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?

What got left out.

There were some pictures/occasions that got left out of my blog during Spring break by accident.
I thought I'd fill you in now.

Matthew and I like to eat.
We especially like breakfast.
So we planned a brilliant breakfast of sausage, bacon, french toast, eggs, and smoothies.
We decided to be nice and invite Kels and Adam along too.

yeah, yeah. I'm hawwtt. Tell me about it.
not.

Matthew took me out to Fazoli's, cause that's our place.
They just keep handing you breadstick after breadstick.
Would you think differently of me if I told you that we ate 10 by the end of the night?
Cause...we really did.
But in my defense, it wasn't 10 each.
Just...10 total.

Lastly, I finally got to go see my newest nephew:
Cole Nolan Johnson.
He's such an adorable baby!
He totally looks like a little man, doesn't he?
I'm such a lucky aunt.

And...that's it.
you will hear no more talk of Spring Break in these parts.
Summer break is coming in 6 weeks though.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--Love Always,
Kalynn.

p.s. MOM: I forgot to bring that big box of goldfish to Cedar that you bought for me. Don't let Adam eat them.

10 things that made today a good day.

1: I got to see Brielle for the second day in a row. I love my BSFF. :] :]
2: Brielle took me to see the apartment we're going to be living in this fall. I adore it. It's so cute, it's got new carpet, tile, and cupboards, the kitchen is big, and decorating will be fun and easy.
3: The boyfriend took me to Jamba Juice. mm.mm.mmmm.
4: I went to a movie. I haven't been to a movie in AGES. Ages, I'm tellin' ya.
5: The movie was "Just Go For It." It's a fantastic comedy and I highly recommend it.
6: I went to said movie with my friend of 15 years, Tristan Winterton. oh, how I miss that girl.
7: I got to eat leftover steak for lunch.
8: My bracket is doing well. woot, woot!
9: I got home before 11:00, which means I might just get to bed at a decent hour tonight!
10: I get to go see my newest nephew tomorrow: Mr. Cole Nolan Johnson.

Other important matters:
--Can I just inform everyone how terrible of a song "Friday" is? What is all the buzz about it? It's not well written. The music video is completely ridiculous. And it doesn't even make me excited for Fridays.
--The boyfriend is on a camp out and I miss him...wah. poor me. boo.
-- seeing my future apartment and being around my future roommates made me way too excited for fall. It's going to be such a fun, good atmosphere!
--One of my favorite cousins is having his farewell on Sunday. I'm sad I won't see him for two years!

kay that's all. :)

-- Kalynn.

When the parents are away, the kids play!

Since my lovely parents have been on their anniversary vacation (30 years, people!)
and since Adam's girlfriend is newer than my boyfriend (apparently that gives him more right to be out from the time he wakes up until 4:00 in the morning...)
I was lucky enough to be able to have Nathan all to myself from 4:00 in the morning on Sunday until 3:00 this afternoon!
I'm not being sarcastic.
We had a blast!
A few of our activities include:

a walk with Mrs. Bones out in the sunshine
laying out on the tramp
practicing piano and singing hymns
watching Forever Strong
playing Yahtzee
playing Sorry
and baking snickerdoodles!


Not gonna lie.
Taking care of Nathan by myself for an entire day is hard work..
but it's totally worth it.
It's so much fun.
what can I say?
I love the kid!

Needless to say, it's been a good start of my spring break.

I hope each of you has a great week. :)

Love, Kay.

10 thing I learned this weekend.

1: Sleep is one of life's little pleasures.

2: I really really miss my parents!
3: This Spring Break is going to be a lot different than I thought it would be.
4: I need more girl friends. or..I at least need to spend more time with those that i DO have. Brielle! Where are you?!
5: I like the boyfriend even more than I thought I did. Who'da thunk it was possible?!
6: It's perfectly acceptable to eat graham crackers and milk for every meal.
7: It's really hard to watch movies when the sun is so rudely shining through your windows! (but..whatevs. I'd rather have sun. )
8: I am dying to go to the beach.
9: I adore spending my entire Sunday with Nathan.
10: Reeses cravings are too strong to fight.

my body is retaliating against me!

I woke up with a swollen finger (finally managed to pry my ring off, 15 hours later. Owchhh!)
and a bruised knee.
My theory: my altar-ego is Chuck Norris.
Therefore, while I think I'm sleeping I'm really out bustin' caps and what not.
That explains the battered body parts.

No, actually. Today was SUCH a beautiful day outside, that I thought I'd run TO the gym, do my workout, and then run back home.
It's only 2 miles from my dorm to Gold's, ( I just checked on google earth.)
so the run there was a breeze.
Then I did my workout.
Did I mention that Thursdays are legs?
Not such a great run home.
Plus, the wind was totally conspiring against me.
To passersby, I probably looked I was purposely trying to run slow-motion.
Twas not the case.

Also, Kelsey and I did like...SIX climbs at the rock wall today.
My forearms are a-killin' me!

Anyway. The boyfriend just arrived with Brownies!!
I must depart.

Love to all,

Love, Kalynn Eve.