The last one

At the beginning of this course, I had to idea what to expect. Once I read the syllabus and figured out we would have to make a blog I almost dropped it. The fact that I need these hours to graduate and it was being taught by Mike made me stay. I never thought I would be a blogger, but honestly I've enjoyed it. The topic of my posts were very broad and probably super boring to the viewers I don't have. I'm pretty sure the only people who have read these are Mike and Lindsey and that's only because they had too. Looking back, I have realized some things and yes, you guessed it, I'm going to point those out.

The first thing I realized was I really freaking love my boyfriend. Talking about him and our relationship to the world just made it very clear he is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. We actually got into our first fight this summer yesterday about dinner plans. My mom was with me and heard the arguments unfold. She came over for dinner after expressing how much she was going to dread being around us because of the previous fight. I told her not to worry, she wouldn't even be able to tell we had a fight. When Tyson got home he kissed me like normal and asked me questions about my day, as I did with him. My mom was shocked at this but it's just how we operate. Tyson and I both know how valuable our time is together while I'm here and there's no point in spending it fighting with each other. I can't tell him enough how much I love him and appreciate him putting up with all the shit I throw at him. I can be a lot to handle at times like whenever I'm hangry or didn't get my morning coffee but he puts up with it like a champ. Here's to you Tyson. You're my best friend, the love of my life and I can't wait to take your last name.

The second thing I realized while writing these blogs is how amazing my family members are. I will talk about someone new here which is my grandpa, Bobby Jackson. I'm not sure why I haven't mentioned this wonderful man before now so forgive me. When I was younger I don't ever remember hearing this man talk. Maybe a few words like "hi", "bye", and "I love you" but most of the talking was done by my grandmother Elizabeth Jackson. This set of grandparents are from my moms side. She was definitely the one in charge of the household, making sure all the bills were paid and that there was always enough to eat. Whenever she passed away was the first time I ever heard my grandpa say a complete sentence. I'm crying while typing this because I wish she could have met Tyson, be there to watch me graduate college, and to watch me get married. I'm very thankful my papaw gets to watch me do all those things though. He is the most stubborn old man you would ever meet but would do anything for you. I love that old man to peices and don't know what I would do without him. The family members I did talk about in one previous blog post are the ones who keep me going on a day to day bases. I'm beyond blessed and loved by the family I have and wouldn't trade them for the world.

Below we have Elizabeth on the left next to my grandpa and my mom on the end. This dates back before she had us kids and whenever that god-awful hair style was to be considered 'in'.

The last thing I've realized is that it is really easy to just pour your heart out because potentially, outside of this class, no one else is going to read these blog posts. For my topic, I looked at these almost as diary entries. I know the topic I chose was personal from the beginning but it was the only thing I've been good at writing about. Some of these posts are more personal than others but all of them have been easy to write. I have enjoyed this experience of being able to write whatever I want with no restrictions very much. If you have been reading my blogs and following along, I can say this won't be my very last post. I can see myself doing this again and maybe actually keeping up with it.

The last thing I'll say is wherever life takes me, I know I am loved by a lot of people. In return, all those people know I love them. Love is a crazy thing but it makes everything alright in the end.