It's the Happiest Season of All

CHRISTMAS EVE AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE

WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE

The Best Way to Eliminate Your Useless Stuff...
Wrap It Up Real Pretty For Someone Else to Take Home!

 Tanner and Chelsey

 I love my Daddy!

 My beautiful cousin Katie

My new cousin!  

I am going to miss him and his beautiful bride but I had so much fun hanging out with them while they were here

UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY

Our church is an amazing place to be.  

Full of loving people, an amazing pastor who preaches the word of God diligently 

and a group of individuals who like to have fun!

This shindig took place after Wednesday night Bible study.

If you ever find yourself in Newbury Park on a Wednesday night, come on by.

The door is always open (literally)

Chelsey, Ali, Susan, Michelle, Charlotte and baby Jake!

 Just awkward

COWBOY PALACE

2-steppin' and Line Dancin'
If you are ever looking for an authentic Cowboy experience,
head on over to the Cowboy Palace in Chatsworth...
Borderline ain't got nothin' on this place when it comes to being country

Ben Arnold took me for a spin around the dance floor
Neither of us had ANY idea what we were doing, it was great :)

The girls

My beautiful cousin Amy Kintzle
This entire evening was her idea

It's called a Lance...Hello!

Knights in shining armor, damsels in distress and eating with your hands!  

What could be more magical than that?!  

Welcome to Medieval Times folks!  

Where the food comes in quantity (not quality) and you are permitted to stand up and yell with your mouth full of food.  

Happy Birthday to Emily Capretta and her awesome parents and thanks for brining me along!

My best friend Tasha!  I know you love our hats.

The view from our seats was great!  We were rooting for the blue knight.  

You would root for him too if he smiled at you!

(See picture below)

He's a surfer from Huntington Beach.  

He had never been on a horse until he started working at Medieval Times!  

They threw him straight into Dressage training...so funny.

A Winter Wonderland in Calabasas

Our friendly neighborhood decorator goes all out for all holidays

Tasha and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful photo shoot scenery

We may have taken advantage of a few plastic reindeer as well...

Red Velvet cupcakes...totally worth sharing

"We were meant for each other"

The best Activities Staff EVER!

Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!

Santa's little helpers

Reindeer need love too

Doppelgangers

So, let's talk about doppelgangers.  Is it really that hard to believe that there are other people in this world that we look like (or that look like us)?  I mean, I don't understand the obsession with which celebrity we may or may not look like.  Perhaps I am bitter because my 2 most common celebrity look-alikes are less than upstanding people or television characters. 

Let's examine exhibit A...Lindsay Lohan.  Now, I think she is a pretty girl so I am flattered when I am mistaken for her at the gym and the mall.  However, she is an absolute train wreck!

;

Okay, exhibit B: Deb Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter) from the hit show Dexter.  If you have seen the show, you know that Deb Morgan could make a sailor blush with the way she talks.  And yet, I have been told many times how much I look like her.  I guess I should take comfort in knowing that I resemble a very successful hollywood actress but not that I remind people of her actual character.  Anyways, have some fun and find out who your doppelganger is.  Despite my bitter tone, it's fun knowing that there are some tourists out there today who SWEAR they saw Lindsay Lohan at the TJ Maxx in Westlake or saw "Deb" from Dexter at the thousand Oaks mall :)

In case you were wondering, this is the real, genuine Chelsey Colleen Hutchinson.  I wonder if either of these ladies have ever been told that they look like this high school teacher from Agoura Hills...wouldn't that be funny :)

Bon Voyage Lindsey and Tonio

Our 6 weeks with Lindsey and Tonio flew by!  I will miss them both so much.  The moustaches are our nod to France and it's people.  Take your time looking at this perfectly planned photo and find the hidden, out-of-place, or interesting items.

Medical School Update

Hello Blog Followers!
I wanted to take a moment to post the current medical school application list I have going.  I figured you guys might be interested (and then I have it posted somewhere and can refer people to my blog accordingly).  I will update the rejections and interview offers as they come in :)

Medical Doctor Schools:

Boston University (rejected)
UCLA (rejected)
George Washington University
Jefferson Medical College
Loma Linda University
Temple University
Ohio State (rejected)
University of Vermont
University of Alabama
UC Davis (rejected)
University of Cincinnati (rejected)
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville (rejected)
University of Missouri (rejected)
University of South Carolina
University of Virginia (rejected)
Virginia Commonwealth University (rejected)
Wayne State University (rejected)
West Virginia School of Medicine (rejected)
Wright State University

Doctor of Osteopathy Schools:
(COM=College of Osteopathic Medicine)

A.T. Still University
Chicago COM
Edward Via COM
Philadelphia COM - Philadelphia
Philadelphia COM - Georgia
Kansas City University COM (ACCEPTED!!!!)
Lincoln Memorial University (INTERVIEW OFFERED!!!)
Pikeville College (INTERVIEW OFFERED!!!!)
Rocky Vista University (rejected)
Touro University - CA campus
University of New England COM
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Western University of Health Sciences
Pacific Northwest University COM (INTERVIEW OFFERED!!!)

Keep this list in your prayers!!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

For those of you who know me well, 

you know that I LOVE the Christmas Season 

and LOVE the Fourth of July.  

Well, this year I decided that combining the two holidays would probably be the best way to keep me from setting off fireworks and singing "America the Beautiful" in November  

 I MAY have made a few modifications to our tree topping angel...

God Bless America!

During this holiday season, please take the time to remember that Christmas is truly about God sending His only Son down to Earth as a baby.  That baby lived among us, sinless and blameless, and grew into a man who changed our world and saved our souls.  Along with this remembrance, keep the men and women fighting for our freedom in your thoughts and prayers.  They have come alongside our "One Nation Under God" in order to maintain the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday.  So, as you bow your head to pray over your meal today, thank God for the men and women who are defending our freedoms.

Football with Family

 CIF Quarterfinals with my Uncle Mark

Thousand Oaks High School vs. Moorpark High School  

Happy Thanksgiving!

Question: 

How do you fit 13 people in a 1200 square foot home?

Answer: 

Use chairs, sofas, tables, coffee tables and the oh-so-sophisticated floor!

I hope you all had an amazing time of fellowship with your friends and family.  We enjoyed the company of aunts, uncles, cousins and neighbors.  If you ever find yourself alone on Thanksgiving, 

stop by the Agoura Hutchinson Home...

we will save you some floor space!

 The siblings reunited

My beautiful sister

Let the Blogging begin!

Hello Everyone!  

Welcome to my new blog!  

Thanks for visiting.  

I hope you enjoy it, 

and if you don't, 

that's too bad 

(this blog thing IS all about ME)

Pictures and stories coming soon...

stay tuned...

you won't regret it...

Love,

Chelsey