Blast From The Past

OK, so we've been going through old boxes of pictures this past week looking for ones for our family reunion coming up this summer. There have definitely been some gems to never be forgotten!!! Anyway....I ran across these few ones with yours truly, and thought you might get a laugh or two. So here goes.......

Kindergarten (gotta love the pig-tails)

Grandpa and I (I was his favorite helper in the whole world)

Not sure which grade this is, but I just call it the year of the perm!

Grandpa & I in Parker, AZ (doesn't it look like his hair and my hair are blowing in opposite directions?)

OK yes, that would be me in the bikini, and FYI...that will be the first and last time I will be seen in a bikini!!! (do my thighs resemble the Michelin Man?)

The Christmas Season

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I just love the Christmas season!!! Finals are over (YAY!!!), It's finally starting to feel and look like Christmas outside, our house is all lit up and so beautiful, everyone is kind to one another (for the most part), two weeks off from work (YAHOO!!!), Christmas music all around, Mom's delicious egg nog smoothies, catching up on movies I have missed due to homework, visting friends and family, Christmas dinner at the Madsen's, my little wal-nut dropping in (you know who you are), and last but certainly not least...a wonderful season to center my life around Christ.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas season. I love you all and am so blessed to have the friends and family I have. Have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Our Favorite Head Witch

Grandma (The Head Witch as I call her) and her best friend Dora were the main attraction at the Trunk or Treat this year. As you can see, they went all out! Grandma had decorated these witches hats years ago for an afternoon enrichment activity, and the senior ladies have been wearing them on Halloween ever since. Grandma loves holidays!!! She makes absolutely every holiday a special day. Keep it up Grandma!!!

Here are the witches and their pet, the black cat....or personal assistant as I call her

Bless my grandma, Father, for she is too cute!!!

The Head Witch with two of her favorite people in the world, Jeff and Emma Vincent.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!!

On October 2nd (and all throught the weekend actually) we celebrated grandma's 83rd birthday!!! When I got home from work on her birthday, she was so excited and told me about the great day she was having. She received so many cards, gifts, flowers, and phone calls. In fact, every time she tried to go to bed that night she would get another birthday phone call. She loved every minute of the day. Then on Friday, Susie, a family friend from Michigan came into town and took grandma out to lunch to the Cheesecake Factory. The rest of the weekend we just enjoyed our company and watched general conference. Thank you to all who made grandma feel so special and loved. Grandma said she had such a wonderful birthday this year, that she now plans on having another 83 birthdays. I hope there will be some people much younger than me to help her celebrate in 83 years, because I really don't think I will be here in the year 2091 to help!!! I only hope that if I live to be 83 years, that I will be as happy, beautiful, loving, kind, and compassionate as my grandma is now.

Frustration!!!

Calculus = Death

Anyone who really knows me knows that I hate math with a passion!!! I'm sure just because of this fierce hatred, I am required to take a CALCULUS class for my Hospitality Management Major. Go figure! I have officially been in this class for a week and a half, and I am already certain that I'm going to die. So...the million dollar question is, "how am I ever going to survive?" No, I'm not just asking a rhetorical question. Really, please tell me how I am ever going to survive!

Along with this class that I now call "DEATH," I am also taking Hospitality Law and Global Tourism. If I can just handle my law professor's chipmunk teeth, and my tourism professor's deep Asian accent, I think I will survive these other two classes. Maybe.

If I do die however, know that I love you all! And Wendy, I am leaving my blog to you.

To Death, Kim

Sorry I'm a Slacker & Thank You Melanie!!!

I'm sorry it has been so long. Things have been so busy. Things like a basement flood, my Ethics and Values class (who knew a class on ethics and values would be so difficult!), and just life I guess. Anyway, I will try to be better, but I do have a heavy class load this fall semester. Lets just say I will do the best that I can.

Melanie, Thank you for the honor of this prestigious, wonderful, and exciting award. And, FYI, I absolutely loved coaching your young women's team way back when. That was and will always be something I cherish. I guess you could have called our team 'defeated,' huh? You were awesome and such a great fouler!!! Good times.

So, there are rules to this award.
1. Post the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate 7 other people for this award and add links to their blog.
4. Leave a message for the people that you nominated!

I am usually very good at following rules, but I really don't know 7 other bloggers, so that may be a problem. Anyway here goes. The winners I have chosen for this amazing award are (drum roll Sparky!)......

*Elder Chris Clark @ http://www.elderclark.com/: Chris is my cousin who is leaving for the MTC in Brazil Tuesday August 5. I had the honor of watching him grow up into the amazing man he is today. I am going to miss him so much, and want to wish him all the luck and blessings in the world. I love you Chris!!!

*Tammy @ http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/ : Tammy and I have had many good times together including....Strawberry Days Parades, Scrapbooking, BBQ's at Paul & Leslie's, Bunko games, just to name a few. Congrats Tammy, and I love you too!!!

Well, I guess that's about it because everyone else I know that has a blog has already received this prestigious award. Thank you again Mel, you are the best and I love you too!!! (I pretty much love everyone...pretty much)

A Wonderful Weekend with Chris Clark

What a great weekend! My cousin Chris went through the Mt. Timpanogos Temple on Saturday preparing to go on his mission. I am so happy that he chose to come up here to Utah to do this. On Sunday in Sacrament meeting, Chris gave an awesome talk. He is going to be an amazing missionary if you ask me (though I may be a little biased). He talked like a return missionary, not like one just ready to leave. Chris has so many family members, and friends who love him, including me. I don't know what I'm going to do without him for two years, but Brazil will be blessed to have him. Chris, you are going to be awesome, and I'm going to miss you so much!!! Have faith, not fear. I love you!!!

Chris and his wonderful parents

Chris and his amazing Grandma Clark

Chris and his awesome family

Chris and his truest friends

Chris and his loving former Bishop