Childhood Prompts

 One memory from my childhood that stands out the most is getting to be a flower girl in my uncle's wedding. I was seven years old so it was pretty exciting, especially because I thought it was a pretty important role to have. I still lived in Texas so I got to miss a day of school to drive up here, which is always fun as a little kid. I had the prettiest black dress and my favorite little cousin was the ring barer with me. The part that I remember the most is almost tripping down the aisle, everyone gasped but once I caught myself and started laughing they all laughed with me. Then to top it all off, once we got to reception I started dancing like there was no one around, and before I knew it a circle of people formed around me. As a seven year old girl that was a very eventful night that I will always remember.

As a child, and even throughout my "teenage" years, the most important person in my life was my grandma. She was always there for me for as long as I can remember. Even when we still lived in Texas, she would make so many trips to come see us in everything we did. She was my biggest supporter and she always let me know it. The weeks she would come to visit would be the best weeks I had. I remember waking up excited and that being all I could think about at school, just going home and seeing her. My grandma had heart failure later in her life, which resulted in her receiving a heart device called a left ventricular assistive device, or a LVAD. This machine didn't stop her though, she became a stronger person and even went on to teach other people about her machine. I looked up to her, even as a little girl I had tremendous respect for my grandma, I idolized her. She was a huge part of my childhood.

As a child I had a very loud and outgoing personality, loved to dance, sing, and talk. I could never meet a stranger because I loved to make friends with everyone. If you asked my parents they would probably tell you I was too hyper as a child, which is true, but I had a lot of fun. As I have gotten older I have changed slightly in some ways, but stayed the same in most. I think I am calmer now, but I definitely still have a talking problem which is why I consider myself a sociable person. I was a little crazy as a kid, but I think I was a fun one.

When I was little, fifth grade actually, I got my first detention. I was in reading class and we were learning about commas so we were doing an activity on the board. I walked up to write my answer on the chalkboard as Jacob Strickling came up behind me and threw his arms on my shoulders stabbing me with his pencil. I reacted by pushing him off of me and he went into the chalkboard and started crying immediately. He went to the nurse after telling our teacher I "shoved him for no reason". He came to school the next day and said I fractured his back, which was not true at all so I was really confused. But he started crying when telling his side of the story so I got a detention and all he had to do was say sorry. "I was wrongfully justed", that was a saying that came out of my mouth a lot after this incident. That was the most trouble I ever got into as a child, which was super frustrating.