Kenzie's Life!! (:

Emily Dee Stapley.

2009-11-05T18:53:00.000-08:00

Look how little we were!! :)

Ya know... it's been a long time since I've blogged. But an even longer time since I've blogged about my BFFLAE.

Emily Dee Stapley.
What an amazing person.
She's been my friend since kindergarten, and we'll be friends forever without a doubt.
She's an AMAZING swimmer, and I'm proud to call her my friend :)
She is a truly kind hearted person and cares about everyone.
She is freaking amazing in every single way, and without her in my life, I'm not even sure what I'd do.
I'll never forget the many memories we made in middle school. My favorite would have to be singing duets with her in choir and being President and Vice President together.
But, we had many great memories.

Emily... if you're reading this... I just wanted to thank you. For all you've ever done for me throughout the years. I love you with all my heart and you'll always be my best friend. For life and eternity :) <3

"The water is wide, but I most cross o'er. No more can I be all alone.
My future waits on yonder shore... send me a boat to take me home.
'Cross the Wide Missouri."

40 Secrets.

2009-02-10T19:00:00.000-08:00

40 secrets about yourself---be honest no matter what.

[one] what is your natural hair color? brown

[two] where is your profile picture taken? my school.

[three] what's your middle name? Marie

[four] your current relationship status? i like someone lots.

[five] does your crush like you back? yeppers! he sure does.

[six] what is your current mood? randommmm..

[seven] what color are you wearing? gray shirt and jeans :)

[eight] what makes you happy? my friends && family. :)

[nine] who is your best friend? well i have lots of best friends.... but probably Emily and Justin. :)

[ten] if you could go back in time and change something, what you would change? absolutely nothing.... I love my life.

[eleven] if you must be an animal for one day, what would you be? a giraffe :)

[twelve] ever had a near death experience? nope, not that i can think of...

[thirteen] something you do a lot? laugh... smile.... i can't keep a straight face... ever :)

[fourteen] the song stuck in your head? Love Story - Taylor Swift :)

[fifteen] who did you copy and paste this from? Melissa!! :)

[sixteen] name someone with the same birthday as you? idk!!!

[seventeen] when was the last time you cried? Saturday night.... bad night.... couldn't sleep til like 3.

[eighteen] have you ever sung in front of a large audience? yes!! very fun, also very scary...

[nineteen] if you could have one super power what would it be? to fly :)

[twenty] what's the first thing you notice about the opposite gender? their smile :)

[twenty-one] what do you usually order from starbucks? never been there... don't really plan to

[twenty-two] what's your biggest secret? something secretive... duh!!

[twenty-three] favorite colors? orange && sky blue.. :)

[twenty-four] favorite time? 11:11. definitely.

[twenty-five] do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows? oh my, all the time!!! :)

[twenty-six] what are you eating or drinking at the moment? wata. :) best drink ever.

[twenty-seven] do you speak any other language? french :) and next year, ASL baby!!

[twenty-eight] what's your favorite smell? rain. :) and cologne.

[twenty-nine] if you could describe your life in one word what would it be? random / happy

[thirty] when was the last time you gave/received a hug? today after school. Justin gave me a hug.

[thirty-one] have you ever kissed in the rain? nopers.

[thirty-two] what are you thinking about right now? if i had health homework or not.....

[thirty-three] what should you be doing? something more productive than this.

[thirty-four] what was the last thing that made you upset/angry? idk i don't get angry or upset that often...

[thirty-five] how often do you pray? at least twice a day :)

[thirty-six] do you like working in the yard? depends on what i'm doing

[thirty-seven] if you could have any last name in the world, what would you want? hahaha idk!!

[thirty-eight] do you act differently around your crush? nope. i'm still my same dorky self :) he doesn't care.

[thirty-nine] name one song that reminds you of an ex? ex?? hahaha.

[forty] are you competative when to comes to sports? yep... i'm on the drill team what do you expect?? :)

Now tag 3 people to complete this!! :) - Emily, Steph, and Kaitlyn.

High School...:)

2009-02-05T16:04:00.000-08:00

Wow.
High school.
TONS of drama.
But I love it so much more than middle school!
Wanna hear somethin a little crazy??
At least, it's crazy to me....
I just barely filled out my REGISTRATION CARD for my JUNIOR YEAR.
.......
which means my sophomore year is almost over.
which means 2 more years of high school.
.......
WEIRD.
Everyone was right.... it does go by so super fast!!

Now i'm gonna blog about seminary today. We had a shortened period, so she had to shorten the lesson... which was a bummer.... cuz it was a good one! and for once, our class was quiet!
We talked about the atonement. And how He went through all of that just for us.
But she pointed something out that kinda made me rethink a lot of things!!
Jesus atoned for all of our sins, but not only that, He went through the pains we are going through right now. He knows EXACTLY how it feels. He knows how much it hurts. Or whatever you might be going through. He knows.
It made me stop and think about the things I'm going through and have went through. He had to feel the same pains I did, so He knows exactly how I feel. It gives me hope, hope that I'll be able to get through the trials, hope that He will help me to get through them. He would never give us something that we couldn't handle.
So.... when you're having a really rough day, where nothing is going right, just think. He knows exactly what that's like, and will always be there for you. He'll help you get through them, so just have faith and put your trust in Him and you'll be just fine! :)

Anywho!! The church is true and i love you... haha :D that's what my Oakcrest counselor always used to tell me.
Sorry.... that was so random. I just felt like I should blog about it. Because I really really enjoyed the lesson. And.. I don't know. Haha.
I'll blog again soon... possibly!! Thanks for reading this... if you did... :) haha
Love you all.
Kenzie

Drill Team Baby!!!!! :)

2009-01-11T09:54:00.000-08:00

So we had a competition on Friday... :) IT WAS AMAZING!!

For those of you who don't know, last year, Copper Hills got around 9th in every routine. Not even close to placing. And Bingham ALWAYS got top three in every dance.

Okay.

So here's what we placed on Friday:

Hip Hop = FIRST :)

Officers = SECOND :)

Military = you're never gonna believe this...

We got second.... but guess who got fourth??
BINGHAM!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!!!! WE BEAT BINGHAM!!!!!!!!!!!

Dance = Sixth :( ALMOST placed. but we have time til region.

Kick = k... um..... we changed our whole routine a week before competition....

so we only got 9th :(

BUT!!

we beat Bingham in military, no one got penalties.

so... they are beatable.

we have a week and a half til region...... i'm sooooooo pumped!!!

copper hills has gotten so far this year!! and we're not gonna stop til we get our school a flag!!!!

anddddd!!

if we do well in region, we could crack the top 5 in state!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!! :D

A to the Z to the U to the R to the ETTES, Azurettes!!!!!!! woooo!!!

Blog?!

2008-12-22T19:07:00.000-08:00

I swear I forget I have a blog sometimes!! Hahaha.
So this is gonna be a random post...k?

So Christmas is in 3 days... but uh i haven't got ANY of my friend presents yet!! UH OH!!!! Tomorrow... that's when I'll get them...... tomorrow.
What should I get for Justin?!? .... HELP!
Yay. I love Christmas season.
Everyone is so much happier.
Why can't it be like this all year round?!

Copper Hills Drill Team is gonna be unstoppable!!!
At our first competition, we placed top 3 in every single dance!! First in hip hop!!!!
At our second competition, even with a penalty, we got 3rd in hip hop. Then we got 6th in kick and military, and 9th in dance because we got another penalty.
BUT!! if that would have been region, we would have gotten SECOND!!!!!!!
woot.

Hmm....
I like Taylor Swift.
Well..... k..... I like her music.... not so much her.
Have you heard Love Story?? It's my favorite.
And Fearless.
They're keyyyyyute!!!
They make my day.
They make me happy.
:D
YAY!

Anyways...... If I don't blog before Christmas..... have a wonderful, safe Christmas everyone!!! I'm so thankful for everyone of you :) If anyone is even reading this....... haha.....
MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Competition Season???

2008-11-20T19:27:00.000-08:00

Oh my... So drill competitions start in 2 weeks from Saturday!!!
THAT'S INSANE!!

All the work that's been put into drill is finally going to pay off!!!
I'm just scared to death.

I'm in military and hip hop so far.... and in military, we have to do headstands.

They're a big part of military.

If someone falls out, we get docked points.

Well.... Miss Kenzie here hasn't got her headstands solid yet...

And competition is in two weeks....

So I'm gonna talk to Aubrey about it tomorrow.... I don't want to make the team lose just because of a headstand. So i might not be in military..... but life will go on, right?? :)

I'm so excited though.

I LOVE competition season!!!

It's very intense and stressful... but when you're out there dancing, you feel the adrenaline rush, and it's just fun.

We're also going to FLORIDA in March!! For 4 days!! And Disneyworld for 3!!! WOOOTT!!

It's just crazy to believe that half of the drill season is over! All those long hours in the summer are finally gonna pay off!! All those early morning practices where I had to wake up at 3 are going to pay off!! All the days I came home nearly in tears are going to pay off!! YAY!!!!

The Azurettes are going to be unstoppable this year.... just wait and see... cuz we're coming! :)

Taylor Swift??

2008-11-20T18:29:00.000-08:00

K so i'm not the biggest Taylor Swift fan personally....
BUT HAVE YOU HEARD HER NEW CD???!!?
It's pretty much amazing.

My favorite songs right now from her cd are Fearless, Hey Stephen, Love Story, and Fifteen. They're all at the bottom. You should listen to them, you'd be surprised, I was. :) I LOVE THEM!!!

Wow I haven't blogged in so long!! I've been super busy.... before and after school practices everyday?? not fun. I'm at the school for about 12 hours a day.
I say that this should be illegal.
:)

The region dance last week was interesting...
Very interesting.......
I only danced with two people!!!
And there was again.. a lot of drama.

Anywho...
LISTEN TO TAYLOR SWIFT'S CD :)

"...And I don't know how it gets better than this, you take my hand and drag me head first, fearless." -Fearless.

"...I can't help it if you look like an angel, can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so..." -Hey Stephen.

"...Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone, i'll be waiting, all that's left to do is run.... you'll be the prince, and i'll be the princess, it's a love story, baby just say yes!" -Love Story.

"...Cuz when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you, you gotta believe them..." -Fifteen.

:D

Sadie Hawkins!!! :)

2008-10-26T17:31:00.000-07:00

Before you start saying "Kenzie went to Sadies?!? She's not 16 yet!!", just know that I had to be there for drill, but I didn't take a date, so I didn't break the rules :D

Anyways.

Sadie Hawkins! :D it was SOOOO much fun!!
Well...
the day activities were fun.... the dance was kinda lame to be honest.

Since I'm not 16, I didn't have a date or a group... so my friend Tori on drill said I could be in her group!!!

What we did first was laser tag!! :D they picked me up at about 12:30, and we went to Laser Quest in Sandy. It was tons of fun!! But it was kinda sad... there was a birthday party there with a bunch of little boys, and they all beat us....
There were probably around 30 people in each game, and I was ranked 21 both times....
Haha.
But hey, it was tons of fun!!

Then we decided to go to the movies. They chose to watch Max Payne... I ended up walking out with Shannon because it was kinda creepy and scary and just... not my type of movies.
So we went and watched the beginning of HSM3 :D

To be honest.....
I want to see the whole thing now!
It was a lot better than the second one... and it was really funny surprisingly.

Then.... my favorite part of the day......
We went to the Spaghetti Factory for dinner :D

It was DELICIOUS.
I had macaroni with meat sauce, bread, salad with creamy pesto dressing, and then my favorite kind of ice cream, spummoni!!! :)
It was just under ten dollars.... which was pretty expensive for a 15 year old girl.... but it was worth the money :)

Then... we went to the dance.
We got in free because we're on drill, and then took the team picture.
It was fun.
Then, we all went inside the gym for the dance....
Crysten was my date because she didn't ask anyone either!!!
Heehee.
So on all the slow songs, we would dance and it was just funny...
Then on the fast songs, they all got into it and I didn't cuz I was tired... so they kept trying to get me to dance... and yeah. It was kinda funny to be honest!!

The dance ended at 10, we got the decorations down super fast, and then we could leave. Everyone wanted to go bowling, but me and Tori were much too tired... so they dropped me home and I got there around 10:30!!

That was my wonderful Sadie Hawkin's experience.
:D

Body Works Museum!!!

2008-10-20T16:26:00.000-07:00

Today was a fun day!!! :)

I was textin my friend Cody, and he told me he was going to the Body Works museum.
I didn't have anything going on, so he asked if I wanted to come along.
I'm not gonna lie, it was really awkward at first.
It was just me, Cody, his dad Kevin, and sister Kelsey.
Except Cody wouldn't really talk to me in the car....
So it was awkward.
But when we got there, he talked, so its okay. :)
We had to go downtown...
It was expensive but soooo worth it!

I didn't know if I would handle it well...
If you didn't know, the Body Works museum has... well.... dead people!! It shows the muscles and bones and everything of the human body.
Including blood vessels and "lovely" things like that.
I was almost positive that my stomach wouldn't handle it.
But, I didn't throw up once,
and to be honest.....
I thought it was really really cool!!!!!

Yeppers.
Anywho.... mommy's asking for the computer.
I'll post again later!

Region Dance??

2008-10-19T10:20:00.001-07:00

Holy lanta and a half!!!
Last night's region dance was.... interesting.
Lots of drama.
Not just lots.
TONS!
But it was pretty fun other than that.
I cried though! :O
Thanks for being there for me Emily, I needed ya.

I danced with a ton of people I don't even know!! They all went to Bingham.... hmm.....
And I danced with Casey, Cody, and Logan. Awkwardness...
hehe.

The new year's eve dance is at my stake!!! i'm super excited.
heehee this post is boring!!!!!

Nick can go to region dances in a year and a half!!!!!!!!
that's gonna be wayyyy weird.
my LITTLE BROTHER :O

Cody's excited... haha he likes Nick.

WOW.
Well if any of you don't have a facebook....
you should get one!!!
I love facebook!!
:)

Hm....
Well i better go get ready for church!!!!!!
i'll post about something interesting tomorrow :)

General Conference!

2008-10-04T14:32:00.000-07:00

General Conference.
Ahh how I love it.
:D

I'm watching the afternoon session as we speak!
The children's choir is so cute!!!
It makes me miss when I was in the children's choir a few years ago.
Yep,
I sang in general conference!!
About 4 years ago.
It was AMAZING!!! And I miss it!

Anyways....
I'll post again sometime soon!!
Promise :)

Crush!!! My favorite song!

2008-09-25T20:17:00.000-07:00

I hung up the phone tonight, something happened for the first time deep inside.
Was a rush, what a rush.
'Cause the posibility that you would ever feel the same way about me,
Is just to much, just to much.
Why do I keep running from the truth? All I ever think about is you,
You got me hypnotised, so mesmorized, and I just got to know

Chorus:
Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?
Do you catch your breath when I look at you?
Are you holdin back like the way I do?
'Cause I try and try to walk away,
But I know this crush ain't going away!!

Has it ever crossed your mind when we're hangin, spendin time girl
Are we just friends, or is there more, is there more?
See it's a chance we gotta take,
'Cause I believe that we can make this into
Something that will last, last forever, forever!

Chorus:
Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?
Do you catch your breath when I look at you?
Are you holdin back like the way I do?
'Cause I try and try to walk away,
But I know this crush ain't going away!!

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you!
You got me hypnotised, so mesmorized,
And I just got to know

Chorus 2x

Oops!

2008-09-25T19:59:00.001-07:00

So I said I was gonna post the next day after I posted last..... and I forgot.
So I'm gonna write about my week.
It's been AMAZING!!!!!!
I love every single second of it.
And to tell you the truth, this is one of the weeks i've actually wanted to go to school!
It helps when you have a crush..... tee hee......... that's right.
Kenzie has a new crush!!!
His name... well his name isn't important cuz I don't want the whole world knowing.
But he's a cutie and a sweetheart!!
Hehe.. today we actually had an arm wrestling match.... and he let me win. So he bought me skittles :D
And he just got a new shih-tzu puppy yesterday, and next week i'm gonna go see Bella!!!! :D
He showed me a picture..... she's soooo cute!! She looks like Murphy did as a puppy.
And he is just a nice kid. Really good standards. Good family. And he just makes me smile!
ANYWHO.
Enough about boys. They have cooties :D
Lucky me, we have a 5 hour practice tomorrow :( on our day off!!!
Not very fun.
But it will make us stronger.... hopefully.
I'll post again sometime soon :D

Kenzee :(

2008-09-14T20:51:00.000-07:00

This is me and McKenzee Mae Burton.
She's probably been my best friend the longest out of anyone.
We danced together for quite some time!
She quit a few years ago, and we still talked and hung out, but not nearly enough.
In fact, it's been over a year since I've seen her.
Today it hit me, hard.
I really miss her!
It's her sister, McKamree's birthday today. Kam is like my little sister.
It makes me sad, i'm missing them growing up!!
Anywho.....
This picture is me and Kenz at a solo competition way back in the day ;)
This was when I was 9 and she was 7 1/2.
I know I know, she's tall!
Haha.
But she's still one of my best friends and I love her very much.
Kenz, if you read this, I love you girl!! I miss you like no other!!! :(
Anyways... I'll post again tomorrow.

Baby Cousin

2008-09-14T20:31:00.000-07:00

This is Jonah. My brand new cousin!!
Isn't he just about the cutest thing you've ever seen??
I love him already, and I haven't even met him yet.

Candice!!

2008-09-10T20:52:00.000-07:00

This post is for you, auntie!!

Candice Carbine.
Otherwise known as Candle!
I LOVE YOU TO DEATH!!!!!
But you already knew that!!

C is for COOKIE... jk.
C - Caring
A - Admirable
N - Nice as EVER.
D - Da bomb!! tee hee :)
I - Impressive! :O
C - Cuuuuuute! ;)
E - Everything a niece could ask for!

Yeppers. That's my aunt for ya (and there's your post you silly auntie!! :D)
I sure do love her!
:)

David Archuleta.

2008-09-02T21:24:00.001-07:00

"Why do I keep running from the truth? All I ever think about is you..."

Holy tomato. I love this kid. He's my new favorite singer BY FAR. I love love LOVE his new song, Crush, although many of my friends despise it (cough Emily cough). I absolutely love it and I just can't figure out why!!!

My favorite line is the one posted under his picture. It's always been my favorite part of the song. I like that whole part actually... but that's my favorite line.

I'm hoping his next single will come out pretty soon. And as soon as his CD comes out, I'll be the first to buy it!!

"Do you ever think when you're all alone, all that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or fallin in love?? Is it real or just another crush??
Do you catch a breath when I look at you?? Are you holdin back like the way I do??
'Cause I try and try to walk away, but I know this crush ain't goin' away!"

Rise and Shout!!

2008-08-30T21:30:00.000-07:00

Today was thee first BYU football game of the season. (:

I woke up today around 12:30... ya I know.... way late. But it was good, I needed the sleep BADLY. So I got up. My madre informed me that I needed to be ready by about 1:30. She also said that we have an extra ticket and I could invite someone... so I invited my dearest friend Kaitlyn. (:

I got all ready. I finished at exactly 1:30, hair still wet, but I was ready. Kait came over and we drove off. I was kinda sad... because my phone fell behind my bed and I COULDN'T GET IT. So I was phoneless.. haha.

Soooo when we got there.. we parked and walked to the stadium. It wasn't too far of a walk. We got there, and I was already hot. It was BURNIN UP out there... hahaha. But it was totally worth it.

I can't remember too much of the game........ I kinda spaced out a lot and all of 2nd quarter, I was downstairs in the shade... haha. But it was fun!! Me and Kait made it fun anyways. I'm so excited. I LOVE football season. With a passion.

Anywho.............
RISE AND SHOUT, THE COUGARS ARE OUT!!! <3

Stress??

2008-08-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

Holy tomato. Today has been a pretty rough day.
For one thing, it's B day. That means we're supposed to have practice after school, not before.
We had to be at the school at 6:30 =/ which isn't as bad as it is on A days, but still.
Then, I switched my World Civ class again. I volunteered (because our class had about 45 kids), but still. New teacher, new classroom to find... not fun.
Anyways...
Then, after school, instead of 30 minutes to get ready for drill, we only had 10.
During those 10 minutes, I remembered I forgot to pay a drill fee.
If I didn't pay the fee, I would get a tardy. I already have one tardy and you can only have 9 tardies the whole year.
Sooo.... I got another tardy. But I don't have to run laps for it!!
Anyways...
Practice was brutal. Hip hop was a mess. We cleaned all 3 hours. We perform tomorrow but we're SO not ready.
And..
to top it all off..
My big brother is moving out tomorrow, and it finally hit me today. I mean, it's totally his decision, but he's my big bro. I love him :(

Oh yeah... and instead of 6:00 tomorrow, we have to be at the school at 5 with HAIR AND MAKEUP DONE for performance. Arg. That means Miss Kenzie here is waking up at.... about 3:30.

Sorry....
that was my rough day...
now for the good parts (:

I think I like someone (:
I met him last week.
He's friends with my friend Tyler.. he introduced us... apparently, Ryan has a crush on me.
And he walked me to science today (:
And he has THE cutest smile!!!
But anyways...... :D
I better go, I need to pack my bag and hit the sack so I don't die tomorrow.
Much loves.

First Day of High School Part 1

2008-08-25T20:49:00.000-07:00

Well guys.... my first day of my sophomore year is over!! K... halfway over. I still have B day to get through (:

Today wasn't that bad. For the most part, it was kinda boring. Of course I was tired, so everything seemed boring. My favorite class so far is seminary.. :D

But i'll start at the start of the day.

4:30 am. That is when I, Makenzie Carbine, was forced to wake up. Yeppers. 4:30.

I had to set 3 alarms to make sure that I actually woke up. I did, I didn't WANT to, but I did (:

I got all ready, got my school stuff ready and my drill bag, and waited for Jacqui to pick me up at 5:35. We had a normal drill practice, except it was 3 hours instead of 5. It wasn't too bad today....

But. After drill, we only had 25 minutes to get totally ready for school. Hair and everything. Luckily, I straightened my hair the night before, so it was already straight for school.

I went to my second period.... but... I got lost. So i was a few minutes late.

It was AWFUL!! I opened the door, and the class had already began. It was awkward. I found the closest seat that was open and quickly took it.

Language Arts.

It was pretty awkward... I only knew one person, and she was with a friend, and everyone else had friends... except me. So I was quiet.

Then, it was gym.

I knew a few kids: Sam, Kenzie, Michela, Zack, Jayden, and Scott.

So I was pretty happy. At the end, we even got 20 minutes to do whatever, because our class was so ahead.

I was just sitting in the bleachers with my friends when I noticed a girl sitting all by herself...
She looked like she was going to cry....
Sam and I both noticed her at the same time, and both said "Let's go talk to her!!"
Even though they didn't talk much to her, they came and sat by me.
I made a conversation with her!

:)

She is really nice!! She came from a different middle school, so not many of her friends go to Copper Hills.

It was fun, we found a lot to talk about and a lot we have in common!!
Except she's been to EFY, unlike me. I wish I wish.

Anyways....

It felt good. I felt really good.
It totally made my day better.

Then, I had lunch. I quickly found Kaitlyn, who brought me a few dollars since I forgot lunch money (I have such great friends :D)

We ate lunch together, and, in no time, it was over.....

THEN!!!

It was my favorite class.
Seminary!

I had to get directions to the seminary building, because I had no idea where I was at the time. So my good friend Tyler pointed the way out for me (:

I got there, found my class, found a friend, and sat down.

I noticed there was a really familiar looking boy......

"Where have I seen him before??" I kept asking myself.
"He looks sooooo familiar!" also popped into my mind.

Ryan Stowe. It finally hit me. My elementary crush, Ryan Stowe, was in my seminary class. I liked him from 1st grade to 6th grade. Not joking.

He looked much different!! Like me, he now wears contacts. And also like me, he has braces.

I caught him looking at me a few times..... then I even got a smile from him.
I haven't seen him for 3 years, thanks to school boundaries.

It was awkward, I gotta admit..... but I totally just got another crush on him.
(:

Anyways........ my seminary teacher is awesome!! Her name is Sister Finn. She's hilarious!! But such a good teacher.

AND THAT WAS MY FIRST DAY!!
(I even left out a few details!! but this post is getting long.....)

It really wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. I mean, I'm alive.... right?
Anyways..... I'll post about Part 2 tomorrow (:

CHHS Football Game!

2008-08-23T16:29:00.000-07:00

So... last night was the first game of the football season!!

I had to go because the drill team officers performed at halftime.

But let's start at the beginning.....

Crysten from drill picked me up at like 6:05. She came SUPER early. But that's okay, better than being tardy. We were the first few girls there. The officers were getting ready in the dance room, with their cool pony tail mohawks! They were playing David Archuleta, so I was quite satisfied while I waited.

Then, we had to go down for flag ceremony. The poor girls!! They had to march all the way from inside the school all the way down to the field. I didn't think they would have to, I thought wrong. They did pretty darn good, except for the cheerleaders being in the way.

We had to sit as a team until halftime, so we sat in the standing section right next to the SBO's. They were all so nice, introducing themselves and shaking their hands. I couldn't help but smile. They really got into the game, too!!! So I got into the game... let's just say Kenzie was super hyper last night.

So at halftime, me and a few of the girls went down and stood by the fence to watch the officers perform. They walked on, everyone was screaming, and we all waited for the really cool song that they would dance to..... but apparently, they were having technical difficulties, and no one could hear the music. So poor Jacqui, the President, had to count out the dance for them WHILE she was dancing!!! That takes hard work. You can't really breathe when you dance... imagine counting at the same time. But they did amazingly good, even without their music!!

Then, we were free to go. I quickly found Emily and Valerie. We walked around and then found a few more friends. They all decided to go to the other side, where the other team was.. but I was wearing my drill team shirt, so I was a bit nervous I'd get dirty looks...

It was funny though!! I sang the fight song, and I really got into it, and people gave me funny looks..

Then I found a lot of people I know and said hi to a lot. Emily said I knew about every person there!!! Haha. I saw friends from elementary and friends from middle school. It was just fun.

At the end, I met Ryan (Tyler's friend)... he's really nice! Tyler was trying to get him to sit by me.... most embarrassing moment of my life. But he was really cute. (:

Anyways.......

Here's a picture of me and a few of the girls! We had one of the SBO'S take it.

And oh, by the way,

COPPER HILLS WON!!! YAY!!! GO GRIZZLIES!!!

GO GRIZZLIES! FIGHT GRIZZLIES! WIN GRIZZLIES! GO! FIGHT! WIN! On to victory we will go, we're gonna fight until the end!! C H H S! CHHS GOOOOOOO GRIZZLIES!!

Top: Mary and Carli

Bottom: Me, Paige, Crysten, and Katrina

Cousins

2008-08-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

Today, we went to my grandma's house to celebrate my dad's birthday and my brother's birthday.

It was so much fun!! (: I got to see my cousin, Brett, who I haven't seen in a while.

He is still his same ol' self.

He makes me laugh so hard!!

It was so fun visiting with him, and being able to see him after so long.

When it was time to leave, we all got together to take a picture of all the cousins.

Here's my favorite picture:

Top: Nick (brother), Addison (cousin), Sydney (sister), Alex (brother)

Bottom: Brett (cousin), Brooke (cousin), me (me obviously), and AliJo (best cousin for life).

I'm going to miss Brett so much!! It was so great seeing him and having the whole family here again.

Friends...

2008-08-12T13:10:00.001-07:00

Friends are there to catch you when you fall.
Friends are the family YOU choose.
Friends will always be there for you.
Friends love you for you.

<3

I love my friends!! (:
I really do have the best friends in the world.
Whenever I'm having a bad day, they're always there to cheer me up.
No matter when or where.
I'm so thankful for my friends.

<3

We go a bit crazy sometimes, yes.
But isn't that what friends are for?!
You can be nerds together, and no one will care.
:D
I love love LOVE my friends.

The Azurettes 1st Sleepover

2008-08-09T10:44:00.000-07:00

I'm soooooo sleepy!!
Last night was the funnest night of my life! Haha.
It was so much fun. It was at Jacqui's house, and we had one of those giant bouncy slide rentals. We all played on that for so long, it was like we were kids again. I did belly flops down a lot, it was loads of fun. Brittni did a front flip!! But... on the down side.... after I got off the slide, my toe nail fell off :O. It looks really gross... but it doesn't hurt anymore!! :)
Then we ate dinner and snacked a bunch.
Then, we each got a candle, and when it was dark enough we went around the circle saying something we're looking forward to this year and then we lit the next person's candle. It was so cool, I think we got even closer as a team. Then we said our theme "Let's Make It Happen", and blew them out at the same time.
Then we went to "watch a movie"... haha it started out as everyone, then, one by one, the returning members left all the firsties by ourselves.
We knew initiation was coming. :D
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!
Hahaha. They did their version of ooga booga, and since I already had the ooga booga experience at girls camp, I knew what was coming. But I played along anyways and got my bum wet. Haha.
Jacqui was hilarious!! She was Chief Ooga Booga. They kinda scared me at first.... they all were so serious, I couldn't help but laugh. Then they got mad and said laughing isn't allowed... so I tried to hold back my laughter. But it was hard, because they were all so funny.
AND THEY VIDEO TAPED US!! That's not cool, am I right?! So now, everyone will see our embarrassment. Haha.
After initiation, we went to bed at around 3 in the morning. Then, because people had to leave early, everyone woke up around 8. 5 hours of sleep isn't enough after a hard week of drill!! I feel very sleepy... I'm definitely going to take a loooooong nap today.
But anyways.
I'm really glad I didn't quit drill.
All our hard work is already paying off, and we've gotten closer as a team.
A to the Z to the U to the R to the ETTES, AZURETTES!! WOO!!!

Ow.

2008-08-07T12:39:00.000-07:00

So we learned most of our hip hop today & yesterday.
One word:
OUCH!!
It's so hard on our backs!!! I seriously feel like someone kicked my back so hard that it's bruised forever.... if that makes sense... haha.
But it's way cool!!!
At the beginning of our hip hop, it says:
"Ladies and gentlemen!! For your halftime viewing pleasure, please welcome.... THE DRILL TEAM!!!" Haha.
We were going to use the whole song... but it's bad. So we used the cool beginning :D
YAY!
I'm in 3/3 dances so far, and that isn't including homecoming!! YAY!
But... dance routine I'm worried about...
I'm NOT good with stylized dance.
So... I might not make that one... but the world will go on :)
I'll live! haha.
Anyways....
Tomorrow is our SLEEPOVER!!!!!!!
YAY!!!
I'm a bit worried.... we have to go through "drill team initiation"... whatever that might be.
Hmm...... if I come back alive, i'll be sure to post about it!!!

BREAKING DAWN!

2008-08-03T21:03:00.000-07:00

So.

I started Breaking Dawn yesterday!!

I'm at about page 452. ish.

IT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a bit shocked....

But I won't spoil anything.

What is it about this book that's so great??

It would have to be Edward!!!!

Haha me and Emily got in a fight about who's better..... Edward or Emmett.... well...

WHO do YOU think is better???? Add your comments!

Day 5 of Azurette Week!!!!!!!

2008-08-01T13:23:00.000-07:00

I SURVIVED!!! I'M ALIVE!!!!!
I, Makenzie Carbine, survived probably the hardest week of drill!!
I mean, 7 hour practices.... kickline everyday...... it gets tough.
But I made it. and i'm still standing!!!
Well.... sitting.
It hurts to walk haha.
Today, we aren't doing anything.
BUT some of the moms brought us lunch.
And we got to paint at the end :O
We made posters for the yard sale.
Anyways....
Azurette week is over!!!
Ish....
One more day really.
We're doing an Azurette Yard Sale tomorrow at 7 to 2.
I'll post about that after (:

Day 4 of Azurette Week. (late)

2008-08-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

Well.... last night was day 4.

Practice was AMAZING!!!! Haha.

At about 1, our coach told us to come over and talk...

I wasn't expecting her to let us out early!!
So we got out of practice an hour early...

IT WAS GREAT.

Then, we went to see Mamma Mia.....

Personally, I didn't like it at all.

I wouldn't recommend it.

Too much singing.

And the plot line was really weird.....

It was fun to make fun of though... haha.

On one of the songs, it says "I don't want to talk right now"...

And my friend Tori said "Then stop talking!"

It was so funny.

Anyways....

Today we're not doing anything... but i'll still post about the last day.

Day 3 of Azurette Week. (late)

2008-07-31T12:42:00.001-07:00

So.. Yesterday was probably my favorite day of Azurette Week.
First of all, practice was only 5 hours instead of 7!!
At 12, we all got in our swim suits and went to RAGING WATERS!!!!
It was my first time there, and I loved it!!
Instead of breaking off into little groups, we stayed as a drill team pretty much the entire day.
Our favorite thing was the wave pool.
Lindsay, who is a certified lifeguard at Kearns, was there and she "saved" us from drowning!! :D
It made me a little bit mad though...
On the giant slides, where you have to get over a big hill, I GOT STUCK. And not just once, oh no.... this girl got stuck twice!
But hey. I got to ride back down and climb off a ladder. NONE OF THE OTHER GIRLS GOT TO :O
So. In a way. I was pretty lucky ;)
We were all so tired during practice today though... I almost threw up actually. Right before our break. Luckily, I didn't!!
Tonight's movie night :D i'll post later.

Day 2 of Azurette Week. (late)

2008-07-31T12:37:00.000-07:00

So on Tuesday, practice was from 7 to 2.
Surpisingly, it wasn't very bad.
Other than my feet killing me from those stupid gore boots, I survived!!
And Tuesday night, we had an Azurette barbeque. It was LOADS of fun!!
We sat in a big circle with our parents and went around saying who we are an who are parents are.
Sadly, my daddy was out of town.
So it was a girls night with ma momma!
Except, she had to leave after an hour so I was all by my lonesome.
We went around and the parents told embarrassing stories about every girl. My mom left right before my turn, so I was safe.
Then, the parents made up cheers... and we judged them!!
IT WAS HILARIOUS!! My sides hurt because I was laughing too hard!
Then we played games, and left!
Oh ya... of course we ate!
Haha.
Day 1 and 2 really weren't as bad as I thought they would be!!

Day 1 of Azurette Week.

2008-07-28T20:37:00.000-07:00

Well.... today's been a pretty dang good day!!

For one thing, today's practice was only 5 hours. And it wasn't incredibly hard.

Second, I made our military dance!! That's the dance I wanted to make the most and I made it.

Third, we had team pictures tonight!!!!

CAN I TELL YOU HOW MUCH I ENJOYED THAT?!

I felt like a model.

They did my hair and make up... they took head shots... and full shots... they even had a fan to blow my hair!!!!!

I loved it so much.

I even took a picture!!

Ta da!!! This is Kenzie as a barbie. Haha... just kidding (:

I loved today though.... i'm a bit worried for tomorrow..... 7 HOURS!!

If I live... I'll post about it after :D

GNO!! (Girls Night Out)

2008-07-25T11:14:00.001-07:00

Haha. I surprised Braygan, Mali, and Emily at the door with a camera.... muahahaha!!
Mali, Emily, Braygan, and McKenna!! Haha. She jumped in right as I took the picture.
Emily's "prom" picture!! Haha. She took many pictures of herself.
JULIE!! She's in Orem again :( but haha she's so awesome!
This was actually at another movie night we had on Tuesday... but I like this pic.. (: Me, Emily, and Bagaygan!! (:

New Layout!

2008-07-25T11:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I redesigned my blog layout.
I'm not sure I like it yet.
So....!
If you like the NEW ONE, let me know.
If you like the OLD ONE, let me know.
(:
Thanks!!
Kenzie

Girls Night!!!

2008-07-18T22:36:00.000-07:00

Well...
Today was girls night at Kaitlyn's house.
We (me, Julie, Kaitlyn, Emily, Braygan, Mali, and McKenna) all went to Kait's house and had a party!! haha. We didn't even watch a movie like we were supposed to... we walked around and talked about guys and called people (: and i had a really fun night!!
But i'm way sad.. Julie (Kaitlyn's best friend from Orem) is leaving tomorrow night to go back home, and I really love her!! Haha. I've only known her for 2 days.. but we've become really good friends!! She wants to move here now.
Anyways... I'm tired.
I'll post again later

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BFFLAE!

2008-07-16T00:06:00.001-07:00

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BRTHDAY DEAR EMILY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!

(CHA CHA CHA)

Lol!! I LOVE YOU EMILY!! Thanks for being the best friend a girl could ever have!! i don't know what I would do without you in my life!!!! YOU ROCK MY WORLD!

Summer Seminary. & Emily.

2008-07-16T00:02:00.000-07:00

I know it's way late but I haven't posted in a LONG time and I wanted to post about my favorite thing today... SUMMER SEMINARY!! Yes, you heard me right. Summer Seminary.

It was seriously one of the best things i've done this summer!! It's fun, it's spiritual, and I get to see friends that I haven't seen since school got out.

The teacher, Bro. Smith, was incredibly funny and a very good speaker.
He kinda rambled about the most random things...
But it kept us laughing and happy. (:

There are also some pretty cute guys there... and hey, they went to summer seminary, they must be good guys! Am I right?? Hahaha.

I'm excited. Tomorrow is EMILY STAPLEY'S birthday (my BFFLAE and ever and ever... :D).
And she's throwing a little partay!
I still need to get her something... (and yes i'm getting you something Emily!)
YAY!! we'll both be 15!! lol
ILY EMILY

I've Been Tagged!!

2008-07-03T20:25:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by my lovely aunt Steph, and since I love her, I'm gonna do it :)

3 Joys
-Being with my family.
-Having a dog.
-Girls Camp :).

3 Fears
-Snakes!!
-Spiders/Bees/Insects in general.
-That someone in my family will get hurt... I can't even imagine it... I don't know if I could handle it...

3 Goals
-To get a 4.0 all of my sophmore year.
-To run everyday, with the exception of Sunday.
-To be more outgoing with my ward and get to know the new girls better.

3 Current Obsessions
-Twilight series :)
-Trying to curl my hair... haha it won't curl!!!
-Ice cream... :)

3 Random Surprising Facts
-Even though it may not seem like it, I'm really really shy!
-I cry a lot... mainly when I feel the spirit... cough cough GIRLS CAMP.. :)
-I get homesick too easily...

I couldn't think of random facts. Anyways, I'm HOME :) I'll post about girls camp tomorrow. But, since I had to do this, I now tag Emily, Valerie, and Aunt Amy ;)

This is Me (My favorite Camp Rock song)

2008-06-30T10:14:00.000-07:00

(Mitchie)
I've always been the kind of girl that hid my face,
So afraid to tell the world what I've got to say.
But I have this dream right inside of me,
I'm gonna let it show it's time to let you know
To let you know

Chorus:
This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now
Gonna let the light shine on me.
Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in.
No more hiding who I wanna be,
This is me

Do you know what it's like to feel so in the dark
To dream about the life where you're the shining star
Even though it seems like it's too far away
I have to believe in myself,
It's the only way!

Chorus

(Shane)
You're the voice I hear inside my head, the reason that I'm singing
I need to find you, I've gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need the song inside of me
(Mitchie joins in)
I need to find you, I gotta find you!

(Mitchie)
This is real, this is me
(Both)
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now
Gonna let the light shine on me
Now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I wanna be

(Shane)
You're the missing piece I need the song inside of me
You're the voice I hear inside my head, the reason that I'm singing
(Both)
And now I've found who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I wanna be
This is me!!!

BiRtHdAy (:

2008-06-30T10:08:00.000-07:00

Today's my 15th birthday! Isn't that just crazy?! Well. I think it is. Anyways, today's been great so far!! I woke up at 8:30, woke my mom up at 9 to open presents, then I showered and played rock band with Nick and Syd. Ooooh... I got this really nice digital camera, it's way cool!! I also got clothes (: And two really cute skirts! I got a piggy bank (: It's very cute. Then, I got two ds games and two movies (Mr. Mom and The Cutting Edge). AND!! I got the Camp Rock soundtrack, because I'm a nerd and love Camp Rock (:

Today is going to be a pretty busy day.. I have to get ready and pack for girls camp, and finish my little cute things I'm making for my girls (: I made really cute notes, and I'm making bracelets (Mali if you're reading this, don't tell the other girls! (: ). I'm so excited for camp, even though it's shorter because of the 4th of July. I also might get my hair done... might... if Amy doesn't have too much going on (:

Anyways... I'm 15!! It doesn't feel any different. Just the same (:
I'll post again before I leave for camp.

Boredomness!

2008-06-28T12:08:00.000-07:00

So I'm pretty bored... it's been a kinda boring day so far... so I thought I'd post about my boring day of boringness. Now you know that I, Makenzie Carbine, am bored and you can read this really boring post of boredomness so you too can be bored like me.

Haha anyways... today was the herriman parade and my birthday party at my grandmas (: I'm going back in a few hours, but so far, it's been quite a fun day. I got to hang with my soul sister (5 year old cousin Camille), I got to eat candy, and I got to play "no more monkeys jumping on the bed" with my little cousins!! Quite fun I must say (:

My day....

2008-06-26T16:13:00.000-07:00

Today has been a mixed day.... at one point, it was great.... at the dentist, it was horrible. Haha. Well... before last year, I had a perfect "no cavity" record. That then was ruined when I had my first cavity... worst day of my life... jk but it was bad... when he started drilling, it started hurting, which isn't supposed to happen... so he numbed me again... and again... and again.... until finally, it barely hurt when he drilled. I hated that day. Anyways... today, I go to the dentist and as he's checking my teeth... he says "I think you've been kissing too many boys (never EVER have in my life.. haha just thought I'd point that out...) because you have two cavities!". Ha.. I freaked out a bit. I don't like cavities so much...

But!! On a better note, today at practice, we got a little surprise. Our coach Aubrey came in and said "Girls guess what?! I have a surprise!" We were all a little scared... it could be a good surprise, or a bad surprise. She then went on to tell us that if we worked extra hard today, we could have tomorrow off!! Literally, all the girls started screaming!! We were already tired today, and to hear we'd get a day off, we were very very happy. So instead of practice, we're going swimming at 9:30 :D I DON'T HAVE TO WAKE UP AT 5:30!!!! Haha.

Anyways... girls camp is in a few days, and my birthday is in 4!! YAHOO!!! 15 baby!!

Girls Camp!

2008-06-22T20:21:00.000-07:00

Well girls camp is coming up... and I'm very excited this year!! On Wednesday at our activity, our camp director, Sis. Hancock, came up to me and said she needed to ask me a question. She said that there aren't enough 5th year girls to help with all the tents, there are 3 fifth years and there are 4 tents. Well... I'm the only 4th year in my ward... SO! I'm in charge of one of the tents this year!! :) It's going to be way fun, one of my best friends is in my tent and is willing to help with scripture study every night!! We also have two first year girls, which should be SO fun because it's their first time being there!! I'm way way WAY excited now!! And, I'm also in charge of directing a camp activity in my ward!! :) Let's just say my 4th year of girls camp is going to be FANTASTIC!!!

On to other news... my birthday is in one week pretty much!! I, Makenzie Carbine, being of 14 years old, will officially be 15 years old!! Me?! CRAZY!!! Am I right?! That means in 1 year, I'll be able to drive AND date! Crazy much?! Yeah... I don't think the road is ready for this girl... jk!!

One more week of drill, then I have a month off!! YAHOO!!! I'm still gonna have to work my butt off during that month, but hey, I'll get to sleep in a bit longer! :) I'll post again soon...

I'm Alive!!

2008-06-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

I survived my first week of Summer Drill.... I honestly wasn't sure if I could! Waking up at 5:45, dancing for 5 hours straight, and to top it all off.... I think I broke my toe on Tuesday! I didn't tell anyone til yesterday... let's just say I started crying it hurt so much! So my toe nail might fall off now... but you didn't need to know that... haha :) I think the hardest part of summer drill for me is the running.... everyday, before practice, we run about a mile outside. Sometimes, it's slower pace... and others its too fast for me. I felt like throwing up a few times. I'm not the best runner... but I won't let myself fall behind.... so I run the entire way. Then, we stretch. After, it's kickline :( That's one of my least favorite parts of drill, because I am bad at kicks right now. It's also very tiring. After, we do technique for 2 hours... you heard me right, 2 hours!! Then, we do conditioning... which is also very tiring. My least favorite part of conditioning is at the end of the practice when we're all tired.... our coach, Aubrey, makes us do frog jumps across the gym and back... sometimes twice. That sounds easy.. just try it! Haha. But, I'm gonna get in better shape, and I won't sleep in til 12 anymore! hahaha.... :D It's tiring... but I'm really glad I made the drill team!

California!

2008-06-17T11:41:00.001-07:00

Me and Syd with Goofy!! :) this was the only character we got a picture with.
Us in "jail" :) Don't you just love our faces? HELP US!! :)
This is everyone acting cool... :) Hahaha. I love toontown. :)
This is us after the dolphin show at sea world. We sat in the very front row... Nick even was asked to help at one point.... BAD IDEA!! Haha. We were wet pretty much the rest of the day.
This is Shamu the whale.... I didn't know what other pictures to put on here.... so you can look at this whale :)

Overall, California was very fun!! Other than getting sunburned (though mine was tiny compared to Alex's), we all enjoyed ourselves. Now, we're all very tired... it's like you need a vacation to get off of your vacation! I started my first week of summer drill this week!! It's not so bad now, the first day about killed me. I have to wake up at around 5:45 or so... drill starts at 7.... we get a few water breaks... and it ends at 12!! Ya... tiring... I might go take a nap :)

Home Sweet Home

2008-06-16T14:15:00.000-07:00

I'M HOME!!! I'M HOME!!!!! AND I'M AT KAITLYN'S HOUSE!! Haha. I would take pictures, if she'd let me!!!

California was tiring. ANd i had drill at 7 in the morning. NOT FUN!!!

Idk what to write about...

This is boring...

HI!!!

Puppies are cute.

I have a farmers tan.

I wish I was an oscar myer wener..... just kidding just kidding.

I'm having fun!!

Are you having fun?

Kaitlyn is having fun!

Wait... where'd she go?

BOO!!

Oh... found her...

K I'll post again later... when I'm not tired....

CALIFORNIA!!! :)

2008-06-06T19:47:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's the day!! California, here we come!!! :)

Blue skies, palm trees, and warm temperatures.

I'm totally ready.

I'll be back in about a week... until then, I won't be blogging for a while.

But I'll be back :)

We're going to Disneyland & Seaworld.... and maybe the beach :)

I hope I get tan.... :)

I'll say hi to Mickey for all of you!! Haha.

Yay!!

I'm excited!

Last day of Dance :(

2008-06-05T20:40:00.000-07:00

Katie, me, Bailie, and Sidney. Allie and Lexi aren't in here, but this is most of my team. GO ELITE COMPANY!! I will miss you guys.
This is me and one of the girls I help teach. Her name is Olivia (Livy). She took it hard when she found out I was leaving. Wouldn't stop crying. Such a sweet sweet girl!!
Me and Livy again. As you can see, I was a mess at recital. Hardest night of my life.
This is me, Livy, and her sister Harley (who I also help teach). Such cute girls. I'm really going to miss them.
And... of course... this is me and my little sister Sydney. (and me in my zombie makeup... don't judge me! lol). Hip Dance Company... that's where it all started (well technically, it's Premier... but the name changed..). Without Hip Dance Company, I would not be dancing today. I wouldn't be on drill team. I wouldn't be the girl I am today. Gosh I'm gonna miss it there.

Summer Vacation!!

2008-06-05T09:51:00.001-07:00

Well.... it's summer!!! Wow, it sure doesn't feel like summer. Isn't summer supposed to be hot with blue skies and lots of sunshine?! LOOK OUTSIDE! Cold, gray, and wet. On June 5th.

And I was supposed to go longboarding today.... uncool!! I've had to cancel all my plans! :(

But... in 2 days.... I'm going to CALIFORNIA!!! WOOOOT!! :) Warm, sunny California, here we come!! Disneyland's rides, here we come!! Sea World, here we come!! Beach, HERE WE COME! I'm very excited. :)

I'll post again later.... because I have nothing else to talk about :)

Last Day :( continued

2008-06-04T18:16:00.000-07:00

Me and Kaitlyn :) I love this girl. Such a great friend!!! And I pretty much live at her house...
This is me and McKenna!!! I love McKenna!! She is such a great person!!
This is me and Ashton (aka Fire :P). Good friend... cute kid.
Groupie :) I love my group of friends, we are all dorks!! :)
Emily, Braygan, and I :) And that's Logan in the background. I love my friends :)

Last Day :(

2008-06-04T18:07:00.000-07:00

This is me and my BFFLAE Emily!! Sweet girl... I'm gonna miss her!!! LOVE YOU EM!!! The picture below is my fiance, Lauren (it's a joke :) ). She's in my ward, so I'll still see her.

This is Logan being.... Logan!! Haha those are my sunglasses by the way.... he said he looks like a movie star....
Me and Logan :) idk... I like this picture!!! He's a cute kid... right?! I'm gonna miss his dorky personality :) This is me and my wife Valerie :) Hahaha. I love her to death. She is from Canada, she moved here last year. She speaks French amazingly, and teaches me!! :)

Thoughts for Today....

2008-06-02T22:01:00.000-07:00

Here are a few thoughts I've had today...

1. I'm a lucky girl. I've got a good life with good family and friends. I have two wonderful parents, two funny and cute brothers, and one beautiful little sister. I've got relatives near me, friends who have my back, and people that love me.

2. Boys are stupid (other than family members). Why is it that when you start to like a boy, they start to like another girl?! And then they ask her out?! (ya, I'm talkin to you, Fire!)

3. Middle school goes by WAYYYY too fast!! I don't know what I'm gonna do next year, I don't want to lose my friends, especially my BFFLAE (ya, I'm talkin to you, Emily!! I LOVE YOU).

4. I don't know what I'd do without my mom and dad. (Michael's dad died this morning. :( I was crying nonstop a lot today).

5. Blogging is addicting (have you ever noticed that?!)

6. I'm almost 15.... that's half of 30.... HOLY COW!!! Where did the time go?!

7. Long boarding is fun..... who woulda thought?! I like skate boarding, too. Crazy...

8. Waking up at 5 isn't the smartest idea... (I know, why 5?)

9. Ms. Nudd is pretty much the best teacher EVER!! She made me cry today, too. :( love you Ms. Nudd!

10. I LOVE SEMINARY!! YAYA!!! Favorite class by far.

These are Kenzie's thoughts today. :)

Best Party Ever!

2008-05-31T19:44:00.000-07:00

Well, our drill social went better than I thought!! My absolute favorite part of it was "So You Think You Can Dance" with our coaches, Randi and Aubrey (even though Randi won't be one :( I cried so much yesterday when she told us!). We were all put into groups, then we got a category and made up dances. My group was me, Tara, Jessica, Allison, and Carly. We got Character Jazz and our song was Steam Hot. It was great fun!!! We all acted like the biggest dorks, especially Tara. She made everyone laugh. Then we ate junk food and talked. At the end, we did our Azurette cheer. It's so cute!! I love it! Let's just say that I shouldn't have been afraid of the social.... it was the BEST!

P.S. WE GET TO WEAR OUR SHIRTS ON MONDAY :D I was SOOOOO excited!!
(If you couldn't tell, our colors are blue and green!!)

Dance..... Dance?? Dance.

2008-05-31T15:11:00.000-07:00

Alrighty... you all know I LOVE dance, right?! It's my life. Well I'm way sad. After next week, I won't be dancing at my studio anymore :( I've cried a lot about it already, especially at last week's practice when my best friend Lexi reminded me it was our last practice (thanks Lex, love you too!! haha :D). I was a mess after practice. It made a lot of my friends cry too (even some from other teams). That was just at practice, I can't even IMAGINE how I'll be at recital!! Nobody better be taking pictures.... because it won't be pretty!!

On Thursday, we had our dance pictures. They were so fun, I got to hang with my little girls and just enjoy myself. If you didn't already know, I'm a student teacher at my studio and I help 2 classes. One is a technique class on Monday, and the other is a jazz class on Thursday (the girls are ADORABLE! They are all around the age of 4-5). Because of Drill, I had to stop teaching on Thursday :( Well this Thursday, I saw them practicing after their pictures and decided to go up and say hi. They all pretty much attacked me!! They were hugging me and asking where I've been. I told them I couldn't help their class and they were all sad, but especially Olivia. Livy is a cutie!! She's got short, blonde hair and big blue eyes. When she found out, she instantly stopped hugging me and just kinda stared at me. "You're not coming back?.... but why?". I had to explain that I had drill team during that time, and she said "Aw..I think I'm going to cry!!!". After her little practice, she decided to stay and sit with me until her mom picked her up. It was cute, she was like a little tiny magnet on me!! She wouldn't let me go!! I had a great time on Thursday. It made me realize how much I love those girls, and how much I'm gonna miss them :(

Tonight is the first little Drill Team party... we have a drill social from 6 to 8, and I'm actually kinda nervous. I only know a few people, and I'm still pretty shy around everyone (crazy huh, me, shy!). But, I guess it's a good way to get to know everyone better. I'm just scared. I'll post about that later :)

My Interesting Week....

2008-05-29T22:49:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you don't belong in the world and no one really cares about you? I'm having that kind of day... except I've had that kind of day all week long. It all started on Tuesday.... we had a choir concert. I really really liked a kid in my class (notice the D on LIKED). His name is Flirty (refer to the nicknames post if you have to). Flirty came over and sat by me while we were waiting for the concert to start. We started talking, just about random stuff. He made me laugh, I blushed a few times (or so I was told). ((Oh yes.... I forgot to add, Flirty has a girlfriend. . . she isn't very nice to me)). Everything was going great I thought, I was so happy, until.... it happened..

Flirty's girlfriend's group sings the song "My Guy". In the song, they have to kiss a boy on the cheek at random times. The boys in choir had to go up unwillingly, and so Flirty had to go up.... in his girlfriend's group. Instead of kissing Flirty on the cheek, she decided to plant one on him. I was not a happy camper. I became sad instantly. I even started crying, I know I know, pathetic. So I was sad. Then, my friend Blondie (refer to the nicknames) told me that I should just go up and tell him the truth: that I liked him. I chickened out (of course). SO she decided to tell him for me......

After school, I was talking to my dear friend Jill. Jill said she talked to Flirty, and that he said he loves me as a friend (cute..) but he could never love me as anything more (harsh...?). That crossed the line. I was BAWLING!!! I couldn't keep the tears in any longer. My good friend Fire came up and was hugging me and comforting me, because I was a mess and needed comforting. It was so sweet of Fire :)

So the next day, I just thought "Forget about it Kenzie, you'll be fine. Just treat it like a normal day.". That's exactly what I did. But, unfortunately, Flirty didn't make eye contact with me, he didn't talk to me, he didn't even really notice I was there. It hurt.

And finally, today I went over to my friend Oompa Loompa's house after school. She lives close to Flirty. So they walk home together. I was SCARED to DEATH!! Talk about awkward.. but instead, he talked to me and it wasn't awkward. He was making jokes, we were all talking, and it was just nice.... which confused me. The day before, he hadn't said a word, today, he was Mr. Social. It made me cry during choir.... I just need to get over this kid and MOVE ON!!!

Okay enough about Flirty.... I'm actually gonna talk about the good things that happened this week. Well after my horrible day on Tuesday, when Ashton (I'm done using nicknames!) hugged me, I noticed I was soooo much happier. Then, the next day, he walked up to me and Kaitlyn, walked PAST Kaitlyn, and hugged me. Then he turned, awkwardly, and hugged Kaitlyn. :) At lunch that day, I got about 3 more hugs. Then today, when I was sad at lunch, he sat next to me and was there to talk to me. I decided something.. if Ashton cares so much about me and my feelings, maybe I should like a guy like him.... or maybe I should just like HIM! So I've grown a little crush.... :) He is a sweet kid, and such a cutie. He was there for me during my hard times, so I have to make sure I'm always there for him. :) He made my bad week a little better.

Okay enough about boys.... besides, they have cooties.... jk :) I better get going though, I'll post about the "family" thing at our lunch table later :) hahaha. bye.

Friends :)

2008-05-19T15:19:00.000-07:00

Well, in my groupie, we give out nicknames for people ALL the time!!! It's pretty funny actually... and I thought I'd post them on here!!

Me: Goldy Locks
Emily: Jill
Kaitlyn: Oompa Loompa
Braygan: Ugly (she really isn't!)
Kara: Fatty (she really isn't either)
Lauren: Blondie
Tyler: Peter / Emotional / Rainbow / Jack :)
Ashton: Fire
Logan: Flirty (he really is a flirt!)
RJ: to be announced :D

These are just a few. & we have this weird psycho family thingy at lunch... I'll save that for another post :)

Drill Team

2008-05-17T23:14:00.000-07:00

First week of drill team, complete!! :) Wow am I TIRED!! I've had to juggle regular dance o n Thurday (including teaching on Monday's), drill team practice (Tuesday through Friday), and I just got home from a competition in Provo. Let's see... that is 6 out of 7 days of DANCE!! Ya... it's my life. :)

Let me just tell you how much harder drill really is. We run on the track before every practice, then when we're done, we practice kick line (which takes a lot of stomach strength!!). After, we go across the floor. Then we do turn combinations, fuettes, ballet (holds on releve, ya, they hurt!!), & then the "fun" begins.

Every day, we switch off with a work out "routine". Some days it's sit ups and crunches for stomach strength, others it's arm exercises, and others it's leg exercises. And we usually do them for a whole song. It gets painful and extremely tiring.

The best part is at the end, when we're so tired and have to do frog jumps across the gym and back. That sounds easy... wait til you try it. THEY KILL YOUR THIGHS!! Haha.

I love my new team though... 26 great, happy girls. We all get along pretty darn good!!

Well I better try n' get some sleep... I promise those David Archuleta pictures are coming!!

Best Day EVER!!!!

2008-05-09T18:08:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, I'm a huge David Archuleta fan as most of you know, and since he was coming here today, my friend Kaitlyn and I decided to go to Murray High and actually hear him sing and see him!! K, MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE!! Haha. So we got there, and we had to park WAY far away. It was a LONG!! walk. But it was totally worth it. When we got to the school, we went up in the bleachers in the football field and stood out on the end (there were literally no seats!). Big Budda was there and he was counting down the minutes til David got there (which was totally a lie cuz we SAW his limmo drive past us and HE was in it!!!).

Then, he came in. It was a parade, and he was in a convertible. IT WAS AMAZING!! Not a lot of people were screaming at first, so my friends and I started yelling his name... over and over and OVER again!! Finally, he turned and looked DIRECTLY at us!! DIRECTLY!!!!! He flashed his beautiful, heart melting smile, and waved. AT US!!

Then, after the parade was over, he went up on the stage with the mayor of Murray and the governor. They announced that May 9, 2008 would officially be David Archuleta day!! :) I like that. & then, he spoke to us. He was SO humble and SO sweet. He thanked us about a bazillion times!! How cute is he?! Then, HE SANG!! 3 TIMES!! I was screaming and jumping and watching him. He is SO much cuter in person!!! When it was over, he was crying. It was way way way cute!!! Then, we left :( I was disappointed I couldn't give him a hug.... haha.

BUT!! My friend DID get amazing pictures with her digital camera, and as soon as she sends them to me, I'm posting them on here. So stay tuned (grin).

BTW.... wear orange and black.... those are Murray's colors!!! :D

Singin' In the Rain!

2008-05-07T18:21:00.000-07:00

K. So today after seminary, it started raining. Since we have to ride a bus from school to seminary and then back, we sometimes get to school early or late. Today, we were early. Since it was raining, my friend Kaitlyn and I both went running through it and at the same time, we started singing 'I'm singing in the rain...' I'm sure you've all heard that song. We were having a blast!! Then, after school, I went to her house so she could help me study for my test in math, and afterwards we jumped on her tramp in pouring rain!! CAN I TELL YOU HOW FUN THAT IS?! Haha. Today was a good day... a really good day!

In other news... my darling dearest Supa' (Oakcrest counselor) is getting MARRIED on SATURDAY!! :D I'm so beyond happy for her and I'm going to her reception. Very excited. :D She's getting married to her missionary, Andy! :) They are very cute together.

And in other news... end of year testing starts tomorrow!! DANG!! Well I guess it's a good thing... it means it's the end of the year. That's awesome!

Talk to you all later :P

David Archuleta!!!!

2008-05-06T21:37:00.000-07:00

K... I don't watch American Idol that much.... but, I did find out that David Archuleta is an AMAZING singer AND!!! he is pretty darn cute.. am I right?! :) I really hope he wins, because he's such a cool kid and I think he is just great!! VOTE FOR DAVID ARCHULETA!!!!! :D :D :D

These are MY kind of people!

2008-05-06T21:24:00.000-07:00

Well, I can't sleep, so I thought I'd post tonight. I've heard that blogging is good for the soul... (grin) :)

This post is dedicated to my friends and family!! I've got the best in the world!! And I'm lucky to have each and every one of them!!!

My friends and I all get along, and we can laugh about just about everything!! At our table, lunches are crazy... we have had to make our table 3 tables big because there are so many people. We've also had to fit 3 to a bench when there are only supposed to be 2. But all in all, we all have a great time and just have a good time together. I love my friends... :)

My family... well what can I say?! Best EVER!! My close family and extended!! Whenever we have family get-togethers, everyone always has a good time. I always look forward to family parties, or even just spending time with my own family!!! I love my family more than words can say....!!

Haha I have nothing else to write about... DRILL PRACTICES START IN A WEEK :D bye.

Soul Sisters!!!

2008-05-05T20:13:00.001-07:00

So we were at my aunt & uncle's house tonight with our whole family from my dad's side, and I hung out a lot with my 5 year old cousin, Camille. Such a cutie!!! I love her like... like... like my soul sister! Haha. Long story, I'll make it shorter though. Well, it all started about a year ago. I was about to babysit my cousins Camille and Tyson when my aunt Amy turned to me and said, "You know, Camille has been calling you her soul sister!!". So I asked, "Soul sister?? Why is that?" She told me that Camille has always wanted an older sister, and since she's the oldest, she made ME her soul sister!! :) how sweet is that?!?! Ever since, me and Camille have been buds. I love her to death!! And I realized that even more tonight.

I'm alive..

2008-04-30T18:54:00.001-07:00

Haha I haven't posted in a LONG time, so I decided to. Well... nothing that new in my life... except I MADE DRILL TEAM!!! I'M AN AZURETTE!! yayayaya.. I am excited, let's just put it that way :)

School is almost out!! I remember last year, I was so happy the year was over, but I'm actually pretty bummed out that it's almost over. I'm going to miss my best friend! :( I LOVE YOU EMILY! haha.

This is a pretty boring post and I'm surprised if anyone is still reading it... you should check out my "aunt" Laurel's blog, www.justaroundthiscorner.blogspot.com, she is pretty much amazing and I LOVE her so much!!!

Hmm.... nothing to do. I should be studying for a math test.... but it's not too late.

Well this is boring... haha there is nothing exciting going on in my life right now, sorreh. I'll post again sometime soon probably :) byez~

Dentist!! AHHH!!

2007-10-31T22:02:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is going to be THE worst day ever, my first cavity is gonna be filled (DUN DUN DUN!) well I guess it's not that big of a deal, I just hate needles and shots and blood and.... you get the point. I got my dad's teeth.... great health, HORRIBLE straightness (Hope I said that right). But I still love him :) I'm so nervous it is not even funny!! My stomach feels horrible, and I just wanna throw up right now! lol. Anyways... on a somewhat brighter note, I got better grades than I expected! I was shooting for a 4.0, but with me going on vacation, it just wasn't lookin so great. So I tried my best, but I still didn't get straight A's. But that's ok, life goes on, right? Anyways, I'm super tired and need some sleep. I will post hopefully soon. Talk to you all later :)

Emilyy :]

2007-10-31T21:53:00.000-07:00

Emily.... where do I begin? Wowzers, well what can I say? She is my best friend. She is one of the only people in my life that I could trust my life with. She's always there for me, and not only that, but she actually cares for me!! I absolutely love that girl. She doesn't judge me because of the things I do or stuff like that, but she loves me for me, and that's why she's my bestest buddy. I don't know what I would do without her in my life, I'd probably go crazy and end up having 32 cats in a house by myself..... just kidding :) I'm just glad I met her way back in kindergarten and that we can still be the best of friends today. Emily I love you so much!!! You have no idea how much you mean to me!!!!!!!! Love ya like the sister I've always wanted!! :)

Youth Conference

2007-06-28T22:32:00.000-07:00

Today was day 1 of Youth Conference, and I can only go 2 out of 3 days :( but it was awesome today!! We had a really really nice dinner prepared for us and let me tell ya, it was yummy!! And then we went into the chapel and heard a talk by a seminary teacher trainer. HE IS AMAZING!! Oh my gosh you seriously have no idea! He like opened a door!! Haha jk but he really did do a good talk..... ANYWHO!! We are going boating and water-skiing tomorrow! WOOT!! I'm so excited, it will be my first time!!

Well.....2 days til my birthday. I'm excited but not.... :D it's just lol time goes by way too fast!

I got a CELL PHONE! haha k

I gotta go to bed... I have to wake up early. BYEZ!!

Dance...dance?? Dance.

2007-06-20T22:48:00.000-07:00

Yess... I luf to dance. Bahaha. But I'm just really sad though because... Tara (the best teacher ever who has taught me everything I know about dance) QUIT!!! It's for a good reason, but still!! :( I cried for so long! She's like my second mom, in my second home (the dance studio). No seriously though, she's awesome. I've known her for.... almost 7 years. Ahhh!! I'm tearing up lol. Anyways so yeah, this year in dance is gonna be interesting... new team, new teacher, new LIFE pretty much. Ah well, Tara's still teaching my solo (hint hint if anyone has a good song I could use, PLEASE comment me!!).

In other news (lol) I broke my finger! Baha!! Yess... but it doesn't hurt like at all. I broke it playing basketball. In summer gym. I keep telling myself I need to sue, but then again, a little too young if ya know what I mean. :D

Up late, nothing to do, can't sleep. Typical. No one is online either!! Grr....

Gotta go, I'll post again sometime. Baha.

Summer Gym!

2007-06-12T15:53:00.000-07:00

Holy cow I'm tired!! Summer gym is a lot harder than I expected it to be!! All you do is run, play basketball (and sometimes other sports), and sit ups/push ups. EVERY DAY!!! But, 4 of the days are fun, like tomorrow we're going bowling. So it's all good. I am not good at basketball, I'm too short. All of the tall girls go for me because they know I'm an easy target. CURSE MY SHORTNESS! Baha. But my summer hasn't gone exactly how I planned. I can't sleep in, I barely talk to my friends, and I'm super tired every day!! And then Emily, she went to Yellowstone. I mean how unfair is that??? Bahaha. Oh well, 12 days to go for summer gym....

SCHOOL'S OUT!

2007-06-06T16:51:00.000-07:00

Today was the last day of school, and I am so excited for the summer! But, (in a larger sense) JK!! That's what I always say when Emily says "But..." yeah, anyways, but I'm going to miss my friends SOOOOOO much!! Especially the guy I like :( ah well, I'll see him in 3 months!! Bad thing about the summer is: MORE DANCE! I mean, I guess that's a good thing, but it just gets so tiring! And I'm so scared to throw my back handspring!! Yeah, broke my arm really bad doing one, you have NO idea!! It was bent all funky! So yeah, another reason I don't want to go!! But that's ok, dance is pretty much my life!! I'm just SOOOOO HAPPY IT'S SUMMER!! WOO HOO!!!

The love of MY life!!

2007-06-04T18:41:00.001-07:00

This picture is my bestest friend in the world, Emily Dee Stapley. She is the coolest person anyone would ever meet (even if she is 16 days younger than me!). We kinda remet this year, after a looooooooong time apart! We were in the same kindergarten class, but then, thanks to the stupid boundaries, we got split up!! I went to a different school. The bad part is we are probably going to get split again in high school, unless I can talk my mom into switching! I love that girl with all of my heart and mind and, oh you get the point!! I lufffff you Emily, even if we do get split up, you will ALWAYS be my best friend.