Hey, you weirdos!

Hey, guys! Happy St. Patrick's day, alright? Alright. I'm back, hello. :) 

I've missed you.

But it's nice to be here again.

SO LATELY:

I'm still working at Coldstone, but now with my lil' sis

I'm no longer in school (the U wasn't for me)

aannnnddd . . . 

I'm planning on going on a mission!

Exciting, right? I'll definitely keep you updated. I still have to save up and everything, so I'm thinking maybe the end of the summer? I've got a harp to pay off for heaven's sakes!

Also I'm working on going back to my natural color. It's a little darker right now, but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. And no, it's not purple. That's just my dumb phone. My hair actually looks like this:

But, I guess in all reality, I don't have a mustache so that's not accurate either.

I wish I did. I look so hot with a mustache.

For Today.

I could do a "this is bliss" today. But I feel like that's all I do lately. So I leave you with this:

Happiness for me right now, is having the worst week, but knowing it's all okay because I have a boyfriend who makes everything better and just loves me so much, and because of the reminder that everything (yes, everything) is going to turn out just the way it's supposed to, because God loves me and knows what's best.

And that's just the truth.

This is Bliss VII

I know it's Monday. I promise, I know. But I've missed the bliss, so here it is a little late.

surprises
the BEST SNUGGLING EVER.
sincere compliments
pajama parties
sweet revenge (with silly string, don't worry guys)
little talks
doing awesome on my homework
ice cream therapy
music (aka my life right now)
feeling fine with no makeup
eggo waffles
the happiness project
my pretty new planner
dreaming of the future
the rain
chivalry
sweater season (oh, it's coming)
jumping off a bridge (just cause)
napping in the student lounge
the coffee shop
vanilla bean white chocolate steamers (i die)
pretending

After taking the leap. Also, Spencer is eating my hair. He does that on occasion,
on account of how delicious my locks are.

what makes you happy?

The Best Day.

I just love my boyfriend, okay?
This is Spencer. He's super attractive and my best friend. Remember him?
Yes, well, he stopped by today just to bring me flowers and say hello and hug me.

It made today, which had much potential to be awful, just so wonderful. And then everything following was wonderful, too.

I've been having a bit of a rough week. You know the weeks. The "I'm-just-so-cranky-and-there's-nothing-to-eat-but-I'm-hungry-all-the-time-and-everyone-is-SO-annoying..." weeks. aka pms. IT'S MY FAVORITE THING. And Spencer's just been like, it's okay, I just love you and here's some chocolate and here's some flowers and the most amazing hugs for forever.

And then there's me, who's all of the sudden optimistic and smiley, and then I get great tips, and it rains, and my life is just set.

It's official.

Hey, chillins! Miss me?
I had a fabulous weekend, so I'm going to tell you about it.

Friday, Spencer and I went to the zoo to celebrate his birthday. It was so great! Favorites were the orangutans and . . . well, mostly the orangutans. Especially big face. I would show you a picture, but all pictures of zoo animals suck. It's a thing.

JUST KIDDING HERE'S ONE OF A FLAT NOSE BIRD OKAY.

Okay, so here are real pictures.

Are we eagles?
Or are we dinosaurs?

I AM THE RHINO CONQUEROR.

Oh, yeah, Spencer's a gorilla. He just forgot to tell me. (Tarzan?)

We celebrated his for real birthday yesterday. He got some sweet boat shoes from the fam, and dino pj's from me! But I took them back when he opened them and tried them on, because they're way too long and need to be hemmed. (Something he's never been able to say: "They're too long!")

Happy birthday, Spencer! You're officially no longer a teenager. :)

Good Advice.

 Have you ever been to Bridal Veil Falls? Funny name for a 

waterfall, don'tcha think? Nobody knows why it was named that.

It was hot. We definitely had some capri-action going on over here.

Like I said. Good advice. But it was only in the bike lane, so
maybe pedestrians shouldn't call their mothers?

The water was FREEZING.

All in all, I'm sore, sunburned, and very happy about it. 

Happy Saturday, everyone! 

This is Bliss IV

fifteen-point-five credit hours
the folks who smile back
generous tippers
making organized lists... in Sunday school
the boy who just wanted to bear his testimony about his little brother
     ("he can just fall asleep anywhere!")
crying it out
finally understanding interval quality
sibling laughing festivals
street tacos
fresh fruit from the farmer's market
monsoon season
"Dumbledore's man, through and through"
showing off my (super hot) talented boyfriend

I mean seriously. And look at that killer smile of his. I'm just one lucky girl. :)

Happy Sunday, everyone!

School? What?

So, crazy thing, school starts in just over TWO WEEKS. I can't even believe it! I legitimately don't even know what to do with myself. I feel like I need to do so much to get ready . . . but I don't even know how to do that. It's a very confusing time for me. 

I'm hoping, along with all the harping and theory and work (oh my!) I have to do this week, I can do some extra jobs at the house so I can buy some clothes. Otherwise, I might have to go around campus like this:

. . . and no one wants to see that.

I don't think I even wanted to see that. Maybe I should put up a cute one to even things out . . .

You know, I can't seem to find one. I seem to enjoy making faces in every photo there is.

Someday, someday.

p.s. Spencer had his yoyo competition in Florida yesterday! I took a break from work and watched him online. He was spectacular, of course. :)

p.p.s. Sometimes I just want to have a baby so I can dress her up and take her places in a stroller. Is that weird? Maybe I should just borrow one from the neighbors.

The Elbow.

So one day, Spencer and I decided that we needed to make a video.

Then, like forevermillion days later, this was born.
Please enjoy. :)

This is Bliss II

I know that tomorrow is going to be just long and hard, and I'll be grateful when it's over. I've been so stressed about getting end of year testing and paperwork done, that I've just been a mess. 

I also know that the times that are the worst are when I really need to think of the things I love and am grateful for. So here you go.

• discovering a harper on the street outside city creek 
• getting laundry done
• water (I LOVE WATER.)
• making time for breakfast in the morning (twice this week)
• long hugs from Spencer
• re-reading harry potter (I'm on the third)
• hangin' with my hamsters
• watching "the vow"
• the things Tarah says
• FINALLY getting a new journal
• this song:

I swear all I eat are granola bars.

So sometimes, I go to Walmart and wait at Spencer's cashier line (what the heck are those called anyway? aisles? lanes? whatever) and then we smile at each other like, hey, I know who you are in fact we're dating, and then he gives me my receipt and mouths "I love you" and I blush like an eighth grader at a high school musical cause all them cuties be lookin' at me, but mostly one cutie in fact he's freaking attractive, and anyway I love him.

Also, in case you were wondering (which I know you were), I decided not to teach summer school. I already said I was going to, I know, but I thought about it and prayed about it, and I decided it wasn't the right thing for me to do this summer.

So I'll be looking for a couple other jobs. I'm certainly going to apply at a couple of coffee shops, possibly some retail stores, and maybe some creameries as well. Hoorah for experience! 

Really, though, I'm excited. It will be great to start a new adventure this summer.

What will you be doing this summer?

ps only five more school days left! HECKYEAH!

This is Bliss - I

I think that sometimes, we forget important things. I know I'm guilty of it. We don't try to forget, but things get lost in the crazy, everyday lives that we lead.

Starting today, every Sunday, I'm going to write about things that make me happy,

things that are lovely,

things that are beautiful,

that are good.

It's my little weekly reminder to myself and to you to think about the things you are grateful for.

by kimmie walker

• Babies in church. They make me cry, and I want to hold all of them.
• The funny things mom says in Sunday School.
• When Spencer surprises me with kisses. (he gives the BEST kisses)
• Painting my toenails bright colors
• Making peanut butter bars that disappear within 24 hours (it's flattering)
• Going on amazing adventures with my best friend
• Pokemon. (gotta catch 'em all)
• Only 12 more days of school!
• Spontaneous frog/lizard/snake hunting
• Hearing the train as I go to sleep

What makes you happy?

Tonsils-Schnosils.

Taken by the FABULOUS Kimmie Walker

Spencer and I went out last night, to IHOP for delicious pancakes and french toast, and then up the Draper mountain to walk around the temple grounds and talk. It was a beautiful evening. I'm so lucky to be in love with my best friend. :)

Why go out on a Tuesday, you ask?

Spencer just got his tonsils out, and a deviated septum fixed.
 So it was his LAST MEAL.

. . . Just kidding.
But really.

Oh man, I know. He's going to be so miserable.
But it's a great thing, because he'll be able to breathe so much better after everything heals.

Say a prayer for him, will you? He needs it.
Getting tonsils out as an adult is 2304873461 times worse than getting them out when you're a kid (so I've heard). thank you. :)

Honestly, people.

TODAY, I . . .

• read "Horton Hatches the Egg" to my kids while they colored and ate cookies (I could do this every day and be so happy. really.)
• went shopping (what? I never do that)
• got my car washed by the cute youth in our ward
• watched phineas & ferb 
• summer job searched on craigslist
• painted my toenails blue

my new clean car and my new summer sandals (blue toes!)

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Oh man, you guys. Some of the things I find on craiglist kill me, honestly. I'm dead, just look at me. My brains are all over the floor.

Like this guy? Honestly. And then another guy, who wants a sexy house cleaner. I mean, come on, people. Get girlfriends or something. Oh yeah, they can't - that's why they're looking on craigslist.

On another note, you should know that my adorable boyfriend Spencer watched Breaking Dawn with me yesterday. I told him he could back out, but he insisted he wanted to spend time with me. Awh. :) (I promise, there was much mockery from both of us. Mostly from Spencer. But seriously, guys. Renesmee?) (Also, whenever I look at "Renesmee" all I see is Smee. Like from peter pan.)

the end.

Hare Krishna!

Festival of Colors.

Was.

AMAZING.

Seriously.

It was the first time Paige, Kaylie and I had been, and man, it was so cool! (Also SUPER crowded, but that's okay, cause I love people.)

I was really grateful for Spencer's FoC experience. He knew what to wear/bring/do and everything. He's just a professional. 

Also, I'm pretty sure Kaylie and Paige are friends now which is AWESOME cause they are truly two peas in a pod. It's ridiculous how similar they are.

Hare, hare

Krishna, Krishna!

Stories from the porch

Spencer and I had the best adventure of our lives!! 

But really, it was amazing. We decided to go on a walk in my neighborhood. It's gotten so warm lately, that we decided to go enjoy it! Besides just houses, it's also lots of what I like to call . . . wilderness. Despite the title "wilderness," which turns me right to Nephi (who is the coolest), it's actually really amazing. I love it.

Anyway, we found bugs, but we did not find any snakes. Thank goodness. 

We also found a river, some weird ruins, a scary dark tunnel that Spencer insisted we go through, and a cool rock. It was perfect.

Also, it gave me a perfect excuse to hold his hand.

He has the best hands. Seriously.

The end.

The Awkwards

Once upon a time, Spencer and I decided that we should be superheroes.

So we got our superhero clothes, 

made sexy blue superhero capes,

and came up with superhero names.

Meet Awkward Man and Awkward Woman.

We save people from awkward situations.

Also we are just dang good lookin'.

The end.

We're not fanatics, or anything.

The very spiritual conversation Spencer and I had in Sunday School:

Me: ". . . Well. You are what you eat."

Spencer: "So . . . Voldemort is unicorn blood?!"

Also (considering Dark Mark tattoos):

Me: "I wouldn't get a permanent one, because it doesn't move so it would be lame."

Spencer: "Are you kidding? I'm going all the way. No backing down.

Me: "So, what you're saying is that you're a TRAITOR TO RAVENCLAW?! Not just Ravenclaw, but to Hogwarts, too?"

Spencer: "I'm a death eater! I didn't go to Hogwarts, I went to Voldywarts!"

Me: "I still think you're a traitor."

Spencer:

 "Um . . . -awkward pause-

AVADA KEDAVRA!"

What happens in the car . . .

Dear Reader.

What's that you say?

You say we look dang hot?

Why yes.

Yes we do.

Also, in the car . . . 

Chelsea: I hate boys. Boys are stupid.

Spencer: Boys ARE stupid. That's why I only date girls.

loves&hugs,

alyssa kaylee

Every Little Thing

I feel like I discover Spencer every day.

Like on Sunday, when he had a tiny Pokemon in his suit coat pocket.

And today, when I found out he can really play the ukulele like a pro.

And when he sings?

Good heavens.

And he likes me, too.

Can you even believe it?

loves&hugs,

alyssa kaylee

p.s. IHOP and Minecraft for Valentine's day. We're so romantic. :)

p.p.s. this. is. AMAZING.