I’ve had a LOT of visitors the past few weeks and among the chaos that is the brthday bash I wanted to take some time and properly introduce myself to those who may not know me. My name is Candace but I go by Candy. You can call me either of those I will not bite your hand. Ok maybe just a nibble. I am 31 years old. I have been married to my soulmate, Greg, for 13.5 years. I met Greg as a blind date for my junior prom when i was 17. He was 22. He just had these eyes that stared into my soul. We started dating that night and after spending the summer together he proposed to me 3 months later. I quit school my senior year and married him a week after I turned 18, Jan. 13th 1996. I wasn’t pregnant. I was definitely in love though. And don’t worry I did finish high school in 1999.

We became parents in  July 1997 when our oldest, Colton was born. Holy hell that kid put us through boot camp. He was a fat baby who was content to just lay down and play for a while. I think its because he was so fat. I loved those fat rolls. He was nearly ten pounds at birth. Anyway he got us Rookies as parents and we learned a lot from him. We added #2 in 2003. I had a great pregnancy. We had the big ultrasound but the baby in there just would not show us the gender so we were going to have a surprise. And surprise I got a BABY GIRL! Oh I was on cloud 9 for like 4 years having a baby girl. You see, we had her when Colton was nearly 6. Not by choice, secondary infertility and early losses made it a hard road to get to her.  Aiden came in 2008. Yes another 6 year age gap. It turned out ok because both the kids were in school and I got to bond with the baby but something was off. I got hit with PPD (post partum depression) not long after Aiden was born. He was a horrible napper and only napped on my chest. he didn’t sleep through the night until he was much older. The first two were sleeping through the night by 2 months with no problems at all. So depressed and sleep deprived I went on Zoloft. I was feeling better. Till I went off it again.

Life went on and then the new year came and I decided I was going to go to College. Now was the time for me to go since I am not working anyway. So I signed up and started this fall. Its ok… I mean I don’t know how to feel about it. Its a lot of work and it overwhelms me. Between this blog, my kids/family and college I am stretched very thin. I am going to go back on my Zoloft so I can focus on one task at a time and not go snapping at my family anymore!

Allright so the basics again, Candy, 31, married to Greg for 13 years, 3 kids ages 12, 6, and 1, college student, blogger. I also make hair bows but I am about to sell all my supplies because I just don’t have the time nor the resources to promote. So if anyone needs a sh*t ton of ribbon let me know.

Now that I gave you a recap of my life let me tell you a little more about who I am. I love to bake. I love the smell of cake baking in the oven.  I don’t pretend to be someone else online. I let it out. I don’t ever email anyone or send them private messages on board telling then what I think they should do with their lives and I don’t call people names. I am a Christian but I don’t go to church. I am a girl of science so I struggle with my faith. I am not perfect and never will be. I have made decisions in my life that may have not been the best but with the help of my hubby and my faith we have bounced back. A year ago we were in a bad situation all around. This year we are completely different. I am so thankful for that.  I don’t have friends offline so the internet is my outlet. I do not drink and I quit smoking after a decade long habit last year. I have no drugs or alcohol or anything to take any stress away. I blog for release. I blog for me first and foremost. I take a lot of photographs as well. My camera is 4 years old and could use a good cleaning and once over from someone who fixes cameras. Its not worth much anymore (I know, I checked because a nasty stalker left me a comment telling me I should sell my camera, apparently she thought I couldn’t afford gifts for my baby’s birthday!) but it gets the job done. And besides, professionals would tell you its the person behind the camera that makes it not the equipment.

Ok I have talked your ears off. I wanted you to get to know the real me. This blog loves to do reviews and giveaways but thats not completely what this blog is about. I want you, the readers, to come visit me because of my content not just prizes. I want you to also let me know if there is anything you would like to see me talk about or feature. If you like it here let me know why. I love to have visitors and love comments even more!

Thanks for reading my novel and special thanks for your visit here. Its greatly appreciated!