You gotta have Faith

My blog assignment this week is an open post. I will be honest and say that this week hasn't been the best week. It really has been a difficult task to stay positive and hang on to my good attitude I've been practicing so far this year. However, instead of going on a rant and talking about something sad and upsetting I am going to use this blog post to talk about something good in my life. Or rather, someone. Technically, I am an only child. For the first five years of my life, I was spoiled to death being the baby of the family and all, but the one thing I always wanted was a sister. When I was about five years old, my wish was granted, My Mom met an incredible man who had a daughter named Faith, When our parents introduced us for the first time, we instantly became best friends. I don't have the best memory but I know we met at a park and I remember swinging on the swings together. Faith is exactly one year and one week older than me. Shortly after that, our  parents tied the knot and every year when they celebrate their anniversary, I celebrate an anniversary too. The day they got married is the day that I got a Dad and a big sister. Nothing in my life has topped that special day. Growing up, the term "step-sister" never meant anything to me. Faith is as real as a sister can be. I feel like the best part about my "step-family" is that they choose to be my family. The family you are born into are kind of stuck with you. Family that comes into your life and choose to love you and consider you as their own are really special people. I will admit, it was not all sunshine and happiness. Like I said, we became real sisters, so we fought like sisters at times. Also, we are both very different and I feel like it took us a while to appreciate each other's differences and finally understand each other. Now that I don't live at home anymore, I appreciate my sister more than ever before. She is my absolute best friend and I love her to death. She is so beautiful and has such an incredible heart. I know that she would do anything for me and would be here for me whenever I needed her. She is one of those people that just doesn't see how wonderfully amazing she truly is, but I can see it. She has been through so much in life and it takes a lot to stay strong and carry on. She does that, every single day. She mentioned to me that absents makes the heart grow fonder and we completely believe in that. Since we've been apart we have been closer than ever. I can't think of any one else I would have wanted to grow up with. And I can't wait to see where life takes us. I can't wait to share all those magical moments in life with each other. I want to see her get married someday and start a family and one day our kids can be best friends too! To end this post I want to share a quote that we believe describes us perfectly: "We weren't sisters at birth, but we knew from the start, fate brought us together to be sisters at heart."

Just in case no one has told you today, you are beautiful!

Love, Lex <3

Welcome to the Lextravaganza!

I never formally introduced myself on this new blog. And now that I have this blog linked up for one of my class requirements I am going to share a little about me. My name is Alexis, or Lex, and I was born and raised in a small town called New Port Richey, FL. My birth father left me and my mom when I was a baby and was never heard from again. All I have from him is my Spanish heritage which has been shadowed my whole life by the family I do know, my mom's Italian side. I wish that could be different but I didn't have control over it. When I was about five years old, my mom found a man to complete our family. With that, I gained a father and a big sister who is now my absolute best friend. I feel so blessed when I think about my family. I have a whole entire clan of people who choose to love me and be my family when they never had to. Growing up, I was a teacher's pet and a passionate dancer, for twelve years might I add. Things started getting rough for me and my family when I was in 7th grade. In that year, 3 family members passed away between my sister's family and my own. One of those people was my Grandpa who was my hero and role model. Losing him was the absolute worst thing that ever happened to me. In high school, school didn't come so easily to me anymore and I had to work extra hard at it. But as most high school teens experience, I got to start driving, I got my first boyfriend, and started my first job. My whole life revolved a lot around those things. Once I started working I knew I couldn't stop. I would always pick up shifts and go in early. I wanted to be the best at what I was doing. And I was utterly in love with my high school boyfriend and we wanted to spend every waking moment with each other. Eventually that ended and after I graduated high school and started college, I started dating one of my coworkers. For two years, we made each other happier than ever. Sadly, however, life happens and we decided to just be friends. My life in Orlando has taken a lot of time for me to fully adjust. But it has been a year and a half now and I really love it here. I love taking care of myself and being independent. I work full time and go to school full time but staying busy just keeps me productive so I don't be lazy. I am currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and I'm majoring in English Education with a minor in Creative Writing. Since my last break up, I have learned so much about myself. I have formed close friendships that I never thought would have happened for me, and I wake up every day and thank God for my beautiful life. The people in my life right now really make me happy. And more recently I have been trying to live life with a positive attitude. I went in detail about that in my first post if you want to go back and read that, here is the link: http://lextravaganza.blogspot.com/2015/01/one-step-at-time.html. My short term goals are to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in December of 2015 and to begin grad school right after that. I want to get my master's degree in higher education so I can teach at a state college in addition to a middle or high school classroom. Long term goals include getting married and having kids. I have always known my passion and calling is education and making a difference. But another thing I know I want is a family of my own. Being a mom is something I know I am meant to be. But I am not in a rush anymore. I know I used to be but things are different now. I just want to enjoy being young because I am realizing that time goes by way too quickly and I don't want to wake up one day and have regrets over chances and opportunities I missed out on. So I guess that's enough about me. Of course there is more I'm sure but this is already long enough. Please continue to follow me on my journey. Leave comments and subscribe!


Just in case no one has told you yet today, you are beautiful!

Love, Lex ❤️