I'm alive, in case you were thinking that I wasn't since I dropped off the face of the blogging universe for the past week. Last Tuesday was completely bittersweet as we left the state we call home along with friends and family to uproot and move to a place where we will start a new chapter in our lives, a place that will be filled with new memories. It's hard to believe that just like that, in a matter of one day, we became residents of Texas. We are officially home sweet home. There have been two states in my life that I have considered home, where I have become the woman I am today. This year we add a third state, and it might be the most one yet.

Tennessee has my earliest roots, where I have memories of growing up in a beautiful area right next to the Smoky Mountains.

PostedApril 7, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLife

TagsLife, Moving, Home Sweet Home, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, New Chapter in Life, mom to be, love

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"I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman." -Anais Nin

Yesterday was International Women's Day and I loved reading quotes throughout the day that spoke to the strength that we as women have within us. Each one was motivating, encouraged a strong community of women helping each other, and represented what I hope to be as a woman myself. It got me thinking about what makes me feel like a woman and also about all of the other amazing women that I am surrounded by in my life. I turned 31 last month, found out I was pregnant, and I tell you now more than ever I am proud to be a woman and excited for the evolution that will happen in me this year.

PostedMarch 9, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLife

TagsInternational Women's Day, Women, Women Supporting Women, Life, I am Woman

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Happy Birthday Canean. Your unwavering love for me continues to amaze me. How we survived the first 20 years of our lives without one another, I am not sure. Your ability to see me in ways that I can't see myself brings out better parts of me and who I want to be.

Stay wild at heart, because it's what I love most about you. A lot of men lose their wild hearts and yours remains constant and ever seeking adventure just the way God intended it. So as you turn another year older today, keep your boyish spirit and gusto to live each day to it's fullest because tomorrow is not guaranteed.

PostedJanuary 5, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLife, Love

TagsHappy Birthday, 31 Years, Love, Life, Happily Ever After

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Today is the last day of 2014. Tomorrow will be 2015 and I can remember when the year 2000 was a big deal. Time flies more quickly every year, making me want to try and slow things down a bit and to savor each day and moment that is offered to me. As I look back over the past year, I am overwhelmed with what an amazing year it turned out to be.

We moved back to Louisiana after only being gone for a year in Texas, allowing me to reconnect with old friends that have become stronger relationships now than they ever were before. There have also been new friends and I have been so blessed to have these talented and kind women be a part of my life. I fell in love with Baton Rouge in a new light and the people that live in this city with me.

PostedDecember 31, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLife

TagsNew Years Recap, New Years Happenings, Life, Life's Moments, living life, 2015

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Hi guys, Merry Christmas!

I am going to be honest here, I am struggling with what to write this morning. I had this whole plan of writing a normal happy holiday post because as of two days ago that's how I felt. And then the night before Christmas Eve was a hard one. I found out some news about a family member that hit me like a train wreck.

You know when something happens that you think could never possibly happen in your life? It only happens to other people and in movies, never to you. Well one of those things is happening currently in my family...

...is this real life?

PostedDecember 25, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesHoliday

TagsChristmas, Merry Christmas, Life, Celebration of Life

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I woke up this morning after sleeping until 9:30, laying in bed enjoying the quiet house and a few moments where I was alone with my thoughts. Canean had gone hunting with his dad and the dogs were sound asleep in their beds. It was the best kind of morning after being out of town for the past week and a half.

I took this picture of my arm where the saying "no place I'd rather be" now has a home to remind me of appreciating this life and this moment that I am in...probably because I am still getting used to it living there.

Slowly, I made myself get out of bed right as Canean was coming home with coffee and a scone in hand for me which made waking up a little easier.

PostedNovember 22, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLife

TagsThanksgiving, Thanksfulness, Life, Gratefulness

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