As I look back on my life a lot has changed; what I mean more specifically is myself. I am still young and have plenty of road ahead of me but the places, the people, the environment, it all has had a defining impression on me.
There's a house on Creekview Drive nestled on a street thats covered with tree's and interesting people. As I mentally pull into my old drive way I see a place where the good and the bad took place. I remember first moving in where I was greeted by neighbors who invited me over to swim. I remember the endless nights of sleep overs in my moms car, living room, bedroom, and even roof with my 3 girlfriends. I remember all the sneaky things I did with my friends- backyard pool hopping, "borrowing" construction cones + signs and shoving them into the back of my mothers red hot minivan. The copious amount of toilet paper and bags full of donuts that we used to decorate peoples homes with. I remember the parties I first started attending and the peer pressured things I took part of. I remember all the friends I made and all the friendships that didn't last.
Midland was my second home before I officially moved there in the middle of my senior year. A small town west enough to get real Mexican food, where the land is full of oil rigs and some of the snobbiest rich kids I have ever met. My parents were going through relationship problems and I found many outlets with Midlands finest. I became someone I look back on and wonder who that person was? I lost who I was and not to mention spiritually broken, which at the time I didn't care. Not saying that Midland was all bad, I've met some amazing people along the way which I will forever consider part of the family. I experienced a lot of heart ache and without those personal trials I would't be where I am right now.
Great Lakes, Illinois- Chicago do I miss you. So far my No. 1 favorite city to shop in. I arrived at bootcamp October 6, 2010. After being broken down and then built back up again, I had changed. Being on my own for the first 7 months was difficult and picked up on some good tips for the future. Visiting home twice gave me a new perspective on things and it was there I had realized that the people you called friends were really just the opposite, and that time can't always mend the broken.
Moving to the Carolinas was one of the best things I consider a blessing in disguise. There I discovered a thing or two.
No. 1 That it's easier to walk away from something or someone rather then stay there to fight.
No. 2 Really Forgiving people that truly hurt you is harder than I could have ever imagined.
No. 3 A good amount of alcohol wears at a persons heart and soul.
No. 4 Staying to fight the problems you honestly want to walk away from is hard, but completely
worth it in the end.
No. 5 Tearing down your personal walls allows room for one to come in and sweep you off your
feet.
No. 6 Stay strong and the Lord will bless you.
Leaving us at Virginia, a place for Lovers, or so I am told. Nothing really life measuring has happened as of yet. I know who I am and who I want to continue to be.
A good Mother that is there during every little and big thing for my daughter. To kiss her ouchies and sing her to bed each night. To hold and squeeze her for as long as I can before it's too late.
To be a dependable, honest, and a loving wife for my husband. To be there for him on his good and bad days, and be by his side wherever life may lead him. To snuggle and smother him so that he knows I do love him. To continue to be his best friend and cherish him always and forever.
To be the christ centered woman I strive to be for myself and my family. The hardworking role model for Blakely, so that she may know it's important to be intelligent and create a good name for yourself. To be completely content with life in itself for I have no reason not to be.
Each and every experience that has crossed my way has molded me into the person I am today. Without failure or struggles one cannot grow, and I'm thankful for each and every one of them. Out of everything I will leave you with this: Love with your entire being; Live your life in the ways that will bring you pure joy and happiness; Don't change unless for the better; and keep your beliefs, faith, and morals high, strong, and true. This life is too short so make it reflect how you want it to be.
Xo
-M
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