Strangers

I've been thinking a lot about the people in my life lately. Recently I have gotten a new step-family, a new school, and a new work place. I watch everyone around me and try to piece them into my life and decide how they affect me directly. Most people I come into contact with don't change anything about life. But, there are those rare instances when someone comes into your life for good. My mom's name is Marnie. She looks just like me but our personalities could not be different. She is always late, and I am always early. She loves being a kid, I want to grow up. We are very different; but, I love her. She and my dad, Gary, got a divorce just over a year ago. It was a positive thing. It needed to happen. But, it was very hard. I hated being in the middle of the problems and I hated the year after where almost all conversation focused around the divorce. My mom got remarried last March to Vance Gough. He is an incredible person. I had a hard time at first getting to let him, and his family, into my life. It was too hard for me to have a whole new family. He has two children. John, 16, and Kate, 14. I really love both of them. I wish I got to see that portion of my family more. They, along with my mom and sister (Allie), and soon brother (Jaden) are all living in Canada. While I am in America. It is very hard but I'm grateful for the experiance. My best friend is Victoria Graff. I met her during our freshman year of high school. We've had our ups and our downs. But, in the end we have always come back to each other. She isn't the typical friend. We spend almost all of our time together and never get sick of each other. We are currently living together at college and have loved it. I am so grateful for her and her influence in my life. She has taught me how to discover my self and how to love not only me but the rest of the world. She is probably one of the biggest influences in my life. I am so grateful for her in my life. I work for a family in town helping them around the house. The mom got very sick a few years ago and just needs help to get her home back on its feet. She has two daughters one, 14, and the other, 12. I love this family...and I don't know why. I really connected to them and love working for them. They are all so different and I love being around them. They own a lot of horses so we go riding a lot. I used to ride all the time. The phrase 'grew up in the saddle' was my life in a nut shell when I was 13. I stopped riding after an accident I had on a horse. The decision to stop riding was not mine...it was my parents. I loved it so much and have sincerely missed it all of these years. I have also recently started college. I love this school. I love learning and meeting everyone I can. There are people I run into and never see again. It's so hard going to school with almost 3,000 people. I have made some friends here and they are all incredible. I love spending time with them. Brothers Jo and John and cousin Kenny. This last year has been full of strangers. It has been so hard for me but, through everyone I have met, it has been possible to get through. I miss my old life of ease and comfort but I love the life lessons I've learned this past year.