katie wolfe

A NEW BLOG FOR THE BOYERS!!

2009-07-24T12:25:00.000-07:00

Due to our recent marriage, Randy and I have a new family blog! Please visit it at http://rkboyer.blogspot.com/ I will be putting up pictures of the wedding soon and there are already some engagement photos up (thanks to wonderful melonie)! I hope you enjoy looking at our blog! It's been so fun being married and I can't wait to share all of our fun adventures with you!

California Shower

2009-05-28T18:35:00.000-07:00

When I came home at the end of April, Jalyn threw me a shower with the help of many others (Lanie, Terri, Aneta, Lori Bodhaine, Alyson, Shannon, Cassie Romney, and Carrie Sharp)! It was beautiful and made me feel SO loved!

These are the cute invitations that Shannon made and the beautiful flowers that Lanie brought.

Jalyn had me bring over an SD card of pictures of Randy and me. They played like a slide show over the mantle. This is a picture of Randy and me in Galilee pretending we were taking engagement pictures (little did we know...)

These are all the presents I got! Everyone was so generous!

The food and muffins tasted as good as they looked and I loved the blue hydrangeas Lanie brought over!

Little Natalie and half of me :)

The triplets and Janna and Aubry watching me open my presents. They were so sweet!

I LOVED having Kelsey there! It was so good to see her. It meant a lot to me that she was able to come!

One Month Away and Counting!

2009-05-21T15:02:00.000-07:00

With less than a month away for our big day, I thought I'd show a sneak peek of my favorite engagement pictures! I hope you enjoy them!

Finding the ONE!

2009-04-16T16:19:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I went dress shopping in the hopes that I would be blown away by the perfect wedding gown! But when I first started looking for the dress I was nervous and unhappy. I couldn't find anything I really loved! I wanted to show you the pictures because some of these dresses are hilarious! And I want to show you the beautiful wedding dress that I found that I really do love!

I started out knowing that I wanted a dress with a sheath silhouette and some lace:

The first dress...My face is funny in this picture because I was very uncomfortable in this dress.

#2. Sorry no picture of my head...It was a pretty dress but it was a little too much for me.

This is the back of that dress.

#3 I look like the bride of frankenstein. OK, maybe not that dramatic, but this picture inspired me to go with a headband instead of a veil.

A NEW DAY OF TRYING ON DRESSES:

This was a pretty dress. Very basic, but not what I was looking for.

This is a "Mermaid" silhouette style. It flairs out at the bottom. It's not for me.

And another store...

No? You don't like this one??

Why not? It has all this beautiful 80's lace.

I found the winner:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress! I actually tried it on as a joke. I came out to the mirror and immediately fell in love with it. I didn't want to take it off!

Wedding Updates

2009-04-13T15:55:00.000-07:00

There are two months until the BIG DAY and I'm getting really excited! Here are some pictures of inspiration for wedding colors and decorations:

Lily and Gabby are my flowergirls. They have pretty white dresses with a blue sash and will wear flower halos.

We will decorate with these cobalt blue vases and white flowers.

(Ignore the helmut) This is just an idea for the cake.

I really like hydrangeas and I'm thinking about having my bridesmaids hold these for their bouquets.

These are the bridesmaid dresses.

THE PROPOSAL

2009-04-02T21:17:00.000-07:00

Last night after work, Randy came over to show me a little SLIDESHOW that he made of our firsts and the places that mean a lot to us. Some of those included the first place we met, our first date, and the place he realized he didn't want to be without me. I was so surprised and excited. I thought it was the sweetest thing ever. Then Randy told me to grab a coat and come with him. Randy took me to UTAH LAKE. We got out and Randy pulled out his camera and took a picture of me and then showed me on his digital Camera. He said, "Do you know what this is a picture of?" I said "no". And he said, "THIS IS THE TIME I PROPOSED". He got down on one knee and pulled out the most beautiful ring (that he designed). Before he could even ask me to marry him I SAID YES :) I was so surprised and excited. I couldn't stop smiling. It starting pouring rain after the proposal but the rain didn't last too long. And after the rain, there was a beautiful RAINBOW. I thought it was the perfect ending for the perfect proposal.

Where we met

Where Randy realized he didn't want to be without me.

This picture was taken right BEFORE Randy proposed.

Our RAINBOW

Us after the proposal

My beautiful ring!

Meeting Jackson

2009-01-06T08:54:00.000-08:00

It was so fun to hold a five hour old baby! I've never done that! He is such a cute baby! He looks too cute to be a newborn! It was fun to be with my family and meet Jackson over christmas break.

It's Glinda! The "Ga" is silent!

2008-12-25T23:58:00.000-08:00

For one of my Christmas presents from my parents I got to go see WICKED at the pantages theater in Hollywood! It was soo fun! I loved every second of it! I loved the music and the plot and the cute jokes! I keep quoting lines from the play!

Grandma and Grandpa and me

Mom, me, Grandpa, and Grandma

(Thanks for the awesome present mom and dad!!)

Late Thanksgiving Photos

2008-12-25T23:19:00.000-08:00

My favorite pictures from Thanksgiving at Park City:

Isaac and me

The dreaded "Family picture". It was freezing and lily kept screaming in between pictures

Dad serenading everyone with my guitar. And also, that's my hair.

Funniest face EVER! Isaac is adorable!

A cute picture of Grandma Nauna, Lily and Isaac

Everyone except me

Everyone except mom

ICE SKATING!!!

Lily's leg looks funny

My cute crippled neice! She would NOT skate without her red walker unless we made her for pictures.

We had a lot of fun skating around and playing tag even though I totally crashed when tommy "accidentally" tripped me. :) I always liked making mom super nervous by taking her hand and skating really fast. People from southern California don't ice skate very much. Although, it was fun to watch tommy show off his "ICE DANCING" training.

Lily and me

Lanie and papa were watching us skate. I decided to take a picture of them. I told Lanie that she should take off her hat because she looked like a "gangsta".

Then I took like ten pictures of them and coached them on their different poses. This is there "celebrity" pose

CHRISTMAS!!

2008-12-13T12:21:00.000-08:00

Last night Randy and I went to a christmas village at Heritage Park. They had activities and traditions from European countries. We got to dance, make an ornament, and write letters to "Father Christmas". I asked for A's in my classes and snow. Randy asked for toys to play with like matchbox cars and silly putty and also asked Santa to put in a good word with the Russians not to change the Russian Constitution. Apparently Santa's influence is global and includes politics. :) This is my "I feel uncomfortable sitting next to Santa in the picture"

After we went to the Christmas village we went to Temple square to see the lights!

2008-11-22T10:59:00.000-08:00

Things I have Done (so far)

I've done the ones in blue... I have a lot of things I want to do in my life. This doesn't cover half the places I want to visit. And it doesn't cover half the places that I HAVE visited.

1. Started your own blog- you'd think that because I have a blog I started it... my amazing sister made my blog and even posted my first couple of blogs
2. Slept under the stars- I can't wait for POWELL!!!!!
3. Played in a band- Do you think rock band counts??
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis- pretty sure I squealed the whole time.
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea- This was actually one of the scarier "adventures" that my family had :)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning- really? that made it to the list???
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty- I'm pretty sure no one is allowed to do this anymore. I've been there though.
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept overnight on a train- yes. and I shuttered when I read this. It's really not that cool. I try to forget. Cairo to Luxor... so dirty.
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked- no that's illegal.
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill- I haven't. right, dad? I was the BEST employee. I didn't even come to work high or drunk, I never stole or encouraged any one to, and nobody got me pregnant! ;)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
27. Run a Marathon- That so does not sound appealing at all. I don't even want to watch this on tv.
28. Ridden a gondola in Switzerland
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruis
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors- Does Jerusalem count?? or adam-ondi-ahman??
35. Seen Amish country- I even had dinner with an amish family... I had to use their bathroom. It was interesting. The food was AMAZING.
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied- will anyone ever get here?? That's a stupid one.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing- going to the rock climbing gym counts for me. I'm little so I beat everyone. It was a fun feeling... until I woke up the next day.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa- EGYPT!!!
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling- BOTH
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive
55. Been in a movie- I would be a great actress... I'm dramatic enough and I can be a diva when I want to.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China- I really want to do this!
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason- There's kind of always a reason though, right?
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar-- remember when we ate all the different kinds at the food show, dad? I pretended that it didn't make me want to puke.
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle... SHHH! Don't tell mom and dad!
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person- I so want to do this and have a donkey take me up. yes, despite my crazy experience with a donkey in jordan, all i want to do i experience that thrill again :)
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem- everyone should go. It's worth it. Who cares if you got blown up there? Not like it would ever happen...their military is better than ours. Just saying if you were to die from some sort of freak terrorist attack it would be the coolest way to die. I doubt you would regret that.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper- family pictures for the store, water polo, and homecoming princess pictures :)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House- when I went to D.C. my friends and I got super excited when we saw the white house. We jumped up and down and squealed... and then we realized that the building we saw was NOT the white house... just some government building. so, we moved on and found the real white house a block away :)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby- Aren't you SOO glad that this isn't in blue???
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake- how about "swam" in the dead sea?? That's way cooler.
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone- I have one but I don't think I "own" it.
99. Been stung by a bee
100. One cavity or less

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2008-11-02T11:25:00.000-08:00

Randy and I carved our pumpkin on halloween. He was a male nurse and I was an eighties girl. But, this picture was taken after our party so you don't get to see me all dressed up in my costume. Randy was too comfortable to change out of his costume.

We went to the store to buy our pumpkin last week but we didn't have time to carve it until Halloween. We looked for the pumpkin with the most "character" and then we named him HAL because he reminded us of an old man.

Staring affectionately into eachother's eyes

I heart HAL.

My favorite pictures of BOISE!!

2008-10-20T18:17:00.000-07:00

This weekend I went to Boise to spend time with Tommy and Melonie. I had so much fun! I hope you enjoy my favorite pictures of their family! I loved taking candid pictures.

I couldn't resist taking a picture of the beautiful boise sunset at the pumpkin patch

The kids and me. I can't believe how big Isaac is!

I guess I made lily laugh when I kissed her

And then she made me laugh when she tried to lick my ear :)

A CAMEL!! It felt so nostalgic to see the camel!!

My peace offering.

This is one of my favorite pictures. If you look closely you can see lily freaking out. She was lost in the maze and didn't know where to go. It made me laugh.

I LOVE this pictuer of tommy and lily

Mel is SUCH a good mommy.

Lily is beautiful

TAGGED

2008-10-11T12:02:00.000-07:00

I am: doing everything I can possibly think of before starting my homework.

I think: (casually) about what my life will be like in a few years.

I have: a pile of snickers, a knife, candles, make up remover, a phone, flashlight, and people magazine on my desk.

I dislike: my socialization across childhood class. If Sarah weren't in my class I would probably NEVER go.

I miss: making mom and dad laugh :)

I fear: a lot less than I used to because...

I feel: at peace with everything in my life.

I hear: "the way I am" by Ingrid Michaelson

I smell: the heater smell

I crave: to be with people

I cry: a lot less than I used to

I usually: get a "second wind" at about 1 am, can be a lot nicer to my fish killing roommates, look at my phone too much and play sudoku in class.

I search: for just the right thing to wear every day even though I know that nobody cares at all. This is my way to express my mood and my creativity. It turns out that I can never decide what my mood is and I'm not that creative (Jeans and a t-shirt hardly qualify as creative).

I wonder: and secretly hope that I will be miserably cold at the football game tonight just so I know that snow season is here.

I regret: not sticking with playing the piano.

I wish: it was Christmas time. Then I could make ginger bread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice skating and listen to Christmas carols.

I love: school (finally!). I love looking at the stars at night. I love walking from my apartment to the church building across the street. I love having cold hands. I love playing the guitar. I love going to byu football games and I love watching intramural football games. I love that my biggest "worry" last night was which movie to watch. I love taking walks along the Provo river. I love arrested development and office on Thursdays.

I care: a lot.

I always: eat ice cream from the container and play the guitar where no one can hear me.

I worry: about trivial things

I am not: the same person that I was 6 months ago.

I remember: having a blast with my family whenever we get together.

I believe: that children are some of the best people in this world.

I sing: in the shower with the shampoo bottle. yep.

I don't always: agree with people. In fact, I usually disagree just to disagree.

I write: so much more than I used to. The other day I started free writing and 6 1/2 pages later I was done.

I win: at train so much that I think that's why mom and dad wanted me to go to college :)

I lose: Katie Wolfe does not lose. She either wins or forfeits because the rules are unfair.

I listen: to music ALL the time. Some times I withhold music from myself until after I finish an assignment.

I understand: psychology more than any other school subject.

I can usually be found: in my room on the computer, at school or with randy.

I need: nothing. at all. Isn't that beautiful??

I forget: that I'm a cool person.

I am happy: all the time

I tag: no one. I just hope you enjoy reading about my life.

My Cute Room!

2008-09-28T16:19:00.000-07:00

My room...

Awesome Closet Space!!

My favorite part: The Windows!!

My room is soo pretty!

College!!

2008-09-22T00:54:00.000-07:00

One of the first fun things we did when school started was go to a friend's BBQ and watch the football game.

Blake, Me, Kendell, Talli, Kelli, Rob, Mariah

I kept saying..."if you are going to take pictures of me, I'm going to smile like this!"

New Friends...

So, kelli and I went to our ward social and got a little bored. We ended up having more fun with bronze statues at a park in springville.

An Ode to BARRY

2008-09-19T23:57:00.000-07:00

This is my Alias. AKA Barry. Barry was my best friend. now he is gone forever. Yes. I lost my phone last wednesday. I can't say there is much worse than losing a cell phone. Now I don't have any contact with the outside world. I even have to pay attention in class. No more looking forward to receiving texts or catching up with the fam before class. (this is the part where you feel completely sympathetic for my loss). Maybe soon I will get Barry back. until then, email me. Because you won't be able to reach me otherwise. I just hope that when barry does turn up I will have atleast one text/voice message so I don't feel like such a loser.

My 20 Favorite Pictures of the Summer...

2008-08-24T17:24:00.001-07:00

PARK CITY

Pirates: "Isn't it about time?"

I don't need to explain why this is funny, do I?!

WHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Somebody forgot to feed lily again...

Yeah that's right...I'm a really cool person.

Laguna beach with mel after Jerusalem

These are my favorites from the Jerusalem Center study abroad...

Where the adventures all began...

Galilee is soo pretty!!

Can anyone figure out why I'm so scared of mannequins now?

These are Roman ruins of Toilets... I got a little too into the picture.

Isn't Galilee beautiful?? This is me and donnie eating dinner.

I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but this is the day that I sat in purple berries... All I heard for two hours was, "hey katie! There's something on your butt!" ...atleast it wasn't swass.

I thought hair was supposed to look pretty when wind blows in it...

HAHA LOOK at my FACE!!!

I just have to share these signs...they are my favorites...and pretty crazy too

This sign was found in a bathroom stall in Egypt...

My Bus Drivers.
For my Jew class we had to watch this movie that basically talks about the false stereotypes of Israeli Jews... One of them was being cheap and betting to get money...The other one was playing backgammon.

ahhhh!!! Look how cute the little Jids are!!!

Can we pleeese adopt her???

This is me riding a donkey...I highly suggest riding a donkey for all of you adrenaline junkies...

His famous hand pose...probably talking about qana...

HAHA!! My friend Luke almost grabbing my awesome/super serious NES teacher's butt...He had no idea!

I thought that my mad face was hilarious... some people didn't agree. I think my sense of humor IS an acquired taste...

More travel updates!!

2008-06-14T08:01:00.000-07:00

Me and my angry face waiting for my pizza pita in Nazerath...it was definitely worth the wait!!

My friend Sam and me by the river Jordan...This is the traditional area where Christ was baptized. We saw lots of people baptizing themselves here...they also sell shirts that say "I was baptized in the Jordan River" I really wanted to buy one but I thought that it might be a little blasphemous.

Hey Mom!! look at me... This is how I almost died...

The girls at the sea of Galilee.

My roommate Lindsay and me floating in the dead sea!!

This is the traditional site of the mount of transfiguration.

A little tired?!?

2008-06-14T07:49:00.000-07:00

Our schedule at the Jerusalem Center is pretty demanding. Sometimes it is required to leave at 6am for a field trip and come home around 9pm. When we are not on field trips we are in class studying. There are many places that I can say I have slept in... egypt museum, trains, airplanes, buses, a random stranger's shoulder, benches, etc. In this picture I fell asleep on the floor of a museum in madaba. I was so out of it that I didn't even notice when my so called "friends" started dropping money on me and taking pictures of me. Apparently I looked like a bum lying there on the floor but unlike the average bum, I didn't get to keep the money...

Shalom Y'all

2008-06-04T09:51:00.000-07:00

Ceasara Maritima
It was really REALLY windy and my roommates and I huddled together...I don't know how we got like this though...
Comming out of Hezekiah's Tunnel
The inside of Hezekiah's Tunnel
Nimrod's Fortress

Eating at this amazing restaurant in the new city...I love lamb.
Yep...I was David! I killed Goliath with a slingshot. Notice how hot I look with a fanny pack.

This is me eating the BEST pizza pita in the world! And I'm eating it in Nazerath with my friend whitney.

Egypt. "COME, COME, COME"

2008-06-04T09:39:00.000-07:00

Carnak Temple
Carnak Temple
Step Pyramid in Cairo
Camel Ride in Luxor

Luxor Temple

more of jerusalem

2008-05-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

wailing wall
with lauren, elise & katie
This is the view from the Jerusalem Center!! It's the dome of the rock. One of the holiest places for muslims.

dome of the rock
with elise & lauren

Underneath the Old city...
with bro & sis madsen

jerusalem

2008-05-05T08:52:00.003-07:00

temple mount

cathedrals in vienna

2008-05-05T08:52:00.002-07:00

beautiful view at schon brunn in vienna

vienna

2008-05-05T08:52:00.001-07:00

royal palace with elise
bronze statues
gellato

at the airport

2008-05-05T08:52:00.000-07:00

we got really bored at the airport so we connected straws to pass the time! My friend Mikey (we like to call him Donnie after Donnie Osmond...) asked all of these fast food places for straws. We played pick up sticks and then connected the straws to play jump rope. We're pretty cool.