quote of the day

Me: "I'm actually writing a book called Crap Katie Says."
Caitlin: "I would read that."
Me: "It's pretty much my blog."
Grace: "Anne Frank published her diary. You could publish your blog."

Edge of Glory

It's a good thing Monday is labor day so that I can recover from my weekend so far. This weekend I lived life as the ultimate sports fan would. Yes I went to 3 football games, 3 nights in a row, to watch my 3 favorite teams play. I left work early Thursday to have dinner with my fam then to catch the Panthers/Steelers game with Dad over a Blue Moon (im talking about the beer, not an artsy term for the sky). As far as Friday, there is nothing better to do in Gaffney than cheer on the Indians at the Reservation, as they wipe the floor with teams like Greenwood. My old yet current pal Erica and I braved the storms and cheered on our old school but left at halftime when the rain got to be annoying. And on Saturday, the best game of the weekend went down in Charlotte when the Gamecocks not-so-easily beat ECU. This all was a swell way to spend my labor day weekend and the start of the football season. As you can tell, me and Cal are ready for another heart-wrenching season of Gamecock football!

Now let's talk about something that's greater than football: In my ever-growing need for Jesus, I love to learn over and over that nothing about life is actually about me. I get psyched to think about what Christ did for us. Not to prove that He can die on a cross and be awesome, but that He loves me enough to get me out of the sin I was born with and will never be able to get out of by myself. I like almost everything John Piper says, but I came across this: "There is only one explanation for God's sacrifice for us. It is not us. It is the riches of His grace, it is all free. It's not a response to our worth. It's the overflow of His infinite worth. In fact, it is what divine love is about in the end: a passion to enthrall undeserving sinners, at great cost, with what will make us sepremely happy forever, namely, His infinite beauty." I mean, not even the fact that He came to die for us is actually about us. I've been thinking about that this week (yea just thinking about it, because I sure don't understand it). And I tell ya it's much better than all the stuff I tend to think/worry about that won't matter past next week, much less close to eternity. Everything He does is for the purpose of making His name greater than mine. Lady Gaga, you don't know nothin' bout glory.

Also, the QOTD:
Me: "Today is Bickell's birthday! Let me text her!"
Erica: "Oh cool, September 4th?"
Me: "What's today?"
Erica: "September 4th."
Me: "Then yea."

quote of the day

Johnathan: "I dropped my first phone in the ocean and now some dolphin has it."

Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I think I blog about this topic every year. And I think the people who actually read it care even less every year. But football is among us, folks. Last night my fantasy football league had their draft party. I have to say I’m very pleased with my team as I have Matt Ryan, Sidney Rice, Ledanian Tomlinson, the Steelers defense, Deangelo Williams, and several other promising players. This is the first year I’ve actually played in a hardcore league and I’m stoked. I mean I keep up with all the teams and their stats anyway, so I figure I might as well trash talk some people from my church while I’m at it. My Panthers probably have the same chances at winning anything as they did last year, but at least we’ll get the #1 draft pick again next year. Not that Scam Newton is currently doing us any good, but you never know. The Gamecocks also kick off their season this week at the Panthers stadium against ECU. Everything about that seems odd to me, but it should be an ok game I guess. Ya know, college football gets more and more sketch every year, as we have several teams trying to join different conferences, we’ve got players going to jail before the season even starts, and Clemson still has a team. It’s getting pretty ridiculous. But college football will probably always be my favorite worldly thing ever, besides Cali the black dog and finding out who’s killing everyone on Pretty Little Liars.

Here’s a fun joke my Dad shared with me…
A Georgia fan, a Clemson fan, and a Carolina fan hiked up a mountain one day. When they got to the top, they decided to have a little competition over who was the most loyal fan. So the Georgia fan screams out on the top of the mountain, "I'm a Bulldogs fan and will always be a Bulldogs fan!" and then jumps off the mountain. The Carolina fan then says "I'm a Gamecocks fan and will always be a Gamecocks fan!" and then pushes the Clemson fan off the mountain.

Happy football season everyone!

Friday Favorites

Confession: I don’t like babies. They don’t function enough to enjoy them and they are terribly confusing because they cry all the time for sometimes no reason. Few of you understand this. Everyone else probably considers me less of a woman or a dark lord with no soul or something. But I think it’s just because I haven’t had enough practice with them, ya know? I’ve never actually babysat for a baby, only older kids. I love kids 4+ because I’ve hung out with them more and can be silly right along with them. But babies are a foreign thing to me. And let’s be honest, if I haven’t mastered the knowledge of something, I usually don’t like it. But with all that said, there is a little bundle of sin that I’m already in love with after 1 ½ days of Earth life.

Her name is Savannah Kate Fox, the baby cub of Chris and Brandi Fox. It’s wierd that friends my age are having babies but I think I’m ok with it. As long as Savannah will still let her parents hang out with their friends every once in a while and do fun things, I think this will work out. I hope the Foxes never leave Rock Hill so Aunt Katie can teach her how to play soccer, tell her to stop texting boys, and secretly teach her to pull for the Gamecocks.

QOTD time:
Me: "She was in labor for 27 hours."
Nicki: "I've never done anything for 27 hours."
Stephen: "That's just shy of a work week for me!"

quote of the day

After being confused/creeped out by the ending of Pretty Little Liars last night...
Me: "WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT!?!?"
Amanda: "You sound like Lil John."
Me: "Only you would say that!"
Amanda: "Quote of the day? idk but probably."

Friday Favorites

Medical records show that one of the coolest people on the planet, @ltotheburns was born exactly 25 years ago. For today's Friday Favorites, here are 25 of my opinions as to why Laura is one of the coolest people on the planet (and in no particular order).


1. She puts up with me.
2. She has the second cutest dog in the world.
3. She just bought a cool new house.
4. She's awesome with directions. Public transportation and her own.
5. We talk almost every day, even though there's hardly ever anything interesting to say.
6. We like to be recreational at the beach while everyone else lays out. We think that's dumb.
7. She likes to take road trips.
8. She always has her camera so I don't have to.
9. I don't feel as lame about going to bed early because she goes to bed at 9.
10. She pretends to be interested in sports when I talk about them.
11. I'm REALLY close to convincing her to start watching Pretty Little Liars.
12. We see dumb movies together (High School Musical, Hannah Montana Movie, Step Up 3, etc.) and we like them.
13. She loves Jesus a lot.
14. She had a lot to do with why I love Jesus now.
15. She's a fun travel buddy. Boston was a great idea.
16. She has literally the coolest family ever. They should have their own reality show.
17. She loves the kids that other people typically don't.
18. I think I'm responsible for her taste in rap music.
19. She listens to bands that no one has ever heard of.
20. We go to USC football games and she doesn't have to ask me what a touchdown is anymore (sometimes).
21. She goes to way too many concerts.
22. She updates me on daily Gaffney life, which I really appreciate.
23. When it comes to clothes, she can pull just about anything off. Still haven't figured that one out.
24. She is one of 3 that reads this blog.
25. She is a regular contender for my quote of the day:
Laura: "We should have a joint birthday next year. 26! That's halfway to 30!"
Me: "We were halfway to 30 at 15. But whatever."