long time, no talk.

okay, this is for everyone who actually reads this blog:
I'M ALIVE.
and will post soon.

p-p-p-poker face...p-p-poker face...

ha. so it's been....what? 4 months? yeah, so i thought i'd update a bit. i've pretty much just been working my butt off at school and staying busy with volleyball.

i had a tournament in denver a few weeks ago and it was SO fun. i got to know my team a lot better. most of the girls on my team are really cliquey...so my coach kinda forced us to get to know each other. she asked some girls one time, "have you ever really tried to get to know kelsey? she's a pretty funny kid. you should try it sometime." we did pretty good overall...we took 21st out of 108 teams. it was a blast. there's a pic of my team standing on the coyote ugly bar. haa. a pic of us walking downtown denver, and a pic of a girl on my team putting orajel in another girls toothpaste...which was super funny.

i also went on the biology trip like 2 weeks ago to california....which was freakin awesome. we went to sea world, old town, wild animal park, disneyland, universal studios, a whale watching thing, the beach, and six flags. the highlight of the trip was definitely the ride X at six flags.............it's amazing. i went with my friend stephanie, but she doesn't like roller coasters, so i spent most of disneyland and six flags with a few fellas. it made it a lot less dramatic.

morp was about a month ago, i think. it was probably one of the funnest dances i've been to. i asked david lowe, who i didn't really know...at all. but he was hilarious. we quoted movies pretty much the entire time while everyone thought we were crazy. we had a pretty big group. for our day activity we went to rockreation in salt lake and went rock climbing. then we had dinner at caroline's house (i'm not really sure who she is...she just asked to be in our group) then went to the dance and had fondue after the dance. the theme was "saturday night fever." we had pretty good fun dressing up.

besides trips and stuff, i've had a ton of fun with my friends doing random stuff. it was wacky wednesday at school a couple months...and we went all out, unlike the rest of the school. it was fun. we usually go to lunch at my house because stephanie LOVES our toast, thanks to our new toaster that my dad spent way too much money on. the last pic on here is karly, me, and stephanie in ap art.
anyways, that's pretty much my life right now!

my life: updated.

holy shiz. get ready to read. my life is kinda insane right now. i swear i never have a second to sit down and think...except for right now! christmas break is pretty much the best thing ever...and i was kind of getting a lot of crap from certain people about not posting for a long time...so here it goes.

school: SUCKS. that sums it up. first term is over, but i got my first A- since 7th grade. i was kinda bummed about that. it was in AP biology, which is basically the hardest class i've ever taken. we had a really psycho sub for first term...he rambled like none other. we talked about beef jerky for half a period. ha. anyway, besides that class, it's not so bad. honors english gets a little insane sometimes, but it's alright. adult roles & financial literacy is interesting...i learn a lot about...life? ha. i absolutely LOVE ap studio art. my teacher is awesome. my painting class is really chill...i like it. math sucks. u.s. history is pretty fun..my teacher, mr. murphy, is weird. but i still like that class. seminary is probably my least favorite class haha. i can't stand my teacher....he's a short balding man with clammy hands who walks on his toes. besides all the poopy stuff, the highlight of my junior year has been powderpuff. ha it was awesome.

work: is fun. i work at dick's bakery as a cake decorator/night girl. my new boss is a real weirdie...but i'm getting used to her. morganne and i made the world's biggest eclair (not really) which was 6 feet long. it was pretty sweet. besides the drama there, it's really not too shabby.

volleyball: is intense. even though i didn't make the high school team, i'm still playing club ball which started in like november. i tried out for the 16 yr old team, but i was the oldest player there. ha. so they put me on the 17 elite team. i only know one girl, but my team seems pretty rad. my coach's name is joy...and honestly, i don't see anything joyful about her. she is the toughest couch i've ever had. i threw up 3 times at my first practice....it was intense. we're going to a few out of state tournaments this year, so i'm pretty excited.

harvest dance: was probably the most fun dance i've been to. i went with this kid in my ap art class. he was cool. we did a video scavenger hunt for our day activity...which was a freakin blast. this was definitely my favorite dance so far.

christmas dance: was dramatic. umm..yeah.



family: is still there. my sister kristin and her family, who live in kansas, came here for christmas. it was/has been so fun. i was able to see my new niece, kate! she is freakin cute and has a butt chin. we grabbed a few salads, went shopping, and had a grand old time with all the sistas.

christmas: is over. i had a wonderful morning; starting off the day by waking up at around 11. we opened presents, had some scones, and then went to a party. that night everyone and their dog (literally) came to our house. it was super fun, but insane. all the chillins had a sleepover. i had fun sledding (sort of...we kinda failed) with my nieces and nephews the next day. we also had our annual stringfellow gingerbread house party...love it.

well that's basically my recent life in a nutshell...a very small nutshell. happy festivus everyone!

"ABC, 123"... actually, just the ABC's.

A is for age: "i am 16 going on 17..." what a lame song. i will be 17 in 3 months and one day.

B is for burger of choice: i prefer a cheeseburger actually. with fry sauce, lettuce, and occasionally pickles. i'm not a huge fan of fried burgers...i like them off the grill.

C is for the car I drive: i drive our tahoe but it's not mine. i wish i drove the old ford, also known as the iron clad.

D is for your dog's name: i don't have a dog. we used to...but i'm pretty sure it hated me.

E is for essential item you use every day: the potty. or anything with music coming from it.

F is for favorite TV show at the moment: king of queens. always has been, always will be.

G is for favorite game: like kristin said, i love cards. but, i also love the enticing thrill of monopoly.

H is for home state: good old utah. i met someone from california who called me a utard...ha.

I is for instruments you play: umm...i kinda play the piano. i stopped taking lessons though.

J is for favorite juice: i'm a fan of orange juice. but, on some days, apple juice is glorious.

K is for whose bum you'd like to kick: ha. i'll keep that to myself. WAIT! i would love to kick any member of rascal flatts in the "bum."

L is for last restaurant at which you ate: cripes...i don't know if i can remember. probably robintinos.

M is for your favorite Muppet: kermit the frog.

N is for number of piercings: one on each ear :]

O is for overnight hospital stays: none...i've never really been injured or really sick. maybe i'm defective.

P is for people you were with today: my mom and dad, amy, todd, averi, briggs, maggie, dalton, lindsay, brad, max, sadie, jeff, ashlee, gordon, roberta, and then some people that i didn't really know....we were at the cabin.

Q is for what you do with your quiet time: since when do i have "quiet time?" umm...sleep, watch movies, read, anything.

R is for biggest regret: i don't have any regrets.

S is for status: bored!

T is for time you woke up today: i'm not exactly sure....i think like 9:30 or 10. i fell asleep on the couch last night while everyone was all telling jokes and stories...i missed out.

U is for what you consider unique about yourself: hmm. i have c.d.o. it's like o.c.d., but the letters are in alphabetical order; like they should be. that's all i can think of.

V is for vegetable you love: vinegar cucumbers :] haha i hope that counts as a vegetable...

W is for worst habit: procrastination. me and a friend even have a club! u.o.p.c. (utah's official procrastination club) we'll have more members once we get around to telling people about it.

X is for x-rays you've had: none. unless you count the dental ones.

Y is for yummy food you ate today: ha! i had tons. oreos, cheddar chex mix, vanilla coke, etc.

Z is for zodiac: scorpio. what a lame question.

"i'm falling into memories of you...and things we used to do..."

i was going to copy and paste the little "memory" post that everyone is doing...but i thought it was a tad boring. so i'll save you from reading the i-already-know-what-this-is-going-to-say-so-
why-am-i-reading-it post that is going around, and i'll just leave these instructions.

1. think of a memory you have with me...big or little.
2. think really hard about it.
3. think twice before you post it as a comment.
4. seriously think about posting it.
5. then post it.

P.S. the title of this post is from the song "one year, six months" by yellowcard. :D

"summertime is finally here...you can't help but smile"

so i'm just sitting here listening to bob marley, jack johnson, kenny chesney, you know, the chill fellas...and i just got extremely excited for summer and realized that it is definitely here, and i love it. here are some classic lyrics for summer from some tunes that are basically my theme songs at the moment.

"school's out and the nights roll in...man, just like a long lost friend you ain't seen in a while...you can't help but smile." - kenny chesney.
"awake from your sleep and slumber...today could bring your lucky number...the sun is shining and the weather is sweet." -bob marley.
"who's to say i can't do everything? well i can try. i want to turn the whole thing upside down.
i'll find the things they say just can't be found...i don't want this feeling to go away." -jack johnson.

anyways, this season is by far the best. it's so chill. school's over, teachers are out of your face, drama is gone (for the most part), the coke cans are cracking open, the tan is coming back, the flip flops come out of the closet, and, now that i'm 16, the men are rolling in. so overall, i'd say it's pretty dern great. here are a couple pics of some random crap my friends and i did a while ago.

ha. peace out.

"i'm only me when i'm with you."

i'm pretty sure this is the best song ever....ummm, yeah. it is. if you don't have it, get it. the best part of the song is quite obvious. :]

Friday night beneath the stars
In the field of behind your yard
You and I are painting pictures in the sky.
And sometimes we don't say a thing
Just listen to the crickets sing
Everything I need is right here by my side.

And I know everything about you
I don't wanna live without you

Just a small town boy and girl
Living in a crazy world
Trying to figure out what is and isn't true
And I don't try to hide my tears
My secrets or my deepest fears
Through it all nobody gets me like you do

And you know everything about me
You say that you can't live without me

When I'm with anybody else
It's so hard to be myself
And only you can tell

That I'm only up when you're not down
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground
It's like no matter what i do
Well you drive me crazy half the time
The other half I'm only trying to
Let you know that what I feel is true
And I'm only me
Who I wanna be
Well I'm only me when I'm with you

............enough said :]