Who I Am!
My name is Laurie. Well, legally it’s Lauren but I’ve been going by Laurie since I decided to switch is up in the 6th grade due to being one of seven Lauren’s in my middle school class. Also, my initials are L.A. and I used to tell everyone that L.A. Gear shoes (you know, the light up kind!) were named after me.
I grew up in a small suburban town in central New Jersey, 30 minutes outside of Manhatten. I lived in the same house with my mom and dad, our two dogs and cat until I moved away to college in August 2007. I have no brothers or sisters, and I hate that I’m an only child. Not only did it lead to lots and lots of imaginary friends as a child, but it also gave me some huge obstacles to overcome once I moved away from home (such as selfishness and learning how to deal with not getting my way). I’m actually adopted; my birth mom had me when she was 18 years old and put me up for adoption. I found her on myspace when I was 16 years old and I talk to her every now and then but honestly have no desire to ever meet her. I know who my real mom and dad are and I don’t need anyone else.
I applied to a lot of Northeastern schools my senior year and got rejected and waitlisted from practically all of them. In April of my senior year, I applied to the College of Charleston despite the fact that I had never been to South Carolina, let alone the city of Charleston. I was rejected since my application came in so late, which prompted me to write a three page letter basically begging them to let me go to their college. I also sent them a little snow globe with a picture of me super imposed on a photo of the campus with a note saying “I can see myself at CofC and now you can too!” I was trying to stand out from all the other applicants and I guess it worked because they repealed their rejection and accepted me to the college. And thank God they did, because it changed my life.
Kayla was my random roommate assignment freshman year, and we are still best friends to this day. My first semester so far from home was difficult and I probably would have transferred if it wasn’t for her. She also led me to Wes, the first boy I met in Charleston who I am now currently engaged to! She knew a guy from home who went through basic training with a guy named Kyle who was stationed in Charleston and suggested they meet up. They decided to go see a movie and she said she would bring me along, so he brought his friend Wes. The rest is history.
Wes & I have had our hard times. We met in August 2007, but I was caught up in being single in college so I stopped talking to him a few weeks after we met. That winter, I accidentall scheduled my flight home a day after my dorm closed and I had no where to stay. Wes let me stay at his dorm on the air force base that night, and then my flight was cancelled the next day due to snow in NJ so I had to stay there an extra night. We talked nonstop while I was home on break and made it official on January 28th, 2008.
We broke up less than a year later after his deployment, because he had changed a lot. We got back together that March and moved in together in May. Probably not the wisest decision, since we broke up again that November and I was forced to move in. We were off and on for months until the first week of March 2010, when we got into a huge argument over our relationship status and I told him to never speak to me again. He tried to commit suicice two days later, and spent a week in a behavioral health insitute where he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, something that had been in the back of my mind since our first big argument in spring 2008. After months of therapy, we got back together and today he is very healthy and a changed person. He is sweet and loving and honest 100% of the time, instead of 50% like he used to be. We moved back in together in June of 2010 and got engaged on October 5th, 2010. It’s been a long, rocky road but he is my soul mate and I will never turn my back on him. Today, I trust him completely with my heart. Our wedding date will most likely be June 17th, 2011 and we will be “eloping”!
I have 3 dogs, Layla (a neurotic German shepherd), Cooper (a lazy pit-bull mix) and Scout (a young little mutt). I’m an English major with a concentration in creative writing and while I generally enjoy writing, it is not what I want to do with my life. I actually have no idea what I want to do after graduation. I waitress part time and I love my current job at a burgers & beer place that I really enjoy. I’ve had my fair share of crappy jobs in food & bev that’s for sure. Wes just got out of the air force in November 2010 and plans on going back to school to get a degree in exercise science. In the mean time, while waiting for me to graduate, he works as an assistant manager at a Harris Teeter but he works third shift, 11 pm until 7 am (although 7 am usually turns into 9 or 10 am...). We are on opposite schedules 90% of the time and it sucks. I will never move back North, and I’d like to live on the west coast for a while before settling (hopefully) in upstate South Carolina. I love the country and the laid back atmosphere of the South. Also, I’ve only broken one bone in my entire life and it was my eye socket.
I've never had a problem with any girls on LJ but i do NOT like drama. That said, i am always willing to make friends and if you add me i will most definitely add you back! I read my friends page everyday, and i like having a small list of friends so that i can read each and everyones journals everyday. I also like being friends with all different people, even those with vastly different lifestyles. I hope we can be friends! <3 :]
"Childhood is what you spend the rest of your life trying to overcome.
That's what mama always says. She says that beginnings are scary,
endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most.
Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning.
Just give hope a chance to float up. And it will."- Hope Floats