History

A little history...

Most of my 27 years was spent living in Anaheim, California... what I often refer to as part of the "bubble" that is Orange County. I lived a very sheltered, naive life. My teenage years were spent at Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland, the beach, and of course, the mall. I thought I knew everything in life as most teenagers do, yet had no plans for my future. All that changed when I gave birth to my first child, Caitlyn Noel, at the ripe age of 18 in November 1999.

Thankfully I had the support of my parents and still lived at home free of charge. My mom watched the baby while I worked and tried my best to take care of my baby. About once a month I would take a Saturday and hang with friends, go out dancing or whatever might be fun that night. June 2001, I brought Caitlyn to my good friend's birthday party. That was the day I met David. We hit it off right away, he actually asked me to marry him that night. I of course refused, and thought he was insane. We were inseparable from then on, marrying two short months later on August 19, 2001 in Lake Tahoe, California. He was in the Marine Corps, so we moved on base at Camp Pendleton.

In 2003 we were sent to Parris Island, South Carolina. Quite a change from living in California my entire life!! It took some time to adjust, we met some cool friends, and met some crazies as well. Our son Wyatt Ashton was born July of 2004. Military life just was not working in our best interest, so David got out when his contract ended in August 2005. We then took our little family back to Southern California.

The saying rings true... you can never really go home again. After spending close to 3 years across the country, things just were not the same. We didn't really fit in anywhere in Southern California, so we packed up and drove to Sacramento, where David was raised. Again, we ran into the same problems. Our third child Baylee Rose was born October 2006 while once again living in Southern California.

Persuaded, we moved to a smallish town outside of Houston, Texas, called Katy. From the moment we pulled in the driveway of the house we are renting from David's dad, I decided I would hate this place. I tried to enjoy it here, tried to make friends here, but it just hasn't worked out for me. This caused some major arguments between David and myself. We had our worst year as a couple in 2007 because of my hatred towards Texas.

Finally giving in and realizing that David has all along just been doing what he feels is best for our family, we were able to get our relationship back on track. Our fourth child was a result of that. Peyton Rylie was born June 2008. Yesterday she turned 2 months old.

So that is my life in a nutshell... busy... chaotic... and 100% full of love. I get little sleep, and run off of an addiction to caffeine. My days consist of 2 children in diapers, an overactive 4 year old and a curious 8 year old. I stay home with my children while my husband works to keep us barely treading water. Most days are so humid I don't want to step foot outside the door. I have many friends that are scattered all over the US, but very few actually in Katy. Belonging to a tight-knit group of women who all had babies in June 2008 on the social website CafeMom helps keep my sanity in check.

Writing is my passion... I have been writing since I was young and have saved every single story ever written. My imagination is always in overdrive, so basically I would go crazy not having a way to express myself. So get ready to read the thoughts and confessions of a 27 year old stay at home wife/ mother of four!