My husband Zak and I both grew up in a very rural community. I was born and raised here while he was born in a large city and moved up here when he was 2 years old with just his mom and older sister. Our upbringings though in the same town were very different. I was raised in a large family with three brothers and two sisters. So, when I invited Zak over for Christmas game night, he was met by the whole clan plus 8 nephews 1 niece and my rather perverted grandmother. It's easy to say, he was a bit overwhelmed. That was the day I knew he was the perfect fit for our crazy crew. Even though I was never lacking in family, I never had friends due to being homeschooled. That was a department Zak was great in and still is. So, when he took me to meet his group of friends who were always like family to him, it was my turn to be overwhelmed. Fast forward years later and we both have stepped out of our comfort zones. For me that meant being around people outside of my family and for him that meant going to what seems like a million birthday parties and family BBQs a year. Literally his words in the first year of our relationship was, "You guys have BBQs for everything and nothing." Now our families are blending and becoming an even larger group of perfect chaos, and we wouldn't have it any other way. We have even added to it with two sweet little girls, that are our entire world.