Who you'd be today

Everytime I listen to Kenny Chesney's "Who you'd be today" I sometimes find myself wondering just that. I am referring to my dad who passed away when I was in only in the first grade. I also find myself wondering how differetly my life would have turned out if he was still there. I am not saying that my life has turned horrible because if is far from it. My mom got remarried to a wonderful man that has been nothing but good to me and I am more than proud to call him my step-dad!. Because of him I ended up spending my teen years in the small town setting which looking back was perfect for me. Attending a high school where my graduating class was just shy of 100. whereas if I stayed in the big town school setting god only knows where I'd be and I don't really want to know all of the possibilities where life could have taken me. I grew up with a great group of friends most of which I stay in touch with and hope to remain close for the rest of our lives. When graduating high school I knew the next logical step for me was college in order to be in the work field that would make me the happiest. I am not going to lie the transition was tough. I am such a homebody that adjusting to a whole new environment was a tough challenge. I had my ups and down but I have met some people that have changed my life and now couldnt imagine my life without them. Out of my dad's kids I was the first one to go to college and I felt like I had something to prove for myself to show myself that I could do it and not work at McDonalds (a.k.a McHell) for the rest of my life. At first I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life and then as I started my sohpomore year and I wasnt as certain as I was before till I found another career path that I could find myself doing. It involes helping people and that is something I pride myself with being good at. My mom told me to do what makes me happy and it was normal to not know what I wanted to do. My mom helped me see the "big picture" and If I wasn't happy with my original major then I needed to do something about it!!! Even with all of the tragidies that have occured in my life I believe that it has made me a stronger person and am greatful for the life that I have been given!

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Hello there I stealing a page from my roomates beautifully written book and decided to start my own blog. A little bit about me I am a Boone County girl born and raised and Im proud of it!! I consider both Columbia and Ashland my hometown since I have grown up in both. Probably one of the biggest Mizzou Tiger fans that you will ever meet =) I mean I bleed Black and Gold if you know what I'm saying. I absolutely love all sorts of music and movies and Live, Laugh, Love are the words that I live by through the good times and bad.