The Lazy Song.

Today I didn't have to work.
That means I did absolutely NOTHING.
One of my most favorite things to do.

Okay well I did freak out about college. And then I freaked out about my messy room. And then I watched a movie....does that count as something?

I only freaked out about college because tomorrow is September. I start school on September 12th....that's really soon, loves! Oh and I have to live at home, but I'll get over that eventually.

I only freaked out about my room because there was a spider. I'm not a huge fan of them....meaning I freeze as soon as I see one and I have to watch it until my YOUNGER brother Connor can come kill it for me....sometimes that can take up to 30 minutes. Spiders can crawl a long ways in 30 minutes....it's rough. Oh and then I had to kill it. Ew.

So after that I watched a weirder than life movie. It's called Across the Universe. Super bizarre movie. Yet I still highly recommend it. Do you know why? It's a musical, with Beatles songs. I love The Beatles....and I love musicals. Great music, weird movie. Like REALLY weird. I can't emphasize this enough.
At the beginning of the movie it has Jim Sturgess (Brittish, I'm a fan) singing "Girl" straight at the camera. I felt like he was looking into my soul. It made me laugh because I had to look away from the screen after the 30 second stare we shared. Ya, he kept looking. Here's a picture:So, go watch the movie, but don't expect to understand the plot. Just watch it for the music. Well, it would probably make more sense to just listen to the soundtrack. Good idea, now go look it up on iTunes :D

Here's to another random post! Oh and Pell Grants, which I just found out I have! Hooray for money to get through college!
Kiah

Kidds say the darndest things....

So..............................
I'm watching skanky Bachelor Pad. A show I can't go a week without seeing.
Why?
Because...

So I'm watching it right now.
Connor, my brother (hey that's him in the picture with me!), comes in and says, "I hate this show, they kiss everybody."
I say, "Well you might as well, they don't have any morals anyway."

Then they contestants start talking about who they are going to vote off.
Then Connor says, "So it's like Survivor, but with benefits."

Truer words were never spoken. My brother, he is wise beyond his years.
So that's pretty much how Bachelor Pad went down this week.

Also I feel I should tell you that I'M GOING TO JOSH TURNER WITH THE LOVE OF MY LIFE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!! Yes. Yes I am.....The lady in the picture is Hannah Katherine. I've told you about her before. I promise you.
But do you want to know who I'm madly in love with?? I sometimes call him, Nate-y-poo.















We are so cute.
Josh Turner is great.

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Kiah

Shoes are a girl's best friend.

Happy Saturday!

Today I went shopping with my mom and siblings. School shopping, that is! My favorite form of shopping, and the most exhausting shopping ever invented. I told myself I wasn't going to buy anything....but I couldn't resist when I saw these bad girls!
Ya...I know. They are super adorable.

AND they were buy one get one half off. That doesn't matter though, because I only got one pair.

So these are my shoes. And I'm really excited about them. I'm even going to wear them at church tomorrow!.....Even though I'm teaching the Sunbeams in primary. It's okay. I'll make it work :)

Have a fantastic rest of the weekend. AND go to Shoe Carnival...they're having a BOGO sale that features really sexy heels!
Kiah

Sometimes I have epiphanies.

Good afternoon, bloggers! Wow, it's been awhile! Hello August!

So I thought I would tell you about my Sunday. Today I had an epiphany. What's an epiphany you say? Well according to Dictionary.com it is as such, "An epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, "manifestation, striking appearance") is the sudden realization or comprehension of the larger essence or meaning of something. The term is used in either a philosophical or literal sense to signify that the claimant has "found the last piece of the puzzle and now sees the whole picture," or has new information or experience, often insignificant by itself, that illuminates a deeper or numinous foundational frame or reference."
...Couldn't say that better myself.

What did I go and have an epiphany for, you ask? Well, if you don't know me, let me give you the reader's digest of my brain. It's slower than some. It's hard for my brain to wrap itself around the obvious answers in life. I tend to figure out a harder way for everything. So today, even though I was so exhausted, I decided to get up at 7:30 AM and get ready for church a little earlier than usual. I was ready a little before 9 (church starts at 9:30). What was I going to do with all that spare time?

Be prepared....this is where my epiphany kicked in...

I unconsciously walked over to our adorably old piano and started to play.
....I know what you're thinking...."Wow, Kiah that's a lame epiphany." Well guess what, I'm not done telling you the story.

So I've been playing the piano since I was 6. Yes the young age of 6.I wanted so badly to learn how to play. I continued lessons until I was 12 years old. I learned all the basics of music and piano playing in those 6 years, and then just taught myself the rest after that. I absolutely adored playing the piano.

For some reason or another, I stopped playing just for pure enjoyment. I became the accompanist for many church functions, and any rehearsal help for choir or plays. The last two years of High School I auditioned and made it into zero hour Jazz Band. I didn't enjoy it. Sure some of the songs were fun, but I wasn't playing what I wanted to play. I started to care less and less for the piano. I think I became used to playing what others wanted me to play. I stopped practicing the piano all together. The piano at my house became a "dust collector".

The past couple months I've been down, emotionally, physically, psychologically, anything else you could imagine. I haven't been my happy self. I've been rolling with the punches day to day. I had no idea what to do. I figured I just had to wait for college to start, then I'd be fine with a fresh start. I've been thinking lately, that I needed something for me. Just for me. Just to get me by.

I had no idea my answer was going to be as simple as playing the piano.

So back to this morning. I sat at the piano until almost 9:30. That was the most amazing half hour of my whole life. Seriously. I couldn't stop smiling as I was playing. I just let my fingers go. All of this passion was pouring out of my fingertips. It was like I had never stopped playing.

I couldn't believe how happy it made me. Who knew that could be the answer to my prayer. I'm so thankful for the simple joys in life that come to us when we least expect them.

Go and do something you love. Just for you
Kiah

The time I blogged about Goulash...

Hey everyone!! How's life?
Well...mine has been boring, hence the no blogging thing. I get up, exercise, go to work, come home, go to sleep. Ya, I didn't think you guys wanted to hear about that :)

Do you want to know what I did this afternoon?
I took a MUCH NEEDED two hour nap.

Then I had some goulash...aka, pasta yummy-ness. No, I did not have three homemade chocolate chip/walnut cookies afterwards, thanks for asking!!!

Then I watched six, yes, six episodes of Say Yes to the Dress.

Now I'm thinking a chick flick is in order.
The Notebook? Why yes, don't mind if I do!

Speaking of Rachel McAdams, (Leading lady in The Notebook....check her out!)
I want to look just like her when I grow up. Is that possible? I think she's stunning!

....Okay, so we have the same hair color.
Pretty sure that's about as close as we're getting. It's okay, I'll look like her in the next life. Or maybe we'll have mansions next to each other in heaven! Until then, I can dream, right?

Go watch The Notebook. Be jealous of Rachel's looks. Try not to dream of Ryan Gosling.
Kiah

The one with Miss USA

Do you want to know what I did Sunday night? Of course you do. I went to the Chelson's to watch Miss USA. I know, it's pretty exciting. I even have the pictures to prove it!
Have I ever told you how much I love Hannah Katherine?? Well I do!!!!!!!!!! She and I are like peas in a pod. I just heart these pictures of us...they basically illustrate our relationship quite nicely. And they're even more amazing because we took them while watching Miss USA. So, here's a picture of Miss California, right after her crowning. Oh golly gee, let's take a moment and soak in the emotional aspect of her fantastical journey through this pageant. Life doesn't get any better than this, folks. I've got the picture to prove it:
That's happiness and accomplishment right there, friends.

So anywho, after we watched gorgeous women with great bodies and beautiful long hair compete, we watched....Celtic Thunder.
Celtic Thunder is a beautiful thing. Five men. Irish/Scottish accents. Singing. Period. Ya. That's right. Go look them up. You'll be smitten at first glance. Oh here I'll give ya a glance:
If you all must know, the one with the long blonde locks is my most favorite. His name, if you must know, is Keith Harkin. He has the strongest Irish accent, which I think is the sexiest thing in the whole wide world. He also sings a song, which he wrote, called "Lauren and I". Go look it up on Youtube. It's ridiculous how amazingly fantastic that song is. I imagine he wrote it for me. I had a friend in elementary school named Lauren, and a good friend of mine has the middle name Lauren. Seriously, he was just confused. He forgot my name and used someone else's. It's okay, I've forgiven him. Ah, look at his face for a second. Are you in love?...................Too bad. He's taken.

So that was my Sunday night in a nutshell.
Go fall in love with an Irishman.
Kiah

Endorphins. It's what's for dinner.

Good Afternoon, bloggers :)

Today has been a good day. Do you know why? I went to the Chelson's to get my workout on! Hannah and I did Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown AND my new Zumba DVD. Can I just say I hate Jillian?
Hannah and I have done her 30 day shred video all summer....
and sometimes....

i just want to kick Jillian in the face. Her videos are so hard! She brought yoga to a whole new level, for real.









I LOVE Zumba. Can I just say I love Beto? (The beautiful creator of Zumba). If you haven't tried Zumba, you're a fool. It is so exhilarating and fun, fun, fun!!So ya, that's pretty much why this day is AWESOME! I'm loaded with Endorphins(happy chemicals in the body) and you know what else? IT'S PAYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which I also think is AWESOME!

So I think I should tell you what I did last night....but I'll save that for later ;)

Go exercise, it sure makes your day better :)
Kiah

I'm going there someday...

Happy Sunday!
I love Sundays, you know why? It is a day of rest. I get to go to church, be uplifted, and then go home and take a nap.
I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I'm proud of it. Yes, I'm a Mormon. I wouldn't be anywhere without the church. One thing about our church that I'm especially grateful for is TEMPLES! I love temples. My favorite is the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple. Do you know why? ................It just is.
I love the spirit that is constantly there. I love how spacious it is. When I look at the Salt Lake Temple I picture heaven right there.

Isn't it gorgeous/stunning/magnificent/radiant?

In my last post, when I said I wanted to fall madly in love? Well when I fall madly in love, I'm going to marry in the Salt Lake Temple. So I can be madly in love in this life, and forever into the next. Because of temples, my family is sealed forever. It's kind of exciting, don't ya think?

Go visit a temple. Be happy :)
Kiah

What if?

Hey y'all!

I hope everyone has had a good week. I've had a pretty interesting one...this week had me belting out girl power songs like Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova" or Beyonce's "Single Ladies". Then again I had a week where food was delicious and I probably gained five pounds...even though I exercised EVERYDAY! Oh well, it's the thought that counts right?

So here's the deal. I said I was going to blog everyday...ya, that hasn't happened yet. What should I blog about? Well how about I tell you what has been on my mind: I register for COLLEGE CLASSES for FALL SEMESTER on Wednesday. Which got me thinking a lot about my future. What do I want? Well thanks for asking, I'll tell you!

I want to go to college!
I want to meet great friends. Ones that I will cherish.
I want to have a fling...is that too much to ask?
I want to get a degree in Elementary Ed/Special Ed
I want to teach. Preferably Kindergarten. I want to be just like Ms. Honey on Matilda when I grow up. She inspires me.












I want to fall madly in love. The kind that lasts forever. Preferably with some handsome, dark featured man, average height, soft lips. You know, the basics.














I want to have babies to call my own. Lots of them. Preferably ones with dimples and adorable giggles ;)

I want to live in a friendly neighborhood where I know my children will be safe. A neighborhood where I never have to move away from because of a job loss, or a leaky roof. I want a house to grow old in...and everything else that comes with it.
...I could go on and on and on!

This is what I stay up thinking about in the late hours of the night. Maybe that's why I can't sleep. How do you turn your future thinker off?

What will your future hold?
Kiah

I'm officially a new blogger!

Hi! My name is Kiah and I've wanted to start a blog for a while now, but I haven't had the time! Now that I'm graduated from High School I have a little more time to play :) As you might've read from my fabulous friend Hannah's blog, http://boon81992.blogspot.com/
I am on a mission. A mission to renovate myself. I've started to exercise everyday with Hannah...I don't think there has been a huge difference...but I'll tell you about that later. I'm starting college on September 12, 2011 at Brigham Young University-Idaho...of which I'm super stoked/scared/frightened/nervous/happy/joyful and all that other such as! I figure now is a good time to set some goals for myself, be a new Kiah, and grow up a little this summer. I'm so excited I FINALLY have a blog now so people can read about my journey.

Write again soon,
Kiah