In the beginning........

Where do you start when you blog??? There is so much to say and I am certainly not at the beginning with life. A good place to start would have been college graduation. At this point, 4+ years later, even if I blogged every 10 minutes for the next year I probably wouldn't get you up to speed on life. So I'll do the brief synopsis. Life is pretty much all I could have imagined it being, and definitely A LOT more.

I have 2 kids who are 14 months apart. I married my soulmate on May 2, 2008. I wouldn't trade Mike for any other partner in the whole world. I feel like he is the one person in life (outside of immediate family of course), that "gets" me no matter what mood I'm in or what the situation. We can pretty much read each other's minds and besides a few hiccups here and there (mainly due to everyday stresses) things with us couldn't be better.

As for my kids, first came Madelyn, my beautiful baby girl, born in December 2008. She was the biggest blessing in our lives! Needless to say, 2 months after we got engaged, and we found out we were pregnant, we were a tad emotional. My five year plan at that point did not include children. It mainly included work, marriage, and other young adult- get my life together and enjoy it for awhile before kids. Well, I am living proof, that you can think you know it all, and know nothing at all. Of course I wouldn't change a thing. That little girl has taught me more about life in her 3 short years than I learned in the previous 23. I learned how to life completely for someone else, and how you can still be "you", its just a different you. Every day I wish there were 24 extra hours, or that somehow we could buy time, but I know I'm not alone with those feelings.

Then there was Luke. If there was ever a bigger SUPRISE than finding out I was pregnant with Maddie, it was finding out I was pregnant with Luke. We were just BARELY eeking along, 4 months after having birthed our first child, when I started feeling symptoms that resembled mono. I was more tired than I ever remember being, and no matter how much sleep I got, I always was fatigued. I knew something wasn't right but NEVER did I imagine I was pregnant. My mom was the one that suggested I take a pregnancy test, and to spite thinking she had lost it, I took her advice. The rest is history. Two pink lines and 10 months later, we were parents to another child, this time, a darling little boy who stole my heart from the moment I laid eyes on him. He is challenging, smart, & the cutest darn kid in the whole wide world. Before Luke, it was impossible to believe I had any room in my heart for another kid, and now, I can't remember life with out him. I know Mike would concur that our kids are by far the biggest blessings God has bestowed on us. 

Besides that, there is the boring stuff. I am following in my dad's footsteps and doing Real Estate Appraising. The best part about the job-- I get to be a work at home mom. My kids have never set foot in a daycare thanks to my job and the countless hours of volunteer help my Grandma Roadcap & my mom have dedicated to us. We definitely could not do it without them. Our family is very lucky to have so many of our relatives in Harrisburg. I love that my kids have large extended families on both sides who love them as much as we do and give them new energy and new faces to play with!

I joined Scentsy in July 2011. http://dawsona.scentsy.us What a fun decision. I joined just for something extra. My goal was to make some extra money to save for my kids college. I never could have dreamed it would grow into what it is today. Scentsy is my proof that having a passion for something can be contagious and help you grow a hobby into a business. I now have 32 consultants on my team and I am very close to being considered leadership within the company. And the best part, I earned and all expenses paid trip to Punta Cana in June for Mike and I!!! What could be better than that???? The absolute best thing by far are the relationships I've formed with some of the girls on my team. My very first recruit is now one of my best friends along with a handful of other teammates!! I love our daily chats and I honestly feel like I get the twitches when I miss talking to these girls!!! My sponsor, Sherry, is the sweetest lady in the entire world!! I love my Scentsy family!! <3

Well, I guess that should be all for now!! Can't wait to start blogging about the fun stuff. But if you don't get the background, you won't get the rest!!  <3

Until next time.....