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I don’t need the world to know my name; it doesn’t matter if
they did.
I don’t need to leave this small town, don’t matter where I’m
at.
I’ll be alright, with or without the things I’ve been searchin’
for.
I don’t need to pay the credit due, no there is none.
Cause I’m happy being me the most,
When I let what makes me happy go,
And I’ve finally learned what I need to know,
I am happier with nothing.
~ Scott Avett Untitled #4
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I just realized that I have not done my
personal Virginia Whiskey report. This may take awhile, so either stop reading
now or endure the torture of a 40 year old’s dream to have a VW Bus.
You see I relate my life to chunks of time that
I consider “resetting points.” We go through a number of the points in our
lives, but most of us never realize that we’ve even “reset” ourselves. Most
people just go on their daily routine, maybe they do a small reset and keep
moving on. I use to be that person until recently. Maybe I’m having a midlife
crisis or something, but I look back on the past 40 years, yes I sad 40 years.
Have I really been alive that long?! Anyway I look back on this crazy life that
I’ve lived and I think of the moments that rest me.
My list of RESET points through my life:
Daytona Beach, FL (where I was born)
Lakeland, FL (where I grew up)
Combee Elementry
Moving from 1234 Reynolds Rd
Carlton Palmore Elementary School
Mrs. Gunter’s class
Space Shuttle Challenger explosion
Moving from 1315 Glenview Ln
Baseball
Brevard College
Rock Climbing
Marijuana
Melanie Bedenbaugh
Southern Miss/Hattiesburg, MS
NK6
Sig Ep - Frat life
Flunking out of college
9/11
Solitude
Tour Life
Back to USM
Graduating from Southern Miss
Marriage
Marathon
Teaching and hating it
Ruby
Jenny’s depression
My depression
Ironman
Teaching and actually loving it
Wanting to walk away…
Finding out…
Realizing that Jenny and Ruby are what makes me
who I am, and that I need nothing else but them to be happy.
Buying the bus
Michael Simmons
The Avett Brothers
Alcoholism
MUSIC!!!!!!
When I first started this list, I was going to
write about each topic. That was before I realized that this list was going to
be this long. What I did realize while compiling this list is that there are a
number of resetting points that make us who we are. There are both good and bad
points of my life listed here. The high and the low points are what have made
me who I am today, and I would not trade any of them for anything. I am sure
that the list will keep growing as I age. Hopefully for the better, but I am
prepared to see what the next chapter for this book called life has in store
for me.
I am so glad that I followed my dream of buying
this bus and fixing her up. She is a few years older than me, and I wish that I
knew her story. I plan on sharing a lot of stories from the road with her. I am
looking forward to creating new stories with Jenny and Ruby in Virginia. I also
plan on posting a few stories by myself with Virginia. Time to let this old
girl reset herself and start back over. We look forward to meeting new friends
and invite you all to leave your mark on Virginia. We will catch you on the
road….
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