Day 24/30

Day 24!
A picture of something you wish you could change!





Can I leave this blank?

I'm going to.
I am in control of my life and if something needs changing, I'll change it. But things right now are pretty peachy!

Until tomorrow!
Au revoir!

Day 23/30

Day 23!
A picture of your favorite book!

A must-read.

Au revoir.

Day 22/30

Day 22! (my favorite number!)
A picture of something you wish you were better at!

Drawing. I can make a mean stick figure drawing in Paint. But other than that? Not so much.

Au revoir!

Day 21/30

Day 21!
A picture of something you wish you could forget.


Well. I don't have a picture of something I wish I could forget. It's all little tidbits of useless information about people that I would choose not to know but know anyway that I've collected over the years.

Some awkward moments should be forgotten.
Au revoir.

Day 20/30

Day 20!
A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel!

Paris, France.
Au revoir, mes amis. ;)

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Day 19/30

Day 19!
A picture and a letter!

Now, I had to get some help on this one. I was thinking, "what the heck does that mean? here's a picture and a k for Kelsi? pfft... someone help me out here." So. I got the help I was looking for and she told me to post a picture of a letter I have received from someone. =)

So, what letter did I pick? The first letter I received from my love. (its three pages so I'm not posting it on here)
 =)

Au revoir!

Day 18/30

Day 18!

A picture of your biggest insecurity.

I don't want to be alone. 

Au revoir.

Day 17/30

Day 17!
A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently!!!

This has made a huge amazing impact on my life! A symbol of love that will last through the eternities.
I can't wait until May. <3

He put a ring on it ;)

I love my fiancé. He really is the best man I know. I am so blessed to be able to have him in my life. I think everyone should know him. =) But you know me! So it's kind of like knowing him. Ha. 

Until next time, mes amies. 

Au revoir! 

Day 16/30

Day 16!
A picture of someone who inspires you!!!


I could not pick a better person for this. (Well, besides Jesus... who obviously inspires me.)
I wanted to choose a female role model. Someone who is enveloped with character traits I aspire to develop.
This woman is Emma Smith.

She was so strong. 

Learn about her. She will inspire you too.

Day 15/30

Day 15! (HALF WAY!)
A picture of something you want to do before you die!

This is my bucket list.

Enjoy! =)
Au revoir!

Day 14/30

Day 14!
A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without!

I have to pick just one?! Crazy. Not gonna happen. These are the people that made and continue to make me ME =)
<3

 

I love you guys. Xoxo

Au revoir.

Day 13/30

Day 13!
A picture of your favorite band or artist!

I don't have one favorite. So, here are a few! What are yours?

Owl City

Relient K

Au revoir!

Day 12/30

Day 12!

A picture of something you love!

Now then. Here you go! (I love other things more but this definitely has a place in my heart.)

I know, I know.... I'm a little off for loving my PH balanced antiperspirant, but I must confess the truth! And now that you all know what I love and what deodorant I use.....
Au revoir! 



(oh, if you see any on sale ;) let me know!) 

I believe in the unbelievable.

I used to see this day as a day of enchantment. Full of legend, mystery, leprechauns, and pinches for the unfortunate. I have noticed as I have grown older, my holidays contain less of a spark. They aren't as magical as they used to be. I have closed myself of to living in a fairytale and a world of enchantment. Well. This is THE last day that is going to happen. "I live upstairs and I'm getting married in May" is what I would usually say, but not anymore! Every single day, I will live in an enchanted castle in the highest room in the tallest tower waiting for my prince to come! I will await my true love's kiss to break the spell. I will fight at his side as we battle to get to safety and overcome the evil tyrant. And when we finally do, I will be ready to live my happily ever after. The endless days of love and happiness. Together. Forever. I. CAN'T. WAIT.

My prince made me a cd with this talk by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency. I highly recommend it. It brings a smile to my face when I think about happily ever after in a spiritual sense. =)

To read, click here: Your Happily Ever After

Enjoy, mes amis. Take care of your hearts. 

Au revoir. =) 

Day 11/30

Day 11!
A picture of something you hate..... Now this is just cruel....

Smelling bad. That's what I hate. Amongst clowns and bellybuttons. But I will NOT put up a picture of either of those. =)

Au revoir!

Day 10/30

Day 10!
A picture of the person you do the craziest things with!


Now I don't want to make you guys thing I do crazy things, but if I were I would do them with my man!

=) 

au revoir!

[under construction] entry 2

My last few days have been a stretch. And by a stretch I mean every last piece of me pains with trying to be happy. Fake it until you mean it, right? I think not. I do mean it. When I am happy, you can tell. When I'm not, you can definitely tell. But over the last few days my thoughts have been consumed with try-to-be-happy thoughts. What is good about this? This person may be annoying right now, but they're probably sweet, right? Be happy. Be happy. Be happy. Stop frowning. Don't get angry because someone has a runny nose and won't blow it and is disrupting your test. BE. HAPPY. Boy..... Let me tell you... The hardest part about this is my third goal. (3.  Turn negative things into positive things!) 


Oh boy oh boy. I am trying to work through that right now.     !!! 
I feel a slight change and I am catching myself more and more each day. (It's only been two days, but hey! it's improvement.) 
One thing I noticed about myself is that I don't try to see the good in everyone. I automatically go to the bad. I really, really want that to change. It'll take work but I can do it. 
The biggest thing I am starting to feel is an increase in the presence of the Spirit in my life. I have felt prompted to do things and I don't question it. I know that by listening, I will grow and be blessed and HAPPY! Truly happy. I will win at life with the help of faith, hope, love, and knowing the truth of my Saviour. 


Phew. I wipe my brow, exhausted from all of this happy. But soon, I won't be trying. I will be. 
I will be positive. I will be cheery. I will be full of love for everyone. I will be a better me.
That's all I want. 


-k

Day 9/30

Day 9!
A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

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If I had pictures of my Father in Heaven and the Holy Ghost, those would be on here too. 

I wish you all the best.

Au revoir.

Day 8/30

Day 8!
A picture that makes you laugh!

I have two! One personal and one not quite. Lettuce start with the latter.

I mean seriously. That gets me goin.

And now for the second! This is my friend and her baby. My sister said it is the perfect picture to showcase to his future girlfriend. I totally agree. It's hilarious.

I promise you that he is really a handsome little guy. This is just an "off" moment! You'd all love him! 

=) I hope these made you laugh! 

If not, what DOES make you laugh? 

Until then, au revoir! ;)

[under construction] entry 1

So, I realized today that I am not the person I want to be. I'm not the person that I used to be and the person I used to love. I have been noticing small things here and there that I would do or say that just didn't sit well with me. I know, I know. Why did I do it? I don't know. Why did I say it? I don't know. I have changed in ways that I don't like and I realized that today harder than I ever have. I thought to myself, Why do people even hang out with me? I mean, listen to me. That's not a healthy way to treat yourself or others. So, as of right now, I am committed to change and grow. I'm going to consciously make an effort to be a better person through repentance and self-discipline. I know who I want to be and here's to day one of the journey.

As of right now, I, Kelsi, am under construction.


So. For today, here are my goals. I'm starting small.

1. Do something good that I can share with someone every day. (that way, I can't keep secrets and I can be more positive in my relationships all around!)

2. Pray morning and night. (being consistent is difficult sometimes. so I will start with that this week.)

3. Turn negative things into positive things! (like today, I have ridiculous blisters on my feet from a walk and instead of complaining about how much they hurt, I am trying to think of them as battle blisters! and really, it makes life more fun!!!)

Three goals. One week. I will keep you all updated as I go through my construction period. I realize that life is a construction period, but for now, I just want to be a happy person and share that with the people I love. If I achieve that, then I will have won.

Here's to succeeding!
What kind of goals do you have, friends?

-k

Day 7/30

Howdy, friends.
I have not taken a break from my 30 day challenge! I will explain. The other day after posting day 6, I realized that my battery was low on my laptop. So. Being the tech savvy gal that I am, I plugged my PC into my charger and that was that. I thought I was good until I noticed I was not seeing the charging symbol in the lower right hand corner of the screen. Well, that's funny.... I was so confused. So I tried a different outlet and soon became frustrated. I left it plugged in over night to see what would happen. When I woke the next morning, my computer was completely dead. Well poop. I call my man to see what I should do and I found out that my cord was ineffective. So, 86 dollars later, my computer has a new cord and is fully back to being it's good ol' self again! On that note, here's day 7!

Day 7!
A picture of your most treasured item!



Hmm. I don't have anything here that is super important to me. But there is one thing that I am very grateful for and I treasure very much.

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The one thing I truly treasure is the knowledge and testimony I have. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the true church on this planet. This Gospel has the ability to change lives for the better. I know that because it changed mine. Now, I don't want to get too sappy and cliche here, but it is true. The restoration of this gospel is the best thing that could have happened to this world. We live in a world full of tragedies and sorrow. Through the Gospel, I have found joy that I wouldn't have felt through any other source. I treasure the Restoration. Without it, there would be no hope. 

My friends, ask and ye shall receive. Our Father is waiting for your love. =)

I love you. So does He. Au revoir. 

Day 6/30

Day 6!
A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.


Hmmmm..... Well.
I would like to trade places with a Parisian woman. For one day.

picture from: Race of Style

I think that's obvious.
;)

Au revoir, mes amis.

Day 5/30

Day 5!
A picture of your favorite memory.

April 2004

This one makes me really emotional. I felt the Spirit so strongly when I had the amazing chance to go to Tijuana, Mexico and teach little kids about Jesus. I was in seventh grade at the time. That, I think, was when I really started to develop my own faith and it was an amazing feeling. When I look at these pictures, I remember the feelings I had when I was there and I am so filled with joy. It makes me so happy to know that I was able to teach such little children about the most amazing thing that was done for this Earth and all of us living here. I still know that my Saviour, Jesus Christ, came down to this Earth and died for us so that we may come back to our Father. 

So, here's a little peak at my trip to Mexico. It was beautiful. 

Adios!

Our view

This is Eddie

This is what I had to look forward to everyday. Tell me this doesn't make you smile. ;)

Where I served. Getsemani Church

Always time for fun! 

All of our group. I love you guys! 

I just had to... This makes me laugh. 

Spanish puppet act! Boy, were our arms sore. But it was so worth it. 

The kids <3 They were amazing (even if they made fun of you for trying to speak Spanish when they understood English!)

Visited an orphanage while we were there. It was so special. I love these kids.