Nellie Thompson:  

I am happily married with an eleven year old son and a nine year old daughter. Their names are Joshua and Jasmine. They are a joy to my life. My husband's name is Alex and we live here in Lake City. I enjoy the outdoors: camping, biking, the beach, going for walks, grilling out and spending time with family and friends and motorcycles. I believe that if you want something out of life you have to work hard in order to achieve it. Success is not just handed to you, it has to be earned. I also believe that people should be judged by who and what they are not what other people want them to be. People should not be judged by the clothes they wear, the house they live in, the kind of job they have, etc. It's the inner beauty that matters most of all. I work at Subway here in Lake City and just got promoted to Operations Manager. That just goes to show that if you are persistent and dedicated hard work does pay off. I admit I have had a lot of struggles since graduating, but if I had to do it all over again, I would do it in a heartbeat. Going through all the struggles and hard times makes me value the life that I have now. And to think that when I lived in Muskegon and I worked in a bakery for 6 years, the manager there had the nerve to tell me that I didn't have what it takes to be a manager. That was 2 years ago. After graduating, I had to go find myself and the person that I needed to be. That's when I moved to Muskegon. I lived there for 3 years then I moved to Holland. After that I moved back to Muskegon and I lived there for 7 years. Two years ago, my family and I moved to Florida, but after living there for 7 months I had some major family issues happen that brought me back to Lake City. This is wh...Expand for more