Life These Days

We have so much going on in our lives right now! I've decided to start a new blog to wade through it all and maybe share some insights along the way.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I am married to Neal, a very laid back, "chill" and steady man. We have been married for five and a half years, and it's been a fun and learning experience. We have an almost 14-month old little girl, Katie, who adds so much joy, laughter, and sleeplessness to our lives. Being a parent is one of the biggest challenges I've met with, but it is so very rewarding! I resigned from my job as an engineer at TxDOT just over a year ago to stay home full-time with Katie. I loved being an engineer and solving challenging problems and using my math, physics, and other skills to create. I suppose since I like engineering, math, and physics, I am a bit nerdy, but I'm okay with that because Neal is an engineer too, and so we can be nerdy together. :-)

Let's see, things I like to do... I...well, I don't know where to start. These days, I enjoy working in the yard when I can. It gets so hot here in Texas in the summer, you have to plan to be outside in the morning and evening so you don't get heat stroke. The mosquitoes are bad here, too, which slows down the gardening a lot! I also love, love to read. I enjoy good mystery/thriller books. I enjoy the excitement, and it's kind of fun to peek into someone else's life. I love basketball. I wasn't great in high school, but it will always have a special place in my heart. I enjoy watching baseball, soccer, and basketball if the right teams are playing, but so many other things pull at my time I don't get too much. I'm also guilty of starting several hobbies and then quitting, so I've dabbled with a lot of different things.

Many of you who know me well know a lot of other things I enjoy, and they will come up in other posts I'm sure. This tired mommy (yes, it's only 8:30) got tired of thinking them up. ;-)

Anyway, one of the things I want to try to keep current with in this blog is family life with a toddler. She is at such a fun age now, and doing so many funny things daily, I think it's important to write them down for entertainment purposes and to remember later. We are also beginning the process of building our first home, which will also hopefully be our "forever" home, so I'd like to follow that process in the blog. I've also signed up as a distributor with Young Living Essential Oils, so I'd love to share how the oils are helping me, my family and friends.

Hope y'all enjoy this journey we are in!

Thanks for reading.

Alissa