my story...

If you had met me a few years ago, the girl you met would have been a recent college grad who was single and insecure.  She dated lots of "bad boys."  She lived in a small, cute apartment that was being trashed by her new puppy.  She held down a great full-time job, but still went out partying twice almost every weekend. 

Fastforward just a little...  and I am now:
1.  married to the love of my life
2.  proud first-time homeowner
3.  back in touch with God
4.  mother to a beautiful baby girl and pre-teen stepdaughter
... and the list of major life changes goes on! 

I met my husband playing cards with our friends.  Neither of us was looking for a relationship at the time, much less thinking about "settling down."  But we were crazy about each other from the start, and apparently God wanted to give us some motivation to stick together because we found out we were pregnant about 2 months after we decided to really start "dating."  That was only the beginning of the stress our relationship would go through.  Our entire time together has been a whirlwind, full of some serious struggles and many magical moments.  During the past year and a half, we have struggled with being a blended family with my husband's 11-year-old from a previous marriage, had a gorgeous baby girl of our own, bought an awesome 3 (soon to be 4!) bedroom home in the small town where we live, gotten engaged and married, and are learning to love each other and our life just as it is!  It's pure craziness, but I can't imagine a better man to be going through all this with.  I am truly grateful for my husband...

In the midst of all THAT, I still am trying to figure out who I am.  I still have a full-time job that I like most days.  I'm a new mom to my baby girl and became an instant parent to a 10-year-old all at age 25.  I've never been a fan of cooking and cleaning and all that domestic jazz women are supposed to do.  Yet here I am trying to do it all, all at once in our new house!!  You might call me crazy, and at this point I think I would agree with you!!!  And if you're wondering about the blog's title...  that's my attempt to keep my college degree in Spanish alive!  casi=almost, ama de casa=housewife  Housewife is the exact opposite of what I was several years ago, but essentially that's the role I'm trying to fill now (along with my job!).  That's what this blog is about for me, sharing my journey as I adapt to all the demands of my wonderful new life as a casi ama de casa!  :) 

~amanda~