#1 The Creation Story?

This blog post marks the first day of this months new link-up Blogtember:
 Day 1: 'Where you come from"

I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for making me.. that was kinda cool.... HA.

I was born, raised and still return to a village in the West Midlands. That's right guys, I am neither a Northerner or a Southerner, I am a Midlandser. Try telling that to people at university fellow Midlandsers, it creates such great debates. For readers outside of the UK, this means that I basically live slap bang in the middle of the country (and to the west abit). It is a place that both borders the countryside and the more built up areas, so really I get the best of both worlds! (I started to sing that like Hannah Montana, but then I remembered Miley Cyrus and all thoughs of innocence were lost).

Where I come from there are a whole range of people. Old, young, Lovely, Horrible. But it is these people that I have come into contact with throughout the 19 years that I lived here that have made me the person I am today. I believe that because I have grown up in such a warm and loving environment that that is the sort of person I am today. Don't get me wrong there are horrible things about where I live too but I know what is the best path for me, and sitting outside of co-op with a bottle of strongbow, shouting profanities at people, was not the right path. In fact I really dislike those people. They are the reason the village Christmas tree gets vandalised every year.

I grew up as the middle child of a family of 5; Mom, Dad, my elder Sister, younger Brother and I. We live a life full of strange events; We sing all the time, as if we are the family of Vauntraps, we have some of the strangest conversations at the dinner table, we even got my Dad a horse head mask for his birthday because he wanted one... MADNESS. My friends all say that they love my family and that makes me proud. Proud that I come from a place that projects so much happiness and infects other people too. Some people think we are weird... Actually I think everyone thinks that we are weird but I wouldn't have my family any other way, they are my favourite people in the world.

Our extended family and close family friends are all beautiful people that have taught me so much about the love of family and how to make the most out of life. There is never a dull moment when you get everyone together and thats how I want my life to be forever. Life really is amazing when you have amazing people around you. What a lucky girl I am!