my mom. it's because of her that I'm able to live my life without being afraid of plunging into new things, and without worrying about what other people think. She's the reason I'm able to follow my heart instead of my head. I love that I'm the kind of person who can just go for things full speed ahead, and not look back, and I owe that to her.
plus, and I know you all saw this coming. skiing. It sounds pretty pathetic after talking about my mom and all she's done for me, but it really is true. Aside from being a great stress reliever, and an amazing way to pass the time, skiing has taught me a whole lot aside from that. It's taught me that there's some things worth making sacrifices for, and in large part, it's kept me on track with a lot of my goals. All throughout high school and my first year in college, my friends have been going out drinking every weekend, and yes I'll join in at times, but for the most part, as soon as the season starts, I'm the one saying "nah I gotta get up at 5:45 tomorow to go skiing, i gotta stay in tonight". Now in college, when I see my friends screwing up their lives, failing courses, and basically just throwing it all away, I can't help but be glad that I have something to work towards and some kind of path aside from where I'm gonna go drinking that weekend.
on a side note, my skis are finally fixed, so i'm back in the game again
