We are Family!

The past two weeks have been the hardest two weeks of my life! Literally… MY WHOLE LIFE .

I have never been so stressed as I have been then these last couple months. So much that I have made myself sick. But Thankfully things will slow down for the last 2 weeks of school. All I have left to do is one paper to write and one presentation to give then finals. I am so ready for a break. But all my stress need to be put away and I need to talk about this weekend. MY BROTHERS WEDDING! J  I am so freaking stoked that he is now a husband to the most amazing girl. She truly is his “one” and I know they will be together forever. Just like my parents, they show that they have true love between them. I absolutely love seeing them together. They make my heart smile!

Here are a few pictures of their wedding! I will post a link when the professional pictures are done J

The ceremony was absolutely beautiful… aside from my little mishap! I was a bridesmaid and I was standing so calm (not crying) and trying to look beautiful.. except I kept feeling something itch up my leg. (this was an outside wedding). I didn’t want to distract any attention from the bride so I tried to stick it out and not bend down and scratch it but kind of lightly stomp my 5in heel in the ground lol. Well that didn’t help. A few seconds later I noticed something was kind of hurting my leg… so I slowly bent down and kind of itched it. Apparently whatever was on my leg decided to get mad and bite harder and move UP my leg… ummm NOT OK! I still didn’t want any attention coming to me so I just tried to deal with it. Next thing I know Pop Pop (Caileys Grandfather) actually got out of his seat and came up to me and started hitting my leg.. right in the middle of the ceremony!! Apparently it was a huge spider!! AHHHH!!!  I am sooo glad I didn’t see it because I would of FLIPPED OUT! It would have been so embarrassing! Anyway that was the only thing that happened! No dress ripping, no falling down the aisle, no falling in those shoes! SUCCESS!

Another fun thing about the wedding was the had a candy bar that was full of candy and sweets J And right next to it there was a photo booth with fun props!  I will post some of those pictures below of those funny memories!

I was a dancing fool out there on the dance floor. HAHA! So many fun dances!! Like the Macarena, cupids shuffle, electric slide, Twist and Shout... TONS OF FUN!! Mom and dad got out there and danced, my cousins, my aunts, my moms best friend who I call aunt Kathy and Uncle Rick and their Nephew Eric (he is the one who was my buddy for all the crazy dances! SO much fun!) I loved being just so carefree and not having to worry about anything!

I loved seeing people that I haven’t seen in so long like Molly, Jenny, Jennifer, the Mannings, and so many more. It was an absolutely wonderful day and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect, Godly woman to marry my big brother. Their wedding day was absolutely amazing. I can’t wait to one day walk down that aisle at my wedding… but don’t worry.. that wont be for  a VERRRRY long time ;)

And the best part about the whole night is I got to drive the bride and groom to the hotel! I got this awesome Choufeer hat and once they got in the car I put it on and said “Where to Mr and Mrs Barrett Green?”  They just looked at me and laughed so hard! Then we started quoting Dumb and Dumber quotes when Lloyd was driving Mary to the airport haha I love my family!!

This weekend was absolutely perfect and I couldn’t have asked for a better addition for my family! I love you Barrett and Cailey Green!

Now… time to go get my room clean and get everything ready to go for dead week! Only 2 more weeks left!

A tired bridesmaid,

KK

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