 now. I remember the day he was born! I was mad that he was a boy and not a girl but I loved him anyway. He was a cutie. Now hes a smelly yucky gross 12 year old boy :) But I still love him. I hope he has a fantastic day! Nothing new with me right now. Just the same old stuff. Its my day off today so good thing someone chose today to throw nacho cheese on my car... I had time to take it to the car wash. I was super mad though because it was super nasty and looked gross. I went to the car wash which didnt even get it all off. Whatever. It was gross. But I did clean it so its all good i guess. Hillary and I are going to make dinner tonight which is a first in a while. We usually just do Ramen or Mac and Cheese. Tonight will be very tasty Chicken Noodle Soup :) Then I dont know what we will do. Probably watch a movie. Its nice to have a day off finally even though I have to go to work on my day off. Which sucks I'll add. But whatever. Anyway I guess thats all for now. Peace out.

Saturday

Its finally Saturday. Of course this day means nothing to me because its still a day that I have to work... So whatever but its been a fun week full of adventures. Manti on Tuesday, I watched a movie with J dog on Wednesday, And I also got my cowgirl boots! I saved my pennies and got some real cute ones! I have mostly just been living it up at Walmart. Inventory is this week which to me means nothing because I have never had to experience it but everyone else is so stressed out and I have gotten my head bit off a few times this week because I wasnt doing something the right way or I was washing shampoo off my hands when I was suppose to be zoning my lil heart out. Idk but Im not taking it personally. Its been stressful so I'll be happy when Thursday is over. Its been interesting. Casey and I went to the park this afternoon. Its Groovefest... Whatever that means. there were bands playing and lots of food so it guess it was fun. We ate some yummy stuff and I loved it! It was a lot of fun. It was nice to just have something to do rather than watch tv and clean my room lol. So I guess thats about all for now. There might be new developments later on. Peace.

Crazies!

Okay Okay Okay. So its been a while since I offered any information on this blog thing that is about what is going on in my life. Here it goes. Hillary and I are having a blast in Cedar City this summer. Choosing to stay here was the best idea I ever had. We have been on many top secret adventures that can not be discussed on the World Wide Web.

Last night we went to Manti to watch The Mormon Miracle Pageant. It was pretty bomb and I loved it. We had a fabulous time on the drive out there and then driving home the same night was awesome too! We had so much fun. We were accousted in the street by some Mormon haters... The guy had a DVD and asked if we wanted one. We said No Thank You very nicely and he goes "Well dont you want to know what Christians think about Mormons?" If I was good at comebacks I would have said "Mormons are Christians but thanks anyway" lol but all I said was "No. But Thank You." Its because I dont think fast enough.

 

So then as we are sitting there in our chairs waiting for the pageant to start, we were taking pictures trying to pass the time. I look over to Hillary to say something and I see this kid walking over to us. Well he plops down right next to Hillary and I feel someone sitting right next to me... So these two boys have obviously seen us sitting here and made a plan to walk from opposite sides to come and sit with us and talk to us. So they start asking us were we are from. We tell them we are from Vernal but came to Manti from Cedar City. They were from Monticello. So then they ask if we are there for the Youth Conference. We laughed and said we were too old for youth conference. I wish we had a pic of their faces when we told them that we were 18 and 19. It was priceless! So they had to tell us they were 16 and 17. It was so funny. It was sad for them that they had put so much effort into coming and talking to us, and they were kinda cute, but I would totally go to prision just for looking at them so they walked away without our numbers lol but it was so funny.

The Pageant was awesome and we even got to see Karlee! Who we miss ever so much and wish she would come home right away! It was  a blast!

So we had an awesome time in Sanpete County and so much fun watching The Mormon Miracle Pageant at the Temple that my family was sealed in. All I have to say is that if I was a pioneer I would have quit being a Mormon. They had to go through so many things that I dont think I could have handled. Im so glad I was born in 1991. I am one blessed kid.

Did you ever notice that I only blog at 2 in the morning?

Well I have... It seems like I just dont have time to do it any other time of the day. So here I am. watching the GenieBra infomercial since its the only thing on tv right now. My roommates have both gone of on little adventures this week so I am home alone. I have to leave the tv on while I sleep because its too quite in my house. I have been watching LOST! Its excellent. I love it. Im addicted (Thank you Jason) And Im already starting on Season 3. Not much else has been going on... I live a very eventful life... Obviously... Just Work, sleep, eat, work, sleep, eat. Pretty much its okay but also its just boring. Im really glad that its summer because at least when I go to work I dont have to wear a jacket. It has been fabulous. I guess thats about all. Just living the dream. I think Ill try to get some sleep finally but dont worry. Ill post again like real soon probably. Peace out.

Shoes...

Here I am again, blogging at the strangest hours of the morning. The truth is that I am exhausted. I would love nothing more right now than to be asleep. But this morning I woke up feeling like I broke my foot or my ankle or something. It feels broken in that area. It took me about two hours to even be able to walk on it enough to go down the stairs to eat something. Well here it is almost 24 hours later and it still hurts. I just got up to get a drink and I almost died trying to walk to the sink. I dont know what is wrong with me and I think I might have to have my foot amputated. Its killing me. I have to work tomorrow and I cant do that if my foot feels like this. I keep daydreaming that my other foot hurts too but it really doesnt. I have been watching too much Lost so I think that my legs are just gonna stop working but they will be fine haha. I am just concerned that after all day, my foot still hurts and even though i took some pain pills i cant fall asleep because it hurts so bad. I also just have a lot on my mind. Like for one thing, lets say that you spend your whole life looking for that perfect pair of shoes. You look and you look. You find a few that you think are right but they break or hurt your feet. Finally you find the one pair that is just so perfect you cant live with out them! They are so comfortable and you can wear them anywhere. You spend one day deciding if they are the shoes for you or if you should keep looking. You go back to the store just to find that someone just bought the last pair in your size and they are discontinued so they are never going to make another pair like them. Awful right? So you either move on and keep looking for another pair, or you can just waste your life away going barefoot because you cant get over how your life would be if you had that one pair of shoes. Clearly I am not talking about shoes here but I hope I would move on and find an even better pair that I loved even more. Its just real hard to let go of the fact that the one pair was almost yours. I hate shopping. Anyway I guess thats really all for now. I should probably try to go to sleep. Hopefully my foot will stop being a danger so i can go to sleep. Peace. 

Back to the CC...

Well the title says it all. I have been back to Cedar for like a week now but Im just updating my blog so here it goes. I hate driving to Vernal. I love going there but the drive sucks to infinity and beyond. It is so long and so boring. Who chose to go to school in the CC? What was I thinking!? If only the drive was slightly shorter... That would be soooooo nice... I love Cedar and I love Vernal. Why do they have to be so dang far apart? Oh well. IT was a great adventure. Anyway I came home to nothing but DRAMA and the Mart... Erry one was all confused thinking I quit my job but really that was the other Kelsey. I hate that so many people had to steal my name. What What What were they thinking? Its not okay. Anyway I cant sleep. thats why i am even writing anything right now. I dont work tomorrow so IDK what I am going to do. But I just keep thinking about stupid things and its driving me crazy so maybe if i have a random moment and type it all out it will help me fall asleep. So to start with i was just remembering what I was doing a year ago. And I feel like i grew 20 years since then. I am so much smarter about some things than I used to be. I cant believe how stupid I used to be. It really amazes me... Then who ever decided that some things should be rules? its like someone telling you who you can and cant be friends with or who you can and cant date... Its so rediculous. what ever though I guess not much ya can do. Then like lying. Really? how hard is it to just be real these days? Im being real so it cant be that hard.... Anyway I guess thats all. It doesnt make sense really but I feel better. Peace out.

Graduation!

Well I finally made it to V Town! My brother Kyle graduated high school on Friday so Hillary and I got up at 5 am to make the 6 hour drive to Vernal. We got to town around 11:30 and I dropped Hillary off at her house and met my family for lunch. Then we hung out for a while then went to graduation. It was awesome to watch my brother and some friends graduate and it was good to see people i hadnt seen in a while. So then Kyle went to a all night grad party while the rest of us stayed home and listened to Kody talk about his appendix. He was killing me. Then Saturday morning I took my car to get a new windshield so that was nice. It feels like im driving a whole new car. Then Kari Haslem took some family pictures of us. I think they will turn out real cute. Then we had a bbq and partied it up the rest of the day. Today we went to church and played games. I have loved being here but kinda miss cedar. Oh well ill be back there soon enough. So anyway i guess thats all for now. Peace out!

That there was the oldest horse I ever saw in my life...

Wow. So its only Tuesday but this week is taking so long to get over! I want to go to Vernal! Not much has been going on lately. I just go to work everyday and come home and chill. Hillary and I hung out with the boys the last two nights so that was a lot of fun. Yesterday I cleaned my bathroom. No matter how long I scrub it still looks nasty. Ill have to find another cleaning method. I have been watching that TV show Lost. Its most excellent... I do love it! Gotta have something to do with my free time... Tonight Hillary and I watched Far and Away... Yes the movie was made in the same year Hillary was born, but I do love it and I was super excited to watch it. Hillary fell asleep and missed the ending which is pretty much the best part... Idk what is wrong with her.... Anyway I am trying to make her watch lots of movies because she hasn't seen very many. We are talking about a girl that hasn't seen Lord of the Rings, or any of the Jurassic Park movies. And we have been friends for soooooo long! Im surprised that she hasnt seen one or any of them in her many adventures to my house. Oh well I guess. Some peoples kids... Anyway I also watched Crossfire Trail which is one of my most favorite movies also. I have been loving this Netflix thing haha BEST. CHRISTMAS. PRESENT. EVER. Thanks Santa! Anyway... I have been real excited to go to Vernal. I never get to go and finally am on Friday for my lil brother Kyle's high school graduation. Its crazy that hes old enough for that and it makes me feel super old. Anyway I guess thats all for now. I will blog more in V Town. Peace and blessins peace and blessins

Summer...

Okay so I think it might finally be summer in Cedar City Utah. It was sunny when I got out of bed, and then I went downstairs to get some cereal. When I came back up to my room, it was raining... But then I took a shower and when I got out it was sunny again... So I think it might be summer now. I have had my window open all day and it has been wonderful. anyway, I am still trying to get used to this new home. I love it, but when my neighbors phone vibrates, I can hear it. And I keep hearing doors slam but its not in my house its next door. Also I spend a lot of time here alone since Hillary works in the mornings and Karlee has been busy with her Mary Kay business. Then I work at about 4 every day so I never see either one of them except on my lunch break and when I get home at 11 pm. But so far I love this summer business. Its only been like one week but its still fun haha I think I might go and get my tan on so I will blog more later... Peace!

Moving!

Okay so last Monday I didn't have work which was beautiful. I started packing up my room and saying goodbye to my roommates. It was sort of a stressful week for me because I was trying to pack, study for finals, and go to work. Also add in cleaning, eating and showering... Anyway the day finally came for us to move out of Eccles. Hillary and I were suppose to be out on Friday but since Karlee was there until Sunday, we sort of stayed until Sunday. But that still left us homeless for the night since we couldn't move in until yesterday at noon... So we stayed the night at the cottage and watched movies all night long. Then we woke up yesterday and got ready for our big day. Jason came and helped us so with him and Karlee's mom, we got the job done a lot quicker. Plus it was nice to have an extra boy to lift the heavy stuff LOL That boy deserves cookies haha Anyway then all afternoon Hillary and I unpacked our house and started putting things together. Our rooms look lovely! The kitchen will be a whole other story but its unpacked at least. Im just really glad I didn't have to worry about work while the moving was going on. It was nice that we got to move in on my day off. But now the moving part is over. Its been fun trying to get used to having a new home and looking for things that are now in different places. I also ran into a wall this morning but thats not a big deal... Anyway Hillary and I are happy to have our own rooms. We are just across the hall from each other but being in our own space is a lot better than sharing was. We like it. But it is time for me to end this since I need to go to the store to get some cleaning supplies. Peace out!

Friends...

I have some of the greatest friends. First we have my roommates. Hillary, Karlee, Tori, Nikki and Xochitl. They are amazing. I have learned new things from them and they have been awesome! Karlee came and fetched me and Hillary from Scipio when Hill's car broke down. Nikki is always there to make me laugh. Xochitl is such a great example to me and I love her so much! And then we have Tori. I just love her. Thats all there is to that. Oh and Hillary. Shes my BFF.  They have helped me a ton and been the best roommates ever! I love them all and will miss them muchly when we all move on and go our separate ways. Love these girls!


Then we have Rat and Kissy! They are just as amazing. They let me live in their house during Winter Break so that I didn't have to pay an extra 250 dollars to live in my own home. They are also just amazing and I will miss them when Casey goes to the U and Rhet goes off on his mish...They are both amazing and I have had such a fun time hanging with them this year. Luh them!

Then Kris. I work with her. She is just awesome. She makes work a lot more fun and she teaches me many things. I love her ever so much and dont know what I would do without her! She is such a good mom!

Then HILLARY! She is my best friend since 5th grade. We have been through a lot together. There really isnt much to say about her because there is just so much I could say. She is awesome. Even though sometimes I hate her and wanna rip her hair out or kick her in the shin, I love her a lot. She is the one that has always been there for me. Just a phone call away. When I was mad at mom or dad, I called her. When I hated school and didnt wanna go anymore, I called her. When work was so boring I wanted to scratch my eyeballs out, I texted Her! She was always there for me. Even when I have nothing to say, she listens. We drive around for hours just talking about nothing and everything. We can be stupid and silly and laugh about everything. We take retarded pictures and post them on the internet. She knows everything about me and still hangs around. Shes just real awesome and Idk what I would do if I had made other choices and not gone to college with her. I am happy with the decision I made to come to Cedar and to be an adult with her. We have learned a lot and I think I have grown up a little. She is just my best friend and I know she will be there for me even when things are sticky and it would seem easier to just run away. She will still be there for me. Just a phone call, text message, or email away. LOVE THIS GIRL!

I learned many things at college this year. I learned that to pass the test you actually have to study. To study you have to take notes and to take notes you have to go to class. Professors dont accept late work. It takes longer than two hours to write a two page paper. Business is harder than you think. Dont be an accountant. Put money into savings. Eat more than just Ramen Noodles. Work hard and you might get a raise... Be social and be friends with everyone. Make cookies once a week. When a boy you don't know asks you on a date, say yes. Learn to cook new things. Drink lots of water. Slow down on the freeway. Stay up late, get up early, Its all part of the dream. Its okay to cry. Dont hold in your feelings. Its okay to miss your parents. Its okay to ask them for help too. Bowling is fun even when you suck at it. Dont build a bonfire behind the golf course. Its fun to get stuck in the snow, just make sure you have a shovel :)

I learned a lot of things this year but one of the biggest is that I have friends, and then I have real friends. Real friends are the ones that get annoyed when you are too loud, but still love you. They drive three hours to pick you up when your car breaks down. They risk getting kicked out of their apartment just so that you dont have to pay for a small country to live in your own house. They listen and give advice. They tell secrets and trust you to keep them. They make a dreary task (the WM) just a little more fun with laughter and jokes. They text you that your date is cute when he is sitting right next to you. They play when you are bored. They hold your hair back when you have a bloody nose. They share milk with you when you run out. They turn your furniture upside down but help you clean it up. They make your house look like a giant spider web. They let you use their computer when yours is broken. They make cute slide shows. They stay up all night with you watching Youtube videos. They love you for who you are and they dont judge you. They dont question your decisions, they stand by you and support you in whatever you decided even if that decision takes you miles and miles away from them. They want you to be happy so they tell you when you are being stupid. They don't talk about you behind your back. They stand up for you when others do talk about you. I love my friends and I have most definitely found out who my real ones are. Love you guys! Peace.