Vintage Hair?

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I loved how my hair looked yesterday. It was just working really well for me.



I tied it up with my pink bandanna. It was precious. :)


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Did I Go To The Gym Today?: Nope. More helping at Hinderlie
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Tattoo?

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So I've been thinking about getting a tattoo.

It's a weird thought for me. But I have good reasons for it.

I'm not going to share them right now. But if I decide to actually go get the tattoo then I will.




These are a couple things I sketched out. I think that I want it to be all in lowercase though.

And it will go on the inner wrist of my left hand.

:)

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Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?: Nope
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Paint Wars

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So I am in a happy place right now.

I was called by my friend Alex and he asked me to come help paint my old residence hall. So I went.

It was fun getting to see some friends and just being with people. I painted a couple things and got to chat with friends.

At one point I dotted Alex's face with paint and then he gave me a hug and smeared it onto my own.

Later, we kinda had a paint attack. He painted on my cheeks and I let him so then I gave him a hug back. Then I can't remember how it started but he held the brush over my head and it dripped on me, I was trying to get some paint from my finger on his face. Then I grabbed the paint brush and painted on his cheek and then more paint got on my arm and then our friend Madison ambushed me.

This is the result of my face.



My arm is worse but I didn't want to take a picture of my arm. :P

I might go back and continue to help tomorrow. :)

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Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?: Nope!
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

If I Was A Pin-Up Girl...

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I would look like this.



I have always been "bigger" than the other girls. I was taller than my classmates and once I hit puberty I had all the right curves in all the right places.

As I got older I was never one for physical activity. I did play basketball for a few years in upper elementary but once I got to middle school I chose going to church over playing basketball. I would be a completely different person if I had played basketball all of my life, but I'm happy with who I am now. I'm not going to think of an alternate time line.

When I say "Happy" I mean that I'm getting there. More and more when I look in the mirror I think "I look really pretty" rather than "I look ok. But my tummy is poking out." I know that I have a belly. I know that. I know that my thighs touch. I know that I have jiggly arm fat. And I'm not necessarily ok with it but I have accepted it. And I do want to work on getting rid of it.

I am working on eating better and controlling my portions. Having some sort of veggie or fruit with meals.

I'm planning on actually going to the gym this year. Like, regular gym time. I need to find a gym buddy. And I'm going to do yoga with a friend at 6 am. She wants to do it every morning, I may not do that, not at first anyway. But I'll do it.

I am going to be a senior this year. And that means big changes. So why not have big changes happen with my body too?

I have had an idea for a project floating in the back of my brain. A beauty project of sorts. Finding true beauty. Beneath the makeup and clothes. Just loving who you are and knowing that you truly are beautiful when you have a lazy day in your jammies and gross hair.

This has been a project for me. I've been working on finding myself to be beautiful. So the above statement, where I look in the mirror and think "I'm pretty today" is a big step for me.

I never thought that I would want a tattoo but lately I've been thinking about getting one. It would be on the inside of my left wrist and all it would say is "beauty" in black cursive. It means a lot to me and it would help to remind me to find my true beauty. And as a teacher I could use it to remind my young students to think of themselves as beautiful.

I'm still thinking about it. I may ask some friends about it and see what they think...

I'll keep you updated!

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Did I Go To The Gym Today?: No. I'll get into it starting Monday. It will be easier then. I promise it's not just an excuse!
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Tough to Feminine

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I've had an interesting day.

For training today we had defensive tactics all day. From 8:00 to 3:00. Disarming an attacker who has a gun or knife, or who is punching. If you're down on the ground how to get away from him. Stuff like that. It was kinda fun actually. The SO's were super into it, which they should be because they are more likely to have to deal with that. It was still fun to learn.

Then I got to watch/help with the OC Spraying. (This means pepper spray into the SO's eyes. So they know what it feels like and how they'll react if they ever have to use it and it gets in their eyes.) I guided a couple girls to the locker rooms and showers so they could get the stuff out of their eyes. Everyone who did it was a trooper. They were so brave. I couldn't have done that in a million years.

NOTE: This was all completely voluntary. The SO's did not have to get sprayed. It was highly recommended though.

So then I ran home and changed out of my sweaty clothes and then went to get my hair cut. It was getting kinda shaggy and looked funky. But now it won't. It will look all nice for school to start and for my friends to see me!

And then I stopped at Target to pick up a couple things and I bought a new nail polish.



Super cute no?

It's called I'm Indi-a Mood For Love.

It looks so great! I've had fun painting my finger nails lately. :)

What's your favorite shade of nail polish? Do you have one? Do you wear it on your fingers or toes?

Guys, do you even notice when a girl's finger are painted?


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Did I Go To The Gym Today?: No, but I did do Defensive Tactics ALL day. That was a workout in and of itself!
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

The Practice Room

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So, even though I only got a few hours of sleep (I had work from 11-3 and then I had to get up at 7:00 for breakfast. Of course I didn't fall asleep until at least 4:45.) I diligently went to all of my classes for campus safety. Even though NONE of them had anything to do with what my job as an escort officer entails. I went. And I sat through them.

Thankfully I had a classmate to sit with and I've made a couple new friends. So it's been good. But long and boringish.

After everything was over for the day I wanted nothing more than to just fall into my bed and fall asleep. But I decided to be a good student and go to the practice room and sing through my audition piece a couple times.



So I did.

Then I came home and crashed.


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Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?: Nope. Too tired. I am an awful person and I know this.
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

The Manly Wall

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Today's photo is a part of the "Manly Wall"



It's basically pictures that have been pulled out of magazines and placed on the wall outside of what used to be Cooper's room.

These pictures are not necessarily pictures of attractive men.

More often than not they are obnoxious pictures of men.

Some are attractive (or have been at some point in their life).

And others are not so much.

It's been fun adding onto the wall while Harmony's been gone. So when she comes back she can see the new ones.

And then she can add new ones of her own.




I hope Jon (new roommate) won't mind too much....


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Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?: No but I will tomorrow!
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Sunshine and Campus

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I felt better today. I realized somethings after I finally fell asleep and then I had a fairly enjoyable day.

I caught up on Nana, an anime that Harmony hooked me on.

I went to the practice room and sang and played piano for a little bit.

Then I went to Red Square with my book and my music and I just sat in the sun and read. I saw and gave hugs to a couple friends, which was wonderful.

I took a picture of Eastvold with the sun behind the steeple. You really can't tell what the building looks like, but I kinda like this picture anyway.



It's different.

Not much else I want to say.

I need to shower and go to bed.

Work training week starts tomorrow.

Yippee. :P


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Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?: No. But I did go to the practice room!
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

No picture. Just musings.

It's a weird thing, loneliness.

I am in a house with three other people. None of these people are my friends. In fact, I cannot wait for them to move out.

The house that I am in is a street away from my college campus. I can see campus from my bedroom window.

A couple people that I know are on campus. There are even a few people who live off campus that are around.

And yet, I am lonely. I am so lonely.

Generally I am a very extroverted person. I love being around my friends and getting to spend time with them. Whether we're studying, watching movies, singing, laughing, crying, whatever we're doing. I love being with them.

And none of my close friends are on/around campus yet.

And I am so lonely.

I am so lonely it hurts. I want to see people. I want to see my friends.

There is one person in particular that I really want to see. But this person and I are in a weird place right now. It's strange but I won't know how our relationship is until we see each other.

And in a moment of panic and stress, I reached out to this person. The night I was locked out I called this person to see if they were on campus and to see if maybe I could sleep in the dorm they are living in. This person's phone was off so I had to make due and I later texted this person saying that I got my situation figured out. I got a text from this person the next day saying that they were glad that I got things figured out and that they were sorry for not getting the text. I said that it was ok. And that was the end of it. Nothing more. I know this person is busy and that's probably why there hasn't been much contact even though we're in the same place since May. But I can't help but think that the situation is changed from what I thought it might be.

And that scares me.

And I've reached out to other friends, just to have someone to talk to.

And they are probably busy too, because I haven't gotten a response from them either.

And I know they love me, and I know that they aren't doing this on purpose.

But it scares me all the same.

I feel lonely. And I can't seem to get anyone to talk to me, to alleviate this loneliness.

And that is the scariest thing of all.



I must seem like a whiny bitch to anyone who is reading.

But I'm not a strong person all the time.

I have my moments of weakness too.

And I need a place to express that weakness too.

And that's here.

Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?: Yes. See previous posts.
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Warning: Gross Factor Ahead.

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So. I have warts on my feet. And I actually have a little one growing on my finger. And I took pictures of them today (kinda) so if you don't like feet/warts then I recommend that you skip today's post.

It's not pretty.

So yes. Warts. A lot of them. And I need to get rid of them. So I've been using Compound-W to shrink them so I don't have to go to the doctor. I usually use gel/liquid stuff but I bought the re-medicated bandaids for my bigger ones. So I took pictures of the bandaids on my warts.


The one on the tiny one on my finger. Hopefully this one will go away soon because it's new.


And another new-ish small one. This one should go away soon too.




This is the gross-er picture because you can see the warts that are on the bottom of my feet (which are kinda gross anyway)





The two that these bandaids are covering up are the two biggest ones I have. And the most visible. So I'm really hoping that these will go away with out having to go to the doctor.


:) Happy gross out!


Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?: Yes! Elliptical for 25 minutes
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

New Goal

Hello!

SO!

I need to loose some weight. I'm not very healthy right now, and I need to start eating better and working out regularly.

I've finally started going to counseling for my mental health but now it's time for my physical health.

So In my signature I've put a "Did I Go To The Gym Today?" thing. Then everyday I can say yes or no and then explain. Because somedays I will take off of working out and other days I'll do yoga at home or with a friend.

So hopefully I'll actually get this going. Especially if I keep blogging everyday. It will really help!

Kelsey Page
Did I Go To The Gym Today?:
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Just Listen

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So. I am a tired Kelsey today.

Last night I went to see two movies. (See "yesterday's" post.) and The Help didn't get out until almost one. So I drive on home, I park the car, hoof it up the stairs to my home and realize that I had taken my house key off my key chain when I had gone to walk around campus.

So I was locked out.

The subletters were all partying at friends houses and I called a friend who was on campus but there was no answer. So I had to drive back over to Lakewood to stay at my grandparents. I was afraid that I would wake them up and scare them, but they weren't home. So I actually got to take my contacts out and put them in solution, and then I crashed. But I didn't get to shower for the second night in a row and I felt gross and I was sad about stuff and hot so I didn't sleep all that well.

So now I am exhausted. Like, my body is actually shutting down. I can feel it. It's weird.



Onto the photo of the day.

This is the book I'm reading right now.



I read it while I was at Poke Scouts but I wanted to read it again more slowly this time.

It was lent to me by my beautiful friendLilli and she told me that it was similar to a story that we are working on. (Perhaps I will post some of it on here someday.) And as I read it, I realized that it was. Lilli was concerned about some plagiarizing issues, but I think that our ideas are different enough that it won't be a problem.

This is the story of Annabel, a high schooler who's family is falling apart, who's modeling career is loosing it's charm, and who is facing the wrath of her former best friend. She is a fairly soft spoken girl and doesn't handle confrontations well so she is struggling a bit. Then she meets a boy named Owen who introduces her to the expansive world of music and her life begins to change.

It's a good story and I recommend it. It's great.

So, I'm off to shower and go to sleep.

Fair Farren and Good Night.


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Saturday: Movies

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Sorry about not posting last night. There is a story behind it. I promise.

So Saturday.

I had been at home all day. I had breakfast with the subletters (huckleberry pancakes. SO GOOD) and then I was just hanging out. I've been feeling kinda funky the past few days, probably left over from the sucky drive home I had.

I'm also ready for my friends to be back. I'm tired of being so close to campus and knowing that if and when I head over there, I won't be able to see someone I love. And there is someone in particular I want to see, but that's a kinda complicated situation. I don't know what will happen when we see each other this year. It's going to be interesting. ANYWAY. I think I'm just lonely.

SO I was bored and wanted to go see a movie. So I went and saw two!



I saw One Day with Jim Sturgiss and Anne Hathaway, and then The Help with Emma Stone and Viola Davis. Both were INCREDIBLE movies.

One Day is about two people who meet each other on their graduation from University and then it shows their relationship growing over twenty years. It always shows July 15th. They both grow in different ways, one falling by the wayside, the other following their dream, both with their problems. Eventually they realize their love for each other. It's a beautiful story. I laughed and I cried. And for a love story, it seemed fairly realistic to me. I could actually believe that Dexter and Emma were real people and that I was really watching their relationship happen. It was so enjoyable and I totally recommend it.

The Help is based off of the best selling novel. It's a story of a young white female socialite in the Deep South during the time of The Civil Rights Movement. Skeeter (Emma Stone) longs to be a journalist and she is asked by an editor in New York to write something that is different, that has never been written before. Skeeter gets the idea to write the stories of the maids of her friends and neighbors. But to do this, she must attempt to persuade the maids to give her the stories. She starts with her childhood friend's maid, Aibileen (Viola Davis). It grows into a huge movement where at least a dozen maids end up sharing their stories and it is published. I cried because it's such a moving story. The book is incredible, I read it earlier this summer and I am so glad I saw the movie.

See both of these movies. Both worth the eleven dollars.

Happy movie watching.


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

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Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

THE BATHROOM IS FINISHED!

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After two months of chaos in the house, the bathroom is FINALLY redone.


The view from the door.


The tile. It's super pretty, but super slippery. You have to be careful when you're getting out of the shower. You gotta make sure your feet are dry.


New sink. Also, SO pretty!


The shower shelfy thing that I bought. I was tired of reaching OUT of the bathroom to get my shower stuff. I still have to kinda reach out but it's better than having to reach for the floor. It looks better too.



Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

California Sunshine

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This is the glimpse I had of the sun rising as I began my long arduous journey back to the Pacific Northwest. I loves how it was reflecting off of my side view mirror and I knew that I had to take a shot of it. It was so pretty and I felt really good about my journey at that point.



As the day went on I got several texts of love and encouragement from my friends. I called my mom when I stopped to get gas or take a potty break. I was making really really good time. The weather was beautiful, all sunshine, no clouds. I even got a sunburn on my left arm. I have a really hot burn line which will turn into a tan in a few days. (As long as I keep putting aloe on it.)

And then I got just outside of Portland and it all went downhill from there.

There was traffic due to road work and while it was moving, it was kinda slow. I was still in the fast lane and didn't really feel like moving over. So I'm just moving along and I glanced down at my iPod to change songs I think when all of a sudden I hear screeching and a bang. I look up and the cars in front of me are slamming their brakes. So I slam mine on because the grey sedan was very rapidly getting closer. Thankfully I stopped in time and the old guy behind me stopped too, so I emerged from it unscathed. I think a couple cars up ahead of me got into a fender bender and I thought I saw them heading towards the next exit, but I'm not sure.

So then we started moving again. Then I got to Portland.

Now, I'm not a fan of driving through Portland to begin with. On the way south I always worry about staying on I-5 and trying to remember what lane to stay in. And on the way north it's fine but all of the other people are crazy and can't remember what lane to stay in to make their exits.

So anyway. I was stuck in Portland traffic for an hour. A drive that usually takes about ten or fifteen minutes took an hour. AND I had to pee. AND I had been in the car for eleven hours. AND I was tired. So I was a little angry. There were some tears. I even had a nice long yelling fest conversation with God asking Him what was going on. It wasn't pretty.

After Portland, things are going good. I figured that I would make it home by at least seven thirty if I kept going at the speed I was going. Things were fine, I was bopping along to my music and then I got to Nisqually. Traffic. Again. It was Fort Lewis traffic backed all the way up to Nisqually. Which is a good distance away. So once again there were tears. I didn't have to pee cuz I had already stopped to do that, but I was plenty angry. So I yelled at had a conversation with God. I actually told Him that I was angry with Him. So I called my grandpa and asked for the back way from DuPont. He told me.

I got off on the exit he told me and tried to follow the directions but he either must have given me the wrong exit, or the wrong directions.

To make an already too long story shorter I finally found my way home. I got home at almost eight, but it would have been later if I had tried to fight the second round of traffic.

So, I'm home, a little worse for wear, but safe. :)


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Tomorrow.

They will come tomorrow

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Home Sweet Home

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This is my parents house in California.



I love this house. I spent the most important years of my life in the house. Middle school through high school. So many memories fill the rooms. Tears, laughter, shouting matches, movie marathons, game nights, sleep overs, fights, cats, so many different things.

I had my first boyfriend in this house.

I invited my best friends from church over for an all day Lord of the Rings marathon.

I had girls nights with my three best girl friends from high school here.

My dad and I got into horrible fights that resulted in me barricading myself in my closet sobbing.

Playing Wii with my parents into the late hours of the night.

Birthday parties of all sorts.

Cooking in our kitchen which looks large but isn't made for more than one person at a time.

It's weird but I don't call this place home, really.

It's my parents house now.

I have officially made Washington my home. I will be finding a new apartment in a short time during student teaching. Hopefully I will make it my home for the next portion of my life. Perhaps I will marry and start my family there.

But I don't know any of that now.

For now I will be content to live in The Muffin Top (the name Harmony and I gave our house)and be close to campus and my friends. Who knows what the future may bring.


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Tuesday: Classy Mini-Golf

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Evan invited me to his Bible Study group's Classy Mini-Golf game on Tuesday. So I dressed up to the Nines. I wore a new cocktail dress, black skirt, white top, my new giant floppy black sunhat and my hot red heels. At the end of the game we voted on best dressed and I was picked because of my shoes. It made me really happy. And I won a gift card to the movies. And I love the movies. :)



Maybe I'll go see One Day. I really want to see it. It looks so sweet. Perhaps I'll treat a couple girlfriends to a girls night when I get home before the school year starts.



Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Monday: I Know I'm in California When

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I have In-N-Out again. This is a California classic. If you've never been to California, when you come visit our smoggy and hot and occasionally dirty beautiful state, make sure you stop to eat at In-N-Out burger.

Fresh made everyday. I'm sure they go through millions of potatoes to make their amazing french fries and they have a secret sauce (which I'm pretty sure is Thousand Island) that goes on their burgers. Fresh tomato and lettuce and the perfect patty size. SO good. You can also get Animal Style which is like chili and onions and many people claim it's delicious but I just stick with my classic cheeseburger. Their milkshakes are also SUPER good.



My typical meal. Cheeseburger, fries and a Neapolitan Milkshake. Mmmmm.

I am so glad I moved to California so that I could partake in the delicious California tradition. I am a little sad that I go to school in Washington because I cannot eat here, but it almost makes it that much more delicious.

Happiness in my stomach.

Of course, later that night things were that much more delicious when I partook in the multitudes three games of Mario Party and one game of Cataan of drinking games with Evan and his friends.


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Sunday: Skittles Vodka

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On my first night at Evan's, we decided to do some extra special preparations for our epic night of drinking games (we were totally responsible) by making skittles vodka. It was super easy to make (the filtering did take some time) and the end result was some delicious but strong Skittles flavored vodka.


Step One: Sorting the Skittles.


We made all five flavors but these three are my favorite over all. The orange and yellow were especially strong.




It wasn't ready until the next night when Evan had a couple super hot friends over. We played drinking Mario Party and Settlers of Cataan. It was so much fun!

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Sunday Through Tuesday

Hi All!

I won't be posting for the next couple days because I will be out of town visiting a friend and I'm not gonna bring my computer because that's just stupid.

So you'll get your posts on Wednesday night!

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Reading

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I have no words to describe how much I enjoyed this book. It was thoughtful, thought provoking and inspiring.

I like to call myself a writer and seeing Skeeter accomplish her book, in a time where women were not expected to do things like this and on a topic that was SO sensitive in that time period, is super inspiring.

Even the author of The Help herself was rejected SIXTY times before she was published. I don't know if I ever want to get published but just knowing that even if I'm rejected over and over and over, if I want to be published bad enough, I can do it.

:)

I thoroughly recommend this book. Read it.

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

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And that's just what they'll do.
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.


These are my new boots.



How adorable are they???? I am so excited to wear them and show them off!

SO cute!

They were my big purchase of the day yesterday. I went shopping with three of my favorite ladies.

My mom.

My mom's best friend Maria.

My Pastor, Katy.

It was a really enjoyable day and I'm so glad I got to go!


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

The Lake

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Today I got to spend the afternoon/evening with someone very near and dear to my heart, Christine.



This beautiful girl is like my little sister and I miss her so much. She misses me too and it's really hard on both of us. But now she has Skype so we can talk all we want. It's a beautiful thing the internet. They come up with wonderful things like Skype so we can stay in touch with our loved ones. :)

So anyway. We went to the local lake and hung out there for almost two hours. Then we went to Mongolian BBQ and then we played Friends SceneIt. It was a glorious few hours and I am so sad it had to end. :)

Here we are.



Who do you miss? Do you have a near and dear one who you don't get to talk to/see very often?

Take the time to call them. Or write them a letter. Write on their Facebook wall. Send them a text. Remind them that you love them.


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

The Tudors

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Mmmmm...King Henry the Eighth....



I have to say. If I was a member of the court in those days and Henry really looked like that, AND I caught Henry's attention, I wouldn't say no. :)

Hahaha. So bad of me right?

I've been watching The Tudors via Netflix. My parents got it and they said I could use it so I have been and I will do so! It makes me happy. :) It's fun watching this show. It's super well done and, let's face it, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a delicious yummy super attractive man. :)

He's not on my list though....

Who's on your top five celebrity list? The hottest ones I mean.

I'll tell you mine later. :)


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

My Other Family

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I have no words to express how much I love the people in the picture below.



From left to right: Evan, Nancy, Maddie, Me and Dylan.

These wonderful people are like my other family. Nancy is my mom and Evan, Dylan and Maddie are the siblings I never had. There is never a dull moment when I am with them. We laugh so much together and I can just be with them. They love me for who I am and I love them right back for who they are. I couldn't be who I am today with out them and I am so glad and blessed to have them in my life.

I would have taken a better picture tonight but I was just too involved with spending time with them and enjoying their company. So here is an older picture from a little more than a year ago. It's like our Christmas picture.

Do you have someone like this in your life? An "other family"? A "sibling"? Someone you love so dearly and who loves you back? Tell me!


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Dentist: Take Two

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I had to go to the dentist twice while I was home. The first time I went was for a routine cleaning. Today I had to go to get a filling redone.

This is the front of my dentists office!



I thought that I was going to have to be numbed but I didn't! They told me it would take about half an hour but honestly, from the time I got into the chair to the time I got out, it was probably only fifteen minutes or less. It was great. So now I'm all done with my teeth.

But I did buy some whitestrips...so maybe I'm not completely done. :)


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Last Minute

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I was gonna take a picture of my friend Lilli cuz it's her birthday today and I went to dinner with her, but I was so caught up in our three and a half hour string of conversations that I didn't.

So here's a picture I took a week ago because I have no other picture and nothing to take a picture of.

I felt super beautiful last week so I took a picture before I went to church. This is my current profile pic.




I hope you have a beautiful day tomorrow, whether you feel beautiful or have beautiful weather.

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Saturday With My Mom

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This is how I spent most of my day today.

Playing Wii with my mom.



Mario Party is the best. I could play it for hours.

Now we're watching Pulp Fiction and digesting delicious pizza. :)

I'm pretty happy.


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Backyard

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This is the backyard at my parents house. It's very pretty and very peaceful. The pond has a little waterfall and it's nice to hear it running. My dad made it all happen.


The view right out of the door if your turn left.


The pond.


Back towards the door. The patio furniture.


The big window in our living room and the pretty bushes outside.


All three koi! The big silver one is Zeeba, the fully orange one is Grumpy and the orange and white one is Spot.



Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Friday's Post

It will come tomorrow.

Things happened today, good and bad, and honestly, I am not in a place right now to create a good post.

So it will come tomorrow pending sleep and moving on from my thoughts at the moment.

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

How I Am Feeling.

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It's the end of the fourth day of VBS.

And this is how I feel.



Exhaustion has hit.

And I'm ready to not be at home with my dad anymore.....


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Popcorn and SYTYCD

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We don't make popcorn in the microwave anymore.

We make it on an open flame stove top in a controlled environment. It's so yummy!!!



Also it's Wednesday. So that means it's So You Think You Can Dance night. And I love this show. So I am happy and content right now.

As much as I can be....


Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

Sneaky

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At first glance, this may seem to be an ordinary blanket just curled up on the bed.



But on closer investigation there is a kitten curled up inside just waiting to pounce.


I miss having cats around all the time. :)

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34

VBS Day One

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I am exhausted and I don't want to get up and get my camera from across the room. So I will be posting pictures tomorrow when I'm rested.

The first day of VBS went really well. The kids are all sorts of crazy but they were just super excited. They had tons of fun and Mom and I did too! We spent the morning decorating the church. We changed it into Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was A Kid.


This is the sanctuary. This is my favorite place this year. It turned out really great.


The altar. I love that blanket. It's the best part of the decorations.


We borrowed most of the big backdrops from Advent, my home church. This is where the kids can color.


Mary's house. The kids come up here to hear Mary tell stories about her boy, Jesus.


Hometown Huddle. All the kids with Mom.


I'm excited to go back and spend some more time with the kids.

Kelsey Page
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~Matthew 6: 33-34