I am sitting in a parking lot, holding a pregnancy test that says positive. How on earth am I am going to care for this baby? I barely care for myself. I stay up late all night studying for tests. I basically live on coffee and free bread from my shifts at outback. I don’t own one single thing to my name except for the laptop I use for school and I am about to have a baby.

What if Chris leaves me? What if he isn’t up for this? What are our parents going to say? What if they don’t support me anymore? Is my mom going to be disappointed in me? My dad is a preacher will they make him step down? What is my family going to say? But what is Chris is going to say?

So I call Chris and tell him, “Hey, I’m pregnant.” I still remember speaking those words all too well. I am waiting for his reaction. I am waiting on him to say I can’t do this but he didn’t. He stuck by my side every single step of the way but I knew by his voice we didn’t have the money to be a parents. I was in school to be a dental hygienist and he was in school getting his masters degree. Our plan called life just got super complicated and not according to plan.

There is this misconception that bloggers have perfect lives but that’s not true because we show you highlights. The perfect hairstyles, the perfect makeup, the perfect family with the kids in matching clothes, and the perfectly decorated house. Not this blogger. I am trying to show you guys my struggles because I am not perfect and life isn’t perfect.

I started becoming a mom when I was in college and you might be thinking, “wait, what does this have to do with you buying a house.” It has to do with the fact that I have done everything backwards.

Normal couples:

start dating -> get married after college -> find a job -> buy a house -> have kids

How Chris and Kelly did it:

started dating in college-> Holy MOLY IM PREGNANT -> well we better find a job -> -> Have a baby #1 Grayson -> GET MARRIED 6 weeks after having a baby (I do not recommend having a new born and planning a wedding at the same time) ->live with my in laws -> Rent a house -> still looking for the right job -> rent an apartment and move to Kentucky-> Have baby #2 Annslee Kate -> Chris and I found the right jobs yay!! -> live with my in laws again and then WE FOUND A HOUSE.

Life can’t always go according to plan. Sometimes there are amazing little curve balls that happen and I know it was my calling to be a mother at a young age. It taught me to be unselfish, to put someone else’s needs in front of mine, and to have this unconditional love. You have to enjoy the ride. You have to enjoy the grind and the late nights typing on a laptop. You have to enjoy staying up until 1:00 in the morning learning photography or pinning pictures on fashion.

This might look like just a home for you guys but it’s something we have been working on for 6 years. Since the day I sat in that parking lot holding a pregnancy test. I am so glad we are finally here. These two kids in college with a baby are finally here.

Thanks for being a part of my journey,

Abraidedblonde

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