Hey girls,

so I know Sarah knows because I texted her but I wanted to rant a little. Zach and his girlfriend got engaged this morning. Now I am happy for Zach. He deserves to be in love and he seems to be really happy. However it is hard because I don't feel like she is right for him, atleast in the long run, but I am probably wrong. Its not like I have a great record with love! lol After sitting alone for a few min crying I figured out what really bothers me. I really wanted to be the next one to get married. I really want to find someone, before I lose all of the boys. I know I haven't lose them forever because we are still a close family and I see/talk to them a lot, but it is soo different when they are married. They change, and its not all bad I just don't wnat to be alone anymore.

This week has been great my weekend get away really made me feel a lot better, until today. This is the frist time I have cryed in over a week, which may not sounds like a long time but in the last month it is a world record for me. I am ready to give someone my heart. I know that, I just don't know how to find that person. I have started working out and am trying to make myself feel better about who I really am. It had worked until today. I just feel like I am not good enough. I know even if I get "less fat" it won't help. I just wish once in my life someoen would ask me out to dinner, hell I would take offering to buy me a drink at the bar or something (I guess I would have to go to the bar for that one). I just wish someone other than my family and friends would give me the time of day. I just for once wnat to be in Love. I want to have someone to talk to all the time, to watch movies with, go to dinner with, someone whose smile will make my heart skip beats. I would take it for just a day and them lose it.

I don't know I am sorry to rant on and on about this, I just am ready for something exciting/ good to happen to me!

Oh well there is always next week!

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love ya!

Katie

Meet Lynn.....

With humble beginnings Lynn Winter began her career not as a restaurateur, but as a custom woodworker in Kentucky and Northern California. Although seemingly disparate professions, woodworking fulfilled for Lynn her desire to incorporate art into everyday life. After eight years of furniture making, a twist of fate led Lynn to waiting tables. She loved the pace, the people and the possibilities of the restaurant business. She sold her woodworking tools, and prepared to open a restaurant of her own.
Lynn opened Lynn’s Paradise CafÈ in 1991, creating a unique setting that attracts a diverse group of people from around the world. She made them feel welcome, introduced new twists on food and drink and brought new life to the dining experience in areas that had not been fully explored. Sixteen years later, the restaurant remains a tribute to her originality, providing food, fun and community in a visually stimulating, ever changing environment.
The CafÈ has garnered its share of national and regional press in newspapers, magazines and television. Features include being named “One of the Four Most Fun Restaurants in America” by Esquire magazine, notable articles in Southern Living, USA Today, The New York Times and was included in Bon Appetit’s list of “The 100 Best Neighborhood Restaurants”. Lynn’s has also appeared on the “Best of” and “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” on the Food Network, CBS’s “Travels with Harry” and “The Oprah Show”. Lynn has also had the honor of cooking for two Inaugural Balls. “Decide for yourself: Is this a great restaurant with amazing art… or an amazing art gallery with a great restaurant?” Jane and Michael Stern’s book, “Roadfood”.
Lynn has been able to turn her involvement with her restaurant into an opportunity to get involved with the community in other ways. She worked for over ten years with the Kentucky Restaurant Association. During her term as president with the KRA she worked at the National and Regional levels to legislatively bring about a healthy atmosphere to restaurants. She is active and has been for over sixteen years in supporting family farms and bringing farmers and consumers together for the mutual benefit of the community. She has also been involved in Urban Re-Development, bringing new life to the downtown area. After studying with John Carver, she initiated a move to bring local non-profit organizations together with national specialists in Board Governance.
For the last eleven years, she has been working in the relatively new field of Positive Psychology as a Happiness Coach, helping people utilize their strengths in their private as well as professional lives. After a sabbatical at UCLA, Lynn has continued her love of art in daily life through film, design, fine art photography, writing and mixed media.
Lynn has received numerous awards and honors such as, “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” from Ernst and Young, “The Tower Award for Women Leaders”, “Louisville’s Distinguished Citizens Award”, “Louisville’s 40 under 40”, National Restaurant Association’s “Chairman’s Award for Grassroots Leadership “Woman Business Owner of the Year” and “Best Restaurateur” in Louisville Magazine,
Her entrepreneurial ways led Lynn to open the World of Swirl, a very eclectic retail store. This expansion to the restaurant includes her own line of clothing as well as “The Birth of Swirl”, a book uncovering the true story of the world you will enter at Lynn’s. The store has many items that are sure to bring a smile to your face. Lynn currently has a thriller in the works, “The Secret Life of Meatloaf”, topped by a scratch and sniff sticker of her own formulation.

One Wish.....

I was thinking today that there are two things missing in my life. Love and a Job.......so I had to question wish one I wanted the most. At first I said Love.....but then I continued to think about it. I want to teach! My one wish is to be a teacher. I would also love to fall in love and get married. But I feel as though I must become a teacher first...I am not sure why but I honestly believe I can not find the person I am suppose to marry until I am a teacher. Now to keep me busy I wouldn't mind a couple of dates! lol anyways......

My one wish is to become a teacher!!!! To have my own classroom, filled with my own students!!!!

On a side note!!! I got a call tonight about Babysitting for my childhood babysitter....Isn't that funny!!!!! WOHOO! I am excited her son is two and his name is Eric!!! ok I am going to go now, but I promised one of my readers Iwould blog so I did.

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~Katie~

New year New me!

Since it is now 2009, and I have graduated college I feel like I am beginning a new chapter in my life. So I am going to write a synopsis of what to come in this chapter. I am not calling these goals, or resolutions because those are breakable. I am not going to allow myself to change the chapter.
I feel like this chapter in my life is going to be crazy, scary and unremarkable. Big things are going to happen to me, and that is scary! I have finally reached most of the previous goals that I had set for myself. I have wonderful friends, an awesome family and a wonderful education. I am a teacher, which has been a dream of mine since I was five. So in this chapter you will see a lot of things going on. First and foremost I am going to get healthy! I am done worrying about the number on the scale I am going to worry about being healthy and happy. In order for me to do that I need to lose some weight(ok more than some) and exercise more. Luckily since I am living at home right now my two biggest cheerleaders are just down the hall. My parents encourage me to go exercise and they go with me. So hopefully this will help! Also having my meals mad for me helps and decreases my need to run through some place! Look for a smaller version of me through this chapter also someone who has more energy and more confidence!

Next in the chapter you will begin to see the career side of Katie come out. I am going to be on a search for that perfect job. I know that the job is in teaching and it will be in teaching elementary school. However I do not know where that perfect district is or that perfect grade level and that is going to be the business side of the chapter.

Lastly I will be on a quest for me.... I know what I want to do with my life, and I know that I am a good teacher, however I am still in search for that one thing that I just love to do for me. I don't know if it is going out to the bar and meeting new people, or if it is painting. or it could be anything in between the two, I am not sure but I am looking for it!!!!! This chapter will be filled with exciting adventures of outing, travels, old friends and new ones. I am sure that it may even include some heart break, and maybe even some love, but you will have to wait and see about that one!

I know this may seem silly and crazy but it is all going to happen because I want it to happen, and the chapter is already written I just have to make sure it goes the way it is suppose to, and as cliche as this might sound, God is going to lead me through it, now more than ever I am using him to get me through my life!

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~Katie~

The longest week of my life!

Well it has been a week and 2 days since I moved back home. It still feels like I am on break and that i will be traveling back to richmond in a couple of weeks, but i know deep down that I won't, that makes me very sad. Anyways I wanted to update everyone on my holiday adventures!!!!!!





Matt's Christmas- was fun, we did our usual traditions. It was really weird though becuase it wasn't really Christmas eve my cousins both had their girl friends there, turning our 5 grandchildren into 9. this also made me feel bad becuase I was the only one with out a SO there. Oh well I am starting to get use to being single and being around couples..... someday.... Anyways it went well, really wasn't exciting or anything I did however recieve the movie BABY MAMA, Bitch I don't know your life! lol I can now watch it as much as I want and whenever I want.





christmas eve- well this was a hard day for me. I spent the day home with a sick dad and helping my mom getting ready for the wedding stuff. then instead of going to church (this is my favorite day to go to church) we went to visit with my gradma...that was nice, lots of tears were shed by all. My dad didn't go with us because he was sick. then we wnet to my nana nad papaws for teh rest of christmas eve. I didn't get anything exciting, a lot of children's books. Which is awesome becuase I need to build up my library. It was hard because my family of 5 turned into a family of 2. Also hard becuase my cousins were all talking about how they hated that we changed things this year. They want to do everything new years eve and if you can't make it then sorry. I looked at them with tears in my eyes and said. As a member of the family who went from 5 to 2 tonight I am thankful that we had it yesterday. This is the hardest Christmas and it hurts to listen to you guys complain. (I think they got my point).





Christmas day- I had decided I was going to have a good attitude about this day because I knew it was going to be hard. I woke spent the morning talking with my parents, then around 2 matt and kelli came home and we had christmas. once again nothing to exciting i got a DVD player and a pearl necklace. After we did that gern and todd and leah came over and we had christmas with them. I got some new shoes....wohoo.





As far as christmas' go this one was not very exciting





December 26th-rehersal!! This went well and was fun. I loved it because I was the only bridesmaid who knew the guys so they gave me a lot of attention, which everyone knows I love!!! lol I also made myself drink wine. The bar was only wine and beer, so I did it. I actually kind of liked it and I think if I contiue making myself drink it I will even enjoy it, which would make my life easier because wine is a lot less expensive then my other drinks. well except smironoff lol anyways. the rehersal was fun and got be excited for the wedding. I didn't really cry this day, which was agreat change from the previous days.





Oh I forgot, I got to spend all day with my brother!!! we went out to lunch and then shopping to find him good deals on Christmas decorations. it was AWESOME!!!!!!!! we had a lot of fun!!!!





Wedding day arrived. When I woke up I got very excited. My mom and I headed over to the hair place at 8, I loved my hair it was sooo pretty. Then I got my nails done and then we went to macy's to get make up. I will admit i have never felt so pretty in my whole life. for once I wanted people to look at me! lol
Once I put on my dress I felt so pretty, The wedding was beautiful and the reception was blast, I danced allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll night it was wonderful. I have to admit it was also fun being the sister of the groom becuase I new over half the people there!!! It was awesome we got to see a lot of people that we hadn't see in a really long time!!!!! wohoo!!okay i tired of writting on her eI will write more later.....

Basically all you need to know is I am happy, and had a wonderful couple of days. I hope you guys had a great christmas!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The 7 days of change

Well as you know my life has just gone through a change. I graduated from College on Saturday. This is a happy time. It ends a chapter of my life. It is also sad, because with that chapter ending so do some relationships and also some of my identity changes. So far in this new chapter it seems like the old. I am home for Christmas and have all of my stuff in boxes. Except I can since that on the next page it shows all the major changes. I am now no closer than 2 hours away from most of my best friends, I am living back in my parents house, I am unemployed and come January first I take over all my bills. Lucky for me I have wonderful parents who are going to continue to pay for my health insurance, car insurance, cell phone, and any other expense that may arrive until I am able to find a job. So I realized all these changes on Sunday. Which I spent most of the morning searching for Jobs and paperwork in order to get everything set up....ALL I WANT TO DO IS TEACH, but it is looking like I have lots of hoops to jump through first.... On top of my personal life changes there are changes in my family. My grandma (Gern) had been in the hospital and just yesterday got out. She is now living in a rehab clinic. This has added stress to my mom ( who I haven't really seen since I have been home) I mean I love my dad and I enjoy spending time with him, but I miss my mom. I also miss my brother. He has been working. or doing wedding stuff or at his own house ever since I have been home. Last night we went on our light night but the conversations were taken up by wedding day plans. Which is fine, I am excited for the wedding, but I would for once like to feel like it is CHRISTMAS and not just the week of the wedding. Tonight brings some major changes in my holiday plans.........
December 23rd- Matt's Christmas, we will be having our Christmas eve tonight. However the only gifts given will be to Matt and Kelli and my grandparents living room will be filled with Girlfriends, wives and finances.....I will again be alone. For some reason I am being left behind. I want to be able to bring my someone special to Christmas......but he isn't in my life yet. grrrrr anyways. Tonight will be weird, but I am determined to get through it without crying. (much like I am now.)
December 24th-Normal tradition- Christmas with my brother, Typically Matt and I exchange gifts, give to my parents and watch a Christmas movie as a family. Then Church, and Nana and Papaw's house. Then back to my parents to go to sleep. This is a night full of traditions.
This year- Matt and Kelli will be in Fremont Ohio and I will be here with my parents. Who have some Meeting in the morning, (they won't tell me what it is about, I am afraid they maybe having some serious money problems, but of course they don't want me to know that, I pray it is not anything to bad because it is Christmas eve.....). I will be at home....probably trying to unpack......and Finish up my wrapping. Then we will go to Church and back to my grandparents.....This is were it is going to be hard, Matt will not be there......I know it sounds babyish but there were several Christmas that I was afraid Matt wouldn't be at(because of being sick) and now I have to face that he isn't there and it is because he is with a different family....He is my only brother and I really want him there. Anyways I am not sure how this night will go...of course I will try to not cry. I am not sure it will happen.

December 25th- normal-Wake up with Matt. SANTA came.....we open presents, call our Cousin's talk about our gifts, Have our BEAUTIFUL Christmas breakfast, then have the family over for a day of fun.....
This year....Wake up alone......Wait until Matt and Kelli get back-Hopefully before 4. I am determined not to go downstairs until they arrive home. I am not sure I can see our SANTA presents alone. So I guess I will play on Webkinz or DINNER DASH!!!! Once they get home we will open presents and then my mom's family is coming to do Christmas. The hardest part of this day will be waking up.

December 26th- Normal-RELAX
This year- REHEARSAL and REHEARSAL DINNER................I think that is a enough said. We have set up and all that stuff too.

December 27th-normal- Relax
This year- Hair at 8:00 a.m., Nails at 9:30, Make up at 10:30, Hotel at 11:00 getting dressed, Pictures at 1:00, Wedding at 3:00, Reception right after...

December 28th- Normal- Relax spend time with my aunt from Atlanta.
This year- Gift opening party at noon- and if we get done in time I am going to a Christmas party with some of my high school friends.

The madness continues with my parents 30th anniversary, Honeymoon airport drop off and pick up. NO new years eve plans, and house/lizard sitting.


Ohhh I totally forgot to mention....Yet another one of my friends is getting married. Andrea and Alex got engaged on Saturday. I am in the wedding..... 27 dresses HERE I COME!

Thanks for listening....

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Katie

23

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday..........
I think back to when I was in Junior high and even high school, I dreamed of getting married in May when I was 23. Well may is 6 months away......I am no where near a wedding. I am okay with that because I am not sure I am ready to be married! However I would love to have that magical feeling girls get when they are with someone they love. I know what you all are going to say, it will happen for you, just wait for it. Of course I know all those things. I REALLY HOPE IT WILL HAPPEN FOR ME!!!!!!! I know I need to be come comfortable with myself in order to let someone in, but I honestly feel like I need that person in my life in order to be 100% sure.
I feel like I am not good enough to be with someone. I know it may sound stupid bu I feel like I am not worth it, like for some reason I do not deserve to be in love.....DAMN I do deserve, I try to be a pretty good person, I don't think I am too terrible looking......who knows.....hopefully someday.

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