Dear Friend,
Have you ever wanted to write a book? Something that would be so inspirational and life-changing that you'd become the next J.K Rowling and people would be flocking for your autograph?
Yeah...so did we.
But things happened (well, one main thing happened- we'll tell you about that later). We were able to interview one person, and write the dedication and the first page before life got in the way and the book was put on the back burner. Our deadline was last Christmas and as you can see, we aren't infamous writers...yet. Let's be honest...we can barely afford a sock at J. Crew.
So here we are, starting a blog. We're going to try to write once a day, but we aren't the type to make promises we can't keep, so a daily post might not always happen. In this blog, we'll share everything from DIYs to inspirational quotes to real-life situations. We are currently in our senior year of High School, but we hope this blog continues throughout college or perhaps until we're the two old ladies wreaking havoc in nursing homes. Yup, that's us for you.
If you don't know the two of us, here's our life story (abridged):
April 7, 1995- Kylie was born...with cancer- more specifically, a neuroblastoma the size of a fist in her chest. Doctors surgically removed the tumor, but a couple months later, it returned wrapping around her spinal cord, making surgery impossible. Meanwhile, on October 14, 1995, Catherine was born in California- happy and cancer free. Now back in Washington, Kylie was fighting for her life. But fear not, after many rounds of chemotherapy, the only evidence of cancer that remains are five scars and different colored eyes.
September 2004- Kylie, a completely healthy little girl, decided to take a leap of faith and befriend the new kid at school. She began with a hello, but Catherine was clearly uninterested and ignored Kylie's gesture of friendship and ran away. Obviously their friendship was off to a great start.
Spring 2009- In 8th grade Geometry, Kylie and Catherine's teacher decided to create a new seating arrangement by randomly pulling names out of a hat. Naturally, the last two names pulled were Kylie and Catherine. After much deliberation, their teacher decided the best place for them was the only table in the back of the classroom, conveniently located next to her desk. That way, the two would stay on task and be productive...right? Wrong. They spent most of their time creating elaborate snack schedules and fake postulates. Their friendship had clearly evolved since that day on the playground in 4th grade.
May 25, 2010- Kylie and Catherine experienced what it's like to get in trouble at school. What started as an innocent joke escalated quickly into a huge situation. The only people who know this story are those involved, the girls' close friends, and a certain middle school teacher. Although this situation caused a lot of tears and late nights, it also brought Kylie and Catherine closer than they'd ever been.
February 17, 2011- Kylie and Catherine boarded a plane to Jerusalem on the first ever Peace and Reconciliation trip organized by their school. After surviving long plane rides, taxi rides, and vicious ants, the two girls returned home, safe and sound. The trip was a great bonding experience for them.
May 1, 2012- Ready to finish up junior year in a positive attitude, the unexpected happened one afternoon while driving home from school. On the way down Somerset Hill, a beige car decided to pull an illegal u-turn, causing a collision with Kylie's car. Seeing this accident in her rear-view mirror, Catherine went into panic mode and pulled her own illegal u-turn to drive back up the hill to help her friend. Luckily, no one was hurt, but some damage was done to both cars. Standing on the intersection of SE 44th St. and Somerset Blvd. in their pajamas (as it was pajama day at school), the girls couldn't believe what was happening. Conveniently, a faculty meeting at their school had just finished and all their teachers were driving by the scene of the accident- well, except for one very special adult who decided to take the time and stop to help the girls. Kylie and Catherine are forever in debt to her.
October 7, 2012- Kylie and Catherine made the first of hopefully many posts on their blog.
So, there you have it- our life story in a nutshell. Not every post will be this extensive, but we hope you stick around for more. Who knows, we may end up changing your life :)
Until next time.
Yours truly,
Kylie and Catherine
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