Thoughtful weekend

This Sabbath, I started to think how life works in a very different manner then we would imagine. Especially when we are just getting to be adults. I know I thought I had my finger on exactly where I would be, what I would be and who I would be married to. I had it all planned out. I was with a very nice man who I did love very much. But I was also just beginning to experience my life for myself and start to try and make decisions for myself. It is hard to try and find yourself and be with someone else. They almost always conflict with each other and you have to choose a path you want to go down. At the time I was 19, I thought I had everything just where it should be and choose to be with him. He was the first man I really loved. But as time went on it became clear that we were not meant to be together. It was very hard and I acted in a manner, after the breakup, that I am still not proud of today. But it is what it is.

It took a while for me to get back on the path of finding who I was and I firmly believe that God had a hand in making my life go in the right direction. Out of no where, I had not even thought about it the morning I did it, but I walked up to my boss and gave my two weeks notice. I had people coming to me and asking why I would do such a time. I had no job lined up and I had no idea what I was going to do. But something in me knew I had to quit my job. I did. And it was the best move I could have made.

My father is a minister and he has been trying to help "guide" my life in the right direction. At his worst meddling point, he was sending my picture to young men who had our same religious beliefs. I always laughed it off and went on my way. But after I quit my job, my dad invited me to go with him to Texas. He was leaving in 3 weeks and thought it would be a nice adventure for the both of us. Little did I know where this 4 day vacation with my dad would lead.

We flew into Austin and headed to Waco. The only thing I had ever heard about Waco was the branch Davidians. But it was a nice town and we enjoyed our stay. At Sabbath services, I met Alyson (my sister in-law), Carrie and Kate Alexander (twin sisters who are now my cousins). I had never really been around anyone my age in the church and had a great time talking with them. They invited me to stay an extra week and go with them to Denton and then to Austin Texas for a fun weekend with other young people in the church. I told my dad I was staying.

I had a great time and for the first time I felt I was in the right place in my life. I knew I had to move to Texas. As fortune would have it, Kate was moving to San Marcus Texas for her Masters Degree program. Carrie needed a roommate and I needed to move to Texas. It was a perfect fit. We decided I would come in May.

After that weekend (February), I was so excited to start planning my move. Carrie and I never talked except for the middle of April, she just called to make sure I was still coming. Yes I was. Little did I know that they were also making plans of their own. For me to become a part of their family and marry Alyson's brother Chad.

I moved to Denton Texas and met so many of my very great friends in Dallas. I found that religion is extremely important to me. To have a man in my life that shared the same beliefs and to raise children with the same belief's I had growing up. I had always thought finding someone with those same belief's would be impossible. I mean, I lost all my church friends when I was little and my parents left our church. But these belief's were important and that was a part of me that was missing.

I know this is a long strange blog, but I really feel my best life started when I moved here to Texas. I found our who Rachelle Anne Coulter was. I found out what was important to me. And know I am trying to pass those same things on to my children. I only hope it does not take them to the age of 24 to find out the same things I did.

Of course, I did marry Mr. Chad Jeremy Alexander. We have 3 wonderful children. Live seems so good, so blessed. He is the love of my life.

Trip to Uvalde, TX to see Family

So this last week the whole family piled in the car and we headed south to Uvalde to visit Chad's parents. Samuel does not really travel that well, so it was an interesting drive full of screaming from him and Jeremy being upset that Samuel was crying while he was trying to watch his show.

On Saturday I headed to a baby shower for our cousin Brea with my mother-in-law Elizabeth and Aunt Leslie Kay. (Leslie Kay has cancer and just finished her last round of chemo.)

Brea is having her 4th baby and her 3rd girl. Seeing all those adorable little clothes and shoes made me want a little girl. How sweet all the gifts were. It was so much fun talking with them and listening. Aunt Debbie said that we should take the thank you Brea gives us right now as the only thank you we would receive. Everyone had a good laugh over that. Then Brea opened her first gift and inside were thank you notes. Everyone started laughing again and making suggestions on how to use those, like passing out the blank ones as everyone leaves or having everyone write their own address on the envelopes and then she would just write thank you inside and send them on.


On the way home we stopped at Grandma Doc's grave to see how it looked and talk about what needed to be done.


Then it was off to Lyndzie's new house. There is a lot of work that needs to be done there. My sister-in-law and her husband are buying the house as a fixer upper. Chad is going to go and help them this summer. Dillon was going to grill us some steaks, but Chad ended up doing it. The plan was to use wood to grill the steaks, but that was wet. Chad did end up getting it working and the steaks were very tasty. All in all it was a wonderful day.


We left for home on Sunday afternoon and then Jeremy's friend Henry came to stay the night. We set up a tent and they had a lot of fun. They decided the best use for it was to have it at the end of the bed and jump from the bed into the tent. They did that over and over again until one head and one mouth hit. Jeremy's front tooth is now looser.

First blog

I am writing a blog because my friend Stephanie suggested it. I like that she is able to make a little book of her blog at the end of the year. The purpose of this blog for me is to have it and make little notes and write things about myself and the kids and have it for them when they are older. I look forward to giving it to them when they are older.