Learning the Important Things in Life

I want to start off this blog post by saying I'm very sorry I have neglected this blog since May.  I would normally never go this long without writing.  Life has had many ups and downs lately, so it was hard to find a topic and idea for a new post.  Because of those ups and downs, I was able to develop a new idea for a post.  

Important.  Significant.  Necessary.  

It has been almost 2 years since I moved to Los Angeles.  2 years is a very long time when you think about what can occur.  I moved 2,135 miles across the United States to Los Angeles from Niceville.  I moved away from my family and many close friends.  Currently, I only get to go home 2 times every year to see them for 2 week increments.  While I was home visiting my family this summer, my Uncle Stanley passed away very suddenly.  Suddenly my fairy tale world was turned upside down.  Deciding to live in Los Angeles and pursue my dream in the entertainment industry requires sacrifices.  Sacrificing valuable time away from my family which I can't gain back by a few trips home.  I began questioning if it is truly worth the sacrifice   No man knows the day nor the hour when their time on earth will be up.  We can all hope and dream the ones we love lead long happy lives, but we never know if a car crash will end their life tomorrow.  What decision did I make regarding if sacrificing time was truly worth it?  It's honestly not a decision I could really make on my own.  My mom actually helped remind me while I was home that it truly is.  When you go home and you have so many family and friends cheering you on and truly excited and happy to see you succeeding you realize you aren't just fulfilling your dreams for you.  You're also fulfilling your dreams because you know it makes your parents, extended family, and friends so happy to have helped you along your journey to where you are today.  Parents look at their infant child growing up wishing and hoping for the best things to happen to them in their lives.  The dad might dream of his son being a pro football player, the mother might wish her daughter to become a well-respected surgeon.  You grown up, graduate school, and it's time for you to realize your dreams and your parents finally get to realize their dreams for you.  After all, where would we all be without them?  I know I definitely wouldn't be where I am.

I try to surround myself with friends in Los Angeles who support me and give me emotional stability in my crazy life.  Most of my friends experience the same situations I do as we work in the same industry. I actually don't have a single friend in Los Angeles who doesn't have a job with ties to the entertainment industry.  (Man Buzzfeed really was right about that one!)  I frequently visit my cousins who live 50 minutes away (on a NORMAL traffic day).  After all, ohana means family, family means no one gets left behind.  Or forgotten.

So, in the end did I waste your time with a sappy blog post?  I hope not.  In my blog I always try to make my readers think and pose questions.  So, here's my question for this blog.  

"Fifty years from now, when you’re looking back at your life, don’t you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car? "

Yes, I did just use a Transformers quote to emphasize the point of this post.  I did get in the car and it ended up taking me to Los Angeles.  Do you have the guts to get in the car and begin whatever journey your dreams take you on?

My Ohana

My mom and I cooking a Game of Thrones Feast

My Dad and I eating Cajun Food

 RIP Uncle Stanley - He always called me, "Ms Hollywood"

My besties and I setting our sights on Orlando.

My besties and I at one of my favorite places in the world.