Nickynames and such.

Day 19-Nicknames you have and why you have them

I LOVE nicknames! I think they're so endearing and make life fun! But, Wow, where do I begin?! I have been donned many nicknames over the years. It seems that every person close to me has picked something to call me.

Daddy: "Squirt" Yeah, not sure where that one came from. Probably cause I was so cute and cuddly and little that the only word left to call me is Squirt.

Mama: I remember she always used to call me "Peanut" which I'm assuming is once again cause I was so cute! ;)

Krista: She has and probably always will call me "Baby." I am far from a literal baby, but being the baby of the family puts that on you for all time.

Karly: I'm sure growing up she did not call me nice nicknames. Maybe I've blocked them from my memory. HA! It doesn't look like it now, but once upon a time Kar and I did NOT get along. We were kinda brutle to each other. But once Kris went on her mission we seemed to bond and we were attached ever since. So then she called me and still does call me, "Princess."

Friends in my Stake growing up: I got called "Kaycie Quillo" or just "Quillo" since my middle name is Quilhot. I'm pretty sure my friend, Amber Lanier, started it and everyone liked it. I also got the name "Tinky Winky" from my Stake friends. Well, maybe I peed my pants 3 years in a row at Girl's Camp. You would think maybe 12, 13, & 14? Nope! 15, 16, & 17. I'm just that awesome.

Adam: Adam and I were besties when I was growing up. He was 3 years older than me, but we were still way tight and always hung out at Stake activities and then some. I'm not sure where this started either, but he has and I'm pretty sure always will call me "Shorty."

Sometime in high school my best friends, Katie & Brittany, started calling me "Kayc Face." I think that is actually the nickname that has lasted the longest. People from all different friend circles call me that. I like it.

Ashley Kay: I'm not sure why or how it started, but she always calls me "Sweet Kaycie." But no one can say it like she does. I know this is so cheesy, but it is so comforting inside when she says it. Sometimes it's when we're being funny and sometimes when we're just hanging, but either way, it's great.

And lastly, everyone that is close with me calls me "Kayc." I LOVE IT! I seriously love when people say "Kayc." It means we're friends. It means you feel comfortable enough to call me that. However, I am particular. If I don't like you, don't call me that! I know that seems ridiculous, but it bugs me when people think we're tight, when in reality, we're not really. Ha. So unless you get a death glare from me, you can call me Kayc! :)

Day 20-Someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future.

I see myself being with this good lookin' fella!

I love this Foster guy of mine. He is the best guy in the entire world. I truly have been blessed to have him in my life. I know he went to Georgia/SC on his mission to bless the lives of those that maybe no other Elder could, but I also like to believe he got sent there so we could meet and ultimately end up together. The Lord truly has a plan and if we're righteous we can obtain all the awesome things he has in store. Like Alex and I meeting for instance! Alex is so good to me and strives every single day to be better. Everyone loves him. Seriously...everyone! He brings life to anything and once you get him talking, watch out! :) I love when people first meet him and say he's quiet. HA....right...you don't even know. He always has a story for everything and will make you laugh! He brings so much joy to my life and I couldn't ask for anything better. Not to mention I just wanna kiss his face off! ;)

Day 17 & 18!

Day 17-Someone I would want to switch lives with for one day and why?

Hmm...this is interesting. Do I wanna know what it's like to be a boy? Do I wanna know what it's like to be a different race? Do I wanna know what it's like to be in a different country? So many options! There are billions of people in this world! For looks wise I would go with Carrie Underwood or Nicole Scherzinger. Cause let's be honest...they're smokin'.

However, if I had one day as anybody it would be one of Bill Gates' children. Not so I can meet Bill Gates, cause I'm not too interested in that. He's cool, but whatevs...I just want his wallet for one day! I just want to know what it's like to be so rich that you don't know what to do with the money. Not that I'm a gold digger or anything, but some days it would be so nice to just buy whatever I wanted and not think twice about it. Does that sound shallow? Probably. I should be thinking more about giving it to starving families or building schools in Africa. Well ok...I'd do that too. I'd donate a hefty amount to charities and then I'd go shopping to celebrate the cheer. I want to know what it feels like to buy a $1,000 bag and shoes that are ridiculously expensive. Well, it's true. I would want that. But the thing is...I don't want it for more than one day. Once is enough. I think being THAT rich would get old. Maybe I'm wrong? I dunno...cause I've never been that loaded. But I'm pretty content with my poor, college student life. It's fun, it's exciting, it's stressful, it's youthful, it's me. One day would be enough, and then I'll go back to my $35 jacket from Target.

Day 18-Plans/Dreams/Goals you have.

Wow, this is tough. I've wanted for quite some time to create a Bucket List of things I want to do before I die. I just haven't gotten to it yet, but I will. So for now here are some of these Plans.Dreams.Goals that I have:

-Get Married to this boy I'm sorta in love with. (And by sorta I mean, holy wow I am.)

-Have cute little babies that will think I'm the best mother in the world.

-Teach dance because dancing brings happiness to everyone.

-Be a leader in the church in whatever capacity is required of myself.

-Always be in love with that boy I'm sorta in love with and never let that love go stale.

-Be a friend to those who need it.

-Never stop developing my talents.

-Go to Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Jerusalem, Africa, and India.

-Learn how to sew.

-Milk a cow.

-Go volunteer somewhere cool and spread my love all over this world.

-Never lose sight of what is most important.

These are just some...

ipod shuffle and a pic of me-self...yes.

Can I just say I'm loving this 30 day thing?! I get so excited every time I'm on here to just see what is in store for this day. And today I am very excited because I get to do the iPod shuffle. That sounded like a dance...the iPod shuffle. Move aside Electric Slide, here comes the new swagger in town: the iPod shuffle. I think I'll create it and then put it on YouTube and make millions because everyone will be dancing like myself. Brilliant plan! And I have digresed from why I am on here. Ok...the next day is to put my iPod on shuffle and put the first 10 songs on that come. Here goes.

Numero uno: "Whatever You Like" by Nicole Scherzinger Feat: T.I. I'm pretty sure she's the most gorgeous woman on this planet.

Numero dos: "Leaving On A Jet Plane" by Chantal Kreviazuk. I like it better than the John Denver version. Sorry.

Numero tres: "Written All Over My Face" by Kris Allen. His voice is like butter.

Numero cuatro: "Who I Am" by David Archuleta. I'm on an American Idol roll it seems...

Numero cinco: "The Lazy Song" by Bruno Mars. I appreciate the slight reggae feel.

Numero seis: "You're Not Sorry" by Taylor Swift. Oh Tay...how I love you.

Numero siete: "Say You're Sorry" by Sara Bareilles. HA! That's hilarious due to the previous song. (side note...seeing Sara in TWO days!!!)

Numero ocho: "Let the Rain" by Sara Bareilles. Can't wait!

Numero nueve: "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. Boyfriend sure loves him so I've grown to love him more than I used to.

Numero diez: "Bad Romance" by Lady GaGa. I know she's a freak, but I think she's fantastic.

Next day: Another picture of me. I shall use this time to gloat about my sister, Krista. She is FANTASTIC! Seriously...such a talented photographer. She took our roommate pics last week and snapped some individuals of us. So here is one of mine. Want to look in her gallery or book her? Go here. You won't regret it.

and alas....I'm behind again!

Day 12-How you found out about blogger and why you have one

If any of you know my sister, Krista, you know she's an amazing writer...and well, just an amazing person in general. There's nothing she can't do. Ok..well maybe I can dance better than her. ;) But besides that she kills me at it all. She's had a blog for quite some time now and I would read it every once in awhile. I hadn't really gotten in the whole blog phase yet and she'd always get upset I didn't read it every day. Haha...so I started to and it actually looked fun. Then I started discovering other friend's blogs and then once I saw that my friend, McKell, had one I caved in and got one in May of 2009. And it's been fab! I love it! Thanks Kris & Kell!

Day 13-A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

This might be a little personal, but, my future mother in law has hurt me. She has never been too keen on the idea of Alex and me dating, even though we've been together for 10 months now and it's obvious we're not planning on breaking up. Alex hasn't talked to her recently about it, but I pray every day that her heart will soften. I spent time with his grandparents and aunts and cousins yesterday and it was so fun! They were all so sweet and loved me, so hopefully they'll tell his mother how awesome I am? Haha...I actually am writing her an email to try and get to know her better and hopefully rectify whatever I can. I'll keep that to myself though as this blog is for the world to see (even though only friends and family look) and send it with only Alex knowing its contents. Wish us luck! Every other person loves us together! :) (I do too...course I might be a tad bias. ;)

Day 14-A picture of you and your family

This is Karly and J.J.'s wedding in July 2009 at the Columbia Temple!

Is it sad that this is the most recent pic of the 6 of us (and with grandma Q haha)?

But we shall all be AZ for the arrival of my niece, Laela, and we should definitely get some photos then! Especially since we will have a little one! Ah, can't wait to be with my family!

Days 10 & 11

Day 10: Songs I listen to when I'm bored, happy, sad, mad, hyped.

Bored: I usually turn to John Mayer just because he makes me un-bored. (is that even a word?) Anywho, John is an amazing musician and is from Georgia and who doesn't love a Southern boy?! I usually skip straight to either this song, this song, or this song, but they're all stellar.

Happy: When I'm happy I want something that is just content and for me right now I'm obsessed with this song by Mindy Gledhill and this song by Ingrid Michaelson.

Sad: When I'm sad it's usually because I get down on myself about my experience with a certain boy. Not because I blame myself for what happened and not because I'm still in love with him, but more because I remember the pain and it hurts. Still. The songs I listened to the most during that time was this song by Sara Bareilles and this song by A Fine Frenzy.

Mad: When I'm mad I want Kelly Clarkson! She always has the best boy bash songs! And even though me being mad is not always because of boys, she still helps. This one and this one, especially.

Hyped: I want something to dance to cause that is ALL i wanna do when I'm hyped up! Thisworks, this works, and this works! All fabulous choices!

Day 11: Another picture of me and my friends.

Well since I just took roommate pics this is perfect timing! My roomies are babes I know!

a little behind...Days 7, 8, & 9

Day 7-A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Wow, this one is SO hard! To pick just ONE someone/something. There have been so many! I could go on and on about parents, sisters, family, friends, EFY teachers, church leaders, school teachers, religion professors, etc. However, the person that sticks out in my mind is our former prophet President Gordon Bittner Hinckley. Geez...what a stud! I love this man with all of my heart. Don't get me wrong, I love our other General Authorities, but this man sure pulls on my heart strings. He was the prophet from the time I was 8 until I was almost 21. A lot happens between those ages, especially those years that shape you and make you into the person you will most likely be for the rest of your life. He taught me how to treat my eternal companion, he taught me how to hold on fast to my testimony of the Restoration and Joseph Smith, he taught me how to stand for something, he taught me how to stand a little taller each and every day, & most importantly, he taught me how to better love my Savior and Heavenly Father. This man is amazing and oh how I miss him! Even though he has been dead for almost 3 years, it is still weird to not see him at General Conference. He must've been amazing if my boyfriend (who can count the amount of times he's cried) cried during his broadcasted funeral. (He's gonna kill me for putting that on here. Love you :) President Hinckley was and still is the man.

Day 8-Short term goals for this month and when you'll accomplish them

My short term goals for the month of November are:

1. Catch up on my journal writing

2. Lose 5 pounds

3. Be more grateful

4. Learn a new piano piece

5. Find adult dance classes that I can attend

I want to accomplish all of those goals by Thanksgiving. TOTALLY do-able!

Day 9-Something you're proud of in the past few days

One of the girls at New Haven has been wearing some sort of hoodie with her hood up over her head, constantly, for the last 3 months when she arrived. At first it was a protection to shut out everyone since she did not want to be there, but then it became an OCD tendency. She has OCD super bad. It takes her like an hour to wash her face...kinda ridiculous. It's hard to understand since I don't have OCD, but apparently it's really difficult for her to deal with. So I have never seen the top of her head...until 2 days ago!! She took it off!! This past weekend was Parent Weekend and I'm not sure what happened while her dad was there, but when I arrived on Saturday she had taken it off! She was so pretty! It was kinda weird though since I was so used to seeing her hood. You could tell she was having a rough time, but hopefully when I go in tomorrow she will still have it down. So even though she's a pill sometimes, I'm so proud of her.

Day 5 & 6

Yes I know....I tend to do multiple days in one post, but it just gets hard to remember every day. However, Day 5 is a place I have been and Day 6 is my favorite superhero and why.

I really haven't been THAT many places...I've never been outside of the country and compared to a lot of people haven't even seen that much that the USA has to offer. However, I am proud of my recent excursion to San Francisco, CA. I was only there for 12 hours for the Braves game, but I loved it for those 12 hours! I want to go back so badly! I want to experience everything, since all I got to enjoy was the bridge and AT&T Park.

Mr. Incredible is my favorite superhero. Rather...the whole Incredibles clan are my favs. How could they not be? They have cool powers, they're friends with Frozone, they pass on their powers through their genes, and Edna is their stylist. Need I say more?!

Day 4...

Day 4: A Habit I wish I didn't have.

Hmm...this has taken much thought because I don't have those "normal" habits like biting my nails (ick), twirling my hair, grinding my teeth (ouch), interrupting, etc...

So the habit I could do without would be to not be so hard on myself all the time. It's sad, but true that I am constantly thinking down on myself. It's always: "I need to lose weight," "I should have studied more for that exam," "I should not have lost patience at work," and on and on and on...Now I don't by any means think I am a terrible/ugly/awful person, but when you live in Provo (and just in this world in general) it's hard not to compare yourself to everyone around you.

At our regional Stake Conference in September we had Elder Holland, Sister Beck, & President Packer come speak to us. (Awesome, I know!) But in Sister Beck's talk she said, "You're doing better than you think you are." However, she also tagged it with, "But...there is always more you can do." So I need to remember all that I have done that is good like how I have had many good days at work where patience was not lost and that for being at BYU I have kept my grades up even with having multiple jobs, multiple dance teams, and the hardest experience of my entire life. So instead of being down on myself about those things I need to remember the good and then try to do more, as Sister Beck advises, in other aspects. Like serving others more, better studying my scriptures, giving meaningful prayers, spending time with loved ones, etc...

So all in all the habit I wish I did not have would be: being so hard on myself. I will continue to try harder and harder to stop...:)

Day 2 & 3...

Day 2: Meaning behind my blog name.

Well...there's not much to it. My name is Kaycie Quilhot Maurer and my blog title says Kaycie Q. You can do the math. And the little line underneath it is the title of my favorite poem. (Go look it up! It's awesome!)

Day 3: Picture of me and my friends. I had such a hard time because I have LOTS of pictures with friends. So these were the first 2 I thought of that have more than one friend in them. Sorry if you're not in one of them...I promise I love you and you're still my amigo!

30 Day Challenge...and Day 1 of that challenge!

I totally stole this from my friend, Kjell, but for some reason I loved the idea so I think I shall join her in this 30 Day Challenge! Here's how it goes:

Each day of the month, write a blog post according to these guidelines below:

Day 1-Recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

Day 2-The meaning behind your Blog name

Day 3-A picture of you and your friends

Day 4-A habit that you wish you didn't have

Day 5-A picture of somewhere you've been to

Day 6-Favorite super hero and why

Day 7-A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 8-Short term goals for this month and when you'll accomplish them

Day 9-Something you're proud of in the past few days

Day 10-Songs you listen to when you're bored, happy, sad, mad, hyped

Day 11-Another picture of you and your friends

Day 12-How you found out about blogger and why you have one

Day 13-A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

Day 14-'A picture of you and your family

Day 15-Put your ipod or shuffle on-first 10 songs that play

Day 16-Another picture of yourself

Day 17-Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Day 18-Plans/dreams/goals you have

Day 19-Nicknames you have and why you have them

Day 20-Someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future

Day 21-A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 22-What makes you different from everyone else

Day 23-Something you crave for a lot

Day 24-A letter to your parents

Day 25-What I would find in your bag

Day 26-What do you think about your friends

Day 27-Why you are doing this 30 day challenge

Day 28-A picture of you from last year and now-how have you changed?

Day 29-In this past month, what have you learned?

Day 30-Your favorite song

A Recent Picture & 15 Random

Facts About Me!

1) My favorite animal is a dolphin. Growing up on boats with the fam bam, I saw dolphins a lot! I never get sick of them! They're incredible to me!

2) I'm not OCD about much, but when I do have OCD tendencies, this is what happens. I check my alarm at least 5 times before I can fall asleep.

3) From time to time I still get stuck in my teeny-bopper days. Like today for instance, I sat on YouTube for far too long today because I kept looking up old Nsync and Britney Spears music videos. (I'm talking Tearin' Up My Heart & Oops...I Did It Again! old)

4) I named my 4Runner after my favorite dancer on SYTYCD, Neil. And when I met him after the show, I told him. That's right...I did.

5) I want a clone of Justin Bieber for a child. That would make my life.

6) I was Valedictorian of my high school graduating class. It was only 52 people graduating, but hey...that's 51 that I had better grades than.

7) I was an extra in "The Legend of Bagger Vance" when I was 13 and I met Matt Damon on the set. My mother rummaged his Diet Coke can out of the trash can and yes...I still proudly display it on my shelf.

8) Hot dogs, chips and salsa, pb&j sandwiches, chicken, and watermelon are my top 5 favorite foods.

9) I am obsessed with the Atlanta Braves!

10) When I was little I would blackmail my sisters to play Barbies with me. As the baby of the food chain you have to learn tactics very young.

11) One Halloween I was Pocahontas (age 9 perhaps), but on Halloween I got super sick and since I had to go to the bathroom all the time my father ever so fondly called me "Poo-poohontas." I cried.

12) I know the Greek alphabet (in order).

13) I have a scar on my knee from when I ran into a stage light box in my parent's room...naked...with my dad (unbeknownst to me) in their bathroom...i wanted to die when he came out to see what happened...i went in the bathroom and cried that he saw all my 14 year old parts.

14) I listen to Christmas music in July.

15) I want to invent something that will be a hit for like 3 years and make me millions.