Dear Katy,

I wish you could see us now. About to graduate in five months. It's crazy to think that four years ago I was a freshman just starting in high school. Here are 10 things I think you should know to get you through the 4 next years. 

1) Boys are stupid and not worth the pain. Boys will tell you one thing and mean a completely opposite thing. Just take everything they do with a grain of salt.

2) There is absolutely no point in trying to have a boyfriend or maintain a relationship with someone. It will end in heartbreak.

3) But, hey, date anyway! It's fun to see what you like and don't like in a potential life partner.

4) You have to put in effort in school. They might not teach you what is on the test but that doesn't mean that you slack off. Google it or get a tutor!

5) Athletic training is the best thing that you could ever do with your life!! 

6) Go to church! It may be boring at times, but you're receiving the Word of God and that's something you could use everyday

7) Read your bible more. If you have time for Twitter, Facebook, candy crush, ect. then you have time to read the bible.

8) Read more in general! Reading is knowledge and it will help with the crazy hard AP class you take junior year.

9) No one ever said life was supposed to be fair and easy. Roll with the punches and keeps pushing ahead.

10) MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE! It's no fun when your best friends go off to college and you're stuck in high school with people you aren't friends with.

Ultimately high school will make you a better person and you'll end out on top going to the college of your dreams!

Xoxo,

Katy

Let's Recap

So let's recap my week, cause The Lord knows it's been a crazy one! My week started with the extractment of my wisdom teeth. I seriously thought I was going to be traumatized and that the pain would be crazy unbearable. It really wasn't that bad. I really only took the ibuprofen that the doctor gave me. Then I returned to school on Wednesday to find out I had an exam that same day in a class that I took online. Want to talk about a mini panic attack, I had one. 

Then came Thursday... What seemed like a mountain turned into a grain of salt when my mom woke me out of my 11 hour slumber to tell me that our family dog, Baron, had been attacked by a coyote. Baron was taken to the animal ER where he was placed on IVs and where we didn't know if eye was going to make it. Well, he came home Friday and has gotten so much better in huge last two days. We believe that the coyote knocked him from behind off of his hind legs, clinched down on his back (breaking two ribs) and then ultimately went for his neck. We think that when my mom came out to check on him because he was taking longer than normal, she scared the coyote away. 

So, then came that night where I watched my Seahawks have a tough loss against a team of players that have already graduated. (Trust me, I don't understand either.) My baby Baron came home on Friday. Then came the craziness of Saturday-- Winter Formal! So at the beginning of the week I wasn't planning on going seeing as how my teeth were now out of my head and I didn't know how I was going to feel in the coming days. Then I found out that the pain wasn't pain at all, just soreness. My schedule was so crazy this week that I didn't have time to go dress shopping until yesterday! Nothing like last minute! Ended up just buying shoes and wearing a dress I already owned. When I got there I was the only senior besides my friend there for at least thirty minutes. Then came the others. The amount of nasty dancing I saw was appalling. I would kill my child if I ever saw them dancing that way. So naturally me and a couple of my girlfriends danced with our homecoming queen. It was awesome because we didn't feel the pressures of "dirty dancing" (see what I did there) and still had a great time. Overall, my school raised over 200 canned goods for our pantry that our school has for children that can't get food and meals over the weekend when the school doesn't provide them with meals. 

My week was ultimately rounded out with my first church service of the year, Sunday school, and youth group with my awesome church family. It's amazing to see how my church has grown over the course of six months and how it continues to grow and shape our community. I can't wait to see where God will lead me in the coming week, hopefully with a lot of patients and a long attention span. I hope he graces me with good exam scores and keeps everyone who is traveling on this MLK weekend safe.

Until next time... Xoxo,

Katy

Hello 2014

Well, it seems I'm jumping on the bandwagon here. A couple of Facebook friends have created blogs about their lives and what they are going through, and you know what, I think I should too. 

2013 was such a strange year in the life of Katy. In no particular order: I saw some heart breaks... Ok a lot of heart breaks. I ended my junior year of high school and started my SENIOR YEAR!! I watched my best friend change schools (much to my detest), I saw two other friends graduate and move on into the "real" world. My church went through a change, and I gained a youth minister that has impacted my life in ways that she will never know. My mom got married so my family not only grew by two feet but by four. I got the big brother I had wanted! I participated as a youth table leader in the Spring Chrysalis flight. I got more involved in my youth group and started feeling myself being drawn into God's light. I got accepted into USC!!! My Seahawks started a football season 1-3 and went on to win the state championship! I was involved in the North/South All-Star football game!

2013 was filled with laughter, tears, happiness, anger, and love! I praise God everyday for the life he's given me and I wouldn't change it for anything. Sometimes God gives us things that He knows will be tough to handle but He knows in the end will only make us STRONGER. Sometimes it's hard to understand God's plan for us (something I struggle with) but ultimately we have to give ourselves and our plans for our life over to Him.

So what do I expect out of the new year???

An amazing ending to my senior year, an amazing start to my freshman year of college, new friends, lots of studying, a couple heartbreaks, many days filled with happiness and laughter... Holy moly what else? I can't think of what else... It's getting late anyway! 

Good night world! See you next time!

XOXO,

Katy