Keeping it seperate

I just started blogging late last year about the experiences of being a parent and raising two boys in TX even though we are from CA. There have times I've wanted to blog about current events, issues I'm facing as an adult but it didn't feel appropriate. I wanted to keep that focused on the boys, and our lives as a family. This one is for me. This is going to be my place to vent about things that upset me, to problem vomit, and to also share things I've learned about myself and my life along the way. 

So here is a more detailed run down of my life. I was raised by a single father in Southern California with 2 brothers and 2 sisters. My parents divorced when I was little. I have no memory of them ever being together or ever even liking each other. I did spend a year or two as a preschooler with my mom in Northern California, but by 1st grade I was with my dad for good. I met my now husband when I was still in high school and it was quite the scandal since he was older. My family was very accepting of our relationship while his was not. After I graduated we moved in together and lived together for over a year when I discovered I was pregnant. I had our first son in 2005 and in 2006 we decided we should get married. We had already been living as a married couple up until then and we knew we were going to be a family, so why not legalize it? We married in 2006 and in 2008 welcomed our second son. California was never the place I wanted to raise my family. I had talked about the leaving the state for many years, but my husband was never really warm to the idea. Once our oldest started kindergarten and we got a taste of the crumbling California public school decided, the hubby finally saw the light and in 2011 we packed up and moved to Round Rock, TX. 

So here I am. I'm only in my late twenties and have so much more life to live. I've been blessed with a loving and supportive husband and two amazing kids. Life has been pretty good so far.