The Perfect Summer

This summer has been absolutely fantastic. I've spent it babysitting and hanging out with friends. I've also been going to the temple every week because it was one of my goals. It has been a great time.
I've met so many smart two year olds, and I've definitely been able to improve on my mothering skills for the future.

My best friend and I have been going on trips opposite weeks of each other, so I hadn't seen her in 3 weeks until Monday and so we celebrated hanging out with ice cream and Popsicles, vey typical of us. Now she's off in Hawaii enjoying the sun as I stay here mostly babysitting so I can save money to go to Hawaii next year.

The temple is a great place. I am Mormon, and we believe in the Plan of Salvation where after we die everyone who wasn't a member of our church can become baptized. But since their bodies are no longer able to be baptized, we go to the temple to become baptized for them. It's kind of confusing but if you go on www.lds.org you can learn more about it.

I hope everyone is having a great summer as well!!

So this beach we went to is really lame, and shouldn't even be considered a beach anymore, we only go there for bonfires because there is grass. I think that's why it says kooks? 

Sour Patch Popsicles are the best

My Life's Notes

My EFY Counselor from last year was on So You Think You Can Dance this year

Just a preview of Girls Camp from all last week

Dear Meredith(my sister),
I am so super jealous of you since you were able to sit directly behind Zooey Deschanel during the taping of SYTYCD that you went to. She is my girl crush, and part of my crazy obsession of 500 Days of Summer.

Dear Dirt,
I'm finally free from you!! Long, hot showers are amazing.

Dear Summer,
I finally feel like it's Summer. Which, I am so very grateful for.

Dear San Clemente,
It was nice to visit you again, I miss my old friends.

Dear Large Whiteboards,
You provide hours of entertainment.

Dear Church Leaders,
You are AMAZING!!! I am so grateful for everything you did to help put camp together this year and make it beyond wonderful.

Dear 10 Fingers Game,
I had to play with 5 fingers last night because my friend and I already know too much about each other.  We still never finished the game in 2 hours...

Lots of Love,

Kenzie

My Life's Notes

Picture from a while ago when I constantly wore band tshirts and my hair in a bun... HAWT, I know ;)

Dear Spring Break,
I know there isn't supposed to be the greatest weather after today and tomorrow, but could you please change that?? If not, it's fine though because I will just HAVE to go to LA with a dress and rain boots.

Dear Pyromaniacs,
Start a fire and blowing coffee creamer into it. I guarantee you hours of fun because it is a serious adventure.
(P.S. Don't forget to wear protective goggles and clothing. Please use responsibly)

Dear Church Leaders,
Your lessons on Easter were beautiful. They really brought the spirit. And I loved the video we watched in Young Womens.

Dear Food,
Please stay delicious as my friends and I walk up to the hill overlooking the golf course.

Dear Eyes,
Now that you don't want to let my contacts help me see, I am so stoked to go to the eye doctors today.

Dear Life,
Follow President Hinckley's counsel from here.

My Life's Notes

I love to follow some Bloggers out there, and one of them does a segment called "Life's Little Notes" where she writes notes to herself. I decided I should do this for more experience.

A few "cute" pictures of me on some random Saturday night a few weeks ago

Dear Hunger Games fans,
Yes, I went to the premiere of the the movie, and no I haven't seen it twice to post my lovely thoughts on it. I promise it is coming soon though.


Dear Self,
Why do I always act so dumb around boys? They are only people like you except they are just a little bit more manly.


Dear Neighbors,
I loved dinner last night! It was absolutely delicious, and it felt like Thanksgiving.. Lucky for you my family never got to have a good Thanksgiving feast last year.


Dear English Teacher,
Your baby is really cute, but seriously do we really have to write an essay on A Tale of Two Cities?? I read the book and I think that should be enough.


Dear Self(again),
Stop getting really excited and hurting yourself. Saturday night was bad, and you really don't like the gnar bruises you have on your knee caps or the bruise on your finger.


Dear Mormons,
Didn't you love General Conference this weekend?? My favorite session was the Saturday morning one. If you didn't see them, you can watch them here.

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 :)

What makes me happy...

Are cute little babies that keep me busy during a long baptism and wedding ceremony at the church today. And to think I didn't want kids for the longest time..

On the First Day of Christmas...

I was sad when I searched "Christmas" into Google Images, and there was only 1 picture of Christ's birth. The true meaning of Christmas really has become something different, and everyone is taken over by the buying of gifts, when they should be aware of the service they can give.

I am grateful for Christ's birth though this Holiday Season.

If Christ was never born, this world would be a whole different place, and I would be a whole different purpose. I am grateful for the opportunity we have every Christmas to remind each other the reason we are all able to return to live with Heavenly Father again. For some great religious and Christmas movies to show your kids about the true meaning of Christ's birth, please watch this, this, this, this, or any other movie shown on this website. Everyone is titled to their own beliefs, but it is what you do with those beliefs that changes how other people act around you.

There are 101 Reasons Why I Haven't Posted...

BUT I think I'll just tell you why I am posting...

1. In less than 3 months I will be driving!!

Which means I need to find a nice(but cheap) car within those four months, so that I don't need to just borrow one of my parents cars instead. I would love an older/vintagey car but obviously most of those are stick-shift and I can barely drive with just the gas and pedal- I can only imagine what it would be like putting a cluth in there as well... So if anyone has suggestions of places or types of cars to look at I would love you :)

2. School has been super fun this year

*Me on the first day of 6th grade*

I am not a huge fan of school, but I still try (occasionally) to answer all the questions and do my homework. And my friends are super chill.. yes it's true we are a little awkward and we like to either be absolutely silent or sing and dance to Highschool Musical(no joke, the other day I walked up to our table with my other friend and they were all singing and dancing to High School Musical's "Stick To The Status Quo", so I proceeded to join them while my other friend walked away totally stunned).

3. My School spirit is surprisingly LARGE this year

*Serving in Volleyball(see my knee brace?? it makes my knee look ridiculously fat)*

I go to a high school that really is not very school spirited. We lose every football game, and most other sports actually. This year is only the 5th year it's been open, and I feel like our school finally has enough spirit to make it not completely weird to dress up for spirit week( speaking of which, our spirit week was last week, and I dressed up for 3!!!! of the days). ANd our football games have become the best place to go on Friday, normally Thursday(since we don't have our own football stadium) Nights.

4. I love my Sister so much...

I have a sister who is exactly 16 months younger than me. We don't look anything like eachother, but we act EXACTLY the same, almost like twins. She and I share a room too, which is surprisingly a bonus(even though I sleep on the top bunk). I should convince her to guest post on this blog once I get a few more followers :)

5. CHURCH

My religion is a HUGE part of my life, and I don't find it as much of a burden anymore than just a way of life for me. I absolutely love my religion, and I don't want to try to convert anyone but I think it's really important to stand up for your church at all times.

Be prepared for a semi-new school year facelift!! I think I will be doing events such as: My Random thoughts Monday Tempting Lyrics Tuesday Weirdo Wednesday Thoughts Thursday(My crazy/random thoughts) Flaunt-It Friday(my Fashion day) PLEASE FOLLOW BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU WON'T REGRET IT :)

Where in the world have I been??

These past few weeks have been pretty crazy with Girls camp and EFY, but I have grown spiritually from both trips. First at Girls camp we went to the Kern River as a ward where we went white water rafting down the river. The water is so high this year that a lot of people have died, but even without that thought it was ridiculously fun. At girls camp we also went down natural water slides that seemed sort of scary(and FREEZING!!) but in fact were very fun. Here are a few pictures to show what we did:

Right after we came back from Girls camp I flew to Provo,Utah for a fun-filled week at EFY!! EFY stands for Especially For Youth and is a camp that lasts a week and you basically go to different classes to grow stronger in our religion as mormons. During this week you are in different groups consisting of the colors red, blue, green, and yellow. In each group there are probably a little over 200 people, but then you are split up into companies which have about 22-24 people. You normally become more associated with your company rather than your whole group, but it helps you become really close with those 24 people. I went to EFY last year, but I didn't become nearly as close of friends with my company last year as I did this year. Everyone was just so nice this year!! Here are some pictures form the week:

Malfunction Monday

Dear Bloggers,

I am so jealous of all of your blogs now a days because you have one day of the week dedicated for your fashion. I personally love trying new styles, and I have had this want to do the same thing as you. But I honestly had no idea what to call it. That's when I couldn't wait any longer today and decided "Malfunction Monday" was going to be the name because how often do you wear an outfit and know that nothing is wrong with it?? It never happens to me, even if nobody else can see the problem. So for the past few days I have come up with 2 of my favorite outfits from my closet.

Outfit #1:

I like this outfit because it is super cute and I love the colors! My camera lighting is horrible in this picture, so it's hard to see the colors but they are super pretty.

I would wear this to school or maybe a Mo Mo Dance.

One thing wrong with this outfit, is the shirt is sorta short so it doesn't tuck into the skirt very well.

Top: Nordstrom Skirt: H&M Necklaces: Charlotte Russe and Tai Pan Trading Shoes:DSW(Not shown, combat style)

Outfit #2

I love wearing black, grey, and red together so I was pretty much in love with this outfit when I paired it together.

I would wear this to church(maybe) and a Mormon dance

One thing wrong with this skirt is the belt doesn't stay down around the skirt.

Top: Macy's Skirt:Bought from a thrift store Belt: H&M

Malfunction Monday is definitely a GO so make sure to look at my new styles every week!! Love,

Mackenzie