Beginnings

My friend Holly has a wonderful blog and since she lives hundreds of miles away from me, it is a great way for me to catch up with her and what's going on in her life. At the same time, her life always seems so exciting; even ordinary events like wrapping presents, baking cookies, going to church, choosing paint colors, and babysitting her neighbor's daughter. So my husband Nick and I have been thinking that maybe our lives would be more exciting if we had a blog!

So, here goes my first post. My husband Nick and I got married on June 3, 2006, after a year of being engaged. We got engaged after three months of dating, so, we are still learning a lot about each other! Nick has a daughter, Taylor, who is 8 and we see her pretty often. I was so nervous about the fact he had a child and wondered if our lives would be full of arguments and stress over that situation. Amazingly, we seem to be one of the few (maybe only) families where both parents can get along and make mature decisions for the sake of the child. Nick and Taylor's mom Tara are both willing to compromise and work things out when there is a decision over schedules, money, activities, etc. I feel so blessed to have Taylor in my life and I feel like Tara and her family are just part of my extended family. I pray that things will always be this way.

We live in Paducah, KY but we hope to move to Nashville in several years. We don't have any children together, but would love to have a baby in two or three years. Nick and I both work full time, so we love to spend as much time together as possible. We do everything together and are best friends. He even goes shopping with me!

We have just started 2007 and I'm off to a bumpy start. I have been sick on and off all week, and today I stayed home from work because I felt so bad. I have been bored to death. The highlight of my day was when the FedEx guy delivered a new AC adapter for my laptop. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit my computer, so I am hoping Nick will call HP and get it all straightened out. I am sick and I don't feel like it. It's nice to have a husband!