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my incredible family plus margaret anne on bid day!

why hello there! my name is kitty. roll tide. i have finally decided to make a blog. one of my friends has one, she is really cool. her name is francie duckworth, you might know her, she is a national champion in cheer leading. oh did i mention she is my sister? you're probably thinking to yourself uhhh... dorr? duckworth? that makes no sense? frannie is my sorority sister. BOOM. so if you were wondering, the answer is yes. i am one of those incredibly annoying sorority girls who wears over sized tshirts, nike tempo shorts, ray bans, and lives and breathes in alpha gam gear. i am blessed to have pledged the university of alabama's most outstanding sorority this fall (yes they did actually win that award, i'm not just calling it that) and i'm freaking obsessed with it. i have 81 sisters that i am pledging with whom i LOVE.

BDR and jojo

i have the most amazing family that anyone could ask for. my parents are so supportive and i have missed both of them so much now that im in college. joanne is the best mom you will ever meet. she met my dad in law school at the university of alabama, she has her law degree and worked for a public defender for ten years, but now she does not practice.. she has a little going on with us kids, (three being in college) selling Etc. clothes, taking care of 5 dogs, and planning a wedding in december. MY MOM WAS MISS ALABAMA IN 1981. she hates it when i tell people that but my bloggers need to know the truth. rusty is an attorney at maynard cooper and gale law-firm in birmingham and loves it there, he is founder of the church of the highlands parking team that he selflessly serves every week with a smile on his face, he knows how to mow a lawn and how to sew together my bedding for college that i ripped on the first day of buying it.. pretty much an all-around baller person to have for a dad. moms and pops (that we have nicknamed joan/joanie and BDR - short for big daddy rus) just celebrated their 25th anniversary this past june and are the best parents a girl could ask for. They like each other a lot, so here i am with four other siblings.

Mary Margaret and me on Labor Day

• Mary Margaret: oldest, age 22, beautiful, twin to luke (look below), graduated in may from auburn university with a major in english, has a gorgeous long haired weenie dog named nelly, engaged to her soul mate and honor guardsman kenny byrd, they are getting married in december and moving to virginia where kenny is stationed. (the thought of her moving absolutely makes me want to vomit, so we are not going to think about that now and move on)
• Luke: age 22, twin to mary margaret (see above), senior at the university of alabama, majoring in human development, member of every honor society on campus and his teachers love him so much that they would probably save his old tissue from the trash can and sell it on ebay, graduating in may, most determined and hard working person you will ever meet, works as a barista at starbucks and makes lots of fattening drinks, doing an internship right now with church of the highlands, has a chocolate lab named macy who is his one true love, my girlfriends ask me for his number on a regular basis, and he loves alabama football.
• Jake: age 20, very athletic, devilishly handsome, junior at the university of alabama, majoring in criminal justice, lives in a mansion off of campus with luke (see above), also owns a chocolate lab named shasta whom he loves dearly despite his love for eating jake's blackberry, dating bea (pronounced bee, like a honey bee, bzzz) smith, who is the cutest 5'1"mississippi-an you will ever meet, he is also doing an internship with luke at church of the highlands, loves to work out with his brother, eats a lot, and is the biggest alabama fan you will ever meet. 
• Kitty: this is where i come in... not the middle child and not the baby, its a pretty awkward spot but someones gotta do it.
• Julia: age 5 oh wait, i mean 12, oh dang maybe 14? just kidding juju :) age 15 - will be 16 next month, only kid at home now, does a lot of chores and errands with mama jo, sophomore at vestavia hills high school, SGA representative, member of the most elite dance team at her dance studio, active and dedicated member of the switch high school youth group at church of the highlands in birmingham, has her first homecoming dance this coming friday with the most adorable date, has a white lab named honey who she would jump in front of a train for, will most likely get a brand new 2011 red ferrari for her 16th birthday, loves the beach, yogurt mountain, and hanging out with her cute high school friends on the weekend. 

i live in a really disgusting all-girl dorm that is not my favorite, but its really close to my classes and the alphgam house which is super nice. I did potluck for my roommate and it turned out SO well; I live with a BALLER from louisiana. her name is taylor, she is a boss. she loves to exercise and runs up the 14 flights of stairs for fun. no seriously she does :) while she is doing that i like to sit here and text my boyfriend. and that gets me to my next point. matthew brightbill. just typing his name makes me happy. i worked with him this summer at the BEST place in the WHOLE WORLD,  JH ranch. matthew was on maintenance, I was on housekeeping... he took out the trash while I cleaned toilets. it was love at first sight. HA. totally kidding. i was literally obsessed with him the whole time we were there, he didn't like me at all. we worked there for two months, it was the best two months of my whole life.  and nowww here comes my shameless plug for jh ranch - IT'S BEAUTIFUL, FREE FROM DISTRACTIONS, AND YOU WILL MEET FRIENDS THAT YOU WILL KEEP FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. YOU WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER YOU GO.
sorry, had to get that out of my system. back to my fantastic boyfriend. we got home in mid-july and hung out a lot once we got home. (why yes we both happened to live in birmingham, happened to work at the ranch, and happened to go to the university of alabama) nah, not really, it was NOT a coincidence. it was most definitely a god thing. i've never been so proud to call anything mine. seriously he hits every single thing on a girl's checklist: he is a servant of jesus christ, he is the nicest person you will ever meet, he literally never stops smiling, he is the most handsome thing you will ever lay your eyes on, he is such a gentleman, he is SO SMART (no seriously.. he's pre-med), and his family is fantastic. ive never been happier in my whole life.

school has been going great, i love my classes and i love walking around on the quad on these lovely fall days. my bestest friend here at the university of alabama is margaret anne pate. she is the star to my burst, the reeses to my cup, the buttons to my cardigan, the spoon to my tcby, and the zipper to my patagonia jacket. she is the cutest thing in the world. she loves to cook and clean and make little color-coded charts for herself. she loves baseball, especially the cardinals, wearing bows in her hair, looking up new recipes, her momma, and alabama football. i mean, who doesn't..? she also worked with me at the ranch this summer. she was an office girl and i vacuumed her office everyday, it was just magical. we are working out there again together next summer and we are so excited!!!

im gonna stop typing now and go get some study hall hours for this week. gotta make alphgam happy! :)

goodbye until next time!
ROLL TIDE ROLL

Luke, myself, Julia, and Jake at Rosemary Beach this summer

dis is my boo matthew