Bahamien Beauties

I'm back from the Bahamas

and I did not miss Arizona one bit!

{Besides friends, family, and cell phone service}

I've decided that all of the places I've

been to Bahamas is my favorite.

And I'll be visiting shortly!

Kendall and I had a ton of fun

and we did so much while we were there!

We went down the leap of faith,

rode on other slides, snorkeled, 

went to the best beach ever, 

tanned, jet skied, went to Club Crush,

met some amazing people we will never forget,

shopped, walked the aquarium,

and walked the marina!

I am so blessed to be able to bring a friend

with me and to travel to the Bahamas,

I will never ever forget this experience

I had with my best friend and my parents!

I don't want to upload too many pictures

but here are some of our favorites!

{Click on the picture to make it larger}

~Kylee Rae :)

Getaway?

I need to getaway.

From this state,

and just forget about everything,

forget about school,

drama,

and everything in between.

Spring break?

16 days.

 It's taking too long,

but I remember when I was saying

41 days left.

Please come faster,

I'm begging you.

But please stay for awhile,

We've missed you.

I need the beach,

sun,

and waves.

Right about now.

{My new no-sugar-no-soda-diet has been going pretty great}

{Just 16 days left of it}

~Kylee Rae :)

Bahama Mamas

I'll be in the Bahamas 

with these two people

{plus}

my mom

three weeks from tomorrow.

It's gonna be tons of fun

with the best friend.

And mom and dad

who made this trip possible.

Hello clear waters

and tan skin!

~Kylee Rae :)

Right now....

{Little Cousins}

{Cousins}

{Connecticut '09}

Right now I'm wearing floral print pjs.

Right now I'm sitting at my desk.

Right now I have a bun on the

top of my head.

Right now my nails are painted red.

Right now I'm wearing glasses.

Right now I'm listening to Human

by Civil Twilight.

Right now I'm iming my best friend.

Right now would be a great time

for the week to end.

Right now I wish I was with my best friends.

Right now I want school to end.

Right now I should be studying.

Right now I wish finals were wiped

off of this planet.

Right now I wish my knee would be better.

Right now I miss playing basketball.

Right now I want to move.

Right now I wish I was in Connecticut.

Right now I wish I was with

my whole family.

Right now would be a great time

cancer didn't exist.

Right now I wish my aunt was healthy.

Right now I'd like it to be Christmas.

Right now I'd like my little

cousins to make me laugh.

~Kylee Rae : )

Thankful

I'm thankful for a lot of things,

if I made a list it'd go on for days and days.

Here's just a people

that I'm thankful for,

and make my life complete.

My mom and dad: The parents that

support me through everything,

that raised me perfectly,

the people that give me everything,

the ones I want to be.

Kevin and Valerie: My brother and sister-in-law

are the best! I hope I can one day be

the perfect couple they are, and

I am so thankful they are so nice

to me and take me places whenever

I need them!

Kristy and Judd: My sister and {soon}

to be brother-in-law are amazing!

They are always so fun to be around,

they make me smile and laugh,

and I can't wait until they wed {this Saturday!}

Kendall: My best friend, the other

half. The girl I can completely

trust, who I can tell my secrets to,

the one I know doesn't talk bad about me.

Without her, I would never have

an amazing best friend like her!

All my friends: They support me through

everything! They're the girls that

I can talk to whenever I need them,

have fun with and laugh too!

YOU: Without you this blog

wouldn't be here and I'm

glad I entertain you writing

about my life!

That's just about 1 percent

of what I'm thankful for,

this blog post would go on

forever if were to name each

and every one of you that I have met.

I hope you guys had a great thanksgiving,

and you didn't over eat too much.

{Kristy and Judd's wedding

is Saturday!}

{Props to photobucket}

~Kylee Rae : )

It's too much

I knew high school was going to be harder,

but I didn't think it'd get this hard.

I hate coming home from school

and having to do four hours of homework

almost every night.

Between homework, friends, family, and sports

it's becoming way too much.

Hopefully the teachers will give us less homework

the last two weeks of the quarter,

or they'll load us up on projects and essays.

I can't wait to get a break from school

it's much needed.

I cannot wait for Mexico!

~Kylee Rae : )

Bucket List

So I'm pretty much obsessed with lists,

so I decided that I'd post my bucket list! : )

Things I have done are bolded!

1. Find the perfect guy who loves me for

who I am, and who is a good role model

2. Be able to support my family,

and give them everything they need and more

3. Have three healthy kids

4. Build my dream home

5. Meet Justin Bieber

6. Travel to every continent

7. Go to Paris and go into some of the

most high fashion boutiques!

8. Eat real italian food in Italy

9. Go to New York City

10. Meet somebody famous

11. Go see Oprah live

12. Meet a President

13. Visit Africa and help with an orphanage

or feed the hungry

14. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving

and Christmas

15. Donate money to the children's hospital

16. Meet a friend who I truly trust

17. Keep in touch with friends who have moved away

18. Have some of the same friends, I have

right now when I get older

19. Live till I'm 100+

20. Do something amazing, that I

would be known for

21. Experience being in New York City

for New Year's with friends

22. Go to a different country

23. Have a 4.0 gpa when I graduate

24. Find something I truly want to

be when I'm older

25. Work as a receptionist

26. Work somewhere that involves fashion

27. Save somebody's life

28. Make the basketball team

29. Make the high school basketball team

30. Learn to surf

31. Learn to golf

32. Have nieces and nephews

33. Learn to play guitar

34. Speak Spanish fluently

35. Go to a wnba All Star Game

36. Sit front row at a Justin Bieber Concert

37. Go jet-skiing

38. Go snorkeling

39. Swim with dolphins

40. Go on a cruise

41. Go on a trip I'll never forget

42. See all seven wonders of the world

43. Watch the Olympics in real life

44. Ride in a hot air balloon

45. Go zip-lining

46. Go on top of the Empire State Building

47. Learn how to do a backflip

48. Learn how to do a frontflip

49. Swim in clear ocean water

50. Break a world record

51. Go on a rollercoaster

52. Go to Canada

~I think thats good for now! I need to do a lot before

I die, hopefully I get to all of it!

~Kylee Rae : )

Love, Amour, Liefde, Dashuri, Amore,

So a post is wayy over due,

I've just been super busy with school!

Well I promised I'd post some wedding pictures from

my brother's wedding, and here are some

amazing ones that Christopher Paxman took!

I'll never forget the day my brother got married,

I had an amazing time,

it was the perfect wedding.

My sister is getting married in November and I cannot wait

to have as much fun as I did at my brother's wedding!

Kevin & Valerie McKiernan

3-19-10

~Kylee Rae : )

Lesson Learned

Tonight I realized how fortunate I am.

I am so grateful for everything that I have in my life.

Some things that I am so fortunate to have:

1. My parents: They mean the world to me and I don't know

what I would do without them! They're my main support

system and make me happy every day. They are the best

role models anybody could have, and when I get

older I hope I could be as successful and caring as they are.

2. My siblings: My sister encourages me to try

my hardest and gives me the best advice!

She is the best sister anybody could ask for!

My brother is one of my best friends, I could

talk to him about anything and he is such a

great role model to me and makes me try new things!

3. My friends: I feel like I have finally found all my true friends

who actually love me for who I am, and I don't have to be fake

in front of them. It doesn't matter how I dress or what I look like

because they still like me for my personality. When I have a bad

day they are always there for me and can always put a smile

on my face. They make me laugh every time I am with

them and I can talk to them about anything!

4. Everything: I am so fortunate for everything I have right now.

I am lucky to have a house, my own room, and my own bed.

I have realized that many people can't afford some of the

necessities that we all have, and it makes me feel how

fortunate I am to have those and plus many other

things I don't really need. I look at my closet and say I

don't have anything to wear when many kids only have

an outfit or two. I look into my fridge and say there's

nothing to eat when there is a fridge and pantry

full of food. When there are kids starving all across

the world. I say I feel so sick when all I have is a sore

throat when kids and adults are dying from cancer

or any other illness. When I'm upset about the slightest

thing I should be thinking of kids who have to see their

parents getting a divorce or who have just lost a loved one.

Tonight I realized how fortunate I am to have

the little things in life, you should

feel the same way.

~Kylee Rae : )

My Daddy : )

My Daddy~

He's the one who could cheer me up when I'm sad,

He's the one that makes me laugh everyday,

He's the one who puts a smile on my face,

He's the one who's the perfect role model,

He's the one that inspires me to try new things,

He's the one who travels with me,

He's the one that takes me to any store,

He's the one that supports me on whatever I want to do,

He's the one who got me into sports,

He's the one that supports my family.

~Happy Father's Day~

~Kylee Rae : )

100 random things about me!

Another one of those random lists about me!

I hope I don't repeat anything from the last list!

1. My middle name is spelt Rae not Ray

2. I don't like when best friends talk bad about each other

3. If I had to eat one thing for the rest of my life, I'd eat cookies!

4. I've been best friends with Kendall since 4th grade!

5. I don't want to grow up

6. If I won the lottery, I'd buy a teacup yorkie first

7. Hottest celebrity = Justin Bieber

8. I dip my fries into ice cream

9. The future scares me

10. The battery life on iPhone's suck

11. I absolutely love the rain!

12. I buy every month of Teen Vogue, but yet I don't subscribe to it

13. I've went down a laundry shoot, and have it on tape

14. I only wear black basketball shorts

15. You will rarely see me with no make up on

16. It bugs me how close you were with somebody, but now you barely talk

17. I haven't found a pair of sunglasses that look good on me yet!

18. I don't like when people are mad at me

19. I'm closer with my brother than my sister

20. I've never fished on my lake before

21. I love spicy food!

22. I miss my grandpas a lot

23. I don't like goodbyes

24. I forgive too easily

25. I've been to three Miley Cyrus concerts

26. Current song I'm obsessed with right now: Breakeven

27. Sometimes I'd rather do things for homework than do them in class

28. I cry way too easily

29. I love cleaning people's rooms, except mine

30. I love going discount shopping with my best friend

31. I'm allergic to a melons, avocados, and banana's but I still eat them

32. I'm thinking about being a counselor when I'm older

33. But I'd rather be a mom

34. I absolutely hate school, and I don't think I can do another eight

35. I set my alarm for 6:01 instead of 6:00

36. My biggest pet peeve is when people try to take my picture secretly

37. I get embarrassed pretty easily

38. I think de-ja-vu is one of the weirdest things ever

39. I haven't read a whole book this year

40. I want to own a pair of roller skates

41. I try not to be materialistic

42. I think way too much when I'm trying to go to sleep

43. I wish I wasn't tall anymore, I want to be skinny and short!

44. I procrastinate a lot on projects

45. I don't enjoy putting my clothes away. At all.

46. I have a beach cruiser that I love, but nowhere to ride it

47. Yes, I've played cod and I love it!

48. I have no upper body strength at all

49. I listen to the song Apologize almost every day

50. I think everybody can be or is a good person

51. I would say I'm paranoid

52. I have very sensitive ears

53. I can type without looking at the keyboard

54. I can't really whistle

55. I am a basketball junkie

56. I think everything tastes better when you're at somebody else's house

57. I can't stand when people don't know how to spell

58. My hair has been really bugging me lately

59. It takes an hour or hour and a half each day to straighten it

60. I don't think flowers smell that great

61. I love chewing on ice, and my teeth are perfectly fine

62. I've never been a girl scout

63. I don't like fish, it's gross

64. If I could, I would go shopping every day

65. I've never spent a Christmas in Arizona

66. I wear a size ten shoe

67. I would never want to be an exchange student

68. I only watch a whole baseball game if I'm at Fenway Park

69. One of my dreams was to go to an All Star Game, it came true last summer!

70. I've been to New York City at least 6+ times

71. I do better on tests when I don't study

72. I've never been in a fight that lasts more than an hour

73. I used to have a hermit crab until I saw a kid who couldn't get one off, I got rid of it.

74. I've only been tped once and it was my brother's friends

75. I'm the only kid that still lives at home

76. I don't want to go away for college

77. I love to travel to far away places

78. My favorite tv show is Taking the Stage

79. I've Googled my name before

80. I absolutely love when people smell good

81. I could be very gullible sometimes

82. I only like one rapper and that's Kid Cudi

83. I think my room is haunted sometimes

84. I'm not a movie-kind-of-person

85. I've never gotten sick of Kendall

86. I dread getting dressed in the morning

87. I've been wondering how many texts I sent last month

88. I would never trade my parents for anybody else's

89. Chewing gum all the time is a bad habit of mine

90. I just found out that I love cherry coke

91. I love being eco-friendly but I want an SUV very badly

92. I use these : ) instead of these :)

93. Peanut butter and fluff is way better than PB&J

94. I think it'd be the cutest thing if a guy heart-attacked a girl

95. I love the taste of water, but I don't drink enough of it

96. I mainly only use two purse but probably have 12+

97. I've had every type of iPod (shuffle, video, iPod, nano, touch)

98. I don't trust dollar store candy, even if it's a name brand

99. I love dresses and skirts

100. I absolutely love making lists!

~Kylee Rae : )

Update! : )

So I've been a bit busy lately....

*School *Homework *Aims *Friends *Basketball *Family

It's super hard to fit in blogging with my crazy schedule,

but don't worry I will keep this blog going! : )

My schedule for next week:

*Monday: Practice at 6:00 AM, School till 3:30, {Homework}, Club practice 6:30-8:30

*Tuesday: School {Aims}, School game at 5:00, {Homework}

*Wednesday: School, School practice 3:00-5:00, {Homework}, Club practice 6:30-8:30

*Thursday: School, School game at 5:00, {Homework}

*Friday: Morning practice maybe? Hang out with friends!

*Saturday: Tournament {Which lasts all day}

*Sunday: Tournament {Which could last all day, depends on if we keep winning}

So as you can tell my schedule it pretty crazy next week! It's hard to have a life when all this is going on, and trying to fit in homework, and hang out with friends. It feels as if sometimes I don't have a life on weekends, and I really miss hanging out with my friends on the weekends, or going shopping. Both of my seasons are coming to an end very soon, and I'm going to miss all my teammates and games. I can't wait to have a break from all of this and be able to just relax! Summer please come faster,

Thanks!

~Kylee Rae : )

{Props to ffffound for this picture!}

L0VE

Love is such an amazing thing.

I never knew how much two people can love each other,

My brother, Kevin and my new sister, Valerie

got married Friday, March 19, 2010.

They've been together for 7 years (half my life)

And I am so excited that I could call Valerie my new sister!

The wedding was a lot of fun! They got married in a catholic church,

and the reception was at the Castle.

It was such a magical night, I felt like I was in a movie!

We danced the night away and I didn't fall asleep till 2 in the morning.

It was hard not to cry at the church,

When I was walking down the aisle I couldn't help but tear up when I saw my brother crying,

When I saw Valerie walking down the aisle, she looked so beautiful!

Her hair, her makeup, and her dress just made her look so pretty!

It was hard seeing my brother getting married and starting a new life because I'm so close to him, but I am so happy for them and I can't wait what's in store for them!

~Kylee Rae : )

{I'm not done redoing my blog, but I thought I should post

about their wedding! Pictures of the wedding will be up soon!}

{Props to ffffound for this picture!}

The wedding is getting closer!! : )

They're wedding is getting closer and closer.....

and I could not wait any longer!!

My brother is getting married to such an amazing girl,

Her name is Valerie and I can't wait until she's part of the family! : )

It's weird how we've known each other for half of my life~ 7 years!!

I love her to death!

I'm so glad Kevin is marrying her she's like practically my sister and I could talk to her about ANYTHING!!

I love her so much and March 19 is on its way!! : )

{Oh, she already promised me that we're going to have sleepovers in their new house!!}

~Kylee Rae : )

Someday...

Someday I'm going to make my blog complete.

Where I'l upload all of my photos,

Share some music,

and find the most cutest background and header!

Someday that will happen.

And I think it will happen very, very soon!

{Possibly over winter break}

We got our luggage, thank the lord!

Now I'm in the city that never sleeps!

The wonderful land of New York City!!

Just got back from seeing the Rockettes perform!

They were amazing, pictures will be up shortly!

Too bad I forgot to bring my camera but I had my iPhone! : )

*3 more days*

Props to FFFound for this cute picture!!

~Kylee Rae

Winter : )

Well I just downloaded a new app on my phone and it lets me blog on my phone!! It's not the best app but it'll work for now!! I just wish it would let me add pictures and center my typing : (

But anyways.....

I love the winter time and seeing my family in Connecticut but this year has started a little bit on the bad side : (
We lost our luggage....
Well not really lost it but our flight was delayed and my dad who is an expert in flying got us on an earlier flight to Baltimore and they weren't able to transfer our luggage to that plane and then we got on another plane to get to Connecticut! So now the original flight we were supposed to be on won't land till midnight so some guy is gonna deliver our luggage to our house veryy soon! So right now I'm laying in bed with my clothes : ( well Im loving this new app for now and maybe get the real version soon! *5 days till Christmas!*