Someday Maybe

I won’t lie.  I absolutely love living in Lincoln at this point in my life—it’s a thriving community for young adults.  But I wouldn’t want to have been raised anywhere else besides Odell and that is the whole hearted truth.  In Odell, I felt safe (and still do) at all times.  Growing up in a small town with a small school really provides you with great opportunities and a stable life.  I was given more opportunities than one can imagine, and I know I wouldn’t have gotten the chance if I had gone to a larger school.  I was able to be involved in every single club and every single sport—all I had to do was sign up and have the ambition to be involved.  I also made my best friends in that town, with whom I am still very close with today.  There’s just something about small town people, almost like we all have the same mentality and desire to do good with our lives.  So why, even though I love Lincoln, am I back in Odell for the summer?  Simply because I love the easy laidback way of life it provides.  It is my hometown and always will be.  Maybe someday if I have children I hope they get the opportunity to grow up in a community that is Odell or like it.  Because I think one of the best things that can happen to a person is to be brought up in a small town.