A shoulder to cry on

When told that one of the topics for this week’s blog was to tell a story of something hard that you have had to overcome, something immediately came to mind. Everybody has a person(s) in their life that can be described as their “rock”. (You know- those people who are always there for you, support you, and overall just make you happy). Well for me, those people were my grandparents. My grandparents have always been there for me growing up, and still are to this day. Eight years ago, my grandparents decided that they wanted to retire and move to Florida. As a kid, it was hard losing people who were always up the street from you. I believe this experience has helped to shape me into the person I am today. Not only did it help to make me independent as I was beginning a new chapter in my life (being a teen!) but it followed me into my next chapter: college. When entering SCSU I had to stand-alone. I could no longer depend on my parents, or old friends because in reality they aren’t here with me. My grandparents have continued to support me throughout the years, whether it is with help buying my first car, or advice when stressed out at my job. Even though our communications have moved on to new things like Facebook, nothing has changed between us. You see, I think change is good, and for a lot of us college is a huge change, and will continue to change. No matter where people may go in your life, they may never be too far. Now I get to visit them in Florida every year, which means Disney ! Just remember, things are going to change whether you want them to or not. You just have to take it as it come and roll with the punches.