Pilot

"Starting over". This is a phrase that seems to be insanely frequent in everyday conversation lately. Normally, I'd start this blog off talking about how peachy my life is with my two beautiful kids and my amazing husband and our wonderful life... but that's not reality. Reality is rough. And that's what this blog is about, for me. Embracing reality. Dancing through the chaos when life is getting the best of me. So. I'm a twenty-two year old woman who just barely escaped a divorce, and in the middle of that mess I lost my business doing what I love, teaching dance. The past three months have been heartwrenching for me, and some days I don't know how I even got out of bed.


Yes, I said I barely escaped a divorce. My husband Tyler and I were in a dark place for a long time. The economy hit us hard- he earned a degree from KSU in 2008 and until he finally found his career in July 2010, all we had to show for it was a huge debt for his student loans. He became depressed and fell into a dark place where I felt like I couldn't reach him. Meanwhile, I was pregnant for (what felt like) two straight years and raising two babies that were 12 1/2 months apart. We were both stressed, all the time, and in January 2011, we almost called it quits. We separated for two months, and in the meantime, I also lost my dance studio. I did everything I could to distract myself from what was going on. The ONLY reasons I got out of the bed every day were Greenleigh and Skyler. They needed me, therefore I kept going. After a LOT of talking, a LOT of dinners, and a LOT of tears, at the beginning of March, Tyler and I had worked through almost all of our issues and decided that our love and our family were worth fighting for. He is and always has been my best friend, and that was where we started back from- Square One. Make no mistake, it's not an easy road to go down, but it's definitely worth it.


Now it's April, and I'm starting a new blog along with my new life. We're looking for a new place to live, I have a new job, and he just got promoted in the credit union he works for (company policy won't let me post its name on the Web). And with all of this, Tyler says I need an outlet, and since my two oldest friends (Hey Hannah and Tab!) are Bloggers, I've decided to make this a daily "Thing" as well. Stay tuned and join me on this crazy ride I call my life!!