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I've been thinking on this, and it amazes me how much my life has changed. 5 years ago I was 26 and raising a 2 year-old and 5 year-old on my own. I was getting ready to start college and praying that I could afford the rent on our apartment.
Little did I know that in another month Mr. Opera would ask me to marry him. We just celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary. My kids are now 10 and 7, and we have a new life on the way in October. I feel incredibly lucky. I haven't finished my degree yet, but I'm darn close. I'm happy and I like it.
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Five years ago I was in the middle of a month of intensive dance training in one of the best dance academies in the world, the Kirov Ballet. It was the summer between 7th and 8th grade and my parents had finally separated after years of arguements and I was ecstatic to finally have a real home. I had only one friend at school who I pretty much hung out with only because no one else liked either of us. I was busy wondering where I wanted to go to high school and agonizing over why no one wanted me for a friend or a girlfried.
Now I'm eagerly awaiting the beginning of my first year of college at a school that I think is truly ideal for me. I no longer dance but I'm also no longer the depressed and lonely person I was. I have some wonderful friends and have been with an even more wonderful boyfriend for over two and a half years. After getting back together for four years, my parents separated again 9 months ago. I'm wrestling now with whether I ever want to return home after I leave for school or if it is time to cut my loses and leave, but all in all life is good and I'm looking forward to seeing where and who I am five years from now.
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That's great Belle!
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