the girls upstairs

Thursday, June 4, 2009

an ode to heather part twoooo

TWO10erss!!!
great post kim and jessica too! i totally agree! just wanted to share as well...
heather- you are amazing!! i am grateful constantly for meeting you, and for the opportunity that i have had to have you as family! thank you for your example, your smile, and your goldfish of course! i miss you always, so come home asap!! but i hope that today you had the best of all best birthdays! enjoy the day dear, we are all thinking of you and loving you!! happy birthday love!

KJ- i swear every time you put up pictures you get more and more beautiful!!! seriously!!
Coco- when is a door not a door???? much love baby!
Kimslim- i almost wrote on your fb wall... okay not really! lol! but our RS is going to be amazing!!
Jess- this is gay!! just come down already!!! i miss your face!!
love, kris

p.s. i love you!!
p.s.s. two10ers.... what is your favorite song???
here is one that keeps playing on my ipod lately
yes i do have the whole hannah montana movie soundtrack, and suprisingly it's amazing!! but i love the CLIMB!! it's just amazing.... and i think it's sorta THIS TOO SHALL PASS!!

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

THANKS FOR CLIMBING WITH ME!! LOVE YOU ALL!!

An Ode To Heather

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear heather,
happy birthday to you!

Create your own FACEinHOLE

just because it's your birthday, i've decided i should blog.
i miss your laugh and witty sense of humor!
i miss your closet and you shoes and your pictures!
i miss vera and her cupholders!
i miss horkley's runs and your singing!
i miss that one time when you told me you'd hook me up with your black friend.

so although we're apart, i still wish you were near!
and mostly, i just miss youuu!

have a wonderful birthday and don't forget that i love you :)

love, kim

i can't sleep

so clearly.

i blog.

i should study, but i must say this first.

on this the day that i turn ::21again::

it is the wee hours of the morn
i am trying to be quiet so that my roommates think i am still asleep.
i can hear them rustling outside my room
making ::21again:: day preparations outside my room
i'm afraid to go out there
i don't want to ruin their surprise
i'm afraid of what their surprise might be
[i heard scotch tape being dispensed and butcher paper and possibly streamers being brushed against the wall... i pray for an untacky day -- forgive me. i digress]

at my ripe old age of ::21again::
i am trying
to be a more gracious + appreciative person... at least in expressing my gratitude
to be a more devout person
to be a more learned person
[i know i am graduating but i am sure i have more to learn.]
to be more of my potential
to be a more inspired person + to act on the inspiration
to be a person who can see beauty in others + all things
to be more giving of talents + other things i possess
to be more willing to serve
to be a more thoughtful + sentimental + meditative + contemplative person
to be more frugal

i see the anniversary of the date of my birth as a day
of becoming 1 year wiser
of looking at the year that has past and learning from it
of making resolutions and goals
[to accomplish during my ::21again:: year that i could never have done before, as a post grad, as a 22 year old, as a renewed daughter of an eternal family, a friend, a long-distance friend, a sister, a cousin, a niece, a photographer]

even though i am turning ::21again::
i still don't like to be fussed over [though i can bask in being in the spotlight for one day] no fussing necessary
i appreciate a polite birthday wish or greeting sent my way [in a timely manner, snail mail is unpredictable, but facebook, texting, emails, via this or my other blog, etc. are immediate and should be anticipated carefully]
be that as it may, i don't mind birthday outings and gifts that occur during the week prior and post to the specific day of the remembrance of my birth
for i am a coquettish, young girl who wants one thing on one day and another on the next
but i still don't like to be fussed over
none the less, i will be forlorn if you happen to forget to wish me birthday salutations, because i do my best to remember yours

i hope my audience does not find me too blunt, rude, selfish, or callous
but i do know a thing or two about birthdays [i have had 21 of them]
and i know how i should like mine to play through

in my world
on my day of turning ::21again::
i should primp myself for the day at my leisure
i should think of a sundry and it would appear before mine eyes
there would be fresh, peach and raspberry pie for breakfast
i should wear a party dress all day, without it getting spoiled, wrinkled or otherwise
there would be the soundtrack to my life playing wherever i might go
everyone that crossed my path would know it was my very own special day and they would kiss me on the cheek and say the nicest things to me
i would politely say thank you and they would no longer dote on me, making me feel uncomfortable
everything would be perfectly perfect and lovely, delicious, enchanting, delightful, and pleasant

but since this world isn't mine or perfect and neither am i
i am grateful for the things that i have and the people whom i know
for the things they wish me or if the forget to do so
i know that rain or shine, for i love them both
will be a beautiful day to remember the day that a man and a wife brought into this world their first child, a daughter

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

THE SADDEST DAY EVER

My birthday package from urban-o came today. at appox 4:00. i was so excited i could hardly contain myself. i sliced open the packing tape and started to open the box holding my lovely diana f+. i noticed the box was slightly damaged. i continued opening. pulled out the lovely mint, plastic body and behold the lens fell off. strange. i considered one of the levers must hold the lens on, but when examining closely it was not so. behold. a broken little, mint, plastic camera.

there will be no lo-fi images of my friends and i partaking in bottomless fries and freckled lemonade.

urban-o has already been notified.
shay. the customer service rep. was understanding and sorrowful at my misfortune
they are shipping me a new little diana dreamer tomorrow.
it will come in about a week.

but i am just so sad.
i was really hoping to tote my mint green camera (even thought about matching my birthday outfit to it) to my birthday festivities and to capture the timeless elegance of
::my turning 21 again:: celebration
but it just isn't so

maybe i'll just throw myself a
::turning 21 + one week again:: celebration
the day my camera arrives

hopefully all in tact

but i will continue to be sad

you only turn ::21again::
once.

summer thus far!

much to my surprise they actually went through with it. He is now a husband and she is a WIFE. they live together! they road trip together! they sleep together! (ew) and they are together forever! her name is now ashlee SCOTT. super weird.

our first official handshake as brother and sister. i am positive he thinks i am insane. it's great.

props to the married people for this pose. i am obsessed with it.

remember when my sister got married! she is beautiful and i love her! it was a weird day but wonderful too! ashlee's veil was probably my favorite thing because it was all over the place all day. i wore my shoes for a total of ten minutes the whole day. and i now have a gash in my foot. but the flowers were pretty and so was she! wahooooo!

spenser vannerson and kristen secor. i peed my pants of laughter.

It is not the same as the rexburg temple, but it looks the same and i LOVE it. it's the Oquirrh mountain temple! boo glendora for not having a temple.

well team. i have lived with aunt steph for quite some time now. the boys are my heros. uncle cam is the hardest worker i know. and steph is still my best friend and my other pea. however i cant wait to return to wonderful california for the remainder of summa. then back to rexburg and all your pretty faces! (your coming hoho you have no choice) two ten meet BIL and ash. this is what they did thee ENTIRE drive home. lets just say it was entertaining if nothing else. plus there was a good deal of backstreet boys and joseph so i cant complain.

p.s. his real name is eric.

THANK YOU FOR BEING MY BEST FRIENDS AND FAMILY! LOVE YOU ALL!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

i'm having a hard time

FOCUSING...

on school

clearly

i would much rather be:

living in la-la-blog land

dreaming of all the fun i'm going to have when i move back to california

worrying about graduating [because i can't focus on school]

answering phone calls questions

going outside

shopping online

conjuring up outfits to wear on ::my birthday::

watching reality t.v.

eating delicious food

taking antibiotics

drinking a lot of water

writing on the blog procrastinating assignments

etc. etc. etc.

but seriously now. i must get busy.