Definition of Me

Ashton Rose Widdison---seventeen year old girl, junior at Syracuse High School, blond, five foot five, 118 pounds give or take, and the only daughter of three kids. I have two amazing parents, Daniel (Wade) and Sandra (Sandy). My little brothers are Braden and Logan. I live in a cozy home in Clinton, Utah, and though I've only been here over a year, I've enjoyed it.

Though I love to write, I've always had a hard time filling out journals. The lives of characters I make up are always more interesting than my life. But blogging sounded cool, so I thought I'd give it a try. So here's a few things to know about me:

• I am a writer, so, naturally, I live in many different worlds at once. If you leave me alone to my thoughts for even a minute, I'm gone and it takes a few tries to bring me back.
• If I have headphones on, it's best to leave me be. Music inspires me, and if I've got my eyes closed or have a far away look on my face, that means I'm having a vision. If you try to talk to me during this time, you won't be getting a response. Forgive me if I snap at you. I don't like being interrupted during a scene.
• I love kids. I want to have five of them (at least). I've already decided on a few names. Samuel Wade, Gracie, and Molly.
• I spend a lot of time reading books or thinking about books. I'm willing to read whatever anyone suggests.
• Despite the fact that I try to be calm, easy going, and nice, I sometimes get into fights with my two little brothers. Braden, who's about fourteen, likes to wrestle around. He thinks he's tough. He thinks he's able to beat me. He's usually wrong.
• I believe in ghosts. I believe in aliens (not the green guys who come to Earth in U.F.Os and try to destroy mankind. Although, that makes for an exciting story.). I believe in miracles, magic, and true love. I don't believe in love at first sight. I like romance, but I don't think you can fall in love with someone without knowing them. Shame on me.
• I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I want to meet a good guy, get married in any LDS temple, and have those five kids. If the guy doesn't like my names, I won't marry him. Simple as that.
• I think I'm funny. If you don't think I'm funny, that's your problem. I will admit I'm strange, and some of the things I say don't make sense, but overall I have a good sense of humor.
• I want to be an author, an English teacher, and a mom. And a psychiatrist. But not a professional one. I mean more like Lucy off of the Peanuts. She sets up a lemonade-type stand and charges $.05 for every visit Charlie Brown and others makes. I could do that. I'm willing to listen to everyone's problems. I like giving advice. And hey, I'll be nice. You can keep that five cents.
• I talk too much sometimes. And I share too much about my life. My theory is if you don't want to know about what's going on in my universe, don't let me start talking. I care about other people's lives, don't get me wrong. But I want to talk about me, too.
• I don't have a favorite genre of music. I listen to everything almost. Except for rap. Rap is to music as etch-a-sketch is to art. My favorite bands include Evanescence, Lifehouse, Nirvana, and pretty much whatever I feel like listening to that day.
• I love movies. Action movies, comedy movies, and the occasional romance. My favorite is when they include all three. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Never Been Kissed, The Martian Child, Finding Neverland, and Transformers are among my favorites.
• I can be a different person depending on how I feel. I can be quiet and keep to myself, I can be moody and snap at everybody, or I can be annoying and goofy.
• I'm a dog person. I don't hate cats, but I love dogs more.
• My favorite color is blue.

Those are a few things to know about me. All in all, I like who I am. I hope that I can do better with this blog than with the other journals I've tried to write. Good luck to me.