Okay I figured my first post should be a little bit of an introduction. As you may know my name Cassie and I've decided to give this blogging world a try. To start off I am born and raised in Oklahoma and despite what you my think its not just cowboys and Indians (although I do own a pair of boots, but that's beside the point) I have two younger sisters Emma who is currently 22 and Abby who is 17 and both of them couldn't be more different than me. I may go into more detail about this later, but trust me when I say if you met us outside of family gathering you would think we were from completely different upbringings. Despite our differences family is the most important thing to me which is why holidays are my favorite. Lets face it I wouldn't be here without my family they have always and I mean always encouraged me and built me up, when in my own eyes I had failed. I realize now not everyone has that family support. Even when they did not like my decisions they stood by me.

 

           My little sister Emma, Me, my daughter Brooklyn, my mom Wendy  and my little sister Abby

 Enough of that lets move onward shortly after graduating high school (7 years ago... yikes!) I joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard to help me pay for college. Also because the guy I was dating at the time was also in the guard. Despite what some may say that wasn't the main reason I joined. I signed for 6 years and  exited the service in October of last year. I somehow managed to never get deployed in my 6 years which makes me feel somewhat guilty, even though I never did anything to get out of deployments. I guess like I felt it was my duty to go over, but that's all in the past now.


           I went to college for 3 years and went to a Vo-Tech for 2 in which I received my associates and my radiography certification. I'm highly debating going another year and a half to get my bachelors even though I don't really know what for. That brings me to my love life. I met my husband while attending college through a mutual friend and well one thing led to another including falling off a bar stool, but I'll save that story for another time. A year and 8 months later we were tying the knot. I wish I had some mushy story about it, but Sean's never been much of the romantic.

          11 months after our wedding and almost half way through radiography school I  found out I was pregnant. It was not planned and as much as I had dreamed about being a mom I wasn't ready yet! I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry about it  (quite a bit that day.) I had a terrible pregnancy I literally vomited 6-10 times a day up until 6 months. I wish I was exaggerating but I'm not. Nothing helped and at one point I did end up in the ER to get some fluids. Yes, even water came right back up. Thanks to a friend I found out red hots make vomiting a lot more pleasant, as disgusting as that sounds lol. On December 19th, 2012 I gave birth to Brooklyn and I wouldn't trade her for the world. They say you never know love until you become a mother and its true, its an indescribable, overwhelming feeling and suddenly nothing is more important than that Childs happiness and well being.

My Daughter Brooklyn

 

 

            I work two part time jobs as a radiographer one in the city I live in and the other in a town a little over an hour away which means with work and call I'm usually gone for 2-4 days at a time for work. With a little one this is rough. Unfortunately my work situation is somewhat difficult. Full time jobs are hard to find. I have somewhat of a dilemma, my husbands a police officer a job that never closes and than me working in a hospital which is another 24/7  job. Luckily my mom lives in the same town and watches Brooklyn while we're both at work. The problem finding a job in another city is finding a baby sitter who will work all kinds of hours to include overnight and that I trust. Well, enough complaining about that.

 

           As for friends well no one ever tells you friends start drifting away with big life changes. You get married and suddenly interests between all your single friends and you are different. Have a child and it gets even worse almost like you can't even relate anymore. It's not easy by any means, especially if most of your friends are either not married or do not have any children or plan to anytime soon. Honestly, I'm still not sure how to deal with this part of my life yet. I guess you could say it is a work in progress.

 



             So that's my life a very condensed one anyway. Just like anyone I have lots of juicy details and secrets that may or may not come out along the journey. Hopefully you'll stick around to find out.


Love ya xoxo,

Cassie