3 months... really??

Saying we've been together 3 months doesn't even make sense to me.

This has been such a long time coming, and we've grown so close in the years leading up to now that I feel like saying "3 months" is doing an injustice to our relationship.

It's been the best "official" 3 months of my life. & a crazy 2 years to get here.

Can't wait to see where this goes... :)

Love you, my Karly.

2010

This year has already been off to a fantastic start.

Went to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl with Karl, Evan and Brice. It was a really great weekend full of driving... good food... and good times. :) That being said:

The past 6 months have definitely been the most life changing that I've experienced.

Then:
Living in a tiny apartment with 3 other girls.
Now:
Living in a big house with 2 guys and a dog. My own bathroom. A backyard. Yes.

Then:
Locked up in something I'd known for months I did not want to be in. Something that I was only contuining for the sake of someone else's feelings. Something that tore me down and completely controlled every part of my life.
Now:
After some soul searching and a short lived romance with someone who helped me realize I deserve to be treated WELL... I'm finally with the person I've been developing feelings for over the course of the past 2 years. And I can only say that it was definitely worth all the time it took to get here. All the tears. All the frustration. All the glances. All the longing for what was something desired by two people who seemed to be perpetually missing each other by just *that* much. Finally. It's happened and is happening. And my Lord, it is incredible. I've never been so at ease with EVERYTHING in my life. I usually find myself anxious when in something with someone. But now: It's like I can finally exhale for the first time in over two years. Everything is how it really should be. So happy.

Then:
Unsure of where I was going to go after college... second guessing my career path...
Now:
I've got a student teaching position locked up at CHHS after graduation... and potentially a permanent job after that at the same school. I love my classes. I love what I'm learning. I can't wait to share what I've learned with my future students. I can not WAIT to be a teacher.

Then:
Music was something I listened to and tried to "do".
Now:
I'm writing songs and playing guitar more than I ever imagined I'd be able to. I'm recording. It's so awesome to get what I'm feeling out into an almost tangible product.

(WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KATIEWELCH89)

Then:
I was jaded. I was down. I was out. I was hopeless.
Now:
I am loved. I am loving. I am enamored of life. I am full. I am complete. I am hopeful. And I have faith in a bright future.

More than anything though: I am happy. Genuinely happy in all aspects of my life. No matter how many times I'd say "I'm happy" prior to now... I never was completely confident in that statement. Now I can't think of a better word to describe where I am in life right now. Perhaps "absolutelyinlovewitheverything" would work... ;)

Anyway, here's to 2010. The year of smiles, laughs, love, and blessings. Or so I hope :)

Love you all.

-Katie

...

i hate this feeling.

helpless. empty. broken.

out of nowhere.

all i did was treat you well.
all i did was be myself.
all i did was love you.

but not enough.
or perhaps too much.
or maybe just not in the right way.

what could i have done to prevent this?
what should i have not done??
how can this seem like the right thing to you?

where do i go from here, when all i want is to be at your side.

:(

my music...

... continues to get more and more legit. www.myspace.com/katiewelch89. check it ouuut!

MUSIC

ahhhh!! I've been uber productive on the music front, lately. as a matter of fact, i've been spending way more time on my music than i have anything else... including school work but it's really whatever. i feel like my priorities are in order. :)

ANYWAY I uploaded a couple new songs to my myspace and a video.

www.myspace.com/katiewelch89.

check it out. spread the word.

i hope you're all doing well.

life is beautiful.

<3

Annoyed

So in April I auditioned for and successfully got a spot to sing the National Anthem this fall at a Lone Star Park race. They sent me a letter in the mail this summer informing me that they would contact me later and tell me when I would be singing.

... I got a call TODAY from them informing me that my already scheduled performance (Wednesday Nov. 4th... good to know since nobody contacted me prior to today to tell me this)... has been CANCELLED bc they decided to nix all their Wednesday races. So they're going to have to use me as a fill in in case someone cancels.

So thats cool... kind of a buzz kill. :( oh well.

... It's Thursday - which is my Friday. Looking fwd to a relaxing wknd.

-Katie <3

My, oh my.

"what a beautiful mess i'm in"...

... i don't think i could have put it any better myself.

:D