I am a recent college grad [December 2012] from UW-Platteville with a degree in Psychology. I can't believe that season of my life is over and my college days are now history. As sad as I am about it I couldn't be more excited for what this chapter of my life has in store! I'm now in graduate school at Western Illinois University-QC studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I am beyond ready to be done with school and start my career, but that won't be happening for a few more years. My goal is to be a counselor somewhere-someplace. At the moment I'm thinking marriage counseling or counseling teen girls. I just love helping people and knowing that I will someday have the knowledge to help a person get their life on track...that is pure happiness to me.
My family...ohhh my family :) It consists of my parents-been happily married for 30 years! I am so lucky to have grown up in a two parent home that taught me morals, values, manners, life lessons, and how to be successful. I really did have the perfect childhood compared to many. I had my ups and downs of course, but my parents were at every basketball game, every spelling bee, always had food on the table, helped me with my homework, grounded me when I needed it, told me they loved me every single day, and the list could go on. Don't get me wrong I fought with my parents, I've been mad at them, I've had my struggles, I've been sad, I've had my fair share of difficult times, but in the end my childhood was so awesome. I couldn't have asked for more. Then there is my two beautiful sisters that I love so much! All three of us girls are so different, yet so alike. We fight like little 12-year-old girls that don't know how to share. We're girls that live together, that are dramatic, over the top, and have totally unnecessary fights. BUT we love one another sooo much!! We have had so many good times together and made memories to last a lifetime. They are my best friends. My family knows me the best and has seen every single side of me and still loves me despite it.
Than there is the man that has stolen my heart :) Andy. We have such a crazy love story. He was the high school hottie that any girl would love to date. We met junior year of high school. He messaged me on facebook and asked if I wanted to hang out and get to know each other & gave me his number. I immediately freaked out. I messaged him back & of course said yesss! & gave him my number. A few days later I was in Walmart with my BFF & he texted me! I immediately freaked out AGAIN! Like happy dance freak out. We got to know each other, but after a couple of months went our separate ways. Then senior year of high school rolls around and we spent the entire year questioning our relationship [we weren't officially dating, but practically were]. One day in April 2009 he poured out his heart to me. He asked me to be his girlfriend....TWICE...2 different times. I said no. I'm a heartbreaker what can I say.Then he asked me to prom. I fell hard. Harder than ever. He felt the same way. We went to project graduation. He took me home & on June 8th, 2009 I finally said yes. Best decision of my life. It's been 3 1/2 years and I still get butterflies. We are planning on getting married soon! We have decided to wait until he graduates in December 2013 and then we'll go from there :)
Prom 2009
2012
And finally the other love of my life...Jesus :) My hope, my peace, my rock. I've grown up in a Christian home and found the Lord at a very young age. There really is nothing better than singing a worship song and it bringing tears to your eyes. Seriously, I live for that. Those moments where God just speaks to you, puts something on your heart, and you know in that moment that all of this is worth it.
"Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done in Love."
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
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