You may have seen a hint of this fine lassie if you’ve looked up once over the past year, as she has accomplished more international air travel in 2009 than most could hope for in a lifetime. I taught her everything she knows, except the fact that she may have smoked a cigar. At my wedding. I did not teach her that.
She has many classic talents and bizarre interests, and would certainly agree that she’s abnormally good at mostly everything she tries to do. She is so damn global right now that the simple act of inquiring about her mailing address made me sound like a whiny mortal - she can’t be bothered with such mundane yesteryear concepts as written correspondence. That is so 2008! Therefore, she will receive this glowing post as a tribute to her exciting 22 years on the planet thus far. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
One little known fact about this sophisticated senorita is that she had a brief career in beauty pageants during late elementary school. Given our family’s fashion blindspot (sorry, Kristen), I am still puzzled by what our mother was thinking that led to Katie’s registration in a local tiara-fest, BUT Katie (as well as our older sister Sarah) will now always have this fascinating feat on her life resume.
Charisma is one of her fortes, and she’s confided in me that she has the power to lead her friends’ actions, for better or worse. If she thinks something is cool, odds are she can instantly create similar interest in her wide social network… famously evidenced by getting NOT DORKY ACTUALLY COOL adolescents to regularly meet for a Harry Potter fan club in the MORNINGS during late high school. Genius.
A final piece of evidence for Katie’s Awesomeness is that she is a great friend to so many that she spent 2008 as a bridesmaid in THREE weddings. This chick hasn’t graduated from college yet, and she has the social resume of a 32-year-old. Honestly. You’re making me look bad.
I’ll conclude with this charming portrait of a serial killer and a forlorn Dutch boy… oh, wait. That’s Dad and Katie at DISNEYWORLD enjoying the company of several large black disease vectors and a nice and sturdy pair of ropes protecting them from the infectious wildlife. MY HOW SHE’S GROWN! Keep doing your thang, Ms. Katie Ann, and doin’ it well. Me loves you.
