My Happy Place

My apologies for not updating this since last week! Life caught up with me and decided to be chaotic, but also fantastic at the same time :)

Happy Thursday evening to all and to all a happy evening! :)

My happy place is right here, right now. Life is GOOD. I couldn't ask for anything more in my life right now than the people that have been a part of it and the people who just entered it. I am so blessed. Thank you for all of the good times, tummy-rumbling laughs, and just plenty of smiles.

This is just a thank you post to all of my friends and family out there, so thank you for being a wonderful entry in my book called: Kelly's Life.

I love all of you :)

Five's Company

Happy Friday y'all & TGIF! :)

I had a flashback (literally right now) about how awesome the show Three's Company was because it  starred John Ritter and those two lovely girls! Not quite sure why because I haven't watched an episode in years. If you haven't seen this show, I highly encourage it :)

So I am sure you are wondering what the dealio is with my post title: Five's Company. Well, I am here to inform you of the details. Last night, I cooked dinner for a few good friends (Kirsten, Babs, Lucas, Clark & myself= Five's Company) and it was a huge success! It was so nice having company over & hosting them as guests'. I have missed catering to friends & family, hence the reason for having them come over.

We had such a great time! Plenty of laughing, goofing around, wrestling for who gets a movie to borrow, and intriguing guitar lessons :) I have definitely been blessed with wonderful people, who are the best of friends to me now. I look forward to our next gathering at my humble abode.

Also, I received a couple cards and a gift in the mail for Valentine's Day yesterday! Thank you Mom & Dad, Aunt Steph, and Mema Bonnie & Val!

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Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend! :)

Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise

Good morning world! :)

I wanted a good laugh this morning, so my remedy for a pleasant rumble to my tummy sure does rest with my favorite Potter Puppet Pals! And what a great start to my day it was indeed! :) I hope to get the same reaction from my audience because why shouldn't everyone start off with a great day?! Life is awesome so live it up right meow!




Best invention ever! A big thank you to the creators of PPP and for making my days brighter with just a simple laugh.

Life ain't always Beautiful

Happy Tuesday to all! :)

Life is such an adventure. It's not about the destination, but about the journey across this wonderful life. Cliche, I know, but I am learning more and more about myself and the life I am living everyday. I am so thankful for the beautiful people placed in my life and carefully chosen by the Man upstairs. I firmly believe in people coming into & out of your life with the sole purpose of learning about yourself and who you attract into your own story.

My story has been such a great experience so far and each day I learn something new. Love is constantly blooming in my life. However, I can definitely attest to the country song, Life ain't always beautiful, by Gary Allan.

Life really isn't perfect. We are imperfect people living in an imperfect world, but that is the pure beauty of it! :)

One of my favorite pictures! Red dress, cowgirl boots and big smile :) Life is good.

Timing & Country

Happy Monday to all! :)

I do believe another fresh start to a great week is to come starting today! On another note, I love country music. I was born and raised in Texas (home is where the heart is and Texas has my heart) so loving country goes hand in hand with being born in the Lone Star state. The funny thing is, I used to loathe country music and loathe is a strong word, but it's definitely true. However, going to a public college in Texas, I revisited my disdain for country and somehow took a complete 180 degrees turn. My love for country music began when I bought my first pair of boots :) Interesting right? Well, I am so glad I gave country a second chance because I absolutely love it!

I love country music. I love my boots. I love being a country girl at heart.

Have you ever questioned the timing of certain events or circumstances in your life? I'm sure you have and you do it often. I have been prone to questioning a lot of things lately. Timing can be really awesome or really terrible. There is no grey area for timing because it either happens when you want it to or when you don't want it to.

Question for Kelly (from audience): "So why did you chose to title your post 'Timing & Country'?"

I have an answer for you. It might not make sense to you though, but that is the wonderful thing about having an imagination! A guitar + country music is probably my biggest weakness ever. My heart melts when I hear the combination of an acoustic guitar playing country songs, hence why I love country music because most, if not all, songs do just that! I was a witness to guitar playing and a Tim McGraw song, It's your love, and just about lost my noodles. (haha). Anyways, your imagination is probably wandering off into a whirlwind of ideas so enjoy that while you can.

I listen to Pandora Radio quite frequently and decided to listen to my favorite station (surprisingly not a country station) called "A Thousand Years," which is a song by Christina Perri. May I remind you that this station hardly ever scrapes the surface of playing country music. Occasionally, it will play a T. Swift song, but not a stream of my favorite country songs. Well, I turned on the tunes on good ole Pandora last night (after the guitar + Tim McGraw incident) and I kid you not, so many country songs decided to shuffle through the station. And I am not talking about just random, semi-ok country songs, I am talking about top of the line, my favorite ones. Let me just say this: It's your Love came on by Tim McGraw! Yep, scouts honor on that statement. Weirdest coincidence of timing I've ever witnessed.

That right there is the reason I titled this post as "Timing & Country" because timing really is everything and country music is one of my favorite music genres. I think it's a calling for me to go find a couple country bars to go two-stepping! So, I am looking forward to that adventure :)

Blackhawk

Happy Sunday y'all! :)

I hope everyone had a great weekend because I know I sure did! Wow, I don't even know where to begin. I suppose I should explain my post title: Blackhawk. Well, lets just say it isn't referring to Blackhawk Down the movie or anything referring to a helicopter or quite simply a black "hawk." Blackhawk is a city in Colorado on the outskirts of Denver. Ok, it's more like in the boonies of Denver. No, no it is definitely a city in between the mountain ranges of Colorado. Yep, I was in the mountains this weekend, but not for skiing or snowboarding like what normal people do in the mountains.

Straight to the point now: I was walking through casinos all night Friday night into the wee hours of the morning Saturday! Yes my friends, I made my first baby steps into casino-land Friday night & wow is about all I can muster out of my mouth. Mind you, I did gamble a teeny-weeny bit, but I won my sixty bucks back thanks to one of the guys!

Where to begin, hmm. Well, as soon as we got to our hotel that night around 930, 10 ish, which was quite literally above one of the casinos, we began our journey out in the crisp cold night to Golden Gate Casino. Like I said earlier, it was my first time stepping into a casino, so of course I don't really know how to play anything except 21/ Blackjack! But I was a great spectator when my friends were playing Craps. By the way, Craps is a very complex game to try and learn, but I had a great time cheering on the boys whenever they won fair shares.

**Oh, and did I mention that drinks were free all night?! Yep, I bet you can predict what I was doing all night besides spectating & gambling ;)**

My action started at a Blackjack table where the minimum bid to play was $5 but of course I put in $20, whoops. I enjoyed playing, winning some and losing some; winning and losing some is all apart of life right? Eventually, the girls showed up about an hour later and we decided to casino-hop (haha instead of barhop, get it? lol) to The Lodge.

The Lodge was where we had the most fun! First stop: the Craps table where all of the action was happening. The girls and I were all about watching and cheering on the game and as boring as that sounds, it really wasn't bad at all! In fact, being a spectator was more fun than playing (at least for me). When the crowd is right at a Craps table it becomes even more fun to watch & cheer with everyone! Not to mention, the free drinks flooding our way every 30 minutes. The Lodges' Craps table is where I won back my Blackjack money and also where I had the most fun when I wasn't being a cheering, yelling and dancing spectator :) I won $45 thanks to Brandons bid on myself and Kirsten! Woo-hoo right?! And I didn't even know what I was doing either, which is quite entertaining to me. We were here for a couple hours, so it was well past midnight before we moved to the next casino.

The next casino we went to was Riviera (right across from our hotel). This one wasn't as "hopping" as the Lodge was, but we decided to walk around and see what was up. Lets just say we didn't walk around that much before we left for the next casino.

Lady Luck was our last & final stop for the morning. Quite literally the morning because it was 2 a.m. by the time we walked inside to the Craps table (of course). By this point, my lower back and feet were killing me. Yes, I am an old lady, thank you very much. But I was a trooper and kept going regardless of how my young body tried to tell me "you're stupid." The Craps table was OK, but we weren't there for very long because everyone was shutting down into sleep mode. So, 3 a.m. rolls around and we head back to the room.

I don't believe I ever mentioned who was included in the "we" throughout this thrilling and adventurous story. Well, there was 10 of us. 10 people. Let me reiterate that: 10 people were included in that "we," so when I say "we" were heading back to the hotel, I sure did mean all 10 of us. 10 people = 6 guys and four girls to one room with two beds. Let your imagination wander a little to figure out how that many people fit in one room. I was humored by it because there were so many bodies on the floor, in every crevice and nook possible. It was hilarious.

We only got 4 hours of sleep until we woke up to go a couple more casinos. Yeah, I was like "what?! you are kidding right?" and they sure weren't kidding. Anyways, long story short, we only stayed for a couple more hours until we finally hit the road back home.

I apologize for not having pictures of this little world, but I will make my way back down to Blackhawk in a few months probably. I had such a good time this weekend, meeting new people who I will soon consider true friends, gambling just a little bit, and creating many memories that I won't forget.

I bought a (fill in blank)

What was your first thought before you continued reading to find out exactly what I purchased yesterday? Please feel free to share :)

Well, I have been setting a couple goals & ambitions this year and am constantly thinking of new ones to add (you can check out my previous posts from January here & here). This particular ambition has been in my hopes for the last few years, but I just never took that extra step to get started. Finally, with the little nudge in the right direction, I decided I am doing this and won't give up on it. Might I add that this has been the best decision EVER! And plus, it's going to be a super thrilling experience and journey with the right people teaching me :)

Enough blabbing right?! Ok, drum roll please. Dun dun dun.

I bought a GUITAR! :D

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Isn't she a beauty?! I absolutely love her and I just bought her yesterday at a pawn shop for $55! :) I'm pretty sure thats a bargain for an acoustic guitar. Lucas, a friend of mine, made this pretty little thing sound really gorgeous! I've already learned a few chords and am working on the chorus of a Third Eye Blind song called Semi-Charmed Life! I am super excited about this new goal of learning to play the gee-tar :)

That is what I bought yesterday and I just wanted to share this special news with y'all! Have a great Friday!

HIMYM, TO, TWD

I'm sure you are wondering what the heck do those acronyms stand for right? Well I am here to share them with you and explain to you that they are my top three favorites :)

\\HIMYM= How I met your Mother//
\\TO= The Office//
\\TWD= The Walking Dead//

Listed above are my top three favorite TV shows! How I met your Mother is my perfect go-to when I am feeling down and just need a good laugh, whereas The Office is my nerdy, dorky laugh go-to show. I definitely woke up this morning to watch an episode of The Office because I wanted to start off my day being goofy :) Last but not least, The Walking Dead is just awesome because the "walkers" aka zombies look REAL and I am just fascinated by the whole thing.

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Today was show-and-tell basically and I was enthused to share my three favorites so now you know a little bit more about me, yay! Have a wonderful Thursday.


**Thank you Google.com for all of the images!**

Breathe

I woke up this morning at a solid 3 o'clock a.m. wide awake and ready to conquer my Wednesday. Mind you, I went to bed at 1030 so running on only 5 & 1/2 hours of sleep is going to be interesting. Did I mention that I took a moment (15 minutes at least) to pray? (That being the important part, but I also decided to do Insanity because that was a great idea) HA!

Prayer is an amazing thing. Optimism is a wonderful character trait. A positive attitude can really make a difference. Back to my prayer at the crack of dawn this morning... Well, I prayed about a lot of things, but details need not be discussed because prayers are personal and confided within Him, but I am so glad that I took that time to share my thoughts and count my blessings with God.

I have taken a step back lately, changed lanes from the fast lane to the slow lane, and have really been focusing on breathing. Yep, breathing. You know the whole inhale oxygen, exhale carbon dioxide or whatever the process is to *breathe.* Hence the reason for the post title.

This is the biggest step back that I have taken in years and thank goodness I did it because my eyes have been opened to a lot of wonderful things. Some circumstances more difficult than others to handle, but I'm never alone. But the difficult circumstances led me to something I've never felt before and I am still trying to understand exactly what I am feeling. Maybe it's patience, or pure happiness, or just plain & simple joy with where I am at in my life. Who knows right? I don't quite understand yet, but I know patience is developing inside me and it's a trait that I have failed at seeking in the past.

My point being that life may throw huge curve balls at you, but when trust your faith with God, He will take the reins and guide you in the right direction. So don't try to run away in fear, or avoid the great things He is placing right in front of your face. Take a chance, be courageous and love yourself for He loves you more than you know.

Super Bowl Sunday (yesterday)

Another weekend has flown by and luckily for us football fans, it was either a good or bad weekend! I would like to call myself a "fake fan" because I don't truly follow any specific team. I go for the underdog or just the team that none of my friends are going for because I like to be different. As you can see below, I decided to sport the Ravens colors of purple, white and black. I had a really good afternoon/evening spending quality time with great company and the cutest ball of fur and wrinkles, Linus, the German Shorthair puppy. 

My friend, Kayla, decided to be way different and sport a Pittsburg Steelers jersey just because she could and she did. I had to snap a photo with her because we are both awesome and I love her! :)

Cutest, most adorable puppy ever. My heart was exploding with happiness when I met this little guy. He was absolutely precious and I just wanted to snuggle up with him forever. Meeting this little pup made me want one so bad, but I must refrain because I am not allowed to have pets anywhere near my apartment complex.

His little butt was just wiggling away and I couldn't help but take a picture of his tiny behind and nub of a tail. So cute.

Look at that face! Doesn't it make you want to squeeze and kiss it?! Oh Linus, you stole my heart last night and I love you.

I am so thankful for such great friends and good laughs. I am hoping for more gatherings together because these are friends for a lifetime and I can't wait to see where we are in four years!

Downtown Cheyenne...

This weekend has been an interesting one to say the least. But I can say that I perused around a winter Farmer's Market in downtown Cheyenne yesterday! It was located at the Cheyenne Train Depot/Museum and might I add it was a very pretty scene.

This wasn't a typical fresh produce farmer's market, but the unique variety offered here made up for the lack of veggies. It ranged from smoked salmon, pre-made chowders & dip, homemade jellies, eggs, goat cheese, freshly baked bread to jewelry, scarves and knitted hats! I had to make my way around twice in order to soak in everything.

Of course, I didn't take any pictures of what the farmer's market offered because it was SO crowded, I could hardly wiggle my way through to purchase anything! But I snapped a couple of photos outside.

 Entrance to the Depot.

I purchased a few souvenirs to send to the family for Valentine's Day. This coffee cup NOT being one of them since I bought this for myself :) This my friends, is a "frosted" Wyoming coffee cup & let me tell you, I LOVE IT.

As soon as I walked up the block from where I parked my car, I noticed these awesome, BIG cowboy boots displayed out front. So I absolutely had to get a picture with one to remind me of home. Thank you Instagram for making my photo look LEGEND...wait for it...DARY. :)

Today happens to be Super Bowl Sunday so I will indeed partake in the festivities of football snacks, beer, and good times with friends. Pictures from today to be posted tomorrow. Cheers & have a wonderful Sunday!