A Look into My Life

When I was growing up I always wanted to be a cardiologist. The heart amazed me and the thought of saving a person's life was inspiring to me. When it came time to choose a college I had my college picked out, my plan for med school, and how my life was going to be. Then one day that all changed.

I was a senior in high school band, playing the clarinet, when I was approached to give a younger student private lessons. I agreed and worked for the student for weeks. She was a couple years behind the curve due to starting band late and had never made All Region. Auditions came and went, and that year she made All Region. I  had never seen her more excited and the parents wrote me a letter thanking me for what I had done, and that day I realized what my calling in life was. I had been given this gift of music and I realized that day I needed to share it with others. The satisfaction I felt from helping this girl far exceeded what I could have ever imagined.

So right before I signed my letters to my first pick college I put in an application to Henderson State University to be a music major, and I got accepted. In fall 2005 I entered my freshman semester immersed  in music and I loved it. But in the back of my mind I still wondered about my love for cardiology and was torn on what I was going to do. I switched to Pre-med my sophomore year and quickly realized I was being pulled away from where my heart was with music. I finished my year out and had plans to come back as a Junior back in the music program. Until another day changed my life. I found out I was going to be a mother.

Six years have gone by and I have raised a beautiful little girl named Lydia. I got married in 2010 and we bought our first house in 2012. I work at a local pharmacy as a pharmacy technician and I enjoy it, but in the back of my mind there is still that calling for music. So in fall 2013 I enrolled back into Henderson State University with the help of grants and aid, and decided to finish what I had started.

It's hard working full time, being a mother and wife, and going to school, but I know it will all be worth it. Yes I'm older than everyone in my class by a few years and I have went through struggles that have matured me beyond my years. Everyday I am stressed and sometimes I wonder why I decided to go back, but all I have to do is think back on my days giving lessons and I know why. I have been given a second chance. A chance that a lot of people never get. I know I am fortunate, and for this I am determined to walk across that stage, no matter the struggle and sacrificed time along the way, so that I can share my passion with others. 

My Beautiful Daughter