Inspiration

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." Theodore Roosevelt

I find it so hard to believe someone when they say that can't do something. Have you ever sat down and actually thought about someone you haven't tried to do? Today I was at home sick with my son and I really took the time to think about what I haven't tried to do, but I would love to do someday. For christmas I bought my husband a new bow. Yes, a brand new Matthews bow, I am a very loving wife lets just say. The more I thought about it, I realized that maybe I should take up bow hunting. My husband told me he wants me to get into it so we have something, more than we already do, to do together. My first response was I will definatly not be good at that! Well the more I thought about it today, I think I should just give it a shot!
The other thing I thought about today was things I have already accomplished. I feel I am a great wife and a terrific mother, no I'm not self centered I just feel good about myself and I am proud of both of those things. I feel that at 19, almost 20, years old I have really accomplished a lot of things. I have been very successful with my horses in barrel racing, I have already started my family and life with my one and only, and I feel I have already decided what I want to do with my life. I feel that for 19 I have actually done a lot. I did all my partying and junk in high school and when I graduated I knew what I already wanted and knew that I had to make that happen one way or another. Not to say that I do not absolutely LOVE my life, but thats just what I wanted. Some 19 year olds want to go away to college and party, and more power to them really! I give someone credit to move away, I know I would have had a hard time with it!
All in all, trying to wrap this up because as I stated in my dicussion for this week I am beinging to ramble, that you need to get out there and do something! Don't just sit back day to day and think about the "what ifs" and what not, becuase they will definatly not get you anywhere but wondering, and that is a road that NOONE wants to go down. :)

My College Experience

When I first started looking into going to college was my senior year of high school. I was at the point where I wanted to go somewhere close but still get a good education at a place not all my friends were going to. I wanted that distance, since "distance makes the heart grow fonder". I took a tour of RCTC and decided this is where I wanted to go for Social Work. I applied, and got into the Human Services part of the program. In the summer when I graduated, my boyfriend (at the time, who I am now proud to call my husband Taylor) decided to get an apartment in St. Charles, MN. Well in August I started my very first semester of college.
After about a month into college, I decided I no longer wanted to go for Social Work and that I just wanted to get my diploma in Human Services. I also had considered moving to a different state to go to school hoping to rodeo at some college. Well about a week after I had all these thoughts rolling around in my brain, I found out I was pregnant! What a surprise! This meant so many changes were going to happen.
I finished out my first semester with flying colors. I was enjoying my break from school in the winter. Taylor and I then moved back to my hometown, Rushford. We moved out to my parents hobby farm so someone would be out there to keep things up.
I was getting ready to start my second semester of college and decided to sell my car. Like I said, many things were going to happen. Just as I was thinking of selling my car, my transmission went out! Perfect timing! At the end of my second semester, I married Taylor on May 7, 2011. It was a very laid back wedding, but that is what we wanted since I was nine months pregnant. We then decided we would have a large renewal ceremony this coming June 2nd, 2012. Then just about 3 weeks later, I had my son Tristan on May 22! It was a very hectic month for us!
I enjoyed my summer as being a new mom and continuing to barrel race horses. I started my fall semester pretty laid back. We didn't have anymore surprises for anyone, ha.
I then started my fourth semester this month. Yes, this is my FINAL semester and I am super excited! I have really enjoyed my college experience thus so far. I can honestly recommend RCTC to any mom who wants to get a good education and still have time to spend with her family! I always have homework but am not crammed to the point where I can't sit down and just relax with my husband and son.