cupcakes, cupcakes, and Cupcake?

Baking is one of my favorite things to do. I think it is relaxing and it always makes me in an even better mood. Cupcakes are my favorite to bake! I have made a lot of cupcakes in my life already. I enjoy giving bake goods to friends and family because I feel like a yummy sweet treat can make every occasion even better! I have had a lot of mess ups but it always seems like they still get eaten! Just to show you how much I love cupcakes, my dog is named Cupcake. There has been so many times where I have seen people freak out because I tell them I'm going home to bake cupcakes. For some reason people miss understand me and think I'm cooking my dog. I still don't understand that joke.... When it comes to baking you really never know how anything is going to come out. Any small thing can make a huge difference on how it looks and taste. Not to long ago I had a friend who got a promotion at work. I was so excited because we were having "friends dinner" that night so I knew cupcakes would be perfect! I went and got fresh strawberries and everything to make the cupcakes a little fancy. After I got the cupcakes out of the oven I put them in the fridge and started making the frosting. It was really hot in our house and the frosting would not get thick. I tried every trick I knew and nothing was helping. I ended up putting it in the freezer while I ran a few errands. When I got back I got my cupcakes and started icing them. The frosting STILL wasn't thick. I was running out of time so I put the frosting on the best that I could. When I got to my friend's house they all made fun of me and said "Kelsey you do know you put the frosting on after the cupcakes cool, right?" Believe me I know I have to let them cool. I tried to tell them everything I did but they just didn't believe me. In the end they actually tasted half way decent but looked horrible! I never let one experience let me down. When I mess up I always learn something from it. If I don't try new thing and mess up, how am I ever going to get any better? Never give up on your projects that you are working on. We learn something from everything that we do. If you mess up once don't lose faith! Keep trying and don't be afraid to ask for help sometimes. Have you ever messed up on something and it helped you in some way?

Second Chances

In my life I have had a lot of people come and go out of it. I have met many amazing people whom I wish didn't leave. There have been people I didn't understand why our life's drifted apart. There have been people who needed to leave a long time ago. I also have friends that we will go years without speaking to each other but when we see each other it feels like I spoke with them yesterday. I have had my heart broken more than once and there have been a few to break it multiple times. With all these different situations why do we give second chances? Why is it okay to let one person break your heart over and over again but not others? Why do some people not get a second chance at all? I had someone ask me these questions today. The more I think about them I'm remembering situations I have been in and the bible verse I read this morning. 

John 16:33 

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

 There are people who you know, love and care about you who can hurt you as easy as someone who just met you. Everyone is going through stuff in their own life's. We don't always know the full story before we jump into conclusions. When someone hurts you it isn't always easy to get over it, sometimes it takes a long time to forgive them. Sometimes it will be right away and others might come back years down the road. We don't always know what is best for us and I'm guilty for making poor choices myself when it comes to this!  My advice would be to pray. God is a very forgiving God! He gives us second chances everyday. I feel like we live in a world where we all need second chances. I think we all have messed up a time or two where we have been at fault. Yes, sometimes you have to part ways but never forget those people. Everyone makes an impact on your life one way or anther. Tonight I ask everyone to pray for someone who they didn't give a second chance to. It doesn't matter if you felt like they deserved one or not at the time. So.... Who is someone in your life or use to be in your life who needs a second chance from you? 

Ice Cream And A Fire!

Tonight I was able to swim with my sister, eat ice cream and then we made a fire! As we were talking and telling stories I thought of a funny story to share. When I was in the 2nd grade I was on the play ground with my classmates. I am running around with one of my friends when a group of boys came up to me. They were arguing back and forth on who was going to ask me a question. Finally one little boy said "fine I will ask her." He walks up to me with a huge smile and says "Heeey Kelsey, are you a virgin?" I remember feeling so upset.  I had no clue why they would ask me that because I thought it was very clear..... So I said back "NO! I'm a Christian!! All the boys laughed and ran off yelling "Kelsey isn't a virgian! When I got home and told my parents they both said "you told them yes, right?" I had to explain the whole story to them. They both laughed and explained to me that it meant being a good girl! My poor parents have had to put up a lot when it comes to me. What is something you thought as a child meant one thing but later discovered that it meant something totally different?   

Baby #2

Almost 5 years ago I was blessed with a Goddaughter. I remember like it was yesterday when I found out my friend was pregnant. She blames me for this because I had told her how adorable she would be pregnant. Luckily I was able to be with her almost every day while she was pregnant with Isabella which who I call IzzyBee. About 8 months ago my friend told me she was pregnant with baby #2!! I can't even explain to you how excited I was when she told me and how much I am right now. Today a second miracle was born. Her name is Ryah!! Looking at her beautiful blue Eyes and black hair I am amazed all over ago that god created this sweet baby girl. I can't wait to watch Ryah grow up. I know IzzyBee will be the best big sister. I'm so happy for this little family and even more happy that I get to be apart of it! Thank you for letting me apart of your extended family!! 

Meet Ryah!! She is 6 pounds and 1 ounce! 

I thought it would be fun to see the different of the day IzzyBee was born since they are almost exactly 5 years apart!! 

Thank you for reading!! :D

Batman Is The Key!

My dad sent me this picture yesterday just for fun and because I love Batman. I'm a huge believer that God puts things in our paths to help us. When I woke up this morning I really wanted to wear a dress. When it comes to work I'm not always a fan of dresses due to my tall desk and chair. I work in advertising which I love. I get to help with our ads and the newspaper companies to make sure everything is correct. This morning I knew I was in an extra good mood but I didn't know I was going to get moved to a new position. My new position comes with more responsibility and it will be challenging. I feel like a challenging job is a rewarding job! I will still be in advertising and I get to move desks next to one of the sweetest gals I know. Tonight I can't help but thank God in everything he does. Working hard for your goals isn't always easy but it is possible with God on your side. I still have so many amazing opportunities ahead of me. I'm not going to lie this year didn't have the best start and there was a few times I felt like giving up. My parents and sister have put up with me even more this year and I am so thankful they never gave up on me. My roommate made me keep going and made sure I got myself out of the house to make sure I was actually living my life. My family and friend have been wonderful supporters and have helped me reach my goals and are still helping me with new ones. Tonight I pray that God shows you how much you are worth and to never give up on your goals!! My last advice I have for you tonight is to always be yourself but if you can be Batman..... Then be  Batman! haha I hope everyone has a fantastic night!

Cousins? More Like Sisters!!

Have you ever told stories about someone and no one understands your friendship?  I have a cousin who has pretty much been another sister to me. When I tell my favorite stories about her it seems like she is always trying to kill me. In all reality she would do anything for me! Ever since we were very small we always wanted to be together. We lived a little over an hour from each other so every time we would get together we would stay a few weeks with each other. (if not months) My all time favorite story is when I was around 12. We were at her house and we were riding her 4-wheeler. We had our helmets on (Safety first) and she was driving, she would always tell me when I should move or something was coming. This one time she yells 'watch out" I had no clue what she said so I yelled back "What?" Before I know it a tree branch hits my helmet and I go flying off the back of the 4-wheeler. She hits her helmet on the bars and she hurries up and backs up the 4-wheeler to come get me. Ahhhhh I yell as she runs me over. She still has no clue what is going on because there is ringing going on inside her helmet. She keeps saying "Kelsey my head really hurts right now" She didn't realize she had ran me over. We finally get on the same page and she is freaking out because we think I broke my leg. We try everything we can to hide my bruised leg but that didn't last long because it's summer and all I had was shorts to wear. In the end we had to tell her grandma, who had to tell my dad, luckily nothing was broken. You really never knew what we would get ourselves into. Really.... You still don't know what we will do next. One more story for tonight. Our grandparents always went on vacation with each other every summer. This one year we were both staying in my grandparents trailer. I remember waking up and my cousin was on top of me then she started choking me. I know how horrible this sounds but we laugh every time we talk about it. I think I finally hit her and the window enough I woke up my grandpa and he came to the rescue. In the morning when she woke up she told me she had a dream she was chocking someone so I had to tell her that she was really chocking me. Till this day if we stay the night with each other I ask her not to chock me in her sleep! We have had so many amazing adventures together including me being apart of her big day of marring the man of her dreams. I can't wait to see what else God has planned for us. I know our family wouldn't be the same with out us! I know my stories are silly but they all add up to who I am today. These experiences have changed my life in someway or another. I would love to hear a silly story about something that has happened in your life. Please feel free to share!!

Gingers Forever

I have a friend who has a lot of nicknames for me. My most known name is Ginger. This may come to a shock to you, but yes I am a redhead! He loves reminding me that I do not have a soul and telling me every ginger joke he learns. My favorite thing he does is that he sends me random pictures that has something to do with my red hair. I'm very lucky to have a friend like him because he always keeps me laughing and lets me know what people "could" say to me. As some of you read this I'm sure you already know who I am talking about. As I have said in another post sometimes I say things and everyone takes it differently than me. You will also learn that I get my heart set on things. Well some of my friends and I were talking about dressing up as the Spice Girls for Halloween. I was so excited because I already knew who I wanted to be.......Scary Spice! Very soon my dreams of being Scary Spice was crushed because everyone looked at me and said " No! You're Ginger Spice." I looked at everyone one with the saddest look on my face and they were laughing and looking at me like I was crazy for thinking any differently. My lovely friend who I have been talking about looks at me and said "Kels.... you have red hair so you would looks silly if you weren't Ginger Spice." I still put up a fight every time we talk about this and we still haven't dressed up as the Spice Girls yet. Even though he makes fun of me and tells everyone I don't have a soul he is one of the most thoughtful people I know. No matter what is going on in his personal world he is always a phone call away. He will listen to you and even share his own stories. (Which may or may not have happened. You will just never know) He always has the best surprises and treats everyone like they are his best friend. I pray tonight that everyone has a friend who keeps you laughing and also would do anything for you! Maybe even thank someone for being that friend. You never know what they could be going through! Here is just a few things my friend has sent me! Hopefully everyone enjoys!

Let's Be Rebels

Do you ever think about when you were in high school and wonder why you did so may stupid things or better yet why you let your friends do even more stupid things? Well here we go with another story! I don't want to use my friends names so we are going to call them Betty and Helga. When we were 16 we wanted to go to that years graduation. Betty offered to drive so while we are on our way she tells us that she can not drive on the highway because her parents said she couldn't so we had to take Reno all the way downtown from Yukon! (If you are not from Oklahoma, it takes double the time to get there when you don't take the highway) After the long journey of finally making it and watching graduation we start our way back to Yukon. My lovely friends Betty and Helga decide they want to smoke. I'm sitting there thinking "you will brake the rules of no smoking under the age of 18 but you won't be a rebal and drive on the highway?" I'm allergic to cigarette smoke so I'm trying to roll down the windows and they are freaking out because they are worried that someone will see them. I end up having an asthma attack and my friends felt horrible! During high school we had many more memories but for some reason this one stuck out to me tonight! Sometimes you have to take a stand and do what's right! In this case I let my friends make a bad choice and in the end it affected me. Believe me I have done my fare share of stupid things. There is times when you need to think about your own well being and stand up for yourself. Do you need to take a stand? 

Bang Bang

I had someone tell me that there are 2 kinds of protector in this world. 1 who would jump in front of a bullet for you and another who would shoot a bullet for you. When I think about this I would have to say I'm both. I never want people to hurt and I would rather take someone's pain away from them. I also would do everything in my power to stop someone from ever hurting anyone else again. It has always been hard for me to see someone in pain or going through a hard time. When I was in middle school my mom always picked me up. There was this one sunny day when I had to tell my mom I was sent to the principal's office for the first time. When most kids would of been scared to death I was excited to tell my mom because I knew she would help me. When I got into the car the first thing I said was "Mom I have to tell you I got sent to the principal's office today." She looked at me and I could tell she wasn't sure if she should laugh or ask me why. I told her that I tried to punch a boy in the face because he was making fun of my friend who was in special ed. I was always taught to never throw the first punch but in this case I thought I could get away with it. Sadly I didn't get to because my teacher grabbed me right before my fist hit his face. It's safe to say he never talked to me or my friend again. I also didn't end up needing my moms help because my wonderful teachers took care of it. I have never understood why some people bully others to make themselves feel better. The older I get the more I see it in this world. I know we all have bad days but there is so many thing that you can do to get your anger out. Running is a great stress releaser for me. If more people would be protectors imagine how many life's we could all save. Can you remember the last time you protected someone? This does not mean you jumped in front of a bullet for them or tried to punch someone in the face. It can just be leaving your phone on load incase they call, telling a friend to be nice to their kids because they look up to them, buying a homeless person a meal, reminding someone that you love them and etc. You never know what's going on in other peoples life. I have so many great people to look up to. I pray that I am that person for others. Think about someone who has protected you in someway...... Would you do the same for them? Treat people how you want to be treat! (something my parents have told me since I was a little kid) I know I haven't always been the best protector and I have had a lot of protecting! I'm sure we are all like this! So.... Would you Jump in front of a bullet for someone? Shoot a bullet for someone? Or are you the kind of person who would do both? Just something to think about.

Lights, Camera, Action

Do you ever feel like your life could be a t.v. show? I feel like that almost everyday. Everyday is different you have drama, horror, comedy, family, action, and/or thriller. Today was for sure a comedy! My partner at work is always giving me a hard time about something or playing jokes on me. I was editing today when he snuck up beside me and had a creepy look on his face. I got that feeling like someone was starring at me so I slowly turned around and of course what did I see.... His crazy face right next me! Not going to lie I screamed. Everyone in the office was laughing. Now I'm going to have to get a plan to get him back for all the funny things he has done. For dinner I got the privilege to be with my Mom, Sister, and Whitney. You never know what will be said. My mom is always being a smart butt, my sister helps my mom be a bigger one, Whitney always knows how to chime in at the perfect moment, and me you ask? I'm always the one who says something that sounds wrong and everyone twist it to be more than what I meant. I'm so happy that we are always laughing and making the best of every moment. No matter what's going on in my life I'm so blessed to have so many amazing people in it. Everyday is a blessing no matter what theme it might be. No, my life is not a t.v. show. Yes, I would make a lot of money if it was. (If you know me then you know how right I am) Before going to bed I thank God for all the blessings he has done for me each day.  I hope you can look back on your day and see all that God blessed you with today! That's it for tonight. Thank you for all the love and support!          Kelsey :)

The begining

As today comes to an end I can’t help but think that I’m ready for Gods next adventure in my life. I’m not the best writer, I misspell words more than not, and most of the time I’m politically incorrect. Of course I would have the smart idea to start writing a blog. For everyone out there who love to point out everything wrong, please feel free to. I'm always up for learning new things.  If anyone who doesn't know me that well  and is reading this let me tell you a little bit about my self. My name is Kelsey Shrum. I am from Yukon, Oklahoma and I am 22 years old. In January of this year I was diagnose with Epilepsy. It has been a huge adventure in my family, friends, and coworkers life. I have good days and bad days. I'm working harder everyday to be back to my "normal" self. In the process I have had friends come and go out of my life. I have learned that if someone can not handle my worse then they do not deserve me at my best. I have also learned a lot about my self. I know I have a long road ahead of me with hospital stays and doctor appointments. I thought maybe writing would help and also let my love ones know a little more of what's going on. As of right now my next step is going to be staying in the hospital for 5 days to do a recorded study. We are hoping to capture a seizure on film. This will happen starting October 13th. In this blog I will talk about more things than just epilepsy. If you are up for the ride get your cowboy hats and hold on. I'm excited to see how this goes. Well.... until next time. Thank you for reading!