New Times

Hello Fall! Hope everyone is doing good, we are great! Andi Lynn turned 2 in July and is a busy girl. She keeps us laughing and on our toes, I absolutely love the little girl she is becoming. She is doing good at daycare, I could never ask for a better place for her to be everyday. I'm going to be a little sad when she has to actually go to school and can't just be there all the time :)
We are all keeping busy with work and life, things have slowed down some for us. We're not flying out the door every Friday and rushing back in on Sunday every weekend, just every other one! Able to sit around and enjoy each other a little more. Todd is welding for Precision Ag and I am doing the books at the moment. I'm considering going on and doing other things to seperate myself from family stuff and help me get rid of some stress, but we'll see. Never know how things will work out.
Cunningham has been treating us well. We can't run and get a snack whenever we get the hankering for one, and you best always have at least a 1/4 tank of gas in your car. But ammentities don't make a life, in anyway. They'd be fun to have and it is annoying sometimes, but we make do. We darn sure don't eat out like we used too and Todd has eaten some creative meals! The people and peace of mind make up for it all ten fold. I would never trade any of it, ever, for nothing. Many people talked down on us for moving here, why would we ever want to be somewhere where there is nothing, such a horrible decision we were making. We hang out with more people, do more with more people and are more involved in things going on around us than we have ever been. There is just as much going on in this little town around us as there is in the city. It just isn't as obvious. Get to know a place and the people there before you go casting judgement. Everyone has been so welcoming to us. I know Todd was very weary about coming back and living here but I truly believe he gets it now. Things are better, much better than they have ever been.
The last 8 months have been a journey for me, one of finding myself again and finding some peace. Noone really understood the severity of me wanting to get somewhere that I felt like my feet were on solid ground. But I knew. I knew what I needed, I knew where to go and I knew it was right. Thank you Todd for coming a long, you're amazing. I had completely lost who I was, I let people convince me everything about myself was wrong. The way I thought was wrong, the way I did things was wrong. The way I raise my dogs was wrong, the way I ride a horse was wrong. The way I walk even seemed wrong. Everything. I was in a horrible place, full of anxiety, nerves and tears. I didn't know where to turn or even how to breathe anymore. My friends have seriously stepped up to the plate. Old ones have come back, and the ones I had have truly been there. Who I am is ok, it's different than some people but there is nothing wrong with that. Everyone is different and we shouldn't hate each other for it, simply respect it. I'm starting to feel that inner smile come back. I can't even remember the last time I've felt it. Many, many years. Having my friends and my family at my finger tips has been priceless, there is honestly no where else in the world that I would rather be.
Next time you feel like trying to make someone feel bad for who they are, or put someone down because it will make you feel better about yourself...stop and think about it. You don't have a clue what you may be doing to them, never judge a book by its cover.

“Far from what I once was, but not yet what I am going to be”

I love you guys!!