My husband, Blake, and I met in high school. We didn't start dating until Spring 2007 before he joined the Marine Corps, which was about two years after graduation. A supposed to be a summer fling turned into love at first sight fairytale. Within a month of dating we were head over heals, and by month four of dating he proposed in front of the Disneyland castle. Our friends and family thought we were nuts getting engaged at 18 years old, but we didn't care. Just him and I against the world!
After Blake went through bootcamp, that winter, we tied the knot! It was a small courthouse wedding and I wouldn't change a thing about it. Every girl dreams of the BIG day but I didn't care. We had a week before he left for the fleet and all I cared about was being HIS. Our families will probably deny this, but I know they were disappointed and pissed! Fast forward after 4 years stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA and 2 deployments later, we were off to the civilian life.
Three years of school and almost 7 years later Blake is finally done with school and is GRADUATING! With his bachelors degree in accountancy. I'm beyond proud of him! So now our journey has only started (again). We have gone through so many challenges but at the end of the day we have each other. Going through life with your best friend makes all of God's test worth it! I wouldn't change a thing, even if we picked the more difficult path, and let me tell you... It has finally all paid off! Which led me to starting this blog to share our big news heading our way in 2015! I'm sure there will be some set backs but this is our life, the "REAL" life.
We bought our first house! September 1st, 2015. We started this program earlier this year through Habitat for Humanity for Veterans. They are building a community just for Vets in our hometown. Brand new 4 bedroom 3 bath homes. They aren't huge (a little over 1600sqft) but perfect for first time home buyers like ourselves. And lets be honest here. We didn't have a down payment or closing cost, all we had to do was volunteer our time doing 500 hours on whatever projects Habitat came up with. We still do have a mortgage like everyone else and a REAL loan, but CalVet actually teamed up with Habitat and we got this brand new house in southern California for 268k! Insane right?!
That's right! Our little family of 3 are growing to 4! I'm so beyond excited and nervous. Having one child has been such a true blessing but it isn't always easy. I'm so grateful that Blake earns enough where I can be a stay at home mom for our children but when they talk about a true 24/7 job, this is it! Gosh, I can't even pee by myself now. What am I thinking adding another "monster" to this chaos? I know! Pure happiness and a full heart! Yup, I am getting all sappy. Probably because of hormones.
ANOTHER GIRL! Okay, okay. Yes, I was the typical mom who wanted one girl and one boy. BUT let me tell you my opinion about that all changed. When I first found out we were having a girl with Olivia, I felt this disappointment. It was supposed to go boy first and then the girl. When Olivia was born I didn't even care about the sex of the baby. All I wanted was her to be healthy and only in my arms. So when I found out this one was a girl again, I couldn't help but feel guilty. Like I failed "my plan." I wouldn't tell anyone I was having another girl and for that guilty reason felt ashamed. Odd right? Again, blame it on the hormones (while I can.) Then it hit me. We were at the park with Olivia's best friend Stella, who is only a couple weeks older, and a light bulb went off. I couldn't wait for another girl! A best friend for Olivia and that sisterly bond that I have with my sisters. I didn't care boy or girl. I was going to have another beautiful child! God's true miracle and blessing. Honestly, after Olivia being around boys her age, I'm so glad I have girls.
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