Popping my blogging cherry :)

OK that was a bit crude wasn't it. After being inspired by my older sister and an online friend of mine I decided I'd give this blogging thing a try. I'm not really sure what this whole thing will be about if anything. I'm not even very confident that I'll have anything important to say or if people will really be interested in what goes on in my strange mind.

I'll give you a mental picture of me and my life right now. My name is Lisa. I'm 29 although I'll 30 this coming June. I'm short, only 5 feet tall. I have long hair for the first time and it's very straight. It's black on the bottom and redish on the top. Remnants of my last dye job. I'm the 6th child out of 7. I have 2 brothers and 4 sisters. All of which I generally get along with rather well. I do find that amazing at times. I feel certain it has to do with us being kind of spread out and seeing each other a couple times a year. I am also married. My husband's name is Patrick and he is a keeper (most of the time ). We met in HS (although attended different ones) and have been together for 12 years now and married for 8. Sometimes that amazes me. We have 2 children. Robert is 6 1/2 right now and in kindergarten. He is amazingly smart and very active. He is my social butterfly and loves to meet and talk to new people. He is sensitive and kind and weird. My daughter is Rhayan. She is 4 now and quite the little miss. She is my attitude. She's bossy but adorably cute as well. I have a sneaking suspicion she knows this. She is also very affectionate.

My life growing up was pretty typical and good. My parents were/are wonderful and we didn't really go without although it was tight at times. I never knew when I was little but with some maturity and experience now can pick out times when I know my parents struggled a bit financially. It's not easy with 7 kids and both parents working in education.

I got married rather young but it hasn't been a bad thing. As corny as it sounds Patrick and I were meant for each other. Our marriage has never been hard for us and feels completely natural. That's not to say that we haven't had our problems but they were never very big. I do enjoy being a mom although I find I take after my own mother. I am not a stay at home type person. I applaud any woman or man who can stay at home with the kids all day. I would go insane. I get testy just being home by myself with them on weekends. I love them dearly but also love my alone time.

My family and I recently moved from Findlay Ohio to London Ohio. We are finding it to not be what we were expecting/hoping it would be. Both of us have good jobs. He is working as an RN in an emergency room. After working for years as a paramedic this is a good fit for him now. I do see him getting bored quickly though. I have a job at Columbus State CC which I like. I'm still new as I've only been there for a month so far. I find it different and interesting and I like it. I worked for years at Owens CC and the change was nice.

One thing that my husband and I have been talking about is actually moving back home. Home is up north. I think we expected something wonderful and haven't found it. Over the past few years as we lived and worked in Findlay we had established a good network of friends. I think my husband is a little more homesick than he thought he would be. Right now the plan is to move back after about a year or so. Most likely when i would be able to find a job as the jobs I like are harder to come by. Plans can change though and we'll take it one day at a time. We do however love living close to Columbus. I find I like the city and what it offers. I work very close to downtown and enjoy seeing the sky scrapers everyday. Coming from a small town it's all rather new and awe inspiring right now.

So now I'm rambled on about absolutely nothing other than myself. I suppose that's what blogging is all about. Putting your thoughts down for others read, snore over or scrutinized. I'm sure I'll come up with more interesting topics as I get used to this. tata for now.