My road to a better life!

I know I already introduced myself however I wanted to let everyone know more about myself. The places I've been and the things that I have been through. Don't worry this is no sob story. I intend for there to be a happy ending. I say "intend" because my story has only begun.

As you already know I was born in the small town of Colby, KS

and moved to Colorado at the very young age of only three weeks. We always stayed in the Denver metro area from Thornton to Wheat Ridge and we now have been living in the same house in Arvada, Colorado for 23 years! I grew with two sisters and two brothers. We were typical siblings, always fighting and getting into trouble. Mostly I grew up in a white picket fence family.

As I grew into my late teen years I began to use heavily (I'll spare you the list of substances abused). Following this there was some unfortunate and tragic events that took place in my life. At age 19 my older brother who was 21 at the time committed suicide R.I.P.
This is him holding my newborn (at the time), but we'll come back to that.

I had already been using at this point in time however the type of drugs I was using became more extreme. I continued to use for a few years after, also getting in trouble with the law on several occasions. I eventually landed myself in one of the worst "Addiction Research" centers ever. I put that in quotations because I personally think it's all bullshit. I don't believe they helped me; I had to make that decision on my own. During my stay and about 6 months in I got a visit from my dad telling me that my younger brother had now passed in a car accident. This is him.

Yes I was heart broken but I did not let this deter me from my goal. I was there to get clean and that is what I did!

here's a song I wrote for both of my brothers

Shortly after I made the decision to stay on the straight and narrow I had the pleasure of meeting one of the most wondeful people in the world. Her name is Jessie; you might know her as @jwinblood. This was in 2014 that we met.
In 2015 I relapsed and it lasted close to a year. I was using much harder than I was previously. This relapse had almost cost me my life when I was rushed to the ER. This was the point in time when I swore off drugs and haven't used since (aside from the occasional Mary session). I have remained clean since this incident and plan to keep it this way. This has actually been the longest sober streak that I have ever had.
I want to share this song as well. I wrote it for Jessie, our son, and my dad when I got sober.

Now I get to spend my days with my amazing family. I did say we would get back to this so my son is now 8 years and has a baby sister on the way who is due in a little over a months time. This is our little prince

It's an older photo but he doesn't look any different. We will make sure to update you on the newest addition to our family when she arrives.

When I'm not with the family, as most of you know, I make music. I had stopped for a while when I was neck deep in my addiction; but I'm back and going full throttle! More original music is in the progress. I'll keep everyone as updated and in the loop as possible. Thanks for listening and now you know a little bit more about me.

If there is anything else you would like to know about me feel free to comment. I'm an open book and want the community to know!