Life's Imperfect. But it's not about regrets. Live, Love, Learn, Succeed. Believe. Find Happiness, whatever that means to You & you alone. Be a person you're proud to be. Then strive to improve. Take Risks. Break Rules. Take Dance Lessons. Travel. Know Lifelong Friendships. Appreciate & spend time with your family. Be kind to a stranger. And be friendly whenever possible, because you never know who you'll meet...
Hmmm...a paragraph all about me??? Where do I begin?...
Well, I'm 24, unmarried and don't have any kids. I'm orginially from Cincinnati, OH but I'm currently living just outside of Washington, DC. I love it out here! Well, other than the traffic...it amazes me how at 4am on a Saturday there can be a traffic jam...I'll never get it. But, I digress...
In order to understand me and know what makes me tick, I must tell you that in the past 6 years I’ve lived in 5 different states: Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, and now Virginia. I’ve also had a few other pit stops in between those states, but only for a couple weeks at a time while in transition. In each of the places I’ve lived, I’ve lived in at least 2 different houses (or apartments); so, I’ve gotten used to moving a lot. I haven’t signed a lease for an apartment in 6 years--every place has been month-to-month. I like having the freedom of being able to just pack my things into my car and go, but--well, that’s another paragraph. Keep reading.....
Even though I live far from my family, they still mean a lot to me and I miss them every day. I don't exactly know how to have a good relationship with them. They don't understand why I want to live "away from home" and I don't understand why they think I should live so close. If you have some words of wisdom to offer, please let me know. Part of me wants to pursue my dreams and make my own way in the world, but another part of me doesn't want to wake up 10 years from now and wish that I had lived my life differently. If you've seen the movie "Click" with Adam Sandler, you'll kinda understand what I mean. I don't want to all of a sudden realize that I've mistreated my family, but I also don't want to feel like I haven't accomplished what I wanted to in life because I did what they wanted me to do....it's a tough predicament that I'm in, eh?
Friends have come & gone a lot in the last 6 years. I have one BFF from college, Sarah. I love her to death—she’s like a sister to me. My God-Daughter (Sarah’s daughter) Lauren means a lot to me. My other best friend from college, Hamburger (aka, Brandon), well, unfortunately I don’t get to talk to him as much as I’d like to. But, he’s doing well, so I’m happy for him. I guess I said all that to say that everyone I’ve been friends with during the last 6 years I’ve lost contact with…and that’s not even including my friends from high school that I haven’t spoken with since high school. Every day I realize more and more how sad that makes me. You know how everyone has those days when you just want to see your best friend, grab a drink, and bitch about how crappy your day was…well, when that happens to me I have to do it via telephone or email. Don’t get me wrong, I have friends in VA, but you don’t make friends like the ones you make in college…
Back to what I was saying earlier about having the freedom to just pack my car and move…that’s all well and good and I wouldn’t trade my travels for anything, but oh how I’d love to file my taxes in the same state for 2 years in a row! Some people like to make fun of how barren my room is—there’s a bed, a dresser, a TV, 4 pictures (that just recently got taken out of my suitcase even though I’ve lived there 1.5 years) and a pennant from my college. Think about it this way: I have more travel bags/luggage than I have things to put in them. I’m realizing now how sad that is. Recently I was told I need to “settle down and start acquiring assets.†Oh how true that is!!!!
Let’s see…more about me. I’m an introvert trapped in an extrovert’s body. I am outgoing and love meeting new people, but I also love to just lay around my house and enjoy some “me time†as well as “quality time†with someone special.
If you are on my Friends List then it means you are my friend and I care about you, just in case I have never told you before and don’t get the chance to.
