In the course of a year...

Well. Today is the last day of high school for most of my friends back in high school. So it got me thinking: What has changed in that course of a year? Have I grown to be better, done any good, or progressed in any way? So I've decided to make yet another list... Just to see what has changed.

• Last summer, I worked full time. So boring. Definitely proved that I do not want to work a minimum wage job ever again.
• I watched Ken's kids more than ever. I could definitely call myself a pro.
• I moved away from home... Not too difficult of a feat, but a trial nonetheless.
• I lived with people I've never known before... Which was interesting. I really learned how to compromise and to get along with people that are very different from myself.
• I kinda dated an older guy... for a week. Tells you that older does not always mean more mature. 
• On the other hand, kinda dated someone my age... for a week.  Again, maturity is a huge issue with guys.
• I learned how much I miss home. Or, I should say family. They really are everything.
• I got decent grades last semester... nothing below a B, but I learned how disappointing a B can be. 
• I made many new friends... and lost some old ones. I really learned how to determine if something is worth keeping.
• I learned how to cook... ALONE! I've always just been on the side, chopping vegetables, not doing the whole process. It's been great! 
• I've learned that getting 6 people to cooperate for dishes may be the most difficult task. EVER.
• What else... Life is expensive! 
• Physically, I've gotten a wee bit taller... and rounder.
•  My hair has lightened and lengthened, my face has slightly changed. I have gotten glasses, which I personally think makes me look much more serious. 
• As weird as this is, my taste buds have matured. Panda Express is no longer the treat it once was, but rather greasy disgustingness. 
• Oh, here is a BIG one: I eat cheerios, without the honey flavor, or without added sugar. Why? Apparently, it has vitamins that I need at this stage in life. And it's healthier. I guess I'm saying that food priorities have changed. 
• I can pull all-nighters anymore. If I get a wink under 8ish hours, I'm dead. 
• My taste in guys has changed... A lot. 
• OH! I turned down that offer from Disneyworld... Big step. Learned that sometimes the exciting option isn't the right one. 

There are sooooo many more things that I could list. I've made a handful of mistakes, but generally, I feel that a year has done me well. I don't know if I have grown towards who I want to be, but I think I've figured out who I want to be, which is a big step in itself. I guess now I can only imagine how much I will grow in the next year... Yikes!

Thyroids.

Today was a beautiful day. I slept in, only had one class, had no homework (by no homework, I mean no homework due tomorrow), and got to stay home all day. As awful as this is, I pretty much was in bed all day long. I took a nap, helped my sisters with homework, and pretty much died watching this last House episode. This patient had one of those super expensive sex dolls, and they had an elaborate scene where they treated her like a real patient giving her surgery and wheeling her around the hospital. It was HILARIOUS! I highly encourage you watching it. I also learned how to make this:

 Chocolate pudding! From scratch! So good. I ate one while it was still warm... So great. I also learned how to make taco soup yesterday, which I ate again today. I just love food!

Anyway, life is great. Courtney and Brooke are home from Mexico, which is wonderful since I have been dying of not talking to them. The highlight of my day was talking to Ney, and the conversation went like this:

K "I got my lab results back..."
C "I know, something with your thyroid."
K "Right. I just found out dad has hypothyroidism, too."
C "Kalie, that's not possible. Men don't have thyroids."
K "Uh, Courtney, they do."
C "That's not what Brooke said."

YES! I was laughing so freaking hard. Elle can attest to that. Anyway, Love y'all. Hope life is blessing you as much as it is me!

Yay for being healthy!

Well, last week was pretty stressful. I woke up Monday with a HUGE bruise on my leg that just showed up overnight. I called my doctor, and was pretty adamant that I got checked out... So I did. Tuesday I went in to get some tests done, and after a week of anxiety, got the results back. The doctor was concerned that it was something along the lines of blood or autoimmune diseases, but the tests came back wonderfully! The only concern there was left was my thyroid levels, which were pretty low. To be honest, I wasn't really surprised at all, knowing that I have it on both sides of the family. So, I have to go run some tests later next month, but that's about it. Yay for being healthy!

Other than that, life is pretty slow. My friends and I went to a park along a river (the park was called Beaver Dick, just in case you were wondering. I know, so weird.) It was so fun! I ran in, and practically froze to death. Oh well.

Courtney and Brooke are in Mexico right now, which pretty much just sucks. Who else am I going to call every day??

That's about it, folks. Life is boring, but I guess that's how I like it.

Well...

It has just been one of those weeks. You know? It's just a week where one moment you are super happy, things are rocking, and the next you just want to throw up and punch people in the face. Ya...

Highlights from the last 3 (maybe 4?) days...

I got my glasses! I look super awesome in them. Just kidding. I look older though, and my headaches have disappeared.

I got a 98% on my science test. Which was super exciting, until I found out that 14 people got perfect scores. It kinda ticked me off, as vain and prideful as that is.

Today, there was a power outage on part of campus, so class was let out. YAY!!

I'm just really tired and sore... for no reason whatsoever. We (Meaning Gavin, Riley, Makenna, Elle, Alivia, and myself) just got back from BDubs. Yum!

I really don't have anything exciting to say. Life is okay, stressful, but when it comes down to it, I wouldn't trade my life for anyone else's. Unless there is someone Jack Johnson sings to sleep every night. Then I would be them. Here is my new favorite song:

I think this is it... It isn't a cool video or anything, but this song is so relaxing. 

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I'm really not in the mood for extreme catching up, so it will be nice ant brief. Last week, all I really did was do homework and hang out with Makenna, Elle, Alivia, Gavin and Riley. (Gavin and Riley are friends that live in the apt. complex next to ours). We went to see the Avengers on Saturday, which was GREAT! And went to Five Guys afterwards. Really awesome.

As for today, I had a doctor appointment this morning, and three of my classes. So I was on campus for six hours. It SUCKED. I am so exhausted. I think I'm just going to crash right now. Peace out, love ya, remember who you are, Bla, Bla, Bla.

A Chocolatey Confession...

Hello my friends. I thought I should share with you an amazing revelation. These are the best cookies ever. SERIOUSLY. So check it out, RIGHT NOW!!! P.S. I totally copied and pasted this from http://kelseysappleaday.blogspot.com , so I should probably give them credit....

Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

barely adapted from Anna Olson, Food Network Canada

Ingredients: 

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened 

3/4 c. brown sugar 

1/4 c. granulated sugar 

1 egg 

2 tsp. vanilla extract 

2 c. all purpose flour 

2 tsp. cornstarch 

1 tsp. baking soda 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.

3.  Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chunks.

4.  Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.  (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer than ten minutes.)

5.  Let cool, on the sheet, on a wire rack for five minutes.  Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely.  Makes approximately 3 dozen.  Try not to eat them all.

MAY!

So, it's 1:43 in the morning, and I'm avoiding homework and sleep like the plague. Sleep has become miserable, with tossing and turning, and forgotten nightmares. It's a place of misery and sadness. So I stay awake, and listen to Jack Johnson, and watch movies like Say Anything or other movies that really don't apply to me, as I'm pretty much forever single. Oh well.

Good news though, it is officially May! Soon I shall be NINETEEN, the age where I am no longer considered a baby in school. Which is wonderful, because the cute boys don't like babies. It is really weird coming to this age, as I don't know where life is supposed to take me. I have a plan, but let's be honest, how often does life go according to plan? Never.

I really have no point in writing this, in all honesty. Who knows, perhaps a year from today, I will look back at this and laugh at how crazy I am (was?). I just know what is going to happen tomorrow, and even I don't know every detail. It is almost scary to think about how little we know going into each day. I went to a fireside the other night with my old stake president, who is amazing, and really blew my mind. He was talking about reading scriptures in the morning, and about the Liahona... Nephi didn't look at it at the end of the day's journey, he looked at it before he even started. I just loved it, forgive me for not saying it as profoundly.

Anyway, I might as well go do homework. YAY!