Let' get the background stuff out of the way...

So my name is Brittney, and I am a mother of two. I'm not sure where I will find time to write this blog, but I'll probably pack it in while I'm avoiding real responsibilities. My husband and I (I'm married, by the way) are both attending school, working, and struggling to raise the two most amazing kids in the world. We are ambitious, but grounded, although sometimes I feel like I might tear my own hair right out of my head.

Jared and I met while he was stationed in New Jersey with the US Navy. I was 19 and he was 20 at the time. We met late one night at the diner I was working at, and the rest is history. Well, sort of. We got off to a rough start, beginning with me accidentally giving him the wrong phone number (twice). However, once we were able to contact each other, we fell in love fast and hard. Within four months we were pregnant with our son, and although there were certainly challenges associated with having children young, the day our son was born forever cemented our relationship.

Four months later, Jared was deployed, and Ashton and I spent many lonely months waiting for him to return. When he did, we settled in California, and soon got the good news that we were expecting our daughter. 3 months after her birth, Jared finished up his tour of duty, and we headed to the Midwest.

It's now a year later, and we are the proud parents of an amazing three year old, Ashton, whose intelligence amazes me daily, and a very active, stubborn little girl, Makayla, whose smile melts my heart every time. I attend school full time, to obtain a teaching degree and teach high school math. I also work part time, on Friday and Saturday nights. My husband is attending school to become an electrical engineer, and works full-time. We rarely see each other, but we try to remember the benefit of our sacrifice. It's difficult sometimes. We struggle every day to maintain a relationship that has meaning, not just function.

My difficulties and struggles will be here, this place I've created to leave the daily stresses behind, in order to begin fresh each day. You'll see my good days and bad, my mistakes and accomplishments. It's all here, left for the world to see.