Today’s Friday’s Face is none other that the beautiful Kate.  You’ll see very quickly why we call her “Kate with a K!”  Or, Kate con K, when we’re feeling all Espanol-like.

Which is rare considering that most of us in Starlite are still trying to master the English language. 

Ahem.  With that painful admission, I now proudly present: Kate with a K!

Kate.  I love your name.

Thanks!  I went by Katie until I was in 8th grade. I had moved across the country and changed schools, so I decided to change my name a little bit.  I thought it sounded more mature.

It does.  Don’t you think it is kind of weird that we have a Cate, a Kate (you, obviously) and a Katie all on Leadership Team?  And then, I have a roommate named Katie!  AND, we have a whole lot of volunteers named Katie.  What do you think about this?

I think you should consider yourself lucky to know so many fabulous people!  :)  I know it makes it a little tricky at times, but I don’t think the world will ever have enough of us!

I have a new Friday’s Face game for us to play.  It is called “Fill in the Blanks.”  Are you up to the task?

I’m always up for a challenge!

I, Kate, became a part of Starlite because __________________.

All the cool kids were doing it.  Just kidding, of course!  I actually had some friends involved in it and was able to see all the things they were doing for the girls in the community as well as for each other.  I loved the mission of the ministry and really wanted to be a part of it somehow.

If I ever have to _______________ again, I’ll probably quit being a part of Starlite.

Stick my face in a bowl of flour to dig out saltine crackers using only my mouth in front of a huge audience of laughing middle school girls.

I can’t believe I had forgotten about that!  I love the fact that you were wearing a shower cap while you did it.  Okay, onward we go: my “job” in Starlite is __________ which means I _______________________.

Assistant Director at a Sparkle program at one of our middle schools.  And, it means I get to teach a lesson to the beautiful 8th grade girls there every Thursday afternoon.

I love my ____________________.

Easy-tip calculator on my cell phone.

Because _____________________.

Even though I get made fun of every time I pull it out, I just love how convenient it is for figuring out the perfect tip to leave at a restaurant!  It even has a feature where you can figure out the entire bill when you’re splitting a meal with several people.  It is incredibly cool.

Game over.  You win!  Now, for another question: for some reason, I imagine that you have a wild side that comes out in the middle of the night in your dorm.  Is this accurate?

It might be… I seem to really come alive at night.  I do get a little crazy at times, but I just remind myself that this is what college is really about, right?

What annoys you?

Bad grammar, whistling, when people drive down the grocery store parking lanes in the wrong direction, have a speck of food stuck in my teeth for hours while no one tells me about it… you know, that sort of stuff.

You’re studying to be what?

A public relations professional.

That was my undergrad major!  What’s the number one thing you look forward to about being a grown-up?

Seriously?  The shoes!  I look forward with great anticipation to the day when I show up to my office in a fabulous pair of stilettos.  To me, a great pair of shoes screams success and confidence.

Quick: your favorite moment in Starlite.  Discuss.

My favorite moment would probably have to be my interview process to get on Leadership Team.  Is that weird?  I just felt really grown-up.  And I was taking that step to put myself out there for something that I really wanted to achieve.  That is not something that I had usually done in the past, so I felt really proud of myself for making the decision to open myself up for either success or disappointment.  I treated it like a learning experience for my future, and I knew that no matter what the outcome was, it would only make me stronger and more confident.  Not to mention, I met some of the nicest and greatest people that day!

Advice you wish someone had told you when you were in the 8th grade?

I wish someone would have convinced me not to dye my hair red.  Don’t ask me why, but I had wanted auburn hair my entire life and I chose 8th grade as the year to try it.  Bad choice.