The year was 1995, my mom was working the intake center as a deputy sheriff at the Mecklenburg County Jail. My father came in when he had to arrest someone. He saw my mom and started asking around about her. My mom was not very interested at first, but she decided to give him a shot. Long story short, my mom fell for his goofy looks and charming sense of humor. They got married on April 6, 1996. My sister was born shortly after on November 28, 1996.
My mothers pregnancy with me was nothing out of the ordinary. She craved hot dogs, pretzels, and chips and dip. Sunday, October 3, 1999 started out just like any other day. My dad had gone over to the land across from my Nana’s house to set up his deer stand for hunting season. My sister and my mom were laying down around 1pm for their afternoon nap. Today was my actual due date, so my mom was large, miserable, and exhausted. They slept for a couple of hours and woke up to the telephone ringing. My nana was calling to check up on my mom and make sure she was feeling alright. My mom was sitting at the kitchen table while Kendal was running around the house. During the conversation, my mom told my nana that her water had just broke. She asked my mom where my dad was, and my mom…show more content… She asked if her or my uncle needed to come and pick my mom up, but my mom said no. She decided that she was going to take herself and my sister to the hospital. She told my nana to go over to the land and try to find my dad because he wasn’t answering any of his phone calls. She packed up the car, and she drove kendal over to my nan’s house where my dad was nervously waiting. He figured he was in big trouble for leaving her home alone on the due date. It was around 4:30pm by the time they got checked into the labor and delivery floor at University Hospital. They called my mamaw and papaw in WV to let them know that it was time. Of course, Mamaw had her bags packed and ready so they were on their way to
