All About Chris & our relationship!

Basics!

What's his name? Christopher Gayle York  
How old is he? 20 
When's his birthday? May 1, 1991  
How long have you been together? Almost 6 months (plus a year 4 years ago haha)   
How did you meet? Mike Brown and Brighton Hockey 

Firsts!   

First kiss?It was in his basement and we were with Mikey and Karlie watching Chainsaw Massacre. Karlie and Mike went upstairs and kept yelling down kiss and oh lets leave them alone and all this dumb stuff so we did it we kissed haha. It was nice! 

 First slow Dance: Our first slow dance was to You and Me by Lifehouse

First song: Guardian Angel   

Lovey Stuff!  
What do you like about him? Ha Everything!

    Is there anything you don't like about him? When he wears his brown shoes with black outfits!!!

What was his most romantic gesture? He does amazing cute stuff all the time but probably last week when he surprised me by taking me to the Hot Springs. He even packed my bikini and everything without letting me find out! SO cute!!   
Does he have any special nicknames for you? LP, Babe and Kris   
Do you have any for him? BP, Chris-T-Fer, Tris and Bebe    
If you were to give him an award for something what would it be? The best friend and best boyfriend award oh and the smartest kid award! 

Is the relationship getting serious? Very   
Has he proposed? NO! And he wont for awhile :)  
Has he told you he loves you? He said it before I did!!  
Do you have a song? A few... A women Like You Lee Brice, Back Road, Rodney Atkins, Chicken and Biscuits Colt Ford, Fish Craig Campbell, Fishing In The Dark and Guardian Angel Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.       Is there anything he has done for you that he wouldnt do for another person? Many things! :)   
How tall is he? 5'10     
What color is his hair? Blonde  
How long is his hair? a 4 on the clippers! I cut it haha.  
What color are his eyes? A beautiful blue with a tiny bit of gray  
Does he have any tattoos or piercings? Nope     
Have you met his family? All of them!  
What is his family like? A bunch of fun!  
Has he met your family? Yes  
Does your family like him? Love him  
What 5 words best describe him? Caring, honest, handsome, smart, amazing   
What are at least 3 of his favorite things? Hockey, Peanut Butter and ME!  
 His Favorites!
What is his favorite movie? Miracle    
What is his favorite TV show? The Big Bang Theory    
Who is his favorite actor/actress? I don't think he has one     
His favorite song? Probably something by Colt Ford haha  
His favorite thing about your personality? I'm adventurous    
Which of your features is his favorite? I wanna say smile... but I don't know   
Whats his favorite color? He doesn't have one but if he had to pick it would be blue   
Whats his favorite cologne? Areo

Random!!    
Have you ever cried over him? Yes   
Is he there when you need him most? Always!!   
Can you trust him? With my entire heart   
Have you ever kissed in the rain? Yes   
Has he ever written anything for you? Cute notes  
Do you have any of his clothes? More than I should   
Have you guys ever taken a nap together? Almost every night  
Have you ever spent the night together? Yes       
How does he make you feel when the two of you are together? Like nothing in this world can hurt me or bring me down, I love it!   
Does he know your biggest secret? He knows all of them   
Has he ever cheated? No way!!!!        
Does he know your favorite flower? He learned it last night!     
What is your favorite part of his appearance? His smile and eyes   
What is your favorite part of his personality? His humor!    
Is there something he does that you don't approve of? Nope   
Is there something you do that he doesn't approve of? Nope   
If there is one, what is the biggest problem in your relationship? Not enough adventure time! Summer hurry up so we have lots :)    

Future!
Do you see yourself with him in the next five years? Yes  
Can you see yourself marrying him? Yuppies   
Have you discussed children? Maybe haha but wont have any for such along time!!!    
If so have you picked out names? I have haha   
Have you discussed marriage? Somewhat   
Do you have plans of living together? YES!    
Do you think you two have a chance of making it? Of course!   
What does he want to do with his life? Make a difference in the world and be an environmental engineer!      Where do you plan on living? Utah   
Have you decided if you want pets? An Alaskan Malamute and a beagle!   
Do the two of you have a dream house in mind? It's on pintrest!     
If you do plan on getting married, where would you like it to take place? In the mountains    
Do you have your wedding planned? I do thanks to pintrest!

Complete each statement
I love it when he: Hold me  
When we're apart I: miss him, but I'm fine   
I can't stand the thought of: Losing him  
I'm really hoping that: I spend my life with him  
I'd never: Hurt him like I did in the past.
With him I'm always: Laughing  
The greatest gift I've ever given him was: A book about him and a buck knife.  
The greatest gift he's ever given me was: The necklace he made me  
I'll never be able to forget the time: He first said the words   
I just want him to know: I love him SO much!!

All about Kenzie!!

Basic About you: 

Name: McKenzie Kristine Lofthouse
Gender: Female
Height: 5'11
Eye color: Green
Hair Color: Natural light brown, Dyed dark brown
Age: 21
Birthday: January 24, 1991
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous: Righty
Piercings: Nose, Three on left ear and two on right
Tatoos: Hope on wrist, music notes behind ear and soon a hockey stick on ankel
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Ring Size: I think 6
Grade: Freshmen in college
More about you: 

Are you named after anyone? A little girl in a beauty pageant haha
Do you live in the moment? I try my hardest too!
Do you consider yourself tolerant to others? Yes I do
Do you have any secrets? I have lots but none from my boyfriend!!
Do you hate yourself? There are days where I think low upon myself but I always get over it and realize I'm a good person and no one should hate themselves!
Do you like your handwriting? I change it like every week.
Do you have any bad habits? I hate odd numbers so my volume has to be on an even number and when I play pong I have to tap the ping pong ball four times on the table before I shoot.
If you were another person, would you be friends with you? Of course!! I think I am a very good friend!
Any regrets? Not a single one! Everything happens for a reason and I'm so happy how my life has turned out and it wouldn't be like this if I didn't make the mistakes I did.
Do you think life has been good so far? I have had my hard times but overall life has been very good to me and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Are you confident? I try to be.
How long does it take you to shower? 10 minutes if I don't shave haha
What color is your room? Tans and Browns
Where do you want to attend college? The U
Do you...? 

Smoke? No way.
Do drugs? I've seen what it does to people and I would never wanna end up that way.
Drink? Every now and then.
Go to church? Not anymore.
Sleep with stuffed animals? Yes, the Giraffes my amazing boyfriend got me!
Take walks in the rain? One of my favorite things to do.
Talk to people even if you hate them? I try to not hate anyone and if I do I try to find the best in them, so yes I do.
Drive? Hopefully soon! Stupid eye.
Believe in premarital sex? People can make their own choices in life.
Want to get married? YES!! Duh I am a girl
Want to go to college? Yes I want to be a first grade teacher.
Want to have children? Yupp two.
Sing in the shower? Oh big time.
Get along with you parents? I do! They are my bestfriends! Unless my dad is being a butt haha
Get along with your sibling/s? Better than most siblings do.
Color/highlight your hair? More than I should.
Like coffee? Blehhh NO!!
Wear makeup everytime you go out? Nope.
Love roller coasters? Yes big time!
Like to cook? One of my favorite things to do.
Have you ever...? 

Been out of the country? No :(
Been in love? I am right now.
Done drugs? Nope!
Gone skinny dipping? All the time.
Had surgery? Yes, only once though!
Played strip poker? Who hasn't?
Been on stage? Ever since I was little!
Pulled an all nighter? Haha Of course!
Gone one day without food? Is that possible?!
Slept all day? When I was sick.
Kissed a stranger? Someone I met earlier in the night yes... Someone I don't know at all no!
Had a dream that came true? I'm living one
Broken the law? I got an alcohol ticket for a reason.
Stolen anything? I've had my moments.
Been on radio/tv? I've been on TV for modeling!
Been in a mosh-pit? Lots of times.
Bungee jumped? No but I really wanna.
Had a dream that kept coming back? Yeah....
Gone out of state? Yeah lots!
Live in other states? Ummm Sorta.
Eaten an entire box of oreos? ummmm Yeah haha
Had a movie marathon? Star Wars!!!!
Spun until you were immensely dizzy? All the time :)
Been on a plane? Yes
Ran into a wall? More then once......
Been rejected by a crush? I think when I was like ten haha
Cried in public? Yupp
Cried over a movie? I cry during every movie I swear... I cried like 4 times in the second Transformers... Yeah Chris thinks it's cute! Crazy kid!
Pranked called someone? Oh good stories.
Gotten a cavity? Yes Sir
Shopped at Abercrombie and Fitch? Yeah... That's an odd question.
Broken a bone? Nope
Fallen from a tree? Yes haha
Passed out? Yes
Been to a theme park? All the time!!
Eaten sushi? Of course!
This or That 

Pepsi or Coke: Neither.. but if I had to choose Coke because of Jack and Coke ha
McDonalds or Burger King: Burger King Hell no to McDees
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla for sure!!
Burgers or Hot dogs: Ummmmm Hot Dog!
Boxers or briefs: Briefs
Book or magazine: It really depends! I love them both.
TV or radio: Radio!!
is the glass half empty or half full: Half Full of course.
sun or moon: Really depends I love both of them A LOT
hot or cold: Hot
romantic comedy or thriller: Romance.
waffles or pancakes: I hate Pancakes so Waffles!
Florida or California: My dad lives in Florida but I love Cali hmmmmm.
Black and white or color photos: Color
The city, the beach, OR the country: Country!
Tennis shoes or sandals: Sandals
Sweet or sour: Sweet
Private or public school: Public!
Cappuccino or coffee: Blehhhh Neither!
English or history: English.
Science or math: Science!
Do you believe ...? 

in miracles? Of course I do!
in magic? Ummm Not really
in God? There is a higher power but I'm not sure it's god.
in Satan? No.
in ghosts? Yes!! One lives in my room!!
in luck? I got Chris back so yes.
in love at first sight? Not really... I feel like you fall in love with their personality more then their looks. I guess you get a felling but I wouldn't say love...
that it's possible to remain faithful forever? Of course!! If you really love that person!
in wishing on shooting stars? Yes I do it.
yourself? Yes I do.
LOVE 

Do you consider love a mistake? Not at all
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them? Yes
What do you hate about men? That they have a different way of showing you how they fill
Who and when was your first crush? Chris Burch when I was 5.
First thing you notice about the opposite sex? Smile

Are you in love? Yupp

With who? Chris York

Why do you love them?  He is made for me! 
Your favorite:
Animal: Giraffe
Hang out spot: Chris' basement or our rock
Thing to do to relax: Cross stitch

Type of gum: Cinnamon
Restaurant: Spaghetti Factory
Season: Fall and summer are tied!
Type of weather: Sunny with a slight breeze!
Emotion: Happy
Color: Purple
Perfume: Fantasy by Britney Spears
Candy: Gummy Bears
Pizza topping: Olives
Fruit: Pineapple 
Veggie: Artichoke
Type of cake: Oreo Ice Cream cake!
Magazine: Cosmopolitan
TV Show: Chopped and F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Day of the week: Sunday
Month: October
Holiday: Halloween
Number: 8
Sport to watch: Hockey!!!!
Flower: Purple Lilies! 

That's all! I hope that you get joy outta hearing about me haha!

Top Romen Queen!!

Kenzie's Leftover Top Romen Dish!! 

Alright so yesterday was my brothers birthday dinner, we had shiskabobs. So this morning I go to make myself so lunch and we have this bowl with barbaque raw steak, shrimp, bell peppers and mushrooms and this is what I decided to do with it!! (I watch a lot of Food Network) 

I put my top romen in a pan with about a cup of water for about 3 minutes. Just to soften the noodles up a little and then I drain the water and sat it aside.

 I added all my other ingredients along with a tiny bit of butter. I cooked all of that for about ten minutes of until golden brown.

 After it seemed to be mostly cooked I added the noodles and let them cook for a little. After about two minutes I added the beef season packet. I cooked it until the noodles were golden brown! 

 I severed it with a nice fresh salad!

I didn't expect it to be as good as it was! It is now one of my favorite dishes so I had to share! I hope you guys enjoy!! :)

 

A dream come true!!

Here I go bragging again! So March 24, 2012, was such an amazing day. It started off with my interview at The Olive Garden, well at the interview I immediately got the job!! I start Saturday and I am really excited for it. After Chris came and got me to go to the Festival Of Colors!! The traffic on the way there was horrible.... We left at about 1ish and got there at 3:40sh. It was so much fun though, Chris and I got in a really big color fight and people joined in!!  Chris got me pretty good!! 

 After the Festival Of Colors we went to a cute little diner up the road! They had great food and I am glad we decided to stop there. Chris' surprise!! Chris kept saying after the festival he had a surprise for me but he wouldn't tell me what it was. Finally he told me, he was taking me to The Hot Springs!! I have never been and he knows that I have been wanting to go for along time.We hiked up there when it was getting dark and got thhere at the perfect time!! We got to go to a spot that was away from everyone else and on the other side of the river. It was so beautiful!! We had the river going around us and a waterfall to look at while sitting in a "hot tub".

 So we stayed up there for a really long time. When we were leaving to hike up there, there was this family of like 6 or 7 heading up at the same time. Both Chris and I though it was crazy cause it was starting to get dark. Well they got up there when we had been there for along time already. They stayed for like 5 minutes. We left like 20 minutes after them. Family in need of help!! We ended up just catching up to the mom who had a baby on her back and was with a little boy about 5. She stopped us and told Chris that she would pay him 50 dollars to carry her son down the mountain. Chris told her that he would carry him down for free. So Chris went to put the little boy (Ben) up on his back. The little boy threw a fit and wouldn't let him carry hin. So the lady said that maybe their little girl would let them. SO we caught up with the dad and three other kids. The little girl, Ruth who was about 3 let Chris carry her. She was so sweet it was crazy!! I felt bad for all these kids. The little boy was in shorts and a t-shirt and the little girl was wearing a skirt and tank top and it was chilly out. She ended up falling asleep in Chris' arms on the way down. I took over when we had like 10 minutes left to help Chris. I don't know how he did it for that long because ten minutes killed me. Once everyone was down and safe they kept offering us money and we refused to take it!! Well as we were leaving the guy leaned in the car to say thank you one more time and then we left! It felt so good to help that family out, they were all really nice! BUT!!!! as Chris was cleaning out his car the next day he found TWO $50's under his seat!! When the guy leaned in he must have put it in Chris' car. I feel SO bad that he did that, Chris and I didn't need to be paid to help someone out!! We were more than happy to carry them down with no pay!! Other note: I am so lucky to have Chris!! Any other guy would have taken the money! I seriously am so blessed to be with someone as amazing as Chris and I plan to stay with him so I can spend my life with someone that cares about people he doesn't even know and has a true heart! This day was one of the best days in my life, if not the best!!

I love you Chris!!

Why I don't like you.... Do you blame me?!

Alright so remember that one post of those mean mean girls well I found out how to screen print so I'm going to share why I don't like them! I honestly think I would be fine with her and her friends if they didn't do this shit! I don't think I'm wrong for being mad!!

Changed relationship status

 

What Erica was hinting at in this was Shane was coming home in a week.

The picture comments!! 

  This really made me upset so I messaged Erica! 

The Message

Alright so that is why I have such a hate towards these girls! I would never do something like this to my ex's new girlfriend! I didn't do this to her when she started dating Chris after me! I don't want people thinking that I just don't like her because she is Chris' ex because I could care less about that. I don't like her because of her drama and how her and her friends harassed me! I hope that maybe she realizes how she acted and how her friends acted were childish! I would love for her to be Chris' friend. I just think she owes me an apology! Is that so wrong?! Honestly?! So Katelin if you happen to read this some day, realize I had nothing against you until you and your friends did this and also realize I love Chris and I wont hurt him! You guys didn't even know the entire story of Shane and I.... Chris didn't even know until we started dating again. I hope you see that I am not a bitch or a mean person I just HATE drama and people that bring it with them. I promise you though I wont like you until I get a real apology, I was nothing but nice!!!!!ANYWAYS!! I just thought I would share all this! I hate when people hate me and I don't want people to get the wrong idea :)

On My Mind

Life...

Has been on my mind a lot lately, like what is going to happen in it and what am I going to do.

PLANS: I plan on working this summer and saving as much money as I can for School in the Fall. I want to go to SLCC for two years and switch over to The U for the rest of my teaching degree. I will stay at The U for two years then I will get a job at a school as a first grade teacher and stay for another two years at The U earning my Masters. Why First Grade Teacher?! I have though really long and hard about what I want to do. I wasn't able to go to college right outta High School because of my health issues I was having so I had a lot of time to really thing of what I wanted to do. For a while I wanted to be a Child Physiologist because I have been through a lot in my life and I feel like I could help children get past some life problems. Almost all my friends come to me for advice and I love to help them out. I decided not to choose that career because I feel like after awhile it could bring me down hearing kids problems, that's when I decided to look into teaching. At first I couldn't decide between first grade or special ed high school. I did a lot of research and thinking and I decided I would be best at first grade. I'm great with kids and I wanna make a difference in their life's even though they might not remember me I know I made a difference!

CHRIS...

I don't think he ever leaves my mind.

 Chris is always in my mind but lately I have been thinking about him a lot. We have had a rough patch lately but it has just been a bump and it is passing. These rough patches only help us get to know each other more and grow stronger. Chris makes me smile in my lowest times and no one has been able to do that before. There are times when I want to kill him be overall I really love him. I honestly don't think I could find someone that loves me as much as he does. He puts up with so much and still smiles and sticks around. Yeah I have to put up with some of his stuff but it doesn't match up yo my pain in the ass-ness haha. He has been away the past few days and it has given me time to think about him and how truly lucky I am to have him. I know everyone says that about their boyfriends but I really mean it. When I try and think of life without him it kills me. He is what brings out the happiness in me! I hope he sees how happy he makes me and I hope I make him just as happy :) :)

KOOPA...

Somebody that I used to know.

Alright so my new favorite song is Somebody I used to know by Gotye. There is just one problem with the song. It really makes me think of someone.... The song describes us perfectly. I wish this person would realize that I care for them still and that I wanna move on and be friends. We always promised each other that we would remain best friends no matter what happens. I wish people would keep their promises or just not make them. It hurts that they just completely dropped me and now treats me like I don't exist. I saw this person last week for the first time in months and I didn't feel hurt because we aren't what we once were but I was hurt because we aren't what we promised.  I'm so happy with my life right now and I can see that they are happy with theirs too! I don't see why we can't be friends. I'm over what happened and I've moved on, but I want things to go back to how they were 9th grade summer, I want you to be my friend Koopa! If you ever read this (doubt it) I hope that you come to realize I'm not trying any funny business I'm being completely honest! I'm sick of pretending I don't care about you because I do.. JUST AS A FRIEND.... I just don't want to be somebody that you used to know.... These lyrics fit perfect!

Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

MY HEALTH

I just wanna figure it out

Beginning: So I don't think I have ever blogged about my heath so here I go.. Some summers ago I went to St. George with Brian. On the way home I fell asleep in the car. When I woke up I saw weird little spotty things in my right eye, I just ignored it. A few months passed and the little spots were getting bigger, I was too busy with life to care though. Finally two months passed and my vision was really blurry so I told my mom about it. She said we will go in. I ended up just moving on and not going in (I'm dumb) another few months passed and I had gone completely blind in my right eye. Finally my mom made an appointment with my doctor. We went in and my doctor looked at it and said that I need to go up to the Moran Center and see doctor Vitlie because he is the best in Utah. Well I went there and he looked at it and was shocked at how bad it was. I did a bunch of test and found out that I have Uvites. One problem though, Uvites is only caused by something else like MS or Lupis. So many tests: The next year of my life was HELL!! I was ALWAYS sick, no not just sometimes always. I would blackout and pass out. Sometimes my body would just give up and I would stay in bed all day. Every week I would go to a new doctor and be tested with EVERYTHING and nothing ever came up. Doctors were so confused by what was going on with me they would always send me to a new doctor. Almost every doctor would guess Lupis because I have the symptoms and it runs in both sides of the family but the test came back negative. They put me on the meds that made my vision come back but it was only getting rid of the vision lose not fixing the problem. Now: I still get sick and my vesion is once again getting bad. I honestly don't know what to do?! I'm not as bad as I was a year ago but every now and then the pains and the sickness comes back. I have been really worried about it lately..... It keeps me up at night and just scares me. Having something wrong with you that is this serious but you don't know what it is SUCKS!! I just want someone to find out what wrong with me!

SO MUCH MORE

I'm going crazy haha.

 My mind honestly wont stop thinking about EVERYTHING. I know I'm over thinking a bunch of things but I really can't help it. I have so much more on my mind but the other stuff is just little stuff like finding a freaking job haha. The stuff I mentioned above is the main stuff that's on my mind! I just needed to get it all outta my head! Sorry if it was boring! 

That's all folks! Have a great day/night!! :)

Spring Break!

THURSDAY: Yay I finally got Chris to go with me to 80's night! We went with Sarah and Ben and it was a lot of fun! I love going out and doing a lot of new fun things together. Before 80's night I hung out with Ben and made him watch Vampire Diaries and he loved it. While we were there we ran into Maddie and Steph and it was good to see them. I hope to go out and do this again.

My adorable 80's boy!

 The fun group! 

FRIDAY: I had a photoshoot during the day with a great photographer RYAN HOUSTON who I would for sure work with again. We just went to Murray Park down the street and it was a great place to shoot. Later that night Sarah and I went to Chris' house with Ben and Chris for dinner. The boy made us pasta and it was amazing. We watched the movie Jack and Jill and it was horrible. Ben and Sarah left and Chris and I just

had a good time and hung out.

SATURDAY: We went to Ashleigh's to see baby Kashton and hang out with the family. I always love going up to see the family. It was so funny Payton grew a new love for Chris and would not leave him alone. She kept telling me that Chris is her boyfriend not mine haha.

SUNDAY: Was a nice relaxing day that both Chris and I really needed. We played games at the park and with Chris' parents outside. It was really fun and I would LOVE to do it again. Mikey and McCall came over later and we played games and just hung out! I miss Mikey like crazy and I wish he would come around more! 

MONDAY: AHHH Monday was amazing! I hung out with Chris all day, in the morning we went over to Lone Start to get their yummy tacos! After that we went to the store to get S'more stuff and hotdogs. We stopped at my house for a bit and then went up to Utah Lake. We at first parked and took a hike to find the perfect spot once we did we brought the car up. The wind sucked but other then that it was perfect. We gathered fire wood and had a killer fire. I loved spending that alone time in the nature with Chris and I can't wait to do it again.  Later that night it go really dark and we are pretty sure Man-Bear-Pig was at our camp so we took off. After we came back to my house and just relaxed! Chris really is the perfect guy for me and I love it! I wouldn't trade him for anything! 

 My sexy man!

 Our awesome fire!

 The view!!

 My love!! 

TUESDAY:  SUCKED! Chris and I got in our first really bad fight. I wasn't thinking and I pushed when I shouldn't have. We decided to stop the fight and just talk Wednesday and ignore it. Right before he left he said that he couldn't leave me and such so we talked it out and he shared what was wrong and I shared why I was upset. We both have been opening up more and our relationship is going a lot better. 

WEDNESDAY: Ah so I didn't think Chris was coming over so I was having a lazy day in my PJ's and Chris ended up surprising me and coming over. So he came over and we hung out here and just had a great day being us. We went back to his house and I finally felt like we were us again. I am so glad things worked out. 

THURSDAY: I had a nice fun day with the the dogs outside and I was in a great mood. Chris came over and said he had a surprise for me. So we left and he ended up taking me to our secret place that looks over the city! We haven't been able to go there since summer and now it was finally warm enough to go. After that we went to Chris' house for another great night together and I got to see my Avs win in a great game! 

Playing with my cute dog!

I love him!

 Happiness! <3

FRIDAY: Sarah came and got me and we went tanning and ran some errands. Later that night we went to Sarah friends to hang out and just have some fun. Sarah is such a fun girl I love doing stuff with her! Chris is in Dallas right now doing some school stuff because he is amazing! I miss him lots! 

That is all I have to write right now! Tonight should be a great night and you should be hearing about it soon! Love me!!

When dark I have the best kinda light

The post is about the most important people in my life! It's not it any order because ALL of them have their own place in my heart (cheesy but true)!!

MY FAMILY

This group of people have gotten me through everything in my life! I am so thankful to have a family that is as close as mine! I couldn't ask for a better one, yeah we fight and we have a troubles but in the end we are always there for each other. I don't think anything can tear us apart and I am SO thankful for that! My Mom, is the strongest most amazing women I have ever met and I know I can go to her for anything! To be able to talk to your mom about any of your problems is the best gift in life you could ask for! My Step Dad, is the most amazing man in my life and I plan on that never changing. I hope I marry someone just like him!! He has taught me everything I know From how to build stuff to things about life! I'm the biggest daddy's girl and I wouldn't want it any other way!! My Real Dad, hasn't always been there for me but he really is now and I thank him for that! Watching what he has gone through and how he has changed into a better person shows me that anyone can change for the best, they just need a little help! My Sister, is my best friend that never walked away! I love her so much and she has helped me through some of my hardest times that everyone else walked away from! She is an amazing person! We fight like normal sisters but we diffidently love like best friends! My Brother, doesn't always talk to me when I have troubles but I could be mad and go hang out with him and all my troubles go away. When I was younger and there would be a fight going on in the house I would always go into his room and hang out with him and forget about the fight! He is an amazing person and I don't know what I would do without him! Maloree and Joe, are my sister and brothers other half and I love them so very much! They mean just as much time to me as my real family and I can't wait for both of them to officially join the family! I love everyone in my family and I will always love them!! 

SARAH BASSO

[My Gummy Bear Best Friend]

 Okay this girl is simply amazing and one of the greatest friends I have ever had! She really helps me through so much!!!! I love that I know I matter around this girl and that I am important to her in many ways. I love the feeling that if I have a bad day I know I can count on her for being there for me! She is a great girl and any person would be lucky to have her in their life! 

BEN ROBINSON

[My love//hate friend]

 Ben is new to the awesome friendship box of Kenzie haha! I love that Ben always knows if something is wrong and he will cheer me up right away! He is also a ton of fun to be around and I am very glad I have him in my life!! Oh PS I hate him haha :)

HEIDI BERGESON

[Always there friend]

When I really feel alone and like I don't have anyone I know Heidi will always be there. She is such a great friend and she is also always doing whatever she can to be there for her friends! If you have this girl in your life you are really lucky because she will do whatever possible to make the people around her happy! I also love talking to hockey about her, it's an awesome common interest we have! 

WHITNEY WILDE

[long-term friend]

 

Whitney is the type of friend you can go months without seeing but then when you hang out it's like we have been hanging out everyday! She honestly is a lot like me and I think that's why we get along so good but people hate us. Most of my favorite High School memories are with this girl! I love when we hang out because I forget every trouble I have in my life and I get to be my complete self! We honestly don't care what people think about us, we even walked around Hillcrest with Tampons in our noses! I think that says a lot haha. I know Whit and I will never fade and that's a great feeling. 

BRITNEY LEON

[Blood friend]

I love that I can say Britney isn't just my cousin, she is one of my closest friends and I cherish that. I love getting together with this girl and doing whatever. We could be sitting at her house curled up in her bed watching Disney Channel and have a complete blast, or we could get dolled up and go out and have a blast as well. I love that I can talk to this girl about anything and she gives the best advice! I'm glad she is my friend and family!!

KOURTNEY ORR

[Always growing friend]

 This girl is one of my favorite people! We fade and we come back strong and never miss a beat! I love just going with her and driving around in her car! One of my favorite memories with her was driving around looking for Bumble Bee talking about life after she took me to see Transformers! I know I can always count on Kourtney if I'm lost or stuck anywhere! Every time I hear the song "You find out who your friends are" I think of her because it describes her perfectly. 

PAUL BLACK

[family friend]

Paul has been in my family for such along time and has always been there for me and my siblings. I know if I ever needed anything I could ask Paul and he would gladly help me out! He is one of the most amazing guys I have ever met and I will never forget him! I may not talk to Paul all the time but he is very important to me!

CHRIS YORK

[The boyfriend//best friend]

 

 Where do I start with this kid. Chris has been there for me through everything and I am so thankful for him. No Chris and I aren't a perfect couple and we fight and have our issues but in the end we are always there for each other. I really don't know what I would do without him in my life and that's why I know he will always be in it. If for some reason in the future we break up I know we will be best friends. I have said that with some of my past relationships but this time it is different. I really tell this kid everything and I can be my complete self around him. I love that if I have a bad day he will do whatever he can to cheer me up. I also love that we can do nothing with each other but yet still have a great time.

The people I have listed above aren't the only ones that have made an impact on my life! Many other have and you guys know who you are! I am so thankful for everyone in my life! I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend, family or friends! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

Kashton Thomas, our new little monster!!

I gladly welcome little baby Kashton to the world!!

Kashton was born on March 6, 2012 at 12:09 to mommy Ashleigh Lofthouse (Sister), daddy Joe Koontz, and big sister Payton Koontz!! He weighed 8.7 pounds (I won, I said he would weigh 8.8) and he was 19' long! Kashton is a gift to Ash and Joe, the doctors told them that they wouldn't be able to have another baby and they tried for 3 years and finally it happened! Kashton is SO sweet and so sleepy haha. I already love him with ALL my heart and I can't wait to see him grow up. Little Payton is still getting use to not being the only one and having to share the spotlight but she is doing very well and I am very proud of her. The Barton Grandparents are in town for little Kash and it was great to see them, I miss them a lot. I'm so happy that Kashton came so fast and so healthy! I love my new baby Nephew!! 

Learning he is a boy!! So happy I got to be there :)

 Kashton's room is themed, Where the Wild Things Are

"I'll eat you up, I love you so"

Sweet Boy!! 

 Such a good big sister Bug is!!

I love giving him kisses!

 I love him with ALL my heart!

 I can't wait to post more about Kashton! Enjoy your day!!

I sometimes feel the need to brag!

Alrighty so Chris was outta town this last weekend and I asked him to do me a favor. I told him to not call of write me or anything to have a great time with his friends and I will see him at home.Well before he left I told him that I don't think I could see him anymore because he can't open up to me in the way that I need and want. SO I told him to think of that on his long plane ride. He came home Sunday but I didn't get to see him so I wrote him and he got on and we talked. He told me that while he was gone he realized that he needs me in his life and he doesn't want to lose me. This made me really happy but I still wanted to wait to decide if we would be together or not. So on Monday when he came over we didn't really have much alone time but the time we did get we talked. He really opened up to me in way he NEVER has. He shared with me that I'm exactly the type of girl he wants and that he loves just being with me and I make him really happy and he would never want us to end. We didn't get to finish our conversation until Tuesday night, he completely opened up and told me things that I have dreamed about. He shared some of the most amazing things I have never heard from anyone.. As you probably know we wont be breaking up and I honestly don't think we will for a REALLY  long time. I never knew I made him this happy so hearing it was absolutely amazing and I never wanna lose the way I feel right now. I had to share this because I think I am the happiest girl alive! I hope he knows that it's not just me that makes him happy it's him that makes me happy as well! I hope you all get lucky or are as lucky as I am to have someone like Chris is my life. He always turns to me and tells me, "Kenzie, you aren't just my girlfriend you are my best friend and if for some reason we break up I wanna stay your best friend, I never wanna be less than that." That's how relationships should be! Have a great day :)

 Laughing four years ago.....

 Joking Around four years ago.....

 Loving Each Other four years ago...

I am so glad he is mine again so I can share all the things with him that we use to share but have an even stronger true love!! 

Laughing!!

 Joking Around

Loving Each Other!!

  Chris & Kenzie then, Chris & Kenzie now!!