Lizzy's Footprints

Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear for I wear a mask, a thousand masks, masks that I'm afraid to take off, and none of them is me. Pretending is an art that's second nature with me, but don't be fooled, for God's sake don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I'm secure, that all is sunny and unruffled with me, within as well as without, that confidence is my name and coolness my game, that the water's calm and I'm in command and that I need no one, but don't believe me. My surface may seem smooth but my surface is my mask, ever-varying and ever-concealing. Beneath lies no complacence. Beneath lies confusion, and fear, and aloneness. But I hide this. I don't want anybody to know it. I panic at the thought of my weakness exposed. That's why I frantically create a mask to hide behind, a nonchalant sophisticated facade, to help me pretend, to shield me from the glance that knows. But such a glance is pr...

               As these past weeks have rolled by we thought we would never see the end.  Although it is not 100% organized we have been living in the RV for about two weeks.  The completion of the move was sum what fun, I had the opportunity to go to Disney, we are a goofy family, and we broke some things (opps!).                 During the peak of the move I was invited to go to Disney with one of my best friends Megan.   It was truly a magical day.   We spent the day at Magic Kingdom and got fast passes to all the “cool” rides (Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and Winnie the Pooh).   As the day went on and the lines got longer we just slipped on to rides that didn't have long lines.   How could we have a Disney day without transforming into princesses?           ...