tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29404062011-06-07T23:47:11.630-07:00<a href="http://www.geocities.com/caedmonskat/lilykat.html"><img src="http://kathleenie.blogspot.com/katty.jpg"></a>* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1076867201237377322004-02-15T09:46:00.000-08:002004-02-15T09:50:32.153-08:00

for all who are interested, lily of the field is no more. laden with thoughts. thanks to all who came here to read and support me. :) i'd love to see you over at my new place.

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1074055148407521782004-01-13T20:39:00.000-08:002004-01-13T20:40:27.733-08:00

hmm... hello blog. now that no one is reading you anymore i feel compelled to write again. perhaps. let's see what develops.

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1061965630916013062003-08-26T23:27:00.000-07:002003-08-26T23:28:00.380-07:00

lately i feel as if i've been wrapped in a soft warm blanket and given a mug of tea to drink while i sit and watch my days go by one at a time. each day comes slowly and goes by quickly. i get many things accomplished yet have time for introspection on a daily basis. i spend a lot of time in pensive silences... trying to grasp the little snatches of song that flit by me. my hope and

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1060195252182910062003-08-06T11:40:00.000-07:002003-08-06T11:40:52.090-07:00

i want to share some of my favorite paintings with you. they are all paintings of the rouen cathedral by claude monet. "you can turn off the sun, but i'm still gonna shine..." -jason mraz

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1060010484552865312003-08-04T08:21:00.000-07:002003-08-04T08:21:24.630-07:00

have you ever listened to a band called waterdeep? i have a worship album that they put out a few years back that i love. i was listening to it last night for the first time in a long time while i was cleaning up the kitchen after dinner... and before i knew it i was just standing in the middle of the kitchen with tears streaming down my face. i felt that God was there and He loved me even

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1058988599592833342003-07-23T12:29:00.000-07:002003-07-23T12:39:55.726-07:00

i haven't been here in a while to write, mostly because i haven't felt i had anything of substance to write about. sometimes i want to fill this place with fluffy entries simply to have something for people to read, but i don't think that is a good use of this site. i do have something to write about today though, so here i am. today i gave notice to my boss that i will be leaving my job.

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1057681247432642372003-07-08T09:20:00.000-07:002003-07-08T09:21:08.633-07:00

finally, i have some time to write about our adventures in london. i'm actually going to copy most of the summary out of the pages of my journal because i wrote a few entries while we were there. june 16, 2003 we are in london! it is early on monday morning - i am awake and showered but josh is still sleeping. our trip so far has been difficult but wonderful. we had problems with our plane

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1057067270296189142003-07-01T06:47:00.000-07:002003-07-01T06:47:50.300-07:00

our wedding pictures have been developed and are online for viewing! if you would like to see them, go to www.pictage.com and enter "reilly" in the event search. click on the "haggerty/reilly wedding". you will have to register with a name and email address if you want to look at the pictures. the event key is "kathleen". josh and i think they came out so well... enjoy! "all day long i can

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-1056398870499372252003-06-23T13:07:00.000-07:002003-06-23T13:08:04.713-07:00

hello everyone! josh and i are back from our honeymoon in london and we had a lovely time. work prevents me from an extended entry at the moment, but keep checking back as i am planning to post a synopsis soon. yay! (much thanks to peter wood for helping me fix my blog error!) "a little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now..." -eponine from "les mis"

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2004155542003-06-11T22:29:00.000-07:002003-06-24T10:35:12.706-07:00

i know i'm likely to get yelled at for writing a journal entry the night before my honeymoon while my husband is fast asleep, but i just can't fall asleep tonight. it's a combination of pre-flying nerves and not being used to sleeping in a different bed. at any rate, here i am and i wanted to give a summary of saturday for those of you who have been asking for it! first of all, it poured all day

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2003850772003-06-04T11:08:00.000-07:002003-06-04T11:10:31.000-07:00

today is my last day of work before the wedding. i am getting nothing done, as might well be expected. oooh... i just spilled coffee all over my atlas map book! hm. my thoughts are disjointed. i'm getting married in 3 days!

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2003588942003-05-29T13:00:00.000-07:002003-05-30T18:09:46.000-07:00

someone just showed me a website where you enter any url and it creates the page into a poem. it is highly amusing! check it out here. just add the url of your choice. here's the poem for my blog: lily of the last minute shopping done. for an increasing amount of being the summer after marriage . only have left a bad things i always in this excited feeling of my week and more and then it is

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2003542022003-05-28T13:04:00.000-07:002003-05-28T13:05:00.000-07:00

josh and i applied for our marriage license today, so it is official. this wedding is happening. it was pretty cool to fill out "reilly" under the field "surname after marriage". only 10 more days of being a haggerty. very interesting. i'm sure i'll be slipping up and signing my name incorrectly for the next year or so. :) tonight my mom, josh, and i are meeting the function coordinator at

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2003479342003-05-27T12:58:00.000-07:002003-05-27T12:58:52.000-07:00

one week from saturday, one week from saturday! i am far past the point where i can rationally discuss wedding plans and my life without beaming and clapping my hands. (it's cute at first... then it starts bugging people.) so aren't you lucky, all you readers, that you only have to read my thoughts instead of listen to my delighted squeals as i tell you my thoughts? i still have a lot to do

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2003125612003-05-19T11:55:00.000-07:002003-05-19T11:55:52.340-07:00

to my delight and to your great annoyance I have decided that all posts from now until the wedding will be titled with the number of days i have left to go. as you can see, today's count is 19 more days until i get married! i can't believe how many things i have left until the last minute. i thought i was on top of everything - i was wrong! i have to pack up all my belongings and move them to

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2002683812003-05-09T11:33:00.000-07:002003-05-09T16:04:08.000-07:00

almost all of my close friends are graduating from various colleges this month. i am jealous and scared and joyful all at the same time. when did we get so old? what happened to high school dances and slumber parties? when did the worries of which boys i liked become replaced by worries of which health care plan to suscribe to? and then there's the whole getting married factor. my friends

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2002443172003-05-05T08:31:00.000-07:002003-05-05T08:31:20.063-07:00

an update is coming soon, i promise you. i have a million and one things going on around me, so as soon as i have some time to myself i will let you in on what's happening. "nothing's in the way now, don't you see..." -david gray

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2002108392003-04-28T09:21:00.000-07:002003-04-28T09:21:55.330-07:00

i just wrote out a huge update about my week and bridal shower and the apartment, and it all got lost. i'm too discouraged to try again right now, plus, i'm at work so i really shouldn't spend more time on it. suffice it to say things are going very well and i got some nice gifts yesterday. "sail away with me honey, i put my heart in your hands, sail away with me honey now, now..." -david gray

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2001795112003-04-21T18:07:00.000-07:002003-04-21T18:09:00.000-07:00

happy belated easter to all. today i found a paper i wrote for an english class my senior year of high school (over 4 years ago). its purpose was to describe my life's philosophy. i read it tonight and was encouraged by it. in the hopes that it may encourage others who read it, i have posted it below. enjoy. *** “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2001661682003-04-18T07:18:00.000-07:002003-04-18T07:22:40.000-07:00

today is a struggle for me, friends. my desire for prayer and meditation on Jesus' life and actions on this holy day is being tempered by my headache and tired body. Lord, let joy overwhelm my darkness today as i remember what you have done for me. thank you for being my savior. "all her debts were cast on me, she must and shall go free..." -derek webb

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2001559312003-04-16T07:46:00.000-07:002003-04-16T07:46:14.460-07:00

the last week has been very enjoyable. my mom took me to boston to see the museum of fine arts exhibit called "impressions of light". i had a great time there, and of course the monets were astounding. mom and i ate lunch in the garden cafe (smoked turkey on a croissant...yummy). it was probably our last mother-daughter outing before the wedding. on saturday josh moved into our new apartment

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2001463642003-04-14T12:53:00.000-07:002003-04-14T12:57:10.000-07:00

due to an increasing amount of spam in my hotmail account (enlarge your bust in just 30 days - results guaranteed!) i have started a new email account. try it out right here. obviously, you must delete the text in capital letters for the email address to work. hopefully my inbox will remain porn-free for a few months. "should i read between the lines, and look for blessings in disguise, to

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2001142322003-04-08T05:44:00.000-07:002003-04-08T05:44:05.950-07:00

by derek webb if you could love me as a wife and for my wedding gift, your life should that be all i’d ever need or is there more i’m looking for and should i read between the lines and look for blessings in disguise to make me handsome, rich, and wise is that really what you want i am a whore i do confess but i put you on just like a wedding dress and i run down the aisle i run down the

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2001082732003-04-07T06:09:00.000-07:002003-04-07T06:09:37.093-07:00

this morning i got up earlier than usual and drove to the town post office to mail my wedding invitations. right before i put them in the mailbox i was feeling tired and cold, but when i started dropping them in the box i began to get this excited feeling of anticipation. it was wonderful! i thought i was going to start giggling aloud. (i didn't, i restrained myself.) i still have several

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2000989512003-04-04T13:06:00.000-08:002003-04-04T13:06:01.183-08:00

i'm feeling very out of sorts today. it's snowing, i am tired and still not feeling well (i was sick yesterday), and my computer is giving me problems at work. plus, tomorrow i am getting cavities filled, and if you've read this blog before you know how i feel about going to the dentist. (to sum up: the dentist = evil and scary.) this past week has been a struggle, some good friends of mine

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2000605192003-03-28T07:35:00.000-08:002003-03-28T07:35:59.480-08:00

sing it mister rogers! since we're together, we might as well say... this week has been absolutely fantastic. the sun is shining and it is warming up outside. no more snow! the best part of this week was when i got home from work yesterday there was a huge package with my name on it. i was confused and didn't know what it was. i opened the box and inside there was a slightly smaller box

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-2000427042003-03-25T07:16:00.000-08:002003-03-25T07:21:50.000-08:00

ok, so it's still march and i know we aren't having showers today. but it's spring now, warmth is in the air! i am wearing open toed shoes today for the first time since the fall. i am tingling with anticipation. i can't wait for leaves on the trees, for birds nesting in our dried up christmas wreath that hangs on our porch, for driving to work with the windows open, for wearing cute sandals

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-908525512003-03-17T07:24:00.000-08:002003-03-17T07:24:29.643-08:00

happy st. patrick's day everyone! as your resident irish blogger i would like to express my joy at the fact that there is a holiday that celebrates irish "culture". (ahem...green beer is not irish culture! corned beef isn't even irish culture!) at any rate, it was great to have 92.9 pro fm playing u2 all day yesterday and today. what a great radio station that would be...all irish music, all

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-904226492003-03-07T13:08:00.000-08:002003-03-07T13:08:16.280-08:00

thanks to sco for this quote: “ireland has a very different attitude to success than a lot of places, certainly than over here in the united states. in the united states, you look at the guy that lives in the mansion on the hill, and you think, you know, one day, if i work really hard, i could live in that mansion. in ireland, people look up at the guy in the mansion on the hill and go, one day,

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-904221042003-03-07T11:43:00.000-08:002003-03-07T13:03:57.000-08:00

i have been listening to the new caedmon's album today and yesterday and suddenly realize how much i love it. i absolutely love it. walk with me by sandra mccracken walk with me quiet, walk with me slow with watered down coffee and words of gold i can feel the edges of these things when i hear you speak to me, so walk with me walk with me empty, walk with me strong the hush of our voices,

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-904156642003-03-06T08:17:00.000-08:002003-03-06T08:17:41.596-08:00

i can't believe i forgot to mention in my last post how much i am anticipating the end of spring training and the beginning of the actual baseball season. yay red sox! go nomah! all winter i was peeling the stickies off my dunkin donuts hazelnut coffees hoping to win a bowling trip with my man garciaparra. yes, that is right, he is my man. josh understands...i think. anyway, no dice on the

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3903960752003-03-02T10:34:00.000-08:002003-03-02T10:34:08.986-08:00

it's march. things are starting to get exciting. things are about to happen! in a few short weeks it will be spring. we will have some respite from the constant cold rain and snow in the form of warmer breezes and soft mists. in a few short months it will be my wedding day. love and happiness and a new place to live and london! and then the rest of my life begins. ange (my maid of honor)

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-903454452003-02-19T13:17:00.000-08:002003-02-19T13:17:50.953-08:00

thanks for all the kind wishes i have received from people who read that i was sick. i returned to work today and although i am in a small amount of pain it is in no way comparable to the pain i was feeling at the beginning of last week. i can completely tell that people were praying for me to heal quickly and to feel better. thank you everyone! and thank you Jesus! my car got stuck in the

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-903141042003-02-12T11:19:00.000-08:002003-02-12T11:19:03.300-08:00

on monday i went to the doctor because i had a painful rash on my side. i was diagnosed with shingles, which is a very painful disease which occurs in people who have had chicken pox before - it's basically a reactivation of the dormant virus which remains in the system after one has chicken pox. shingles can be caused by stress. in a nutshell, i will be out of work for at least a week and in

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-902942542003-02-07T19:52:00.000-08:002003-02-07T19:52:27.026-08:00

prepare yourselves: derek webb has announced he is leaving caedmon's call. those of you who do not know me will not understand how much of a big deal this is. those of you who do know me will very much understand. caedmon's call, my self-proclaimed favorite band of all time (excepting u2), is an amazing band. but without derek all the dynamics of the band will change. it is so strange to

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3902404212003-01-27T10:59:00.000-08:002003-01-27T10:59:42.390-08:00

if you have the means to help, please visit world relief and donate whatever you can. you will be helping churches help people in the name of Christ.

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-902400532003-01-27T09:47:00.000-08:002003-01-27T09:47:37.593-08:00

my check bounced! which check? the check i wrote to pay for my car! oh that's so wonderful kathleen. i know, isn't it? yay! and guess what else? i messed up my tax returns so i get to file an amended one! hooray! wow kathleen, you are the luckiest. oh, don't i know it! i am losing my mind. how do people get through life without the LORD? i have no idea. i need to be thankful for

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-902312042003-01-24T15:37:00.000-08:002003-01-24T15:37:00.966-08:00

cars hate me. all cars hate me. i don't understand it. so i buy a car, right? it's a cute car. it's blue. i go to the insurance company, fill out the appropriate paperwork to transfer my insurance over to the new car and i wait for my new registration from the rmv. everything is fine. then, for no reason whatsoever, the license plate falls off (that's right, falls off!) the back of my car

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-902135532003-01-21T07:47:00.000-08:002003-01-21T07:47:36.050-08:00

last week i finally got my insurance check in the mail so i was able to buy a car on saturday. it's a 1999 ford contour. i like the color of it...it's a very dark blue. not many miles on it either. hopefully this will last me for years and years. i'm imposing a severe NO ACCIDENT policy on it. i will drive this car until it will drive no more. yay! "you are so good to me, you heal my

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-901960842003-01-16T18:57:00.000-08:002003-01-16T18:57:59.496-08:00

what on earth...i was rereading my blog entries for the last several weeks, and i can't believe how much i talk about wedding stuff. how is anyone still reading this thing? good heavens. STOP THE INSANITY! this was not meant to turn into little kathleen's wedding journal. yikes. here is a post dedicated to something besides wedding junk. ...instead we will talk about derek webb. way back

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-901728702003-01-11T19:47:00.000-08:002003-01-11T19:47:30.496-08:00

what a great week it has been! whenever i get a lot accomplished i always feel happier. feeling happy also occurs when i take a scented bubble bath...something i did an hour ago. relaxation, hello! i feel warm, clean, and pretty-smelling. but back to accomplishments... we ordered our invitations on tuesday night, and i looked at the proofs last night just to make sure that nothing was

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-901528532003-01-07T07:44:00.000-08:002003-01-07T07:45:27.000-08:00

this winter is so much worse weather-wise than last year's winter weather was. (how many "w" words are in that sentence?) it snows everyday i think. normally i wouldn't mind except that the windshield fluid on my rental car doesn't spray properly (it actually doesn't come out at all), so by the time i get to work each morning i can't see anything more than 20 feet in front of me. it's

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-901270922002-12-31T07:39:00.000-08:002002-12-31T07:39:56.000-08:00

are you all having wonderful holidays? thanks for bearing with me as i've been too busy to post as often as i'd like. i've been trying to buy a new car, get lots of work done at work, start packing up the clothes and other items i won't need until josh and i are married, visit family for the holidays, and so on and so forth. (oh yes, i also need to do some laundry!) tonight will be good, josh

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-900862782002-12-23T19:19:00.000-08:002002-12-23T19:19:48.240-08:00

it turns out my car is totaled, but i am getting enough insurance money to get another decent car. for now i have a very nice rental car to get me around. i'm feeling better about the accident...because it's christmas, and i can't be sad on christmas! it's my favorite day of the year. merry christmas, everyone! "come and adore him, born the king of angels, o come let us adore him, o come let

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-900626652002-12-17T07:32:00.000-08:002002-12-17T07:33:37.000-08:00

at noon on sunday i was driving home from josh's mom's house when a ford bronco coming towards me suddenly screeched over the yellow line 10 feet in front of me, causing our cars to smash into each other. i managed to avoid a head-on collision by jerking the wheel to the right but wound up off the road in the brush. the entire front driver's side of my car is mashed up, but luckily no one was

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3900451502002-12-12T10:49:00.000-08:002002-12-12T10:59:29.000-08:00

josh and i have finally picked our honeymoon destination: london, england! i've been researching prices for various locations for our trip and discovered that going to rome (our original choice) would be far too expensive for us to afford. we would love to go there someday, but at the present time we don't have that kind of money. but london! i am so excited about this, i have always wanted

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3900349742002-12-10T07:29:00.000-08:002002-12-11T06:47:23.000-08:00

just a short update here. i am very very excited because caedmon's call will be coming to boston in march! i will get to see them at least once, if not twice. there is a chance they will have a show at gordon college (where i spent 2 years of my life). this is incredibly great news. yay! update: heather is just the cutest, she made sure to inform me via her blog that caedmon's is probably

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-900221172002-12-06T09:12:00.000-08:002002-12-06T09:15:21.000-08:00

i don't have a lot going on these days, but i really feel like i am extremely busy. i have been going to practices for a christmas cantata (choir and orchestra concert) that will be performed at my church in 2 weeks. it has been fun for me to be part of a choir again; that's something i haven't done since high school. i also have been trying to get some wedding details sorted out, including

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"heaven on earth, we need it now, i'm sick of all of this, hanging around..." -u2

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anyone interested can now find my gift registry with pampered chef by going to this page and entering "kathleen" in the name category (i'm in massachusetts). most of the items i registered for are updated, but there are a few more that aren't yet on the list. i'm excited! the wedding is getting closer and closer... i would like to point out that our wedding is june 7, not june 6 as pampered

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-900052222002-12-02T13:39:00.000-08:002002-12-02T13:39:15.870-08:00

so, today i found out that my car's transmission is falling apart. it's going to cost $3000 to rebuild it. do i have that kind of money? haha, no way. i'm not sure yet where i will get the money. it's likely that my parents will help me pay for it and i will pay them back, but we'll see. so much for my nice dishes! so much for a honeymoon! blah! yeah. that's nice. but i know i'm being

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-900034412002-12-02T05:41:00.000-08:002002-12-02T05:46:50.000-08:00

i had a really nice week last week. i only had to work for 2 days (monday and tuesday), and had the rest of the week off for the thanksgiving holidays. because i have a lot of work to do this morning, i've decided to share my week with whoever (whomever?) is reading in list form. bad things about last week: - my car broke down on monday and it is still in the shop (transmission issue, oh great

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-857185352002-11-26T08:36:00.000-08:002002-11-26T08:36:30.040-08:00

i have lots to update you about, and no interest in doing so. check back later when i feel like posting. (thanks for being faithful readers!) "i'm not coming down, i'm not coming down..." -u2

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josh finally got his computer up and running, which allowed him to send me this picture of us that we took outside of our house in ireland. "all her debts were cast on me, she must and shall go free..." -derek webb

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today i officially registered for wedding gifts at the pampered chef. i love all of their kitchen products, and they even have great recipes on the site as well. i love the "easy accent decorator", while josh got excited about the "barbeque basting brush". isn't kitchenware fun? in other food news, this weekend my chocolate caramel squares received rave reviews (alliteration, hello!) when i

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-856752592002-11-14T08:02:00.000-08:002002-11-14T08:02:03.663-08:00

recently i've been finding it difficult to write blog entries and letters to good friends. for some reason i don't feel like being open, and i don't want to share my feelings about most things. this happens to me once in a while. i love my friends, i love my family, and i obviously want to talk to them about things that are going on with me and things i have been thinking about...but sometimes

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-856551552002-11-08T11:16:00.000-08:002002-11-14T08:03:12.000-08:00

i've been spending some of my free time today looking online for possible places for josh and i to stay when we (hopefully) go to italy for our honeymoon. we want to stay in rome, specifically. there are some very adorable little villas and apartments we could rent for the week, but of course most of them are much too expensive for us to afford. rome isn't a reality for me yet anyway. i

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3856373512002-11-04T07:10:00.000-08:002002-11-04T07:10:59.156-08:00

last friday was my mom's birthday, and today is josh's birthday! hooray! josh is 22 years old today. he gets more and more wonderful everyday! awww, isn't that cute. this weekend was packed for me, i feel like i hardly got a chance to relax. it was fun though. friday was my mom's birthday, as i said, and we went out to dinner (chinese food buffet! mmm...). saturday i had to get up early

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-856234482002-10-31T07:15:00.000-08:002002-10-31T07:19:13.000-08:00

love, josh. "i don't know what i want, but at least i know that much..." -derek webb

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-856153932002-10-29T08:41:00.000-08:002002-10-29T08:41:05.850-08:00

it is getting so cold outside! it actually snowed last week, and i have been hearing predictions that we will get snow tomorrow as well. snow before halloween is very strange, even for massachusetts. i'm happy about the cold though because i get to wear my new winter peacoat. (i get happy for weird reasons.) josh and i have our third meeting with our pastor this afternoon for pre-marital

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-856122692002-10-28T12:39:00.000-08:002002-10-28T12:39:40.650-08:00

here's a picture of ian, geri, and little ally. i got to hold ally today when ian and geri brought her into the office to meet everyone! i fell completely in love with her. i'm baby crazy. "i bow down, tonight i know, rocks won't cry, rocks won't cry..." -shane barnard

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my friends ian and geri fogg are celebrating the birth of their first child today - a baby girl, alexandria kate (ally for short). she is 6 lbs 9 oz, and was born at 8:55am. congratulations ian and geri! "there is no secret to the source of this much life..." -bebo norman

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anyone who knows me very well knows that i am deeply interested in archaeology and the impact archaeological finds have on the biblical world. last night josh told me about a story he had heard on npr about an ossuary (a box of human bones) that was found that is believed to have once contained the bones of james, the brother of Jesus. read the cnn.com article here. "i still haven't found what

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-855869612002-10-21T15:09:00.000-07:002002-10-21T15:10:26.000-07:00

first of all, let me just mention that i am extremely overtired. junior high students are neat, but they seem to have a huge amount of energy stored somewhere in their bodies. where do they keep it all? they wore me right out, and i was only involved in the music team. but besides the exhaustion i am glad i was able to go on the retreat with them. we all had a lot of fun, and it passed very

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-855767062002-10-18T08:34:00.000-07:002002-10-18T08:37:10.000-07:00

this week has been fairly uneventful. i had grand plans to clean my room and do my laundry, but of course those fell through. josh and i were also going to finalize our invitation list for the wedding last night, but due to a harrowing trip to the mall we decided to put it off again. (about the mall: does anyone understand how difficult it is to find pretty shoes for the fall? i don't want

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-855525452002-10-11T11:20:00.000-07:002002-10-15T08:49:04.000-07:00

this is my third picture test, and i'm very excited about it. this is a picture of my friend fiona and i when we went to the olive garden with some friends this past summer. (i'm the irish one on the right.) (please tell me if you can't see this image. for some reason, it uploads correctly on my computer and i can view it, but others cannot. is it working now?) "didn't have a camera by my

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-855525272002-10-11T11:13:00.000-07:002002-10-11T11:13:18.276-07:00

yesterday my mom and i went to natick for my wedding dress alteration appointment (my first of many). the woman who is doing the alterations, sienna huang, is asian - chinese specifically, i believe. while she was pinning up my dress her cute 3 and a half year old daughter was running around like a cheerful tyrant, babbling to my mom and generally having a grand old time. at one point she

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3855396962002-10-08T11:59:00.000-07:002002-10-10T12:28:13.000-07:00

bstats has been tracking my site traffic for me. in the past day, people have gotten to this site by the following google searches: "kathleen haggerty" "kathleen matt jealous" "late late show dublin norah jones" my favorite website listed on google under the "kathleen haggerty" search is this one: haggerty art wear! "i'm coming home, i'm coming home..." -caedmon's call

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i found out yesterday that my grandpa will be able to come home on saturday. yay, praise the Lord! i'm very happy about that. it is also my grandma's birthday this week, so hopefully they will both be feeling more cheerful than they have been in the last few weeks. i have a busy weekend of appointments ahead of me...i am looking forward to columbus day because there is no work that monday!

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-855114902002-10-01T07:54:00.000-07:002002-10-01T07:54:31.070-07:00

the message board is no more. well, that's not technically true - it's just no longer linked to my blog. i won't be going there anymore, so if you want to leave me a note either leave a comment underneath one of my posts or sign my guestbook. (or hey, write me an email!) :) i hope everyone is having a great week! and al, i can't wait to hear from you. "thy mercy my God is the theme of my

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-855079732002-09-30T11:01:00.000-07:002002-09-30T11:01:26.786-07:00

the pats really surprised me yesterday...where was their defense? brady did pretty well besides his 2 interceptions, but on the whole the chargers played very well and the pats played only well. i was disappointed. we'll see what happens next week in miami...get excited folks. and boston baseball is over until next season. la-dee-da. no surprise there. this weekend i hung out in boston

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the red sox lost last night to the white sox, effectively removing any chance they had at capturing the wild card slot. way to go, boys. there's always next year, right red sox fans? "just a day just an ordinary day..." -vanessa carlton

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-854904922002-09-25T07:11:00.000-07:002002-09-26T07:12:46.000-07:00

anyone who knows me knows that i am a huge general hospital fan. several years ago i was saddened and distressed when my favorite character on gh - lucky spencer - was kidnapped by the evil helena and the actor left the show. it was terrible. they now have a new actor playing the role of lucky, but he is definitely not as good. not up to par, i'd say. imagine my delight when i saw a preview

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-854440152002-09-23T13:55:00.000-07:002002-09-23T14:13:03.000-07:00

sherborn has a cute post office in the center of town. it sits in the corner of the town "plaza", in between our hamburger restaurant and the apothecary. from the outside it appears to be full of charm and innocence, a perfect little post office for a perfect little town. but i know the truth. preface: when i was in ireland with my family, there was a very nice shop in the town of clifden

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my grandfather is doing a little bit better, although he is still very weak and shows some signs of being confused. instead of being in the hospital rehab unit for a week he is being moved to a nursing home today. it's unclear whether or not he will be leaving the nursing home any time soon, or ever. i'm pretty sad about it all...but God is good nonetheless, and things seem to be a little more

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it's been a very long week. on tuesday my family found out that my great aunt mimi had passed away in her home. on the same day, my grandfather had a mild stroke and had to be taken to the emergency room. the funeral services for aunt mimi took place this morning, and my grandpa will be in the hospital rehab unit until at least next week. prayers for my grandmother especially would be

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-854428342002-09-12T09:23:00.000-07:002002-09-12T09:23:09.240-07:00

i'm a day late, and i apologize. my thoughts one year ago yesterday. "in this world you will have troubles. but take heart! i have overcome the world." -john 16:33

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-854335442002-09-10T06:23:00.000-07:002002-09-10T10:52:14.000-07:00

here's my dilemma: for two years i've been an outspoken minnesota vikings fan. however, towards the end of last season i was losing my love for them for some reason. i don't think it had much to do with the excitement of seeing the patriots step up and get closer and closer to the championship win...i actually don't know why i began to get tired of them. anyway, last night i watched the

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-854211182002-09-06T07:16:00.000-07:002002-09-06T07:16:27.603-07:00

life is full of so many questions. a lot of the questions and the thoughts these questions provoke are small, almost hard to notice. they flit through my conscious mind in quick little blips, rushing to the surface and then sinking down below where they wait for it to be nighttime, the time when my mind is empty and worries are free to plague my dreams. there are big questions as well...ones

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-853990482002-08-30T14:50:00.000-07:002002-08-30T14:50:41.586-07:00

have a great weekend everyone! i'm off to do some relaxing and banana bread baking. and i'll end with the age old : "i think i need some rest..." -derek webb

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my grandmother came by tonight to see my wedding dress as she hadn't seen it yet. when i came downstairs with it on for her to see, she started crying! "my little girl!" she said. i was so surprised i started crying too. i hope i'm not a mess at the wedding. i feel a strange sense of foreboding. my grandma is so sweet. (and she likes my dress!) i booked the florist today, so that's one

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i love nomar. read this to see why he's the man. and alison is leaving today to head to chicago for school. i'll miss you al! "how long to sing this song, how long to sing this song?" -u2

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it's here, the long awaited ireland trip synopsis. yippee! i'm going to break things down into categories, not so that it's easier to read, but because i think it will be fun that way. weather - it didn't rain every single day we were there! we were gone for 10 days total, and out of those 10 days it probably only really rained for 2 or 3 of them. we had nice sunny days for about half of the

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-853649332002-08-20T16:00:00.000-07:002002-08-20T16:00:36.233-07:00

here i am, back in the grand us of a...and exhausted. ireland trip update is forthcoming, so keep checking the site. (if you care, of course.) "where i grew up, there weren't many trees, where there were we'd tear them down and use them on our enemies..." -u2

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-853270812002-08-08T11:25:00.000-07:002002-08-08T11:25:37.000-07:00

well, tomorrow's the day i leave for ireland. i'm very excited to go. i am not very excited about packing. i detest packing. i always pack too much, and then have to lug my bag all over the airport, wishing it wasn't so heavy. grumble grumble grumble. don't worry, i think i'll make it. i hope everyone has a wonderful 11 days in my absence from blogging. leave me a message and let me know

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3853223442002-08-07T04:56:00.000-07:002002-08-07T04:57:20.000-07:00

come away with me in the night come away with me and i will write you a song come away with me on a bus come away where they can't tempt us with their lies i want to walk with you on a cloudy day in fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high so won't you try to come come away with me and we'll kiss on a mountaintop come away with me and i'll never stop loving you and i want to wake up

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-853165862002-08-05T11:33:00.000-07:002002-08-05T11:40:04.000-07:00

this is where my family, josh, and i are staying when we go to ireland on friday: can you believe it? i can't. "late last night i opened my eyes, the sky was full of fire..." -jason harrod

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are you sick of wedding updates yet? i guess it's a chance i'll have to take. yesterday i met with a florist to discuss options for our wedding. i decided on my bouquet, it will be made up of white and very pale pink roses (to match the bridesmaid gowns) and have lily of the valley around the outside of it. i also chose the bridesmaids bouquets, but i'm not sure how to describe them here so i

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3852786312002-07-24T09:14:00.000-07:002002-07-24T09:15:03.000-07:00

i only have one thing to say: josh is going to fall down flat on his face when he sees me walking down that aisle. stun-ning! "are you looking for answers to questions under the stars?" -dmb

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-852644912002-07-19T10:01:00.000-07:002002-07-23T09:32:01.000-07:00

wow. that's all i have to say. john mayer last night was incredible! we were seated in the second row back from the stage in the very center...john was right in front of us the entire show. some highlights: john sitting on a monitor right in front of us to play a long solo, john playing an amazing rendition of "comfortable", john singing two (count them, two!) police songs. loved it, loved

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-852619102002-07-18T13:45:00.000-07:002002-07-18T13:45:43.000-07:00

dude, the concert is tonight. tonight i say! i'm so excited. i'm leaving work in a few minutes to get ready to go. i'll make sure to post about it tomorrow or this weekend. in other music news, i just picked up the norah jones album and it is phenomenal. she has an absolutely gorgeous voice...if you love jazz music, this is a cd you should definitely listen to. she is actually touring with

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-852533912002-07-16T06:14:00.000-07:002002-07-16T06:14:42.000-07:00

i have no desire to write today, so i will not be posting anything eloquent and thoughtful. (you know, like my regular blog entries?) i really do have a lot to write about, so it's sad that i don't feel like talking about anything right now...but i don't. in summary, i had a great weekend with josh's family in new hampshire (jet skis and campfires, yay!), my wedding dress is waiting at the

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-852288962002-07-08T06:44:00.000-07:002002-07-08T06:44:50.000-07:00

as i predicted, this past weekend was great fun and i had a wonderful time being with friends and family. on friday i headed up to maine to help our youth group lead church rallies on their missions trip. it's so amazing to see God provide every day for them! i wish i was still with them. my mom is there right now, she'll be home on saturday. my dad went the week before. saturday was my

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3852123412002-07-01T07:29:00.000-07:002002-07-01T07:41:13.000-07:00

on thursday evening the building behind national grid was struck by lightning, causing a four alarm fire! unfortunately (or fortunately, however you want to look at it) the lightning caused our mainframe computers to shut down, meaning we couldn't do work on friday. the good part about that was that we got a day off, which meant a three day weekend for us all. the bad part is that today we are

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-851941462002-06-24T06:09:00.000-07:002002-06-24T06:09:17.000-07:00

i have the best fiance in the world. it's true! who else would bring me coffee from dunkin donuts every morning without me even asking? that's love, right there. if i ever had any doubts, they have been dispelled by my medium hazelnut with cream and sugar. mm-mmm. last week josh and i went to see "the bourne identity" with matt damon. it was excellent! josh especially liked the chase

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-851769182002-06-17T09:44:00.000-07:002002-06-17T09:46:26.000-07:00

since i joined blogger pro i have the capability to create a mailing list. each time i post an entry here on the site, it will email the entry to whoever is on my mailing list. i tested it out on my email address, it's pretty cool. so, if you're obsessed with me and my wonderful blog entries, leave me your address in the comment section below this post and i'll add it to the mailing list. if

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-851731662002-06-15T15:58:00.000-07:002002-06-15T15:58:36.076-07:00

the comments feature is working again, so comment away. note that the message board has not been deleted yet, in the hopes that someone may take pity on the board owner and post something of interest there. but don't feel any obligation to do so. :) "great is thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness, morning by morning new mercies i see..."

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3851706052002-06-14T09:47:00.000-07:002002-06-14T09:47:55.000-07:00

i took a short break from work in order to come here and write about things in my life...it has been quite a while. now that i am here, though, i feel i am so full of thoughts that i am completely at a loss as to what to write about. i will do my best. these days i am waxing sentimental. a year until my wedding, a year until my life changes, a year until my best friend and i live together

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-851510092002-06-07T08:00:00.000-07:002002-06-07T08:00:22.923-07:00

one year until my name officially changes to kathleen sarah reilly! YAY! "we made speculations on the whos and the whens of our futures..." -derek webb

* kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037401191222594694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940406.post-3851444182002-06-05T07:10:00.000-07:002002-06-05T07:11:06.000-07:00

my comment feature has not been working for the past few days. i need to fiddle with it and try to fix it. in the meantime, if you want to leave a comment, please leave it on the lily board! thank you, the management. "my faith is like shifting sand, changed by every wave..." -caedmon's call

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