Attention Grammar Nazis: I am not an English teacher, nor do I harp on the grammar used by others. I will mess things up, I love the comma, and will definitely use it too often. I also really enjoy...ellipsis...so get used to it. :) If you are ok with that...then please read on.
So, my name is Melissa. I was born in Houston, TX and raised in Tulsa, OK. I attended St. Pius X Catholic School for kindergarten through 8th grade. Naturally, I progressed to Bishop Kelley for high school. Due to some unfortunate family events, which I do not plan on rehashing anytime soon, I was unable to attend BKHS for my junior and senior year. So, I went to a public school for the first time in my life at the age of 17. Not just any school, but Nathan Hale High School. Talk about a culture shock for this little sheltered, catholic girl.
Anyway, I graduated and blah blah blah...a couple years later I met my now husband, Ryan, at OSU in Stillwater. He was a Phi Kappa Tau, the same fraternity as my older brother (and later my 2 younger brothers as well). When Jason, my older bro, found out Ryan and I were seeing each other "behind his back" he sent an amazing death threat/big brother email to Ryan that I will never forget, and always be grateful for. Luckily, Ryan survived the threats and we got married in 2003. Been married ever since. No marriage is a cake walk, but my best days and my worst days have been with Ryan at my side, and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. Maybe a million dollars...but no, probably not. ;)
We went from living in Tulsa for a minute after the wedding, to living in Austin, TX for 4 years (where Ryan is from, also his parents and sister lived). Met some of the best people I know when living there, and cherish it. We moved back to Tulsa, OK in 2006. Well...I kind of moved back. I got a job travelling to and from Houston, TX to Tulsa, OK on a weekly basis. That was quite an experience. I did that for a year. We bought our current house in October of 2007. I have a love/hate relationship with our drafty house built in 1938. Anyway...I digress.
Ryan and I have old dogs. Denali is our 8yo boxer. She is currently going through some health issues that we are unsure if she will end up with a cancer diagnosis or something else. We are hoping for the best. Then there is Tuff, our 13yo basenji-chow mix. He's a mutt of the best kind. Adopted him from a shelter in Yukon. And, I swear, he will outlive us all. Healthy as an ox...whatever that means.
So, that is my little family. I will save all the juicy details of the rest of our semi-boring/awesome lives for another day.
Thanks for reading my blog. We will see how long I am able to keep this up. :)
Melissa
Welcome to the dark side, sis.
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