Dear Boys #6

This post is dedicated to the only two people who will actually read it: Tyler Hamblin and Becky Merkley.

dear robot,

get over her or marry her.

stop selling yourself short.

you deserve the world.

dear #3,

go to church.

dear gbf,

don't go back to your ex.

you don't even need to help him.

you don't owe him any favors.

dear conference 2,

let's go back and replay that weekend.

it was a good one. i wished i didn't have to leave.

dear conference 1,

that was a dumb decision on my part.

glad we're more than past that.

now stop making judgy comments.

dear CC,

for the record, i never thought you were creepy.

dear unicorn,

you definitely are rare and unique.

you have a heart of gold.

dear midnight,

i miss our late night chats.

dear sept 12, 2012,

let's fix this drought.

i'm only half kidding.

dear tyler and becky,

thanks for always being the greatest.

love, kel

Dear Boys #5 {I think}

Oh man.  I forgot how scary blogs can be.  It never used to intimidate me, but somewhere along the line it changed.  Well, here goes nothing...

Dear Henry,
Thanks for being my baby boyfriend.
I think you're pretty cute placeholder.
I can't believe you and your sister are already a month old!
<3 Aunt Kel

Dear original Boy,
We haven't talked in almost two years.
Well, until the other day, that is.
I'm glad you had the guts to talk to me because even though I've thought about it, I never had the guts to contact you...or maybe you didn't need guts and you're just brave.
Anyway, my brain has lots of unanswered questions about you.
I'm not sure what to make of this situation.
Sincerely, confused but happy

Dear Best Friend/Former Best Friend/Friend/I Don't Know What to Call You,
Normally I'd be asleep, I think, but I really appreciated the "Random 1 AM text" the other night.
It was just what I needed.
Sometimes I miss what our friendship used to be, but I think we're both happy with our current life circumstances.
I also miss our midnight McDonalds runs and seeing Petsmart makes me long for the past sometimes.
Love, Kel

Dear Ethics, HR, and Marketing boys,
You three have been my saving grace this school year.
I seriously don't know how I would have survived without you.
From working on group projects to venting about the various classes we share, you keep my head on straight and make sure I'm doing okay.
Sincerely, your favorite gal pal {or so I'd like to think}

Dear mish,
You get home in less than six months.
That's weird.  So much has changed.
Yet, so much hasn't.
Hopefully we'll still be friends when you come home.
Kel

Dear Boy Previously Mentioned Somewhere on This List,
I think you're pretty great.
I'd like to continue to get to know you.
In the words of T. Swift, "I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now."
<3 me.

Dear Self,
You are seriously the most awkward person I know sometimes.

dear boys #4

dear mr. adorable,
I will probably never see you again...which is unfortunate.
You were mighty attractive, super nice, and in love.
I hope you were able to find your girl and make things right.
Thanks for reminding me there are still nice guys my age.
sincerely, girl behind the counter

dear gramps,
Honestly, I'm more sad about you being in that big house by yourself than Grandma being gone.
Although it will take some time to adjust, we know she's happy where she is.
love, your favorite youngest granddaughter

dear friend formerly known as best,
I'm not sure things can go back to what they used to be.
And I'm pretty sure I'm okay with that.  Hopefully, you will be too.
sincerely, me

dear teenage boy,
I'm not sure if I should be flattered or awkwarded out.
sincerely, i'll-take-it-as-a-compliment

dear mish,
Um...okay, this is more of a note-to-self, but....
You are now on the downhill slope.
Thanks for always being a good pal.
heart, kell

dear Boy,
I don't know why you've been coming to mind lately.
I haven't talked to you in ages and feel kind of odd if I just start out of the blue.
*insert jumbled thoughts here*
Anyway, I hope you're doing okay.
sincerely, that-one-awkward-girl

little letters

dear mexico,
the past two mondays have been swell chatting with you.
you really make my brain hurt though.
i miss you.
love,
     confused

dear roommates,
i'm proud you've decided to start watching the walking dead.
i love "this is giving me anxiety!!!" and "no!!!!" and all your other reactions.
and it's only just the beginning.
<3
     kel

dear self,
why are you only wearing one sock?
sometimes you make no sense.
okay...a lot of times
sincerely,
     semi-sockless


dear indie,
there are several attractive things about you and you seem super cool.
i'd be completely fine dating.
<3
     that one girl


dear gramps,
okay.  calling you gramps is weird.
you're grandpa clark.
anyway.  i do think it's kind of adorable you died the same day as grandma clark...but ten years apart.
<3
     kelly

dear bear army,
i'm maybe a little bit sorry you were defeated.
mainly because you were made out of rice krispies and i want to eat more of you.
too bad i didn't take a picture of you...you were festive in your red bow ties and heart eyes.
sincerely,
     girl with an awesome mom

dear farm boy,
you are a pretty swell kid to talk to.
my brain doesn't know what to think of you.
<3
     little city girl

dear valentines day,
yep.  you're practically here again.
nope.  my status has yet to change.
however, i'm excited to spend it with the people i love the most:  my family.
sincerely,
     "simply single"

dear blog,
you're pretty much a work in progress.
but it's more fun to experiment with you than to study for tests and write essays...
sincerely,
     pro procrastinator

dear work,
i miss you.
so needless to say, i'm excited to start back up on saturday.
my kids are silly and ridiculous...but most of the time they're pretty great.
sincerely,
     year seven

dear letter list,
you're getting ridiculously long.
it's time to go.
until next time,
     kel

dear boys #2

seriously this is only #2?  i must write so many of these in my head.  anyway...

dear best friend,

it was good hearing your voice yesterday.

it's been awhile.

<3, me

dear boy,

ha.  you like me.
weird.

sincerely, baffled

dear mish,

i know you're doing great things,

but my mailbox is hungry.

love, kel

dear frank,
thanks for letting me rock your accounting test.
it made me feel pretty great.  and i think you're pretty great.
sincerely, the student who smokes pot {aka uses a calculator}

dear asian roommate,

you made me unwillingly swear to do something by shoving a Bible to my face?

and took my laughter as agreement?

you're crazy.  but you make me laugh, so therefore i love you.

sincerely, maybe i actually have to do it now...

dear bedroom,

you're clean?!  how is this possible?

i'm glad we could get reacquainted.

you look quite nice and clean up rather well.

sincerely, now my roommate won't hate me.

dear toenail,
why do we even have you in the first place?
seriously though.
anyway, i don't think it's appropriate for you to be chillin' in a not-attached-to-my-toe manner.
not cool.
sincerely, that really hurt/never-volunteer-to-clean-the-church-with-your-parents-again

Dear Boys #1

dear cr8on,

you never fail to make me laugh
and i'm glad to see you're doing well.
good luck! i'll see you in two...and in the meantime i'll look forward to your letters :)

love, kelly


dear terrance,

i miss cuddling with you whilst watching movies.
you were soft, squishy, and would probably have razor sharp teeth if they were real

love, the pillow pet stealer


dear best friend,

can terrance and sexy rex have a play-date?

love, me


dear non-creeper,

i wish i could have said yes.  like really.
hopefully next time!

love, kelly


dear creepers,

please stay away.
i would sincerely appreciate it :)

love, me


dear one direction,

originally i refused to listen to you.
but then katie and janie changed my ways...and i actually like you.

love, me


dear elise,

you're not a boy, but you sure were fun to meet!

love, kelly