I Am Back

     I could give you all a long list of reasons why I put the blog on hold...I will not.
JK. I am totally going to. Only because it's a good catch up.
     In September I decided to take classes more seriously.
(I.E. Not just take a harp class every semester to keep me enrolled at BYU.)
I ambitiously had signed up for a night class every single night of the week...which on top of a full time job was not the smartest idea. Actually we call that a EPIC FAIL.
My job in the previous months was fairly low key, but all of the sudden the universe was like "Lets get Kephren as busy as humanly possible all at once!" Isn't it funny how the universe does that?
So on top of my night classes, I was so busy I couldn't leave work early enough to make it on time to my classes.I really wish I could talk about my job in more detail because all of you would literally freak out at some of the amazing things I get to experience. It has been an amazing ride.
     I was so focused (stressed) about school and work I completely fell off the bandwagon of that little thing called diet and exercise. Some call it a lifestyle, I call it a diet because no one likes vegetables and lean meat year round. I know guys, I have tastebuds of a five year old. UGH.
Poor Steven just dealt with all my complaining of life. (Sorry Stevie)
     I turned 25 in October...boy was that freakin weird. I had every emotion accompany it. Steven was incredible and put together a surprise party for me! The door opened and I just burst into tears. HA! I don't cry people. For those of you that don't know my brother passed away just a few days before his 25th birthday and it was really heavy on my mind. I was suddenly going to be older than my big brother. Experience so much more life than he ever got to. It makes me want to cry just typing it. I will try to go into it a little more on his birthday which is at the end of this month. January is such a rough month. It is Matt's death anniversary, and Birthday month. It holds so many memories..too many memories.
     I was not the biggest fan on what my blog was all about. I really want to incorporate more beauty products, travel posts, and YouTube videos. The blog is also a whole ton harder to keep up than one realizes at first.

     K was that a depressing post?!?! Oh my heck! My life is the opposite of depressing! I think I was just in this rut of seeing it as a glass half empty situation. I mean my worst of days are what most people in the world would love to have. At the very least a warm home, loving family, food, the whole thing. 

2016 is going to be about positivity, and love. 

     Steven and I are going to take more pictures together. I'm not sure why we never do? I take it as us being in the moment. LOL We really need to be better at it. I get on Facebook and there are people getting these freaking cute couple photos and I'm like where you getting the money/time to do this?! I was going to post a photo with this blog post, but I am like ummmm I don't have any.
I am also taking a writing class this semester. So get those Kephren sucks at writing thoughts out of your head because I am positive my writing skills will increase exponentially. lol.

I AM BACK. 

Also I love you if you read this.

Disneyland Adventures

 This is disgusting. 

^^ I seriously can not get enough of our little nephew's and nieces faces!! HAHA!

^ My mom's future job.

It was mine and Steven's first time together at Disneyland!! We were there 3 days, and had a blast! His whole family was there minus one sister and her family.  As I have complained about before, how I am in my car at least 4 hours of my day I listen to KSL radio all day long. I don't know why, I just do. Anyway, we were in line for Space Mountain on Friday, and all of the sudden I see these people wearing BYU gear and they start getting a little closer in line, and I am like OH MY HECK! Are you Alex Kirry from the Nightside Project??! (A KSL radio show) and he was like YES!!! I was totally fangirling hahaha. It turns out it was his first time at Disneyland! They were planning on doing a small segment at the Castle at 2pm and boy were we excited! We continued in line and met up with them again, and he interviewed me for a radio segment! Guys I don't really know a lot about football so this was disturbing to me. I totally pulled through though, and his final question was "Do you think God is helping out the BYU football team?" and I said "I don't really think Gob plays football." haha! Anyway, we went to the Castle at 2pm, Steven did the splits and a toe touch, we were both interviewed. It was seriously hilarious! Below is our interview:

DID I DIE FROM MY SICKNESS?

GUYS. Where have I been? I DON'T EVEN KNOW. The last two weeks have been from you know where. (If you are thinking heaven you are incorrect.) School started which is every weekday except Fridays, I had the worst cold of my life, work was insanely busy..THEN to top it all off. I PASSED A KIDNEY STONE?!?!? I promise I wouldn't make this stuff up. To say I am a big mess is an understatement. So is my house. 

Do you want to hear my kidney stone story? Ok I'll tell ya.

I woke up at two o'clock in the morning Sunday. {After watching an incredible BYU football game holy crap} I had been asleep about an hour, and woke up suddenly, feeling like I had to go number 1. tinkle? pee? I'm not sure what is politically correct. This whole story is probably not politically correct. Anyway, I sit down and you know start to relieve myself when all of the sudden THE WORST PAIN I HAVE FELT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE came upon me. {I exaggerate a lot, however this is NOT an exaggeration.} I collapsed on the bathroom ground I was in so much pain. I couldn't even speak. {Steven bless his heart is sound asleep} My whole body started dripping sweat, DRIPPING PEOPLE. I am not kidding I would have rather broken my arm than gone through the pain of a kidney stone. After what felt like three days, but was only about 20 minutes LOL I finally got myself up off the ground bawling at this point and I wake Steven up and told him I collapsed on the bathroom ground. LOL He thought I hit my head on the ground. haha I try and explain what is going on through his half asleep half awake brain. He was like lets get you to a hospital, I'm like NO WAY am I going to a hospital if needles are involved. Steven got me some Advil, and by this point the pain had gone down quite a bit. I fell back asleep after about two hours. That day I knew we were going to see our uncle who is a urologist here in Utah. Praise the heavens for knowing awesome people!! He saved my life, and got me in for a scan Monday. Is technology not the most amazing thing?!?! After getting the results, I did in fact pass a freakin kidney stone!! I also have a little stone still in my kidney, but hopefully if I drink a lot of water it will go away in a not so painful way. oh man I love this story so much. It was not funny at the time, but now it is just awesome. 

Pro's of this story: Apparently I got lucky and the pain only lasted a few minutes compared to most people which is DAYS. 

Con's of this story: People compare passing a kidney stone to giving birth. I mean I was already scared to ever think about giving birth but this pain was TERRIBLE. 

BLESS ALL YOU MOTHERS OUT THERE, AND ANY KIDNEY STONE VICTIMS. 

Moral of the story: DRINK MORE WATER.

Sickness and Target Finds

I didn't post yesterday for the sheer fact that I felt like my head was going to explode.

I don't know who gets sick in September. I don't think I ever have? Maybe I picked it up on the plane? Of course Steven is fine and dandy. Selfish. I mean if I am going to be sick he should be sick too. hahaha! I didn't feel like I could take a sick day because I had just spent the last week off of work. I basically looked like a zombie the last two days. It has been really exciting. If you guys need a good pick me up when sick try a Rockstar with Airborne. It is pretty life changing. I believe I have a sinus infection, or a TERRIBLE cold. My nose is raw from kleenex. Being sick is SO fun.

Here is an awkward story:

So I have class Monday-Thursday at night. I knew I was getting sick Monday, and by Tuesday night it was in full effect. affect? effect? I DON'T KNOW. Anyway, So Tuesday I got stuck at work late, and got to my religion class 30 minutes late. {I was fine with this because it was the first day who cares} Well I walk in and it was completely full except for one chair past four people. UGH. So I walk past the four people with my butt in their face haha and sit down. My nose decides to go on a HAY DAY and I had ZERO KLEENEX WITH ME. Oh my heck you should have seen me. I'm not kidding I started using my shirt. YES MY SHIRT. At that point I knew it was time for me to leave. The guy next to me was giving me some strange looks. I then walk in front of the four people again with my butt in their face, and walk out of class early. I don't know why I even went to begin with, terrible move on my part. But at least it made for a good story? My professor was very passionate about the subject he was talking about so hopefully he didn't notice my grand entrance/exit. 

Thanks for listening to my story.

Dress: Target (Similar Here and Here)
{I got this dress two weeks ago and can't find it anywhere on the site. FAIL.}

Bangles: Forever 21

Shoes: Target

Thanks for reading!

XOXO,

Swimming with Dolphins in Cancun

This picture while not the most flattering, sums up my feelings on DOLPHINS.

 *INSERT HEART EYE EMOJI*

It is also extremely apparent that my husband is the cutest!!

I wanted to post while I was out in Cancun. We got to our hotel, and the internet refused to work the first three days we were there. At first I was bummed, but I have realized that everyone should unplug every once and a while. I always say I would love to go back to my Razr flip phone. We all have become so attached to social media it has consumed our lives. We are rarely ever in the moment anymore. We are recording the moment, and wondering how many likes it will get!

When Steven and I left for Cancun we only had one tour planned: Mayan Ruins. We didn't want to have too much planned that way we could relax if we wanted, or find something to do. We decided on the second to last day to take a ferry across from Cancun to the Isla Mujeres. It was so fun, we rented golf carts and could drive them around the entire island! We saw a dolphin discovery place and said to ourselves "Why the heck would we not want to swim with dolphins?!!" #noregrets

I am terrified of water. I have to plug my nose when I swim. To say the least I was a little afraid of this dolphin situation. To make a long story short, it was the most amazing thing I have ever done!!! If any of you get the chance to swim with dolphins DO IT! They are the most beautiful animals and Steven and I loved every second of it! 

Thanks for reading guys! I'll be sharing more of our Cancun fun this week.

School starts for me tonight. :| {I'm glad I checked because I thought it started tomorrow HEHE}

pray for me.

OK LOVE YOU GOODBYE

XOXO,

Back To School + Stella & Dot

Happy Hump Day!
I posted a few weeks ago about how I wanted to talk about more genuine topics. There are a few reasons why I have been wanting to. The main reason is because of the Podcasts that I listen to during my cardio and on the way home from work. They really make me think, and sometimes I start freaking out and have to turn them off! I will talk on Friday about which podcasts I have really been enjoying. They make my workouts go by SO much faster.
This last weekend was graduation at Brigham Young University. The Y on the mountain was lit up, and of course it made me sad. I never thought I would be that girl that didn't graduate from college. Now don't get me wrong, if college isn't your thing that's totally fine. I just always grew up knowing I would graduate! After a pretty long break I have decided to go back to school. Yesterday cute Steven helped me sign up for three night classes. I know if I don't do this now, I never will.
BYU get ready for your liberal student back.
*Not excited for homework*
*As you know I suck at writing and college is full of that! PANIC*

OH a fun side note: You guys should totally check out Stella & Dot! That have the cutest jewelry and I can not wait to show it off.  I mean an outfit is not complete with out amazing accessories! Am I right or am I right?
Outfit Details:
Crop Top: Banana Republic Factory
Skirt: Banana Republic Factory
Shoes: Zappos (Similar Here & Here)
Thanks for reading!
See ya Friday.
XOXO,

Blonde with some Edge

Hey guys!!! 

Im a real blondie now!! AH! You are probably thinking Keph you look the same. But I promise there is a ton more blonde. I have to say I love it! What I don't love is how TERRIBLE my hair feels. It is a little sad, but sacrifices must be made!! 

Fun facts about this outfit: The pants are 40% off right now!!! Code: GLAM40

These shoes are AMAZING. The heel is just the right height. I dont look like a 6'4 monster in these. I just look like a regular monster. hehe. However, there are not many sizes left. :'( So I have put some more options down below. 

I finally ordered from Windsor. Have you guys heard of it? I love all the stuff I got! It did take a while for it to finally get here. Its a small online boutique. (Unless you live in Cali, of course there is a store. Dang you California people. Dang you.) Anyway, my top is from there. I love simple tops that you can dress up or down. This is technically a "tunic" so you could wear it as a dress. But its a wee bit short for my long legs. 

Outfit Details:

Top: Windsor

Earrings: American Eagle

Necklace: BP (Similar Here and Here)

Boyfriend Jeans: Boohoo

Shoes: Zappos (Similar)(Similar here too!)

We are headed to Cancun this week! ahh!!! I will be updating you with all of our fun times!

Thanks for reading you guys!

Love you!

XOXO,