Applicant #62: Shannon Minsch

Shannon Minsch is a mom from Federal Way.

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A bit about me:

My name is Shannon Minsch. It still seems surreal to write that because my husband and I literally just got married a month ago at the Space Needle. I have moved around quite a bit in my life including a brief 4 years in Bellevue when I was 4-8. If you would have told me 5 years ago that I would be back out here now I wouldn't have believed you; but here I am. I love the pacific northwest and being a girl who pretty much grew up on the beaches of Florida; most find it odd that I don't mind the weather. My husband has been teaching me to snowboard (somewhat unsuccessfully) but I love it.

For the past 2 years I have been selling wedding gowns. I love helping people with one of the most emotional purchases of their lives. That and my work is like wedding barbie every day. What can I say? I'm a girly girl. My schedule makes my life difficult. I work mostly nights and weekends which has left me with little time for friends. I am always busy when everyone else is free. Also, my husband works out of town quite often which leads me to be in charge of everything. My life is very busy and I wouldn't have it any other way.

My blog post:

I am sure everyone says this but my duaghter changed my life. The idea of being responsible for another person's existence really has a way of tearing us down and making us reevaluate our priorities. Before my daughter was born I lived with beach access and my world revoloved around my friends. Now I live with sand box access and my world revolves around my family. I traded listening to Dr. Dre for reading Dr. Suess and being out all night for being, well, up all night with a teething baby or a toddler with an ear infection.

I found out I was pregnant on Christmas of 2008. I was living in Orlando and going to college at UCF. By the time March came around I had made the decision to move to Seattle to be closer to my family and while all of my friends were partying on Spring break I was packing and moving 3,000 miles to make a better life for my child. That week I walked away from a couple of crazy parties for a lifetime of birthday parties and I have never looked back.

We as parents are always sleep deprived and I am sure you all have woken up in the night to a crying baby and ended up stuck between your dreams and being awake. This happened to me when Belle climed out of her crib for the first time. She wandered into our room not quite crying and slightly unsure. She seemed to feel like she had done something wrong but didn't know what to do so she woke us up. I did not wake up all of the way and was dreaming that my adorablle little daughter was the creepy little girl from the movie The Ring coming into myy room to kill me. It only took me seconds to fully wake up and realize that my scared little baby only wanted comfort. I felt so guilty at the time for even thinking it.

Shortly there after, Belle traded her crib for a big girl bed and instead of looking back we both continue to look forward.

Shannon