So Much Has Changed

My life has totally changed, one hundred percent, flipped around. I was thinking about this for the past week of all of the changes that were made in the past two years. Most of you all know I LOVED to party. I stayed up late, always went to work, but always had fun every night. I lived by myself and really had no responsibilities except for getting to work on time and paying my rent and car each month! It didn't matter If I stayed up till 3am because I didn't have to wake up until 3pm the next day!!! I loved to go out every weekend Fri-Sunday with friends and do random things that never were planned!!

Me then, is not Me now.

I met Niles in college and he was just like me! He loved to party and hang out with friends, stay up all night, and do whatever...whenever! So perfect match, huh?!?! Once we made the initial decision to get married and have me move to New Mexico I believe in our minds things were not going to change. They didn't for awhile...We stayed up all night and had friends over a lot and always went out to eat! No worries except for our bills being paid because we always made it to work on time and life was great!

I really believe that everything happens for a reason, that Niles and I met because Dorian and Addy needed to be apart of this world to do great things!

And now for the changes...

I am twenty five years old. When I was in High school and thought as to what I would be doing and where I would be at in life....Never in a million years would I tell you that I would have two children, in under two years, be married, drive a mini van, and live in New Mexico!!!

But yes, I am twenty five and have a wonderful daughter that is almost 10 months old, and be five/six months pregnant with my second most wonderful daughter Addy! I knew I always wanted kids, but never thought that I would be 25 when I had them. This was one of my random thoughts of the week. Also I thought I would have all boys and play with g-i-joe's for the rest of my life. But God brought me barbie dolls and dresses instead! Which I am just as happy with this life as I would have been with a life of boys.

Life with children has taught me responsibility. It has changed me in so many ways, for the better, that I can't even describe to you. I feel like I now have a purpose in life, to be a mother for my kids, and to have a great family. As I said before two years ago I did whatever whenever, but now things are planned. I am honestly in bed at 9pm every night, and up by 6am every morning. There is no more sleeping in until 3pm and no more staying up until 3am, unless I really want to punish myself the next day...but I usually choose early bed time! ha ha ha We Shop at the grocery store and hardly ever eat out to make sure we can get Dorian and Addy's things for the week. Children have a way of changing your life for the better! ha ha

I always knew that I would get married, but as my brothers would say "Who would ever marry you!?!?!?" ha ha ha This is also what I thought, never imagined someone would actually WANT to put up with me for the rest of their lives ha ha ha But Yes, I am married, and got married when I was 23. I saw everyone else around me and just imagined that I wouldn't be married until I was older around 27ish?!?! But I am so happy that Niles has put up with me and honestly it hasn't been easy for him in any way shape or form. Three months after we got married we found out that I was 2 months pregnant and have been for the past two years....I'm sure he wishes he would have a sane wife, but that will have to wait for the next couple of months! ha ha ha

Niles puts up with a lot, but is also a huge part of my life. He is the greatest dad and husband I could ever ask for. So getting married at 23 was probably a good thing that happened. Because I really think we needed to have our children early in life. Anyways that was random thought number two for the week.

And lastly, I drive a mini-van! Ha Ha Ha I have always said that I WOULD NEVER drive one if it meant that I had to eat red meat for the rest of my life...never never never! But I'm a soccer mom now, and with two HUGE car seats and eventually with two toddler seats in a vehicle...we needed the room for double strollers and stretch room for long road trips and vacations. Granted it is a pretty pimped out mini-van, it has a sun roof, and built in sun visors for the babies in the back seats, and a ton of extra storage!! But apparently these are the perks to driving a family car that I didn't know about until now! ha hahah :) Yes crazy random thought number THREE for the week.

So much has changed in mine and Niles' life. It is just sooooo crazy to think of how life was two years ago as compared to life now. I can't wait to look back in 10 years to life with to babies in diapers as opposed to two teens going through puberty! ha ha ha