*For this first one I wanted to introduce myself and give a little bit of background on why I decided to start a blog so here we go.*
Hi! My name is Ashley. I grew up in a small town just right outside of Knoxville, TN. Home sweet home to me, good 'ole Rocky Top, woo! Am I right? This is where I met my husband, my high school sweetheart. Shortly after high school, we left that small town and moved away to Hawaii with his family for a few years (his family went out there for a job). One of the best experiences of my life and I have his family to thank for that. If you've never been, GO. I promise you won't regret it. While there my husband (boyfriend at the time) and I worked and just took it all in. There was so much life to be lived and experience to be learned from that place. I met some of the greatest people there and made the best memories. It's honestly a time in my life I will never forget. After living there for a few years my husband's family's job was taking them to Las Vegas and we were going with them. Right before leaving my husband FINALLY popped the question. And when I say finally, I mean at this point we had been together for 4 years (minus the few ups and downs along the way) and I had followed this man across the world and was about to do it again so I was ready for it. Obviously I said yes.
So this was in July of 2014 and we moved that same month to Las Vegas. Shortly after getting to Vegas, my husband decided to take a leap into the military. This is something we had talked about on and off for about a year or so before he actually got serious about it. It was just something he wanted to be absolutely sure about. He took his ASVAB in August of that year. He did great and was making moves to joining the Air Force all while we were planning our wedding, a destination wedding at that. We decided to get married back in our hometown so we could be with all of our friends and family. The easiest way to do this was a wedding planner and man was she awesome! She made it so much easier on us. We got married December of that year (2014). Fast forward to probably about March of 2015, 3 months after we got married, we got word my husband got his job for the military and he was leaving for basic in April. Y'all life had been moving so fast and it was scary. My husband left at the end of April for basic training and literally days after he left I found out I was pregnant with our first child, talk about life changes. There were so many emotions, I was feeling all the things because my husband was gone. Thankfully I was still living with his family so I had the support of them and also my family back home. That's a story for another blog post though.
Now here we are. My husband and I have been together for 13 years, married for 5. We are 5 years into the military and are stationed in Northern California. I am a stay at home momma/wife taking care of all the things inside our home. We have two handsome boys, 4 and almost 3 (yup, 17 months apart), and expecting our baby girl in September.
I'm starting this blog because I need an outlet for myself and I figured what better way than to pour my heart out into some writing. Between being a stay at home mom of two young kids (almost 3), a military spouse, someone who struggles with depression and anxiety, I feel like I have so much to share with others who could relate. So many times when I've gone through something I've looked for people I could relate to, or just something to show me I'm not alone with the things I'm feeling or struggling with. I also look for the uplifting, motivational, positive things. I want to be that for people, someone that people can relate to and not feel alone or someone they can look to for motivation and inspiration. I want to be a light in a time that it's needed. I'm going to share all the things: mom life, military life, the highs and lows, home decor, diy's, etc. You name it, I'm doing it.
So here's to my lifestyle blog. A look into our chaotic, yet awesome life. I'm so glad to have y'all here 😊
*you can also follow me on IG: @southernraisedhome*
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