New Beginnings...

This has certainly been a year of new beginnings. I was married this year, moved, and quit my job. This was all in a period of six months. I am typically not one for change. I normally hate it. I think the last few years have prepared me for 2009. It certainly hasn't been a bad year, just different.

The title of my blog describes my life. I have two dogs. Javy, a large Golden Retriever, and Mac, a miniature dachshund. I also have a calico cat, Sadie. These animals are probably too spoiled, but I choose to ignore that. Mac is the only one that lives with me for now. Isn't it funny how picky animals can be? Mac can't get along with Sadie so they are separate until Mac is older. Sadie doesn't really get along with any animal or human. Javy isn't a problem other than his size. I don't have a fence right now to house him. Our neighborhood is very strict on putting them up as well. Sadie and Javy live with my parents until everything is settled. I'm sure you've noticed that both of my dogs are named after my favorite baseball players, Javy Lopez and Brian McCann. Braves baseball can sometimes be consuming.

My other half is my husband, Jeremy. As you can see he isnt the dogs or cat in the title. He is an Assistant District Attorney and my favorite prosecutor :-). We've been together now over three and a half years. He is wonderful!

As for me...I am a graduate of Clayton State University. At 26 years old, I am reinventing myself. I know that sounds crazy, but I figure I have plenty of time. I have worked as an educator for the past few years. I loved and still love teaching. It was time to move on though. Life has a way of doing that. I had these awesome students that probably taught me more than I taught them. Each had their own personalities and ideas. Their uniqueness was incredible to witness. I honestly didn't think at 26, I would be here. I am not complaining by any means. I love my life. It just isn't what I expected and I'm learning to be surprised.

In my own mind, I thought at 26 I would be married and having kids. I didn't think I would still be living in the same area I grew up in. I had no idea who I would marry obviously. I am lucky that I was blessed with a husband that is more than I deserve. As each friend or family members has a baby, I begin to push my idea of kids further into the future. Over the past 3 weeks of watching my sister recover from my nephew's birth, I begin to wonder how many years this will set me back.

I don't fit the mold. I never have and now I'm thankful for that. I love to write. In fact, I'm working on my own novel. Most people don't know that about me. I dont talk about it. I just talk with the keys. I guess maybe one day it will come up in conversation. So far...it hasn't. Jeremy knows about it and encourages me to work on it.

I love crime shows. It really is a sickness. I've loved them from the time I was little. Inspector Gadget, Dragnet, Matlock, Law and Order, Law and Order:SVU, Women's Murder Club, Diagnosis Murder, and NCIS..just to name a few...I also read Nancy Drew from the time I could read. I think my parents even read them to me before I could read myself. It is ironic that I ended up marrying a prosecutor. I knew it had to be that, a cop, or an investigator. Crime scene tape does not scare me.

I have never blogged before so we will see how this goes.

Let the blogging adventure begin...