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As I mentioned, God is happy to answer the "please keep me humble" or  "teach me real humility" prayer. When my sister was staying with us during her maternity leave, she and my mom seemed do be doing a lot of little errands together. They even went so far as to have fun "wedding planning" outings together and not invite me (did I mention my sister is planning her own wedding right now?) So, I began to feel very left out. I through my hands up and claimed "middle-child syndrome."  Why didn't anyone want me to be involved. Why couldn't I feel like part of the girls club?? I was soon thrown into my own hole when I arrived at my unbelievable shower that my mother and sister planned. All the secret Ya Ya outings for my sister's wedding, were really secret Katie shower planning meetings. Talk about being humbled! I'm so thankful I have a family that loves me, that I have friends that love me, and that I have a God that will love me de...

Caution: If you ask God to humble you, He will be more than happy to answer that prayer. I have firsthand experience with this type of request, and I'm truly thankful that it was answered. (More on that later.) I have never felt so loved by so many in such a short amount of time as I did this past weekend. I was blessed to have a bunch of my girlfriends plan my "bachelorette" party on Friday. (The quotes are significant here because many would not consider a night without booze, bars, and crazy beads to be a real bachelorette, but I am not one of those people!) It was a perfect girls night out. With a private cooking class, stretch hummer limo, princess tiara, and some awesome lingerie, it was a night I'll never forget! Apparently I only befriend amazingly gorgeous women! Chef John was picking on Lauren and T. I think he can smell fear. Look how attentive everyone else is, except B who doesn't take crap from nobody! Thanks for coming Laur, even if y...

If you haven't visited her blog, read her harlem romance about her and Marboro Man, or checked out her cookbook, you are seriously missing out on life.  You may have noticed the updates on my blog, this is due to my presence among some majorly gifted bloggers this past Friday. I realized that my wedding, job, and schooling should take a back seat as I explored the world of templates. I owe it to my fans.  I'm still sorely lacking in the graphics and photography arena, but at least I'm giving you some variety..... right?  I digress.... I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Pioneer Woman (or PW as she's affectionately called by her stalkers). She is the reason I started this blog not long ago when I actually had too much time on my hands (did such a time ever really exist?), and I didn't want to take up bridge, join Facebook, or steal cars. Plus I wanted to update all my fans of my goings on. So a blog seemed like the obvious solution. PW came to a local Borders ...

I've been given the unexpected opportunity to grasp what the vows: "in sickness and in health" mean these past twenty-four hours. Matthew hadn't been feeling well Sunday night and all day Monday. He got what he thought was a second round of the stomach bug Monday night, but after a full night and day of sickness, Matthew began to feel extremely feverish and was shaking uncontrollably. Thank the Lord his brother Kevin was able to rush him to the ER where they ran several tests and tried to break his fever. After 5 bags (which they tell me is the equivalent of two and a half 2 liters) of fluids, Matthew's fever broke, but due to his accelerated heart rate and potentially harmful test results, Matthew still wasn't hydrated enough or stable enough to leave the hospital. SO.... I learned how to make a short folding chair an ideal pad for short nap intervals. I've seen more boxer shorts and borderline booties than I'd like in one day, but overall my hospit...

So, I never realized that I wasn't just marrying into a family, marrying into traditions, or marrying into a new last name, but I actually get to marry into some cool stuff!!! As most of you can tell from my blog, my camera isn't exactly quality (either are the pictures it takes). Nope, the ole' Olympus circa 1922 is considered an antique these days. I was thinking about getting a new one (when I realized I had no money), when I realized my new hubby has a pretty sweet flash-of-a guy. I mean, I get to say that's OUR camera! How awesome is that!?! I also worry that good ole' MacBook here isn't gonna live as long as me, but guess what-- new hubby has a nicer, newer, metallic MacBook Pro! Now, since I've been engaged for five months, no one can accuse me of being superficial. I am more excited about living life with my best friend more than anything, but these perks certainly don't hurt his cause. :) Hmm..... I guess that means I'm also marrying in...