Decisions, Decisions...

So, I have written time and time again how severely homesick I am. I have said it until I am blue in the face. Until recently, it just didn't seem feasible to try to move home. I mean, I lost my job which is what moved us here to begin with but since that time we purchased our first home and Ray started a new career. So, it isn't as easy as giving 30 days notice and moving home. We have a home to sell. My husband has established a career here that he loves and is damn good at. I was beginning to think that we would be stuck here until retirement. Don't get me wrong, Houston is a great place to live, the problem is my heart isn't here.

But now there is a silver lining. A bright and shiny silver lining! The career my husband is so blessed to have, well you can do it anywhere. In fact, he would probably make more money if we were to move back to Louisiana because there is less competition and he is the absolute BEST at what he does. So we made a decision. A huge one. We are starting our own company. We are going for it. It is scary and exciting all at the same time. We will start slow and I am in the process of creating a website. I will include Louisiana on the website and we will advertise there. That way he can schedule things there all in one week and we can go and then come back and work here until we build a client base that will allow us to move there full time. Don't get me wrong, I'm not naive. I know this will take time. Not just because it will take some time to build the business there, but because in this market I am going to have a really hard time selling my house. But, we are committed and I KNOW we can do it.

That being said...if you need a good garage door installed, repaired, or service than please let me know! He really is the greatest at what he does.

I am so super stoked right now. It will take time but we are on the path home, and it feels so right.

Until next time...CNS

I'm Baaack...

So, it's been a while. Like a REALLY long while and it that long while, LOTS of things have changed. My life is completely different than it was, or than it EVER has been for that matter.

I stopped working on February 7th, 2009. I'm gonna give you a minute to let that sink in because I have NEVER, EVER not worked in my life. The days I turned 16, I started a job and have been gainfully employed ever since. At first, I thought I would never make it without my career. It was part of me. A huge part of me that I enjoyed and thrived on. But, over the last year or so, it had turned into something much less enjoyable and a ton more stressful. I knew it was time to go. But, I also knew that I didn't think I was cut from the mold that stay at home moms are made from. Turns out, I may be cut from that mold after all. I like and enjoyed it more than I thought. I haven't been committed just yet. And, my daughter is starting Kindergarten in less than a week and I am so thankful that I got these last few months to spend with her and not worry about the hustle and bustle of my 9 to 5. I have had all this time to just enjoy my kids like I have never been able to before. It was amazing!

Hunter will be 2 on Sept 11th and I can't believe it has been 2 years! He is getting huge and starting to talk. He is an amazing soul. One that truly completed this family and I have gotten to raise him and nurture him in different ways than I was able to with Chloe because I have not been busy trying to rush him to school so I can get to work, so I can rush home to pick him up, so I can rush to feed him, so I can rush to get him to bed. For this, I will be forever grateful.

I am super stoked about this new chapter in my life. Something that was so unpredicted, so unexpected, and so scary just 7 months ago...has become one of the biggest blessings in my life. God really does work in mysterious ways!
i will be back blogging as much as possible and can't wait to catch everyone up on where things come from here!

Until next time...CNS