This past weekend I had the delight of going home to Grants Pass and spend some quality time with my family. My Sister, her friend Joshua and I road tripped it to GP on Friday. Saturday was spent at Boatnik, a parade down the middle of the town and literally the entire town shuts down for this thing. That night my Parental Units hosted a game night. It was a blast, as it always is. Sunday my parents, sister, Joshua, my Aunt Debby and our cousin Joy went on the jetboats. It was so beautiful and sunny. I even became a darker shade of white. Monday my Mom, Dad and I went on a special roadtrip which I will talk about later.

All in all it was a wonderful weekend and I am so very thankful I got to go. The only downside is I get so homesick when I leave. Yep I even cried!!! I'm becoming such a sap th older I get.

Well back to the grind.

Loves& Blessings,
K

I'm Back...

So after a long hiatus I am officially back. I've thinking for a while now that I wanted to get back to blogging and so I am doing it. As a way to vent and process life events as well as a way for people to stalk me. Right?! A lot has happened since the last post and I won't go into every detail at the moment, but life has been rough and really really difficult but I am trucking along and doing the best I can. I want this to be a place to share my life and my heart and hopefully someone somewhere will read it and be encouraged.

So cheers to a new start on an old project...I'm only one person and I just recently was given a computer. Don't judge me.

Loves& Blessings
Kels

DIY...dresser...

So today I decided to finally repaint my dresser. I've had this dresser since I was 9. I so lovingly put pastel teddy bear stickers on it to class it up! And it needed a face lift for sure. Since I move in just 5 DAYS, I thought it might be fun to make it more modern. I've been wanting to do this for a while but lacked major motivation. So here is my attempt at being crafty!
I thought it would be cute to try and stencil an owl on there. Didn't quite work so I will have to find another way but it was fun trying.

The dressers are white with light pink handles. First I wiped them down and removed the teddy bear stickers with Goo gone, which is AMAZING! Then sanded them down really lightly. Wiped them down again and painted the fronts black and the handles HOT PINK! Might as well have a little fun! I used spray paint that we had in the shed so this cost me nothing which makes me even happier!!!

When it's all dry I will be posting pictures so you can see how not crafty I am! It was a fun project and it made me feel handy! I'm so excited to see the finished product! I really do hope it turns out well.

I am not an artsy or crafty person by any means but I'm always inspired by DIY projects. I know what I can and can't do when it comes to projects so I try and venture out every once in a while and try something I wouldn't normally do. Mostly, I stick to what I know are in my capabilities. Who knows what I might see and do next!

Loves& BLessings,

K

Back to the 50's car show...

So tonight in the lovely downtown of Grants Pass we had our annual 50's car show. Basically the town shuts down on 6th and 7th street, our two main streets, and they just make circles for hours. It's really fun and the whole town pretty much shows up! It was my first year going and I loved it! The Bel-Air is my new dream car and I am in love! I only took a few pictures of the family. It was so fun! I love living in a small town where things like this are such big deals.
My cousin Christian and my nephew Austin.

My beautiful sister!!!!! We took some realy funny pictures on my phone. I will post soon. Oh and my tattoo is beautiful! But it is gnarly right now because of how much color he had to do in a few spots so when it heals and doesn't look quite like leprosy then I will post pics.

Loves& Blessings,

Kels

Tattoos...

Getting a tattoo tomarrow with Wilma! Yay! My first color which is scary but I'm really excited because Jeremy Elledge at 3 Sevens Tattoo is an amazing artist!!! So wish me luck and I will post some pictures tomorrow!!!

Loves& Blessings,

K

Lessons I'm learning...

Since I've turned 25 I've decided to finally become the person I want to be. Sounds crazy and a little strange huh? However, I'm totes magotes doing it! I want to be me 100% no matter what! Even if people don't like it or agree with it. I don't want to live my life based on other's opinions of me.

I'm sick of feeling like I need to apologize for the choices I've made or the ones I'm making now! For example...I have tattoos and I love them! For me it is a way to express myself and I think they are beautiful! But I always feel like I should not like them because some person chooses to make a comment like, "Why did you do that to yourself?" or "You know that doesn't come off right?" Really? It doesn't!? I'm in totes shock! Duh I know that!!! It never fails anytime a rude comment like that is made about me or even to me, I allow it to have an affect on me! Why? Why should I care what anyone thinks of me? It's so rediculous! Right?!!

I'm proud of who I am and the choices I make! If getting a tattoo is the "worst" thing I can do then life is pretty gosh darn good. I love who I am and I'm so over apologizing for being who God created me to be!

Yeah, I think differently then some people and I dress boldly! But that's me being true to myself! True to who God created me to be! I know that He has given me the attitude and personality I have because there are people that I can reach! Just like God created my Besties who think and dress differently from me and it's so they can reach people! Why do we judge people for not being like us instead of celebrating all the wonderful and beautiful differences we have!? Why? Why?

Doesn't it all seem stupid and a waste of time?! I'd rather enjoy my life and laugh! I want to surround myself with people I love and who love me. To laugh more than I already do! To love people and tell them so! I only have one shot at this life and I want to live it to the fullest! Not how others think I should live, but how God has asked me to live and how He wants me to!

So YAY life! YAY family and friends! And most important YAY God who loves me unconditionally and delights in me and who I cannot imagine my life without!!!!!

Loves& Blessings,

K

Boys Like Girls & The Swell Season...

I'm not a huge concert goer but I do enjoy a good show now and then. In the past week I've gone to 2 shows! I went with my friend Rachel and her sister and her sister's bestie to Boys Like Girls. They were pretty good! I didn't know any of their songs but it was fun people watching and seeing the same outfit on every girl there! haha! Loved it!!!

The lead singer was a cutie and I'm goo when it comes to guys with tattoos!

Rachel and I were pretty excited to be there!!!

I also went to The Swell Season at Britt with my friend Jolie! It was the bestest birthday gift ever!!! They are an amazing band and if you ever get the chance to see them do! I also got to meet Chelsea of Seablanket.com, a blog I LOVE and that was so exciting for me seeing as I live in GP and it's not often that I meet the people of the few blogs I do read!!!

I recently saw Court Yard Hounds too and they were really good! I think the next concert I really want to see is Lady Gaga just for the pure insanity that she is, you know it would be an entertaining show!

What concert do you really want to see?

Loves& Blessings,

K