How did I get here?

Many years and failed dreams ago, I was  an overachieving honor roll high school graduate moving into my dorm at the University of Florida. My aspiration was to earn my degree in Telecommunications and eventually become an anchorwoman on Headline News, then in my older years use my minor in secondary education to teach TV productions and Journalism at a high school until I died. That was the dream. But through the years I have learned that dreams evolve, become unattainable, or become realized as ridiculous. Or life just pulls you in a completely opposite direction... like mine did.

Let me make this a quick rundown. Sheltered girl moving away from home for the first time. Boyfriend of 7 years moving back from NC to be with me. Realize how awesome freedom is. Realize how much I liked partying and staying up all hours of the night. Failed typing test to get into news track by 5 wpm. Devastated. Lose interest in school due to being lost without news track .Overpredicted my ability to pass a class without really going to class. Failed classes. Begged for forgiveness.  Get first job at a sandwich shop to cover lost scholarship money. Loved working more than school. Tried balancing school and work. Began working a second job as a hostess at Bennigan's. Took a "break" from school to work. Went fulltime at Bennigan's as a server. Became a shift leader within two months. Overachiever mindset resurfaces. Work. Work. Work. Toxic relationship with boyfriend gets worse. MUCH worse. Work to stay away from home. Feel listened to and intrigued by the new bartender Dave. Get the courage to leave abusive boyfriend. Dave offers a place to stay with the best intentions. Intentions change when we realize our feelings. Move in with Dave. Get promotion to Bar and Service Manager. Love every stressful minute. Get taken advantage of by my lazy liar of a GM. Do the work anyhow. Find out I am pregnant. Get engaged. Get married three months later. Daddy passes away  and a half months later. GM lies to DM about me. Get fired while 8 months pregnant. Scurry for a new job. Work at a car dealership for the next month. Go on foodstamps to survive. Alana Skye is born. Get hired as an Assistant Manager at Sonny's BBQ. Realize I love managing. Work at Sonny's for a year and a half. Find out I pregnant with Noah. Quit Sonny's to avoid pregnancy complications due to physical demands of job. Hired at LifeSouth as training coordinator for Donor Scheduling. Noah David is born. Get reassigned to Team Leader. Decide I miss managing. Find a job opening for Food and Beverage Manager at my favorite karaoke hangout,a bowling alley. Hired.

I have worked here for the past two years. I am now the Assistant Manager. One thing I have learned through my experience at the bowling alley is that people are selfish and insane. This is one thing that lead me to start this blog. I have gained lifelong friends here, but also witness the craziest actions of humans. I will use this blog to tell the stories of insane league bowlers, drunk open bowlers and the battles of working in a corporate setting. I hope my ramblings will entertain and enlighten. Let's do it.