A LOT of things can go wrong at 180 miles-an-hour!

(That’s right. This girl’s got the need… the need for SPEED!)

Can you believe it? I actually got to drive a real NASCAR race car at the Talladega Superspeedway!

I wanted to shave my legs! (I mean… I thought I was missing something.)

Let’s face it. In the fifth grade, I was taller than MOST of the boys. (Honestly, I was taller than most of my teachers, too!) 

So, the boys that were interested in me were always a little older. That’s why I wanted to wear makeup long before my mom was ready to allow that.

I was PETRIFIED… shaking in my boots and biting my nails!

But, it was all MINE!

(Don’t laugh.) My very first car cost me a whopping $600!

The tears were sticking in the back of my throat and I didn’t know what to say…

I was all by myself. I was scared. And if I’m being honest …  a little doubtful.

My heart was racing and I could hardly br… bre… breathe!!!

It was the weirdest thing! Returning to my old neighborhood in Ferguson-Florissant actually made me start to sweat! 

I have so many bad memories about being abused, from my previous marriage… it was blowing my mind!