Goodbye Cache Valley Bank, you have been so good to me.

Because of Cache Valley Bank I...

• Am the master of the ten key. I can calculate addition equations like nobody's business

• Now have a phobia of talking to old people on the phone. Don't know why, but it gives me the hebi gebies...sorry no offense. 

• Think it should be against the law to have sloppy handwriting when writing a check. 

• Have to face all of my cash correctly

• Get grossed out by money. I now have an idea of how many (and what kind of) people touch money. Plus it turns my fingers black when I count it. My fingers turn BLACK!

• Now have almost every radio station commercials memorized

• Realized that you DO look like an idiot if you never have your account number on you every.single.time you come into the bank. (I use to do that so i can't judge)

• Love federal holidays

• Learned that hot flashes ARE real! 

• Now know what it feels like when someone is completely and irrationally rude to a customer service representative. We are just trying to help...geesh.

• Now know that if you don't balance your check book and reconcile your statement at the end of each month, bad things can happen...

• Am addicted to Dr. Pepper

• Almost answer my cell phone as follows..."Thank you for calling cache valley bank, this is book keeping, how may I help you..."

• Learned that you always, always, always answer your work phone professionally or else...bad things can happen. 

• Also learned that some people have absolutely no idea what they are doing when they get a loan. That is a scary thought.

• Learned that eating a twinkie in one bite because of a dare is NEVER a good idea.

• Observed that old people swearing is slightly totally hilarious.

• Found that company softball games are one of my favorite summer highlights

• Learned that company parties are the bomb dot com!

• Now have the ability to memorize 6 different passwords at a time

• Found that an unbalanced till can ruin your day. 

• Will never forget Lauren's face when she tripped in slow motion over the printer. SOOOOOOOOO funny!!!!

Tomorrow is my very last day at this wonderful place. I am really excited for my new chapter in life, but I feel sad about leaving so many memories and wonderful people at the bank. But I know this is not the last time they will hear from me. I will be back before they know it. Thanks for all the lessons and memories!!

Love Kelcey

Say Whaaat?!

Yes, It is true ladies and gentleman. Yours truly has been called to serve a MISSION! I know what your thinking...Kelcey, the girl who can't make up her mind about anything (except what her favorite brand of popcorn is) has actually made a life changing decision and is actually going to stick to it?! What is this world coming to?!

Trust me guys, I pinkie promise I am telling the truth. I know my past has defiantly proved that i have anxiety emotional and mental instability when it comes to making any life decisions. But this one time, I swear, is the only time I have ever felt so sure about what I am suppose to be doing. 

It's like everything in my life has lead up to this point.

The past year I felt like I have been wandering up and down a street with lots of turn offs and I couldn't decide which one I should take. I cried alot, stamped my foot, bit my nails, got lost, sprinted back and forth to the streets I thought I should take, and then said screw all of the streets and just walked forward with out making any decisions at all.

Back then it seemed like a HUGE deal. I felt like I was going nowhere with my life if i didn't make a decision soon. I had my life planned up to December of 2012 then I had no idea what to do after that.

When conference came around I was excited. I could just feel that the speakers were going to tell me something inspired and I would know exactly what to do. At least I prayed they would...This is the first conference I feel like I remember Every single talk. They all were really inspirational and I could really feel the spirit. But it wasn't until Elder Utchdorf and Elder Holland's talks that I connected the dots of what the Lord was trying to tell me.

Basically He just came out and told me, "You are going on a mission young lady." 

Whaaat?! At first I couldn't believe it. I mean I have been thinking about a mission, but not too seriously. I was pretty much in denial for a 3 days.

The more I thought about it the more I started realizing I couldn't see any other streets to choose from any more. All I could see was the mission road. There was only one thing to do really... and that was to accept it. Once I did I felt Complete peace and total happiness. 

So it doesn't matter all the confusion I felt before because everything feels perfectly fit together right now. This is the happiest, bestest feeling in the world! I wish I made the right life decisions more often ;) 

I will be reporting to the MTC in 29 days and I'll be hitting up Denver Colorado South for the adventure of a life time!! 

Highlights and Lessons of 2012

Well, I'm a little late on posting this but I wanted to pay tribute to the lovely year of 2012. This post is dedicated to the highlights and lessons I learned during this year.

January

Highlight: Celebrating that 2011 was OVER!

Lesson: In case you didn't know 2011 was a REALLY rough, miserable, and hard year for me. I finally figured out in this month it was mostly because of my bad attitude. This is the month I tried my very best to see the light in every situation. So glad I made this decision because it totally changed my entire year. 

February

Highlight:If you can't tell from the picture we are trying to spell Moab with our hands, bless our hearts haha. Our random road trip to Moab was hands down the funnest trip EVER!!!

Lesson: I am a sucker for a man with a tucked in, button up shirt with flowers. Oh and likes to do laundry, I'll basically marry them on the spot.

 March
Highlight:Spring Break!!! Went back up to good ol'moses lake. It's always a party when I visit.
Lesson: I am capable of making enormously stupid decisions. And that our choices DO effect those around us.

April
Highlight: My BIRTHDAY! Of course ;)
Lesson: I heart being 21

May 
Highlight: Mother's day weekend. Went back to Moses Lake! 
Lesson: This was the month that tried my patience. 

June
Highlight: One of my very best friend's boyfriend called me up to help him with a secret mission...putting a ring on Andrea's finger. Haha it was hilarious and super successful.
Lesson: This month I tested the power of prayer and was pretty dependent on the Lord to help me through this month. 

July
Highlight: Our annual Yellowstone trip with the Jones family. This year we hit up Sun valley too. It was a blast like always :)
Lesson: Still learning more patience. 

August
Highlight: Our kick off Safari Saturday weekend. Who knew we could cram so many fun things to do in 3 total days! Seriously had so much fun. Except when Rachel almost died on Big Kahuna. Gave me a heart attack!!
Lesson: I learned that everybody has problems and I should stop worrying about what people thought of me because of mine. 

September
Highlight: Our Safari Saturday weekend down in Park City at Joe's house. We swam, ate pizza, golfed, shopped, hiked, took pictures, watched two movies, went to church, sat around the fire, tried to teach rachel how to "sink", laughed, four wheeled, hot tubed,  played chicken, tried to sit in a sauna, got matching tiger shirts, embarrassed Joe  laughed some more all in about 2 and a half days. It was a fantastic weekend. 
Lesson: This month I realized that you can laugh or cry about your troubles. The choice is yours. 

October
Highlight: Conference weekend. Spent almost the entire weekend with Marc. We basically goofed off, listened to the sessions, shopped at city creek, ate, and made fun of each other. It was such an uplifting and fun weekend.
Lesson: Heart break is the worst pain. 

November
Highlight: Thanksgiving at the Jones' house in Malad, Id. Hung out with the fam, ate, ate, and ate some more. Then we sloshed our full bellies around by playing some football and some soccer up at Malad high school. Fun times
Lesson: You can't rush recovery from heartbreak, it takes time. Just let it run it's course. 

December
Highlight: Being home for Christmas and getting my mission call. I seriously cherish, so much, the time I get to spend with my family. Since we live so far away from them it seems like the time apart is always way too much. This Christmas was very much needed family time together. Also getting my call and knowing where I am going with my life (serving the Lord) for the next 18 months brings joy I can not describe. 
Lesson: Family and the Gospel are really all that matter in life. 

Looking back on this year I can definitely say that it has been THE BEST year of my life. This year I started off by trying really hard to focus on the good. I tried taking every day and lived it to the fullest. I wanted to do this because I realized that life is such a blessing and shouldn't be taken for granted. Very shortly after I made this effort it wasn't hard to see the good at all. It was hard NOT to see the million reasons why we should be happy. This year was the happiest I have ever been. Happiness seemed like it was going to explode out of me. 

But I'll admit that this year definitely wasn't completely filled with butterflies and sunshine. I don't know if you could tell from the lesson's I learned this year. But this year was, by far, THE HARDEST year of my life! Ask my mom, she will tell you haha. There were countless nights I called her in tears. Many nights I spent praying/begging for help to make it through my trials. The Lord and I became close because I literally was counting on him to help me make it through some days. I don't really want to elaborate on the trials I went through to learn these lessons I did. Because, above all else the hugest, biggest lesson I learned this year is that I can only focus on the highlights/happy times in my life and what I learn from my trials. Then everything will be ok. Actually, everything will be more than ok, I can't help be anything but happy and absolutely nothing can get me down.  

 I read a quote this year, "The best year of your life should be the last one you lived, if you are doing things right." I want to make this the center goal of every year I live.

So Thank you 2012. I'm not sure I would like to live you all over again. But thanks for the good times, thanks for the bad times, and above all thanks for everything you taught me.