So the title of my blog comes from a song called "Good Life," which is literally all about how life is great. And it is.
The past week has been fully of excellent awesomeness. On Monday, I finally got the chance to donate blood! Which of course I absolutely love doing! I got to the Wilk (the student center here) and was sooo pumped to finally have my blood taken from me haha. And I totally got this WAY attractive (and not married according to the left-hand glance!) guy who talked to me the whole time. And as we were flirting, I realized this guy must have just learned how to do this because he had to put the needle in twice. So here I am, flirting away and my blood stops coming out. So he's trying to figure out why and eventually he just had to take it out. And so I make my way to the snack table, slightly disappointed that I don't get to talk to him when I suddenly feel really warm and dizzy. And apparently I looked way sick because he comes over and gallantly (yes, I did just use the word gallantly for a real-life experience and not a dream of mine) says "Kelsey, are you ok?" To which I responded something along the lines, "Uh not really..." So my little knight in a medical lab coat leads me over to a chair, helps me sit down and recline. And I felt WAY better after that ;) haha so that was a good day minus the HUGE bruise I have now.
Tuesday was somewhat boring until that night. But on Tuesday I did get the chance of hearing quite possibly the best pick-up line ever! "Is your name 'Virture?' Because you've been garnishing my thoughts unceasingly!" (Sadly, this was NOT used on me, but that's totally ok). Tuesday night I found myself randomly at Zuppa's with Madison, her roomate and Sam. They serve paninis there, but you know my aversion to cheese. So I asked the guy "I know this might sound really dumb but can I have it without cheese?" And luckily, he was very chill about it and tried to pretend they got that request all the time. And then, this really awesome girl named Liz invited me to watch the premiere of Glee at her apartment because she has a tv! It was soo fun to finally get to know people from my ward! (And watch Glee!)
Wednesday was pretty busy, but I really got a kick out of my Anthropology teacher talking about the "Triumph of the Nerds," which was a video we watched about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. I also went and visited Katy Carney to see her apartment. (I want to try and live there next year!) I got to see her way cute engagement ring, plus it was nice to be around a Carney!The only other random thing I remember about Wednesday was Michal, my co-worker, made the most delicious cream cheese brownies. Seriously, it was like love on a plate!
Thursday was a great day! You know why? BONES PREMIERED!!! Work was super busy and I didn't get to see Michal like all day! (Which is really weird because we work 20 hours a week with eachother. I did NOT like this!) And then I studied for my Human Biology test which I took and it was WAY easy. (Now that I say that, I'm going to get an F!) I then decided to watch He's Just Not That Into You, which happens to be one of my favorite movies because one of the main characters totally reminds me of myself. So I ate ice-cream and had a chick-flick afternoon!(Thanks Casey for letting me borrow it!) Anyways, I coerced Carrie Ford (who was in my stake back home) into letting me come over to watch Bones! (ok, coerced is the wrong word. She was totally ok with it lol) So I got to watch Bones while it premiered which was uber exciting!!
Friday was awesome!! First off, we got catered food randomly for breakfast. It was also great because I wrote another sonnet which was pretty good if I say so myself!( I'll post those tomorrow) And then I went home and watched Bones again and The Office. I then had labs from 3-5 (seriously sometimes I hate being a freshman. Labs until 5 on a Friday? NOT cool!) And then I went to our first ward activity. Which was soooooo much fun! We had different stations where we made root beer, s'mores, and rock salt ice cream. Music was blasted the whole time and we got pizza. It was really fun! Afterwards my roomates and I and two of our FHE brothers went to the Helaman Halls dance.... which was kinda lame so we left.
Saturday was awesome as well. I got a lot of work done and stumbled upon my new favorite quote courtesy of President Uchtdorf: "It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop." I LOVE THIS! It is soo true! I then went to the football game where this time I was dressed in capris and NOT my way cute Buckle jeans. (It was still so freakin' hot. Stupid Utah desert!) And we lost. So Sam, Jezelle and I decided to leave and eat chicken at Sam's! Jezelle and I both live in Wyview which is supposed to be 'on-campus' housing but is like a mile away! So we were going to take the bus home... but apparently the last bus comes at 7:45 so with groceries that we had just gotten from the Creamery on Ninth, we walked all the way home. (Don't worry, we made it fun!)
Today was good so far as well. I'm the ward bulletin person, so I made a very beautiful bulletin, copied and folded every single one by myself. (I know, I'm amazing!) And then we got the very awkward, once-a-year "Chastity" lesson. Which involved diagrams. And VERY clear lines drawn! (Who knew French kissing was not on the "acceptable before you're married" side?) Anyways, I did some homework and ate a beautiful chicken pot pie while talking to the best person in Ohio right now, Kelly. ("I think I might have a mild concussion. But I'm always kind of proud of myself when I get hurt." Yes, that is a direct quote. Which is why Cassie and I have to keep her in shape!)
Anyways, I am LOVING it here. This Friday my favorite Californian Clarissa is coming to visit and I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!! I am soo pumped to see her.
My favorite quotes of these past two weeks? " My dad just spelled my name wrong!" (This was said by my co-worker Michal. It was soo funny because like an hour ago she was talking about how bad spelling ran in the family!) And my absolute favorite, also courtesty of Michal and I. "What exactly is a silver fox?"- Michal "Well you know. An attractive old man with grey hair... like President Uchtdorf. And yes, I did just use an apostle to explain what a silver fox is!"- me. We had a great laugh over that.
So, this post has been super long and boring. Sorry about that. But I love life. I love BYU and it's crazy rules about not being allowed to touch trees. Really, this is "gotta be a good life!"
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
"Rise and Shout, the Cougars (and Apostles!) are Out!"
So two Saturdays ago, I got to experience one of the craziest/funnest (I know I'm majoring in English and should use better grammar, but this is a blog people!) events: attending the first football game of the season!
Game day is apparently a bigger deal than I realized. Eveywhere I turned I was surrounded by BYU gear. And the good old phrase "Go Cougs!" I was reallly excited to go but boy was I naive. First of all, I did wear my BYU shirt which was a win. Wearing my cute new Buckle jeans that are dark blue? Not a win. In fact I'd go so far as to call it a failure. Why may you ask? Because the student section directly faces the sun. And it's Utah, so it's like a trillion degrees. And I'm decked out in dark blue. It was SOO hott!! And because I didn't have my mom with me to make sure I had my water bottle, I totally forgot it. So I was dying of thirst! But despite all of this, it was soo much fun! (Minus the creepy arm raising played to the Star Wars theme song. Seriously every time Washington didn't get a first down and we got the ball, the band played the Star Wars theme song and every body marched. It seriously looked like a Nazi convention in my humble opinion!) Oh and when it's a 'Cougar first down' this really creepy cougar sounds plays haha.
The last week was so much fun as well. My co-worker and I decided to write a sonnet for the afternoon girls and we even made a shield for our protection! It was so much fun. I also got to watch Gilmore Girls with Casey and Nicole which totally made me miss my mother! (We are sooo Lorelai and Rory!) Friday night was spent at Sam's apartment where I totally was lame and fell asleep at like midnight. (Now that's the Kelsey you know!) Anyways it was good! :) And then this week began...
On Sunday it was our "Regional Conference." And guess who was there to speak to us? Why yes, it was two Apostles, a member of the Seventy, and the General Relief Society president. (Elder Holland, President Packer, Elder Snow and Sister Beck all spoke). It was WAY incredible!! I loved it! And then later on that night it was a CES fireside with Richard G Scott. I'm pretty sure he is now one of my favorite Apostles. He was hilarious! Favorite quote of the night? *Right after this guy tells how he takes his wife to the movies for date night* "That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. I guess it's alright if you're married, but if I hear about any of you single young men taking girls to the movies, I will be disappointed. You can't get to know someone at a movie." Soo funny!!
Anyways, I then had a long crazy hectic morning. I worked at my awesome job, and then met Sam for lunch because it was her birthday! Fast forward to Tuesday and guess what? Another apostle came! (Yes, that does bring the total to four Apostles in the space of 48 hours!) Anyways, Robert D. Hales came for devotional. Michal and I were working, but her roomates saved us seats... on the floor! So we got permission from our awesome boss ( I love her, seriously she's like the best boss EVER!) to leave early. His talk was soooo utterly fantastic. I loved when he said "The world tells you to get a life. I would like to change that to get an eternal life." Soo good! I worked out like a champion as well. And then proceeded to trip up the steps. And that's when something crazy hit me. This was so symbolic of my life! The reason I tripped was because I was so focused on getting to the top that I forgot I was still walking. And now, I realize that while it is good to plan for the future, it is also good to love and live in the present a little too! After all Eleanor Roosevelt once said "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is history. Today is a gift, that's why they call it the present. "I also got invited to go to a Safetysuit concert on Saturday, so I'm going with all of my favorite people here in Provo! Soo excited!! I also got to hang out with Sam and eat ice cream! :)
At last but not least, today. Today I had like zero hours of sleep because I just couldn't fall asleep. And then I got consumed with the idea of moving off-campus, so I've been researching places to live. Best part of the day? Eating chocolate covered cinnamon bears. Those things should be illegal they're so good! I was on campus for 12 hours today which literally almost killed me. I NEED to be at my house most of the time! But, I got to text my aunt Sierra, so it was all good! I also lost my best friend... my water bottle. I guess I'll have to substitute water with my new love,those darn cinnamon bears! I got home totally exhausted to find a letter from my Omi (She's my grandma. It's German for grandma or something like that haha). It seriously made my day. I am soo proud to be in the family I am in. Both sides of my family are soo supportive and love me so much.
To everybody who has in some fashion helped me come here, thank you thank you thank you! I love it here! I miss you all, but I know this is where I'm supposed to be. Go cougs!
Game day is apparently a bigger deal than I realized. Eveywhere I turned I was surrounded by BYU gear. And the good old phrase "Go Cougs!" I was reallly excited to go but boy was I naive. First of all, I did wear my BYU shirt which was a win. Wearing my cute new Buckle jeans that are dark blue? Not a win. In fact I'd go so far as to call it a failure. Why may you ask? Because the student section directly faces the sun. And it's Utah, so it's like a trillion degrees. And I'm decked out in dark blue. It was SOO hott!! And because I didn't have my mom with me to make sure I had my water bottle, I totally forgot it. So I was dying of thirst! But despite all of this, it was soo much fun! (Minus the creepy arm raising played to the Star Wars theme song. Seriously every time Washington didn't get a first down and we got the ball, the band played the Star Wars theme song and every body marched. It seriously looked like a Nazi convention in my humble opinion!) Oh and when it's a 'Cougar first down' this really creepy cougar sounds plays haha.
The last week was so much fun as well. My co-worker and I decided to write a sonnet for the afternoon girls and we even made a shield for our protection! It was so much fun. I also got to watch Gilmore Girls with Casey and Nicole which totally made me miss my mother! (We are sooo Lorelai and Rory!) Friday night was spent at Sam's apartment where I totally was lame and fell asleep at like midnight. (Now that's the Kelsey you know!) Anyways it was good! :) And then this week began...
On Sunday it was our "Regional Conference." And guess who was there to speak to us? Why yes, it was two Apostles, a member of the Seventy, and the General Relief Society president. (Elder Holland, President Packer, Elder Snow and Sister Beck all spoke). It was WAY incredible!! I loved it! And then later on that night it was a CES fireside with Richard G Scott. I'm pretty sure he is now one of my favorite Apostles. He was hilarious! Favorite quote of the night? *Right after this guy tells how he takes his wife to the movies for date night* "That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. I guess it's alright if you're married, but if I hear about any of you single young men taking girls to the movies, I will be disappointed. You can't get to know someone at a movie." Soo funny!!
Anyways, I then had a long crazy hectic morning. I worked at my awesome job, and then met Sam for lunch because it was her birthday! Fast forward to Tuesday and guess what? Another apostle came! (Yes, that does bring the total to four Apostles in the space of 48 hours!) Anyways, Robert D. Hales came for devotional. Michal and I were working, but her roomates saved us seats... on the floor! So we got permission from our awesome boss ( I love her, seriously she's like the best boss EVER!) to leave early. His talk was soooo utterly fantastic. I loved when he said "The world tells you to get a life. I would like to change that to get an eternal life." Soo good! I worked out like a champion as well. And then proceeded to trip up the steps. And that's when something crazy hit me. This was so symbolic of my life! The reason I tripped was because I was so focused on getting to the top that I forgot I was still walking. And now, I realize that while it is good to plan for the future, it is also good to love and live in the present a little too! After all Eleanor Roosevelt once said "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is history. Today is a gift, that's why they call it the present. "I also got invited to go to a Safetysuit concert on Saturday, so I'm going with all of my favorite people here in Provo! Soo excited!! I also got to hang out with Sam and eat ice cream! :)
At last but not least, today. Today I had like zero hours of sleep because I just couldn't fall asleep. And then I got consumed with the idea of moving off-campus, so I've been researching places to live. Best part of the day? Eating chocolate covered cinnamon bears. Those things should be illegal they're so good! I was on campus for 12 hours today which literally almost killed me. I NEED to be at my house most of the time! But, I got to text my aunt Sierra, so it was all good! I also lost my best friend... my water bottle. I guess I'll have to substitute water with my new love,those darn cinnamon bears! I got home totally exhausted to find a letter from my Omi (She's my grandma. It's German for grandma or something like that haha). It seriously made my day. I am soo proud to be in the family I am in. Both sides of my family are soo supportive and love me so much.
To everybody who has in some fashion helped me come here, thank you thank you thank you! I love it here! I miss you all, but I know this is where I'm supposed to be. Go cougs!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
"The clouds opened and God said, 'I hate you Alfalfa..."
When they said that line in Little Rascals, they made a mistake by inserting the name Alfalfa instead of Kelsey! Just kidding, life hasn't been that bad.
Ever since my birthday (August 10 in case you forgot!) I've been sick. I've had this horrendous cough that makes me sound like a dying goat choking on a piece of cheese. (ironic, because i HATE cheese, but I feel like that's exactly the sound I make when I'm hacking up a lung!) So I went to the doctor finally last Monday, but they basically laughed at me and gave me cough syrup. And strong allergy pills. And a bill. Because that's exactly what I need... I still have my cough. I haven't eaten breakfast or dinner in like a zillion years and I haven't worked out in a trilion years either! So I basically feel like crap!!
But now onto a funny/embarassing awful moment of my life. So I decided to go to the New Student Orientation because being the undernourished college student I am, I decided to go get a free burger. It was fun, but WAY packed. And I pretty much hate crowds, so I left deciding to take a 'short cut.' Well anybody who knows me knows that I have no sense of direction and got lost back in Littleton. So this 'short cut' of mine led me about a mile away from where I wanted to be. So I, freaking out because it's getting dark and I have work in the morning, call my dad. Who doesn't answer. So I call the home phone and beg Mason to tell him to call me. And thankfully, he does. I embarassingly have to tell him that I'm by the Taco Bell we had eaten at the previous week. And through the miracles of Google maps, he guides me home. And how thankful am I for that! So yay for dads ALWAYS being there for you.
This past weekend, I got to go home!!! Which was seriously the best birthday present ever! I got home, said hello to my parents, and then straight to Daniel Scott's house and hung for a little bit. I also got to go to an adoption party and hang out with Lacey and Cassie, where I finally got to taste the yumminess of Yogurtland. And, I got to spill my guts out to Clarissa!! On Saturday I got a mani/pedi and haircut with my mom and sister! (Yes, the lady doing my nails did NOT know English!) Then I hung out with Sofia and got more fro yo at a place called Pink Berry which was delicious as well. I then hung out with Danny at his house and got an unexpected visitor. (Nothing more will be disclosed about this at this time!) Anyways, I also hung out with Katie for her goodbye party and gorged myself with ice cream. And then I ended my Saturday the way I had previously before I came here-watching a movie (Star Trek) in Danny's basement. Sunday was reserved family time even though church took up three hours and I left at 3. But, I got to eat my favorite meal (Ranch Chicken complete with my mom's potato salad which is seriously Heaven on earth and ranch bread!) But then, it was time to come 'home.' :( It was actually uber sad to leave again!!
On Monday, I started classes. I LOVE all of my classes. I'm taking American Heritage, Book of Mormon, Church History, Anthropology, and Human Biology (which is seriously easier than honors bio so far!) Anyways, even though I'm sick, I'm doing well. College life is busy with work and class, but I always find time to hang out with the best roomate ever, Sam.
Best things about this week? Well, coconut dum dums, reading Mockingjay, seeing a guy wearing a "that's what she said shirt' on campus ("the horror, the horror" yes that was a Heart of Darkness reference!) (I didn't think anybody at BYU would watch The Office), sending my dad a picture of a "I heart BYU pin" telling him it was his Christmas present, complaining to my mom and her listening NO MATTER WHAT! (I love my parents. I really do!), and my favorite quote of the week: "I started counting calories yesterday. But it was WAY too much work, so I just stopped after dinner."
So, life is great in reality (minus the whole sick thing!). The first football game is on Saturday, and I will be there, fully decked out in Cougar pride gear! I love it here! Yay for an awesome mormon-centered college! :)
Ever since my birthday (August 10 in case you forgot!) I've been sick. I've had this horrendous cough that makes me sound like a dying goat choking on a piece of cheese. (ironic, because i HATE cheese, but I feel like that's exactly the sound I make when I'm hacking up a lung!) So I went to the doctor finally last Monday, but they basically laughed at me and gave me cough syrup. And strong allergy pills. And a bill. Because that's exactly what I need... I still have my cough. I haven't eaten breakfast or dinner in like a zillion years and I haven't worked out in a trilion years either! So I basically feel like crap!!
But now onto a funny/embarassing awful moment of my life. So I decided to go to the New Student Orientation because being the undernourished college student I am, I decided to go get a free burger. It was fun, but WAY packed. And I pretty much hate crowds, so I left deciding to take a 'short cut.' Well anybody who knows me knows that I have no sense of direction and got lost back in Littleton. So this 'short cut' of mine led me about a mile away from where I wanted to be. So I, freaking out because it's getting dark and I have work in the morning, call my dad. Who doesn't answer. So I call the home phone and beg Mason to tell him to call me. And thankfully, he does. I embarassingly have to tell him that I'm by the Taco Bell we had eaten at the previous week. And through the miracles of Google maps, he guides me home. And how thankful am I for that! So yay for dads ALWAYS being there for you.
This past weekend, I got to go home!!! Which was seriously the best birthday present ever! I got home, said hello to my parents, and then straight to Daniel Scott's house and hung for a little bit. I also got to go to an adoption party and hang out with Lacey and Cassie, where I finally got to taste the yumminess of Yogurtland. And, I got to spill my guts out to Clarissa!! On Saturday I got a mani/pedi and haircut with my mom and sister! (Yes, the lady doing my nails did NOT know English!) Then I hung out with Sofia and got more fro yo at a place called Pink Berry which was delicious as well. I then hung out with Danny at his house and got an unexpected visitor. (Nothing more will be disclosed about this at this time!) Anyways, I also hung out with Katie for her goodbye party and gorged myself with ice cream. And then I ended my Saturday the way I had previously before I came here-watching a movie (Star Trek) in Danny's basement. Sunday was reserved family time even though church took up three hours and I left at 3. But, I got to eat my favorite meal (Ranch Chicken complete with my mom's potato salad which is seriously Heaven on earth and ranch bread!) But then, it was time to come 'home.' :( It was actually uber sad to leave again!!
On Monday, I started classes. I LOVE all of my classes. I'm taking American Heritage, Book of Mormon, Church History, Anthropology, and Human Biology (which is seriously easier than honors bio so far!) Anyways, even though I'm sick, I'm doing well. College life is busy with work and class, but I always find time to hang out with the best roomate ever, Sam.
Best things about this week? Well, coconut dum dums, reading Mockingjay, seeing a guy wearing a "that's what she said shirt' on campus ("the horror, the horror" yes that was a Heart of Darkness reference!) (I didn't think anybody at BYU would watch The Office), sending my dad a picture of a "I heart BYU pin" telling him it was his Christmas present, complaining to my mom and her listening NO MATTER WHAT! (I love my parents. I really do!), and my favorite quote of the week: "I started counting calories yesterday. But it was WAY too much work, so I just stopped after dinner."
So, life is great in reality (minus the whole sick thing!). The first football game is on Saturday, and I will be there, fully decked out in Cougar pride gear! I love it here! Yay for an awesome mormon-centered college! :)
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