Chillin out

We went for a walk. The crisp Fall air was wonderful!

Shaken up

My husband and brother in law got into an accident last night.

They were riding motorcycles, BIL got hit by a truck (holy cow!) and hubby laid down the bike he was riding in order to not hit BIL. It was the trucks fault and the boys are ok. That's all that matters, they are beat up and bruised, but they are ok.

Please send some good thoughts or prayers their way, the next few days will be rough for them.

Introducing a little part of my day

Our neighbors pregnant pig

Their baby pig


Panoramic view from our place. I love this pasture, it's beautiful.

I live off a dirt road

The row of our little buildings and my 'new' Jeep.

Gela's new yard and our landlords dog, Toby.

I pass this guy every day and every day he's on his house.

Always makes me laugh.

Gentleman?

I grabbed the pup this morning started driving got about five minutes from the house and one of my tires decided to go completely flat. I started to pull off the spare only to see not one but two different men drive by. No help offered. Shame shame boys.

New Blogging

I am going to make an effort to start blogging more regularly. Although in a small town where little to nothing happens it'll be interesting finding material.

I did stop to take some pictures one afternoon. I'm sure the people driving by thought I was a crazy out of town-er. What do you know, they were right!

Oh Fall how I love you

The temperature in Southeast Texas has finally changed, it's cooling down a bit and all I can think of are cozy sweaters and yummy comfort foods.

This weekend the husband and I will experience our first Texas Festival in the country. I've been told we will see many animals, though I'm not sure how thrilled I am for the poo and smell, I'm determined to have fun.

I borrowed a charger and finally have a camera again! I have been taking pictures whenever possible and will load them soon :D It's funny how something so small makes me happy. I love being able to document our lives.

I don't have any of our decorations for fall, we are still living out of suitcases, but I've put come cheery little flowers around the apartment.

I'm sure Abby will be doing some great projects with her little man, so I'm curious what everyone is doing to celebrate and embrace fall?

Trials and Tribulations

I have often in the past few months asked myself, why me? Yes I have felt pity for myself, I hate admitting it almost more than I hate feeling it.

We have had a really rough few months. You might be asking why? Well, we have completely turned our lives upside down. My husband got out of the military and we moved to the grand 'ol state he calls home, mainly due to being promised a job. With the few belongings we could pack, our 3 furbabies in tow and our household goods being shipped to Texas, only to arrive and find said job is no longer available.

I think that's the point where I actually had a break down. Moving back to the states was already stressful and cost us a load of money and here we were staying at a family members house (kicking a little girl out of her room!) with no jobs or prospects in sight. It was not good.

I started job hunting as though my life depended on it. I managed to get a decent job, I am pretty lucky. That is something I have to remind myself of almost daily. Like it's my new mantra. The husband still hasn't' found a decent job. He is currently working as a mechanic, he's more or less a day laborer.

As I remember our struggles of being newly married and moving overseas, nothing could have prepared us for this. We were living it up while stationed in Italy, we had everything we could want or need. We were debt free. It was wonderful.

I understand our economy isn't great, I really really do. But in a rural country area, it isn't actually effected the same ways every where else has been. Being so hard up is shocking and extremely scary. We aren't sure what direction to even try to go in, we are just trying to make it. I look forward to the day everything changes, part of me is praying for it.

I didn't know what I was going talk about when I started this entry, I didn't think it would take this turn. I am not trying to depress anyone. I'm not even sure I will even keep this posted. I am simply stating the truth, well our truth at least.

What instigated it was reading http://www.wearethatfamily.com/ the stand by your man entry.

I feel I have stood by my man, scared as I was and it hasn't worked out so well. I am a city girl, living in the country with some seriously country folks [not that being country is bad, just makes me chuckle sometimes].

I hope you read the "we are that family's" entry and maybe it will inspire you to do something you may be afraid of.

Scary new things can be fun, so long as they work out.