Wow

Last year at this time we were in New York. The days were warm and the nights cool lit up with the flicker of lightning bugs. It was absolutely beautiful. As much as it breaks my heart that things didn't work out I love the experience we had as a family. Upon many occasions we have had our challenges and this was one of them.

We had everything going for us. I had just landed an awesome job where within a year I was to be Office Manager and we were looking for a house to make a home. Just when we had everything lined up and set... WHAM... reality sets in!!! We realized that the only way that we could have made it was for Jared to quit school and work somewhere full time. One of the many problems with that was that the economy there was extremely slow and the pay was even slower. I had a hard time trying to find a job that would pay enough and for him to find a job to make up the balance of what we were to need to live off of would have been near impossible. We even considered me working two jobs until I got enough in raises, but as much as we wanted it Jared refused. Above all of those minor things, the entire point of moving there was so Jared could go to school for Physics.

So here we are back in Vegas. In my heart I think there is something about this place that is my home. When I moved from Vegas to Tennessee all I wanted was to move back and I did as soon as I could. Then with my family we try and move away and the temptation of always having a job and never being caught up in the rest of the nations economical problems is too much of a lure. Las Vegas is a bubble that is so separate from the rest of the country, it just amazes me sometimes. I know that I have truly lucked out and found my home with my family and being here I know that we can support each other no matter what.

I would one day love to go back and maybe vacation in New York. Jared and Ethan had some of their first real bonding time as buddies. They started fishing and going for daily walks and looking for frogs and turtles. All of the little things that you miss in the city. As much as I am a city girl the slow country life chokes me up every once in a while. We have a lot of life left to live and no one knows what the future holds. We always work towards our goals and hope for the best and try and prepare for the worst.