Hide and Seek

Kurt: A person who loves to tease, watch psych, mess with his sisters and best of all, hide things. He is loving and is engaged to Mandee Purefoy.

Example Sentence: Kurt just hid all my stuff and told me to go find it.

                         I love having my brother home. He is a pest sometimes but if he didn't pick on me I would be sure he hated me. Today he trapped me in a corner. He says I trapped myself and tried to protect myself with the oven. Ok he is right. I forget he had monkey arms and could still reach me. At this point I would usually post a picture of the two of us but I have yet to get a picture with him. He is to ninja for me.

Next, I was just sitting here blogging about my morning and he grabs my phone informs me that he is turning off all of my sounds and then is going to hide it. And he did just that. After he hid it he came back in the kitchen with a huge smile on his face and told me to go find it. So, I wandered into the front room in search of my phone and he kept telling me I was not going to find it. He told me he hid it in the snow. I finally found it in the bird cage. Haha what a spaz. SO I came back in and sat at my computer and began blogging again. He grabbed my wireless mouse and ran back into the front room. When I went to find this one it was a bit more difficult. We played the game of hot and cold.

 

My poor little mouse was just sitting there behind the couch. Thinking the game was over I walk back into the kitchen and my laptop is in his arms and yet again he has this grin on his face that words will never be able to describe. I mean its not sinister or evil it is more of a teasing but even that doesn't fit. It is a Kurt look. So he goes in the front room. I hear the door open and then a second later close and then the window open and close and I mean that is my laptop I just got. I walk in and he is setting it under a present we still have under our tree for Mandee. I just laughed and told me to go back he had to hide it again. I felt like a little kid but as strange as it sounds I was enjoying this little game I was playing with my 21 year old brother. After a minute he assures me I may try to find it but I never will. I look around to see where there was a place he could possible hide a laptop. And then he yet again tells me I will never find it. But I told him that he told me that every time and I have found everything so far. Then I got a bright idean to look under my Grandpa Empey's old chair. Sure enough it was there.

That was the end of our hide and seek game. He left me to go hang out with his friends. But I have to work tonight so fair enough.



Oh the Weather Outside is Delightful

10:30 I woke up with a splendid idea. That idea was to take my little brother and sister outside with me to shovel the walks and go tubing down our hill. Fun right? INDEED! So I let my Paislee Puppy out and we turned ourselves into snowmen.(: Keldon and I were the first out. Kiera was glued to the TV for the time being.

My Bug cleaned off cars while I shoveled walks.

Paislee loves Keldon!(:

And Keldon loves Pais!(: Cute Right?

Kiera came out just in time to help us fill the wood drop.

Work is always so much more fun when it is with your family. And your puppy!

Now it was time for fun. When I said hill you prolly imagined some type of hill that was huge that people could sled down. Well, we just have a baby hill that we make work.

I took my Paislee down with me. It was super funny. It seemed as if she wasn't sure if she loved it or not. I took her down more than once and each time I would go to pick her up she was really hesitant.

It was a very fun morning. I love being an older sister! It gives me a chance to act like a kid again! I remember playing in the snow with my older siblings and I loved every second of it. I am glad I had an opportunity to give them a similar memory today.

 

 

LIPSTICK

Lipstick, it is so weird. Yet, so addicting. But weird. I have this strange addiction to putting lipstick on when I find it. Sometimes, I "have" to wear lipstick for performances and stuff but honestly I like wearing lipstick. I think it's fun. Strange that wearing lipstick could be fun. For my 2013 goal I want to kiss a boy on the cheek while wearing lipstick and leave kissy lips on his cheek. That would definitely make wearing lipstick funny. I mean wouldn't that be funny if a girl just randomly came up and kissed you on the cheek? Not so funny if you had a girlfriend and she saw but I promise this goal is not to Saba tosh any relationships. It is purely out of the fun of wearing bright lipstick.

SEVENTEEN!

December 18, 2012 would be the date of my 17th birthday! My day started at 4:30 I repeat 4:30! Who in their right mind wants to get up at 4:30 on their birthday? This girl does!(:

This is where I went. When Camry and Abby asked me what I wanted for my birthday and my one request was to go to the Temple before school. My wish was granted and I had the wonderful opportunity to do baptisms before school. What an amazing experience that was. I got some names from the United States this time. Usually they are from other countries. 

 

       After that we went to Smitty's for breakfast. I got my usual the Biscuits and Gravy and Hot Chocolate. Camry and Abby paid for my breakfast. They are super sweet. Then we our server got a $12 tip on a $22 check. Awesome right?

School was a... pain. Yeah, that is a good word for it. I got absolutely nothing done. My excuse was, It's my have birthday I don't have to so I'm not going to. Haha that ol got me real far. But not I have an awesome picture of me doing nothing in school haha.

At lunch I went over to Kaysha's house and she made me rice. I LOVE rice. I watched a movie with Emy on her couch and then Kaysh brought out a piece of cheese cake with a candle. They sang happy birthday to me. It was adorable. I couldn't have asked for a better lunch.

Abby took me home and her brothers wanted to stop at Mud Lake Market but Abby said we would only stop if they got me something. The boys were totally fine with that. They came back out with... a nut roll. It was super sweet of them. Abby then got a very serious face and said, "She is allergic to nuts." So mean but funny. Haha I was like no I am not boys. Abby's family is so sweet and giving. I love them to death.

When I got home no one was their. I quickly got ready to go to town and in the process I found some of my moms red lip stick. I LOVE lipstick. I think it is hilarious. SO usually when I find some it's not long before my lips are bursting with color. (: I took a picture and sent it to my mom and sure enough I wore that red lipstick to town. I rocked every second of it too.

 I picked Ambur and Kayla up at the junction and since I drove  we went caroling to my grandma and grandpa Campbell's first. It was a lot of fun. Well, to me anyway. My grandpa is doing better, sorta. They were glad to have company and it was a great way to spend my birthday.

Next, I drove Carston's house after that. I love my cousins dearly. I had fun chattin with my aunt Shannon. She is hilarious. We didn't do much. We hung out at their house and then a while later I ditched everyone and went and got ice cream with Kalesta! I was super excited to see her. She is the bestest sister ever. Without my sisters I would be lost.

I met back up with everyone at the mall and we kind of just wandered around aimlessly. Kayla went to get a Christmas Present and Carston, Tanner and I went to Barns and Noble.

Cousins are the greatest. They are friends you can always be yourself around and you never get bored.

 

Carston and I always go out to 5 guys and fries so to end our night that is where we went. Carston took me to get fries for my birthday. Yes, I am a fat kid and LOVE fries. (: And on December 18, 2012 the fries at 5 guys were from Hamer, Idaho. Pretty cool. So I had to take a picture with the sign.

 

Yup my eyes are totally closed as usual.

 

I had a fabulous birthday. I definitely cannot complain. I have amazing people in my life who made my day fantastic. I am one lucky girl who is extremely blessed.

12/12/12

                December 12, 2012 or better yet, 12/12/12! Magnificent day right? Well, at least it is suppose to be. I made the best of it. I had singing lessons which were fantastic. My teacher has been trying to introduce me to this new voice and convince me to love it... I'm not loving it. She finally told me that this new voice is not me. I was like indeed you are right. She said that she is not going to try and turn me into her because I am not her. I was so excited that I could sing as Klurisa again!(: I could be me and not walk on eggshells anymore. 

                  After singing I joined my friends to go dancing at BYU-I! Haha we have decided that we will be the Dancer Crashers! Like the Wedding Crashers... but with dances. This is was our second week going and we were stoked. Ambur got a creeper last time and Kayla danced with an almost married man. The stories we have are priceless and I wouldn't trade them for the world.

                    This week I was the chosen one to be creeped on. Yes, I got asked out by this 25 year old cowboy hick man. That was the last time I lied to someone about being in college. I felt so bad I was like I'm sorry I work a lot and I'm getting trained next week and all he said was he understood and thanks of the dance. I felt like the Grinch who took away a little kids Christmas. It was absolutely the worst feeling. So no matter how awkward it was I told the guy I was still in High School. He didn't need to know I was 16. High School was enough information.

                      I love going to dances. I love to dance. Yes, it would be ideal to dance with guys my age but I don't exactly get that opportunity very often. The dances at the college are once a week. That is once a week that I get to learn something new.(: Some guys are amazing. They know their stuff. I got a taste of swing dancing but mostly it is country. I like Country Dancing it is a lot of fun. EXCEPT for the triple step. This week made me anti triple step. One guy I danced with only knew how to triple and so that's what we did for 3-4 minutes...skip around the outside of the dance floor. My calves were burning. I thought that song would never end. I mean it was fun but dang could we through a new move in or some thing? He had to have felt the same way. Unless that's what he does every song. Then he must have AWESOME calf muscles.

Yup, Still Adorable!;)

      

   We have had some old pictures sitting out on the counter and they were of when I was like 3. I had thee cutest piggy tails anyone has ever seen. Just look at them...adorable! Haha so....I decided to see if I could still pull them off. 

          Keldon and I went downstairs and I gave myself piggy tails. It was hilarious. He thought I was a freak but I would be a little concerned too if my 16 almost 17 year old sister was giving her self piggy tales. His face in the picture on the right is killing me. He just has this expression like is this really happening?
          Yup, I can still pull the piggy tails off. Haha I'm thinking we should have a piggy tail day. Or...maybe I will wear piggy tales to work tomorrow. That would be cute, right?
                I went up stairs to show my dad how cute I still was and he just shook his head and asked me where I got that idea from. So, I explained to him about the first picture. Then I grabbed the picture and held it up and made my best little kid face. He just walked away. That was probably best.
                 Don't you worry, it didn't stop there. You see Keldon has been with me the whole time...He was my next victim.

          See his little piggy's? Hahaha I was laughing so hard. He thought it was great until I told him to go show dad. Then it wasn't as great. He decided he would wear a hat. But once again it couldn't stop there. These piggy tails were just to great. Kiera walked up the stairs...

   Awe...we are just so cute. My parents think i'm nuts but they always have!;) We had a lot of fun wearing piggy tails around. We enjoyed a game of Just Dance 3 and Re and I rocked those piggy tails. Keldon's were gone by then. My dad pulled one of them out and he pulled the other. His comment was, "I look like a boy again." These pictures will be great black mail when he gets older.

              I love having little siblings. I was the youngest for 9 years and couldn't imagine having younger siblings. Now I can't imagine not having them. Being the only one home would be so boring. I mean who would have I to torture? My parents would be the ones with piggy tails tonight. Now that would be a sight to see. (: I love these two with all my heart and I hope they know they mean the world to me. They have truly been a blessing in my life.

Malt? Or Simply Pumpkin Pie in a Cup?

            My grandpa Campbell is in the hospital, so.... me trying to be a good granddaughter decided to make a little visit to room 432. Before I arrived I called to see if there was anything I could bring. They politely told me they were fine until i asked if they wanted milkshakes. My grandpa did not turn that one down. He wanted a Vanilla Malt. I had never had one before. I have always thought that they sound good but never tried one. So I took this opportunity to try something new.(:
            I went to Dairy Queen and ordered 3 vanilla malts. The guy wrote my name on the receipt and spelled it like this, "Clerisa." First time I have had anyone spell it like this. But hey today was a day of first times.
              I arrived at the lovely hospital and got several comments like, "Are those cold?" Haha it was a cold day and well it didn't really make sense that I had ice cream. Hot Chocolate seemed so much more fitting with the droopy weather we were receiving. Another comment that was, "Someone is going to love you." I hoped so. That was my goal. To make the hospital a happier place with one grandparent at a time.
                I really enjoyed our chat as we all sat eating our vanilla malts. It tasted more like pumpkin pie to me but whatever. I asked y grandma if it tasted like pumpkin pie to her and she sarcastically replied, "It tasted like a vanilla malt." Then she just laughed. I love them to death. I am very blessed to have amazing grandparents who love me.
              We laughed and had a great time even though it was not the best of situations. My grandpa has been struggling with breathing for sometime now and it 's not getting easier. His heart rate has been getting up into the 200's. Well, I would like to inform you that that is not good nor safe by any means. I was informed that your heart rate gets to like 100 something when you are running. No he was no power running through the hospital. He was just sitting there. I wasn't present at the time but I don't think he was power sitting either, just relaxing.
             It's a hard time and I know I am suppose to prepare for the worst but hope for the best. But I am struggling with that because he has been making future plans with me so obviously he is planning on living so how can I prepare for the worst when he doesn't even plan on making the worst happen? I know that whatever happens is meant to be. I was talking to my sister Kaysha and she gave me a different perspective on death. Lemme shoot that at cha.
              Life is a test. When we get done with a test we feel a huge relief. No body likes to be tested so  death is probably like a huge relief. You finish the test. Yes it's sad for us because we will miss them BUT on the bright side, they are happy and finally done being tested constantly. Just something for you to think about.

Take a Step Back

    Last night I was super smart... NOT!
1st Error- I accidentally erased all my text messages                                                                from one person.
2nd Error- I decided to retrieve these messages
3rd Error- In trying to obtain those messages again i restored my IPhone to my Ipod

         I TURNED MY PHONE INTO MY IPOD!
      So, now I not only lost those messages from one person I know lost all my contacts, pictures, messages, and calender events. EVERYTHING! Except for my apps which I care for as much as I care if the donkey across the street has to pee. 
      Imagine this, me at 12.30 A.M. been up since 5:30 A.M. been walking around Temple Square all day trying to turn my phone back into a phone. It was a fail. I was not computer savy at all last night. 
       I was very frustrated and I walked up stairs to tell my parents what I had done and all they can do is laugh. My mom simply reminds me that she told me when I was first trying to obtain the messages again "Is this really that important?" My little sister who was also in there room just says, "Now you have a new IPod." Ya, i didn't think it was funny. But that's okay they had their fun making little jokes pointed at my intelligence. 
      I walk back downstairs and I had a text message from an unknown number-because I have no contacts remember- so I ask "Hey who is this." That just made me even more mad. Haha reality had hit that I lost all my contacts and now will be denied the privileged to contact anyone other than my family whose numbers I have memorized.
      As I was laying in my bed I thought about how ridiculous I was being. I caused all of this over some text messages. I lost some fun pictures that had real memories connected to them. I got on my hands and knees and prayed. I asked that if everything was to be lost that at least my pictures would not be lost. 
       This morning I was able to restore my phone so it was no longer an IPod. Then I discovered that I was able to restore everything that was on my phone except for the pictures that I took yesterday. BUT Abby and I bumped all of our pictures to each other that we took yesterday so I will be able to get those back to. 
      How ridiculous. I was being completely unreasonable. Something with such little importance became the most important thing to me. And I lost some of the most precious things to me, pictures. I got them back, well most of them, but it still just made me think. 
       The moral of my story is, technology is never reliable and causes you to do stupid things. Think about what you are doing before you do it so you don't end up regretting what you did without thinking. Text messages are not worth it. Write letters.

Wins every time...

It's interesting how quickly our desires change. I have always loved singing and volleyball. I had a hard time choosing one over the other but this year one made it to the top. Singing! I consider singing a spiritual blessing. It has taken me many years to get to where I am today. I didn't come easy and it still isn't coming easy but I love it. I  hung up my volleyball shoes this last season and I felt good about it. Because of that decision I was able to be apart of a fantastic production "The Wizard of Oz" I met so many people who were extremely talented and... well weird. (: I fit in perfectly. The friends I made will last a lifetime they are incredible!(: And even better there were some very cute boys! That's always a plus!

What Heaven See's in You

 What Heaven See's in You
I finally got my little sisters birthday present done. Talk about procrastination!(: Better late then never I always say eh? Her present consisted of these three pictures with one of my favorite songs. What Heavens See's in You. These pictures have such a wonderful spirit about them, they show innocence and purity. What  a blessing it is to me to be apart of this amazing little girls life. She has so much potential and has her eyes set on an eternal perspective. I now understand better what is meant when we are told to become as little children.