Turning 23. (the foreword)

To start off my blog I'm actually back tracking a bit. Taking you back to September 1st. MY BIRTHDAY! It was a good day! I got calls from all of my friends, called all of the friends who hadn't called me yet. And my own venture into starting my own business with Toshi, was going really well! I celebrated the big 23rd birthday by having dinner at Uncle Julio's with a group mainly consisting of my friends from high school, and then afterwards we went down to the strip in the gayborhood and ran around for a few hours. The night was topped off beautifully with confetti being released over the dance floor while we were conquering our claim on the dance floor! It was a great night!

Things back at home with the parents were starting to get a little interesting though. My pops had some chronic hip pain surfacing that was really taking a toll on him. He's the sole provider for the family and being off of work just didn't seem like an option he wanted to or even could consider. So he worked.

Next I'll draw a picture of our social status at the time. We enjoyed the middle class life. Dad was driving a new F-150 his employer was supplying, as well as cutting back on his hours since retiring so that he can get more rest and focus a bit more on his growing love of the catering business. Mom had just been supplied the new car that dreams are made of, the 2008 Avenger. She wasn't working, but definitely kept her hands full as the housewife of the year. Did you know that a report on Oprah gave an estimate on the salary that a housewife would get if it were a paid position at over 100K? CRAZY!! I was looking forward to finally finishing up school in Dallas, taking out a final loan to pay for tuition. I even had reliable transportation gifted from the parents, I got to use the old family car! Things were almost perfect.

Finally, you've got to know that the big twist is coming up, right? Tune in next time to find out what goes down over the next month! It's good. Let us just say that it's a good thing that God never gives you more than you can handle, because the limits are about to be STRETCHED!