Katie Rose Janecka was born on Dec. 8, 1980 to Margie and Ed Janecka. She had one older brother (Joe) at that time. Then followed by two more brothers and one sister (Charlie, John, and Elizabeth). Katie graduated from St. Michael Catholic School in 1995, then Weimar High School in 1999. She was, among other things, involved in FFA, Theater, and Volleyball. She then attended Blinn College in Brenham.