Mornings

Happy Monday morning to all! :)

I can't believe the first week of April has already gone by and that I haven't posted anything since March 20th. Whoops! My bad, please forgive me for not providing daily entertainment to my fellow audience. I shall do better.

Mornings are wonderful, don't ya think? I have always been a morning person. Mornings are definitely my favorite part of the day because I am given the opportunity to wake up to live another day. I feel more productive at this time because I know I have the entire rest of the day to conquer anything I set my mind to for the day.

You know what else is wonderful about mornings?

My answer: morning prayer, bible reading and worship. This is, by far, the most amazing way to start the day. Words can't describe how breath taking it is to listen to someone you truly care about playing worship songs on the guitar and praising the Lord through those songs and feeling completely calm, collected, and relaxed. Feeling Gods presence with you during a time like this is an amazing feeling.

This will definitely become a daily habit.

When you wake up in the morning, remember to be thankful. Keep your priorities straight and don't forget who sacrificed Himself to forgive us for all of our sins.  

Bright colors & Fun personalities

Happy Wednesday everyone! :) Hope y'all are having a lovely week thus far and that the rest of your week is just as lovely!

This post is a little after-the-fact, but I felt like sharing today because I have four pictures to include in this post! Last week, I decided to buy my wonderful friend, Stephanie, some flowers & drop them off for her while she was at work. Just a pure act of kindness and wanting to share my love for her! :) She has been such a blessing and just recently walked into my life last month. I absolutely love her and know that we are going to become great friends. 

She reminds me so much of my amazing cousin, Hannah. I see Hannah in her every time I am with her and get all happy inside because it's like Hannah is here with me. Hannah if you are reading this right now, I hope you know that I am always thinking about you, every day. And Kelsey, the same goes with you because when I think of Hannah, I immediately think of you :) I couldn't ask for better cousins whom I love and adore so much. Thank you for being so supportive, loving, caring and just being wonderful cousins. I love y'all very much and miss you both like nobody's business. 

Back to the flowers story... So I picked up these flowers and dropped them off where Stephanie works right before she left for lunch. I actually almost missed her! It was crazy-good timing because she was literally about to drive off right as I turned the corner! But I made it in just the knick of time :) 

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I also bought myself a bouquet of colorful flowers in addition to buying Stephanie's flowers! I am all about bright colors whether it's in the flowers I purchase, the clothes I wear, the home apparel my apartment is decorated in, the painting I am creating, the running shoes I buy for working out in, or the food I am cooking. I am very fond of bright & vivid colors because they make me happy.

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If you don't mind me saying, I do believe my personality is like an explosion of bright colors. Not to toot my own horn, but I would say my personality is one of my favorite things about me. You can either agree or disagree and I won't mind a bit :) My best friend from high school Lindsay Berg knitted a scarf for me and the note she left along with it said something along the lines of this: "Kelly, your personality is bright and eccentric just like this scarf I knitted for you..." (I define eccentric as odd and unusual in a good way) haha. Here is evidence of said scarf: 

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The last, bright and colorful item I'd like to share with you is the most colorful quilt I own! It is a purse/handbag quilt hand crafted by my Aunt Suzie :) She's the best quilter ever and that might be a little biased, but whatever. I adore this quilt because there are so many colors and patterns going on. It sums up my life and personality in a heartbeat! Thank you Aunt Suzie for the most thoughtful 16th birthday present EVER. :) 

Well, that was a little taste of Kelly's bright & colorful personality boasting! Forgive me if I was being too confident, cocky or selfish today. I do believe a little boasting is good for the soul because it does in fact boost confidence and I am also reminded to remain humble every day. Thanks for stopping by and I hope y'all have an awesome day :)

Celebrate Life

Happy Tuesday y'all! :)

Just another day in the Life of Kelly: working, training, eating, sleeping, cooking, laughing,  and hanging out with friends! You know, the usual.

Last night, I went over to a Heather's house and spent some quality time with her, Kayla and Kayla's parents! :) I had a blast with them. Dad was cooking dinner, and of the course the girls were socializing over a glass of wine or a nice cold one depending on what you were in the mood for, so naturally I had a Blue Moon with Kayla! Duh. It was definitely nice having dinner with them as a family under the same roof. And yes, that was the first time I ever met Kayla's parents, but they welcomed me like another daughter! I have noticed a trend in regards to that...Friends' parents always welcome me graciously as if I could be their adopted child! It's a great feeling. So I want to thank my parents for raising me right, teaching me manners, being polite, and being a social butterfly, which has allowed other parents to take me under their wing :)

If I miss one thing about being away from home it is having dinner with mom, dad and Jamie all under the same roof. In today's society, I feel like it is hard to come by families who still eat at the dinner table, together, as a family. Seems like families just eat in front of the TV nowadays, or with some sort of technology in their faces rather than interacting with each other without the iPhone, Fablet, iPad, or computer. Anyways, I just miss eating good food with great people.

Off my soap box now and onto the original point of this blog post.

Celebrate life people! Celebrate it every second, every minute, every hour, every day! Just do it. This is such an awesome life we have been given the opportunity to live, so live it up! Don't let a moment pass you by when you could dance like crazy, run through the rain, play in the snow, laugh until your stomach hurts, make someone's day just by smiling at them, picking up an instrument and learning how to play it, cooking for friends, reading a new book, going for a run, or when you can just be still and silent and know that God is there.

If I have learned one thing within these past couple of months, it is this: being happy 99% of the time makes life that much brighter and so much better! Smiling, laughing and snorting are like my three favorite things about me and I make sure to share that with everyone I surround myself with at that time! Make sure you surround yourself with great people who lift you up and support your goals/ambitions/dreams. Hakuna matata: Don't worry, be happy :)

St. Patrick's Day Tomorrow

Howdy folks! :) Happy Saturday, almost Sunday!

Well, another week has come and gone in the blink of an eye. Lately, my life seems to be a blur consisting of work, training, studying, bible study, quality friend time, cooking, cleaning, etc. Regardless of the blur, it has definitely been a lovely week filled with lots of laughter, snorting, smiles, good times, and lots of good cooking! :)

Tomorrow is St. Patricks day. I'm sure you are aware of this since it's on the calendar. I decided to go out to WalMart and buy a green-ish outfit just to have a little fun since I will not be able to celebrate really. Here's a sneak peak to what Kelly shall be sportin' all day:

I do enjoy the color green. Not my favorite color, but it's always fun to wear colors in honor of a holiday! What's life without a little spunk and fun every now and again?! :)

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On another note, I would just like to say thank you to all of my family, friends and co-workers for making my life such an awesome one to live right now! I am so blessed to be a part of the Air Force family and I wouldn't change a thing for the world. The people who have walked into my life lately have been a blessing and such a pleasant surprise! I look forward to the next few years of my life :)

Twilight Zone

Howdy folks! :)

Wow, these last few weeks (since my last post) have been such a blur! Actually, I feel like I have been in the Twilight Zone where I don't know what month, day or date it is without asking for clarification from friends. Yeah, weird I know.

I have literally, not figuratively, been working for a month straight since Valentines day. When I say working, I mean upgrading/training to perform my Air Force job and then actually doing my job after said upgrading/training. Quite frankly, the point I am trying to get at is I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off! But it's been such an awesome experience! :) I love it.

Also, when I am not doing the above, I have been remodeling a house and a four plex with my awesome friends, Clark, Josh, Matt, and a few others! :) And let me tell you, this experience has also been awesome!! I have learned so much about what it takes to give a house a complete make-over.

Here is a list of things I have accomplished at both properties:
~interior painting/edging
~put down a "floating" floor (its like a puzzle of linoleum)
~ripped up carpet from three rooms
~removed wallpaper (this took multiple days)
~texturized the wallpaper removal wall
~painted multiple doors/windows

Now that I think about it, that list doesn't seem very long, but it is way more than I have ever done involving a project like this! Even though these aren't my properties, I have honestly taken both of them under my wing and can't wait to see the end results :) The completion & tenant occupancy for both of these properties will definitely call for a celebration and I look forward to that!

I must bid you all ado for now, but until next time...

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! :)