my last, first...

Tuesday marks my last, first day of school.  I really just can't believe it. I will graduate in eight months... After years and years and years of schooling, I will have a Bachelors degree... I'm hoping it is this magic piece of paper that grows money trees... because it will be the most expensive piece of paper I will have ever owned... Some things to look forward to: roman history, public history, senior thesis (30 ish pages), personalities in psychology, social psychology, world history, just to name a few... I will be pretty insanely busy, but I am hoping it goes by quickly. I really am so excited to be a college grad, 2 more semesters to go... Wish me luck!

here's to 2010

dear 2010,

well you sure brought me a lot of things I didn't expect.

in January I broke my tailbone and decided once and for all that nursing wasn't for me.

in February I turned 23 and changed my major back to History.

in March husband turned 24 and I got hired to be the Davis drill coach.

in April I took finals as usual and we celebrated Easter in honor of our Savior.

in May I started summer semester and started practice with my team, such a whirlwind of emotions at that time. we also took off to Arizona for a couple days to hang out and play Oz, the penny slots, and sit by the pool.

in June Brandon and I celebrated 3 years of marriage, simply by staying home and enjoying each others company- I think we ordered take-out, it was beautiful. :)

in July I had some time away from my d'ettes and I think I read about 10 books, including the Bronze Horseman, which is one of the best books ever, not to mention The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. we spent the 24th at {S+M Knight's} with lots of people we love.

in August B and I didn't do much, B complained that I didn't have a "real job" and I enjoyed not having a real job. I also dislocated my knee cap... {still have a squirmy ligament sitting on top on my knee cap, feels like an earth worm..}

in September I started back at Weber for fallmester, football season started and my emotions and love for Friday night high school football returned. nothing better than seeing my girls perform under those lights.

in October I studied hard at school and lived at Davis. In the first playoff game my girls danced to Thriller, something that I choreographed with my captain.

in November B worked hard as always and we spend Thanksgiving at {S+M Knight's}. I cleaned and cleaned my girls comp routines and tried my best to mentally prepare myself for my crazy month ahead.

in December I took finals, hosted the Davis Valley Classic, got a cold, hosted the Christmas dance, had a d'ette party, had competition send off, competed at the Jordan Beet Classic with my team{they did amazing} and saw A LOT of family.

I have so many things in my life to be grateful for, granted not a lot of them are "things" but rather people. I don't know where I would be with out the support of a loving husband, a caring mother, a fiercely protective father and my beautiful, talented, and smart sisters. Not to mention my mother and father in-law who offer us endless free meals. This year has been hard, great, trying, exciting, intense, joyful, adventurous, stressful and just about every other emotion. I feel so content in the path that I am on and so excited for what is to come. So 2010, thank you for all of the opportunity you provided me. I look forward to embracing and kicking 2011's ass.

Love You All.

Cheers!!

Xoxox,

Kelli

random thoughts

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal."

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it, as a final resting place for those who died here, that the nation might live. This we may, in all propriety do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow, this ground—The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. 

The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here.

It is rather for us, the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us —that, from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people by the people for the people, shall not perish from the earth. -Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address

{This speech has been said heard and recreated in part many times through out history. All of the significant events that have changed the path of history for our country can all be described in the words Lincoln said. Such a simple man, 16th president, honest Abe. I think we sometimes forget how lucky we are to live here, on American soil and exercise our freedom everyday.... so today I am taking a moment to celebrate it (you are saying Kelli, you are a month late to celebrate it). I know, but I can't be the only one who is moved by these words every time I read them. I need an all expense paid trip to DC, being a history lover and all.... one day, one day.} 


Freedom, is not free