Our New Life

This is really late but life has been really busy and we still don't have Internet at our house so I'm attempting to write this from my phone! 

As you all know we have moved in to our new home. We found an old 1970's home that needs some work but hopefully it won't be anything that will be too costly! It has beautiful 5 acres in the area we really wanted. We have lived here almost two months and I must admit I have said to myself, "What were we thinking?" More than "This was the best decision." 

We moved in at the busiest time of our lives. Baseball, soccer, track, and TCAP! I had to embrace this country life head on! I didn't have a lot of help from Ryan since he wasn't getting home until 8:00 at night. Seemed like we had problem after problem come up. 

The ticks alone about made me about put a for sale back up! Since Ryan was never home we never had a chance to even look at lawnmowers so our yard was becoming a jungle! Thanks to our sweet friends who came out and mowed our grass for us until we were able to buy a lawnmower. 

I think out of all of us the "City Girl" that had to be talked more into this lifestyle had to learn how to be a "Country Girl" the fastest! I have learned to go to bed buy 11:00 and waking up at 8:00 a.m. is sleeping in! Where as before nobody could wake me up before 8:00! 

When I come home from work or being in public I get right into "work clothes", my most worn boots are now my ugly work boots, and my idea of working out is doing some kind of labor around the yard or house! Actually having time to do a REAL workout is rare and thought of as a vacation! 

But the days were I think "What were we thinking?" I sit back and see the smiles on my kids faces as they are outside playing in the yard and I remember that is the reason we decided to make this new life for our family. I know there will be plenty of more "What were we thinking moments" but I hope in the long run there will be more "This is why we are here."