Katiepie graduates

**caseye** · 22nd April 2011, 12:48

A belated Happy Birthday Katiepie.
Wishing you painless days and sleeping nights, get better good, girl.

**Gone Burger** · 22nd April 2011, 14:46

All you SCRUMPTIOUS people...

Thank you for the lovely Birthday Wishes. It was the best day I have ever been Lucky enough to have, and had a truly unforgettable night last night.

And many of you on KB helped with this in-fucking-credible present. A personalised number plate for my bike "KT P13". To all of you who were a part of this, I can never thank you enough. I will never quite understand why everyone went to such a huge effort, but I will appreciate and cherish it for the rest of my life, without a doubt.

Happiest chick in the world. Luckiest girl as well. This accident has seen me through only a small handful of tough days, but as I said last night in my teary eyed speech, it may have been the best thing to ever happen to me. I am proud to have you all as friends. And I am proud of myself with my progress, and new way of looking at so many things. Two days before this accident, my whole world changed for the better. I had made it through the most challenging year I had ever faced, for various reasons. Then, I had the accident, but I had reached a point where it wasn't really a downside in my life. As everything else was brilliant. I had made it through. So this is only helping to strengthen me, and make me work even harder for the dreams I know I will achieve in my life.

My major goal is to be ready to head down the South Island (hopefully on the beloved R6, number plate KT P13) for the Burt Munro Challenge in November. I was down there last year the same week, and vouched I would make it all the way to the rally next year. And I will. Solo. Or, if anyone wants to come with me, more than welcome.

I will have the halo and brace off at the end of June. I will then have two months is a smaller neck brace to rebuild all the muscles to support my heart. I will give it one months further, then I will put my new Shoei Helmet on for the first time at the end of September. Then, I'll be ready to go, and booking in for the first available training day at Manfield with ProRider. Its a goal that I will make, and one that excites me so very much.

Best Birthday in the world. The last 3 nights I have had a divine 5 hours sleep each night, and I feel pretty incredible. My leg is gaining huge strength, and I have been walking without crutches. My shoulder is good if I am gentle with its use, and there an no current pains in my back or neck. Feeling good is an understatement. I have never felt so good. Honest answer right there.

27, alive, well, single, living in a great place that it just for me, beautiful dogs, looking at new career options, an amazing family, and exceptional friends. Happy, lucky, thankful, amazed... Can't wipe this silly grin from my face. Fuck, you all rock. It's that simple. xxxxxxxxxxx

**DJSin** · 22nd April 2011, 16:31

Katie you are only getting back what you put out there

I'm glad you had a great birthday!!!

Fingers crossed that your sleep will improve over the coming days and all that rest will aid with recovery.

Big ups to Gaz for organizing the plate and I'm glad to hear you love it

**MarkH** · 22nd April 2011, 16:56

Originally Posted by Katiepie

The last 3 nights I have had a divine 5 hours sleep each night, and I feel pretty incredible. My leg is gaining huge strength, and I have been walking without crutches. My shoulder is good if I am gentle with its use, and there an no current pains in my back or neck. Feeling good is an understatement. I have never felt so good. Honest answer right there.

Wow, so good to hear. I hope things keep getting better for you and that you get back into riding and going to rallies before the end of the year. All the best to you Katie.

**kilgh** · 22nd April 2011, 17:44

Wow! What a cool present!

Glad to hear you are having fun again.

**chanceyy** · 22nd April 2011, 18:26

Originally Posted by DJSin

Katie you are only getting back what you put out there

I'm glad you had a great birthday!!!

Fingers crossed that your sleep will improve over the coming days and all that rest will aid with recovery.

Big ups to Gaz for organizing the plate and I'm glad to hear you love it

+ one and yup Gaz kudos dude for pulling it all together ..

miss KT PI3 keep healing girl we wanna see that plate on the bike

**Gone Burger** · 22nd April 2011, 21:27

Gaz has done an amazing job, and you crazy kids have been so so generous. I couldn't love it more.

Check out the pic below of my gorgeous plate (template hehe). And it was really nice to be able to scrub up a little and feel like a lady again for the night. I think my smile gives away how good I was feeling.

xx

**Dogboy900** · 23rd April 2011, 09:38

Cool pics!
Glad you had a good birthday

I am amazed at how positive you are through this whole thing, totally amazing!!

Hope to see you out on the bike some time soon.

**Number One** · 23rd April 2011, 11:55

That's fab Katie and that you got to 'scrub up' and feel like a lady on your b'day.

Awesome plate too

**brumax** · 25th April 2011, 07:53

OOPS!!
BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
great to see you are on the up,
like everyone on here, think you are one amazin young lady,
Hey! can you hang onto the Halo so we still recognize ye?

**sels1** · 26th April 2011, 13:37

Belated Happy Birthday KP, glad you had a good one.

**Big Dave** · 26th April 2011, 13:54

Originally Posted by Katiepie

All you SCRUMPTIOUS people...

Good on you. Very inspirational.

**Hinny** · 1st May 2011, 21:06

G'day,
As promised, I partied on your behalf at the Rural Riders Anzac Run at Tahora.
I have been suffering all week as a result. My share of the action I could handle...

it was your share that did me in.

When I was young I could go on a bender for a week and take a day to recover. Now I go on a bender for a night and it takes me a week to recover.
So, you can imagine how I felt after partying with Kinger, Hazel and friends in Taupo on Thursday night, followed by four days of hedonism, revelry and drunken debauchery at Tahora.
I sang myself hoarse, danced my arse off

...(it is so broken I feel like I've been on a horse for a week.

) ate too much, drank (far) too much, rode too far, smiled too much (my face ached) and generally lived it up.

Hope this report makes you feel better.
You, or more precisely your surrogate self i.e. me, had a thoroughly good time.
When you are all fixed you might like to go party there yourself. I'm sure you could borrow a guitar and avail yourself of a solo spot that come up between sets or join in the 'Rubber Band's singalong.

You would certainly get to smile a lot.

Heal well and heal fast Katie.