ahhhh. i miss you old dreams

ahhhhh. finally something great on the tv that i actually learned a few things from

"my father was a kind of miracle of integrity and gentleness and shyness somewhat and dedicated purpose and fun. how you get all of those things in a man who grew up on a remote farm in kentucky? there was no reason to think he would get to college. he fought his way to become educated and to love knowledge. nothing, nothing was ever worth waking up and saying i'm not the person that i wanted to be. i still think that my dad still had the most beautiful simple check list for what you should do in life. and when i had no clue of what i wanted to do he simply said...

1. do something that you love
2. do it is the most adventurous place that you can
3. and do it if you think that it will genuinely help people

he said that if it fits into that checklist, then do it! and so i did...."

~~~diane sawyer on the oprah winfrey master class

this was so interesting. to see the love that shown in her eyes as she spoke about her father. i can only hope and pray that one day in the future when i'm old and senile, that my kids will have their own fond, special, and loving memories about me in this same way. this same kind of tribute.

so today, i've been thinking about what my "list" of 3 things would be. and for fun i thought i'd write them down...

1. pick a career that you love based on your heart, not on your wallet :)
2. look for the positive or the fun in everything
3. don't just complain about something in your life that you don't like, change it and learn from it

~~~katie terry 2011

Thomas And Her Dirty 30...

remember when we went here and did this and this together? yeah. thomas and i have a lot of history together. i love this girl and thomas is one of my very besties. i could trust this girl with anything and can count on her to be there no matter what. ahhhhhh. oh thomas.....





HAPPY DIRTY 30 THOMAS!!! luv ya girl!!!

It's Officially Official!!!

look what came in the mail today! i can't wait for this awesome experience. to be able to participate in this great annual event. to be able to tell my kids, my family, my posterity all about it. that i actually did it. me, katie terry, the paralyzed woman who was told in the beginning that she would probably need 24 hr care for the rest of her life. i did the boston marathon and that i'm not planning on stopping there! who knows what is next. i don't even. i never would have thought that i'd have done most of the things that i have been able to do. when the first door was opened, it was more like a flood gate, and the possibilities became endless. an idea would became an obsession and the accomplishment would become personally inspiring. i saw the fire that it lit within and i saw the fire that it lit within others and that is what i loved the most. how it felt inside of my soul to see how my simple and selfish acts created something bigger that inspired others to look farther and to dig deeper within. to see the light in their eyes because of something i'd said or done that inspired them to try a little harder or to never give up.

"we experience things to either learn something for ourselves or for our actions to teach someone else a lesson that will enrich their lives."
~~~katie terry

game on....

a GREAT day on the mountain...

this is what my ski looks like...
i took this while i was on the lift looking down...





it was way too much fun and i'm way too lucky! wasatch adaptive even gave my kids for christmas each a new pair of winter boots and new ski jackets! they are such an awesome organization! i can't wait to get back up there......