So yeah, I like poetry...

So yes, I am in two English classes. And yes, we are in our poetry unit. So just deal with the fact that I LOVE poetry! :) This is my new favorite and crazy enough, it is also named "If." Weird. 

If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son! 

-Rudyard Kipling

Some e.e. cummings love

So recently I have realized how many times I say the word 'if." And then I found this poem. And I absolutely LOVE it: 

If freckles were lovely, and day was night,

And measles were nice and a lie warn't a lie,

Life would be delight,--

But things couldn't go right

For in such a sad plight

       I wouldn't be I.

If earth was heaven and now was hence,

And past was present, and false was true,

There might be some sense

But I'd be in suspense

For on such a pretense

You wouldn't be you.

If fear was plucky, and globes were square,

And dirt was cleanly and tears were glee

Yet they'd all despair,

For if here was there

          We wouldn't be we.      

-e.e. cummings 

Modest is Hottest!

"I find the whole concept of being ‘sexy’ embarrassing and confusing. If I do an interview with photographs people desperately want to change me - dye my hair blonder, pluck my eyebrows, give me a fringe. Then there’s the choice of clothes. I know everyone wants a picture of me in a mini-skirt. But that’s not me. I feel uncomfortable. I’d never go out in a mini-skirt. It’s nothing to do with protecting the Hermione image. I wouldn’t do that. Personally, I don’t actually think it’s even that sexy. What’s sexy about saying, ‘I’m here with my boobs out and a short skirt, have a look at everything I’ve got?’ My idea of sexy is that less is more. The less you reveal the more people can wonder. - Emma Watson

“No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you, with an infinite love.” -President Uchtdorf

I LOVE UCHTDORF! In case you haven't gotten that yet, you are WAY stupid. So this time, I decided to be direct: I LOVE UCHTDORF!!! I listened to his talk located here three times on Monday morning. After my weekend in Arizona, it was just what I needed!! Seriously, he just understands women perfectly. (Also, as an English major, I loved his whole Charlie and the Chocolate Factory comparison. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!)

Now onto my awesome week that I had!!!

Last week was honestly so stressful but so wonderful at the same time. Work was crazy last week and I ended up not getting a lot of jobs done before my boss got home from Hawaii, so I was freaking out. But it totally ended up okay! More details later!

Some highlights: (But first some photos!)

Casey and I after conference!

We met the nicest sister missionaries wihle standing in the standby line! It definitely made me want to serve a mission!!



Sam, Marisa, Madison, Casey, Caitlin and I



This is actually from the Indian temple!

Yay for fake India!!

Madison and I in front of the Salt Lake temple!!

Group photo. Everyone looks gorgeous, right? ;)

Casey made us take fall pictures! :)

Marisa and I at Chipotle AFTER riding in a convertible on I-15 with the top down! Yay for lion hair!!



So I LOVE Emma and Joseph Smith, so obviously had to take a picture with their statue!!

• I ROCKED my classical traditions test. Now this is important because it seriously was an intense test. It was multiple choice, identification and two essays. And half of the multiple choice was in GREEK!!! (Yes, literally Greek) So here's the story of what happened. I decided to take my test last Friday afternoon. I mean seriously, how many people could be taking their test on a Friday afternoon? Well, sad naive me forgot that the football game was later on that evening so everyone and their dog was in line! I stood in line for 40 minutes!!! This totally threw off my whole test preparation which usually goes something like this: Study. Go to the testing center, grab a swig of water. Go to the bathroom.  Say a prayer (there's a reason it's the most spiritual building on campus!) Find ID and pencil. Go stand in line. Avoid eye contact with everyone so you don't have to do that small chit chat with random strangers. (Seriously, why is everyone soooo friendly here). Here's what actually happened: the line was all the way to the JSB and looped around inside. And I made eye contact. So I ended up talking to this kid named Chad and he was pretty cool. He even held my spot in line when I went to the bathroom. So maybe idle chit chat is okay every once in awhile. Anyways, I finally got in and DOMINATED IT!!! So wahoo!!
• On Saturday, I woke up at the crack of dawn (and not the normal college crack of dawn. This was 4:45 in MORNING people!) so we could go to conference. We drove up and got some McDonalds (yes, super healthy!) and stood in the standby line. We only needed two tickets because everybody else had one which was nice. So while standing in line, we met two sister missionaries who were seriously AWESOME! It made me want to serve a mission so badly. I think it would be so cool to serve a mission on Temple Square! Anyways, it was like 9:50 when they finally told us we were getting in. So we walk in... and we're on the floor! Just to put it in perspective, I could SEE the prophet with my own eyes, and it's not on the television screen. It was so cool! I am also way excited about Provo getting a new temple! (A. Because the Provo one now is ALWAYS so busy and B. because it's closer to my apartment!!) Also, how cool would it be to get married in the Paris, France temple? Just saying! So I got to fulfill my lifelong dream of hearing the prophet (and Uchtdorf!!) speak in person. Did I get up to go to the bathroom during the rest hymn? Yes. Did I forget where I was sitting and had to stand in the aisle like a fool until finally some nice lady told me I was in here row? Why yes, yes I did! After conference, we took a bunch of pictures and then headed to Chipotle. How did we get there? Why yes, we also fulfilled my other life long dream: driving in a convertible with the top down. Needless to say, going over 65 miles an hour on the freeway= crazy hair. It literally took me an hour (during the next conference) to comb through it. But we got Chipotle! :)
• Sunday morning we went over to Casey's house and watched both sessions. In between, we had an epic breakfast! I also got to attempt to Skype Cassie. Too bad Skype was lame and wouldn't let us talk very long!!
• Random tidbit: I really want to be an intern for the church magazine. Can't you just see me in my purple power heels rocking that place? Yeah, I can too! So hopefully that works out in the future!!
• Monday was just an eh kind of day until we decided to go to the Cocoa Bean. Here's the thing. I um have an addiction. To cupcakes. Seriously, I went there at least once every two weeks when I lived in Wyview. Because it's way far away, I haven't been since I've been back in Provo and let's just say the reunion was a very happy one! It's amazing how simple things can instantly change your mood. Also, it's sad when said 'things' are actually cupcakes.
• Just a few words on Arizona. (Yes, this is out of order because this was two weekends ago, but oh well!) First of all, it's not as ugly as it is portrayed. (Although cacti are seriously grotesque! I wanted my trees the whole time I was there!) When we got there, Sam's parents took us to dinner at a Greek restaurant and we went and saw Money Balls. Which was okay. Well, the food was great, the movie was just so-so. Saturday morning I got to hang out with my uncle Duane and aunt Nikki!!! We went to my cousin's football game. In 108 degree weather. So yeah, I pretty much died. But he did well. I also got to visit their house!! It was great!!!!! I am so thankful I got to hang out with them :) I also got to reconnect with Elder Brooks (well, I guess his name is Josh now). He had served in our ward. And it was no bueno. But no more details on that, because I have decided I cannot be a man hater. Because in reality, there are many super awesome men out there.
• Last night Madison, Mitch (one of our FHE brothers) and I all went to hike the Y because it's homecoming week and they were lighting it. Let's just say it's hard. Everytime you think you're getting closer, it seems like you're way further than you thought. There are so many steep switchbacks and most of the time you just want to quit. Then you get to the top and you can see the whole city including the temple and it's breathtaking.\ and you're so happy you decided to continue on. Cue Miley Cyrus's "The Climb."Yes, there is a great metaphor in the midst of this hike, but hopefully you're smart enough to figure that one out for yourselves.
• My new favorite expression is "Hang loose! (With emphasis)" Why? Well I'm sure you're familiar with the phrase "Zing." For those of you who aren't, it basically is said after someone 'burns' you or says something really awesome. Well Madison caught onto the phrase except everything time she would put her hand up in the air with her fingers in the 'hang loose' position. Casey noticed this at conference and totally made fun of her. So now it's our expression!!
• My new favorite song is actually a Rascal Flatts song. (Yes I know what you're thinking "Kelsey. Liking a country song?" Well actually, you would be quite wrong in that thinking. Because I happen to love lots of country music, especially Taylor Swift! :) Anyways below is the awesomeness that is "Stand" by Rascal Flatts. It's a great movitational song. Wow, I feel like I'm turning into Danny... haha but not really because his motivational song would be an EFY one

Anyways, I am for sure out of my depressive little lull I was in. I am so thankful that I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Honestly, I do not know what I would have done this past month without it. I LOVE BEING MORMON!!!

So sorry about getting super religious on you, but it's the truth. And needed to be stated.

Life continues to be an adventure. I hope that this month I will still continue to be positive about everything in my life. AND, I just found out I'm coming home for Thanksgiving and I get to see my cousin Dannah. Life could not be happier right now!