A little history about me first.. My name is Lisa (Parent) Jenkins.. I was born on October 9 and have lived in Northern Maine for most of my life... I graduated from Community High School in 2006, Community Care College in 2010, Loring Job Corps in 2011 and hopefully in the next two years will graduate from Northern Maine Community College. I am a Licensed Massage Therapist, a Certified Nurses Assistant, and Personal Support Specialist and hopefully soon a Registered Nurse. I am the mother of a hyper 18 month old girl named Ariana and am currently pregnant with my second child. I am the wife of a Mr. Matthew Jenkins <3. A wonderful man that I want to spend the rest of my life with. At the moment Matt and I live with my in-laws (while we attend school) and they watch Ariana for us. If you are a close friend of mine then you already know about Daytona and Joey.. but for those of you who may not know who they are... they are my cats... my very large, loveable cats who live with my mother in a small town here in Maine... I think these cats are the reason why my friends use to come to my apartment.. Everyone loves them haha...
So back to me...... I plan to use this blog to keep family and friends updated on current "Jenkins Journeys" including how Matt and I are doing, what Ariana is up to now and how this pregnancy turns out... For those just tuning in, my first pregnancy (Ariana) turned out to be one complicated mess which resulted in her birth 3 months early... That is why this pregnancy is going to be very closely monitored but fear not! I will keep you all updated!!
So now onto Ariana... What a character she is! She is now walking, and kinda talking haha... She is definitely the life of the party and there really is never a dull moment (unless she is napping). This is her second Christmas and she has already discovered how to open her presents and how to say thank you. She has also learned how to torment the cat by laying down completely on her....She is normally a very happy little girl but lately has hit a cranky spell (most likely from teething)... and she is going through the "mommy separation anxiety" stage, which means that mommy can not walk out of the room without Ariana throwing a fit.. haha.. but shes cute anyway...
So at last we reach Matthew.... Oh Matthew.. what to say about you? Well he has successfully completed his first semester of college while maintaining a 3.5GPA. Which I am very happy and proud of. You see during Matt's first semester at college he had a lot on his plate. He was going to school full time, working part time, trying to raise a family and try to help me deal with my father. My father for those who dont know was diagnosed with cancer in September 2010 and died on Matt's birthday in October (my dad always did have bad timing). So Matthew had to pick up more items and put them on his plate because once my dad died, I lost it.. I still lose it...But Matt was there to try to pick up the pieces of my newly shattered life.. And I must say, he did an amazing job... No one knows how to deal with death... Its a touchy subject for most but Matt stepped up and did what he had to do, from missing class to drive to Togus to see my father the day we learned his cancer was stage 4, to holding onto me while I held my father's hand at the moment of his passing.. He was there through it all.. and still managed to at least pretend to hold it together.
Christmas is going to be hard without my dad.... He was a pretty cool guy... Always had some funny stories to share, would give you advice (even f you didnt want it), would try to help you in whatever way he could... He was a little rough around the edges but thats what made him, him... I miss him dearly but I know that he is in a better place and that he gets to spend Christmas with Jesus this year.
Well, I should wrap this up for tonight, but thanks for reading the first post in Jenkins Journey! Good night!!
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