WHEN WE WERE YOUNG

WE WERE 18 AND WE LEFT OUR TOWN TO FIND A BETTER WAY. IN OUR MUSTANG DAYS, WE DIDN’T CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY. KATIE AND I WERE SO IN LOVE AND WE STILL ARE TODAY. CALIFORNIA BOUND TO FIND A NEW HOME WHERE WE COULD STAY.

THE MOMENT WE SAW THE OCEAN WAVES WE BOTH KNEW – THAT COMING HERE WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR US TO DO. WE WERE YOUNG AND FEELING STRONG. NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US TODAY. WE HEADED DOWN HIGHWAY 1 BY THE BAY.

BOLINAS, CALIFORNIA WAS THE PLACE WE CHOSE. IT WAS HEAVEN INDEED. TWO HUNDRED SEA LIONS LAYING ON THE BEACH AND TOWERING REDWOOD TREES. KATIE AND I STOOD ON THE CLIFF OVERLOOKING OUR NEW TOWN. WE MADE OURSELVES SOME FRIENDS. THIS IS WHERE WE SETTLED DOWN. WE WERE 18 AND THE YEARS HAVE PASSED BUT WE DON’T REGRET A THING. KATIE AND I WISH YOU LOVE AND WE HOPE YOU GET THE SAME.

THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS TO DO IT WHILE YOU’RE YOUNG. LIFE IS SHORT. IT’S THE BLINK OF AN EYE. FOLLOW YOUR PASSIONS AND RUN FOR YOUR DREAMS. DON’T LET ANYONE STOP YOU. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

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