If an "update" is what you want to call this. 

Basically, here's what you've missed/what I've neglected to blog about as of yet.

1: Papa had his gala for Mentors International. I wish you could all hear my dad ask billionaires for money. He is the most eloquent, classy guy that I know. The benefit show was amazing, complete with Elder Oaks daughter on the violin and some other fantasticly talented woman whose name I can't recall.

Matthew won this plant, and he was one proud father of it.

2: I hung out with all of my roommates for the first time! All four of us are crazy busy and I'm never ever at our apartment and this was the first time we all got to hang out together. We went to dinner at the cutest restaurant in the Riverwoods and we saw that actor from The Best Two Years! I really, really like my roommates. I know that in some other life, if I wasn't juggling school, work, AND a boyfriend, that we could have become really great friends.

3: Matthew and I went to Hee Haws. haha. I was craving a hayride, and Matthew enjoys all things haunted, so we went down the street for a haunted hayride at Hee Haws. It was the scariest one that I have ever been to, and we really enjoyed it.

 

4: We also carved pumpkins! We took Nathan down with us to Maceys to pick out the best pumpkins in the bunch, and carved away. It was the first time I've ever carved something other than two triangles and a jagged mouth into a pumpkin, and I was pretty proud! 

5: and last, but definitely not least, we all flew up to Disneyland for my birthday! This girl has now entered a whole new decade of life. Disneyland was so much fun. I got to go on all of my favorite rides and spend time with my favorite people. I'm the luckiest girl in the world. Oh, and p.s. For my birthday, Matthew gave me two good books, and a deep tissue massage at a local spa! I just got to go to the massage today, and it was my first real massage. It. was. glorious. I'm thinking I'm going to need more of those in the future.

Adam and his fiance, Kenzie. She's hardcore, as you can tell.

Hopefully I'll be blogging more often!

Tonight I'm off to see Footloose with the boyfriend!

What are your weekend plans?

Amongst all these farewells, it's been nice to have someone RETURN from a mission.

And that someone is my dear brother, Adam.
And he loves me so much that he came down to Cedar City
JUST to visit me!
/slash/
to take my hot roommate out on a date...
haha. :) I told you I've been doing some matchmaking.
First, we all climbed up to St. George's ocean and chilled
*literally*
for a bit before we headed on over to Iceberg for some delicious shakes.
And...guys...how long has it been you've all been lazer tagging and glow-in-the-dark mini-golfing?
years? Centuries? I know, right?! But it was so much fun!
I missed that Lazer Mania place.
also. Matthew makes my heart happy. Now just TRY and tell me that they wouldn't make a cute couple.
Cross your fingers with me!
I could totally deal with that girl being around for forever.

Here's to a three day weekend! I hope you all enjoy yours. :)
Love, Kalynn.

--George Scialabba

"Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun."



Lately, I've had a lot of fun:

Eating at Brick Oven with Matthew.
Kicking butt in Black Jack at Casino Night.

Going to each of our favorite pizza places.
Kay: Little Caesars.
Matt: Papa Murphy's.
Em: Pizza Hut.


Playing Black Jack Dare, and having to stand in Alex's toilet...
yuck.


Watching Alex and Emily suck at suck or blow, and ending up having to kiss.
:]
I'm a fetchin' matchmaker. da best in da town, yo.



Getting cute notes from Emily to brighten my morning.


What do you have fun doing?

Adam countdown: 2 days!!!

ay ay, Capt'n.

Oh I wish I were an Oscar Meyer Wiener..

everyone would be in love with me.

No; really. Not that being one large sausage link

is my ultimate goal, but I wouldn't mind having my own
theme song. And in some ironic way, this isn't related in any manner
to what I plan on talking about down thuuuur -points below-

I am so grateful for sincerity. Not "awh I hope you feel better,

here, take some soup" sincerity. I'm referring to deep,
heartfelt intentions that are incomprehensible to anyone else
but those people involved. It is a great reminder
that the world isn't 105% horrible (just 102*).
Thank you to all of you whom have helped me in so many ways.
I love you.

--Love, Kalynn.

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.

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.

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.