Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Ok I know this sounds a little self centered, writing a whole post all about me. None the less I am going to do it anyway. But I am not just going to talk about my 20th birthday (which was amazing by the way) I am going to take this opportunity to introduce myself a little bit more. This is really just for those of you who don't really know me that well, so if you are my mom or sister you can just skip to the bottom because you should hopefully know everything.

My name is Kajsa C Pace. I was named after my great great great great grandma who lived in Swenden. When she was an adult she left her seven children in sweden and moved to Salt Lake City with the other saints and settled in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She never saw her children again. But luckly her son August, my great great great grandpa moved to Utah later and our family has lived in Utah ever since. Cool story huh? I hope I can be as righteous as her someday!


This is me by Kajsa's (my great great great great grandma) grave

I was born on Feburary 17th and I was born seventeen days late (my due date was Feb 1st


This is my first picture. My parents tried to be good parents and take pictures of me at the hospital, but when they got me home they realized that there wasn't any film in the camera. Oh the good old days before digital cameras. :) So hence my first picture was when I was three days old.

I was born in California and lived there for the first three months of my life. That was my first and my last chance for it to be warm on my birthday.


This is my dad holding me by one of the Yuca Valley trees in California before we moved back to Utah. Oh don't we both look so young. ;)

I have three sisters, one older and two younger. Their names are Larissa, Corinne and Mykelti. We have tons of fun together.







Lets see what else, well I have two amazing parents who I am so grateful for. I am the person I am today because of them. Their names are Carolyn and Tony. My dad is a teacher and coach and my mom is the world's best librarian.


I also would not be who I am today without my husband, McKay. We just got married in December and The past two months have been so amazing. You can scroll down a few posts to check out our wonderful wedding pictures.

This was taken while we were engaged. Thanks Aunt Heather!


This is us on our wedding day. Thanks CioCo Photography!

Since I was lucky enough to marry McKay I also gained 6 sisters and 7 brothers along with some cute nieces and nephews. I love hanging out with all of them and I am excited to get to know them all more.

This is everyone at our wedding. One brother (who is on his mission) and a brother-in-law (who had to work) are missing, but other than that, this is everyone

Now besides the people previously mentioned here are the things that I love...


Hanging out with my family


I love running


I also love watching new movies that I have never seen before (if I have seen them I will just fall asleep) This picture is from when we went to see the midnight showing of the sixth Harry potter movie this summer


I love aggie basketball at Utah State. It is an amazing experience!


When I was younger I loved to dance and I took dance classes for 10 years. My favorite style was Ballet.


I am a beginner cook, and am enjoying the process of learning. But I hate the feeling of cutting up lettuce and the onions always make me cry.


Everyone thinks that I look a lot like my mom (What a compliment!)


People also think that Corinne and I look like twins or they say that she is the older one. I have to agree with the twins one, because sometimes I will be looking at pictures of us and I have a hard time seeing which is which.

My dad is my hero. Through his example I have truely learned the meaning of sacrifcing for your country. He has served with the national guard twice. Once in Iraq for a year and a half and once in Afghanistan for a year. I was amazed at how well he handled all of the trials that came while being deployed. He was always still very involved in my life and tried to help me as much as possible even if he couldn't be there. And no, Freedom isn't free. love you dad.

Me and my dad the night before he left for Iraq


Talking on the phone on my highschool graduation with my dad who was in Afghanistan


My dad and I on the day that he got home from Afghanistan last April

Other random facts about me...
My favorite colors are orange, purple, and red.
I am not one that likes to take risks
I would much rather shop till I drop than play football.
I can't stand playing volleyball, but I love ultimate Frisbee and basketball.
I would rather go run five miles then go swimming and I LOVE sleeping in on Saturday mornings.
My weakness is ice cream and chocolate milk
I love drinking water.
I don't like shirts with horizontal stripes. I own one shirt with them and I am not a huge fan of it.
I am obsessed with the show 19 kids and counting and I can name all nineteen kids in order.
I love the movie Pride and Prejudice and watch it about every week
I think Julia Roberts is gorgeous.
I am glad to be done with my teen years
I always wear two shirts
My favorite temple is tied between the Salt Lake Temple and Draper and I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Well that is all for now about me. Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes, It was such a fun day. My parents were great and we went to a movie and out to dinner on Presidents for an early birthday present. I was also spoiled by McKay and didn't have to cook anything or wash one dish yesterday. He also gave me the coolest GPS watch for me to wear when I go running to calculate how far I am going. Thanks Babe! Then that night we went to institute and then a aggie basketball game, which they won (but it was a close call).


After the game we made a midnight run to Smith's for E.L Fudge cookies and Rocky Road icecream for my birthday dessert. YUMMY!



Thanks again for reading my blog, have a fantastic day!