Money=Happiness? FALSE

This morning on my way to work while contemplating if I should go through chick fil a and spend $5 on breakfast I had some serious deep thoughts. I was raised to understand that money doesn't make you happy and that it's the small things in life that are the real ones. Family has always been so important to me. Sure, we all have to work to provide for our families.. but how much are we willing to sacrifice? My husband has to travel every now and then and sometimes for weeks at a time but at the end of the day we know that what's most important to us is that the majority of the time he is at home every night with us. He doesn't want a job where he has to travel and be away from his family. We love being HOME and TOGETHER.

I've recently taken quite a pay cut and was more than willing to make that sacrifice. I'd choose getting Z early from daycare, going to the park or pet store for free on a Friday over sitting at work until 6 on a Friday and missing out on those moments ANY day. Life is just way too short and our kids really grow up in the blink of an eye. I don't want to look back and wish I would've spent more time with her or done something differently. No, I can't afford to be a stay at home mom. For money or sanity reasons. HA! Kudos to you stay at home mommies! But as I sit here at work this morning, my co worker is at a Mommy and Me Tea party with her kids and going to Kindergarten Round-up, missing a morning of work because she chooses to put her family first as does our boss. Those are things I SO look forward to doing with my baby as she grows up. I don't want to miss a thing. Of course life happens and there may be times that I can't be there. But I want her to grow up knowing that Mommy and Daddy made sacrifices to give her the best life possible. Not money, toys and pretty things, but lots of time, love and fun times. Those pretty things will one day be ugly, the toys will break, the money always disappears, but LOVE and LIFE experiences are priceless.

Happy Mother's Day weekend to all you hard working Mama's!!! We have the toughest and most rewarding job there is, no doubt! :)