Christmas Time :)

So this week has been one exciting week full of smiles and tears. Chris' best friend Chase came into town and it was great fun! Him and Chase are some crazy exciting boys :)
While Chase was here we all just hung out and had fun. Chris and I kinda went through a rough patch that week but what couple doesn't. Christmas this year was extremely fun!
 LIGHTS: Chris and I went with Mikey and McCall to Temple Square to see the light and it was a lot of fun. We went to eat before at a yummy place!! I am so lucky to have a boyfriend like Chris :)

 Mikey and McCall!

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My handsome Boyfriend and I!!

  UGLY SWEATER PARTY: We had an awesome ugly sweater party with family and friends. We had drinks and White Elephant. It was a lot of fun to get together for the Holidays and just laugh. Dad won the ugliest sweater but my favorite was for sure Chris' haha.

 Dads awesome sweater!!

 Chris and I all dressed up!

 Cute ugly sweater family!!

 Some friends can last a lifetime!!

What a cute little group!

 CHRISTMAS EVE: On Christmas Eve I just hung out with the family and had Christmas dinner. Payton got to open up her Christmas PJ's and one toy and she loved it. That night we set up her Christmas and it was a lot of fun.

CHRISTMAS DAY!!: I loved having Payton here on Christmas! Seeing her face when she walked into the living room was awesome! I hung out with the family and did presents and then I took off with Chris. Chris and I went to his sister Lisa's for the family party. I love hanging out with Chirs' family, they are so much fun!

I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas I know I did! I can't wait to start the new year on this amazing note! :)

Lucky Girl

Alright off with the drama and on with the good stuff!! So I just have to say I am so lucky, Chris is amazing and treats me amazing!

MALL TRIP!: So Brit and I had a great adventure to the mall to joke around and have a blast. Hanging out with Britney is one of my favorite things to do. I adore the girl :)

GRIZZ GAME FRIDAY: So Chris took me to dinner and a Grizzlies game.... Before the game Chris came over to my place and brought yummy food.  We ate here and then took off to the game. The Grizzlies of course won the game and it was a lot of fun.

UTES HOCKEY! SATURDAY: So this hockey game was extra fun! I went with my two favorite cousins Britney and Livy. The game was against BYU and it was a lot of fun. After the game we went to Mardis for a little and then took of to Adams. We didn't stay long, we ended up leaving and going our separate ways. Chris and I came back to my house for a little.

FAMILY PICTURES SUNDAY: We had family pictures Sunday and it was SO cold haha. Ash did an amazing job on editing and all that fun stuff. She is such an amazing photographer!

 COLT FORD THURSDAY: So I got Chris and I tickets to see Colt Ford, on of his favorite bands. Before the show my amazing Chris took me out to dinner, it was really yummy. We went to the show and were waiting in line for the doors to open when the people in front of us turned and asked if we wanted back stage passes, we of course said yes. We watched the first band play and it was way fun and then we went back to wait for Colt. We went back and met him and he was super nice! I ended up getting way sick but it was still fun! Chris was extremely happy so that's good!! We our tickets signed by him and it was awesome!! I am so lucky to have Chris. I have never been this happy with someone. He treats me so well and we do so many fun things together. I love him very much.

FINALS WEEK: So this week Chris has finals and then he is done with School. He is really stressed about finals and studying like crazy. I know he will do amazing on his tests he is such a smart kid. This week he wants to try and fit me in along with his tests and studying, which is so nice of him. I can't wait for him to be done with school so we can have some real Kenzie and Chris time. I will write you next week and tell you how this week goes :)

Not everyone is perfect!!

Alright so I have some big time venting to do. So some people have been really getting on my nerves! First off I have to say I care about everyone I'm about to talk about in the post I am just extremely mad.

FIRST: Okay so how all this started was my dad got engaged at first I was really shocked about it and a little mad. When kids get mad at their parents what do they do get bugged about it, right? Well I did and I used the excuse of Brandon getting married and it's a little close, but honestly the truth is I KNOW NOTHING about this lady. I'm sure she is a great lady but it would be nice to know who my dad is marrying. After the first day of finding out the news I was completely over it. It honestly doesn't matter I guess.  I wasn't even that mad just a certain someone I know likes to change stories. We had the family over the night we heard about my dad. We talked about it and no one really cared anymore it was done with, at least to us (his kids).
OUTTA NOWHERE!: SO I thought all this was done with it was a few weeks later and no one was talking about it. I was at Chris' all day so I wasn't home to hear about what was going on. I get home and Ash comes out to tell me that all this stupid shit is going on. So I guess my Grandpa Barton got the wrong idea about everything from my mom. Well my Grandpa wrote my dad a PM about how he is trying to do this and that and he needs to do this and that. Then my Grandma finds his DUI mug shot that is about a year and a half old 'LIKES' it and posts it on my moms page.
MIXED STORIES: Well My Grandma and Grandpa said that it was Steve (My uncle) who posted my dads mug shot around. So if it was Steve then that pisses me off even more!! Steve has no right to say or do anything about my dad getting a DUI when he has done SOOO much worse! So my Grandma is saying it wasn't her but I don't get why my Grandpa wrote my dad. I love my grandparents SO much but they need to apologies to my dad. If it really bugged us that bad I would have told my dad.
EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES: So yes my dad hasn't always been the best person but he is trying to fix his mistakes! My dad came down here last year around this time and opened up and said sorry for everything he has done and it meant a lot. Some of the things I found out that he did killed me a little inside and I was very mad at the time. Now when I think about it I think about how much it took to do that and how hard it is to tell people you love the mistakes you made in the past and ask for a second chance. I believe in second chances no matter what, little like mine when I hurt Chris and now he is letting me back into his life, to big where my dad was not the best parent to him really trying now. Yeah I wont forget what he did in the past but I fully forgive him and if his kids can let go of what happened other people should too! They should really leave my dad alone. It seems like they left him alone more when us kids were hurt by him more and now that he is trying he is getting in trouble!! I am not LDS but I do believe in a lot of their moral. If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action].
1 John 1: 9

 DAD: Thank you so much for all that you have been doing the past while! I am so proud of you and so happy for you. I am so sorry that all this is happening. It is not fair to you and I want to say sorry for the way my family has been acting. They are just trying to protect me, when they really don't need to be. I hope you can put this behind us and forget it. You are doing such a good job at the entire parenting thing. There isn't much to do now anyways, I'm the youngest outta us three and I'm almost 21. I love you dad and I can't wait to meet your fiance. 

CLOSING: So I hope all this goes away and everyone says sorry and we can go back to not having drama. I also hope if there were any lies shared during this that they tell the truth. I love all of you so much and I am now letting this entire thing go. SO PLEASE let it go as well!!

Christopher York!!

Here we go! Story Time: Alrighty so I am in the mood to write and I was thinking what should I write about...? Then it hit me my amazing boyfriend. Alright so most of you know Chris and I have been through a lot but what most of you don't know is the truth, you just know the stories. So I am going to share my story, some things I really don't like to share but it's time to get the truth out.
How we met: Alright so in 9th grade I moved into Cottonwood Heights, Brighton High School area. Well I started to go to Church at the new ward and that is where I met Brian Ballard. Brian was on the Brighton Hockey team with Chris. Well Brian and I broke up, that's an entire different story. I started talking to people I met through Brian. I became really really good friends with Mike Brown. Well I knew of Chris just from stories from Mikey and I kinda met him a few times but never really talked to him. Well one day I was at the hospital with my family because my sister Ashleigh had her baby. Well Mikey called me and asked if I wanted to go to a hockey game, of course I said yes because hockey is my favorite thing. Mikey came and got me and Chris was with him. We didn't really talk much just kinda said hi and stuff like that. Well after the game we started talking more and that's when he asked for my number.
Finding out we liked each other: That night Chris texted me and we just started a conversation when it got really good. Chris: So I kinda like this girl. Kenzie: Oh do I know her? Chris: Yeah, really well. Kenzie: Well I kinda like this kid..... The conversation carried on with us joking around forever when Chris finally spilled that he liked me, I was so happy. We continued talking and hanging out as much as we could over the summer.
He finally asked me out!: One day we were hanging out at my house like we always do. He finally told me that he needed to go home now because it was getting late. I walked him to his car, like always. He was acting a little odd but I just ignored it and started saying good-bye, when he finally turned to me and asked if I would be all his. I was so happy I gave him the worlds biggest hug and kiss!! The date was 8-17-07!!
The first while: The first part of the relationship was great! We were always together hanging out with our friends and even just with each other. I went to all of his hockey games and gave him my all. He was always there for me and always giving me the time he could.
Getting rough!: Things started to get really rough. Chris was getting really busy and barley had time for me but he still tried. Things got to a point where if I went to Chris about my problems he wouldn't really listen to me and change the subject. It got to the point where I wouldn't talk to him at all if things where bugging me about us or problems I was having at school. When we hung out we just kinda watched TV or played games but never talked. It was getting really hard on me.
Needed a friend: I really needed a friend to talk to about life and about things with Chris. For some odd reason the person I picked to talk to was Shane Bowthorpe. Shane and I became really close and talked about EVERYTHING! There wasn't anything I couldn't tell Shane and I don't think there was anything he couldn't tell me. Shane and I started hanging out all the time, just as best friends. It was great to have someone there when I needed them.
Mixed up feelings: While Chris was ignoring me and Shane was giving me all the attention in the world I kinda lost myself. Feelings started to get all mixed up. Chris and I started fighting a lot, which we never did. I would go crying to Shane and he would be there for me. This really confused me and I started getting feelings I didn't want with Shane. Shane started to get the same feelings and we both felt awful so we decided to not really hang out anymore. Well one day Chris and I had a really bad fight and I broke up with him. I was really hurt and I called Shane in tears. Shane felt horrible for me and he came over. We both had no intention of anything happening. We put on the TV and the show The Note Book was on. Well I was laying in Shane's arms hurt and Shane was just being there for me. Well the next thing I knew is we kissed. I will not say who kissed who but we kissed.
All down hill!: After that happened things went kinda back to normal. Chris and I got back together and Shane and I kinda stopped talking. Well Things with Chris and I got bad again and I think it was because of the burden I had on me that Chris didn't know about. Well Chris and I were non-stop fighting once again. One night there was a play at Brighton and I wanted to go so I went with Shane. It was just like we were good friends again, until on the way home. He was driving me home and we had another conversation about us liking each other. I was at a point in my life where I felt like crap and hearing Shane say the things he was made me feel amazing and I said somethings back outta heat of the moment. Chris and I broke up once again and Shane and I started to secretly hang out all the time. Shane had taken me to This Is The Place and he gave me his CTR Hockey ring and shared that he really cared about me and it honestly took my breath away and was some of the sweetest things anyone has said to me. We continued to hang out and do little romantic things together. One night I went home and I was texting Chris and it hit me..... I missed Chris and I had messed up big time. All these thought came into my head and I realized who I really wanted to be with and I really loved. I told Shane and he understood and felt the same. Chris and I got back together but things weren't the same with anyone. Shane called me up one day and told me that he couldn't hide what happened anymore and that if I don't say anything to Chris today he will. So I agreed to tell Chris.
Telling Chris: Chris came over that night and I told him I kissed his best friend. Chris didn't want to hear another word. He stormed off, I have never seen Chris so upset, hurt, betrayed and sad in my life. I ran to his car and begged him to listen to me and I was so sorry. He didn't listen to me he just drove away. That night was probably one of the worst nights of my life. I cried and cried. I kept calling Chris until he finally answered. We talked and talked and surprisingly he took me back.
Never the same: Our relationship slowly faded because what happened, Chris and I were never the same. Our love went away. I tried and he tried but there was nothing there. I finally got to the point where I wanted him to move on.
The end... At least we thought: I couldn't do it anymore so I finally broke up with Chris. He moved on and dated this girl Katelin and I moved on and dated Brian Medeiros.
Over the years: Every now and then we would text each other but that was it. His girlfriend didn't like me and he didn't really wanna fight with her so he didn't really talk to me. Chris still crossed my mind every now and then. I did miss Chris but I was happy and he was happy. I grew up a lot over the 3 years but I didn't think that would ever change things with Chris and I.
Seeing him for the first time in 3 years!: One day I was on facebook when outta nowhere I see that Chris has accepted my friend request I sent about 3 years ago, so I got confused and texted him and asked why? We started talking to each other. I still never thought we would be back together. He asked Kourtney and I to go to one of his games. We went and after the game we waited for him to come outta the locker room. Chris came out and my heart honestly dropped. I gave him a hug and I seriously didn't want to let go but I did. That night he texted Kout and I and we went and hung out with him. It was so much fun seeing him be a dork again. We kept going to his games and hanging out every now and then.
Feelings!: I started to realize I had feeling for Chris but I ignored them. We stopped kinda hanging out and I started to date this Kieth kid. Well comes to find out I wasn't the only girl in Kieth's life. Well I asked Chris to hang out and we started hanging out even just us two. One day Chris was talking to me and giving me this look when I outta nowhere I said you can kiss me and he did. My heart stopped and I was so happy. That night I still didn't think we would ever get back together.
Kourtney was right: Kourtney kept saying we are going to get back together and I didn't believe her. Chris and I kept dating and hanging out. One day Chris told me that he needs more time to be official but he is all mine I agreed and told him I was his as well. We kept dating for like a month and a half.
FINALLY: On October 10th he finally asked me out and I was one happy Kenzie! I called up Kourtney right away freaking out. I honestly have never been happier. Things have changed so much between Chris and I. We talk about EVERYTHING and I love it. I know I can always go to him for everything. I know I will never ever hurt him again. Things with him are way to perfect!
LOVE <3: Chris means the world to me and I would never wanna lose him again. I made my mistake and I am so thankful he is giving me another chance. He is so sweet and caring. He tells me every day how much I mean to him and how much he cares about me. He is simply perfect for me! I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend. Some things haven't changed though. I still go to all his hockey games and he is still way busy. He does give me all the time he can and I love it. I am so thankful for him and I hope to never lose him!!

When I'm in his arms ALL my troubles melt away!!

 I laugh and love my hardest when I'm with him!!

 Perfect match!!

 I don't care what anyone else thinks or says! We are happy together :)

Turkey week!

WEDNESDAY: Was Joe's birthday party, his birthday was actually on Tuesday. We had a few friends over and a few drinks. It was a lot of fun to gather all together for Joe's birthday.
THURSDAY: Today was Thanksgiving!! Early in the morning I went fishing with Chris and Andy. It was pretty cold but it was a lot of fun. We ended up catching a lot of fish and I ended up improving a lot on my cast! After that we all went our separate way to go be with our families. This year my family did something a little different, we cooked one turkey in the oven and then deep fried the other one! Ah they were so freaking good!! After dinner I passed out for a little bit. When everyone left and things died down Ash, Joe, Mal, Bam and I went to Micheal's to get some Black Friday deals. After that we met up with Chris and went to Wal-Mart and it was crazy haha. Chris and I just went back to my house to watch The Big Bang Theory while the others went to the mall at midnight. It was a great Thanksgiving!!
FRIDAY: I had a slow start to the day and didn't get up outta bed until 10:30 but when I did Chris and I made plans. Chris came over at about 2 and we just hung out here for a while. Later we ended up going Christmas shopping, Chris finished most of his list. We went back to his house and hung out with his parents for a little and then took off. We went to Mikey's uncles house and played NHL, I played it for the first time and I really like it. I plan on playing it more getting really good and beating the boys haha.

   His hugs make me one happy girl!

Love Birds!!

 The entire family together for Joe.

 Andy and Chris! Fishing :)

The oven roasted turkey!

The deep fried turkey!!

The bug and I!

 The boys waiting in 'The Den' for their food

 Black Friday shopping!!

Hockey, Hockey oh and some other things :)

This weekend was one busy one full of hockey games. Chris had a hockey game Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! It was a lot of fun, I got to spend a lot of time with Chris' parents and they are so sweet!
MONDAY: We went dress shopping for Mal-A-Boo's wedding. It was a lot of fun! She looked so pretty in all the dresses she tried on!
THURSDAY: Today was Chris' first game, he played Oregon Ducks and the team 9-1!! Chris' parents took me out to Cafe Rio because we had to be there so early and it was in Logan.
FRIDAY: Second game for The Utes' was against Texas A&M. The Utes won 8-4 and Chris was in a great mood haha. Before the game we went to eat at Big Jim's, it was pretty good. When Chris and I got home we went and met Andy at his house and went to Lone Star to get their amazing Nacho's. We went back to Chris' house to watch more hockey, but it was okay with me because I got to see my team (Colorado) win!! 
SATURDAY: Chris didn't play in this game and I had other plans I had to do so I didn't go. The Utes beat San Jose State which was awesome news for them. I couldn't go (first game that I have missed that was in Utah) because I was Bridesmaid dress shopping this day! It was a lot of fun though, even though I hate dress shopping ha. After the game and shopping I met up with Chris and we went back to his house. Later Mikey and McCall came over and we went bowling. After the first game Gavin and his girlie Cody showed up. It was great seeing them again. After bowling we went to Smith's and got Ice Cream and went back to Chris'. It was a lot of fun!
SUNDAY: Chris had a very early game today, but a very important one. The Utes' played Colorado, we lost but it was a great game! The final score was 4-1. Before the game Chris' parents took me to Rainbow Gardens, it was so freakin fun!! After the game we went home and Jody made an amazing dinner! It was such a great weekend!

Ash and I on Monday going with Mal to Dress shop!

The dress I think I'm getting, but in a dark purple!

 This kid is WAY too amazing :)

Hanging out with Mike & McCall is always great fun!

 Adorable couple!

My days are always so perfect when I'm with him!

Fun filled weekend with Chris and Friends!

FRIDAY: Chris came and got me at around 3ish after school and we went to the mall and Burlington. The Mall was so freakin crazy because the new store H&M just opened so we got me a new shirt and took off haha. Chris went shirt crazy at Burlington, he got 3 new shirts and a new jacket! After shopping we went back to my place to decide where we wanted to eat. We decided just to grab a fast bite and go to the Grizzlies game because we were running late. The Grizzlies game was so fun, we won Colorado in a shoot-out. After the game we went back to Chris' and he made stuffed chicken and cheese fries! We ate and watched Bad Teacher. It was a lot of fun!

SATURDAY: Triple date with Aksel & Whitney, McCall & Mikey, and Chris & me! The start of the day Chris and I decided to just go to his place and hang out. I read while he did his homework. Then watched the Utes football game with his family, while Chris still did homework haha. Later we met up with everyone to go bowling. Bowling was a lot of fun. I did really good the first game but the second game not so much haha. After bowling we went back to Aksel's and played some killer ping pong. Aksel and Chris pretty much killed Whitney and I. After ping pong McCall and Mikey left and Whit and I watch the boys light random things on fire. It was a great night with some awesome friends!

 Chris and Kenzie!!

 Aksel and Whitney!!

Mikey and McCall!!

SUNDAY: The day started off pretty busy for me, I had a bunch of laundry and cleaning to do. When I woke up I saw Joe was going Disk Golfing so I called Chris and I told him he should go. So Chris went golfing while I stayed and cleaned. After that Chris came and got me and we went to his house for Sunday Night Football and family night. Jody made a very yummy soup and for desert brownies and ice cream. After dinner Chris and I planned our Black Friday adventure. I had such a great weekend!! I was pretty bummed about Chris' games being cancelled but he made up for there being no hockey :)

OTHER NEWS: So we are just sitting at home when we get a call from Bam Bam on Thursday saying he has something to tell the family so put me on speaker. So we get the family together and put him on speaker he then goes "You are going to have a daughter-in-law! I'm so excited to finally have Maloree in the family, even though she was always thought of being in the family! I will tell you the story. So when Maloree gets home from work one of the first things she does is go give Baloo (their cat) Loves. So Brandon decided he would get a new cat tag that was a heart and he out on it "Will you marry me" and when she would turn around he would be on one knee with the ring. Well I guess Mal-A-Boo came home said hi to the cat and just carried on with her night, so Brandon had to tell her oh hey I got Baloo a new tag and then she went over and looked at it! I'm so happy for my brother and Maloree! Tonight we are going dress shopping and I'm so excited! I will tell you how all goes next time I write :)

 Maloree True (soon to be Lofthouse) and Brandon!!

The beautiful ring! My brother did good!! :)

HALLOWEEN!!

So this Halloween was great! I had so much fun with the family. Here are some pictures of my amazing Halloween weekend <3

The Sunday before Halloween I hung out with the boyfriend and the family and carved pumpkins. Chris decided to throw gross pumpkin guts at me because he is a butt :)

I made Chris an awesome Skatin' Utes pumpkin and he made me.... Yeah I look very cute as a pumpkin ha!!

On Halloween we took Payton Trick or Treating. She was a cute Half Angle, Half Devil. I love that little girl so much!

My dad got his chainsaw going and was the hit of the neighborhood, it was awesome!!

Overall I had a great Halloween weekend with my family and friends!!