The "R" Family

“What strange creatures

 brothers are!”

Jane Austen 

Meet Stephanie, Jerry, Ryan and Michael... I remember when this family just started out as a beautiful bride walking down the aisle...

*SPOILER ALERT... Beautiful wedding picture circa 1993!!!*

AWWWWWW!!!!

Now that Stephanie (and possibly Jerry...) are going to kill me for sharing that picture... back to present time!!!

These two lovebirds could not have been handpicked to be a better couple!!! They are raising two teenage boys... who are quickly turning into men... much faster than any of us anticipated! 

                

Meet Ryan... he is going into his senior year of high school and then whisking away to a graphic design college!!! This kid has so much talent in his left pinky it's unbelievable! He's rather reserved... more on the shy side... and can get lost in a comic book for hours... seriously hours... if he's not in his room reading those, he's generally in his tricked out man cave with his dad watching tv in his own personal theater... Ryan is my talker... I love to go on trips with him no matter how short or long they are just so I can talk to him and find out more about his life path and where it's going and how it went... 

Meet Michael... 15 going on 10... ok I joke... I joke... this kid is probably the most random person I know... He will usually tune into your conversation for about 2 minutes... and unless you keep it interesting... he's probably busy thinking about how porta potties (sp?) are made... or why they are made that way... Michael is INSANELY book smart... and can make you motion sick with how quickly he zooms around in the latest Call of Duty... He's a thinker though.... He will ask you some of the most thought provoking questions you've ever been asked... He keeps you on your toes though with his agility and playfulness... Just watch out for tree roots (sorry inside joke that I had to put in here...)

Those these two don't always get along... and yes... they think the same about the other... strange creatures... when they do work together on a project... it's a beautiful masterpiece... 

                                         

If you ever get the greatest opportunity in the world to meet these four... you will fall in love with them... They open their heart to anyone and can help you in any jam you are in... They offer four VERY unique point of views on whatever topic you have to come up with... but one thing is common in them... FAMILY BOND.  They talk to each other very openly and have a connection that most families strive to reach... They are each other's crutch when times are tough and each other's star when the sky is shining. They have allowed my daughter to steal their heart (therefore stealing mine and Jon's with how much they love her!) Their love for family is amazing... 

 

Introduction

Hello digital world!

I feel like there should be some sort of guide for what to say in your first blog post... Let's start with the who I guess!

My name is Catherine... Simply Cat.  I have a wonderful life... a husband that would give the shirt off his back in the freezing rain to a friend in need and a daughter who sees the world with all her limitless possibilities through her beautiful blue eyes.  For now, the three of us weave our way in and out of this thing called life... Our distractions include our fur babies... 2 cats and 2 dogs... and we can't leave out the big fur babies... 2 horses (that have a nice cozy home at my parent's house where being spoiled is quite an understatement...). Family is a focus point of my life. We may not have a perfect family portrait from the outside looking in... but from the inside looking out, there's no one else I would pick to have by my side. 

And the next big question... Why?

My initial attempt at this whole blogging process is really to start photography. Pictures have a way with words that only the viewer understands... They can be interpreted as is... or looked into for a deeper purpose. While yes, this will still be a personal blog, it's going to be me with a camera! Life through a lens so to speak... 

I'm about to dive into a lifetime adventure of photography. Pictures capture what the mind forgets. There are those small glimmers of light that can be forever immortalized in a simple 4X6 print.