Here is an interesting blog..this one might have heads spinning.
I met megan during the summer of 1998. She was working at the eynon movie theaters and a group of us went there to see a movie. I met her through Rob, and her boss Kerri liked me, but it was megan that caught my interest. Kerri was the type of valley girl that wouldnt work well with me, and I told her that but she always tried anyways.
Meg and I hung out all the time, she was a pitcher with softball so she asked me to start catching for her, and I agreed since it was sports and I love sports. Our friendship developed from there, and it was and is very strong. There were moments that were very special to us...and we shared them and I cant thank her enough. When I need a smile I think of the special moments and it always brings a smile to my face.
Meg has been there with me since 1998, and never judged me, although she has had ample oppertunity to. I have stuck by her side through so much that when the shit hits the fan its natural for me to seek her out to walk through hell with me. She was there for me during the domestic relations battles with carol, through tracy and that crap, and even though kelly didnt like her( actually hated her) she was always there for me through that 7.5 year rocky as hell relationship(marriage)
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Jennifer(Mcgurrin) Gnell
Now if there is ever someone who deserves woman of the year, she should have won the award a few years running. Being a very close friend to me has not always been easy, and lord knows she probably would have loved to walk away and wish she never met me(i dont blame her), yet she has always been there for me and is always brutally honest.( even when i dont want her to be)
I met Jen while working at Hills Dept Store back when we were much younger, and I was a lot more full of myself.(basically immature) We became friends instantly and we spent so much time together that everyone thought there was something more then friends between us.
She has stood by my side during the infamous summer of the dirty(lani) when my whole summer was turned upside down going into senior year. She was standing there or near me when my mom found out that I had sex for the first time. ( that was not a fun day at all)
She stood by me when I started dating Sheila and stood fast when everything went bat shit crazy a few times. Never once did she walk away and I did my best to push everyone away from me, yet as stubborn as she is, she never listened.( I am thankful for this fact many times over)
She stood by my side when my grandfather passed away, when I was dating jessica D, the being away at school (bloomsburg) and then coming home to LJC.
The only problem that we had between us was over carol and thomas. Not saying she was right or wrong during the whole time, but looking back on it all she was trying to get me to do was be the man I am today back then. Unfortuantely I was not a man back then, just a simple 19 yr old boy who made boys choices, but in the end made a man's decision that I still stand by today.
When things have been at their worst, she is a rock and I know that I can count on her. When I found out that she was prgenant, I was so happy for her. She was going to be, and is a great mother. For her to be blessed with a child just made everything complete for her, and seeing her with her son proves that.
Without Jen in my life over the years I am not sure if i would have turned out like this. I may have been a drunk in a ditch, or made some other bad choices and not turned out like I have.( still unsure if its good or bad)
Let me say thank you to Jen for always telling me the brutal truth with total honesty.
I met Jen while working at Hills Dept Store back when we were much younger, and I was a lot more full of myself.(basically immature) We became friends instantly and we spent so much time together that everyone thought there was something more then friends between us.
She has stood by my side during the infamous summer of the dirty(lani) when my whole summer was turned upside down going into senior year. She was standing there or near me when my mom found out that I had sex for the first time. ( that was not a fun day at all)
She stood by me when I started dating Sheila and stood fast when everything went bat shit crazy a few times. Never once did she walk away and I did my best to push everyone away from me, yet as stubborn as she is, she never listened.( I am thankful for this fact many times over)
She stood by my side when my grandfather passed away, when I was dating jessica D, the being away at school (bloomsburg) and then coming home to LJC.
The only problem that we had between us was over carol and thomas. Not saying she was right or wrong during the whole time, but looking back on it all she was trying to get me to do was be the man I am today back then. Unfortuantely I was not a man back then, just a simple 19 yr old boy who made boys choices, but in the end made a man's decision that I still stand by today.
When things have been at their worst, she is a rock and I know that I can count on her. When I found out that she was prgenant, I was so happy for her. She was going to be, and is a great mother. For her to be blessed with a child just made everything complete for her, and seeing her with her son proves that.
Without Jen in my life over the years I am not sure if i would have turned out like this. I may have been a drunk in a ditch, or made some other bad choices and not turned out like I have.( still unsure if its good or bad)
Let me say thank you to Jen for always telling me the brutal truth with total honesty.
Wow
Its been a while since I have last posted. THings went kind of crazy in my life with section certification and getting ready for the field, then coming home to the holiday weekend.
Where did I become a materialistic person? I looked in the mirror yesterday and I almost didnt know who I was looking at. He looks like me but he is not me, I stared for a few minutes just to make sure it was really me.
I was never about material things, never cared who had a better car, better clothes, newer stuff. I was always content with just being me and having the things that I do. Has the army turned me into the type of person that I grew up hating? Was it cause of deployments that I started to turn out like this? Was it cause of kelly always buying new things with my money? All of these are great questions but the answer is still simple.....I turned into something I grew up hating.
When I was growing up I never cared who had the newest, best, most expenisve...brian and adam always care about that stuff. Me I was always a simple person, and prided myself on that simple fact. I was more content with having a book to read then a new game for the game system we had at the time.
I can remember one xmas when my mom bought me a gold chain that she wanted me to wear, It was very nice. I was already wearing a chain that was bought for me, and my mom's arguement was that it was nicer and newer and she wanted me to wear it. I told her thank you but I was already wearing a chain, and liked wearing it and didnt want to change. She got pissed at me and took the chain back...I was a simple person then and somewhere along the way I forgot that.
I checked my bank account and saw that I really have no money, Im trying to figure out how that is possible. Its not cause of the kids, they are always taken care of, and its not food...there is plenty in the house...so how come I dont have any money. I looked at my tv and saw both the game systems I have and realized that I have some of the latest and newest games....I have been spending too much time playing games lately. I developed that habit while I was married to kelly and when she would start her crazy crap I would get into a video game to get away from her. When she left me I went head first into video games just to escape my thoughts. Not the wrong answer but no where near the right answer as well.
With my shoulder hurting more and more each day( of course I hide this fact cause I hate to be considered a whiner) Its forced me to look into myself and see what the hell is going on with me. Not liking the answers very much, and according to one very close source I may not like what I find but I need to deal with it in order to move forward( Lucy)
Where did I become a materialistic person? I looked in the mirror yesterday and I almost didnt know who I was looking at. He looks like me but he is not me, I stared for a few minutes just to make sure it was really me.
I was never about material things, never cared who had a better car, better clothes, newer stuff. I was always content with just being me and having the things that I do. Has the army turned me into the type of person that I grew up hating? Was it cause of deployments that I started to turn out like this? Was it cause of kelly always buying new things with my money? All of these are great questions but the answer is still simple.....I turned into something I grew up hating.
When I was growing up I never cared who had the newest, best, most expenisve...brian and adam always care about that stuff. Me I was always a simple person, and prided myself on that simple fact. I was more content with having a book to read then a new game for the game system we had at the time.
I can remember one xmas when my mom bought me a gold chain that she wanted me to wear, It was very nice. I was already wearing a chain that was bought for me, and my mom's arguement was that it was nicer and newer and she wanted me to wear it. I told her thank you but I was already wearing a chain, and liked wearing it and didnt want to change. She got pissed at me and took the chain back...I was a simple person then and somewhere along the way I forgot that.
I checked my bank account and saw that I really have no money, Im trying to figure out how that is possible. Its not cause of the kids, they are always taken care of, and its not food...there is plenty in the house...so how come I dont have any money. I looked at my tv and saw both the game systems I have and realized that I have some of the latest and newest games....I have been spending too much time playing games lately. I developed that habit while I was married to kelly and when she would start her crazy crap I would get into a video game to get away from her. When she left me I went head first into video games just to escape my thoughts. Not the wrong answer but no where near the right answer as well.
With my shoulder hurting more and more each day( of course I hide this fact cause I hate to be considered a whiner) Its forced me to look into myself and see what the hell is going on with me. Not liking the answers very much, and according to one very close source I may not like what I find but I need to deal with it in order to move forward( Lucy)
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