You've probably heard the old saying, "Seeing is believing."

On Friday, the actress prepared for the holiday weekend by adding a rare selfie (open in new tab) to her Instagrid, and she captioned the new addition with a simple string of expressive little emojis: "☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️."

Six sunbursts is exactly the right caption for Katie's new photo (opens in new tab). In fact, it may be one of the top 10 sunniest selfies in history of all mankind. In this photo, Katie is wearing a bashful smile with the corners of her mouth turned down like Joey Potter's as the sun's rays outshine the six emojis.

Katie doesn't tag (open in new tab) much on Instagram, but there is an important tag embedded in this photo. The actress tagged Maison Mail (opens in new tab). Indeed, all we can see in this photo is the color of Katie's pink and white button-down top. And we need look no further to see that a.) it's perfect, and b.) it's a dream.

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