Today's thankful Thursday is all about...
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| Aunt Kat even lets the kids do her hair sometimes... pretty huh?! |
Kat was one of my first students I remember teaching. I was like 12 years old and someone decided I was responsible enough to student teach... not sure how that happened, but I'm glad it did. Kat was a wonderful kid, full of energy, excitement and talent. She was an amazing student and I loved working with her any chance I could. Our relationship (like a lot of dance relationships) grew into a sisterhood of sorts. Kat didn't have any siblings, so I stepped into the role of big sister, and she fit nicely as my little one. When she needed a solo, I choreographed it, when I needed help moving into my dorm, she helped me, when she got in trouble and needed someone to cover for her, I covered, and when I needed a little sister to remind me to have some fun, she was there for me. Let's be serious though, when you're sisters life isn't always roses and sunshine either... we've definitely had our arguments, but have always came out stronger on the other side.
Kat was a candle lighter in my wedding (that was always our joke back then... "don't burn the church down Kat!"), we spent hours on my couch with her hands on my tummy waiting for Sam to kick, and she was one of the first ones up at the hospital when both kids were born. Over time, she became a teacher at the studio, and our friendship kept growing. My kids adore her and they've always known her as Aunt Kat. They ask almost every day if it's "aunt Kat day" so that they can play and do ridiculous videos and pictures with her. I've watched her go through some incredibly difficult times, and I've also gotten to see her sore. She's an essential part of my family and we love her as if she was our own :) So today we celebrate Thankful Thursday because we have an Aunt Kat :)
Happy Thursday everyone!
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