I.AM.IN.LOVE.

HAHAHA! Made you look : D But seriously - TODAY HAS BEEN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!!!! I LOVE THE SUN!!!!!! I just found myself a warm, little, Katelyn-sized, piece of grass next to the Smith FieldHouse and put my "Mellilfluously Mellow" Playlist on my iPod. (Word Of The Day - Mellifluous:(1) Having a smooth, rich flow. (2) Being filled with honey or sweetness. Don't you sound smart?) Yes. I really do have a playlist with that word it in. Isn't it a great word? ANYWAYS I took off my shoes, which were FLIP FLOPS, and felt the grass with my feet. The sun shone beautifully down on me. The birds sang. The freshly cut grass smelt SO good. I was ELATED! EUPHORIC! It was a perfect little moment in my own little world and it made me SUPER excited for summer. Something about the sun just speaks to my soul and makes my heart sing!

Other Exciting News....
1. I am about to go take my LAST midterm of the semester. ITS ALL OVER BUT THE FINALS PEOPLE!

2. Mom and Lindsey come in TWO WEEKS!

3. Stephanie brought me a sonic cup filled with crushed ice. MY FAVORITE TREAT EVER!!! (well, one of them) Sonic has the best ice in the entire world. * CRUNCH CRUCNH *

4. I will soon be moving to a bigger apartment that HAS A WASHER AND DRYER IN IT!!!!!! THANK GOODNESS!

5. I have an appointment with my Bishop to open my mission papers!!!! I also have my mission physical appointment. This is really happening folks!

6. Stephanie has a dance recital this weekend. I have a poster and shirt to decorate and wear. She does not believe i have the nerve. WE SHALL SEE!

7. I cannot wait to stay in Provo this summer. I will actually get to breath and BE SOCIAL and not worry about school so much. GOOD TIMES!

8. I cannot wait to make a trip up to Washington and see my Daddy so he can take me BOATING! Ok - so i might possibly ski or something, but mostly i just want to go out on the water.

9. The library called and they FINALLY have The Book Thief copy that i have been trying desperately to reserve for weeks.

10.I couldn't decide which color i wanted to paint my toe nails, so painted each of my toe a different one of my favorite colors of polish. My mother would be horrified. I think it looks AWESOME

12. I am having a ridiculously good hair day, which does not happen often. Its so SMOOTH! LOVE IT! My mother would be proud.

13. CLEANING CHECKS IN THE MORNING! YAY FOR CLEAN APARTMENTS!!!!

Despite the fact that my father and brothers are ditching me and going to one of my absolute favorite places on the planet - HAWAII in the next few weeks AND that i miss Israel all the time i am happy as a little clam. Where did that expression come from anyways? Prize for the first person to post and tell me. I LOVE YOU ALL! MWAH! XOXO

P.S. ENJOY SOME PICS OF ME IN NICE SUNNY WEATHER. MAYBE IT WILL BRING SOME YOUR WAY

You will wear the crown, be the crown! YOU ARE the crown!

Ok so today my much younger, prettier, and more talented cousin McKenzie is participating (not competing, it is NOT a competition : D) in the Jr. Miss Scholarship Program (because it is NOT a beauty pageant ; D). I just wanted to let her know that i LOVE THE CRAP OUT OF HER! She is utterly adorable and i am sure she will do our family proud. Knock 'em dead kiddo! SPARKLE SPARKLE SPARKLE! Let the judges see the real you and they will be blown away. Just be confident and have fun.

Your cousin in UTAH in rooting for you : D YOU GO GIRL

You should know that being a Jr. Miss was awesome, but my favorite memory of the whole year is the night of the local program. It was one of the funnest nights of my high school life, not because of the outcome, but because all my friends and i were there together. We were all being waited on and we all looked drop dead gorgeous. We all got flowers and gifts and cards up the ying yang. I remember the second i answered my question on stage and the judging part of the night was over we all head right for the food table. We also had a dance party in the dressing room while waiting for the resutls.

I am, as you can tell, feeling a little nostalgic today. I just want to let my High School girls know that I LOVE THEM! KORI, KIYA, SHAYLENE, MORGAN, MELISSA, BRENDA, AND LITTLE MISS ASHLEY! Thank you for all the good times. I miss you and hope everything is going well in your life. I LOVE YOU!

25 THINGS

Ok - so since everyone else seems to be postig this on their blog here are 25 random things that you probably didnt know about me...

1. My favorite food in the entire world is pineapple. I crave Banana Joe's soft serve pineapple ice cream ALL THE DAY LONG. Unfortunately i do not live in Hawaii...its like an itch you cant scratch guys. I LOVE IT! IT IS SO YUMMY!

2. My Hair - I HATE IT! It decided to miss the first five years of my life, hence the reason my family called me Yoda. When it did come in it was a wavy, straw-like, rats nest. AND IT WAS BLONDE! EXCUSE ME - Belle has brown hair; as do my American Girl Doll Samantha, Princess Leia, and Kimbery the Pink Ranger. My sister at least got gorgeous red hair like Madeline and The Litttle Mermaid. I JUST WANT THICK, DARK, LONG, BEAUTIFUL HAIR! HAHAHA - now that i have that off my chest....

3. I am openly upset about the fact that i have not earned a tiara - I WAS A JUNIOR MISS! FOR THE LOVE!!! I got a medallion - it does NOT shine and it has NO diamonds. LAME! I was Queen of the Snowflake Winter Wonderland Formal Senior Year and what did i get? A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO La Cabana! Miss Shutes is CHEAP! Thats what happens when you go to a single A school i guess : D

4. I WILL stuff my clarinet case full of clothes and run away to New York, where i will live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, sleep in Queen Victoria's bed, and bath in the foutain of youth - JUST LIKE CLAUDIA KINCAID in From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

5. Come to think of it - everything I want to do in life comes from my books - play Quidditch for Gryffindor in the House Cup at Hogwarts, jig down the yellow brick road to Oz, Have magical powers that move things with my eyes like Matilda, dance with Mr. Darcy....

6. I LOVE America's Next Top Model. It is my guilty pleasure. If i were a foot taller and quite a bit ligher i would TOTALLY BE ON THAT SHOW! I want so bad to strut my stuff on the runway! Im so sassy. I even was solicited by Matt Lauer and the Today Show to model Swim Suits on national TV! TRUE STORY! I was also on the cover of a magazine - THATS RIGHT PEOPLE! And Good News: Cyle 13 of ANTM is feature girls ONLY UNDER 5'7! I AM SO EXCITED!

7. My dorm room and everything about it is very....Elle Woods. Its fluffy and pink, but my favorite color is actaully green. My bedspread and sheets was a mistake, they sent us the wrong color, and i just went with it....everything had to match!

8. I LOVE to chew gum as loud as i possibly can and to pop my gum all the day long. This bugs the crap out of my family. All the more reason to love doing it!

9. I am super competitive. Dont let my sweetheart vibe and big blue eyes fool you. I can get down right nasty. I HATE TO LOSE! My roommates make fun of me because i get this determined little fire in my eyes when we play games and end up wacking people with Ensigns....truth. Not a good idea to play Jeopardy in Sunday School when i am there. The spirit will leave. Dont mess with me. I also tend to sometimes find creative and sneaky ways to cheat, which in my opinion, is just a better way to win the game. I feel sorry for those who were not smart enough to figure it out. HAHAHA!

10. I LOVE A GOOD ARGUE - You know, the debating kind - not fighting. My mother is the same way. i cannot tell you how fun this is. We get along so well. SHE MISSES ME YOU KNOW SHE DOES! : D I placed at state in Public Speaking for FBLA in HS. I should have been a lawyer...

11. Dont freak out - i am not anywhere near ready to be a mom, but i secretly want a little baby girl to dress up and play with and carry around. Would that not be SO CUTE???? I would love it. Thats why i live by my aunts.....they have babies. And they feed me, but that is a different story.

12. I was born with Turners Sundrome - a chromatic abnormality whose most common characteristic is short staure, hence the fact that i am 4 feet 11. I also gave myself shots everyday for six years...which is why i am not afraid of needles or blood.

13. I have a good memory, but it is honestly useless. I remember the dumbest, most random things. I know every word to every song and can quote a whole movie after watching it once. HOWEVER, ask me about algebra formulas for what i had for dinner last monday and i will have no idea.

14. Yes. I own the entire series of Gilmore Girls. In my opinion, which for the purpose of this post is the only one that matters : D, it is the sharpest, most witty and smart TV show ever written. I LOVE IT and i quote it all the time, only nobody ever knows what the heck i am talking about.

15. I wanted to be Nancy Kerrigen and figure skate in the olympics when i was younger. I also wanted to be Dominique Moceanu and be a gymnast in the Olympics. Mostly i just wanted to wear a cute sparkly outfit, look pretty, and GO FOR THE GOLD

16. I HATE SPIDERS!!!!! I am not scared of them. I just hate them. and i kill them dead.

17. I HATE WINTER!!!! I AM ALWAYS SO COLD! It makes my joints hurt! I think the snow is gorgeous and i lOVE to ski, but i HATE THE COLD!!!!

18. Yes, i own a quilt made out of the Minky Dot Baby Blanket Fabric. My grandma made it for me for gradutaion because i asked her for it and you know what? I LOVE IT! It is the softest, most comfy and amazing blankie EVER! Jealous of Katelyn and the AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM BLANKET? As well you should be.

19. Dont you worry - At my house in WA I do own a black leotard from my glory days of Dance Team and Jr. Miss. I WILL look good enough in it one of these days to make a Single Ladies Beyonce music video with Linds. Thats right. I'm an animal. LOOK FORWARD TO THAT!

20. Despite the oft complaint - I <3>

Shout Out : D

I just wanted to send a little shout out to my mother. She is having Caterac Surgery today. She has needed a cornial transplant for a while now. Her eyes are pretty much messed up. The pressure in them has been high for some time. She has had eye surgeries before and i know how much she hated it. I just hope this one doesnt stress her out enough to give her a kidney stone ; ) Yes, that happened last time. I have been getting text updates from my dad and apparently she has made quite the impression on the nurses already because they are used to much older patients. I am so happy we have doctors that can fix her eyes! What a little beam of sunshine she is! I LOVE YOU BABY CAKES! BE STRONG! SEE BETTER!

Say a little prayer for her. Its not easy for her to accept help from others and take it easy.

P.S. This Song on my blog, "popular" was written about my mom. It makes me think of her all the time.

I Stand All Amazed....

Ok y'all - so the people who read this blog (Mom), and maybe an aunt of two, know that i am often sarcastic and silly; but i would like take this opportunity to be dramatic and serious for just a moment...

About a month ago my favorite mother introduced me to Baby Gracie's Blog. Gracie was born with a defective heart. She recently had a heart transplant and it did not work out so well. I have been reading her blog and checking it like a crazy woman for health updates lately. For some reason I just felt this strange connection to this little baby girl. Her big eyes just melted my heart. SHE IS SO SWEET AND CUTE! Maybe it is becasue i understand the smallest fraction of how she feels...a gigantic spirit born in a tiny broken little body : D although i would never even begin to compare having Turners Syndrome to Hypolastic Left Heart Syndrome. Gracie went through more these past few months than i will ever have to experience ( I hope). Long story short, after a long and difficult battle and doing everything possible.....today is Gracie Girls last day on Earth. They are going to take her off the ECMO and let her poor worn out little body finally rest.

When i read the latest blog from Gracie's mom saying what was going to go down today i was heartbroken. I know this is weird because I don't even know this family, but i was way sad. I have been in a bad mood all day because of it. I had fasted and prayed for a miricle for her yesterday and i really hoped that her new little heart would start beating and working all by itself. I just had to ask myself: "Self, if Heavenly Father can part the Red Sea for Moses and create the sun and the moon and stars...can't he fix Gracie's heart?" My brilliant self responded "OF COURSE HE CAN! He made her heart. He is God. He can do anything!" THEN WHY DIDNT HE??? WHY COULD HE NOT JUST GIVE HER A MIRICLE? I decided to ask Him in my morning prayers. I didnt get an answer right away.

When i walked up to campus I saw that there was a massive power outage. People on the computers were freaking out and it was completely dark. My Humanities 202 teacher decided to still hold class, suggesting that it would be fun. She said we could pretend that we were 19th century students. She is a little eccentric. ANYWAYS she preceeded to say "Isn't modern technology a miricle. What would we do without it?"

I thought about that....ALOT! I came to realize that YES, YES IT WAS! I thought about all the little mircles we see and all the wonderful things that happen everyday that we do not even notice. HEAVENLY FATHER DID SEND A MIRICLE TO BABY GRACIE! This girl was literally born with half a heart; however, because of modern technology she was able to live on Earth with her cute family for 11 whole months. That is a miricle! Heavenly father, through the direction of modern day prophets, restored the priesthood and built temples so that Gracie and her family can be together forever. HE SENT HIS SON TO DIE FOR US! Jesus loves each of us so much that he freely gave his own life so that we could all return to him. THAT IS THE GREATEST MIRICLE OF ALL! I truely do stand all amazed at the love Jesus Offers me and it really is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me. LOVE YOU ALL!

Little Girls, Little Girs......

Can i just take a small moment to let you all know that i have the most adorable little cousins in the ENTIRE WORLD? No, no mine are cuter...

Saturday i woke and was documenting my life in my journal, wondering what i should do on account of the fact the i had very little HW for the weekend. I thought of my little buddy cousin Emmie Owen. My heart goes out to that sweet girl for having eight nappy little boys in and out of her house bugging her all day. That is Riley and Big TIMES FOUR! I know she loves them, but i thought it would be fun to have some "grown-up girl bonding time" with her fabulously wise and super cool older cousin - ME! JUST KIDDING - really I just missed her and i always loved playing with MY older cousin Ellie when she would come to visit Pa and Grandma Jean while i was growing up.

I drove to Sandy and picked Emmie up for a Girls Day Out. We first shared a Cafe Rio Salad - SHE WANTED TO EAT THERE I SWEAR, i had absolutely NO say in the matter. Then we got some sweet pedicures. I am becomeing such a fan of festive, bright nail polish that stands out. I am done with the conversitve French Nails that go with everything. Marshmellow Mermiad Pie and Midnight Sparkle a few of my new favorite. You can thank Steph and Ali for that. After our pedicures, Em dragged me into Debb and made me try on all these silly formal dresses. This was not quite as fun as i remembered it being three years ago......hmmmm. YES EMMIE THEY MAKE DRESSES IN A SIZE 10/12! : D I just kept telling myself that they are mostly gone because that is the normal size that most normal people fit in....keep dreaming Kate. At least i still fit in them right? OK, so we were at SouthTown Mall and you know what that means - WE RODE THE CAROUSEL! Why the lady taking the tickets looked at me funny i will never know. "YES. I am 20. YES. I want to ride the horse adorned with flowers and awesome jewels on the merry-go-round. YES. THAT EXACT HORSE! I rode it all the time when i was little. DEAL WITH IT" We had ice cream and watched a movie and overall it was an awesome day.

Monday i decided i would pay David and Tara and little visit. Samatha wanted to go to the park and her large brown eyes just melted my heart, so i caved. That little girl is so adorable. Her vivid imagination makes me smile. Just taking her to the park made her little day. I almost threw up after she spun me on the tire swing, nearly broke my leg after having a jumping off the swing contest with her, and landed in a huge vat of water at the end of the slide. I LOVED IT! I hope i can find joy in the little things i love in life, like going to the park for Sam.

I cant wait to be a mom and do fun things with my kids. For now, my cousins will do. THEY ARE THE BEST! I love my huge, dysfunctional family and would not have it any other way. I can't imagine life without them.

A little Love...

HELLO WORLD! OK, so last week was basically CRAP.  I had three midterms and two papers due. It was just one of those dumb weeks where everything falls into the same time slot for school, you know? I HATE those weeks.  Everything turned out just dandy. Test went well and i am done with round Uno of midterms. YAY FOR ME! SO HAPPY!

My Valentine's was kind of lame to start off with.  I had to take my final test of the week, which was this KILLER Humanities 202 test so i spent the majority of the day studying for and taking the dang test.  I AM SO HAPPY IT IS OVER! I did receive a fabulous V-Day package from the best Parents ever created with all my fav candies, some sweet new sweats, a couple of books, and a movie : D LOVE MY FAMILIA! ANYWAYS after i came home from taking my test around 5:00 Stephanie and I decided that we should not wa

ste a good date night just because we don't have a man to fawn over us and adorn us with gifts.  We were each others Valentine.  We saw "He's Just Not That Into You..." It had its moments of brilliance...and its moments of epic fail. I would say it was pretty mediocre.  Then we came home and stuffed our faces with chocolate and the most amazing cookies EVER thanks to Steph's amazing mother.  Stephanie also bought me a moodring! How romantic right? I KNOW! I have always wanted one.  SUCCESS!

Sunday was Stake Conference.  We got a new Stake President who just happens to be the son of President Monson. I really liked him.  Anybody who quotes Seinfeld in church is OK by me.  Ali was with her family all weekend and Jaimie went to church with Sean. Bri had to work and Becky was having friends over so i thought it would be an opportune time to visit my family in SLC.  Stephanie and I headed down to Grandma's house and it was fantastic.  She fed us a wonderful dinner and we played with the little McLay children.  Sara and Abbey came to visit and i beat their little butts in Phase 10.  It was a good day. 

Monday was The Day of Mental Health.  I have been needing a Mental Health Day for a while so stephanie and i decided to do things that we love...here 

is a list of all the awesome things we did...

* went to the temple

* Got all dolled up

* Went to Toys R Us and played with all the fun toys

* Cafe Rio Lunch

* Saw Confessions of a Shopoholic

* Went to ShopKo

* Colored a Princes Picture

* Painted our nails/ rubbed each others hands and feet

 It was a much needed break and fun to do absolutely NOTHING but fun stuff for once.  I hope you all had a happy heart day and that you spent it with someone you love, even it is is your silly roommate whom you absolutely adore instead of a handsome prince charming.  I am so lucky to have so many people in my life who love me.