Welcome! As the title of my post implies, there is a first time for everything, and this is my first time "blogging." My cousin, Emily, actually started a blog - which I love to read - and it led me to begin this blog where I hope I am able to look back in 5 years and remember. And of course, for any of you who read this, I hope you also get joy out of reading it.
Over my 23 glorious years of life, I have experienced many firsts - first words, first steps, first mass, first day of school (as a student), first friend, first boyfriend, first basketball game - I could go on and on, but many of my major firsts happened toward the later years of my life - first love, first college degree, first day of school (as a teacher), first game as a coach, first pregnancy. These various firsts have formed the crazy, adventurous day to day experiences that I call life.
One of the most interesting firsts I have ever experienced was my first day as an official farm wife. One could say this began when I married my third generation hog and crop farmer. Did I ever, once, think that I was going to be driving a tractor and grain cart at age 23? No, never. Jordan and I got married on September 21, 2013. It was a picture perfect fall Missouri Saturday and was literally the best day of my life (thus far of course). This was the one day in our lives where our families joined together and enjoyed the day - mingled, ate, drank, danced, and partied the night away.... *sigh*
Anyways, like I said, this majestic event occurred on a Saturday and we began harvest on the following Monday. Now, you may be thinking that I just jumped into a tractor and drove for hours upon hours until we harvested our crops but that isn't the case. I spent my first eight months as a married woman teaching high school kids the basics about personal finance and character education. In addition to teaching, I spent a few hours helping Jordan tend to our hog buildings. However, that wasn't what I was meant to do forever. Farm wife was calling my name. Can you work outside of the home and still be a farm wife? ABSOLUTELY! Ladies, more power to you! But, I have found the best job/career in the world. I get to wake up everyday and go to work with my husband and my family. I have flexible hours that allow me to visit my parents when I wish. Plus, I love what I do! I like to call myself a financial manager, and I am, but the general public would call me a book keeper. I, along with my mother-in-law, am responsible for the financial aspects of our family farm and I hold that responsibility very highly. Thus, my first day with farm life duties occurred over the summer of 2014. I am now officially employed by our family farm!
There are many more first experiences that the farm life has presented me with, and I expect there will be many more - aka many more posts. As for all the "firsts" you experience but forget to acknowledge -- don't forget and enjoy!
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