Welcome to my Blog!

Allow me to Introduce Myself...

Well, just like the title says, I am a mother, a wife, a vegan, and a yogi.  Of course all that and SO much more!  To make it easy I put together the above collage to introduce the mother and wife in me.  I started out as a young single mother with two beautiful little girls. 

 Airica was my first born.  Beautiful, kind, with a huge heart and the biggest smile that could light up any room (even this page for that matter).  Her birth marked the beginning of the greatest journey I could have ever imagined...being a mother.  Almost three years later she got the best gift she could have ever dreamed of as we were blessed with Alyssa.  My baby, Airica's little sister.  Smarter than I could ever be, sassy, funny, and the cutest face that could get her out of any sticky situation (well...almost).  

We were living our little happy life the three of us.  Of course the normal ups and downs of life just like any family but way more ups and tons of love and plenty to share.

Speaking of love to share...I met a wonderful man who wanted to share that love.  He loved me and those two girls so much and couldn't wait to be a part of our little family.  In 2005 Christopher (aka Lovie) and I (and the girls too) got married when the girls were 6 and 9.

Our little family was complete.  I even remember feeling and saying "My life is perfect."  It was to me.  We had lots of adventures together the four of us.  Love, silliness, crazy and lots of fun adventures.  Not to mention lots of trips to Disneyland :D  

In 2008 we got the chance to move to California. We all loved it. So many new things to experience. Beach, ocean, Disneyland, San Francisco, Tahoe, even snow (that was new being from Phoenix).

Just like any story that seems too good to be true, mine is just such a story.  In April of 2009 my sweet Airica got very sick, was hospitalized, and diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  She was very strong and brave but she lost her very short battle to the horrible disease that snuck up on us all on June 6, 2009.

My life has, and will never be the same.  

This is not solely what this blog will be about.  However, this is a huge part of my life and I am sure I will have many posts that include Airica or my ongoing struggle to survive with this ache in my heart.  For that reason, I share and maybe that piece of my story will reach someone else who needs someone to relate to due to a similar situation.