The Kissy Face

I never thought about how the "kissy face" does not come naturally to everyone. This morning for Christmas Cami, Shannae and I got some lip gloss. Cami and I put some one and I took a picture of my kissy face. Then we took one together:

That was the first kissy face. Cami was like how do you do it?? And she pushed out her lips a bit more . It was a  lot better!

But then something weird was happening with her eyes where they didn't look very happy or kissy. I told her to put up her eyebrows and lighten them up.

Success! Here is Cami three step process to the kissy face.

Merry Christmas! Remember the real reason of Christmas: our loving savior and older brother! 

Love, Kelli

The Ultimate Tuesday Workout

It has been much too long since my last blog. Sorry about that! The end of this semester has been crazy. Today marks 1/12th of Tyler's Mission! Two down, Twenty-two to go!! Every Tuesday we do 12 200's for our workout and I have decided that I am comparing these two years to a Tuesday workout. I am done with the first 200! And although the first 200 in my workout is usually the easiest, I am hoping that in my analogy this wont be true. The first 200 in the Ultimate Tuesday Workout (the first two months) have been rough! But so fun at the same time. I love getting letters and little souvenirs that Tyler sends me of his mission! It's like connecting on a whole new level. Today he sent some German chocolate that he got from someone and oh my gosh. It was good! There is a boy who was in the singles ward here last year who is serving in England and my roommate writes him and he sent her some mint chocolate called "Aero" and it like has a bunch of air bubbles in it! Its so cool and I think the air bubbles make it extra delicious but Lori doesn't like that so she gave me the whole bar! Gosh, I love European chocolate, but I love American chocolate, too.

Speaking of Tuesday, tomorrow is email Tuesday! And I get a Tyler email. :) And then on Thursday I get to go home! We got a snowstorm here today and yesterday! I get really nervous to drive in the snow but I did good. Happy December 10th everyone! :D

We may physically be in different places, but our hearts are together. <3

Time

Time is such a weird concept. There is no way that it always moves at the same speed. I am convinced it moves in relation to your attitude. When I am in a rush to work it goes by so fast and I end up running to get there on time and I am still 1 minute late. And then when I am going to Health Care, Injury Prevention I move very slowly. Its okay if I am late to class so I don't rush at all and whaaaddya know? I am on time. I leave my house with the same amount of time before each starts, its weird I don't understand. Today I saw a picture of my family from 1994 and I just realized how fast time goes by. The days may go by slow but I'm a year and half away from being done with college...I don't know how that happened. Time never stops moving. I also saw some pictures of Dyl and I from when we were in Kindergarten and then from highschool. Now look at us: Dylan is in Spain! We are grown ups. It's so weird. I haven't figured it out yet. Its so strange how you could love and hate something so much. Sometimes it is on your side and then others it is completely against you. I suppose it is just all in the way you look at things.
I am going to make the best of every single second, or try to at least. I know it will be hard at times but before I know it this will be over. No more college, no more driving to alamosa, no more running track, no more writing Tyler letters, no more working at computing services, no more living with lori, no more nights by our fire watching gilmore girls, no more YSA ward.. all of that will end. That's my life now and I really need to make the best of every moment that I have. I KNOW I will miss it. It's just crazy. Everything goes by so fast. It's so important to make progress and do your best!

Love,

Kelli

Halloween is almost here!

Happy almost Halloween everybody!! It's October 24th already! Wow. I can't believe how fast time is going by. Tyler leaves the MTC on Tuesday so to make sure I got him some Halloween stuff before he left I had to get it sent by tomorrow, which is Thursday. Anyways, besides the point. Here's everything I put in his care package!

Candy of course. Tyler likes butterfinger so I bought him that the other day at the store. And reeses and snickers, everyone likes reeses and snickers. Rolos... most people like those, too, right? And I sent him some kisses cuz everyone needs kisses! :)

 

Here's a list of whats all inside!

 

 Yes, I made sucker ghosts. haha I'm not creative so I have to do stuff like this. But It was funner than I remembered. You know, making ghost suckers.

And to the right are the lyrics of Hope of Isreal. Random yes, but I felt like I should send him the lyrics for some reason so I wrote them out on a card. The verses are on the other side.

 

I don't really know how to use blogger....I wish these words were up there ^. Oh well. So the little baggies are full of cookies and chocolate covered pretzels. I wanted to make them myself but I really didn't have time so wal-mart will have to do. I tried the pretzels tho, I approve.

 

  Scrapbook pages! So if you don't already know I made Tyler a scrapbook and sent it will him when he left on his mission. There were two pages in there when I sent it with him but the idea is that I'll send him a page or two every so often so we can keep in touch and hopefully he'll have a full scrapbook in two years if I don't slack off too much! The one on the left is of my visit right before he left. It was also the weekend of my birthday so there is a picture of the present he gave me and then some pictures of us. And farm stickers. Perfect. :) I love it there.  The one on the right is just a short note to help him stay motivated and uplifted. He is really awesome.

 Everything in the box! I dumped the candy out of the bag...I'm really hoping none of it melts that would be really awful.

And with the scrapbook pages and a Happy Halloween sign on top. :)

I of course wrote him a letter and put it in here, too.

 

 

I hope you are having a wonderful October day! There aren't many left.

Love,

Kelli

P.S. Sorry about the picture quality. I have to use my phone to take pictures, maybe I should invest in a camera...

Today is the day I got a Tyler email!

COLLEGE IS HARD. I didn't sleep at all last night because I have so much to do and I really really don't know how I'm going to get it all done. I woke up and went to work and class. We got out of class early so I was able to work on one of my projects! And then I remembered that my next class was cancelled and the one after that! So I went home and continued working on my project and then I got a text from Kristy (Tyler's mom) that Tyler wanted my email address. I really tried not to get too excited but...a little bit later I got an email from him! It was already the end of his computer time so he just told me he was writing me a letter and good stuff like that. It was short and perfect and it gave me the much needed strength to knock out a four page paper within the next hour. Thank you Tyler boy! Taylor should get his call this week I just remembered. I am soo excited, I hope he gets to learn spanish, but anywhere would be amazing. :) So many good things are happening! I can't believe its already October 23rd. Camille I'm going to see you in less than two months! The countdown is on :)
I love life!
Love,
Kelli


“It is a risk to love. wait
But what if it doesn't work out?
Ah, but what if it does. ”
― Peter McWilliams

Love you Tyler Schumacher :)

Thoughts and Happenings

Tonight, I accidentally ate a lot a lot of cookies. Tonight, I also listened to the talk by Elder Christofferson titled Brethren, We Have Work to Do. (To listen to it, which I highly highly recommend, especially if you are male, click here: http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/brethren-we-have-work-to-do?lang=eng&media=video.) It talks a lot about how men need to step it up. This isn't the time for priesthood holders to be slacking! Don't get me wrong, women have A LOT to work on, too, especially myself but it amazes me how perfectly inspired our general authorities are. There are a lot of boys around me who act just as that, boys. We need men. We need men who will step up and act in the name of Christ, to take his name upon them, to bring the world his truth. We don't need boys who only care about impressing their peers. We don't need boys who stand idly by not knowing what they are doing with their lives. We don't need boys who compromise the values of those around them. We need those boys to step up! Especially the boys who have the gospel in their lives, you need to be the example to your friends! Pick up your pants, do your hair, shave your face, and take pride in being a child of God. You have the ability to go out and learn and do things, don't get caught in neutral. You will regret the time you lose. Everyday at school I am surrounded by every type of person. There are truly truly some amazing people, even those who don't have the same beliefs as I do, I love them and they amaze me with their goodness. Recently, I had an experience that really opened my eyes. And since that experience this quote has been playing over and over again in my mind: " 'Reverence, " wrote Ruskin, is the noblest state in which a man can live in the world. Reverence is one of the signs of strength: Irreverence once of the surest indications of weakness, '" David O McKay. 

Dead on. Take time to remember the things that matter and show reverence where reverence deserves to be shone. We have a work to do. We are all needed. 

For Motor Development, a couple friends/classmates and I went to the Nursing Home to observe for an assignment. We interviewed a really lovely lady name Karin Grover. She is originally from Germany but moved here when she was 18 because she married a man in the military. Shortly after, he left her. She remarried and had a good husband and family, but she is now lonely and she's only 69. Her father is still in Germany and she isn't healthy enough to go there. It was sad. It really showed me how important family is. That's why I am living close to my family, unless they all move away...Cami. Anyways, after we interviewed Karin we kinda wandered around talking to people and I sat next to this lady name Sandra Lee. I started talking about Grease and Sandra Dee. haha but she didn't like that. She was looking at a giant book of birds, I wont go into much detail but I was asking a lot of questions and just trying to visit with her. Well, the guy that was with me was sitting next to me and after I asked her like the 20th question she was like "You married her? Is she always like this? You're going to have to get used to this." hahaha and then she turned the page and the bird had its beak open and she was like see even the bird is yawning! Ah. Shot down by a lady in the nursing home. I guess I shouldn't talk so much lol. It was hilarious and then she asked if Hannah was our kid. At the same table that Sandra and I were at, there was a lady across from us saying a bunch of stuff in spanish, a man and a woman arguing about what time it was and a lady that was asleep. It was nice, sad, eye opening, and rewarding all at the same time. 

It's the weekend!! Woo hoo. :)

Have a wonderful Saturday and Sunday!

Love, 

Kelli

Racquetball and All Things Fun

Five good things that happened today:

1. Ran 45 minutes and felt good.

2. Got a 100 on my taping practical.

3. Saw my beautiful nephew! 

4. Got a letter from Tyler.

5. Played Racquetball with Justin, Hannah, and Scott. 

First off, baby Showley, the cutest little baby I have ever seen in my whole life! Look at his perfectly round head and cute nose and upper lip. oh my GOODness I can't wait to meet him. We love you so much already boy! :) He is the next little boy blue (that's whats my grandma calls her grandsons and great grandsons lol). 

I met with my advisor today....4 classes for next semester totaling to 14 hours. Exciting. And then after this semester I will only have 21 credit hours and then I am DONE. I cannot wait to be a senior again! haha It's the best ever. I am planning on living with Cami and James this summer in Minnesota, as long as James is okay with that. lol It will be awesome helping with the baby. I will most likely work at the Y teaching swim lessons with Camille and then try to get another job at one of the gyms there. Time is moving quickly! It's weird. I got a letter from my love today. He is so wonderful and I know that he is learning so much. I am proud of him. I can't believe he's already been in the MTC for over a week. It's been almost two weeks since I've talked to him. I have a bunch of cool ideas of things I want to send him but if anyone has any ideas please share! Tonight I was able to hang out with really awesome people! After Ward Correlation Meeting we went to the Institute to talk to the mission prep class. We ate some pie and played ping pong. Then Scott suggested that we go to Melanie's to play racquetball. They have a racquetball/basketball court in their house! That her dad built himself. It's.so.AWESOME. It was a lot of fun. I was on Justin's team and we were against Scott and Hannah, same teams as the other night when we played indoor soccer. Well, Hannah and Scott kicked our butts but it really was a lot of fun. My knees and ankles hurt so I hope that I didn't make a poor decision for tomorrow's practice but hey, you're only in college once right! I also haven't blogged about the picture of the Albq Temple that Tyler sent me.

 

He is truly amazing and I don't know how he does it but he always knows what I need EXACTLY when I need it. I love the Albq Temple, it is so dear to me and I can't wait  until I can go all the way through!!!

I really should go to sleep but there are so many good things out in the world. You are only as happy as you make yourself. "Your future is only as bright as your faith," -Thomas S. Monson

I KNOW this is true. Get in lost in helping others, that's the only way to find yourself.

Love, 

Kelli :)

Still in Transition

My heart feels a little bit achy today. Pictures aren't helping, they make me sad. I hate that I can't hear your voice or your laugh. I hate that I never get good morning or good night texts anymore. This is..so..hard. I can't text you and tell you funny stories or text you to tell you anything. I have to write it in this little notebook that you don't respond to and it is hard. I can write you as many letters as I want but you can only write once a week. That's hard. I don't want to overwhelm or distract, but I don't know if I am because I don't hear from him a lot. I never thought that I would ever be in this situation, but here I am completely in love with someone who will be away from me for quite some time. Dont get me wrong, I know that this is the best thing for him and I wouldn't for one second wish that he wasn't doing it. It's just hard. It's not only a sacrifice for the missionary. It's a sacrifice for everyone who loves him and that is so true.

Let's talk about my experiment for one moment shall we. Yesterday Lori went out of town so this morning we didn't have our study time and look how I feel? Satan pushes doubts on you the SECOND you allow him to.

I'm going to read a talk or doing something uplifting. Everything will be okay I know. <3

"The best decisions I've ever made were sacrificing something I love for the God I loved most."

Love,
Kelli

Knock and Ye Shall Recieve

I am so glad that today is over! I had a motor development test and an exercise phys test this morning and I was so stressing out. This weekend I put my gospel responsibilities before any of my school work, I'm doing an experiment. My theory is that if I put Heavenly Father first always that everything else will work itself out and be better than it would have been than if I would have not put him first. For example, last night there was a bi-stake fireside in La Jara, which is about 15-20 minutes away. By yesterday night, I had barely studied at all. Normally, I wouldn't have gone to the fireside and I would have stayed home and studied. I am SO glad that I chose to go to the fireside. I learned so much about missionary work and the importance of it. I heard one story in particular that is one of the most amazing stories I have ever heard. I got home and sat by the fire with all my notes and my computer (eventually I want to get to where I don't study on Sundays at all, but starting this in College is really really hard). It was so easy for me to remember what I needed to. For the past couple weeks in ex phys we've been studying the cardiovascular system and I just couldn't get the blood flow down! I couldn't remember where it went or where it came from or anything. Right when I opened my notes last night I picked up a pattern and had it down in 7 minutes. Bam, already one blessing. I didn't study for motor development at all until the next morning because it wasn't nearly as hard, but as you know, you can fail the easiest tests if you don't study for them. I woke up at around 8 to study with Lori. Gospel study mind you. We read about Christ's ministry and I learned a lot! After that I glanced over my motor development as I was getting ready and felt okay as long as the test was pretty much the exact same as the study guide. lol Anyways I got to class and there was maybe 3 multiple choice questions I wasn't entirely sure on and there was about 5 short/long answer questions and I answered every single one and felt good about them! Bam. Blessing number 2. (Please note that I do very much realize there were probably hundreds of blessings before 1, in between 1 and 2 and many more after that I'm not noting-the Lord is in the details of our lives!) Okaaay so now it was exercise phys time. It was rough. I can't say that I breezed through it without any trouble but I can tell you that I felt just as good or BETTER than I did on the other tests but I was better off because I had been spiritually fed.

My experiment has been going on for about 5 days now, I wake up about an hour earlier than I would and study the New Testament, side by side with the Institute Manual The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ and his Apostles. It is amazing, AMAZING the difference that I feel in my days. My happy times are so much happier. My heart is completely full. I love people! I say hi to people I don't even know. And then after I think, that will be cool to talk about that when we are in heaven. I just have a better perspective about life. I still experience sadness and stress but its so much easier to get over. It's over so fast because I have a stronger testimony about what matters. I love that I am getting an education! I love my major and I love learning new things! :) But I love my Savior more and he will always, ALWAYS come first. 

God speed people, 

Love, 

Kelli

Count Your Many Blessings!

"I have found that, rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will take a step back and consider the blessings in our lives, including seemingly small, sometimes overlooked blessings, we can find greater happiness..... I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant. The Lord is in the details of our lives."
 President Thomas S. Monson

I have a had a rough few days. Without the Priesthood of God, I would not be making it, nor would I feel as strong as I do right now. Tyler is serving my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. He will be gone for awhile and although I want with all my heart to be with him forever, if Heavenly Father has a different plan for me then I will do it, praying that he gives me the strength to that. But I wont think like that, our love is strong. I trust Tyler with all my heart, I trust God with all my heart and that's why this sacrifice is worth it, because I love him...because of everything that I have and everything that he has done for me. It will be hard, but I am willing to give it my best shot and not back down even when I feel broken-with the Savior I can be whole. Holy cow I am so off track from where I wanted this blog to go lol Okay I'm going to list my blessings, no matter how big or small because I am truly blessed and surrounded by my Savior's love. Here are my blessings for today:

1. My car didn't die and got me everywhere I needed to go.
2. I had friends around me.
3. Lori made hasbrowns that were so good.
4. I got to go to institute.
5. I have clothes to wear.
6. I am feeling better.
7. None of my limbs are broken.
8. My family is safe.
9. Patti gave me some really good cake.
10. I colored/made a couple scrapbook pages.
11. BC was in a good mood, therefore he was nice to me.
12. I am alive.
13. My phone works.
14. I have internet access/service.
15. I know how to read and write.
16. I can run.
17. I can lift.
18. The weather is nice.
19. I'm not having a bad hair day....and just having hair period is a blessing.
20. I enjoyed eating.
21. I am at work! So I have a job.
22. I can taste, hear, see, touch, and smell.
23. I laughed in exercise phys.
24. None of my fingers or toes are jammed.
25. I dont have a black eye.
26. I don't have a walking cast on my foot!
27. I can shower...we have warm water.
28. I have a house and a bed.
29. I wasn't freezing last night.
30. I didn't get hit by a car when I crossed the street.
31. My teeth are straight and I don't have any new pimples today.
32. I have a car to get me where I need to go.
33. I am at school and have the oppurtunity to learn more about what I love.
34. I have good eyesight.
35. My tongue isn't burnt.
36. I don't have pneumonia.
37. I can walk on my own two feet.
38. I have the restored gospel!
39. I read an awesome parable in Luke 8 today.
40. I'm sitting in a comfortable chair rather than a hard cold one.
41. I've only cried once and it wasn't even a lot. (Rejoice in little accomplishments)
42. Half the semester is over.
43. I'm not on crutches.
44. I have a warm jacket.
45. I know people around me.
46. I dont live in the dorms.
47. I have Lori as my roommate.
48. I have an eternal family.
49. My make up wasn't all ran out.
50. I didn't lose my toothbrush.

I could name more but I will stop for now. I am blessed and am surrounded by many good things!

Love,
Kelli

Exhausted.

My brain has been working overtime.

My heart has been racing around, and around, and around, and around, and around..... for quite awhile now.

Thinking of my life, my future, my now... and mixing school all in with that.

Not just school. Hard school. I have to try and pay attention while my thoughts are so far somewhere else. I have to try and pay attention because, naturally, I'm really not that smart, you have to work to get places.

The human body is amazing. It really is, but there comes a point where you're just tired. I'm tired of trying so hard. I'm tired of working so hard just to be mediocre. I'm sore all the time. If I think about certain things, I can be scared all the time. I can be stressed out all the time.....if I allow myself to. 

The beautiful thing about knowing what I know is that I have a Savior. I am loved. I am never alone. Sometimes I get caught up by things that.....are just dumb. Let's talk this out a little shall we:

1. Fear. Feeling fear comes from Satan. Hope and Peace come from Christ and our Father in Heaven. If you feel fearful, its impossible to be completely faithful. 

2. Jealousy and Selfishness. Two WORDLY feelings! Have you ever noticed that almost ALWAYS when a relationship (of any sort) is ruined that the root of that break was jealousy and selfishness. There is absolutely no reason for me to be selfish or feel selfish EVER. Heavenly Father has a plan for me! And if I don't have trust in him then there isn't hope for me. Simple as that. 

3. Track- this stresses me out a lot. But let me tell you, this is TEMPORARY. Sure, I do not want to go through my life without being fit and I love hurdles with all my heart. This isn't what matters, though. It's important for me to develop my talents and glorify my father in heaven in all that I do but if its to the point that it is taking away from the things that matter, or the progress in things that matter the most to me is being affected by this, its not worth it. I'm learning this, I'm a child of God first (ABOVE ALL), Student second (School before sports...College---->school...duh....) and thirdly, a runner. I care about it but I'm not going to change who I am for it. 

4. The Atonement of Jesus Christ makes up for everything we lack. EVERYTHING. All the cracks that I feel in my life, all the craziness in my head, for the "mediocrity" (I just quoted myself in the same paper-not sure if that's allowed-I'm so not an English major) that I feel in my life...that comes from Satan, too. That is from the world! If I try my hardest and do my best, I WILL get the highest and best reward in heaven. I have complete faith in that. And this is why at times when I feel like this, I can get through. I can get through hard times because I have the gospel in my life, I have faith in my Heavenly Father and his Eternal Plan, I KNOW that he loves me, I know I have loving family members and friends who will support me when I have trials, even if the trials are just ones that are created in my head. 

I'm thankful, even though times are hard. That's how we grow.

Love, 

Kelli

God is real and hears your prayers.

Almost a month ago I left my retainer at a friend's house in Denver. My wisdom teeth started coming in over the summer...a lot. They started showing and I was teething for like two months straight. When I lost my retainer I really started freaking out that  my teeth were going to get really crooked and that when I got my retainer back it wouldn't fit anymore. My friend sent my retainer (along with a few other things I left with it) that Monday. I didn't get it at all that week. I didn't get it the next week... She said she had sent it, I checked that I gave her the right address, but still I hadn't got it. I only live 3 1/2 hours from her so I knew it wasn't the distance that was making it take so long. If I didn't know better I would have thought that it was long gone...mixed in with the other million packages that are lost by the postal service everyday. But like I said, I knew better. I never felt like it was gone. I prayed so hard. I can't even say that enough, I prayed SO hard that my retainer would find it's way back to me. That sounds like a dramatic choice of words but I was desperate. I never gave up and I never felt like maybe Heavenly Father didn't hear me. I always knew that it was going to be okay. Things are so much easier when you remember that things are going to be okay. Oh I forgot to mention, my wisdom teeth stopped pushing the surface and I stopped feeling any pain at all from them.

Yesterday my friend called me...the package was sent back to her house!!! I am sooo thankful! I know my Father in Heaven heard me and I know that he was working on getting it found every night when I would pray that I would get it back. I know a lot of people may say that it was a coincidence and that it would have made it back even if I wouldn't have had the faith that it would, but I know that's not true here. God knows my heart and even though he has a lot bigger things to worry about than me losing my retainer, what matters to me, matters to him. And I am so grateful for that. Well that's my story for today. I would be lost without my Heavenly Father and he is real.



Love,
Kelli

Spinnin'

I feel really weird lately. I just noticed that I haven't updated my blog in quite a while. I feel kinda silly because I know hardly anyone reads this but it's okay. I really love my classes this year! I can't wait to get more into the semester and get more into learning new things. I am taking all classes for my major except for one business class. I pretty much have all the same people in all my classes. You know what that means? I'm moving up! I can't believe I'm already a junior. I hope these last two years go by as fast as the first two did. And I hope there are only two years left...haha. I think my favorite class this year will be sports marketing. I need to watch more espn and get more familiar with sports news, tho, so I can participate more in class. I like talking in there! Surprisingly. I think it will be a lot of fun. Maybe someday I can work side by side with Hames... howdddya like that idea Camille? :)

Track started yesterday! Oh my goodness. I am so excited. I feel so much stronger, physically and mentally, than I did last year. Today I ran for 45 minutes and I felt so good! I know that isn't a lot for some people but when I run for 45 minutes I get really really excited! Maybe someday I can run for an hour :)

I feel like I keep lucking out left and right! I don't know how it keeps happening but I am so unbelievably blessed! I know my Father in Heaven is so aware of me and my circumstances. I almost feel unworthy to be given so many good things when I know there are so many people struggling in the world. I wish there was something that I could do that would make a difference.

It is so crazy how different I feel when I come to school. I can't even explain it but its like I'm a different person. I'm organized and more self disciplined in everything I do! My work, running, and especially eating. I don't bite my nails while I'm at school, which if you know me you know that's a really really huge thing. It's just so awesome I feel like I'm the person I'm supposed to be because I'm on my own and I have the ability to do that. I just love it so much. I just don't like being a way from family and on that note, Cami I hope you know that this living across the country thing isn't going to work out. Sorry but there is baseball down here too. :)

I feel like I'm babbling. I can't wait for Christmas so I can see Cami with a belly. :) I don't know how I feel about time moving quickly tho. Tyler leaves for his mission in October and I am super happy for him! You can't blame me for feeling a little scared about it. Being without someone you love for that long is just a hard thing to comprehend, but I know he's doing the right thing. I know that what's supposed to happen will. So I don't mean to leave this on a sad note. I know things will be fine! :) I should find something to do... I'm so boring. Blogging on a Friday night. I think I will go eat a Take 5. Maybe I shouldn't actually, tomorrow we have a time trial haha wish mee luck! :)

Love,
Kelli

So much to blog, so little time.

I have experienced so many new things in the last month. It's been a lot of fun and I have learned so much! I got to spend a lot of time with Tyler in May, which was perfect because between track and school I was unbelievably stressed out. He came home with me and then we flew to Colorado and stayed at his house for a few days. It was the funnest trip ever! Tyler's whole family was there and I'm so glad I was able to meet all of them. While I was there I got to brand a baby calf, which I didn't really enjoy that much... :( and then I ear tagged one! 

In the airport  before going to Colorado. On the way there I got to sit by him and its a good thing too because it was windy and the turbulence was bad. AKA Kelli freaking out. Pretty sure this is where my airplane phobia began...

Tyler, Taylor, Alyssa, and I all went to the zoo! It was fun because I haven't been there in a while. I think the last time I went LeAnn and I rode a Camel! That was fun but that was not an option this time. It's weird because when you're little going to the zoo is an all day thing, but because we are all older (and we didn't have any small children) we were in and out within like 4 hours, if that. After that Taylor and Alyssa went to Boba and  Ty and I went to Olo to get some froyo. mmm :) I wish Shannae hadn't been in school because then she would have came with us.

In the car on our second date :) We went to glow in the dark Putt-Putt and then we went to Japanese Kitchen. It was was so much fun! I used to not like putt-putt, but I think I like it now lol and Japanese Kitchen was amazing! I think it's better when you have enough people in your group to fill a whole table though, so you're not sitting with random people. The people we sat with were not very friendly but its okay! The Chef juggled knives and made an onion volcano (which is my favorite part)! Then after that I told Tyler that I wanted to dance so we went to a parking lot and opened the doors and danced. It was so much fun! There was a business next to the parking lot and there was a guy still there working and he took a few trips to the trash can and every time he walked by he would stare at us and it was really funny, only a little embarrassing. Then we went to Coldstone and got a big tub of birthday cake remix and it started raining! Anyways, super awesome.

 Ah, the temple. :) This night was awesome because Taylor and Tyler are two of my favorite people and I feel really lucky when I get to spend time with them both.  We were originally going to meet Alyssa for a play in Albq but once we got there we were way too late and they were pretty much sold out anyway. Taylor took us to this wall downtown with a bunch of graffiti and we got out and walked down this long alley and looked at all the walls. At the end Taylor was like "I don't remember it being this lame" haha that made me laugh but it was still pretty cool. After that we went to the Temple and took some pictures. It was so beautiful and I felt so peaceful there. (Like I always do :)) Then after that we went to Dions. mmm. And I got a chocolate chip cookie.

We went to the Isotopes game! They won by one run in the 10th inning. I got BBQ nachos AND we got Kettle Corn. It was fun! 

The next part of this blog should probably be its own blog but I already put all the pictures on here so here it goes. 

PART II 

May 25th to May 30th

I arrived in DC (after a few scary flights. That probably weren't even that scary but I'm a baby on airplanes) on Friday the 25th! Dylan and Olivia's step mom, Steph,  picked me up. Dulles is kind of a confusing airport but eventually we found our way out. This is us on our first night all together! I love them both so much.

On Saturday we went to DC. It was SO crowded because of Memorial Day weekend. I don't know why we didn't think about that until we saw the millions of motorcycles. We went to the American History Museum, a little bit of the Holocaust Museum, and then just walked around a bit. Two of my favorite things that were in the American History Museum were the Sunstone and a baseball signed by Babe Ruth. I got a picture of them both! The Sunstone was apart of the original Nauvoo Temple and I'd never seen it before. It was really cool. :) 

             On Sunday we flew to New York. It was very early in the morning and we couldn't check into our hotel until 3 in the afternoon. We walked around Times Square the whole time. We were all running off 2 or 3 hours of sleep so we spent most of this day trying to stay positive. Once we got to check in we took a three hour nap and then ordered pizza. Then we went back to sleep until 10 the next morning. haha and we all thought we weren't going to get sleep...

Monday! This is by far my favorite day. We woke up and got ready and then took the metro down to South Ferry. We got on a ferry that took us around to see the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and the Statue of Liberty. We saw the 9-1-1 memorial and the new World Trade Center, which was really cool. Its crazy to be somewhere like that. I can't even imagine how chaotic it was on 911, its hectic already. 

After that, we rode the metro to the Empire State Building. This was my favorite part of the whole trip! Someday I want to go back at night and see all the lights! :) Since you can't see the stars in the sky :(

Tuesday: Central Park! We all took turns wearing my awesome sun hat. I don't know why we didn't get a picture of Olivia wearing it! Probably because she wouldn't let us haha

Anyways we didn't get to stay in Central Park that long because we had to rush to the airport after our flight got cancelled and delayed....and yeah it was a mess. It was rainy in DC (where we were flying back to) and it was starting to rain in New York so we weren't sure if we were even going to be able to fly out. They ended up rerouting the flight we got changed and it added on about an hour. Needless to say it was a scary flight. I wouldn't have made it without Dylan and Olivia. 

Dylan and I both flew out Wednesday morning to come home! I was so relieved to be back in New Mexico ON THE GROUND. I got back at noon and drove straight to the pool for work.

No place like home :)

Love, 

Kelli <3

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