An Opinion: Valentine’s Day is the opposite of romantic — it’s forced, and lacks spontaneity. Around here, we ignore it entirely and spring the trappings on any other day of the year.
A Person: Big brown ey
es and gorgeous, and yes, I admit that’s what I saw first as I have eyes in my head and blood in my veins. The second thing I noticed is how she explained to me what a Pediatric Occupational Therapist is in conversational tone and perfect paragraphs. She is an articulate and engaged professional, continually working on new approaches to meet kids where they are and discovering how they learn best.
As a mom, she is roughly 3,500 chicken nuggets into the adventure. Let’s be candid. There’s big magic in the gig but also some drudgery. I love that she is honest about both while leading our boys up with strength, grace and affection. She loves being a daughter, sister, and aunt. A loyal friend, a lover of the beach, a voracious reader if a bit of a narcoleptic one, and an athlete. She’s got a “let’s get the coffee going and make a list” pragmatic philosophy and she’s willing to follow you on your adventures so long as she can make the 5:30 am Seaside Crossfit class first! Happy Valentine’s Day, Katherine Schaefer Cooney! xoxo
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3rd Thing Shout-Out: In February of 2002, a few days before Valentine’s Day, our mutual friend Amy Larkin, set us up and we went out on a double-date with Team Larkin. I thought it went well enough but I was told later that Amy and I did most of the talking! What can I say except, thank you Amy!
She is an awesome friend, fun at a party, a terrific athlete and a good person. It is a blessing to have Kate in my life!