My Real Life Horror Movie

Yesterday at church, right after Sacrament Meeting I went to the bathroom. I went into a stall I don't usually use. My first thought was that it was kind of dirty. But I had to go, so I went about my business. I looked over at the side wall of the stall and there was something that looked like blood... gross. And then I look up and in blood was a name. MY NAME. Yes Katie... spelled in blood in the stall. Don't ask me how it got there... creepy. As far as I know I was part of the filming for a low budget horror movie. SO strange.

LDS.org - CES Article - The Reflection in the Water

I kind of forgot about this talk until I saw a clip of it tonight. It was EXACTLY what I needed to hear. If you get a chance, please take time to read it!

LDS.org - CES Article - The Reflection in the Water

Direction?

Proverbs 4:26-- Ponder the path of thy feet.

I think that is all that needs to be said.

Broom Hockey--Game of the Gods!

On New Years Eve I had plenty of things to do but only one thing on my mind.

Broom Hockey.

(this is possibly the greatest Broom Hockey team ever! Ha... so redneck but so wonderful!)

It was everything I remembered about it! So so wonderful! Now lets back up a bit. I stink at all sports. Every single one. The best I ever get is mediocre at wimpy sports like bowling and badminton. But for some reason the intensity of Broom Hockey makes my little heart do cartwheels! For those of you that don't understand what Broom Hockey is, let me educate you!

You start with sticks with a triangle shaped rubber broom like things on the end. Then, you venture onto the ice with no skates, just your shoes. Its set up like regular hockey with goalies and what not. Just imagine Mighty Ducks with brooms and you are there. The best part about it is that no one is really very good at it! Its a whole lot of falling and running back and forth in an effort to try to swing at a little ball. According to wikipedia, "At a social level, broomball is enjoyable for all players regardless of sporting skill. you do not need any skills." No wonder I love this sport! You need no skills! Perfect for a skill-less? person like me!

I highly recommend that you try this sport! Its such a rush!

P.S.--Look for it in the upcoming olympics. They are trying to get it in! I would be glued to the T.V.!

Craving New Music? Let me help you out!

Its time again for Katie's new favorite music! Hope you find one or two you like as well!

1. Brooklyn( Acoustic Version) by Wakey Wakey

2. Amsterdam by Cubworld

3. Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood

4. The Happiest Day by Emme Packer

5. Enigk by Emme Packer

6. Say Goodbye by Katherine McPhee

7. The Cure by Jordin Sparks

8. Half of my Heart by John Mayer

9. Samson by Regina Spektor

10. Someone to Fall Back On by Aly Michalka(Bandslam soundtrack)

11. Sort of by Ingrid Michaelson

12. Chain by Ingrid Michaelson

13. Lighthouse by Ernie Halter

14. Save You by Matthew Perryman Jones

15. The Only Exception by Paramore

16. Lovely by Sara Haze

17. La la la Love by Taylor Bright

18. Traces of You by Peter Bradley Adams

Good luck on the music hunt! There are a lot of different styles here so hope you find one that fits you.

L O V E

Love means different things to different people but my idea of love has been completely altered after reading Pres. Uctdorf's talk from October Conference. You know how you can hear something at just the perfect time and it hits you like a ton of bricks(maybe two tons!). Well over the past two days reading this talk I have felt the spirit so strongly and its making me want to act! I love when that happens! If you haven't taken time to read it recently please do!

"When we truly understand what it means to love as Jesus Christ loves us, the confusion clears and our priorities align. Our walk as disciples of Christ becomes more joyful. Our lives take on new meaning. Our relationship with our Heavenly Father becomes more profound. Obedience becomes a joy rather than a burden."

Just a few ways I plan to act on this!

• Be kinder to my roommates and find out how Christ loves them.
• Tell my family I love them more! I want to write each of them a letter for Christmas.
• Give money to homeless or less fortunate people when I can.( I know... I was skeptical of this one too. But I was challenged to make November a service month and ever since then I just can't stop! I love to give my money to people who need it more than I do!)
• Quit feeling sorry for myself in social situations and start loving myself more and loving those who I am interacting with instead of avoiding them.

Also please read the childrens book " I like myself" by Karen Beaumont. It makes me way way happy. It will do the same for you!

So this week has been crazy!

I had parent teacher conferences for two epically(sp??) long nights! But I survived and one parent even cried she was so happy! I also had my interview for efy this week which I think went pretty well. It was way chill. Just me and my friend jason and two administrators I feel very comfortable with. Then I spent a lovely evening with Sam, Jason and Tristan just catching up. It was so refreshing. Then today was a day. School was kind of nuts! All I wanted to do after school was relax with some friends. But everyone I talked to was busy! So I ended up going to my sisters performance up at East High all by myself which kinda sucked. I hate going places by myself. And after I was supposed to see a movie with a friend... but he bailed at the last minute. So here's to Friday nights all by myself! I think for Saturday I will take myself out to the movies. And buy myself a large porcorn.