Hello, World

I've toyed with the idea of writing a blog for a long time now. There are so many wonderful blogs out there that I follow religiously, for a myriad of reasons. The big thing that has held me back is the question of what I want my blog to be. So many wonderful blogs focus on one aspect of a person's life, whatever they are most passionate about or spend the most time doing. That's a challenging thing for me because I like to dabble in a little bit of everything. So that's what this blog is going to be: a little bit of everything! Hopefully anyone who reads my blog will bear with me when I'm talking about things that aren't "their thing".

But first, an introduction:

I'm Kelsey, born and raised in a small town in Northern California on six acres, where I spent more sitting in a tree with my nose in a book than doing anything else. I now reside in a city that I swore I hated and would never move to (Los Angeles), and I like to think of it as my adopted home.

I'm the Archivist for Special Collections and University Archives at Pepperdine University (we really like long titles here). I made a mad dash through my schooling, jumping straight into grad school after undergrad, and somehow crash landed into a job that I absolutely love.

I'm married to a guy that I had a crush on in college for years, but never dated until we both ended up in Southern California. We have two cats, Santi Catzorla (named after one of my favorite soccer players) and Yzma. They're obnoxious 75% of the time but we love them none the less.

As I previously stated, I like to dabble:

• I've been an avid Disney history nerd for years. If you need to know anything about early Disney company or Disneyland history, I'm your gal.
• For someone who only really follows two sports, I support a whopping 7 teams. But my foremost love is for the Arsenal.
• After hating running my entire life, I surprisingly fell in love with a little over a year ago. In that time I've run (12) 5ks, (7) 10ks, and (7) half marathons. I'm running my first marathon (the LA Marathon) on Valentine's Day!
• I've recently gotten into Marvel Comics and started playing around a tiny bit with costuming during races. The two collide for the Avengers Half Marathon weekend, for which I plan on spending a good portion of the year working on costumes.

So there you have it, a little crash course in me. Hopefully something struck your fancy and you'll stick around to see what's in store next!