my brain is full!

I know I haven't been blogging much and truth is I really do miss it! School has just been so crazy with the semester wrapping up. Like I said in my previous post, all my weekends are tied up. I have literally NO time during the day and I am in need for a great vacation! Soon enough I will be riding the Hulk over and over with my daddy. I can't wait!
Well.. back to studying for my test at 2:30... Good news is I got a 92.. yes a 92! on my last test!!! I was amazed!
Ok.. for real this time... back to studying

Getting a bigger brain...
KK

A Busy Month!

Well... My super busy month is coming up!!
Every weekend I have something! This weekend I am going home to go to the wedding shower. Next week (april 2) mom is coming to see me, the weekend (April 16) after that is my boyfriends date party, then the weekend (April 23) after that is the BIG WEDDING!!! Then the weekend after that (April 30) I am going out to the lake with my boyfriend. THEN the next week is finals.... and that means.. SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 THEN just one week after that is my mom's birthday and we leave for DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blogs may be dwindling a bit... but I will try to post. I love sharing my thoughts :)

Dreaming of Summer and Mickey Mouse,
KK

A Wonderful Break...

Spring Break has come to an end... a sad sad end. :(
I will have to say that this spring break was one of the best ones EVER!!!
I was able to spend time with my family, and I got to earn some $$$!!

On Friday I was able to spend the day with my mommy and have a spa day then go shoe shopping :)... i got a massage, a pedicure, 2 new pairs of high heels (black and the famous Red High Heels!) and my mommy also treated me to a new purse! Around 5:00 Tamara, Braden and Aaron got into town. We all went to dinner then went to a movie at the Movie Tavern. Then on Saturday we went to the Polo Tournament in Las Colinas. I separated from them for a couple hours and went out to Lake Lewisville and I got to spend time with my cousins, aunts and uncle :) It was great!! I loved seeing them! Then I met back up with the group and went to dinner and hung out with the OSU polo team for a while. We got back around 1:30. Everyone wanted to then watch a movie so we rented Social Network and didn't go to bed till 3:30! Then on Sunday I had to drive back :( I did not want to at all! I hate leaving the place that is so important to me.
Good thing is I will be back on Friday for Barrett and Cailey's wedding shower! I can't wait!

I also go to see several of my friends. I got to see Ashely and Kory Hicks and their one month old beautiful baby girl. And I also got to see Kristy Allen and her 6 month old baby girl! It was great seeing everybody I care about. I also got to go spend time with Ashley!!! She actually let me take her shopping! I WAS SHOCKED!!!!

All in All it was a wonderful week and a half.
now.,... The countdown until summer...... 46 days!
ANDDDD only 33 days till my big brother gets married!!!!

counting down the days...
Katelyn Elizabeth

My Best Friend

Do you have that one person in your life that is always there for you? Your best friend...

Well I have someone in my life who is more then my best friend. She is my sister, my best best best best friend, my amazing Ashley, my partner in crime.. ASHLEY DILLIN!!!!
basically... she is the bomb.com

I cannot explain our relationship to people. Seriously. We are so complete opposites! There is no logical reason or concrete evidence that we should be friends. But yet she is the only one who fully understands me.
Here are some examples: (yes, I am bring out the bullet points)

• She is an English major (I am positive this grammar is killing her) -- I HATE ENGLISH with a fiery burning passion
• She is a total gamer--- I do not play games. I do not even know how to turn an Xbox on. If I ever walked into a Game Stop they would all turn heads and say "WHY ARE YOU IN HERE?!"
• I have a total obsession with shopping, make up, pink and all things girls-- She has absolutely NO interest in any of that. If she goes shopping its to buy her normal pair of jean and a few tank tops. Then she is a B- line for the door.
• She is basically a total Bad A. Seriously.
• She can read a book a day - I hate reading
• She thinks sororities are stupid- I am in one.
• Our difference of TV Shows. (except she got me addicted to House, M.D.)
• She hates yappy/ small dogs. She likes the more manly dogs- I have a 6 pound Maltese puppy
• She is a total tomboy- I am the more preppy girl 
• There are so many more and we will probably add to this list later!!

Now on to our similarities:

• We both love horses
• We both love summer
• We both love swimming/ ocean/ any body of water
• Oh and Dr Pepper

Seriously. Thats it. Thats all the similarities we have. I'm not joking. 

But put us together and it is like my world is right. She always knows what to say when I am down or when I need advice. And advice on anything! Boys, school, life, ANYTHING! She is amazing.

Now how met is a pretty interesting story. Basically we were forced to be together-- not against our will but basically forced.

Heres the story....

Junior year of High School we both had the same Ag Class. We had already been to school with each other for 2 years (honestly I thought she was really weird  lol and I didn't put time in getting to know her) But we both had this Ag class. In the beginning of this class we didn't sit with each other. But we were assigned a project. We had to pick a partner. We both looked around the room and thought the same thing. "I don't want to sit next to that girl... She is really weird and I really don't want to work with her. I don't want to work with any of the guys at all... I guess that just leaves Ashley/ Katelyn" It was kind of just known that we would work together.(thats how it was forced... in a way) We both didn't complain about it, we just accepted it and started planning out topic. From then on.... our lives would never be the same (say that with dramatic effect) But seriously. From then on we were inseparable. 

We can't call ourselves best friends because we are so much more then that. We are going to have to come up with some name for our friendship because Best Friends just doesn't even begin to cover the bases! And we can't begin to describe our relationship because it is so opposite and so different then most friendships. 

Ashley knows me better then I know myself. She can tell what i'm thinking with me being in a different state! She is my absolute sanity when I need it the most. She has seen me in the good and the bad and she knows how to give me what I need when I need that advice. She tells me the truth and doesn't sugar coat it no matter how tough it is. I can always count on her to be my partner in crime. She is so protective of me that I know if I go anywhere with her she will be the one standing in between me and a huge biker dude (just an example!) saying she will knock the fire out of him if he comes any closer to me. And lets face it..... Ashley is a tiny little thing! I know that no matter what I do, she will always take care of me and be there for me. She will always have my back through anything- And I got hers!

This Picture totally sums that up...

In fact... The caption under this picture on facebook says this:

"i'll always be right behind her... ready to beat the crap out of anyone who messes with her"

So better watch out... she means it!

Even if we go for several days without talking we both know that it is OK and that wont hurt our relationship because we both know that no matter what we go through in our life we will always be best friends and we will be little old ladies having motorized cart races down our nursing home hallways. (and by the way mine will be hot pink and I guarantee hers will be blue or black)

This summer that is coming up will be an amazing one. Both of us have been so busy that we only saw each other only once over Christmas break and only once last summer. It is rather sad. But this summer will be totally different because all I will be doing is work and we will MAKE time to spend with each other.  This summer will be a blast and I can't wait for all the memories that we will make. 

I LOVE YOU BEST FRIEND!!!!!

Best friends and dreaming of summer,

Katelyn Elizabeth

A trip to the Zoo... Sort of!

So today I was able to spend some time with a family very dear to my heart. The Baird's. For those who dont know... I have kind of been "adopted" in to several families. But this family is a more like a zoo :)
There are 7 Kids in this family... Randi, Collin, Sharla, Alex, Katelyn, Erin, and baby Ian. All of this kids hold a special place in my heart, as well as their special mother, Stephanie. Lets back up... Several years... to about my 7th grade year. I was about 12. Stephanie Baird was my math teacher. I had no idea that she would turn out to be such an amazing mentor and woman in my life. All through middle school and High School she tutored me in math and I would babysit her 4 oldest kids. I sort of became the "big sister" to Randi, Collin, Sharla, and Alex. Collin always told me he loved me but we had a totally separate relationship of big sister little brother. Our relationship was more of a "hey.. Don't tell anyone I said this but I really do love you!"
Collin left this world way to young and I miss him everyday. But I know God has a very important reason why he took Collin off this world at such a young age.  I will always cherish those memories of him hugging me, making chocolate cakes with him, and playing outside and bobbing for apples (some fun things we did when I babysat).. I love you Collin Joesph!! We loved him a lot... But God loved him more.
Going back to the rest of the zoo...

Randi, She is one of my mini me's... She is such an amazing artist!! I cant imagine life without her. She is such a wonderful girl and has an amazing future ahead of her!! I always try to be there for her when she needs me. She is such a strong young woman and I know that she can do whatever she sets her mind to. I am so proud to call her my little sister. I know I have big shoes to fill as her big sister!

Sharla and Alex crack me up. They are always full of energy and love to laugh. They make me smile just by looking at them.. they are always up to something!! This picture is of me and Alex. Randi was standing in too. Sharla was too busy shooting baskets to take one with me!

In 2006 they realized that she was pregnant with twin girls... They wanted to name one of them after me I was (still am!) honored that they wanted to name their child after me! July 31, 2007 Katelyn and Erin were born!! They are a handful but are absolutely amazing little girls. Its funny... every time... no matter how long its been or when I go from blonde to dark dark brown... Katelyn ALWAYS is attached to my hip and runs up to see me right when I get to the house. She is my little mini me! Erin just is such a goof ball... if we can keep clothes on her for an hour its a successful day! haha

Here is Katelyn... My mini me :)

Ian is in the back ground!

Then little Ian was born. Such a precious little boy. He is such a toot!! he will turn 2 soon... I dont know where the time has gone!!!

Now, Stephanie... She is such an amazing woman. Her faith is incredible and never failing. She always treats me like one of her own, always cares and always wants to know how I am doing even through everything she has been through the last 2 years. She never fails to show unconditional love. I love her more than words can describe. She is truly such a perfect example of supermom. I dont know how she does it!! With 7 kids I would be pulling my hair out!! But she somehow is a wonderful mother and a  freaking awesome teacher!!!!  I know her wonderful husband would agree with me on all of that!!

This is also blake... We both were Stephanie's Students... and now adopted children!

Erin in also in the picture!

I love you so much Baird's!! I can't wait to spend the summer with you all at the pool this summer!! I love and miss you more then words can describe!!!!

from the human jungle gym,
big KK

a small break...

SPRING BREAK IS HERE!!!! For me it has been here for a few days. I got to spend a couple days with my wonderful grandparents. I loved waking up and seeing my granddad in his chair doing his crossword puzzles and granmama sitting in her chair reading her newspaper and the minute they both saw me they got a big smile on their faces. It makes me so happy.... that only lasted a couple days. :(
Although... I did have a drastic change done though...  DUN DUN DUN... NEW HAIR!!!

from blonde...

to DARK DARK BROWN!!!

Crazy change!!! its really growing on me. I am really starting to love it!!

Then I went out to the ranch friday night and stayed to sunday night. I was able to spend time with my wonderful daddy. We did tons of work!! basically me doing manual labor HAHA! 

but I loved spending time with him. it was a wonderful start to my spring break.

a happy & rested girl, 

Katelyn Elizabeth

I will not freak out....

It seems now that I am always on the run. Once Spring Break hits I will be working at the ranch, working for mom, and just work work work, but to be honest I can NOT wait to be back. I have been gone since January. I have never been that gone from home that long! But I am so excited to go home and WORK!!! I will be doing manual labor, paper work, errands, and anything my mom needs me to do. Along with working at my grandma's house and cleaning it up getting ready to sell :( (I sure do miss her)

I have so much to do before the semester is over. I have 6 papers to write, 2 speeches, a movie to make (I have NO idea how I am going to do that) and my brothers WEDDING! I just have so much to do!! I just have to remember to not freak out and to remain calm and to remember that I can do anything I set my mind to. Even though I am leaving on Wednesday to go home... I still have lots to do on Thursday and Friday. I will get it all done though.... patience patience patience...

Ready for Texas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5foT32tKM

This is how I feel right now.... Ready for something more.. AKA SPRING BREAK!

sleepy and wanting a break...
KK

Ready for a break...

Next week is SPRING BREAK!!!! I am so excited! Due to my awesome schedule I am able to start spring beak 3 days earlier then even everybody else :) My spring break starts THIS wednesday! I am even more excited because I am going to visit my amazing grandparents for a couple days! I am so excited to spend some time with them. This opportunity doesnt come that often! I am so also looking foward to Grandmamas yummy food :) :) This chicken pot pie i am eating just isnt too good!

Even though Spring Break starts eariler for me.. I still have TONS of homework to do before then.
Until next time!

yucky food and busy with homework,
Katelyn Elizabeth

My Boo :)

No this is not my boyfriend... this is one of my dear friend Liz Campbell! For some strange reason we always call each other "boo" I don't remember the reason! Maybe she does!
Anyway, she came into Stillwater and I was so glad I got to see her! I havent seen her in over a year and I miss her so much... What is really sad is she lives in Oklahoma City which is an hour away! So we said will make more time to see each other but school has been crazy for both of us and we haven't been able to see each other! She is an English teacher for 6th grade in the city and so she is there all day and she is even the cheerleading coach so I know it is drama central for her! So I am glad she got to escape and come to Stilly for the weekend :)

Love you Boo! So glad I got to see  you!

I have how many semesters left of College?! Be prepared... Its a long one!

So I am meeting with my advisor today we are going to discuss my last 3... yes THREE... let me say it again THREE SEMESTERS of college. I have NO idea where the time has gone! It seems like just yesterday I was walking in to my first day of High School and then graduating... and then starting my freshman year! Now I am in my last semester of my junior year. It is insane. 

This past year has been a whirl wind! I have finally picked a major and did it on a total gut feeling… Here is my story of getting to where I am today in my college degree! (Be prepared… ITS LONG) all my posts will not be like this!

Freshman year I was pre vet and determined on becoming a vet. Well... that was changed once I started taking chemistry. (YUCK) Then in December 2008 I changed my major to Food Science. That is where basically you develop foods... well the main problem with that major is it is ALL chemistry. What the heck was I thinking of picking a major that is all chemistry when I can barely pass my Chemistry 1 class. That was quickly changed to Nutrition. 

Let’s fast forward to my sophomore year. Being nutrition major I thought that was it... I thought I could change the world (or my world) and get everyone to eat healthy. Well... there was still a voice in the back of my head saying "you can't do this, you don't want to do this" I always put it behind me because my daddy always said "You can't say can't" or "Can't can't be in your vocabulary" so I never told my parents that I was having doubts (for the third time) about my major. All this time, my grades were... well... let’s just go out and say it... they sucked. To this day I have no idea how I have not failed any of my classes. So sophomore year was all about nutrition and taking science classes and I was pretty much miserable. But I kept telling myself "I can do this"  "I am not going to quit" "I will finish this" 

Let’s press the fast forward button again... to Spring semester of my sophomore year about April. 

Since I am a lifeguard I have to get re certified every 3 years (this is relevant... I promise) and last April I found out I can get re certified on the OSU campus... But I found out that I would be missing my first Race for the Cure… EVER! I actually cried... I was really upset! But to keep my summer job I had to get re certified so I sucked it up and didn't go. :( So that weekend in April came around and it was a SUPER busy 2 weeks. I was getting certified for lifeguard and those class times were Thursday- Friday 5pm- midnight and Saturday and Sunday 8am-8pm. Pretty much a super busy weekend! Then the next weekend consisted of my Water Safety Instructor training and that was Wednesday- Friday 5pm- midnight and Saturday and Sunday 8am- 8pm. So remind you that is 2 weekends in a row!

Now to explain why that last paragraph is important…. If I did not miss Race for the Cure, if I didn’t commit to getting recertified on that specific weekend my life would not be what it is today.

Be ready to be amazed… well not really but just humor me and say you are going to be amazed.  J

My professor who was teaching both of the lifeguard and WSI classes was an awesome woman who was full of energy, crazy, wild, just fun. Her name is Dr. L. She kept talking about the “Leisure Major” I kept going up to her saying… So what is this? Could I minor in it and still do Nutrition? Give me info on this. (this was Friday of lifeguard training… the first class I took) I was so interested in this major that I literally called my parents up and said “here is the deal. I hate my major, I found this major THIS is what I am supposed to do!” I didn’t want to stay with Nutrition, I wanted to do Leisure! My parents decided to come up to Stillwater that Monday morning (after my lifeguard class was over) and said they will support me in whatever career path I choose, even if it takes me 4 more years to get out of college. They don’t care. They just want me happy. So I changed my major! Only 3 days of finding out about Leisure Studies. Total God thing right there!

So lets fast forward through last summer…

Last Semester, the start of my Junior year (AHHH!) I took the basic classes of a Leisure Major and decided that I wanted to be a Therapeutic Recreation Major. Basically that is what physical therapists do… but we do is a lot more fun J

Now, last semester grades were pretty dang incredible. That semester before was a semester where I was literally lying on my bathroom floor crying my eyes out and begging my mom and dad to come home for the rest of the semester (I was on the phone with my dad and he was trying to calm me down because I was so worked up- I was literally crying so hard that I was hugging the toilet cause I thought I was going to throw up!) and by a miracle passing my classes (again, TOTAL God thing!) That was the reason they came up… because they were so worried about me! I just couldn’t get a grip on school because I was not happy with my major.  But once I found out I would change my major, something inside me clicked! I passed all my classes!!  I buckled down and studied like crazy, no more melt downs, several pep talks from my amazing daddy… when May hit.. I was DONE with nutrition and I was Leisure Studies and Therapeutic Recreation major! I could not have been happier!!!!

So let me show you how this has completely changed my life…  (I am almost done I PROMISE!) Last semester, it was a fresh start. I was single for the first time in 2.5 years, I was determined to make new friends, I was making a positive change in my life! Now, for the first few weeks I wasn’t really making friends, I was talking to people but not much of “friend material” I wanted in my life. Then Tamara Smith and Heather Ashley kept talking to me. I kept avoiding them when they asked me to hang out because girls sometimes have a way of going behind my back and I just didn’t want to deal with it. So… finally after about the 10^th time of them asking me to go to lunch... I caved. And let me tell you... these girls are amazing!! So much fun to be with and around! Completely helped me turn my life around, they probably don’t know it though… although they might read this and realize it now haha

But without them I would not of met the amazing man I am dating now, I would not be going to Church again (ok ok everybody goes through a rough patch now and then), I would not have workout buddies, and basically I would not be this happy and wanting to live life to the fullest! They have completely restored my faith in girlfriends! Haha

So all of this summed up… If I did not change my major on that day to Leisure, I would not be as happy as I am today!

Ok, I have rambled for LONG enough. So far on Word this is 2.5 pages! Thanks for listening or well reading my insane story of how my life has changed in the past 3 years in College. It is time for my advisor meeting! Wish me luck! These next three semesters will go by super fast.. I better not blink!

… so are you amazed? Cause I am! Haha!

Peace, Love and Cowboys! GO POKES!!

Katelyn Elizabeth

pure love

ok everyone, this is my pride and joy, my baby girl, my little boo boo (and all the other nicknames I call her) .. MY PUPPY!!! I love her like she is an actual human being. she is a true diva!! introducing... my Pixie

I have had her since I was 17. She was my 17th Birthday Present :)  and I loved her the minute I laid eyes on her. She is my little cuddle bug when I go home and such a little brat lol

the last picture makes me laugh so hard! We were waking up one morning and I just had to snap this picture! She was probably looking at me the same way saying "mommy!! What is wrong with your hair?! and why are you laughing at me?! We both know I look fabulous in the mornings!" She just has such a personality that is hilarious and makes me love her so much!
I am done bragging about my little girl.. for now :)

Ok, off to bed this time for sure....

silly hair and puppy love,

KK

First Blog EVER!

Ok, So I am starting this blog... just because I have always wanted to write a blog but I have never been one to write down my thoughts. I will guarantee (much to my mothers dismay) that the grammar will be horrible and so will the punctuation. But I am doing this so I can just put down my thoughts, ideas, etc. :)

So.... I am writing this and thinking of what a beautiful and blessed life I have. I am nothing special, just a girl who goes to school, studies, shops online (ok who doesn't do that :P ), spend way to much money, and doesn't have a care in the world... well except making good grades. :)

I turn 21 in 88 days and I couldn't think of a better way to do that then go to the most magical place in the world... DISNEY WORLD!!!! I am blessed to be able to go with my parents... and when you read that dont think ohhhh why is she celebrating her 21st birthday with her PARENTS?!?! My parents are pretty dang awesome. Lets face it... my mom works her butt off by crunching numbers all day AND LOVES IT (ya shes weird) and my dad basically parties for a living. (ya hes ballin) so going to Disney world with them will be pretty much AMAZING!!!

any who... I have an idea in the works for something really neat. I can't put it on here because I know my parents will read this... so once my trip is over and everything... I will post what it is.
I think it will be pretty awesome and an amazing gift for them.

well... I want to type more but it is 12:35 and I should probably get into bed and get a good nights sleep
Good Night all!!
I hope you have a wonderful Friday!
Peace and Blessins!
KK