better late than never!

so i haven't posted in forever and i need to do a serious update! life just got totally crazy! so i think my last post was the beginning of november so i have about two whole months to cover! i can't cover it all but here is a short list. better late than never!

1. on november 12 one of my bestest friends turned 20! happy birthday jessica i love you tons!

2. on november 21 my sister karissa turned 18! happy birthday! she is an awesome sister and is always keeping me laughing! i love you kiss!

3. happy thanksgiving! thanksgiving was kind of weird this year because we didn't go anywhere but it was still great. i am so thankful for so many things! i am so blessed!

4. i survived my finals and finally finished the semester! this semester kicked my trash but i survived! (word to the wise never take 4 history classes plus economics in one semester, you will never finish your reading and die trying!) unfortunately i got my first b this semester :( 2 a's, 1 a-, and 2 b+'s. i guess i will have to kiss my perfect record goodbye. oh well, its not too bad. next semester will be better! (fyi i am really excited for next semester becuase i get to start the education program! yay!) i am so happy for winter break!

5. on dec 15th i performed in the mesa christian dance performace and on the 18th we performed at the temple. the performances went really well. i'm not going to lie, i was a little worried because we weren't as ready as we usually are, but everything turned out. i love being able to share my testimony through dance. it is the most amazing experience! despite all of the headache of getting everything choreographed, taught, and looking good, it is well worth it!

6. on december 22 i turned 20! i find it really weird saying i am 20. time really does just fly by! don't worry though i am still the same weird kid i have always been!

7. i had my last day of physical therapy! (well at least for now.) good news: they got better with the therapy and the taping! :)bad news: my therapist said that i will have to do it for the rest of my life because as soon as i stop they wil just go back and get worse. :) now i have to decide if i want surgery or not. i got back to the doc this week so we will see what he says. who needs a knee anyway? hahaha!

8. merry christmas! i love the chistmas season! everything about it just makes me happy. i love being able to spend time with family and friends. i love my family christmas traditions! my favorite is christmas eve. we always sing the 12 days of christmas song and do these crazy actions and dance moves. it is silly and funny and i love it! another favorite tradition is going over to my aunt and uncle's house after thier party is over and eating their leftovers. it great! my family is crazy and i love it! i hope y'all had a very merry christmas!

9. i went to disneyland this past weekend with kason and his sister + family. it was a great trip and so much fun! despite the huge crowd it was great. our favorite ride was the buzz lightyear astro blaster! we are now space scouts and will forever protect the galexy from the evil emperor zurg! disneyland was seriously awesome!

10. last sunday graham proposed to jessica and they are engaged! becky, afton, ashley, and i were behind the opperation and got it all on tape. he proposed at the airport just past security. it was so cute! they are so cute and so happy and i am so happy for them! congradulations jessica! i love you tons! i am going to miss you when you move to witchita, but i am still so happy for you! congrats! love ya!

there is morei could blog about, but a list of 10 is sufficient. sorry for my long absense from the blogging world but don't worry i'm back!

sista sista!

my sisters rock my world! my sisters and i can laugh about anything and basically do. i kind of miss those days when we karissa, kelsey, and i shared a room and would stay up all night giggling. anyway, a couple weeks ago they went to homecoming. they looked so cute! whoever gets a chance to date these two are lucky! (and if anyone knows any cute boys that are around 17 and 18 years old let them know i can hook them up with some hotties!) last weekend karissa and kelsey both qualified for the state swim and dive meet. kelsey swims and improved her times despite her hurting shoulders. karissa made each of the cuts and finished 16th. she was the only diver who made it to state that wasn't from mountain view and she just started diving a year ago. they did such a good job and i am so proud of them! i am so blessed to have so many amazing sisters! and so jaycie and savanna don't feel like i love them less here is a picture of them from halloween. cuties!

halloween!!!

this halloween was so much fun! i love halloween and dressin up in awesome costumes! this year i sported the parrot ensemble and you better believe it is a kali original. if you are impressed with that you should be impressed with afton's native american dress. that amazing frock is handmade by yours truly and afton leigh mcaftery. jessica makes a pretty awesome pirate who has a pretty cute parrot. becky as a cowgirl, all i can say is hottie! anyway, here are some awesome pics from an awesome halloween!

finally... SUNS SEASON!!!!

suns season starts today! its finally november 1st and the beginning of a new season for the phoenix suns and i am totally stoked! it's going to be great! yay for suns!

oh and don't worry, halloween post will come soon! :)

blast from the past...

picture this.... cultural history 313, colonial food, and an awesome fellow dressed like a farmer from the 17th century. pretty sweet huh? well that was my class today and it was awesome. some kids in my class are doing their paper on colonial food and had too bring some in for a presentation. we had mush, suckatash, tasty pudding, chicken, cider, and apple dumpings. not going to lie i am so glad i live in the 21st century and can down some pretty tasty grub. the apple dumpings were good and i am all for apple cider, but the mush... suckastash... tasty pudding.... well not so tasty. anyway. my friend emily and i decided to take some pics so wouldn't forget this blast from the past and our amazing colonial dish. (by the way emily got chased by a pac man. she was scared.) oh and we love hst 313! this class makes us laugh! hahaha heeheehee!

the state fair!

so saterday i went to the state fair! kason and i went and it was way fun! i built up the courage to conquer the ferris wheel and survived. we even got to see rihanna in concert! it was my first concert and you better believe i was dance partying the whole time! to top it all off we ended the night playing some games. kason took a shot at the watergun game, decimated his opponets, and won a pretty sweet frog! actually i am pretty sure it is the largest frog on earth! anyway it was a pretty awesome night! thanks kason!

accepted!

so this past week i recieved my acceptance letter to the Intial Teacher Certification Program at ASU! i start the program next semester in january and i will be on my way to being one pretty sweet teacher! hahaha! anyway i am way excited to start my education classes i just have to get through this semester. wish me luck! hahaha!

easter pageant!

its time to fill out the application to audition of the easter pageant! don't worry my application is already in but y'all shoud follow in my footsteps! go to www.easterpageant.org to find all of the information and fill out everything so you can audition. i promise you will love it! participating in the easter pageant was one of the best experiences i ever had and i know you will love it to. it is amazing!!!!! so audition! audition, audition, audition!!!

this month is such a special one!

a happy, happy birthday to my dad and my sis jaycie. my dad's b day is the 9th and jaycie'sis the 10th. isn't this a month special? my dad and jaycie rock my world and my socks. happy birthday! love you!

here comes the bride...kelsie!!

so i am a terrible blogger and haven't posted for a week! and my posts have been really lame lately. sorry y'all! my life just isn't that exciting right now. basically school has taken over my life but its all good! anyway, here are some pics from the wedding of my awesome friend kelsie thueson. (formerly known as kelsie mcclearly) we all took the trip to the big UT and had an amazing time! the manti temple was amazing, the reception was amazing, the cake was amazing, kelsie and cade were amazing, basically it rocked my socks! congrats you two! much love!


becky and i are so cute! check out those faces



us decorateing the cake! becky did most of the fabulous work, but she couldn't have done it without our moral support!

The Office!

The Office season 4 starts tonight and i am so excited! my thursday nights are now complete!

enjoy!

these are some pics just to show y'all how cute we are. i can take the cutest pictures! hahaha! j/k. kason got a new laptop "the toshiba" (its not as cool as a macbook, but still pretty sweet.) anyway, we were playing with it the other night and took a couple of pics. personally, i think i make the cutest faces and i didn't want to deny you all the opportunity to see these awesome pics! hahaha! jk hope you enjoy!

happy birthday to you!

happy birthday ashley! love ya! hope your b-day was super!

ipod!!!!!!!!!!

i got a new ipod! let me tell you it is pretty sweet! soon i will be able to have all of my music organized and i won't have to carry a huge bag of cds to work anymore. yay!

my knees!

so i finally went to the doc for my knees. tendonitis in both and my alignment is still off. fun. basically i am suppose to rest my knees and take a lot of pills. 800 mg of motrin 3 times a day! basically i am a pill popper! hahaha! if i sesem a little loopy the next couple weeks you will know why! haha! i don't know how this whole rest thing is going to work out. me rest? hahaha! anyway, i am suppose to go back in month so we will see what happens. don't worry i will keep you posted!

happy b-day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECKY! 20 years ago today my bff becky was born! yay! hope you are having a good birthday! i love you!

life is good

so last friday i went on a date and it was so fun! we dressed up as newsies, spent a couple minuets learning the song arise and sieze the day along with a little dance, and then performed our production at amc movie theaters. it sounds like it would be kind of lame but it actually was a lot of fun! the kids who were chillin at the movies loved it! it was hilarious! after we went to native new yorker and i got some wings so basically my life is complete. i love native wings!!! i also love hotdogs from the diamondbacks game. i went to the game last night with jon, my sister karissa, and her friend cj and it was an awesome game! it was way fun. the lady that sat in front of us was seriously the dbacks #1 fan and she was crazy! don't worry though i gave her a run for her money when it came to cheering. oh and i can't forget the flag lady! and it was bobblehead night and i got a hot dog!!!!!! talk about one sweet game! basically life is good!

sweet!!!!

so we got a new stereo system set up at work and it is way cool. i can now use my ipod in class which gives me a great excues to get a new one. (this 2G thing is not working for me!) and... i have a headset microphone! now i don't have to yell and my kids can actually hear me and i look pretty cool. i am totally rocking it out like brittney! hahahaha. just imagine me wearing this sweet headset, teaching me class, and occasionally bustin out in song! i feel bad for my kids sometimes because they have to put up with me and my craziness! hahaha. anyway, this new system rocks my socks!

KALI!!!!!

as you all know kali is not a very common name especially with that spelling. so naturally stores never carry anything with my name on it. occasionally i will get kaylee but thats about as close as i can get...until now. my parents went to the d-backs game with my sisters jaycie and savanna yesterday and they found this keychain with my name on it! that's right they actually had my name spelled correctly! i was shocked and very happy when they brought it home to me. the fact the the d-back shop actually had my name is amazing! its close to a miracle. i always liked the d-backs, but now i am a total fan!

me?

You Are An INFJ

The Protector You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity. Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is. You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience. You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them. In love, you truly see relationships as an opportunity to connect and grow. You enjoy relationships as long as they are improving and changing. You can't stand stagnation. At work, you stay motivated and happy... as long as you are working toward a dream you support. You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher. How you see yourself: Hardworking, ethical, and helpful When other people don't get you, they see you as: Manipulative, weak, and unstable

What's Your Personality Type?

happy, happy birthday!

happy birthday! so my mom turned 41 on august 26 and this post is for her. happy birthday mom! i love you! by the way, i have the greatest mom on the planet! she rocks my socks!

goodbye lot 59! hello beautiful institute building!

so i love the new institute building at asu! it is awesome! the building is seriously beautiful! and the sweet parking structure i get to park in for free is basically the greatest thing on the planet. it seriously makes me smile! i am so thankful for that parking stucture! no more lot 59! (though i kind of miss the flash. you meet a bunch of interesting people on the bus! hahahaha!) and i just love institute! this is the only picture i could find of the building and this is before it was finished. think of this but completed with grass and trees and onyx windows in the chapel!

first day of school!

so its the first day of school and of course i am sitting by myself for my lunch break! i have an entire hour to kill. hahaha! its my fault though because i forgot my phone at home which is bad because now i can't talk to anyone all day! its also bad because i have no idea what time it is! hopefully i make it to my classes in time! hahahaha. well the first day isn't so bad minus the no phone thing. i am actually really gald to be back. i am such a nerd! nerd alert! go devils!

bashas shoe department?

story time...

so a couple weeks ago i went to bashas to pick up some oj. on my way back to the jucies something caught my eye. a stand approximately 2 feet wide and four feet high lined with colorful flip flops. a top this display were the words "bahas shoe department". bashas shoe department! since when did bashas have a shoe department?! i found this whole display to be hilarious and imediately decided i need to come back with a camera so i could blog about it. i'm telling you i laughed out loud in the middle of the store and i was by myself! the thought of it still makes me laugh! so i went the other day so i could document this gem and the sign was gone! the shoes are still there but sign labeling bashes shoe department is gone! sad! i wish you guys could have seen it. it was funny! hahahaha!

hair cut!

i finally got a hair cut today! my locks enjoyed a much needed whack and now i look dang sexy! hahaha! it has seriously been forever since i go my hair cut and i finally made it to the salon. thanks to amy my hair has been tamed for the time being!

me as an mm!

so this is cool! i was bored watching tv today because lets face it i don't have a life right now and i saw an mm commercial. it said to go to mm.com to create your own mm character so i did and it was so much fun! its kind of dorky but i really enjoyed it!so here is me as an mm! cool huh?

so you think you can dance!

so i am obsessed with so you think you can dance! i don't know if any of you are fans of the show but i love it! this season my favorite girl dancer is sabra but lauren is good too {reprsenting AZ!} as for the boys neil is my fav but danny has the most amazing turns! what do you think? maybe next year i will be america's favorite dancer! watch out here i come! hahaha just kidding!

motto of the week!

so i have a new motto for the week inspired by graham hatch and his amazing talk on sunday. and the motto is.... motivated by love! don't you like? you know i do!

up and running!

creative wrapping paper company is up and running! go to www.cwpcompany.com for your wrapping paper needs! {you can also go to some of my older posts in june to see the cute pics of the cute paper!}

wisdom teeth

i got my wisdom teeth out yesterday! i was a little nervous because i have heard some horror stories, but luckily it wasn't that bad. the drugs didn't make me loopy (that was a let down) and the pain killers didn't make my sleepy (that was a let down too). I am a little puffy and bruised, but overall my wisdom teeth experience isn't that bad. i was going to post some pictures but every picture i took was completely nasty and not worthy to blog! hahaha.

ok so i just edited it and here is a pic. sorry its nasty! you were warned!

primary rocks!

for those of you who don't know i teach primary and i love it! i teach the ctr 5 class and my class is basically awesome. my kids are so cute! they are always making me laugh and are so sweet! today in class part of the lesson was to write missionaries. so, i asked them to color pictures for my best friend blake who is serving his mission in mexico and to my grandparents who are serving in the north asia missions and are station in Japan. here is my class coloring their pictures and their finished products. one girl wasn't there today, but just imagine one more cute little girl! basically primary rocks!

Afton's b-day!

This is a shout out to my friend afton. it's her birthday today and i just wanted to wish her a happy happy birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AFTON! I LOVE YA!

scavenger adventure!

a couple nights ago we went on a scavenger hunt and it was so much fun! we thought up a good list, invited some friends over, split up into two teams, and had a blast! afton, cody, and becky were on my tean and we won! yay! here are few of the pics from our sacavenger adventure!
Doing the Macarana with a grocer at bashas!

My team with underwear on our heads at wal mart! Don't we look awesome!

becky riding a bike through a store!


my team kissing people at AMC!

cody climbing a palm tree!

happy 4th of july!

happy 4th of july! this is a shout out to this wonderful country i love. god bless america! the land of the free and the brave! shout out to my man thomas jefferson author of the declaration of indepedence and to all of the other founding fathers. thanks to these inspired men (and women) who weren't afraid to think and share their ideas. here are some trivia questions regarding the declaration of independence!

1. when was the declaration of independence signed?
{july 4, 1776. technically it was first signed july 3, but as you all know the official date is july 4th}

2. how many men signed the declaration?
{56}

3. can you name at least five of those men?
{i'm not going to write all 56 so leave you answers in comments and i'll tell you if you're right! no cheating! :)}

hope your 4th of july rocks your socks! i heart the United States of America!

congrats kelsie!

most of you who read this probebly already know that one of my best friends is engaged to be married! this is a shout out to my friend kelsie because i am so stinken happy for her! congradulations kels! i'm so excited for you and love you to pieces!

more time for blogging!

so i haven't posted in a while. but have no fear, summer school is over! yay! now i have more time to blog!

yw presidency

this is a shout out to my mom. today at stake conference she was called to be the secretary in the stake young women's presidency. she is going to do a great job and i know all the young women will love her. i know i do! much love!

1 week left!

one week left of summer school! yay! i still have a paper to write and a final (not fun) but it will soon all be over! smile!

cute!

here is another shout out to creative wrapping paper company! we just got our samples and thanks to the stephanie romney touch they look ardorable all wrapped up! above are some pics of the paper that will be available in 4-5 weeks. check it out at www.cwpcompany.com. cute is all i have to say! my personal favorite is the ctr paper. i heart polka dots!