Bio- About Me

Hi, I'm Jess. This picture right here to the right is very unflattering, but the person in the picture with me is pretty important to me. That's my little brother. Yes, my little brother. My family is pretty small; it's just me, my brother, my mom and my dad.

Anyway, I'm 22 years old. I'm currently taking my last two classes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. I'll be graduating in August with a degree in secondary education, which is terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. I'll then, 48 hours later, will be teaching 10th and 11th grade at a wonderful high school in Tuscaloosa.

Now, you may think that I have it made, and for once in my life I can say that yes, I do. However, throughout the past five years of my life I've had to struggle to have things that most other people have handed to them. I don't look at it as a streak of bad luck, but a learning experience. I don't think I would go back and change anything (actually, having college paid for would be nice:)). Although I've gone through lots of crap in my college career, I have acquired some of the greatest friends and experiences a girl could ever ask for.

Besides being in college, I live a pretty boring life with my fiance', Tyler. We've been together for, well, forever. We started dating back in 2002, two weeks before my 15th birthday. We've never "gone on a break" or anything, and we got engaged in 2008 (we think, we can't remember). He graduated in December with a degree in economics. He's still looking for a job, and the perfect guitar.

We moved in together in 2008. No, we aren't married. No, our families didn't really like it. But, we aren't the kind of people to do things (or not do things) just because of what other people think. We go with our feelings and I like it that way. Just like the fact that we have no intentions of getting married any time soon. If we feel the need to make that step, we'll do it, but we won't do it until we're ready. Besides, neither of us are going anywhere.

I'm really headstrong and talkative. I think it has everything to do with being the oldest child, and I also think that it has a lot to do with why I want to be a teacher. I've always been the one to be the leader, and I love helping people. I feel most at home when I'm with my class of students and I'm getting them to love what I love.

So, that's me for now. Soon, we'll have an addition to our family... a cat. That's my latest obsession. You'll hear lots about that. Probably right now.