Coming of age
Coming of age
On January 19th, 2008 I was the happiest person alive. It was very hot and sunny out.. I remember how nice of weather it was. My family and I had taken a vacation to Florida and it was one of the best experiences of my life. 7 years was a long time ago, but I still remember every single detail about that trip. On that day, one of the best things ever in my life happened. Even though most people don’t think this is a big deal, it was a very big deal to me. When I was in Elementry school my friends would always ask me if I wanted to go biking around the neighborhood.. I would always have to say no because I did not know how to ride a bike. As much as I tried to learn how, I would always give up. Nothing would work. I was the last of my friends to learn how to ride a bike. It always made me sad watching people bike down the road.. wishing I knew how to do that. Then one day, my cousin Lexie who is 2 years younger than me decided she was going to teach me how to ride a bike. She insisted on it. “Ally! You’re missing out on so much! You need to learn!!” The whole day I thought to myself how many people have tried to teach me how to ride a bike and failed. It was hopeless. I was positive I wasn’t going to learn anytime soon.. maybe even never. Later that day, Lexie came over with her bike, and I had mine. Every minute that went by felt like an hour. Even though I could see the disappointment on her face, she wasn’t going to give up on me. Finally, there was hope. She had done it! We had done it.. I had done it. I was biking down the sidewalk with the biggest smile on my face. I had finally learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. I could finally ride one on my own and be like the rest of the kids. I remember being full of joy that day and riding my bike the whole day long. On that day, I felt different, I felt as if a huge weight had just been lifted off my shoulders. It was an amazing feeling that I’ll definitely never forget.
On January 19th, 2008 I was the happiest person alive. It was very hot and sunny out.. I remember how nice of weather it was. My family and I had taken a vacation to Florida and it was one of the best experiences of my life. 7 years was a long time ago, but I still remember every single detail about that trip. On that day, one of the best things ever in my life happened. Even though most people don’t think this is a big deal, it was a very big deal to me. When I was in Elementry school my friends would always ask me if I wanted to go biking around the neighborhood.. I would always have to say no because I did not know how to ride a bike. As much as I tried to learn how, I would always give up. Nothing would work. I was the last of my friends to learn how to ride a bike. It always made me sad watching people bike down the road.. wishing I knew how to do that. Then one day, my cousin Lexie who is 2 years younger than me decided she was going to teach me how to ride a bike. She insisted on it. “Ally! You’re missing out on so much! You need to learn!!” The whole day I thought to myself how many people have tried to teach me how to ride a bike and failed. It was hopeless. I was positive I wasn’t going to learn anytime soon.. maybe even never. Later that day, Lexie came over with her bike, and I had mine. Every minute that went by felt like an hour. Even though I could see the disappointment on her face, she wasn’t going to give up on me. Finally, there was hope. She had done it! We had done it.. I had done it. I was biking down the sidewalk with the biggest smile on my face. I had finally learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. I could finally ride one on my own and be like the rest of the kids. I remember being full of joy that day and riding my bike the whole day long. On that day, I felt different, I felt as if a huge weight had just been lifted off my shoulders. It was an amazing feeling that I’ll definitely never forget.