day 15

day 15- a list of the first ten songs that play on your ipod

1. are we there yet- ingrid michaelson

2. i miss you- blink 182

3. send me on my way- rusted root

4. this photograph is proof (i know you know)- taking back sunday

5. lifeline- mat kearney

6. body in a box -city and colour

7. major tom- shiny toy guns

8. hands down- dashboard confessional

9. live it out- metric

10. dirty diana- michael jackson

-k

day 14

day 14- a picture of someone you miss

my twin brother jj, who is currently serving a lds mission in hong kong. i am so proud of what he is doing and all that he is accomplishing. you can see him growing up and maturing each week. jj has been out for 16 months now and only has about 8 left. luckily for me, the time has flown by. if it didn't go by fast i would be dying without him. jj and i are really close and have grown even closer since he left. i am counting down the days until he comes home so i can have my best friend right by my side.

-k

day 13

day 13- a picture of someone you commonly go to for advice

my mom. she always wants what is best for me and is legitimately concerned about my well being. whenever i need honest and blunt advice i go to her. she gives me her opinions and explanations for her reasoning. i think her and i see a lot of things eye-to-eye so it is really easy to ask for her opinion and then understand her advice. she is also there for me any time of the day and under any circumstance. i know that people come and go, but my mom will never leave my side and never stop caring about me.

i love my mom to death and am so thankful for all that she has helped me through and all the advice she has given me--especially as of late.

-k

day 12

day 12- a picture of something you are afraid of and the reason why

i'm honestly not really sure why i am so afraid of heights. but every time i am faced with something that is high up, my stomach drops and my knees become weak and i get way nervous.

-k

day 11

day 11- a picture that can always make you laugh

sitter train in china...hour 20

scooter adventure in overalls

swimming suits over clothes

scared by a bat

-k

day 9

day 9- a list of what is in your purse

-my wallet

-a mat kearney postcard

-2 tubes of lipgloss

-shaka laka lip balm

-lotion

-my library card

-2 pens

-a lighter (don't worry it was for the 4th of july)

-a sucker

-bobby pins

-coins

-k

day 10

day 10- something you hate

a broken heart.

whether it is my own, or someone close to me i love.

having to deal with a broken heart is never fun.

-k

day 8

day 8- a picture of something you love

i love lots of things like my family, my friends, the gospel, food, swimming, music and so many other things.

something i love way too much is traveling. there are so many places in the world that have so much history to go with them. the world has so many different things to offer. it amazes me that you can hop on a plane or drive in a car for as little as an hour and end up in a place that looks completely different from home.

hong kong

st. george

teton national park

beijing

yangshuo

hawaii

fiji

california

lake powell

paris

-k

day 7

day 7- a picture of something you wish you could do better

i took piano lesson back when i was younger.

i insistently begged my mom to let me stop.

finally she gave up and let me make the decision to keep playing or quit.

i decided to stop playing.

looking back on it now, i wish i would have stuck with it and kept pushing through.

i wish more than anything that i was better than i am.

-k

day 6

day 6- a few of your favorite quotes

"without faith you can do nothing" -d&c 8:10

"do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is not path and leave a trail." -ralph waldo emerson

"i believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. i believe in kissing, kissing a lot. i believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. i believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. i believe that tomorrow is another day and i believe in miracles." -audrey hepburn

-k

day 5

day 5- a list of your pet peeves

1. loud chewers. when i hear it, it is the only thing i can focus on whether i want to or not.

2. cocky people. i think there is a difference between confidence and pride.

3. one-uppers. we have all done amazing things, life isn't always a competition.

-k

day 4

day 4- a picture of your closest friends

my brother

liz, joce, and brit

lindsay, lindsay, kalli and meg

my cousin kristin

-k

day 3

day 3- a picture of somewhere you have been

i have been very fortunate because i have traveled many places and seen many things.

the summer after my senior year, i was lucky enough to travel with my family to france and italy. we saw many amazing things as we spent two weeks in europe. i chose to put a picture of my brother and i in front of the coliseum. this was probably my favorite stop of the trip, the history behind the structure amazes me.

-k

day 2

day 2- a picture of your family

these are a few pictures of my amazing family! i am so grateful for each one of them. i have been so blessed to have them in my life.

-k

day 1

so i have decided, in order to cure some of my summertime boredom, i am going to start one of the "30 day blog challenges".

here i go...

day 1 - a picture of yourself and 15 facts

1. i like to feel accomplished

2. i can't go a day without listening to music

3. skiing is basically the best thing ever

4. i am 25 minutes older than my twin brother

5. i love driving with the windows down

6. i like road trips, reading, and walking

7. i have lived in china

8. i want to be a physical therapist

9. i love to travel more than almost anything

10. i am currently majoring in exercise and sports science, but am considering a major change to something like anthropology instead

11. i like to walk barefoot in the summer

12. swimming is one of my favorite things

13. i always have my fingernails painted

14. i love taking pictures

15. maverick runs are a must in my life

-k

my newest obsession

i have always loved sushi, but recently i have developed an obsession.

i am always in the mood for this stuff.

brit and tried out a new place a couple weeks ago and went back again tonight because it was so good.

it's a little place called mt. fuji.

if you haven't been there, you need to go!

Reasons why mt. fuji is great:

-the food is delicious

-the staff is so friendly, especially joe. probably one of the funniest people i know.

-they even have a karaoke room

it doesn't get better than that, right?

(yes, that is an american flag. our friend joe made sure to sing "god bless america" as he presented it to us. nbd.)

-k

people say you don't really appreciate what you have until it's gone.

i think that is true in almost every circumstance...

today is july 4th.

this is the 20th independence day i have celebrated in my lifetime.

but i think it is the first one that i have really felt any sort of patriotism.

being in china made me realize how truly fortunate we are to live in america.

we are so lucky to live in this country. we are so blessed. we have freedom. we have rights. we have opportunities. we can choose what we want. we really have it all.

i am truly am "proud to be an american."

-k