During my summer break right before starting the 8th grade, I met this boy named Johnny at the roller skating rink. (That's right, I'm dating myself by mentioning those skates that have wheels in both the front and the back.) He took me to see a movie called "Roller Boogie". I was so infatuated with him and the guy in the movie, that I went back and saw this corny movie 4 more times. (I came from a small town and there wasn't a whole lot else to do) There was a song on the soundtrack called "Lord Is It Mine" by Supertramp which rang true to me.
My parents had just divorced and my dad, who was living overseas in Saudi Arabia for a hospital corporation, asked that we come live with him there for awhile. I was torn because I really missed my dad but I didn't want to leave my friends (or be covered in clothing from head to toe). Not wanting to hurt the feelings of either parent, I really struggled with making the right decision. Both parents had also remarried and to having a man in our house after being a house full of women for over a year required a lot of adjusting. Anyone who knows me that I like to live my life fairly drama free. Yes, there are always those days that drama can't help but seep in to my world, but I was pretty good at coping so it didn't effect me too much. Except for those times when it did affect me. Sometimes I would put the Supertramp cassette in to my sony walkman and head over to the park - where I would climb up a tree and hide from the world. Thank you Roger Hodgson. I found my place to be alone.
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