sarabi_

Hey guys! I just realized I've been slacking really hard on my SG Homework so here goes it! This weeks topic is titled "Tell Us About the Best Day of Your Life!". Damn, this topic is extremely difficult! Well let me start by saying I have lived a very nice life. My parents have always been able to provide for my sisters and I which in retrospect I am beyond grateful for! In all my 24 years it is hard to pinpoint what the actual best day of my life was! Because of this, I will keep it current. The best day of my life was when I found out that I graduated with my associates degree! I'm going to go into detail right abouttttttt now.. I graduated from High School in 2009 and went away to school which only lasted one semester. When I came back home, I was extremely depressed and felt like a total failure. This was not a very good time in my life. I was struggling with a drug addiction and was afraid to tell my parents about it. It took me a while to get back on my feet but once I did I enrolled into community college for summer classes in 2010. I did great that semester and my spirits were up again! So I once again enrolled in the fall and did just as well but by the time spring came around I was beginning to fall off again. My addiction had taken over, I was living a terrible life and I failed almost all my classes during that semester. I was knocked down once again and felt terrible AGAIN! I kept telling myself that I was smarter than this and that things weren't fair. After that, I took off a couple of semesters. Once I realized that a couple of semesters had turned into a long time I re-enrolled for summer classes again and did excellent. During this summer, I met my now ex boyfriend and once again fell deep into a hole of drug abuse. I was in a fog. Semesters off again turned to years and once my relationship ended I was ready to go back. Except this time was different because I was actually ready! I endured my last two semesters (which were actually the two hardest semesters I had ever taken) I excelled through them and FINALLY, after years of ups, downs, and hardships I did it! I graduated with my Associates Degree in December 2015! This was the best day of my life! It meant so much to me to have this degree after so long. My father really made me feel good about it by telling me that I am the first to receive a diploma with the "Murphy" name on it. This was something I was unaware of and it really hit home with me making the situation that much better! As of now, I have plans to go back to the same school in the fall and get my certificate in paralegal studies. I can't wait to start this new chapter in my life! Also, if anyone was wondering my drug problem is very much under control now and I've never been better! Thanks as always to @missy, @rambo, and @lyxzen for all these awesome blog topics and thanks to everyone in the SG community who supports me through this separate endeavor! I really love each and every one of you and I would not be where I am without the support you show me! THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE! xoxo Sarabi_