Holidays

Thanksgiving was great! We got to spend time with both families and catch up, hang out, and eat a lot of food win some BINGO prizes. Also, my parents were nice enough to buy us a Christmas tree. Is 6.5 feet tall. We put it up this morning. We made a trip to Wal-Mart and bought some ornaments and then put the ones I had from growing up on. We also needed a tree skirt. We have spend most of the day listening to Christmas music and putting our tree and outdoor lights up. Here are some pictures of the Christmas fun today.

Brian and I by our Christmas Tree

Brian putting up the lights on our balcony


Brian putting the tree together.

100 Things

This was fun- you're supposed to copy the list to your blog and then bold the things you have done. So.... I should do more.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (I've been there, but I don't think the airport should count.)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France2
0. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (Great Moments in California History!!!!)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (I've never been inside but I've been to it..)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own

The Office

One of favorite shows is The Office. For those of you who don't watch it on The Office the boss' name is Michael Scott and he is a bit...quirky. Well he basically is slightly dumb but it is entertaining dumb, even most of the people who work under him realize this and just roll their eyes and smile and nod. Now I wish I could tell you that I was lucky enough to have a boss like Michael Scott for those of you who have seen The Office you probably think I am crazy. However, Michael Scott even in all his stupidity does not come close to my boss. She is an idiot. Now we have always known this but today it hit an all time high on the stupidity meter. Today December calendars came out... Now I said I would work EVERYDAY of Christmas break from 12:30-11:30pm except for the 18th and the 25th-28th. I got scheduled for the 27th-on call, the 28th, and Thursday the 18th. Not counting those shifts I work a total of 3 shifts all of Christmas break and am on call for 4. In three weeks I work 3 shifts. Now to make matters worse at my job according to said boss we schedule according to senority. So those who have been here longest get first pick of shifts. This did not happen. 3 girls who were hired after me have more shifts than I do. One of them, got all but 3 of her shifts covered so far this month and she works a TON, while I am her AN (on call) person. It should be the other way around. I should be working and she should be AN. I said I would work three Saturdays in December and got scheduled for none, meanwhile girl who got all of her shifts covered in Nov works 2 and is AN for 1. Tomorrow my boss and I will be having a little sit down chit chat. Because I am not happy. Now only do I need to work more than that but Brian works everyday but Thursdays from 1:30-10:00, if I don't work it means that I have to sit at home for three weeks which most likely would result in me killing someone...probably my boss.

I know that I should be writing something heart warming and lovely about Thanksgiving and everything I am grateful for but it will have to wait until tomorrow.

Thanksgiving

Brian got work off for Thanksgiving so we are coming up to Salt Lake. We are going to do the morning with his parents and then come down for the later afternoon and night at Mom and Dads. I figured that Brian needed to experience BINGO, and left over fruit salad (my favorite!). We are excited!
Also, you would think that having not done or been involved in Ballroom for an entire semester, that I would be able to go see the concert as a paying patron and just enjoy. WRONG, I ran into Mark (the director) yesterday and was informed that he needed my help. So now tomorrow before the show, during intermission, and after the show I get to run the "donations" table and talk to people about ways to "get involved" with ballroom dance... It isn't a big deal I just find it interesting. But we are excited to get to spend Thanksgiving with family.

A hobby...

I will now be taking recommendations of things to do as a hobby. I don't have one and I need one. I spend many hours sitting at home by myself and having never not been so busy I hardly have time to breathe I am going crazy. However there are some considerations that need to be taken into account. I am artsty/crafty learning disabled this rules out the following: scrapbooking, quilting, painting, drawing, cutting and gluing, sewing, knitting, and crochetting. Also, I don't really have any money so it has to be a relatively cheap hobby. Thanks!

Sometimes...

Sometimes I want to not go to math
Sometimes I cannot stay awake in math no matter how hard I try
Sometimes I wonder why I bother to study for hours for my math test
Sometimes I want to throw my math book at my teacher's head
Sometimes I want to pretend like it doesn't matter if I fail math
Sometimes I want to tell my math teacher EXACTLY what I think of her
But then...
I remember that I have to take math from the same teacher next semester
I remember that if I fail I will be a semester behind which we can't afford
I remember that if I study, then I have more justification for blaming my teacher when I fail said test
I remember that we only can miss 4 days until our final grade it dropped
I remember that I am narcoleptic
So...
I come home and I eat ice cream
I come home and I scrub dishes to get out my frustration
I come home and watch a chick flick
I come home and am grateful that tomorrow I don't have to go to school
I come home and sleep
I come home and write a very long repetitive blog

Love
Kelsey

Sick Day

So I woke up at 1:00 am and did NOT feel good. I tossed and turned most of the night. My alarm went off at 7:00, so I could get up for math at 8:00. This did not happen I got up brushed my teeth, and threw up. So I went back to bed and did not move from it except to throw up. Now surprisingly this was not a terrible day. Brian didn't have classes so he spent the day with me. Despite the fact that I was only semi awake for most of the day, and he had to watch hours worth of the office. He went and got me popsicles, and did the laundry. He is not allowed anywhere near the bathroom while I am actually throwing up (I lock the door). But he waited patiently and hand me water and walk me back to bed. So I can't really complain when despite a hundred more interesting things to do, he spent the day with me. Especially because I HATE being by myself when I am sick. I would rather lay on the floor somewhere to get to be with people then have to spend all day alone. Hopefully, tomorrow I will feel good enough to go to work since I didn't go today. Especially when we have one of the cutest babies I have ever seen, he is 6 months old and probably weighs close to 30 lbs. He is FAT. He also thinks he should be able to walk. He doesn't crawl, just rolls around, but he wants to walk. If the state would let me, I would take him home. He is just that cute.

A list... in 8's

I was taggeed by my sister... oh and i don't know eight people with blogs so I tag Mom and Dad... and they better do it this time cause they didn't last time....

*8 TV Shows I Like to Watch:
1. That 70's Show
2. The Office
3. Buffy
4. Cities of the Underworld
5. Design to Sell
6. I am out of ideas....
7.
8.

Favorite Restaurants: (I can only pick 8?)
1. Red Robin
2. Texas Road House
3. Olive Garden
4. Wendy's
5. Astro Burgers
6. In and Out Burger
7. Chillis
8. TGI Friday's

*Favorite Places to Shop:
1. Target
2. Walmart
3. Down-East
4. Kohls
5. JCPenny
6. Forever Young Shoes
7. Lins
8. Utah Idaho School Supply Store

*Things that Happened Yesterday:
1. Took Brian to work
2. Took a nap
3. Went to work
4. Had dinner with Megan and Lindsay
5. Threw up and shook uncontrollably
6. Went to Lins
7. Checked the mail
8. Did math homework

*Things I'm Looking Forward to:
1. Going home on the 22nd
2. Christmas
3. Next Semester
4. Saturday
5. Brian's 2 dollar pay raise
6. Twilight the Movie
7. Book Buy back
8. Brian being home from work

* Things on my Wish List:
1. Money to pay bills AND eat.
2. No more debt
3. A house
4. An english bull dog and Clancy
5. Getting to go on Vacation
6. A classroom of my very own
7. Get to see my husband more
8. Spend more time with family

Freezing!

It is very cold in Cedar City tonight. I haven't turned on the heater yet and I am too lazy to move the space heater from our room to the living room. Yesterday my sister, Morgan, stopped by on her way home from my parents house. We let her boys run around a bit which was fun. And it is always fun to get to catch up with family. Her husband, Derek, is always a good sport and lets us talk and talk. Im off to the gym which is really hard when it is cold outside. I don't know why it is so hard to go to the gym when Im freezing you would think that I would remember that going to the gym warms me up. But i just hate it.