I love the fall!!

(secret: I didn't actually take this picture. but it's gorgeous)

Fall is AWESOME!
By far my favorite time of year. Which sounds weird cause in reality its the time of year when everything is dying. It's getting colder, and the leaves are falling off, and plants are starting to reach their end, but it's BEAUTIFUL!!
I can't think of a whole lot I love more than seeing pretty fall leaves on the mountains and going up the canyon this time of year.
Do you know one of my favorite things ever? Possibly more than fresh baked chocolate chip cookies, or getting to sleep in- Driving up the canyon during a break between sessions of fall general conference. I already love conference so much, and I love the canyon, and it usually seems to be incredible weather during conference. I hope I get a chance to go next weekend cause conference is right around the corner.
Welp, I struck some good luck because last weekend me, Steve, Scott, and Cait went up to hike Stewart Falls, and I felt like a three year old on Christmas with all the beautiful scenery up there. We ended up not being able to find the trail, so we just walked around by aspen grove and took some sweet pictures. here's a taste test of our fun:


This is Steve. Me. Crunch-a-bunch. and Scooter.


Ha. Great picture.

We tried to be funny. Do you think we are obnoxious BYU students? I feel like this post and these pictures give off that vibe...don't believe it. We all get on photo shoot sprees every now and then.

One of my favorite parts was trying take pictures while we all threw leaves in the air. Here is the succession of how well that worked...

Try one.


Try Two.
Try Three.
Try Four.
HA. I sure got him. I hope that you will go outside right this second, scoop up a big pile of leaves (there aren't actually a whole lot on the ground yet in the valley, mostly just in the mountains), throw them in the air and dance around like you love this beautiful season. I sure do.

Advice to Myself

I was reading through my old journal today, and besides noticing how dramatic I was and how much I liked boys, I was really impressed with some of the things I wrote. It is from April of my junior year, to last Christmas. So basically it covers the last year of high school on. Yes, I have funny stories and memories and such, but there was lots of like "advice" I gave myself, goals, thoughts that would come to mind about how to be better, or quotes I had come across and liked. It was good for me to read and remind myself of who I want to be, and what I have to do to get there. So, here is some advice, from me...to me. But I suppose you could take it too if you'd like. :)

Be too happy to permit troubles, and too noble for anger. Have a sense of humor. Live the gospel and all else will fall into place. Faith includes believing in his timing. Be IN the gospel- live in it, work in it, play in it, grow in it. Don't sweat the small stuff, and most of it is small stuff. Be confident about being solo, you don't have to follow others trends-confidence is everything. As long as I know I'm doing what's right I can be confident. Bring out the best in others-we all make mistakes, so who am I to judge? Be a builder and a light. You have no right to ever tear anyone else down. EVER. You cannot take another persons agency, or you are trying to fulfill Heavenly Father's plans satan's way. Let your passions shape you into the unique person you will be. Our motives need to be in the right place when we do good things, pay attention to your intentions. Let yourself be polished by the waves that will come crashing down-not if they come, but when. What is stopping you from being the YOU you want to be? Don't worry about tomorrow, live in today. Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, so make it good. Don't let the world squash your enthusiam. You squish their bleakness with your spunk. Sometimes, its ok to quit, and sometimes, it's just not. Keep going with faith.
My personal favorite:
Maybe the things I worry about and fear aren't worth fretting over. Don't you think that if you are doing everything you are supposed to be doing that He is in control and He will take care of it? take care of you? In His own timing perhaps, but nonetheless things would be OK? Yes. I do believe He would.

Um, alright I have been rebuked. By myself. I think it's time for me to take my own advice and become better! I totally know what I need to do, sometimes I just forget, or get distracted by the things the world tells you will make you successful. I guess my idea of successful is different than theirs. But I like mine better. :)

work today. what a day.

Hey so this is kelly thomson. I work with him. he is boy kelly and I am girl kellie. and it's convenient that we spell it differently. Oh and we have another kellie. This is kellie cash.She is also girl kellie. So things get a little crazy sometimes as far as identification is concerned. Usually in the office when someon says "kelly/ie" we all just assume they are talking about boy kelly. He just seems to be more popular to talk to than us. Or sometimes people will say kelldawgalicious. He goes by that too. Anyway. Kelly has a blog, and on his blog he wrote a post about things he hates that people say. I totally agreed with them too. And then we started talking about it in the office, and brittany said I say "um" alot. So now I'm self conscious about saying "um". If you hear me say it, hit me. I want to stop it. Well so Kelly asked if I had updated by blog lately, and I said no. So he told me I should. and I said what should I write about? and he said I should write about things I hate, just like he did. I feel bad writing a hater blog post, but there is one thing I hate that I thought of. So this ones for you boy kelly.

I hate kobe bryant. a lot. I'm not even gonna put his picture up just so no one sees it and gets the wrong idea that I like him.

Thanks kelly. I feel better now. hope you enjoy this post. in fact. you should write a comment about it! :) I love comments.

Favorites.

Sometimes, I have some things that are my favorites. I'm at work right now staring out the fabulous new windows that we recently acquired, and thought about writing these favorites down. They are in no particular order, just a whole conglomeration of great things. In fact, Kelsey Celeste Jones, I might even make a toast to these things...:)

• Stars
• Sunsets
• Daisies
• Mountains
• Cute rocks, not the ugly ones, but you know what I mean, you've seen em, the ones that make you say "oh how cute!"
• Freshly painted fingernails
• New socks, especially when you wear them on a hardwood floor
  
• A perfectly placed witty comment. Not sarcasm as much, but irony- it's so much funnier.
• When the underdog team makes a victorious win. For example, Boise vs. Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
• Right after you shower after playing hard outside all day, and your skin feels hot cause you got sunburned. Does that make sense? I love that.
• When a long standing prayer is answered in a way you didn't expect. It just shows the Lord has such a hand in your life.
• Finishing something you have worked really hard on. Especially something that you were that close to giving up on, but you persevered.
  
• Opening a brand new jar of peanut butter or sour cream and it's perfectly smooth on top, and then sticking a spoon in it and squishing it. That's fun.
• The sound of a tennis ball hitting a racket.
• A good nap
• When people play with your hair
• Freckles
• Doing better on a test that you expected.
• When snow is falling outside and it's silent and white and peaceful.
• A good water fight
• Working with Kelly Thomson. Sorry everyone else, he is just really fun to work with. Who else will make up fake vacations to the Himalayas with me in between calls?
  
• Wrestling with someone and laughing the whole time
• Finding a unique connection with someone, either something you both really love, or something you both can't stand.
• People.
  
• The school supplies aisle, especially when it's the mid-July. It makes you get excited for school again!
• When something tricky works out in a way you didn't expect.
  
• A random text that makes your day.
  
• Running into old friends
• Fresh paint
• A fresh start
• Emilie Laura Jackie Lucille Wright
  
• When you are running you and you just feel awesome, like you could go forever.
• Warm homemade bread
• Other people's birthdays
• Kids
• Using a brand new pen
• Finding a scripture that is just perfect for you right at that moment
• Those moments when you actually realize, like it just clicks in your head and your heart, how much Heavenly Father cares for you, and how much He is aware of you, and your life.
  

There is so much more, but that is what's coming to my mind right now. Gah, I love life. And every single thing in it.

lately.

welp, it's sure been a while. How about I post a little somethin somethin on this here bloggy. Ok, what have I been up to lately...

• EFY. Oh my lands how incredible was that!? Answer: SO incredible! It was so hard at first, and really I had a rough time getting used to it, but by the end I could honestly say I love EFY. It was an awesome life learning experience I will cherish for the rest of my life. I loved the things that I learned there as well as the fun I had. The last week I did I almost peed my pants like three times I was laughing so hard. Thank you Sheridan Rockhill. :)
• I miss tennis! I have been at EFY for so long I haven't gotten to play tennis in a while! I think my skills are atrophying since I haven't been using them.
  
• Heather's bridal shower is coming up and I'm going to get to make some cool culinary creations. I love any chance I have to experiment making really pretty stuff. I'm gonna try out some sugar art and tuilles this time, so we'll see what happens.
• My eye has been twitching lately...it's really wierd. It's prolly from lack of sleep. Ok maybe I have been staying up a little too late with certain distracting individuals...I'll work on that, but I can't promise any changes. I'm just gonna have to deal with twitching.
  
• I'm flying out to Colorado to go visit steve and syl next week! That's going to be a great time. I miss Sabrinna and Tanner, that's for sure.
  
• I really love Canada. Sometimes I don't really know why, I just do. I want to go to Canada someday. That would be fab if I got my mission call there. I had a dream a while ago that I got my call to Canada, but then again I had a dream that I got my call to Sydney, Austrailia too. And Tokyo. and California. I have a lot of mission call dreams.
  
• I love American Fork, Utah. I know I am probably a little too in love with it. So I apologize to all of you who have have gotten "the tour" from me lately. I just stinkin love that place and want to share the joy that it is with everybody. That's all.
  
• I have recently decided where my heart lies, and what things are my true loves. A. Brad Paisley B. American Fork C. Canteloupe. D. My cowboy boots E. Canada. There you have it folks. Kellie Wentz in a nutshell.

Thanks for being part of this update today. I hope you have enjoyed your readings. Have a fantastic Tuesday.

Fourth of July has Arrived

Well my friends, my favorite holiday is coming up in two days, and I'm pumped. I love the warm weather, the BBQ's, Lagoon with my family, the food, the patriotism, the colors, and last but not least the Fireworks.
One of my favorite things ever is fireworks. I think part of it could be because I grew up with all boys who started buying fireworks at like age 9. I think I lit my first firework when I was probably 6. I got excited too for when my friends turned twelve and their parents would let them light them with me. I think part of it may just be genetic. I am drawn to fire, I just love it. I have had at least half my life to experiment with tampering with fireworks and making them do different things. I'm a big fan of the smaller ones that you can mess with, vs. the big fountains that you just light and watch.
Last year we went to wyoming and picked up some fireworks and it was the most fun I had had in a long time. I still have some of them, but my supply is getting low. I have a whole stash in a blue tote thingy under my bed. I also have a lighter collection to accompany them. I know this is wierd, but I blame it on how I grew up. Some families just didn't get into this sort of thing much, but I'm lucky mine did, and still does.
Since I live in provo now, however, people are much more uptight than in my hometown. In my neighborhood we will light five whistlers at once to summon all the neighbor kids that want to watch, and we all just had a great time.
Everyone here gets all antsy pants on you about how loud they are, or that we're going to catch something on fire. Seriously, it's fine. Everyone chill out and enjoy the show. They are a fun part of the summer, and we're not stupid with them-we are as safe as possible. I have never gotten injured yet besides a thumb burn from a lighter or something. I wish people appreciated them like I do.
Well ok, that's my soapbox. When you hear bangs and sparks going on in your neighborhood just smile, and know that someone is having a lot of fun right now. :) Thank you.

I love this Man.

This is Brad. Brad Paisley. He is fantastic. A few years ago Nicole Redford gave my brother a Brad Paisley CD, and at the time I had just barely been converted to country (thank you Brother Kunz), and so I was curious, and listened to his CD. It was "Mud on the Tires", and I fell in love with this man's music. He's more of a comedian a lot of times, and I love that his lyrics actually say something about him, or tell stories, or make you laugh. Last year Steve and I went to his concert when he came to Salt Lake. It was incredible, and I am a fan for life. When his new album "American Saturday Night" came out a month and a half ago, I found a killer deal on it, and purchased it as my own. I love it, I have listened to every song and almost have it memorized. It's battling with my cowboy boots as my most prized posesion. Anyway, just wanted to share my love for Brad Paisley, and this new album. I love country music. :)