You see my articles posted everywhere and you'll read them and get a sense of who I am, but you never really know the story behind the author. I thought it'd be cool for this week's article to tell you a little about me, instead of the normal post about something I've been thinking.

So I grew up in a little town called Annville in Pennsylvania, very close to the famous Hershey, PA (and no, it doesn't smell like chocolate). I was raised on a small ranch with horses, goats, and lots of cats. I even had a mini pig in my room for a few months (BAD IDEA!!). I wasn't too fond of the horses after being bucked off my miniature, one-eyed horse a few times and getting kicked in the shoulder by another. I grew to like it but it just wasn't something I'd ever consider keeping up with.

My dad's name is Bruce and he's a manager for AAA. He was the one who was into horses, which is why we had them. He would take his horse, Flash, to Civil War reenactments and sometimes I'd tag along. My mom was never really into it because you'd have to rough it, and that just wasn't her style of living. She'd definitely choose a hotel over a tent any day. Her name is Kim and she works at an accounting firm. We like to joke that I got my looks from my mom and my brains from my dad.

My family is really close, especially since I'm the only child. We only live about 25 minutes from my grandparents and visit them fairly often. I also come from a very religious family so we all try to go to church every Sunday.

Growing up, I was always involved in sports. I've probably tried every sport you could imagine. I'm one of those people that just has got to do the thing in question, or have it, or experience it, or else I'll complain until it happens. Not that I'm spoiled rotten, but I've definitely been spoiled. My parents have always found a way to make things happen for me, even if they didn't necessarily have the funds to do it. They've worked so hard to set me up for a good life and I'm so thankful for that.

I ended up going to Arcadia University for Sport Management, with a minor in Communications. I played basketball for Arcadia and met some of my forever friends at school. I've never really had true friends until I met some of these girls. I've made the decision to transfer for various reasons, and I will now be attending Bryn Athyn for the same major. God willing, I hope this change has a positive impact on my life and will set me up for success in the future.

God has been good with giving me opportunities and adventures, like getting to visit Costa Rica, Italy, and Puerto Rico. I've been so blessed so far and I'm only optimistic about what's to come in my future, especially with this change in schools.

I write to try and inspire you all to live through Christ and I hope that this post does the same. Not every path you take in life will lead you to where you thought, but you're on that path for one reason or another, and God always pulls through.