Back.

I know that I spent a long time away... Life has a way of making you busy.

But I've been feeling the need to start blogging again. It was either make a new one, or bring this one back to life. I didn't feel it would be right to abandon this one, especially with all the context it has. So here we are again.

We are starting a new life here in Ohio. We moved from California to here in October. My husband is finishing his term with the Navy and we came back home where he is going to school to culinary school, my husband wants to open a restaurant someday. As of right now I'm not working, but going back and forth on the idea. Plus questioning if our family will afford this luxury or not. We are close to family again, and it feels like we're reconnecting. There is one family member missing from the picture though...

On September 29th my dad was killed on the job by a "suspected" drunk driver. My dad had worked this job for over 23 years, knowing the dangers. I got the call around 430 in the morning, and it shattered my world. I haven't seen my dad since my son was 9 months old... now he's just over 3. I hadn't spoken to him in a few days either, which was usual for us because we both would find ourselves busy often. I traveled by plane with both kids to come home for funeral arrangements and to be with my family. The things I witnessed when I got here have me shocked... But there is another time to go into all of that. Now we live on the side of town where my dad lived. Places trigger memories I have of him quite often. It's hard to cope with the loss of someone special and deal with everything else.

Our house is still in the finishing stages of putting together. There is still more organizing to do. Our last home was bigger than this one, and we've had to downsize and clean out on some things. My husband started school. Austin is 3 years old and Peyton is 20 months old, they are growing so quickly.

Anyways. That's where I'm going to leave off for the day.

- Rayne.