Introducing.....us.

This is me. I'm what I call a forever student - in actuality, I'm just working on my doctorate in communication studies. I was raised in a rural area in Illinois but moved away for college and different opportunities.



J, my husband. J is...self-employed currently. He quit his job to move with me - I'm forever grateful for that. He was raised in Illinois as well.

J and I met our first weekend at college. I had met some of his friends in the dorm. Later that evening, we ended up going to "this guy's apartment" (which ended up being J's best friend & roommate). We kindasortanotreally dated all freshman year and by the time that summer was up, we returned sophomore year and started dating.


And Max, our Westiepoo. Max is about 9 months old. He enjoys sleeping on the fuzzy blanket, playing tug of war, and barking at the birds.



Our families:

My parents, brother, and sister-in-law. My dad is a retired from teaching and still pastors a small church. My mom teaches 3rd grade. My brother is in finance and my SIL is in nursing school.



J's mom and brother. J's mom is a nurse and his brother is in college.




J's dad, stepmom, and stepsis. J's dad works for the city water company and his stepmom works in insurance.

His stepsis works in community health. I stole this picture from her - shhhhh!



I'm sure there will be many more players, but this will get us started.