https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l Made with wonder en-us 2022-02-21 12:53:04 UTC 2022-05-18 11:51:04 UTC hello@padlet.com hkidwell02 https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2058715270 2022-02-21 12:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2058715270 hkidwell02 https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2058724170 2022-02-21 13:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2058724170 hkidwell02 https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2058726442 2022-02-21 13:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2058726442 hkidwell02 https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2093668223 My life was changed on a cold December day. I had always wanted a horse of my own and I had been searching for over two years trying to find one. My aunts father in law is a horse judge and knew someone who had just bought a large amount of yearlings and weanlings. He took me there to see the horses and in the field there was a small little bay filly standing all alone. Right then I knew she was going to be mine. All I needed was my grandfathers approval. He offered me Iris for $600. So on that cold December day I took my grandfather to meet her. Over the years I had taken him to see many horses and by that time I was so used to him saying no and telling me to keep looking. Once he was done looking at her we went back to the car. I was waiting for him to say something and finally my grandmother asked him what he thought. He told me to go ahead and get her. After that moment my life had changed forever. Iris changed my life forever. She gave my life meaning again and I have spent every minute with her since. Now I am glad he said no to all the other horses because I truly could not imagine my life without Iris. From placing high at a world show to just going on a trail ride she is truly the best horse I have ever met. ]]> 2022-03-14 11:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2093668223 hkidwell02 https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2175633638 I vividly remember my mother yelling at me from the bottom of the steps. It was time to get up. Still to this day I am not a morning person. We had just moved into my great-grandmothers house after she had passed and after my mother had gotten divorced. I felt my stomach churning as all of the anxiety was rushing over my body. I was finally a freshman in high-school and it was my first time getting on the bus at my new house. I remember getting on the bus and my anxiety just got worse, I felt as if my throat was closing as I got in the bus. I quickly found my seat and put my headphones in. Listening to the music quickly calmed me down and I watched out the window. I remember being terrified to walk into the high-school. Despite all of the fear I felt I walked in and quickly began the search for my friends. The relief I felt when I found my friends huddled together was a feeling like no other. Together we talked about our fears of high-school and compared our class schedules. Thankfully Bailey who I am no longer close with shared many classes with me. The classes we did not share were right down the hallway from each other so I knew that I would always be able to find someone to walk with. 

Now to be completely honest I do not have many memories of freshman year other than the fear I had and also honors geometry. To be honest I wish I would have never had that class and I wish I never met the boy in that class. Now I will not name him for personal reasons but truly he ruined my life and ruined who I am. When I first met him freshman year it felt as if we immediately clicked. We were best friends the first time we spoke to each other and quickly we began talking everyday.  He was really good at math so he spent most of his time helping me with my math homework which at the time was highly appreciated because I hate geometry with a passion. Soon we started dating and most of my freshman year was spent with him. I gave up on everything else and only gave him my time. So for me freshman year was full of many many regrets for what I had done and what was done to me. Quickly though our relationship changed for the worse. I will not go in detail, but I will simply say things happened that should have never happened and I truly hate him for what happened to me. I am proud to say I have grown stronger since freshman year. I feel as if I am a different person but if I could do one thing over I would have never talked to that boy in my geometry class because it would have saved me from an unthinkable amount of pain in my life. I will never be the girl I was freshman year and I will keep going because I am stronger than what happened to me. So sincerely freshman year thank you for being the worst year of my life, but without you I would not be who I am so in a way thank you for letting me survive this and change my ways. ]]> 2022-05-09 12:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2175633638 hkidwell02 https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2185572419 At the beginning of the year I doubted that it would go fast but here I am, just days away from graduating high school and moving on to the next chapter of my life. Senior year was by far the best year of my high school experience. I spent a lot of time with Aiden my boyfriend and my best friend Wesley. I think spending time with Aiden would be the best memories of senior year. He taught me that its ok to take time to do fun things that you enjoy, you dont have to work all of the time. There is not one specific memory that I would say was the best for my senior year. I believe that every moment I spent happy was a good memory for senior year. As this chapter of my life comes to an end I am excited to see what the future holds for not only me but also Aiden and me. Two years has been an adventure and I truly cant wait to see what is next for us. Aiden truly made my senior year the best it could be. Heres to our future. ]]> 2022-05-16 12:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2185572419 hkidwell02 https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2189352955 2022-05-18 11:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hkidwell02/kaub0cpqvk6e6m5l/wish/2189352955