Monday, March 31, 2008

Can't end on 13

So my last blog was number 13 and I can't leave it at that so I'm writing another. I've decided to make this one about my life. Many people think they know me but in fact they only know a very very small portion of who I am. First of all many people don't know that I have always lived on a farm. I was born in Hartford City, IN and lived with my mom and grandparents until I was 4. I have never met my father before and for that fact I don't even know his name, but I don't care about that. Anyways, I grew up in the country and spent my time in the great outdoors. When I was 8 my mom married my stepdad, Mike. We moved to his house which is a big three story log cabin. There I really began my farm life. I raised chickens, goats, and show cattle. I had cashmere goats, like cashmere sweaters. I did this until I came to college. Also, all through my life I have played sports, mainly baseball. I also ran cross country and track and a little soccer. In high school I wasn't the average kid. Many people were in one social group, but not me. I was in FFA, I was actually President of Freshman FFA, also a member of the parliamentary procedure and soil judging team. I was an athlete, I lettered 7 times, and was all-conference once. I was also one of the "smart kids," with all the honors and stuff. Many of you say well you're just the average "good" kid. But I also hung out with alot of the "druggies." I never did drugs but for some reason they trusted me and it seemed like a better idea to have them as friends rather than enemies since they were usually the ones who got into fights haha. I never had many people who didn't like me and if I did, because I hung out with so many people, there were a lot more people who disliked them because of them not liking me.
I like to think of myself as a very well rounded person. I can do many things that people never thought possible of me. However, here it seems that people are only interested in one particular me. If I'm not the rich kid, or the smart kid, or the baseball player then I am nothing here. This doesn't seem right to me. If I meet someone they will never know the true me. I'm not just a few things. I am a unique person with many skills and attributes. Hopefully, after reading this you will know a little more about me.

I'm kind of in a Winston Churchill mood so another quote from him to end on. "Everyone has his day and some days just last longer than others."

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