Please Help Me Welcome My New Contributor – Alesha

I’m so excited to be adding a new contributor to my blog.  It’s actually something I’ve been thinking about for some time now and finally decided to make the transition.  Over the next few weeks, my blog will be getting a makeover so I figured since things are already changing a little why not change it a bit more.

I met Alesha almost two years ago at my husband’s 10-year school reunion. We hit it off right from the start and I could tell we would get along just fine. So when I started thinking about adding a writer, Alesha came to mind and the rest is history.  I had Alesha write an introduction post so you could all get to know her.

I was born and raised in Texas and came to Jackson, MS for college. I met the love of my life, and I tell everyone I got stuck here in Miss’ippi. I’m still a Texan at heart. I just hit 30. It scared me to death, but I survived. My amazing husband helped me through with retail therapy and hibatchi. I’ve been married almost 11 years to my college sweetheart, and everyday I love him more. He’s my hero, my head, and he holds the key to my heart. We have two beautiful, incredibly healthy and smart children, for whom I am so thankful for. My oldest is a girl, and I cannot imagine my life without Katie. She’s all girl but a country one. She’s my big helper, and THE most beautiful girl in the world, but I’m biased. My son is THE most easy going kid, and he adores his sister. He’s a serious kid who didn’t really talk till he was almost 2. He just wasn’t ready, I suppose. Every summer my husband and I grow a garden entirely too big for our little family, and I LOVE it! I can and “put up” all summer long. I love giving away the surplus and finding new ways to use our fresh veggies. I enjoy reading a good book, when I find the time. I also am addicted to Facebook; I’m working on that though. I love all things cooking! I like searching for recipes, baking, and really enjoy using my crock pot and bread machine. I’m also very active in my church. I sing alto in the choir and praise team, organize our snack class for sunday school, oversee the hostess ministry, and send out prayer requests via text for our church. Since it was God who blessed me with my current stay at home status, I feel it is my duty to do as much for Him as I can with the time He has given me. I also feel it is important to be a good steward of what God has blessed us with; and therefore, I have become obsessed with finding the best possible deal on anything and everything. It’s almost become a game for me, and my husband is so sweet to humor me while I list all the good deals I find at the grocery store each week. Basically, I’m a country girl who would do anything for her family or her God.

Alesha will be providing us with recipes and tips on how she saves her family money. So, please help me welcome Alesha to the Simply Being Mommy team!