Hello.....is it me you're looking for?

To kick off my fabulous mommy blog, I figured I would talk a little about my life and those in it. You know, a getting to know you session. A meet and greet of sorts. See, I think I need you all to really know me in order to appreciate my idiosyncrasies and my view of the world. Hopefully you'll love me and my family as much as I do!

Close your eyes. Imagine Carrie from "Sex and the City" sitting in front of her window in her Manhattan apartment, typing her latest relationship advice column on her laptop. It's 9:00 on a Saturday night, and she has to finish soon because she has been invited to attend a fabulous fashion week event tonight. Her rich, limo-owning boyfriend, Mr. Bigg, is on his way from the Upper East Side to pick her up. Her hair is perfect. Her outfit is fresh off the runway. She's a single, stylish (that's debatable), 30-something with a killer body.

Now, I want you to imagine the complete opposite. I'll help you...it's 9:00 on a Saturday night in swanky South Jersey. An almost 30 year-old, married mother of 2, step mom to 1, is sitting in her suburban townhouse writing a blog on her 8 year-old desktop. Her hair hasn't been washed in two days and carries the delightful scent of spit-up. Her outfit is fresh off the clearance rack at Target. She's carrying almost 40 pounds of baby weight and her boobs are so big, they hurt her back. Her husband (we'll just call him W for the sake of his privacy) is dressed to the nines in his finest boxer shorts and a well-worn t-shirt. Her sweet, 9 month-old daughter (Bitty) is sound asleep in her hand-me-down crib. Her "spirited" two year-old daughter (Pookie) is running around screaming because she's tired and won't sleep. Pookie's shirt is covered in about 450 unidentifiable stains. Her 12 year-old stepson (C) is sitting on the couch with his dad watching "Dodgeball", picking his toe nails.

There's no rich, handsome boyfriend on his way to take her to a fabulous soiree. There are no runways. Hell, I don't even own a laptop (well, we did, but I spilled coffee on it). My life is simple and I LOVE IT and those in it. We're a one income family livin' on a prayer. It's important to us that I stay home with our girls during their early years, and because really, who can afford daycare for two kids??? I plan on telling you all about how we make it on one income in a two income world.

I was born on May 4, 1982 at 2:12 pm. It was a Tuesday. Ha, no I'm not going there, but I will give you a brief synopsis....29, mom, wife, college educated. Have not had an easy life. Lost both of my parents when I was 22....I work daily on not being bitter. I have multiple health problems, and I'm a slight hypochondriac. I'm an anxious person with ongoing battle against depression. I'm a lover, but I don't take crap from anyone. I'm fiercely loyal and overprotective of those I love, especially my kids. I love sarcasm, long walks on the beach (if I have the energy), my husband's ass, profanity, coffee, the Big Bang Theory, laughing, reading, shopping (with coupons, of course!), reality TV, The Philadelphia Eagles and football in general and chocolate.

Well, that's us in a nutshell. Time to curl up with my husband and sleep. That's all we'll be doing. :-)