I miss....

-Kay.

Do you know what makes a good friend?

I could define it for you with two names.

Kelsey Dastrup & Emily Sue Frampton.

Those definitions, however, are not super descriptive, so I will tell you what makes them so.

First of all, they are two of the four best listeners outside of my family that I have come across thus far in my lifetime.

(Thank you Brielle Porter and Matthew Ludlow for being the other two.)

I know that it takes time and effort to just sit and listen to somebody talk, but we always, especially recently, are able to become so engaged in good conversation where we all get a sufficient turn to say what we need to. and I have learned so much from everything they have to say to me! It's just... so great.

This makes them so easily approachable. If I ever have a problem or something...there they are to help me out with it or talk me through it.

Next, they are trustworthy. I feel like I can tell them anything. And the best part is, of the things I have told them, they don't use it against me! They just keep it inside themselves. They don't even make fun of me for it. They just..are great like that! and they are honest with me too. Like..If we don't all agree on something, we're not afraid to say why or anything.

They're really good at making me feel good about myself too. They don't put me down, not even in a joking way. I mean, we can laugh and joke about things...but we know what things are off limits for each other.

And...they'd tell me if I had spinich stuck in my teeth. They borrow my things, and I borrow theirs because we're good and comfortable with each other. They tell me funny jokes. Kelsey doesn't get mad if I accidentally leave her earring at my boyfriends house in American Fork, and Emily leaves me cute notes on my laptop, car, and fridge. They try hard to understand why I am the way I am by caring about stories of my childhood and my little brother.

Basically...there are no reservations and they give me full support.

I'm glad I moved here so that I could meet them.

I love you girls. :)

Love, Kay.

That's how you know.

You know you're surrounded by good people when 8 college students get up at the same time to bear their testimonies in sacrament meeting.

I love Sundays.

And the Spirit.

Happy Sabbath!

--Kalynn Eve

Wow...

I have met some truly incredible people here.

Kelsey Dastrup & Emily Frampton.

Matthew was there too, but I knew him before. :)

It's just...last night we stayed up until 2:00

(really 1:00 because of day-light savings time!)

just talking about the gospel.

These people have so much insight to everything and pointed out such wonderful things that I had never thought of before. It's crazy just talking with people...how much you can learn. And it just gave me so much resolve to be so much better in everything I do and just...be nicer to people. You know?

I just am really lucky. Cause I know I'm where I'm supposed to be.

Yours truly,

Kalynn Eve.

It was me.

Guess who had a great time inCedar City this weekend?

As Always,

Kay.

Currently:

1: All of my roommates are out.
2: I am feeling a little chilly.
3: I am enjoying a bottle of water.
4: My legs are sore because I wanted to see how I would do running over 7 miles. (not well.)
5: I wish I could chill with my brother Nathan.
6: I miss having less responsibility.
7: and more money.
8: I am feeling like...Cedar City is a great town to live in if:

a: You like cowboys.
b: You don't like having fun.
c: Your grandpa lives close.

I choose C.

Don't get me wrong, I am loving it here! but I haven't been here for very many weekends...and the weekends I AM here, just aren't up to par. We'll see if Kelsey and I find anything great to do with this one.

I think the only reason I am feeling like this is because I just signed up for my second semester classes on Wednesday night. and now I'm just...ready to be an elementary school teacher already! Today I found out that starting elementary school teachers in Utah make anywhere from $38,000-$51,000. Isn't that great! I mean, If I was going to be single for the rest of my life, that wouldn't be a lot of money. But I'll get married someday and that will be a nice little addition to my husband's income until our children arrive. I'm so excited to get paid for coloring, teaching letters and numbers, and watching talent shows, and show and tells and all that cool stuff!! It really will be fantastic.


Wanna hear a funny story?
I think it was Tuesday when I stepped into my car, turned my head, and saw a FREAKING SPIDER DANGLING FROM A BIG WEB. INSIDE my car. and when I jumped out of my car from fear of that leetle green spidey...well...I lost it. So i jumped back in and drove straight to a car wash. and i said "vacuum this out please!!!" So I go into the lobby to wait for them to clean and vacuum my car and there are three missionaries sitting there next to the only empty seat. So I sit down next to them and one of them says "have you ever heard of the LDS, or Mormon, church?"

haha. Right then and there I decided that I was going to pretend I was pretty clueless as to what they were talking about.

"Well..I just moved here for school, and..well..I'm in UTAH so I have heard a little about it. But not much." I said.
"Do you think you'd be interested in learning more?"

With this question, I raised my hand to my chin and said "ummm..."
and one of them missionaries says "wait! She's wearing a CTR ring!!"

I rarely lie, because I ALWAYS get caught.
Like this one time in high school. I was having a bad day so I told my teacher that I had an appointment with a counselor in the office so he would let me leave. Just a few minutes after, my mother, knowing I was having a bad day, called to check me out and take me to lunch. So when the office sends an aid with the check-out slip, my teacher is all "she's at an SEOP I thought...."

anyway.

dang them missionaries. I only wanted to give them some practice!!

Have a good weekend.

Love, Kay.

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