Today is Day 1 of the Blog Every Day In May challenge, and I must say, this has already proven to be harder than I anticipated! Today's topic is "write the story of your life in 250 words or less." I admit, my response took on a different form than I anticipated, but I decided to just go with it.
The story of my life is one of constant motion. At a young
age my family moved from upstate New York to West Virginia. I had an amazing
life in West Virginia, but never really felt “at home.” I missed my
grandparents…I missed Lake Ontario and Adirondack grape soda. I felt misplaced and
was constantly looking towards that next big step in life, hoping it would take
me to where I belonged. After high school, it wasn’t hard to leave that small
town in WV behind. I packed my bags and never looked backed as I headed towards
Lynchburg, Virginia. There, I buried my face in textbooks and novels for four
years and experienced an immense transition. I learned about comma splices and
Americanos. I grew spiritually. I fell in love. After I graduated I moved to
Washington. Moving 3,000 miles away sounds frightening, but it wasn’t. Adapting
to life here hasn’t always been easy, but I’ve never had to do it alone –Steven
has been by my side. Shortly after my move we got engaged, married 6 months
later, and bought a home. Our home.
And one day it hit me –he’s my home. For
the first time in my life I felt settled and I knew I was exactly where I
belonged. My life of constant motion came to a rest.
Steven has my heart. Steven is my home. The story of my life
is a closed chapter. This is our life,
and the story has just begun.
Exactly 250 words. Mission accomplished.
Sorry for the mushy, gushy love-fest post. But it's the truth, yo. Deal with it.
14 comments:
Thanks so much for alerting me to this challenge... I decided to do it! Loved your 250 words post, thanks so much for sharing.
AWWW soo sweet!!
this is so sweet!
Love this! <3
So sweet! I really love this picture. It looks amazing in B&W.
Perfect post Danielle. :)
love this! and that picture is so cute!
That was a beautiful post :)
So sweet! Love your take on Jenni's prompt!
This is so sweet. I think it's wonderful to find someone who makes you feel like that.
Loved your post! I love this topic for the challenge because it will help me get to know all of my favorite bloggers a little better.
What a great love story you have. I am sure it has made your bond that much stronger moving across the country together, and being away from your family.
Beautiful! You nailed it. And I don't mind the lovey-dovey-- I wrote a post recently, coming to the same conclusion about my boyfriend. After 5 years together and moving across the country (and back) together, I've realized it doesn't matter where I am or what's going on- he's my home and my peace. Link to that post is below!
http://beautifuldaysgoneby.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/what-do-you-want-wednesday-2/
I think every blog needs a "in 250 words.." So neat to learn more about the people I've been "following" for over a year! (cough, cough you and Cara)
This is so sweet! I loved reading about your life and could reaaaally relate to the themes you mentioned - constant motion is so fitting. I also love your writing style...simple and honest. Glad you've found your own home and thank you so much for sharing!
I'm doing the challenge too and my post is a little different, but feel free to check it out :)
http://thenectarcollective.com/2013/05/blog-everyday-in-may-story-of-my-life/
xoxo
Melyssa
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