From tanning beds to breast pads...

I've been very "undecided" as to what I was going to write/type my first blog about . So here is a short history of my life, pre and post parenthood...

In 2001 I met my husband. I was a hostess at a local Bob Evans restaurant when he strolled in....lookin' good, lol. He was a server there in the past and wanted his job back. To me he looked like a scruffy college guy who's only mission was to pick up his take- out ...and hopefully me. :)To make a long story short, he was hired back and I was definitely interested.

At this time in my life I was a college wanna-be who majored in highlights, tanning, and acrylic nails. With a lot to learn I was only interested in having a good time and how great I could look doing it. (Like I said, I had a lot to learn.) Fortunately, and to my surprise, my future husband was not only good-looking and intelligent, he was also older and wiser. He has outgrown the "party" stage and was ready to settle down. Furthermore, we hit it off and were married 4 years later....

Now,... seven years later, we have been blessed with three beautiful kids and I can't imagine life without them. Two preschoolers (who ARE potty-trained) and an infant. (Yaaaa! We are almost out of the diapers forever!!!) Our family is my life. Does that make sense? To you mothers out there I'm sure it does. Sure, there are some days where I think, "...if I hear 'mommy' one more time!", but we get through em'. More importantly we grow stronger from them.

Today I would sacrifice vanity, wealth, and( to those of you who know me...YES! ) I'd even give up all the cookies and /or chocolate in the world, for an Eskimo kiss or a game of pat-a-cake. In fact...I already have, (or at least vanity and wealth, ...I'm still workin' on the others, lol.)

It cracks me up sometimes to think of how I've gone from tanning beds to breast pads...