sisters..and a quiz!

so..i was reading two friends blogs today, and they both had quizes that they asked their kids..since i don't have any kids..i thought i would answer them! i like quizes, and i think that at any age, it is fun to know what you like, what is hard, who your friends are...so all you grown up bloggers out there...answer the questions! :)

oh.. and i thought i would post some photos of my sisters...blood related and otherwise...

What is your favorite food? Filet Mignon with grilled asparagus on the side.

Who is your best friend? Why? I have so many really good friends..I can't pick just one. My sisters Amy and Rachel, my other" sisters" Sarah and Paige, and Bev, Tammy and Tracy. They all feel like family ( well, my sisters really ARE family..and so is Bev..) but really they all make me feel loved, and they are always there for me, no matter what!

What makes you laugh?Clever people. My nieces and nephews. Family.

What is your favorite movie? A Room with a View

What are you most afraid of? people not liking me.

What embarrasses you the most? I am not easily embarassed, mainly because I fall down a lot! But probably looking dumb in front of people.

What is your favorite music? this is hard too..my favorite music changes all the time..right now I would say I am really loving Gavin DeGraw ( who we are going to see May 10!), Counting Crows, Derek Webb.

What makes you really angry?Girls with low self esteem. Girls who feel that they are not okay because they are not a size 2. Women in general, who are hurting because of these reasons.

What is your favorite activity? Performing

If you were parent for a day,what rule would you get rid of?I don't know of any. Except the one where you all have to wear matching outfits on Christmas and Easter.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I still havent' decided. Maybe a counselor.

tDo you think it would be hard to be a mom or a dad? Why? yes. That is why I am not a mom or a dad.

If you could have a magical power, what would you choose? Invisibility.

What three things do you think you are good at? Singing, Listening and teaching.

What is the best thing about being thirty seven? I finally have a matching couch and chair. I have pictures hanging on my walls that look fancy. I can leave my house messy or clean any time I want to. I look like I am younger than thirty seven!

What is the best thing about being YOU? So many things! I am a good friend, I have really cool shoes, and I am a happy camper!!

the fabulous ladies of Vera Bradley..Western Retreat

This week I got to spend 2 days in Newport Beach with my fellow Vera Sales Consultants for our first ever Western Region Retreat! These ladies are incredible..all from many different backgrounds, but with fantastic ideas..and it was so wonderful to spend the day sharing ideas about our retailers, about training.. and just life on the job..( we do have a couple of guys too..they just were golfing!) The first day we were there before the meeting we got manicures/pedicures, then went to Balboa Island where Michelle's parents live..and sat on the deck, watched to boats..and just relaxed! So much fun!

katie with a diet coke and a glass of wine...

caring for kids..

this weekend was the 26th caring for kids..i have participated in 22 of them..it is a benefit to raise money to scholarship kids in the arts..this year our goal was to scholarship 5 kids! My good friend Tyra ( who i just did little shop with, and academy alum Leslie (vonforell) Zirker and I did a supremes medley..it was fun! what made it even more interesting is that I had been in the hospital all day on Friday- I woke up and had hives all over my body, went into anaphlyactic shock, and then 2 hours later..the whole thing happened again..so i had many drugs and hives all over me..but the show must go on! :) at least the hives weren't on my face !! They think it was a viral thing..and extension of the flu we all got in Utah...

Life is always an adventure!

vegas, baby!!

So..a few weeks ago I got to go to VEGAS for the weekend! It was great fun..Bev and Tim ( my auntie and mentor and her husband.(.check out her amazing photography at http://www.waldensphotography.com/ to see their work...)were there to speak at the WPPI convention, and I was there to sell their product! We did very well..and had fun too! My other "mom" and dearest friend Annie Ballance ( for those of you who know when I lived with Betsy, the girl who is my little sister in Loveland..this is her mom. She lives here and so we had the added benefit of a great tour guide! We saw spamalot, we stayed at Paris, we saw the beautiful gardens and the water show at the bellagio, we had dinner at the Capital Grille.. ( the yummiest filet mignon..and great cake for bev and tim's anniversary, and I went nuts for a Mackenzie Childs desk that my faboo sister is going to make a copy of for me! all in all..a good time was had by all!

pictures from Park City!

fun in Park City and Salt Lake! Nathan is the new manager of the theater in Park City..and we made a road trip to Utah this weekend to see him..dinner at Brit's house..singing, fun, kids dressed up in costumes..couldn't be better! Why don't we all live in the same town? It is always such a joy to reconnect..and it is amazing to me that we can be apart for months, years...etc..and jump right back in to our friendships as if we have never been apart. I love my friends..and I am so thanksful for friends that act like family!!