Did You Know?

That I was NOT born in the country? That I spent the first 16 years of my life living in the city, living a city life?

I realized Tuesday night after getting asked not once, but twice how I liked growing up in the country or if I ever remember living in the city, that there were people out there who do not know that I grew up in the city.

Before we moved out here I was a city girl! During the baseball season I went to 20-30 Astros games, and 2-6 Rice games. We went to the art museum weekly, the zoo once or twice a month, Library bi-weekly, Wal-Mart almost daily, and for church we did Sunday school, morning and evening service, Wednesday night prayer, VBS, we did dance, visited the pool daily during the summer, etc. Yes, I was a city girl!

Yes, I do know that some of y'all already knew that I lived in the city, I'm sure that those of you who have known us since pre-country life sometimes laugh at the things that come out of our mouths or that show up on our blogs. Hey, you not the only one!! I can't believe the things that we now talk about or do!

Now? Now, when it's my AOR I milk the goats twice a day, I make yogurt, flavored milk, cheese, and pasteurize milk weekly. I go to market at least once a week if not twice a week. I help deliver goats, feed them, trim hooves, pre for showing, I butcher the animals, care for them when they are sick, and love on them when they are babies or giving us milk, etc... Five and a half years later, I am a country girl and loving every minute of it.

Was it hard for me to move out?  No, not really.  For me moving to the country was a new adventure that I loved. I enjoyed being able to do school outside on the deck or the hammock. I enjoy being able to go out and run or nap outside whenever I wanted without having to have someone else out with me. It's so much fun to be able to run over next door to see how the neighbor's baby has grown and not worry about being gone for too long, I enjoy being able to shot guns whenever I want and not having to worry about the other people around (like I even shot when I lived in the city!), It's so much fun shooting fireworks for the 4th, Christmas, New Year's Eve and day, each family member's birthday, or any other time we wish to shot them.

Is there a change in me?  Yes, I do think there is a change in me. Could I move back to the city? Yes, if God would have me to I could move back to the city, thou it would take a bit getting used to (I have spent the night in the city more than once in the past five years and took a while falling asleep. lol) but, if that is where God had me I could do it. As for right now he has me in the country and I am loving every minute of it!