Idea

I know I'm not the most interesting person in the world.  But one thing I do a lot (when I have the time) is read.  I love reading and the thought just occurred to me that maybe I could a start a book blog.  That way I could keep track of everything I read and not be confused on did I read that or not.  I think I'll do it.  I'll post the link later so that if anyone is interested they can look at it.  I won't be offended if no one does because it's kind of selfish in its intentions.

Again...Friends

I have one of the best friends ever!!! She is absolutely amazing!!! I hope she realizes how much I love her and appreciate everything she does!!! My dear, you are simply wonderful and I love you tons!!!

Work

Today I realized how much we do here at work that does not involve work specifically.  For example, today we signed a couple of petitions dealing with the Utah State Legislature.  We also found a few minutes to lament that it was snowing outside when it was supposed to be spring.  We also had some self-taught botany lessons but I'll save that for another post because pictures are needed to create the full effect. People probably think that we are really smart to have this job but in all reality... most of us are only putting semi-colons in for eight hours a day.  Still, this job totally rocks and you do have to have some basic intelligence to do it.

True Friends

As many of us are taught growing up in the church, the friends you choose to associate with have a huge impact on your life.  Recently, I've had a lot of time to ponder that principle and how it has effected my life.  I look back to the many friends and acquaintances I've had and look at what they did and how it has changed me forever.  In a lot of cases, the effects have been negative whether intentional or not on the part of the other.  But something that a certain friend said the other night really hit me and I've thought about it the past couple days.
Trust is something that is developed over time for most people.  Sometimes, there is the rare occasion that you meet someone who you instantly connect with and can trust forever.  However, even in those cases, things can happen to destroy that trust.  With that loss of trust, it can become more difficult for people to trust other people around them.  However, that should never be the case.  It is important to protect yourself but not at the expense of others you love.
In summary, I would like to apologize to a certain friend who unlike others has never done anything to deserve the mistrust I've shown towards her recently. I hope she knows she is loved and no one can ever take her place in my heart.  In the time I've known you, you've never been anything but a wonderful friend and I am so grateful for that and hope that it can continue that way forever.
Love,
Kierstin

My Family

So I just remembered I had to blog sometime tonight and had no idea what to blog on so I thought I'd blog about my awesome family who I spent some time with today.  First of all is my parents.  They are pretty much awesome!!! My dad is from the Salt Lake area and my mom grew up in Fresno, California.  They have been married for basically 22 years and have been the best parents anyone could ask for.

I'm the oldest so the next in the family is my sister Jessica.  She just turned seventeen and is absolutely gorgeous!!! She is the colorguard captain and on the yearbook staff.  Plus she is an awesome student.  I love hanging out with her.  Today we watched "Up."  Hopefully she'll be coming down the next couple of weeks to spend the night. Jessie, you rock!

Next is Megan.  She is fourteen and is a drama geek.  She loves it and she's really good at it.  My mom says she's the most like me but I don't think so.  She loves to read and has taken over my old room at home.  I don't know what else to say about Megan.  She is one you have to meet to really know her. Megan, you're cool!

Erin is number four.  She is the youngest of the girls yet she will probably be the tallest.  Erin loves animals.  It's completely weird because none of the rest of us care much for animals.  She also proclaims to hate the color pink but I think she secretly likes it.  She has just turned twelve and is getting ready to enter junior high next year.  Erin, you're awesome!

Finally, there's Justin.  Justin is the youngest at nine and is the only boy.  People tend to think that he suffers somehow for only having sisters but I will tell you that it is the complete opposite.  He is spoiled rotten! But he's still a sweetheart.  I predict he's going to be quite the ladies' man when he gets older.  Justin, you're a stud!

So that's my family in nutshell.  Hope you enjoyed it!

Munchkins

I absolutely love munchkins!!! By munchkins, I mean little children.  Tonight, I got to spend two hours with one of my favorite munchkins, my cousin Lindsey.  We had so much fun.  We went on a walk and she proceeded to tell me whenever there were stairs in the vicinity.  The stairs in the Tanner Building even got the title of "pretty stairs."  Now that she is almost two, she has developed quite the little attitude.  I tried to paint her fingernails but she proceeded to keep saying "I do it. I do it."  Eventually, I painted her nails but it was not without some trickery on my part.  One of my favorite parts was when my roommate was going into our bedroom and Lindsey proceeded to tell her that it was "Kierstin's room" and not hers.  Fortunately, my roommate just laughed.  Dinner was quite the ordeal and the magnet man had to take a bite before she would and I had to make a sound resembling something of a growl before she would take a bite.  Anyway, I absolutely loved the time I spent with her and I look forward to playing with her again tomorrow.  Besides look at this cute face!