The Beautiful Life.. of an Army Brat.
Timo Cruz: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Monday, March 1, 2010

The struggle. Boys. Part 1 of many.. This part ain't beautiful.

            So let me get this off my chest. My current and continuing struggle. You might think it's another stupid girl who has boy problems. But I first am not just some girl.. and second this has been my struggle all my life. From middle school on.. this has been my struggle. At age 4, I went up to a little african boy and kissed him right on his cheek. This may seem harmless, but apparently I started young. At the age of 12 is when the pyscho Mackinac boys started chasing me. I am attracted 2 or 3 boys that were normal. I've dated many and more then I should have. I regret it in many more ways then one. I also am glad I did, in so many ways. I now am eighteen and after everything, I know exactly how I should be treated and never to settle for less. I have become a girl who is picky..
            But the side of me that got me in trouble often shows too. It is the side where crazy beautiful boys come in. The side of Sara that let's everyone in, that gives everyone a chance. The side of Sara that thinks no one, besides strait up creepers or a** holes are let in. If you girls out there haven't noticed yet.. they don't have to look like a creeper (as my friends would say) to be crazy or weird . Everyone has their problems and many peoples problems don't come out until you are involved with the person. This is also my fault because I would date them without truly getting to know them. I thought by getting to know them.. was by dating them but this wasn't always the case. The true men..show themselves once they are deeply involved. 
# 1 For all those girls who have stumbled because of men this is for you
             I have dated so many guys, I have lost count. This may sound really bad considering I wasn't suppose to date until the age of 16. But, like I said I gave a lot of people chances. If I would not dated before I was 16 a couple things would of not happened. Again, I attrached the crazy ones. The first one I barely remember but it was sixth grade. It might not matter much because it was sixth grade, but this was my first encounter with the crazy side. I "dated" him for a couple weeks and he told me he loved me and wanted to marry me. As a sixth grader I was shocked and told him he was crazy and that I was little and that was total insane. I later found out that he was two years older then me.. and had failed a grade. I did the little kid break up thing.. and he told me that he was going to kill me and kill himself because I broke up with him. I was a sweet little girl, raised in a house where things like that didn't happen. I eventually stopped talking to him and.. Yes, he later ended up in jail by the end of high school. This may seem stupid because I was so young but he is the first of many who have told me that they would die if I broke up with them. You shy girls out there. We are the girls who attract the ones that don't have their heads on strait. They reach for girls who will help them and if you aren't mature enough to know what was happening they will bring you down with their problems. Keep your eyes open and your lips sealed.
        I dated in middle school.. but quickly moved far away from the town where the first guy was. At age 12, we moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas :) Please. Rich Middle School... hot boys.. Hollister was it. I turned into a brat, and every girl in the freaking school was. We cared about the way we dressed and that was about it. I was a dork in seventh grade.. but I met my friends that turned my into the "image" I needed to be. Makeup at age 13.. but clearly I wasn't allowed to wear it. It all started with the Makeup. Makeup= Rebellion. Cassie's house makeup time. Eighth grade was the first time I heard the word hot and sexy.. All those words that I wanted to be. At age 13, I looked 16. This is when the "legit" dating started. First kiss was Kody ( I think) .. and after I put these words down I hope to forget him. Tony, Keith and Chris were among many of my middle school boyfriends. Tony was my first make out in the middle school parking lot....and Chris was the first boy I thought about sneaking out with. Tony is still my one of my really good friends and I still talk to Chris occasionally. But as you can tell by the end of middle school I had already made out with five or six boys and didn't see anything wrong with it. As I am writing this boys and boys keep popping my in my head wondering if I kissed them or not. Ashamed that I was such a "kissable" girl. Some of them were normal.. others were not so much. One paced up and down my street until I talked to him. Another one called me over and over.. These are just  the beginning of my crazy escapade of boys.
           Not many things happened in Vegas but the boys is where it mainly started. I thank God every day though that he got me out of Vegas. I do not know what would of became of me, if I would of stayed there. My closest friends got into drinking and became druggies or drop outs. Some I still remain close with, but many drink all the time and it is hard to hear about. My closest friends from Vegas hardly believes in God anymore, and he has changed in many more ways then one. I don't know if it is him anymore. I think and pray about him and I hope he is going to be okay. Stirling if your reading this I love you to death, and I won't forget you. 
After everything.. in Vegas this wasn't it and I left out many details of Vegas.. But everything happened in South Carolina. I am glad to finally be out of there, and be here in Virginia. Part 2 will be coming soon.

Background. The past, present and the future.



I sit here staring at the keyboard... wondering what I am going to write. I haven't done something like this in years. I use to be a poet, you know? A girl that could write words that touched hearts and could flow from my heart through my fingers to a keyboard. I think I have lost it though.. my writing is no longer deep because my brain has blocked out things I wish I had never gone through. I also get upset about how technology has ruined my writing skills. Texting was at the top of my list and abbreviations and punctuation weren't important anymore. So now I am a struggling art student that is trying to get her writing skills back. So if I seem like I'm dumb on punctuation or spelling.. let's just say for now I am because I have lost it. I was to focused on other things. School wasn't my number one thing on my list and still I have a hard time putting it at the top of my list. I barely made it through high school, just because I didn't care. I actually made it because of my parents and friends pushing me all the way. Thank you. Thank you to those who pushed me you saved my life. This blog will be of my past, present and future things of life. Somedays I'll write about my past others I won't write much about anything.. This will all be my memory. I will dig deep to try and remember those nights I wish to forget. Everything happens for a reason.. and I know why I went through these things that my brain blocks out.. A army girl raised in Utah, Georgia, Indiana, Hawaii, South Carolina, West Virginia, North Carolina, Nevada then back to South Carolina. I am now in Virginia for College. This is my life.. 

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Within in the depths of me.. I am not a girl who's been abused but been close.. I am not the girl who's been raped. I am the girl who was close. I am the girl who completely changed my life . I Sara did a 360.

I now live in Virginia.. I go to Southern Virginia University. I am eighteen and finishing up with my first year of College. Didn't do so hot his year... but it is a hard school and it was my choice.. I wasn't always planning on going here but it just happened. It was my senior year of high school and I was set on Byu Idaho. Yes, I am a mormon. Don't judge. Before those words come out of your mouth and say A MORMON. They are.. They are this... You don't have to believe what I believe to be my friend. You don't have to think I'm right about anything. This is life.. you have your opinion and I have mine. I will not push it on you, and you will do the same for me. I am not a close minded person, I am a individual who has explored all religions and if you believe in God I won't judge you. I am happy with where I am ... and will not change my beliefs for anyone. I've explored and listened to the other side. You can tell me all about yours and I won't judge. But I am happy with what I have at this time in my life. Being a mormon has been a struggle and has also brought me happiness. Mormons also are Christians so again.. don't judge. You believe in Jesus so do I. The correct term for my Church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. So if you want to look into.. feel free :) but also get it from the correct sources. Now that I have that out of my system I hope you keep reading and won't judge me on my beliefs.. I have gone through many things.. and more then you can imagine. Being a Christian or believing in certain things won't keep you from trials or bad decisions. It's life and people make mistakes.