Blog Post #1 6 States in 18 Years

  6 States in 18 Years 

When I first arrived at college the most frequently asked question I got is "where are you from?". To most people this is the easiest question in the book, it's a one-word answer. For me, I have always dreaded this question. At this point, you are probably wondering why that is and I'm here to tell you. 

I was born in Denver Colorado and my brother was born in the same place 18 months later. Very shortly after that my family moved to Kansas where we literally lived next to a wheat field. This was a little bit of a longer stay for my family we lived here for 5 years. The next stop for my family of 4 was North Carolina Charlotte to be exact. This was a record quick stop for us as it only lasted just under a year. This one was especially difficult for my family because my mom's whole side of the family lived in North Carolina. My Grandmother imparticular was the most upset of us all because "she finally had all her babies back home". 

The next stop was my family's longest stay anywhere to this day, Florida. This lasted a whole 7 years! Yes, 7 years! We all thought it was a miracle until my spring break during 7th grade rolled around. My family broke the news to us we were going to Iowa. The first thing that probably just came to your head was corn, cows, and boring I had the same reaction. Little did I know it would end up becoming my favorite state yet. Iowa is where I graduated high school. The summer before my freshman year of college we were off to another change this time South Dakota. That fall I went off to college and attended High Point University. After my first semester there I got a phone call from my parents they informed me they would be moving back "home" to North Carolina. I always like to say they just couldn't stand not being around me so they decided to move exactly 9 min away from my dorm. If you ask them they might give you a different reason it's still up for discussion. 

Now you've read almost 400 words and you're thinking to yourself is there ever gonna be a point to this story, will the question ever be answered? Most times when I tell people this story they assume one of my parents was in the military and to their dismay, I say, "no my dad runs PGA golf tournaments". This always comes as a shock to most.

So to answer your question "where are you from?". It's a long story.

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