11/19/2011

Plaid shirts AND A KITTEN

Well...I don't think I'm cool anymore. :(
I just went out to play in the snow with Zac. He was way more excited about the snow than I was, seeing as this is his *first* snow (his first first snow happened when he was really little). He grew up in California. I, on the other hand, grew up in Kansas, where snow starts in November and doesn't go away until February-Marchish. Also, while growing up, I was the target for all the snowballs. I thought, "Hey, maybe today will be different! Maybe today I will destroy Zac and win in a snowball fight! YEAH LET'S DO THIS!" Instead, he totally owned me. I just kind of stood there, frowning, laughing, and not feeling my hands while he threw snowballs at me. >< hahaha Oh, well. At least I looked really cute! :)
Well, now I'm off to go play video games with Zac and his friend, Josh.
Wish me luck.
I may definitely need it.



I WAS JUST REMINDED THAT JOSH HAS A KITTEN
I AM A HAPPY GIRL!
:D

11/18/2011

Making the most of what I have

While writing this, I'm sitting at my desk, eating strawberry banana yogurt. Not just yogurt, mind you. I put some whipped cream on top of it. Though it may look kind of awkward, you can't beat yogurt with a whipped cream mountain on top. :]
Zac is in bed behind me, needing to nap for a bit. He had an exceptionally long week full of tests and quizzes, but he came out the victor. :] I'm so proud of him, you guys. He really means the world to me. I tucked him in bed, made sure the layers of blankets and quilts covered him properly. I'm pretty sure he's asleep now.
When we woke up this morning at 7:40, we jumped out of bed, dressed, and ran to school, needing to be on campus by 8. While we ran, I yelled at him, "Let's play tag!" He looked over at me and gave me a questioning look. But I touched his shoulder and shouted, "Tag, you're it!"  then ran like a madwoman through the freshman dorms. He eventually caught me. Then I tagged him back. Then he tagged me. By that point, I was all laughed out, dizzy with endorphins, and my legs felt a little wobbly, so I breathed out, "Game. Overrrr." hahaha He was quite a ways ahead of me, but slowed down to let me catch up. Once we were next to each other he said, "You aren't gonna pull something low, like tag me--" Then I lightly tapped his arm and whispered, "You're it."
Our game of tag will definitely be one of the most meaningful memories I carry with me throughout my life. Even after I'm gone, that memory will still be very much alive with me. If someone were to ask me after I died, "What made your life meaningful?" I think I'd struggle putting into words my answer. But I do know I'd go back to a certain few memories that have meant the most:  My childhood, past loves, tears cried on friend's shoulders, warm hugs from parents, realizing for the first time my testimony of Jesus Christ, meeting Zac, marrying him in the temple, and our journey together throughout this life. When it all comes down to it, he really is my everything. I hope I don't come off as being narcissistic or boastful. With all the humility I can muster, I honestly love him more than I love myself. I don't know where I'd be or who I'd be if I lost him. I do know, however, that he loves me for me. And if I did lose him, he wouldn't be hard to find because he's a part of me. He completes me in the most sacred and personal way imaginable.
When we first started dating :]




Next Tuesday, we'll be travelling by bus to Colorado to visit my dad who I haven't seen since last July! Yippee skippy, I can barely contain my excitement. My dad is the best. :] I can't wait to hug him tight, kiss him, and introduce him to Zac. Yes, you heard right. My father still hasn't met my husband. Haha, Oh good golly. Dad is looking forward to "Meeting the young lad," and Zac is maybe more apprehensive. But I know my two amazing men will get along just fine.

School is coming along just fine. I've cleared the midterm craziness, so has Zac, and now we're taking a breather before finals. After this semester, I'll only have 3.5-4 semesters left of school until graduation! Thinking of that moment when I receive my diploma from BYU is just too mind boggling. I seriously can't wait. 

:]

11/13/2011

Zombies, pumpkins, tights...I love fall!

My life in pictures over the past couple of months :]
I was in a brilliant one-act by August Strindberg, "The Stronger"

I was Mdme. X, a retired actress and housewife

I was a zombie for a church Halloween party
Won scariest costume :]




Zac's Yoshi pumpkin
My happiness with a bow pumpkin
Zac, Chelsea, Tim, and Emily pumpkin

Cute
for
church :]

11/10/2011

Chili cheese fries and my "ugly duckling" syndrome

I have an unexpected yet likable relationship with compliments.
It's like with chili cheese fries. 
When I was a kid, I didn't think chili could go with fries, or that fries could go with cheese. However, I was all for chili with a little bit of cheese on top. I thought everyone who ate chili cheese fries had their brains taken over by aliens or something. But then, one day, I was dared to eat a chili cheese fry. It wasn't just any dare, mind you. It was a double dog dare. So, I had to eat it, duh. I plugged my nose and took a bite.
And it was, without a doubt, the best thing to ever happen to me. I was like, "How did I not think this was good before?!" 
When I was younger, I wasn't necessarily the "coolest" or "most popular" girl in school. I had a slight unibrow (gross right?) I wore high water jeans, I didn't brush my hair, I had thick glasses, I stuttered whenever I got nervous (especially when called on in class) I laughed at really lame jokes the teacher's made...it wasn't so much a "laugh" as it was a "guffaw"...And I had a tendency to stare at clocks or walls for extended periods of time.
I am on the second row, in the white and gray sweatshirt. Kindergarten.

Me, third grade. Yes, I signed my picture.

I am on the front row, on the far left. Fifth grade. What did I tell you?

Summer before sixth grade. Oh, good golly.
I didn't think I "went well" with compliments...hence the chili cheese fry reference. :)
Fast forward eight years, I'd say I've transformed from an "ugly duckling" to a *cough cough* "swan" on the outside. I've learned how to dress myself, how to style my hair, how to wear contacts, and where to spray perfume on my wrists, neck, and hair.
Though a "swan" on the outside, I am sometimes still that "ugly duckling" on the inside. I am sometimes shy and timid. I am still that little girl in elementary and middle school who'd whisper hello or laugh really loud in people's faces. Just an awkward, confused mess.
Today, I was complimented quite a lot because of my outfit:
  • An oversized blue button down shirt (kindly donated by Zac)
  • A cilp on Slytherin tie
  • Robot necklace
  • Black skinny jeans
  • Beat up converse
  • Curled hair
  • A charm bracelet
  • A Hawaiian bracelet
The really weird thing is I was so excited to wear this outfit on campus. I did a runway show for Zac before I left for school. He loved it, I loved it, we loved it (mostly because I don't wear makeup or do my hair as much as I used to before getting married...Probably the motivation behind looking so fly today). So when I got to school, I walked quickly through the HFAC, hoping no one would see my outfit. I thought that so strange and then decided to walk slower. And people came up to me, complimented me, then wanted to chat! I blushed through the compliments and then quickly took the focus off of me, and onto them. I felt better that way. It almost tasted like a chili cheese fry. In a totally not weird way :)

A smiling and confident Chelsea.

11/07/2011

You are my home.

Hey dudes!
Currently In Love With...
Gabby Young & Other Animals
"We're All in This Together"

I've been listening to this song nonstop. It's recently been deemed it My Mellow Out song. Whenever I need to get away for a little bit, even for six minutes (or twelve, eighteen, whatever :]), I go to this video and play it next to me on the loveseat. My hectic-crazy-college-brain turns off and I let myself float away. My eyes close and my breathing deepens. Especially at the 2:11 pause...Gah. "Delicate and fragile he always was..." I love her voice in that one phrase. I'm a very happy girl.
I just had fhe with my boi. :] Our discussion was so real and poignant. We read scriptures together, prayed together, and smiled with one another. I asked questions, he answered them the best he could. We felt and thought, and felt some more. I thank my Heavenly Father for bringing Zac into my life and blessing me with such a cute eternal companion. :]
Just before fhe, I did the dishes, cleaned the kitchen, made the bed (for the first time in about a month ><), cleaned the bedroom, and folded crumpled blankets that littered the floor. A surging happiness filled me as I served Zac and our home. It's so wonderful to have a place to call "home" with Zac. He is my home. :] I am safe with him. He protects me. He holds me. He understands. He's with me.
In fact, I've found a "home" with many loved ones and acquaintances. That means you. :]
Never forget you're my home.
We're all in this together. :]

11/04/2011

Rascally bandits, wild berry poptarts, and leaf fun

It was oddly warm for a November day in Utah. I woke up numerous times this morning: first to my alarm, then to a [loud wind] crashing against the window above my head, then again, over and over again. I slept past my alarm by...almost 45 minutes. I didn't like what I saw in the mirror when I turned on the bathroom light, but sighed and put my nasty hair in a messy bun, slid two bobby pins through my bangs, washed my still-warm-from-bed face, and buried my body underneath some clothes I pulled out of the dresser in our dimly lit hallway.
Then I knelt in [prayer] against the living room couch. It amazes me how a quiet moment in the morning just to whisper humble gratitude and ask for guidance and protection is all that's needed to make it even more quiet and still. I ended my prayer, stood up from the floor, and smiled at the clock. It was gonna to be a good day. I tiptoed back into the shadowed bedroom, kissed Zac on his still-warm-in-bed face, whispered I loved him, then quickly slipped away and bustled out the door to school.
I smiled at the purple, pink, and hazy blue sky as I rushed to the HFAC. I breathed in the amazing air, feeling light. In my stage combat class, I worked with my partner on our quarter staff fight, got frustrated, then more confident in the choreography. After breaking a sweat in class, I flew back home to take a shower before my next class in an hour. Zac was still sleeping when I stepped inside, making my heart go pitter patter.
[Then he toasted us some Poptarts].
That may not sound very special, but for us it was. Wild Berry poptarts were my favorite as a kid, as well as Zac's. When I was little, my dad used to buy my brother and I certain kind of poptarts when we'd visit over the weekend. I always got the Wild Berry or Chocolate Fudge. For the longest time, I couldn't find Wild Berry poptarts anywhere! But we found some last night at Walmart. I kid you not, I cried when I asked Zac if we could buy them. hahaha I was a little tired and grumpy when we left for Walmart, so that was all it took to send me into hysterics. :)
After eating breakfast with the hubby, I hurried getting ready, needing to be at the HFAC in half an hour. I let my hair do it's own thang. I quickly put on a little makeup and perfume. Then Zac and I left for campus together, hand in hand. We made plans for me to go to his [Chemistry class], because I had a two hour break after my next class. We parted ways when we got to the HFAC. As I sat in my theatre history class, I took notes while simultaneously brainstorming ideas for [my next play]. Check out my other blog!
In Zac's Chemistry class, I was [quite the rascal]. I wrote ridiculous notes to him, whispered secrets to him, and generally caused lots of fun. hehe. After sharing that wonderful hour with him, I went to my last class of the day, Fundamental Lit. Interpretation. We talked about the [1951 version] of A Streetcar Named Desire and the play by Tennessee Williams.
MARLON BRANDO. OM NOM NOM.
After lit, Zac and I bought stamps then walked home on our merry way. I was really sleepy, as mentioned earlier, very rascally. I fell down in front of the Heritage Hall dorms and rolled around on the grass, calling out for Zac to play with me. We wrestled, threw grass on each other, kicked up leaves, and laughed a lot. We eventually came up with a game where I'd count to two, run, and on three, [jump in his arms]. Then he'd spin me as fast as he could. Looking up at the gold, red, brown, and orange leaves above me as I'd spin was so breathtaking and the laughing only made it that much more magical. :) Whenever he put me down, I would fall over on the grass, moan, then ask to do it again. On our last spin, I was screaming so loud I thought he lightly touched my face to remind me to be quiet, but then found out it was his glasses hitting me in the face! haha
Then Zac and I took a [long nap] together waking up in our room warm with that afternoon feel of safety and reminiscence.

11/01/2011

I love you, best friend

Here's to the one I love, the one I always will love, and who loves me:








Zac, I love you.
I love your silliness.
I love your playfulness.
I love your absolute perfection for me.
I love your imperfections, because it makes me realize why I love you even more.
I love that I am blessed enough to call you husband.
I love that you accept me and all of my faults.
I love that you encourage me to be better.
I love you, best friend.
Love always,
Chelsea