IT'S A NEW DAY!

I went asleep last night
Tired from the fight
I've been fighting for tomorrow
All my life
Yea I woke up this morning
Feeling brand new'Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming
Has finally came true

It's a new day

Cause we weren't fighting for nothing
And the soldiers weren't fighting
For nothing
No, Martin wasn't dreaming for nothing
And Lincoln didn't change it for nothing
And children weren't crying for nothing

IT'S A NEW DAY!~Will.i.am~

Just something to remember today on a special day in history! :D
♥Catherine Anne
  • meg
    woo hoo! I will let you know...my friend Katie gets Crocs for her daughter Emma...which means CJ will probably get them the next year! :D
    by meg at 01/30/09 11:29PM
  • belle
    I just noticed my friends name...what's a "bestie?" :)
    by belle at 01/30/09 11:48PM
  • meg
    As you can tell, I'm back! But we got nathan and Bekah moved to Louisiana, and then we all (except me, thankfully) got a nasty stomach bug that we're just recovering from. Whew! I gotta call you soon!
    by meg at 03/06/09 9:46AM

I am proud to be an American!

Whether you voted for McCain or President Obama, you made history! If you didn't vote...well you missed out and I shouldn't hear any complaining from you for the next 4 years! ;)I voted for the first time yesterday, which was one of the most liberating experiences of my life.

I'm not going to get on here and get on one of my many soap boxes, but I just wanted to express my appreciation and gratitude that I was blessed to live in a country where elections are not manipulated or pre-determined by the government. From time to time I watch Oprah in the afternoon and naturally yesterday was talking about the election. They had new American citizens share their experience from the country the were born and raised. From the Rwanda genocide to the former Soviet Union, the accounts both broke my heart and gave me strength. These people understand fully the meaning of FREEDOM which is something we very much take for granted.

Also, I'm proud to be an American because less than 40 years ago, my life would have been dramatically different. I, along with many other African-Americans wouldn't have been able to walk through the same doors, drink out of the same fountains, ride next to on a bus, along with countless other injustices. It's no secret to many of you that I have personally dealt with my share of racism growing up in the area that our family lived. Some people say it doesn't matter the color of the skin, but I would like to say that we, as the African-American community and nation as a whole, have made history and I am so grateful. Whether you agree with the politics of President Elect Obama, you have to admit that our country has come very far in a very short time.

I feel safe and protected being an American. We take for granted that we can go to the polls every 4 years in November and vote for the leader we desire. We take for granted that our government isn't trying to poison us or cruelly ration our food. I am proud to be an American because I can NOW I can truly tell my children..."You can truly be anything you want to be in America!" November 4, 2008 will forever be a groundbreaking date in my heart.

In the words of President Obama..."If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."

YES WE CAN!!...AND WE DID!!!

♥Catherine Anne

We are blessed from the Lord to be Americans! Remember to thank God for your blessings as an American!
  • belle
    Good post! :)
    by belle at 11/05/08 4:28PM

Who would've thought...

...an Auburn player would steal my heart! lol

Sorry Demetrius Byrd...maybe next year! :)

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

~Catherine Anne
  • rstatham
    NICE photo, Catherine Auhn...SPOP
    by rstatham at 10/19/08 10:34PM
  • tomboy_in_tennessee
    That your game face? lol
    by tomboy_in_tennessee at 10/20/08 1:50PM
  • belle
    Haha! :) I did have a great weekend...busy though! Saturday was our neighborhood fall festival, which I was in charge of, and we had company Friday night and Saturday night, worship on Sunday, went to lunch for Mr. Huff's birthday, and had our marriage class after evening worship. Whew! :) How 'bout yours??
    by belle at 10/20/08 4:12PM
  • rstatham
    Hey, can I get a larger version of that foto? Ah, probably not...
    by rstatham at 10/31/08 8:02AM
  • rstatham
    Way cool. Email me that LARGO POSTERO!
    by rstatham at 11/02/08 8:10PM

GAME DAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So...it's GAME DAY! LSU is my team!In case you didn't know...I'm a FAN!!!!!!!
GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!
CatherineAnne
  • belle
    Hey Cat..what's your email address? I have a pic to send you!! :)
    by belle at 09/21/08 12:28AM
  • cljonas
    You are such a nut.
    by cljonas at 09/23/08 6:09PM
  • karaashley
    hey girl! how are you doing?! miss you!
    by karaashley at 10/03/08 5:45PM
  • karaashley
    school is great! I absolutely love it! How's everything with you!? I was thinking about that time we went to Gatlinberg the other day - good times. I remember we were SO pumped because it was snowing a teeny tiny bit! haha
    by karaashley at 10/04/08 11:49AM
  • karaashley
    OH the teddy bear factory!!! haha that was so much fun!!! i remember being SO afraid i was going to break something... there was so much glass in there - bad news... and remember how ya'll were evil and kicked me to the end of the bed during the night? haha just kidding...
    by karaashley at 10/07/08 11:23AM
  • karaashley
    we should have a reunion!!! how much FUN would that be?! i think we should plan that. :)
    by karaashley at 10/07/08 8:37PM

You know what's frusterating??

So people close to me know that I do NOT joke about my Lifetime movies! So...we have satellite so we have the regular Lifetime channel and Lifetime Movie Network so thats good. BUT during random storms the satellite goes out! Today...right now actually....it went out!

This time....it went out when I was watching a Lifetime movie I have been waiting all day to watch! I don't joke about Lifetime!

GRRRRRR....I know some of you are reading this and laughing hysterically because you can picture me pouting because the satellite went out! So laugh it up! haha

♥Catherine Anne


P.S. It came back on a few minutes after I posted this blog! lol And I finished out my day watching Lifetime and eating junk food because I'm a loser...and because I didn't feel good! lol
  • belle
    Aw, well maybe they'll play it again. :)
    by belle at 06/30/08 2:48PM
  • shortnshorter
    hey cathy... long time no see! ~m
    by shortnshorter at 07/08/08 11:12AM
  • mom_of_toto
    Evil companions corrupt good morals!
    by mom_of_toto at 07/14/08 5:01PM
  • mom_of_toto
    WUZ the plan?!?!?!?!
    by mom_of_toto at 07/18/08 8:12PM
  • cljonas
    You are such a nut! Have you found employment yet?
    by cljonas at 07/25/08 11:19AM
  • karaashley
    CATHYYYYY! Hi :) haha
    by karaashley at 08/05/08 2:42PM
  • cljonas
    I just wanted to say hi and love you.
    by cljonas at 08/07/08 3:51PM
  • belle
    Miss you, Cathy!
    by belle at 08/15/08 1:35PM
  • cljonas
    I love you. I just wanted you to know.
    by cljonas at 09/15/08 4:42PM