Creating a blog has always been something I've been interested in. I've made a tumblr and had many mind blowing attempts and fails at making a blog and finally the inspiration to finally create one came from an old middle school friend and an old coworker of mine. My name is Kaylee Radcliffe and I promise to be one hundred percent honest with whatever I post and I promise there will be a heaping pile of sarcasm. On September 5th, I got up and moved three and a half hours away from home to start my life in Spokane. There have been many tears, many laughs and a whole lot of "oh shit" moments while living on my own but I've also done something absolutely crazy. I've been finding out who Kaylee really is.
I am still trying to find out who I am and what really makes me tick but a few of the things I have found out about myself are listed below:
1. No matter the location... I am one hundred percent, no doubt, sure as hell, completely, indefinitely a mommas girl. Over the years I have leaned on my mom like she was my own personal crutch. We've had our laughs, fights and I've shed a lot of tears being away from her. As much of a child as that makes me sound, it's the whole cold hard truth I promised in this blog. My moms the type of woman that is fierce and loving and a little bit crazy at times but she's also my best friend. When I think of the woman I want to be when I'm older I think of the following words; lover, fighter, strong, loving, honest, dreamer, achiever, mother, wife and a dash of scary when I need to be. Every single one of these words describes the remarkable mother I have, and I am blessed to have been her baby girl all these years.
2. This may come as a curveball since I have just described the plan and dream to become like my mother but living away from home I have realized how much I am alike my dad. I have the type of dad that is so entirely full of himself and could be the cockiest guy alive if he felt like it but he has literaly the largest heart I have ever seen. My dad hands out sarcasm and cheesy jokes in copious amounts and he can make you laugh and cry at the same time without really knowing what's happening in the moment. He gives out his charming smiles to those that deserve it and gives the spine chilling glare at those that don't. Moving to Spokane I didn't sprout to be six foot four or develop muscles the size of watermelons but I have given out sarcasm left and right and told cheesey jokes that probably should have stayed in the volt and I've also given at least a text books worth of advice. I am incredibly lucky to say that a lot of my dads attributes can now be found in me.
3. Growing up I was an incredibly hot headed, sensitive, and at times a full on bitch. Moving away I realized how much I wish I would have know my brother and how astonishingly proud I am of the man he has become. My brother is one of the biggest studs I have ever seen and he's also got the coldest come backs this side of the state. Over this past year I have seen my brother grow (emotionally and physically), I've seen him fall in love and I've seen him excel in ways I never will (God knows I will never admit that to him). My brother is by far one of the smartest, studliest, studious, loving, douchiest people out there. And then we have my sister. My God. Figuring out what to say about Makenzie Rae is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack. My sister is the whole spectrum of things. She is fierce like my mother but she is a GIANT perv and she almost laughs at herself more than my dad laughs at himself. She has been through harder things than anyone I know and she has come out in the end with her head held high no matter what. She's had a crazy boyfriend.. Or two. She's gotten down on the dance floor crazier than anyone I know, she's drank a few too much a few handful of times and she's also been the hardest working 21 year old I know. My sister has given me more advice than anyone else other than my mom and dad and she's been the reason for my strength. She's shown me how to be tough and she's shown me its okay to break down. She is beautiful and she is strong and she is damn near the wittiest person alive and I love every thing about her.
On a less serious note:
4. I found I talk to myself a lot.
5. I'm pretty mature for my age.
6. I suck at laundry.
7. I love wenatchee.
8. I am incredibly in love.
9. I am one of the weirdest people around.
This was just a glimpse at what my blog is going to be like and if you have read thus far, I thank you much, and I love you.
Until we meet again. Adios, tchau, au revoir, arrivederci, ah who am I kidding I looked those up on google.
Yours truly,
Kaylee Reed
