That One Dreaded Week

I've never been one to stress over finals. Until this year, when Influenza A took me over the week before and I was left with 5 days of makeup work. And it's my first year with 6 classes(I usually have 5) so I already wasn't prepared for 6 tests.

To start this week off right, some friends and I decided to hit up Bonzai Bowl for some healthy energy and to celebrate our friend's birthday. Bonzai Bowl is this delicious place where you can get acai and other fruit bowls topped with granola, fresh fruit, and honey. It's as good as it sounds.
Here are some photos from this wonderful kick-off finals/celebrate Mik's birthday trip:

Only 1 More Day...

Until this cute boy can legally drive me everywhere.

Happy 17th Birthday Damon!! "Today you're a man... Mozeltoff"(500 Days of Summer). You seriously are the sunshine that shines so brightly today. You make me want to smile consistently, and I really like when you take everything I say seriously. You are the reason I am saying all these ridiculously cheesy sayings. I hope you have the most magical day of your life, and I want you to know that if you do not destroy El Toro High School with your digs tonight, then I will personally come over to your house and scrutinize you. Just kidding.. I like you too much for that.  

 Love my nerdiness... This is what 10:30 on a school night does to me

I will always love this picture of us because it is really, seriously hard to be serious around you.

Lots and lots of love,

Kenzie Brooke

Do you remember??

Reminds me of that song by Jay Sean. Oh the days when I loved iTunes top 100 songs...

Either way, do you remember my party?? And how we had a photo booth??
Well I made a few collages of the best pictures from the night. Check 'em out:

How to throw the BEST Mormon Party... For Teens

DISCLAIMER: These Photos are in NO specific order

Being 16 is a pretty big deal. I went back and forth on having a Sweet 16, but ultimately decided it would be a great idea. One thing about Mormon parties is that everyone in the ward helps each other out, and people rarely spend over $400. But with this party, it was a little difficult to keep under budget at first, but eventually we made it. Here is how any person can throw the perfect party for a teenager(especially if you are Mormon):

1. PhotoBooths

Normally these are a little more traditional, but since they are so expensive, a guy in my ward set up the stuff we needed for our Roadshow pictures(a play my church is putting on). He is also a photographer, so he decided to just take picture of us and give them to my family on a CD. They turned out amazing!!

2. Great People

With just the right people, you can start a marshmallow war, or take some totally fantastic her-clicking photos.

3. An Amazing DJ(this guy happens to be one of my really close friends, friends)

Music is the most important part in setting the "mood" of the party. Make sure to pick music that is fun, and that everyone will want to dance to. My new friend, Travis, did a fantastic job!

4. Make sure to invite all of your friends!

You don't want anyone to feel left out do you??

(A random picture of me on my actual birthday with my cake)

5. What party doesn't end with planking??

Make sure to have a camera to take random shots like this one:

(On my actual birthday, my best friend dropped balloons off for me. Yes, I am in my Pajamas after a shower.. Who cares?)

6. Always make sure you have some sort of theme

I prefer just having a color scheme, so I went with blue and silver this time. I like having cute/classy decor.

(An one last picture of my great friend, Brandt)

Now, this cost of this party was NOT bad at all. Here are the totals:

DJ- $150

Photo Booth- $40

Food- $50

Balloons- $30

Great Time- FREE

GRAND TOTAL- $270

See? cheap and easy. Now go throw yourself the PERFECT party!

Being Sixteen...

Sometimes I think about my life. Today I have thought about it a lot today. As of today at 11:58pm, I will be 16 years old. For some reason, this birthday has made me think a lot about the decisions I have made in my life. Being Mormon, 16 is a HUGE year. You can finally date boys... yes, real life boys!! To be honest, I didn't necessarily "date" but I have had a few guy friends whom I have had a "thing" with(basically an innocent way of saying you are going out). I never thought much of it, and we never did anything bad. I was with a guy, and ended things with him because I felt the need to keep the standards I set for my life when I was younger. I was really glad I made that decision, but looking back today, I wish I had never made the decision to like any boy at all. Now that I can date, I am extremely excited to go out and get those boys to ask other girls on dates but to be honest, it would have been the greatest JOY to be able to say "Yes! I can finally go on dates since I've never done anything like it before!" So if there is one thing I learned from this whole Sixteen-years-of-age experience, it's that you need to follow the standards. I know they lead to true joy and happiness when the time comes when you are able to finally enjoy whatever you refrained from in the beginning. Well, now that we got the seriousness out of the way... I'm SIXTEEN years old!!! Which means I'm gonna go kiss some random guy(ha. ha. Jut kidding, that's Disgusting). If you wanna check out some cute pictures of me as a child, go over to my mom's blog and look at this post.

Now, I can officially date these boys ;)

I'm gonna go practice for my driving test now!! I better pass :)

BOOM!!

Officially February.
Officially my Birthday Month.
Officially the month of LOVE.
Officially doing this photo-a-day challenge.

Happy Birthday to my Wonderful Mom!!

It's my mom's birthday today!! I love her lots and she is truly fantastic. She helps me with everything (including giving me rides to friends houses). I am truly grateful for everything she does for me!!

I hope she likes her new iMac desktop computer that we got her!