I might complain about the crappy seasons we face here in Louisiana, and other things but as much as I complain I really should’nt. Even though I can’t wait to move to Florida and have my own thing going on there are still things that I love dearly about my life right now. Family is the most important thing to me. I live with one of my sisters and her two babies and we have tons of fun. Everyday I call my mom to see what she’s doing and how her day is. I also call my other sister 3 hours away to make sure shes having a good cup of coffee then we sit on the phone for the next few hours talking about all the latest gossip and all the other things that make out lives seem more important than what they really are. I’m going to miss them so much when I move, but that’s why I’m moving to Florida. I get the convenience of living my own life on my own terms while not being more than an 8 hour drive from home, which I don’t mind the drive. Most people don’t realize how much the little things are important to them until they are taken away. I cherish my life everyday like it were my last and I never go a day without talking to my family. If there’s one person they’re going to know they can count on it’s going to be me.

Other than Halloween my favorite holiday is definitely Christmas. When it comes down to that day it almost seems worth all the stress of wrapping all those presents even though I’m not getting any. My family are a huge part of my life I don’t know what I would do without any of them, even my step-dad. When we were younger we would always have Christmas by my grandmothers house but for some reason we just can’t seem to escape from getting into heated arguments with all my aunts and uncles. It’s a shame those people are 30 years older than me and they’re still trying to compete with every single person and act like they’re better than everybody, so my parents, me, and my two sisters along with their little families have decided to start our own family traditions for the holidays. For Thanksgiving we spend the day at my moms house and for Christmas we spend at my sisters. My sister lives about 3 hours away and us spending Christmas at her house gives her husbands family more convenience of being with us for the holidays. Yes we like my sisters in-laws, they’re awesome as a matter of fact. We spend all day eating and talking about funny things that we did as kids then take naps. Once we accumulate more room in our already swollen stomachs we continue eating and having the best times. I’m very blessed to have such a great family.

I’m blessed to have a great family, a job that I actually like more than not, and the best friends any guy like me could ever ask for. When it comes time to just sit back and relax believe me that’s not what I’m doing. Sitting at home and watching tv can be great fun and full of serenity but most of the time after a long week of hard-earned money I’m ready to go out and have a few cold ones with my friends. I come from a town in Louisiana called Kentwood, and as small as it is I am going to say with all honesty that it’s the place I’ve had the most fun and the best memories. Even though it’s the country and there isn’t much to do we always find something, whether it be just hanging out at my friend Ashleys having a bonfire or just hanging out down by the river playing stupid drinking games and taking pictures of each other to put on facebook the next day. There’s nothing like the feeling of being surrounded by people you’ve known pretty much your whole life and just being content with the little atmosphere that we share with each other. I might be moving to the city soon but I will tell you one thing and that is, you can take the boy out of the country but you definitely can’t take the country out of the boy.

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I work all year long, spending only the money I need to survive. The reason for that is because all year long all I can afford are the things I need to survive, especially in this economy today. There’s always one thing I look forward to when the holidays are over, besides being able to rest from all the hecticness of all the trick or treaters and present wrapping and that is getting my income tax returns. If  there is one thing I’m ever excited about, it’s to actually be able to go out and treat myself to all the necessities I’ve deprived myself of over year that just passed. I’m lucky that the money I do get back from income tax returns I don’t have to put towards other bills, I’m very good with managing my finances. When I do get my tax returns back theres one place I always go that has done more for my emotional instability than anything and that is the Mall of Louisiana! As dorky as it sounds, yes, shopping clears my head and gives me the motivation to keep working hard at what I do so I can do the same thing next year. This is literally the best week of my life. Next year I will be getting more back from tax returns so I’m going to have to say goodbye to what has been my sanctuary for the last 5 years and move on to another place and a new life. I’m moving to Florida and I can’t wait to see what malls the Sunshine State has in store for me.