My California Decaversary
Tonight will mark a decade since my plane touched down in Ontario, California and my life was changed in ways I never could have expected. When I was moving out here from Tennessee, I didn't want to come. I wanted to stay in Tennessee. I was scared to let go of the place I had called home since I was in diapers. I was scared to move to somewhere that I knew very little about. I only came because the alternative was starving to death in a drafty old house. Sometimes, it's best when the choice is simply life or death. My life has had many twists and turns that I could have never dreamed of, just because I came to California. Many good and many bad. I've made friends and enemies. I've had extreme mental breakdowns and moments of pure joy. I've been to concerts, conventions, sporting events, National Parks, and even the taping of a TV show. I've seen things that I had only ever dreamed I'd see! California is more than a state, to me. It's the symbol of a n...