Memorial Day Marvelosity

What a weekend! I'm pretty sure I'm still recovering.

So, it started on Friday night with a trip to dinner with a couple friends, hanging out in a backyard, jumping on the trampoline, etc. Then, I went up to This is The Place Heritage Park to pass out flyers for the Relay for Life to high school kids. It was amazing... kids lined up to get our fliers! There was a girl there passing out info on another dance and she kept getting mad cause the kids liked ours better... there were WAY more of hers that ended up on the ground! haha! Sucker! That's what she gets for being a beasty!

Then, Saturday morning, my sister and I were able to take our nieces and nephew to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. Since we live in Daybreak, we were allowed a special sneak-peek tour! It was gorgeous, as all Temples are. I'm pretty sure this is the Temple that I will someday be married in. It was so amazing to feel how strong the Spirit was there, even though it hasn't been dedicated yet. Temples truly are the House of the Lord... it made me really start to be excited to go to this temple as much as I can once it's open!


Isn't it gorgeous? And just steps away from my house!

After that, I packed my bags and met up with some friends to head up to Pineview Reservoir up Ogden canyon. We rented a huge house in Eden and it was a blast.

While we were up there, we went to a local LDS ward and had the opportunity to hear from several Vets from the Korean War, Vietnam, and even some stories from WWII. It was great to listen to such wonderful stories and pay tribute to our soldiers, especially those who have given their lives, to defend the freedoms we enjoy! We also heard a hilarious youth speaker who told a story about two girls who walked in on his friend going to the bathroom... and related it to sharing our testimonies. What? Yeah. I miss youth speakers!

Here are some photos from the weekend:


I be a shootin woman! Except I didn't hit a dang thing. ;)


Don't mess w/us! We'll bust a cap ya'll!


All the muddin peeps... after shooting we went up the mountain and drove around, getting stuck in the mud, etc. It was a blast!


And, it was gorgeous up there!




Post softball game... what a blast!


All the single ladies! Loved driving to and fro with these ladies!

Mamma Mia

So, Mother's day was over a week ago. As was my "blogging blitz". But, I thought it was high time that I posted pictures from Mother's day, which also happened to be the day we celebrated my brovers birfday.



My attempts to become a photographer. Cute Avalee!! Can you believe she's already 8!? Rooskie... remember when we was born? Back when we were in the dorms!! Crazy!



Little Miss Sadie. Recently she got in trouble for mixing some play dough together and ruining the colors. When her mom asked why she did this, she said that Boede did it, which was obviously not true. So, then when she was caught there, she went to the next logical step... she blamed it on a ghost! When her mom told her that ghosts weren't real, she said "Yes there are! Mom, it was the Holy Ghost that made me do it!" haha. Um, they have their hands full with this kid. Love her.



Boede getting ready to go for a walk.



Boede... he's a lady killer ya'll.



The two best mother's in my life: my Mom and Adrea. Sadly, the other best mother I know was unable to come. We missed you Grandma Reynolds.


My "cake" that I cooked for my brother. Don't judge the book by it's cover... what it lacked in beauty, it made up for in tase. ;)



I was being a creative photographer. Needless to say, these kids know what will happen if they misbehave when Aunt Boo is around! haha. KIDDING!

Grad School!!

So, I think I found where I want to attend Grad School!!! It's in a little city called London, England. :)

The name of the place is Goldsmiths, London University (which means it's in a sub-college of the University of London).

Listen to what it says online about their Masters in Anthropology program:

Are you interested in a career in anthropology, but haven’t studied the subject before? Have you studied anthropology in the past, but need to consolidate this experience before moving into anthropological research? This MA offers students from all disciplinary backgrounds the opportunity to build a solid base in social anthropology, its theoretical foundations, methodology and ethnographic diversity.

Um.... did they write that SPECIFICALLY for me!?!?! It felt like it as I started reading it last night! Wowzers.

If I go full time, the program will only take a year. Even bigger wowzers!

And, as I thought about this last night, I think I realized two areas that I would like to specialize in: "Greek mythology and it's impact on social ethics, religion, and morality in modern culture", and "American media influences on society and government."

I woke up thinking about then Greek Mythology this morning. My main thought is that most western religions deal with moral "rights" and "wrongs", and God is meant to serve as a moral compass. But, one of the earliest civilized cultures on our planet did not us the idea of God in the same way. The Greek Gods killed, were adulterous, and drank way too much. I think we see some impact from that culture on today's society. As people move away from traditional theory's and beliefs in God, we can see more of the Greek ideologies taking hold in our culture. Obviously, I haven't done any research or anything, but that was my idea.

As for the American media idea, I really do think that television and other media influence shape our culture and government more than we realize. I was watching something on the history channel yesterday: while the US never really lost a battle in Vietnam, we lost the war because of the American people's perception on the war and all of the protests over here. Another thought that I think has some real bearing: On the tv show "24", President Palmer, a black man, was a strong, intelligent, moral, and wonderful President of the United States. I believe that he paved the path for a black man to become President. People saw that Palmer was a wonderful President, and I think they associate him with Barrack Obama. Just a thought. :)

Here are some pictures of Goldsmiths campus:

Convertable Casualty

I forgot one of the downsides of convertable ownership....



...Bad tan lines. :( Starting off the summer w/a farmer's tan is not my idea of a good beginning!

Don't be hatin!

Ok, so there are a few things I'm good at, and blogging certainly isn't one of them. So, please stop hatin on me for sucking peeps! haha.

I don't think I've shared this story yet on my blog, so for your entertainment, I will tell this self deprecating tale.

Anyone who knows me should be perfectly aware of two things:
1. I don't wear flats very often. I'm a high-heeled girl.
2. I am not athletic. I have made attempts. I "played" soccer in high school and even coached for a rec team (5th and 6th grade girls). I've tried to become a runner. I've tried to become a skier and a wake boarder. I'm really not good at any of these things.

So, this story really shouldn't come as a shock.

It was winter in the year 2009. I was at work. Some friends and I decided that it would be a great idea to head up to Park City, Utah (about 30 minutes away) to see an Aerial Ski Jump Competition. I've been to plenty of sporting events, none of which were winter sporting events. So, while I was expecting a nice, paved, snow-cleared path up to some bleachers, I was oh so wrong. Instead, I found an icy, snowy ski hill that we had to hike up. Which, wouldn't have been a huge deal aside from the fact that I'd come right from work, and was wearing a dress and high heeled boots with no traction. I knew I was in trouble.

So, I asked one of the people working the event if there was any other way to get up the hill. They said a snowmobile would take me if I faked an injury. My friends just said "Kels, don't worry about it, we'll help you get up to the top!"

45 minutes later, they weren't so happy about it. haha. They basically ended up dragging me up the hill. Every time I tried to take a step, I'd slip and almost pull everyone down the hill with me. So, I tried using my heels like ice picks. That helped a little until we hit more fluffy snow. So, finally, I just dug and, and they walked and pulled. Unfortunately, in process, I pulled my butt muscle! I ended up walking with a limp the rest of the night. Good thing was, I ended up taking the snow mobile down the hill.

What a night!!

So, other than that, things in my life are good. Work is fine, the weather is steadily getting more spring like, which means summer and heat is just around the corner... yay!

As far as the boys go, I'm still sort of on my self-imposed dating break. Until I find a guy that I'm really excited to get to know better, I'm holding back. Some of the same boys are still prowling around waiting for me to decide that I don't want to date a Mormon boy, but that I'm fine with settling. Jokes on them! Kelsey don't play that! ;)

More blogs to come, this year is full of plans already! Oh, and Relay is just over a month away! Eek!!