Today 11/11/11 is my 26th birthday. I have decided to write a little blog about my life in the past 26 years. I was 3 weeks late so I should have been born in October. My dad was hoping I would come someday soon so he could have a day off from his busy work schedule. I finally came on 11/11 which was his day off anyway. Ha Ha! Sorry Dad!
Later on I got my first dog Tippy who was my reward for being potty trained by the age of 2. Shortly after my dad taught me how to ski which is something we did a lot of back then. I began preschool and started hanging out with Lindsay. Our moms were great friends. We also swam a lot in my pool in the backyard and rode around in my Jeep until we started school. Yes Lindsay this is you. :D
I started kindergarten and started playing soccer. Throughout the years of school I met new friends and lost some old ones. It was quite the journey when you change your group of friends and it was difficult but I believe it got me to the best friends I have today.
I had a lot of fights with some of my family members which made me into the person I am today. I wasn't going to stand there and be told I wasn't this or that. Having to defend myself helped to encourage me to be better than anyone else. I would say I'm still doing this in a way.
After high school I went to Weber State University and received a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a minor in art. A month later I found out I was pregnant with Oliver and I was scared to death. I wasn't sure how people would take it and even though I wanted to be a mom I wasn't sure I was ready. 4 months into my pregnancy I got married to Andy and the following January on Martin Luther King Day I had Oliver Andrew Crow. Boy, was that an amazing experience. As scared as I was it was the best thing I have ever done and gone through. And I'm glad I didn't have to have a C-section either. :D
A year later my battle with my marriage would get the best of us. Andy moved out in February and I filed for divorce several months later after several things were said and done. Even though it didn't work out, I'm so happy I got Oliver out of it. He (in a way) saved my life and he IS my life. I also picked up some AMAZING friends along the way. Without them I would be crazy. Literally.
After Oliver was born I decided to do more with my life for both Oliver and I. I started back to school to pursue medical school. As intimidating as it is I hope I can do it without breaking down. I've been in school way too long and would love to finally be in something I'm interested in doing the rest of my life. It would help Oliver and I to be in a better place in the future.
Today being 11/11/11 is one of the coolest things. Not many people would ever get a birthday like this one in their life time. Makes me which I would have held out for Ollie's birthday to be 2/2 but oh well. Too late. I feel like I've been through a lot. Love, loss, grief, anger, happiness... I'm hoping the next 26 years are good to me...
