Live, Laugh, Love

Writing is hard! (I know, deep statement right?) I just mean, putting the proverbial pen to paper is a very personal statement, private, open for judgement.

I'm a quiet person. I like to listen more than I like to talk. But none the less, my oldest daughter, Jordan told me tonight that she doesn't know anything about me. After 21 years of life, I figured she deserved to know a little about me, our family, and whatever random thoughts find there way to this site. So here I am; ready to expose my self on paper.

What one event had the most profound affect on my life?????

I honestly don't think that anyone can point to just one event, one emotion, one day, etc. We ALL are a collection of events, people, feelings, memories that make us who we are. My parents divorced when I was young, we moved around a lot when I was little, my mom died when I was a teenager, I married young, have always had a job; working every summer since I was 15???, had a baby young as a teenager. While that all sounds very depressing when I spell it out, it's my life - and I love my life. The upside is where I live. Here's how I see it: My mom was strong enough to leave a marriage that wasn't making her happy, I was given the opportunity to see new places and meet new people, my mom taught me to cherish those you love, I found the love of my life when I was 17, I have a great work ethic, and my husband gave me not just one but two baby girls that I love with all my heart.
Life is all relative. I choose to be happy because the alternative just isn't worth it.

More later...