Kandel Baxter:
CLASS OF 1990
Valparaiso High SchoolClass of 1990
Valparaiso, IN
Hanover CollegeClass of 1995
Hanover, IN
Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolClass of 1986
Valparaiso, IN
Hayes - Leonard Elementary SchoolClass of 1984
Valparaiso, IN
Kandel's Story
Ideally I would hope that friends remember me as kind, generous, loyal and faithful, although I would suspect that is much more me now then it was back in the day. Back then I'm certain that folks would have seen me at opinionated, stubborn, willful, determined and outragous.
I always wanted to be a diplomat when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a interesting idea. As it turns out, they were somewhat correct.
With two toddlers and two jobs I find very little time to myself. If I get a moment's rest it is usually in the bath tub, but I also like to blow off steam on a bike ride, a relaxing stroll, diving into a jane austen novel (or movie) or listening to Josh Groban. . . don't get me wrong, I'll throw on some Bon Jovi and roll the windows down and let my mood steer the car but then I get all nostalgic and wonder where the years have gone.
I was pretty much a good kid and young adult. I was always scared of getting caught, and the wrath or, even worse, the dissapointment that my dad would have in me. So I did a lot to keep my nose clean. I'm sure that there are those, especially overseas, that have some stories, but I never got arrested.
If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have freedom, limited supervision, and autonomy to be able to deal with the day-to-day.
If I had to pick a hero it would be God. Only the Almighty seems to have the love to create us, let us screw things up so much and still go on loving us.
When asked the question where I have lived it would be better to ask where haven't I . It would seem that I've lived someplace new ever 18 months since I grateduated from High School. I moved a lot trying to find myself . . . obviously I had to come back home to do that.
The one perosn from my past who I'd most like to see again (who is still living) will remain unnamed.
I love the Chicago Cubs and never get over the feeling of walking into Wrigley Field and seeing the ivy. I wish I could be on the show the "Amazing Race" but think that the producers do too much to keep the race close.
The biggest surprise in my life is being back in Valpo. Never in my wildest dreams did I th...Expand for more
ink I'd land here. . . but I am so blessed by friends and family that I don't know how else I would have made it through the last couple of years without each of them.
To improve my home it would have to be razed and something new built. As soon as I am able the kids and I will move into a home of our own and someday I'll rebuild the farmhouse floor plan of my childhood home.
My children have taught me how incredibly self absorbed we all are prior to being parents. They have taught me that you can survive on very little sleep. That an uninterrupted bath, shower, or just about anything is a luxury. And that the smell of baby lotion on a freshly bathed head, and the feel of warm fuzzy footed pjs reminds you why you do it all in the first place.
Frau Bowman was more then a coach or teacher. . . she was the mother I needed when mine wasn't present. She continues to be my sounding board to this day
If I won $100 million, I'd give 10 million of it to the church, then spend the rest on my farmhouse, the creek, traveling whenever, whereever and friends and family.
I believe more in joy then happiness. I think I could be joyful anywhere that love, faith and hope were the cornerstone of the moment or time of life
I do not live to work I hate my time away from my kids and see it as a necessary evil. I work to live. I wholey support the notion that "nobody says on their deathbed that they wish they'd spent more time at the office".
What happened to my first crush? Dunno. I was six and Mikey moved away that summer.
style? ugh. . . I cannot afford trends. I dress for the job but at home like to lounge in p.j.s
I share my home with my kids, which I find uncontrolablly cluttered.
I would never display trophies from my glory days. Instead, if I had a mantle I would have pictures of my kids. . . They are my biggest victories
If I got one do-over (that would not alter all the good stuff like Switzerland, Scotland, and my kids) I would alter one particular time in my life. . . but I'm not about to own up to that here.
In 10 years, I hope to be wiser and more at peace. I'm going to get there by praying really really hard.
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