Allison's Ankles

       I have yet to determine whether the sunsets have become more beautiful or if I never took the time to acknowledge them. Either way, they are absolutely breathtaking. I try my best to watch the sun disappear into the city each night. Its something about the energy in the sky and those fascinating colors swirling into one another, that grabs my attention. The sunsets are dreamy.      Every now and again, I get myself caught up in my own dreams. I used to get caught up in dreams about my future career, husband, car, home, family, and even my own business. Now, I find myself wondering if all of this is a dream? Maybe I am going to wake up and my life is going to be just the way it was a year ago. I would be traveling down the right path and achieving great things. My relationship would still be healthy, my focus in school would be where it needed to be, I would have a job that supported me comfortably, I c...

      I've been in hiding lately, but not to worry I'm still here. My family has come to spend some of their summer vacation with me. They've taken up a majority of my time, but I'm not complaining. Some company is nice for a change. It makes house arrest a lot more interesting with a little bit of company. I need to write more frequently, daily is too much, but I think weekly is too little. What do you guys think?      Anyways, I have yet to inform you the most exciting part of house arrest. I like to call it "plugging in". For two hours everyday you must plug your ankle monitor into the wall to charge. A long cord is hooked to my ankle, and it makes me feel like I'm some kind of robot. It is very important to keep a full battery at all times, they ask you to charge every day, at the same time. If your battery dies, they cannot find you, and you're in trouble. By they, I mean the house arrest people. They do...

      Having not one, but two ankle bracelets is a little much. I have one on each leg, I guess if they wanted to be real jerks they could have stuck two on one leg. Thank the lord all of my officers like me and are extremely pleasant! They've realized I'm not their average "criminal". During all of this, everyone has been really friendly. When I go to the House Arrest office all the officers socialize and make little jokes with me. Then another person walks in and their whole demeanor changes. Kind of funny. Hint Hint: Be as nice as you can to these people. It is truly amazing how nice they can be in return. These are the people that report to your judge too. So, it's in your best interest to be kind to them. Anyways, back to the ankle accessories. I'd much rather call them "accessories". I thought those were just used in movies, I did not think people really have monitoring devices strapped to their ankles like a science experiment. That just go...