My family has played a very important part in my life. I draw inspiration from my aunts and uncles, I'm extremely proud of my cousins, and I have the utmost respect and admiration for my grandparents. Over the last 14 years my life has had many ups and downs (the downs being more like plunges) and it always seems like someone has been there for me. Once when I was hospitalized for a major surgery my aunt Jean came to visit me and saw how lonely I was so she left to go home and then came back with a portable DVD player and a laundry bag of movies for me to watch. A small gesture but amazing nonetheless.
Video games are one of my favorite hobbies. Nothing is better than putting in a good game and playing for hours on end. I have my father and my uncle Chuck to thank for that. My uncle always had the new systems and the new games and on more than one occasion he would let my brother and I borrow them. I remember the first dose of the Playstation I got was when my uncle let us borrow his with Resident Evil and D. My other uncle Roger is an inspiration to me as well. My father is a great dad. He always made sure I was fed and warm and he worked very hard for it. My uncle Roger is the same with his kids. At times I thought he was a bit over protective but looking back on it now I think he's one of the best fathers I've ever seen. In the future when I have my children I will be taking lessons from these two men and how they raised wonderful kids.
Speaking of my parents I can't begin to describe the level of gratitude I have for them (at times) when it comes to their recent developments. My mother decided to go back to school a couple years ago and she's still going strong. It's the best decision she's made in over a decade and I'm very proud of her progress. My father has wanted to live in Florida all of his life. Well a few years ago he finally decided to go for it and move down. I stayed behind because I had too much keeping me here but I knew he needed to go to be happy so I gave him my blessing. He lives there now and loves every minute of it.
I could seriously go down the line and write something amazing about everyone in my family from my amazing and talented cousins here, down south, and out west. I could talk about my many aunts who are open to all sorts of different religions and cultures and who I would never hear criticize or judge another human being. Or, my God, I could talk about my grandparents. Truly amazing people who I couldn't be more proud to have in my life guiding me through it (love and miss you Ma Maw!).
Why am I blogging about this? Well it started as a feeling inside that I didn't want to keep in. I felt I needed to get it out there in some form or another and, well, I started this blog so I could write. So there it is. I love my family with all my heart and soul and I wish them all well in the coming years of life as it attempts to destroy us all lol.
And with that I wish everyone a great day and best to all.
