Festival of Colors

Once upon a time I went to Festival of Colors, and it was awesome! I came home looking a little like this:

 I went down with a car load of my friends (Jade, Janalie, and two of their friends), and we met up with another car load of friends (Shannon, Chrissy, Dallin, and Ali). We parked a couple miles away and had to walk to the temple. On the way there we passed all the people who were leaving the last color throwing. And was we walked past them, they all threw their chalk at me, some even dumped it in my hair. I was already filthy dirty before I even got there. The temple was so cool. I really couldn't believe that there was something like that in Happy Valley. It was huge, and Hindu-looking. And there were seriously a freaking ton of people there. I could not even believe how huge of a party it was.
We got there, and got our chalk first thing. I was going to buy 5 bags, but instead each of us only bought 1 bag, and I was glad. I don't think I would've used much more than the 1 bag. We ran around for 2 hours throwing chalk at each other and taking picture. It was so funny that in that situation, it was acceptable for a complete stranger to walk up and throw a handful of chalk in your face.
The actual color throwing was pretty awesome too. We all gathered in this big outside auditorium thing like sardines. They told the story of why they do the Festival of Colors, and a story about a witch who was burned to death. They burned a dummy of a witch on the stage, and then we all threw our colors up in the air. I closed my eyes and threw mine. When I opened my eyes back up, all of the colors had mixed together and there was just this super thick cloud of brown smoke, and no one could breathe. But it was so totally awesome.
I loved the whole thing. My friends weren't sure if they'd go back again. But I totally would. I thought it was awesome and would definitely like to go back again next year. It was quite the experience. That's for dang sure.

Adventures of a college bum

Sorry I haven't posted in so long. I've tried to start a few times but haven't ever had time to finish a post. So I'm going to tell you some of the things I've been up to this semester.

First post that I never finished was about a boy in my ward. This boy moved in in January and every single girl in my ward (including myself) is madly in love with him. He's amazing in every way imaginable. Anyway so one day out of no where my little sister sends me a txt saying that I should marry him. I about died. I asked her if I'd told her about him before & she said no. She had just been creeping on Facebook. Which makes it even better. Proves the fact that he is amazing. I mean who else can make people fall in love them them just over Facebook?

Next post I never finished...janalie trying to flood our kitchen. Ok now this really was the funniest thing of my whole life. Tyler owed Rachel a diet coke and he wanted to bring it over to surprise her but she was over at Katelyn's apt. So we were put in charge of getting her home and we only had so much time b/c Tyler needed to be somewhere. So we went over to Kate's and casually chatted but we could tell Rachel was really annoyed so we left. But before we went I asked when she was going to come home b/c I needed help with accounting homework. She was grumpy and said she would be awhile. So we came up with the idea to tell her that the dishwasher was overflowing. She wouldn't come when janalie txtd her so I called her and begged her to come home to help us b/c we couldn't get it to stop. The best part was that I stead of just telling her it was flooding, janalie decided we needed to make it believable.so she dumped a ton of water on the floor and Tyler dumped a bunch of dawn soap in the dishwasher to make bubbles. So when Rachel got home janalie was on the floor mopping up the water and absolutely of laughter. It was hilarious. It was the most random thing ever.

Next great thing was a mustache party at my neighbor's apt. It was their birthday so for the party they had a bunch of Mexican food and piñatas and everyone had to have a mustache. If you came without a mustache, they painted one on you. After we hung out there for a while we went and hung the piñatas off the balcony and everyone took turns hitting it. Then we watched nacho libre. I don't think I've seen the whole thing before so I was laughing so hard. When everyone else was just chuckling I was busting a gut. It was real Quite funny.

then a couple weeks ago jade and I watched the rescuers down under with Spencer. That was so fun. I love that movie and I definitely got in touch with my inner child. I laughed so hard at the movie mostly Joanna. Then the other day Sophie and I watched an American tale and it made me want to watch all of the movies from my childhood. So that's what I'm doing this week on spring break, watching all the movies from my childhood.

I still love my internship. There are always so many Fun people around. Right now I'm working on meeting with all of the program directors to get an overview of their programs. It's good but slightly difficult b/c with 20 some directors it's hard to track them all down to meet with each of them I'm making some new friends there though. There's a kid named Trent who works in The office next door and we have a class together. He comes over to the service center a lot and we are getting to be good buddies. He's a funny kid. I like him.

On a different note, I've been getting lots of letters lately. There's my usual from Ryan and then I've got a couple from tanner and I got one from Harry's companion that I still need to translate and reply to. I also got a letter from Sophia's friend Elder Rousseau and a letter from Brandon Taylor just before I came home for spring break. Oh, also I didn't get a letter from saylor but if you get a chance go read his latest post on his blog. It's amazing. I wish all missionaries had that type of attitude. But anyway, so I have a lot of letters to write this week. Yay for letters. I love them.

And in case anyone really cares, there are no real or potential love interests on my life at the moment. I've been way too busy to think about boys this semester.

I love the mountains!!!

I went snowmobiling this weekend. It was utterly fantastic! I took some friends from school with me, and it was so fun.

 

There was Mindy, Derrick, Tony, Kendra, and Josh. We took two cars and left Logan early Saturday morning and headed to Star Valley. When we got there everyone (especially Tony) was so excited. We changed all our clothes, packed lunch, then headed up to Grover Park with Dad. We rode in and set up camp on the back of the hill-climbs hill. Everyone hit the slopes pretty quickly. I sat at the bottom to take pictures while they all went sledding. Then Dad started up a fire, and we had hot dogs. Nothing beats a hot dog cooked over a fire in the mountains.

After we ate, Dad and I took everyone out on the snowmobiles 2 at a time. We'd each take one person and let them drive. On all three trips, one machine got stuck every time. The first time, Derrick nose dived into a ditch, and he flipped over top of the hood. From where I was standing way far back, I just saw him dive and his feet fly in the air. And from way back there, it seemed kinda comical. The next time around Kendra took a corner too fast and ran off the road. And the last time, Dad turned around off in some powder and when Derrick  and I tried to follow we got majorly stuck. It was definitely a work out of an afternoon. But I loved every minute of it.

Around late afternoon we headed back to the house, where Mom fed us dinner, and I gave everyone a grand tour of the house. Then we hit the road. We wanted to get back to Logan before the blizzard hit. On the way home, Josh and I had a great time with Disney Karaoke. Needless to say, the duets were especially fantastic. haha. As soon as I got home, I curled up on the couch and fell asleep for an hour. Then I saw a text from Josh wanting to watch a movie. So I invited him back over to my place to watch the last Harry Potter. And I am seriously impressed with myself for staying awake for the whole movie despite my complete exhaustion. It was the most fabulous day ever! 

Lack of Bordom

I'm so sorry that I haven't written in so long. I have been so unbelievably busy in the last month or so. But especially in the last couple weeks. School was already keeping me super busy, but then I also took an internship at the Student Involvement Office and Service Center. It's taking a lot of my time, but I love the job. I get to hang out in the service center for 2-4 hours almost every day. Meet lots of cool and fun people, and get out of the library. My job is going to be a big one once I really get into it. I'm going to try to put together some sort of organizational system in there b/c right now it's not very organized. I'm also going to be helping all of the 20+ directors of the service organizations on campus as well as the service council. It's going to be a very involved, hands-on experience. Yesterday in our meeting, my boss told me what he hopes for my position is for me to eventually work my way up to being like the council members. That means eventually I will hopefully become a person that the directors come to for help and guidance and advice instead of just "Hey Kelsey, can you make this copy for me?" So that's pretty awesome. I really like my boss and the Service Council President Maddie. They're both really awesome. And all the directors are really nice. It should be a really great experience all around. I'm excited. Let the good times begin!!!

Internship Offer

Holy snaws, this has been the longest week ever. I feel like I've been numb through the whole thing and it has all blurred into one experience. Yesterday I was telling a story and I said "This morning...wait, was it this morning? I think it was earlier in the week...Monday maybe?" That sums up my life. I don't know why, but for some reason I have been exceptionally tired this week. I've been spending all of my days at the library. One day I even went up at 7 am to do homework before classes. And I've definitely noticed that I really do get more done from 5 to 9 than I do from 9 to 5. I need to start getting up early to study and stop staying up late to study.
Also I got an Internship offer this week. I interviewed Monday and really doubted that I would get it. So I was super surprised when he called and offered me the job. I'm scared to death to start this job though. I'm not getting paid, and credit this semester is still marginal. So I may possibly be working this semester just fore the benefit of major networking and learning a lot of valuable skills. But it sounds like it's going to be a huge responsibility and a lot of pressure and stress. It's going to be 12-15 hours per week. I figure between doing that during the days and doing homework at night...adios to any form of a social life I may have had. But it will definitely be a good experience. I'll just have to keep reminding myself that I can do hard things, and I can do all things in Christ which strengtheneth me. I'm going to have to really buckle down and manage my time effectively. It's possibly going to kill me...but I am somewhat of a masochist so here I go!

Window to His Love- Julie de Azevedo

I want to be a window to His love,
so when you look at me you will see Him.
I want to be so pure and clear that you won't even know I'm here,
'cause His love will shine brightly through me.

I want to be a doorway to the truth,
so when you walk beyond you will find Him.
I want to stand so straight and tall, that you won't notice me at all.
But through my open door He will be seen.

A window to His love.
A doorway to the truth.
A bearer of the message He'd have me bring to you
And with each passing day
I want to fade away.
'Till only He can be seen And I become a window to His love.

I want to be a window to His love,
so you can look through me and you'll see Him.
And some day shining through my face, you'll see His loving countenance,
'cause I will have become like He is

A window to His love.
A doorway to the truth.
A bearer of the message He'd have me bring to you
And with each passing day
I want to fade away.
'Till only He can be seen And I become...

A window to His love
A doorway to the truth.
A bearer of the message He'd have me bring to you.
And with each passing year
I want to disappear
'Till He's become ev'rything
and I've become a window to His love.

Dimitri's Obituary

Today is not a day for smiling.

 

Today we mourn the passing of Dimitri the Love Fern. Dimitri was a kind and friendly plant and will be missed by all who loved him. Dimitri has left behind a mother (Kelsey Simpson), two -step brothers, (Marshall and Dexter Beta), and two sisters (Rachel Baker and Janalie Jensen).

Dimitri was brought into the family on May 20, 2011 as a young fern. It took about a week to name him because there were so many fitting names. His mother consulted most of the neighborhood on the matter and considered their suggested names, but finally decided on her initial favorite "Dimitri". Dimitri was a pleasant young plant. He was always so bright, springy, and full of life. He was a quiet, soft-spoken youth who was pleasant company for all who came to visit. Through his whole life he tried to be healthy by drinking plenty of water, and spending plenty of time in the sunlight.

 In mid August 2011, his family moved to a new apartment. Dimitri did not handle the move well, became very sick. He picked up a condition which leads to disintegration of his leaves, and one by one he lost his limbs. His sisters, Rachel and Janalie, took good care of him and tried to nurse him back to health. But in the end there wasn't much left of Dimitri. He was declared dead on January 20, 2012 at 7:45 AM.

His family will wait for his remains to dry out, then hold a private ceremonious burning of his remains. In respect to Dimitri's final condition, the family would appreciate if friends would restrain from sending flowers. They would ask for you to donate a tree to be planted at the local fairgrounds instead.