Past, Present and Future

I grew up in a very small town in the mountains of Arizona. The town’s population was approximately 3,000 people and hasn’t risen very much since I was a child. I had what I would consider a typical upbringing. I had a hard working father, a stay at home mother and two older siblings. Growing up college was never pushed on me; in fact it was something that was pretty much considered not an option. At the time all I wanted out of life was to be a wife and mother. And that is exactly what I did; I graduated high school early and got married at 17. I had my first of two daughters a month before my 19^th birthday. After I had her I began to realize that maybe being a wife and mother wasn’t going to be enough for me. It wasn’t that I wasn’t happy or that there is anything wrong with being a stay at home mom. I just wanted more for my family and myself. I started looking into doing some sort of a trade school and came across a Dental Assisting school that was cheap and fast. I completed the school a year before I had my second daughter and began working as an assistant. I worked off and on for several years and really enjoyed what I did. As time passed I started finding things out about myself that I never knew were there. I started setting goals and started marking things off my bucket list.

I began working for a dentist in Malibu, CA about six months ago and loved it, but again I felt like I wanted more out of life. That is how I ended up here in college pursuing my degree in Dental Hygiene. My daughters will start school on September 5^th and I will be able to go to school while they are also at school. This works out great because when I work full time I miss so much with them. My spare time is spent doing activities with my family. We have so much fun together, I am truly blessed. If I’m not spending time with my family, I’m running. Running is my passion. I completed my first marathon in January 2012 and will be running another one in February 2013.

 The thought of where I’ll be five years from now is so exciting to me. I hope to have became a Dental Hygienist and working in a fun office. I also hope to have set a good example for my daughters and they believe anything is possible for them in life. I have moved around so much over the past twelve years and loved so many different places, I’m not quiet sure where I want to end up. Hawaii would be nice, but who wouldn’t want to live there forever. I would like the chance to make a difference in the lives of the people around me. I hope to meet a lot of new exciting people and look forward to what ever else my future holds for me.