I attended a few different colleges, but the best and my favorite by far was
McMurry University in Abilene, TX. I was born and raised in Abilene. My whole family is there. My main goal in life growing up was to go some place other than Abilene and do something huge. As you get older, your ideas of what is important sometimes change. I live in the Dallas area. I have lived briefly in Fort Worth, Austin and New Mexico. I have lived in the busy parts of Dallas and I now live out in the country, where life is a bit more quiet and slower paced. I visit my family in Abilene as often as possible. I have become reacquainted with some friends from college that still live in Abilene. If my husband could make even half of what he makes here, I would love to move back to Abilene. My business is becoming more established here in the Mesquite, Forney, Rockwall, Rowllett and Garland areas. It would be hard for me to start over in Abilene as well. I miss my family and I have recently forcibly been made aware how important it is to keep in touch with friends. Life is short. You need your family. You need your friends. I had a friend from college pass away last weekend. He was a great guy. I am not sure why I did not contact him when I went to visit. I spoke with him occasionally on Facebook. I kept up with his life through his posts. He did so much for me and was there for me, when no one else was. Not even my family. I had a bad boyfriend, a crazy roommate, a uninvolved mother, and an unorganized sometimes self-inflicted hard life. He took up for me with the bad boyfriend and the crazy roommate. He drove to Dallas to pick me up when my car hard broken down. He had to actually leave his shift at the news station for that. He let me sleep on his couch and allowed my two dogs to live in his house as well for almost a month, when I had nowhere to go. One time, I had not had time to watch and analyze the full movie that I was supposed to lead a discussion over for Film in Society (or Film Appreciation) class. I think it was Easy Rider. He knew I had not. He was in the class with me. I briefly started out the discussion and it was weak. He picked up the pace and kept saying things and making it sound like it was coming from me. Almost everything that was discussed was from him. He led me in to each question with an answer already given. He was brilliant. At the end of the class the professor, who was really hard, thanked me and told me that was a great discussion. I had no idea really what had just taken place. But he had yet again, saved me. He was like this for so many people. He was kind and had a huge heart. He was a good guy. I will miss him greatly and regret that I did not see him before he died. He had a dog named Katie that he had adopted at a shelter at 3 months. She was his life and spoiled rotten. She went to work with him at the News Station and she went everywhere else with him as well. She never left his side. She needed a home after Robert died. I already had TOO MANY dogs, but I knew I had to take her. She is the newest member of our family. She mourned for him. She waited at the front door. She cried in the middle of the night. But she is getting better and is definitely feeling more at home. She is playful and licks us all over the face. She is getting a long with the other dogs as well. Our Golden Retriever is quite fond of her. I felt like I needed to do this for Robert the day I found out that he had died. I went to his funeral last week in Abilene. That is a terrible way to see your friend that you have not seen in years. I had tell him goodbye after he was already gone. I suggest not waiting that long. Friends are important, take the time to care. I have his precious Katie though and I will love her and do this for him.
