trying to be brave and stuff

Mom, I'm getting so awful at these monthly posts. Last month was mostly December so Christmas and New Years. Not much happened during the middle of December. I think I got a head cold one weekend.  I had 11 days off for Christmas Break which was awesome! I got so much cleaning done and I had time to hang out with friends and it was just a really good break!  We had a decent Christmas. I went to my church's Christmas Eve service at 5 and then we went to Deb's house for Make Your Own Pizza Night. It was delicious!  Apparently, I deleted the picture I was going to put in here. Deb and I went to the 11pm service at Aldersgate on Chridtmas Eve. I went right to bed after getting home. The next morning we opened presents at our house and then we went up to Deb's in the afternoon for dinner. It was nice. We for sure missed you though!  For New Year's Eve, I drove out to Lancaster to meet up with one of my friends who I don't see very often. We just basically hung out bu...

Momma, Today marks 1000 days since I've been with you. How can it be? One Thousand seems like such a BIG number! Yet somehow, 1000 days have actually passed. It's now the year 2016. I haven't seen you since Spring of 2013. Almost 3 years. Don't get me started on that though, I'll be a wreck when April 8th comes around.  I feel like I had bigger plans for this post but right now I'm not really sure what to write. Maybe if I just keep typing, something will happen. Mama, I have literally thought about you everyday for 1000 days. To be honest, I probably think about you every hour. I think about everything from 'what are you doing up in Heaven', to 'I wonder what you'd be doing if you were still here', to 'I really freakin' wish you were here to help me with my quarter life crisis'.  I've had a really hard time putting my life back together over the last 1000 days. Cue the tears, because this is the part that always makes me cry....

Momma, It's our 3rd Christmas without you. We miss you so so much. I cried today. I really want you here. Lindsay reminded me that you were tired and God is taking care of you. I love you so so much. Can't wait to see you one day.  Love, Kelsey

That time I ran a half of a half marathon. You see, I've known myself for 26 years so I've learned a lot about myself in that time. One thing that I've learned is that if I want to achieve something, I need to plan for my inadequacies. When I sign up for a race, I know that I need to train for it. Some people don't need to train at all and I think that's awesome. It's also not me. I will say this again, I am not a runner. I am just not a natural-born runner. Running is HARD! It encompasses the mental game, that I've never been a strong player in. For this race, I decided to stick with the amateur training plan that I've used twice before. I didn't have a time goal in mind, just wanted to run the whole thing. runDisney races are for fun though and so you don't even have to feel bad if you stop to take pictures! I wanted to train so that I wouldn't need to walk any of it. A girl has to have some type of goal, right?  My first training run was o...

Momma, It's been a while. Mostly because I am so far behind on blogging. So I'm just trying to catch up. Let's take a look at the past month. Lindsay and I went to a concert together in August 14. We saw Sam Hunt, Hunter Hayes and Lady Antebellum. It was awesome!!!  The following week was break week at school. I was able to complete all of my hours by Tuesday afternoon at 2. My first stop of vacation was Bath and Body works for some hand soaps. I made out well. Then I drove to Amy's house to hang with her for a bit! She was going to be induced later in the week! My break week was amazing! On Wednesday, I went for a morning run and then met Debbie for lunch at Cafe Fresco. Thursday, I met Kristy for lunch at Yellowbird Cafe. I spent the rest of that afternoon cleaning. On Friday, I played golf with dad! I didn't shoot very well but we had a blast! Plus, the weather was amazing! Sometime in the late afternoon, I texted Maria about how I wish we would have planned our ...

Mommy, This is my 100th post! Crazy! Let's see, the 27th month covered mostly the month of June and the beginning of July. I am so far behind on blogging that these posts are going to be short until I can get all caught up. Such is life, right momma? The middle of June brought the end of Regular School Year at Vista and I enjoyed two weeks of break week. Break week is seriously good for the soul. The first break week, I completed all of my hours in the first two days so I could help a student up in the Poconos at the Joni and Friends Family Retreat. What a cool camp! The second break week, I completed my hours throughout 4 days. Friday, July 3, was your birthday! You would have turned 60 years young! Dad, Lindsay and I went to Outback for dinner. That's typically one of our go to restaurants when we need to get something to eat. After dinner I headed off to the Senators game with some friends from work and Kristy and Tim. The Senators won the game in extra innings! It was...