Story: Curtain Call
Author: LaVieBoheme87 (Alli)
Author's Note:
Dear Readers,
Please do not close this page! What I have to say is very important to me! I bring glad tidings! It has been a really long time since I've updated this story. It has been an equally long time since I tried writing any kind of literature, unless you count my journal which can barely pass for anything but daily rants about politics and family members.
In a world where blogging has become the new journalism, Gaga has more power than world leaders, and the Jersey Shore has become the best way for America's youth to waste their lives and brain cells, I find myself starving for a creative outlet. So, before I post this long overdue chapter, I'd like to share a few things that will hopefully explain to my readers (what few there were) why I've been gone so long, and in turn, why exactly I've come back….
I graduated from college. I was jobless. I ended up working continuously in the wonderful field of "retail" and eventually "fast food". One day (specifically on or about January 28, 2010) I was set up on a blind date. It was the only and best blind date I've ever been on. I literally took a leap of faith and, at the end of the night, drove home with the biggest grin on my face and more positive energy than Richard Simmons. He, and by "he" I'm referring to my blind date and not Richard Simmons, is the best thing that has ever happened to me. He has reminded me that I have a purpose to live for, and the steps we take towards that purpose can be just as fulfilling as realizing all of your goals and dreams.
He inspired me to take control of my life. Even in an unpredictable political and economic climate, there is always a way to improve your situation. So, I picked up as many hours as possible at my Pizza and Cheese steak shop job, enrolled in the Paralegal studies program at my local community college, and headed back to the classroom.
As a little side note, if you're currently in college or getting ready to go to college, don't be afraid to try something you're completely clueless about. I had no idea what a paralegal was, and I didn't know anything about the law outside of what I saw on Law and Order reruns. I read an article detailing the growing demand for paralegals over lawyers because basically you can pay a paralegal less to do all the goodies that lawyers do. At any rate, I dove in head first, desperate do to something, anything to get away from where I was. It turns out that Law is something I'm really good at, and it's also something I love.
After one year of hard core studying, overworking myself, and sacrificing my beloved sleep time, what do I have to show for it? A diploma that says magna cum laude (believe me when I say that is a first for me), a feeling of purpose, and a great job doing what I love (which, by the way, I landed the day after my last final). Better yet, the year 2011 ended on a high note when officially got engaged to my blind-date-now-fiancé-soon-to-be-husband. 465 days to go until the wedding, and counting!
The moral of the story is this: It's not a bad idea to let go of things that you love for a period of time. Take a year to blindly follow wherever your feet take you. Along the way you just might find yourself a stronger, happier person and also find your way back to the things you left behind.
So, look for a new chapter by the end of the weekend! To be honest, I'm going to need my new found love for this story to get me through planning this wedding. :)
Thanks for reading my little side story, and you'll be hearing from me again soon! Please bear with me if in between chapters I go on little tangents similar to this one. Your loyalty as a reader means the world to me, and I hope you enjoy what's to come with this story.
Love always,
Alli