Muses from my point of view.Well hello there! So you want to know about me. I guess I should introduce myself. Hmm, my husband just asked me "what horribly gay thing are you writing about?" And thank you for your support hubby! Sheesh! So anyways, my name is Jessica Dawn Avant, formerly known as Jessica Dawn Evans (maiden). Born in South Korea and adopted back when I was a baby and too young to know better. I grew up first in Idaho and later when I was 15 we moved to Washington state where I attended high school. I grew up during the Wayne's World period where everyone was trying to be cool but failing miserably. Our school had all the typical groups, the jocks, the IN crowd, the nerds, and the smokers. I was more of a nerd, I hung out with the intellectuals. I wasn't that smart I just didn't fit anywhere else and they took me in. Actually I guess quite a few people have told me they didn't think they fit in back in high school. Some of those people I thought were Mr/Mrs Popular. So I guess I wasn't the only one who thought about themself in that way.
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Growing up stuff.
After high school I attended the University of Washington. Go DAWGS!!! I graduated in the autumn of 1998 with a B.A. in Political Science. College was the biggest growing up time for me. Intellectually I think there is a time right at that age when kids don't know how to act grown-up, and yet they don't want to be treated as a child. It's a very awkward time because unlike when they were young and growing out of their bodies, this time they have to grow in their mind. And during college it took me awhile. They say for some people they need to be hit on the head a few times to learn...for me it sure felt like it took a few thousand times of being hit on the noggan for me to learn from my mistakes. But finally towards the end I think I learned some very important lessons about being self reliant and accepting myself for who I am. (Although I'm sure it's an ongoing process throughout life. Ugh!) But I think I had one of the greatest leaps during this time. |
All grown up!
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