Personal Narrative The Garden Of The Gods - 2046 Words

When I was twenty-eight years old I did not know my life would start to fall apart when I met my son’s father. In the beginning I was a single fun twenty-eight year old woman unfortunately at that time I had lost my job with the Department of Corrections due to layoffs in February of 2012. I knew layoffs were in the horizons and from that point I had made the decision to enjoy this time and take the time off and collect the unemployment benefits. Within those months, which the time off seemed like a miniature vacation, I would do all sorts of things such as hiking, swimming, laying out by the pool and taking a trip to Laughlin and Colorado Springs. My best friend Cristine and driven out to Colorado Springs with her then boyfriend, she did†¦show more content†¦It was time to let go of the bad habits and think of my future. This is all happened the end of July of 2012. It was then I realized that being single and finding myself, opened my eyes to how important friends and family really were and how supportive everyone around me could be. As the months went on I was going out all the time, to concerts, the bar, out of town mini trips and also meeting new people and possibly new prospects for a partner. My twenty-eighth birthday passed October 10th 2012, what a crazy night that turned out to be. My friends and I all got together grabbed some tables and our favorite local dive bar, ordered pizzas and had about 60 of our friends and their friends there all together. There were so many people there that night laughing, drinking, singing karaoke, eating and just enjoying the night. People seemed having a good time until Sarah (my friend) walked up to one of my other good friends, Shannon and said to her, â€Å"You smell like cigarettes can I have one?† Naturally Shannon was offended by what Sarah had said and then it happened, a huge fight broke out between those two and once they started fighting the entire bar started fighting. It was not a pretty scene. After everyone had scattered and left my best friend Cristine and I left also. Cristine wanted to meet someone so I tagged along. While at this guy’s house I was so distraught from the fight between my friends that I just wanted to leave. Mind you I hadShow MoreRelatedImpact Of Colonialist Values On Perceptions Of Native Americans1556 Words   |  7 Pagesperception caused by the influence of domination and colonialism. 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