The American Dream

What is the American Dream anyways? It used to be a family: a husband, a wife, two kids, a dog, and a white picket fence. Oh and the picket fence was in front of the family home. The home filled with home cooked meals and happy laughter. Now the families are broken the kids are fighting and the home is being foreclosed. So what is the dream about today? I believe the dream is still to love someone and to be loved. I believe the dream is to be successful; however that success can be different for each person. I know I have my dream. I have a husband that I love and who loves me and I have four wounderful children. We even have the dog. The house and the success part we are still working on. I think I may be crazy to go to college at my age, but it is something that I always wondered if I could do and so now I am trying. So far I have enjoyed it and the time is flying, but so is my life and sometimes i feel as if I will be ready to retire by the time I graduate. Well I really feel like to achieve the dream we have to come to a point where we are happy with what we have and the journey we are on and realize we are not just waiting on the end.