ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Katie.

The only time I take pictures of just me are when I'm hugely pregnant.

 

I was born and raised in Indianapolis. I'm still here because I love this city. However, I will agree that the winters can be about as fun as a fast from enriched white bread.

Random but I also get ridiculously scared when opening a can of biscuits or crescent rolls. The anticipation of the exploding "pop!" just about slays me.

At the end of my freshman year in college, I met a guy named Joe. One week later, I told my friend Bridget that I wanted to marry someone just like him.

Two years later, we got hitched. I still can't believe I am his and he is mine.

One year later, we found out a little person was growing inside of me.

Two days after she was born, we finally named her Madeline Jane.

She came loaded with a big personality.

 I have absolutely no idea where that personality came from.

She changed our lives for the best and makes us laugh every single day.

Four years and many prayers later, we were gifted with Caleb Lamont.

He makes me realize that boys are the bomb diggity and takes my family to a new level of  awesomeness.

I used to work in non-profit public relations. Now I stay home with my kids and write my student loan checks while playing dress-up and cooking mac and cheese and participating in dance parties that make rock stars jealous.

Even on the hardest, most isolating days of staying home, I still love being with them.

I can be charming at times. Some people might call it acting stupid but I prefer to call it charming.

But one of my favorite things about Joe is that I'm not alone with this trait.

We're a charming couple and I can only pray Madeline and Caleb turn out the same.

I ruin about every meal I make but I still love to cook.

I had a horrific incident with a opossum.

I once tried to resolve a serious issue in our marriage with a blog post and reader poll.

It was an epic fail.

I am blessed.

Not by the things I have or even the amazing people in my life but because I am loved by a wonderful and forgiving God and there's nothing I can do to change that.

I know this is true for you too.

Thanks for stopping by.