Everything happens for a reason.

I could grandstand you for a moment and accent this spiel with a few well-placed quotes and song lyrics, but they don't come to me so quickly. So, I will say that I am Kelsie. A nurse that loves thrift stores, vhs tapes, artichoke pizza and broken in vans sneakers. Currently newly married to a good egg and making my way in New Zealand so far from my beloved USA. Oh hey, Middle Earth.

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View from our campsite. #superstitionwilderness #milliondollarview #playoutdoors #arizonabeauty #backpackingwithfriends #weaversneedle (at Perralta Trail - Superstition Mountains)

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Happy birthday (early) to my co pilot. Xxzxx (at Different Pointe of View Restaurant)

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Cave exploration day. #colassalcave #tucsondesert #stoptouchingtherocksfrazer #citizensconservationcorp (at Colossal Caves)

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This. She is the ethereal queen of rock. @ouhoh sings from the bottom of her beautiful hippie soul and the effort does not go unnoticed. Florence, you have a fan for life in me. #howbighowbluehowbeautiful #imnotcryingyourecrying #florenceandthemachine

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I'm so excited that I will forgive the lack of "+". #concerttime #sheismyqueen #florenceandthemachine #howbighowbluehowbeautiful #beenwaitingforthis

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#goldengatebridge #windyaf #feelslikewelly (at Golden Gate Bridge)

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The coolest cat that I have ever seen. #haightashbury #haightashbury #jimihendrix #sanfrancisco (at Haight-Ashbury)

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#farmersmarket #loxinmybelly #organicfoodisexpensive #menincrocseverywhere #sanfrancisco #feelslikewelly (at San Francisco Ferry Building Farmer's Market)

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View from inside a tiny Alcatraz window. I couldn't wrap my head around such a bleak, dismal place with such a beautiful view. #alcatraz #beautyindecay #shiversdownmyspine (at Alcatraz Island)

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These lovelies are making a pretty significant, legally binding commitment today. I couldn't be more thrilled for them. Congrats to my baby brother and his lovely bride. #kidsbegettinmarried

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Gonna miss em.

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Gonna miss em.

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Lil zoomer giving us a show. #seriouslyinapixarmovie

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Bye, Frazer. #liftoff

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Hot air ballooning this am. #iminapixarmovie #desertfarms

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Train bums.#grandcanyonrailway (at Grand Canyon Railroad)

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No filter. (at South Rim of the Grand Canyon, AZ)