When I spend time with my friends I hear the many complaints about early marriage and having children at a young age. The endless conversations about how everything changes and your life is no longer yours are boring. From crappy sex to cheating with the girl next door leaves me confused as to why the divorce papers weren't drawn up, and then the famous expression, "I could have had a career and made a career," always seems to put an end to conversations. But for me it's not like that. I simply dream of having a home that I can call my own. When I was seventeen I knew I didn't want to have children or get married. I imagine growing up in foster care gives you a bitter sense of what family should be like. With all the confusion surrounding me, I ventured out into the world and ended up in Vacationland, or Maine as most people call it. From day one I knew that I would spend most of my days there and maybe one day I would have a family. After I graduated high school, the thought of making it and having my own haunted me like a thick gray fog in the night. When I was learning to drive, I practiced in front of Steven King's house and took note of the beautiful sculptures that lined the top of his large black gated enclosure. “The Gargoyles,” is what I called them. They would sit there and watch me parallel park and laugh at my many mistakes and for hours I would watch them and think, "How can I get gargoyles?" It wasn't until I was twenty-one that I started thinking about gargoyles again. . I was in the army and made a few dollars. I started investing in different areas of interest and my best friend took notice. He asked me when I was going to buy a house. I had already thought about it but had never put my idea down on paper. So... half of paper... left a small space for family gatherings, nothing special but with the right furniture and decorations it would be wonderful. Upon entering the kitchen, on the right is a simple back door that leads to the backyard and patio. All the black appliances fill the kitchen with a brand new smell that will soon be filled with fragrances of spices and sweets. The central kitchen island is stunning in its own way as it can be rotated across the room to accommodate the chef in preparing future meals. The many meals of baked fish and chicken with pasta would finally be served on silver trays and accompanied with exquisite taste. This is all I have managed to achieve over the years, but I know that with a lot of determination and money, my dream home will become a reality. I will finally have a home to call my own and maybe one day a family to share it with if I choose to do so.