the Morning After Brunch

I'M MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!

it's true. pictures above.

space.

So, yea, I had my the last of my 4 bridal showers last night. 15 people RSVP-ed and 50 came...thanks to Sarah and Christy and a few other people...who actually did pull it off...it was a great night...

however,

my apartment....it's small. perfect for me and my dog. mike, mimi, and i probably could do ok...but not with everything i've gotten at these 4 showers...it's TINY!!! so i thought i would post pictures of what my apt. looks like now, after this 4 shower...

oh yea, and we haven't moved any of mike's crap in yet either...

feast on these....

fret.

so i've been thinking...

this last week i heard a comment from someone, and you know how things just hit ya sometimes, even though you've heard about 100 times before...well i heard this comment, " if i could go back, i wouldn't fret as much about all the little things."

what have i done in the last 3 or so years....i have freakin' fret about every little thing. everything little plan that didn't turn out my way, every little area that wasn't cleaned to my standard(more so in the last year) :) , everything little note i played wrong or sang off tune. every little skip in a cd, every little person that annoyed me, every little thing i wanted but didn't get right at that moment, every little thing. how pathetic is that? why?

i live in rochester, mn. home of mayo clinic. i work at a flower shop. every day, i hear a story of someone in icu, barely hanging onto the last thread. i send out about 10-30 "get well soon" cards a day... i dont' care how sick they are, they are sick and here i am complaining about how mike can't put the blanket on my bed the right way. and i'm truely bothered by it. what???? what is that????

things haven't been the smoothest lately with certain people in our lives (mike and I's-more so Mike's) and we're trying to plan a wedding, kind of a big thing, and here we are crying over spilled milk.

burning bridges, not cool.

i know the change starts in me. so here's to change...well hopefully..

kt b in 18 days.

excitement!

So 19 more days!!!! Till Katie Cass no longer exists...it's Kate Bartlett. I'm excited! Today was a special days for many reasons...
one. i helped pack my future husband/roomie stuff, so he can move into my small apartment in just under 3 weeks!
two. we went to a great movie, "licensed to wed" fun stuff.
three. we went to the mall to shop, little did i know he had something awesome picked out for me, as a wedding gift.
four. had a great dinner.
five. had great conversation, about life, love, etc. outside on this beautiful day.
six. we have each other forever and ever.

awesome day. anyways, about this gift. for a long time, i've wanted a COACH purse. from the first time i mentioned it, which was about a year ago, he knew he was going to get me one, but they are kind of expensive. so anyways, just recently i have mentioned it a lot. so he started to slowly save up and today, thinking we were shopping for something completely different. we wandered through our mall and into the COACH store, which just opened up in our mall and raised my opinion on the mall in my eyes. anyways, i showed him all the ones i loved and finally came to this one, which would be most realistic. He grabbed it down for me, cause it was way up there in a display case, then i told him i loved it, but he could put it back up there. he said "no." what??? he was going to buy it for me. what??? again, i asked. then he told me to make sure i didn't want any of the other ones, but i looked around, and that one still had my heart. so he bought it!!!!! and now i have a COACH!!!!!! crazy. I love this man. he is so good to me. better than i ever could imagine. incredible. I was seriously in awe. i was annoyed by the asian sales person, that would not leave our space, but whatever, my man just bought me a coach!!! pictures below.... anyways, today was a good day!

katie b in 19 days!

so here it is...

summer wknd.

fireworks, fireworks, fireworks...

well, i was going to vent about talk about how annoying it is when all people talk about is themselves and how awesome they, themselves, are and how "hot" they are...it's so freakin' annoying and i want to slap them in the face and tell'em to get over themselves. i think it can be like the lowest self esteem there is. i struggle with self esteem, but don't feel the need to strut around and boast about myself to hide my insecurities...i'm not great...i have struggles, pains, etc. everyone does. i pray i never become one of those people...i don't really care if people don't like me, i'm not going to change who i am to make someone like me. it's really really annoying to anyone near one of those people, i have had a person in my life like that...probably more, i dont' know how i handled it for as long as i did and i then i got hurt by the same person....(i wish i could warn you...) ok so i surprise myself a lot. anyways...sorry, all that's real tho, like it or not.

so, yea i was going to vent on that...haha, but then i realized it's my 600th post!!!

it's a good day.

just getting wedding details finalized...i can't believe it's in like a month!!!!!!!!! i can't wait...i really can't wait till the wedding day, but i can't wait even more for the marriage...i'm marrying a great, strong, honest, real man!!! a little quirky at times, but love him all the same, and more!

the newspaper here in Rochester is doing a story about mike and i. haha. a love story!! apparently the writer goes to my church and picked us to write the story about. it'll be interesting. I'll let ya know when it's going to be in print...I'll be selling autographed copies for purchase...haha (see section above about boasting...) haha. j/k.


till next time!

ktb2b

change.

So anyways, thought I would write about other things besides the wedding stuff...things are ok here. the tribal warfare thing is going on at youth on wednesday nights, it's fun, i'll post some pics. last night was the picture sacavenger(sp?) hunt. pretty fun. it'll be a fun summer doing that. honestly not alot going on right now...even w/ wedding stuff...can't really do anything until the day approaches a little closer. looking at options right now. rochester, the cities, etc. i'm really wanting "change" in my life...i suppose getting married is probably one of the biggest changes, but it's not till a month and a half or so. so I guess i'll just be re-arranging my apt. a lot. ha.

I've been reading in Ephesians lately, it's crazy how you read things over and over and it never really "clicks"... well the first couple chapters in Eph. is clicking to me. i pray i never take God's grace for granted...but sometimes it's just too easy to do...

i'll post more later.

kt

this is the Stevens Point Journal one back in good old WI.

Here's our engagement announcement in the local paper here in Rochester.

how precious!

So here's the invite...RSVP to me by JULY 2nd, thanks a mil.

kt.b.2.b

Update.

So...update time...

since the engagement (April 17, 2007)
I have bought my dress, we have found/bought bridemaids dresses, the guys outfits, decided on the ceremony and reception site, reserved the JAZZ band that is playing at the reception (can't wait!!!) sent out invites (TODAY! 6/2/07) picked florist, photographers, registered, blocked hotel rooms for out-of-towners, had my personal shower (3 showers to go), chose honeymoon, did newspaper announcements (post bulletin and stevens Pt. journal), chose menu, met w/ wedding coordinator at church, had the first dress fitting...and a few other things...i feel pretty good about everything...some stressful areas, but over all, can't wait to get married to the most wonderful man in the entire world!!

Here's some details....

Friday, Aug 3, 2007 @ 7 pm
Ceremony Site - Rochester A/G Church, Rochester, MN
Reception Site - The Gathering Area at Rochester A/G Church, MN

Maid of Honor-Sarah Bla
Bridesmaids- Christy Cass and Heather Bartlett
Best Man- Lance Rotering
Groomsmen- Andy Cass and Matt Call

Photographers...Fagan Studios (www.faganstudios.com)
Florist... Flowers By Jerry (where I work)

Registered at... Target, Sears, and Bed, Bath, + Beyond

Honeymoon... Road Trip to NYC, then to Boston, then up the coast of Maine for a couple of days, then on the way back maybe stop at Niagara Falls, then heading back to good ole MN...Pine Island, MN is where we'll live till Feb. 2008 then move back into Roch. Mike works at a car auto shop and is going to school in the fall for Auto Mechanics and i will continue to work at Flowers by Jerry and at Rochester A/G Church as the worship leader.

Ok, so there is just a small amount of information...i'll try to update as i go...just look for the invite in the mail in a few days!!

kt.b to b.

Here is the Bling...non-traditional, yes, but i absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!!!



Awe...hands and the ring...ha



Mike is ready for marriage...ha, weird pic of him!



and i dont' know what to say about mike!?



WHAT? yea, we kiss. hehe

so i'm at home for the weekend in Point, w/ Mike. just felt like going home and get my dog back. i'm all settled in to my new place by myself and i'm lovin' it...it's just lonely w/o my dog there. so anyways, just a weekend to chill, not do anything, i saw friends last night, people i haven't see in like almost 5 years...brock, shane, justin. i love those guys. ha. hopefully today i'll be seeing sherrie link, if brock calls me. and maybe brock's parents. it's been so long. besides that not much going on. just chillin. k, i think i'm goin to wake up and go get coffee. peace.

new.

well, well, well.....i'm back...it's been a long time. a lot has happened in the last however many months since last time i wrote. so here goes.

well, to start. i've gotten my own place as of Feb. 14th. in a small town north of rochester about 15 mins. all by myself. i love it. i miss my dog though, she'll be with me in a few weeks. my place is small, but i love it. perfect just to chill in. exactly what i need! i got shelving(sp?) up on the walls as of yesterday and it looks tight.

second, the MN state AG snow camp was pretty cool. i loved playing w/ the people i did...and i really felt in my element. God did some amazing things, i'm sure in students lives, but mine also. i hope to do more things like that in the future.

third, i work at a flower shop...and it was just valentine's day! you can put two to two together, but it wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be...by bad, i mean, busy. just worked a lot of hours in a 3 day period. i really did have fun at it. i'm really enjoying my job there. it's just a great atmosphere to be in.

fourth, i'm still in the most amazing relationship i've ever been in. this dude blows my mind! there really aren't words. he is such an amazing person through and through, and i'm pretty much the luckiest chic in the world to be with him. he has helped me so much in the last few months i can't really put into words all the support he has given me...and in all the crazy times he has stuck through w/ me.

fifth, i got to go see one my top three musicians...if not my favorite, the day before valentine's, mr. john mayer. it pretty much rocked my socks off. i'm not going to lie to you about it. i love johnny.

i'm still doing church stuff. week to week. so anyways....besides the day to day stuff...i've been ok. thinking about a lot, keeping busy, and really enjoying the days when i can just chill.

i will be putting pics up. of john mayer concert and apparently i said i would put pics up of my birthday night in the limo, but forgot so i'll put those up too...whenever i get a chance. thanks for being faithful to my blog...whoever you are.

peace.