My name is Merritt and I am starting this blog for a multimedia journalism class. This summer I will be finishing my second year of college (I still have one more to go). I am studying to be a journalist, but may end up just doing freelance work instead of working for an actual newspaper. We'll see how it goes though.
So a little about me and my family life. I turned 25 at the end of January (ironically the same day as mine and my boyfriend's six year anniversary!!) :-) I have lived in my current apartment for three years and I like it...I wish it were a three bedroom though! lol! My boyfriend and I rescued a little black and white kitty when she was three months old, and now she will be two in June! She is my little "cow cat" and so her name is Bessie! :-) I was lame and never got my driver's liscense until three months ago and will be getting my first car this coming Sunday. I am buying my friend's Ford Thunderbird from her! yay! It's green...which is my favorite color btw!
I am the second oldest of five kids; four girls and one lonely boy! My older sister (who is 26) and her husband are celebrating their five year anniversary later this month. My brother (who is 22) is in the army and was lucky enough to get stationed close to home! He comes home most weekends and occasionally brings his buddies along!! :-) My youngest sister is 16 and a junior in high school. She does it all! Track, cross-country, band, Young Life, catering with our aunt and she is looking for a job too! She is nuts! My middle sister is 24 and works with me at one of my two jobs, she cashiers and I work the truck and stock the merch. My other job I do sales, but may be transferring to a position off the sales floor soon. In limbo with that right now.
My parents are going to be celebrating their 25th anniversay this summer! My family is huge (on both sides!) We live closer to my mom's side of the family. My dad's side of the family mostly live across the country! There are 4 sets of aunts and uncles on my mom's side, with (I think) 20 or so cousins (and at least 10 great-grandkids). My dad's side...no idea! I lost count! He was one of five boys and a sister...so six total! And most of them were alot older, and so alot of my cousins on that side are at least 10 years older than me!
My great-grandpa (on my dad's side) came to America from Poland in the late 30's to escape the Holocaust. I am third generation polish and I take pride in that part of my heritage! On my mom's side, my grandpa has traced his family back to the Mayflower...Mary Chilton was the first woman to step foot on Plymouth Rock!
I grew up in a Presbyterian church with my family, but have since decided to follow another path. I have been Wiccan since I was about 12 years old. I only just recently "came out" to my immediate family in tha last few years and they seem to accept it and they still love me! The rest of my family...some may know, some may not. I'm open about it but I don't really talk about it much.
Anyway, enough about me for now. I will be back later! Gotta go read up on some budget stuff for a story for the college paper! :-)
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