from a prophet

“... What really matters is that he will love you,that he will 

respect you, that he will honor you, that he will be absolutely 

true to you, that he will give you the freedom of expression

 and let you fly in the development of your own talents. He is

 not going to be perfect, but if he is kind and thoughtful, if he

 knows how to work and earn a living, if he is honest and full 

of faith, the chances are you will not go wrong—that you will 

be immensely happy.”

-Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

One of my goals for this year is to blog more. We'll see how that works out.

So, to start off my goal on a high point, I decided to give in to social media trends and post five things that you may not know about me. I'm only giving in slightly since I'm not posting it on Instagram or Facebook.

1. I know practically everything there is to know about Harry Potter, and I love it.
2. When I can, I watch "Keeping up with the Kardashians," or any show affiliated with that family. Judge me all you want.
3. I have my Bachelor's degree, and I'm still not really sure what I want to be when I grow up.
4. I am allergic to penicillin.
5. I took singing lessons for five years.

merry christmas

Dear blogging world,

Merry Christmas! I'm just about to go to bed, but I thought I would share something super neat that I get to do in April.

I get to go here:

And here:

(found the pics on Pinterest. My most fave website ever.)

Can you believe it?! My wonderful mother is taking me there with her. While she is in a bunch of smarty-pants science meetings, I get to wander London, just me and my camera. Super stoked. And then, when her meetings are done, we're taking the tube under the channel to Paris (the city I've dreamed of visiting ever since my first French class in high school. Don't worry, I don't speak one word of French. I learned nothing.)


I'm so excited!!! I only wish C could come. Then it would be the perfect trip.

before and after

Remember a few weeks ago when I said I had something exciting to share?

I'm finally getting around to sharing it.

Who remembers this?

Guess what? It doesn't look like that anymore!

Check it out!

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Can you believe it? I'm so happy about it. Now we get to live with construction for another 6+ months while the upstairs gets redone.

Dear JM,

Please help me lose weight and be skinny.

Sincerely,
KW

I have something super exciting to share with all of you in the next few days.
(No, it's not what you're thinking it is)
But, for those of you who have been to my house, get ready. I promise you weren't expecting anything like this!

Did I tell you that my cute cousin, Katie, is getting married?
I don't think I did.
Well she is, to the amazing Tom (who treats her like a queen), and I could not be more excited for them.
December 19 is the day.
Can't believe it!

Congrats to the lovebirds, I'm so happy for you two. Love you both!
(C took their engagement pics up at Tom's family ranch. It was the most perfect fall day, and they could not have looked better. I'm completely obsessed with the pictures. He just took their bridals/groomals this past weekend, and I'm in love with them. They are amazing.)



Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Working, spending time with C, and planning bridal showers are taking up all of my time. Life sure is grand though.