The Adventures of Klayton, Stefani, and Mya Adams: **Expect the Unexpected**

Life has been one big roller coaster ever since I met my husband Klayton. We met over 9 years ago, when we were seniors in High School. Little did I know, he would be my husband and the father of my child. We have been through so much together, he is my rock, the one who keeps me sane when I find it hard to cope in this wild world. After high school, Klay and I moved to beautiful Boise, Idaho. He played football for Boise State and after that ended, he decided that he could not be away from football. It is in his blood, his soul. I encouraged him to get into coaching, because he was just not the same without his daily dose of football. Little did I know, that once he started coaching, our lives would forever be changed.

We moved from Boise to Bellingham, Washington for his first job as an Offensive Line coach. I know you are probably asking yourself, where is Bellingham? Well, it is about 20 miles from Canada. Yes, pretty much out in the middle of no-where. This is not a place that I would recommend living unless you like the "bum" lifestyle. Living in Bellingham was one of the most trying times in my life and in our marriage. It was our first big move as we set off to pursue our dreams. When we moved to Bellingham, I was overjoyed with the fact that we could start trying to have babies. We were in Bellingham for two football seasons, and still no bambino. Life was trying. God was testing our hearts and making us stronger. Things were starting to get on track for the "baby" dreams, when Klayton got the news that Western Washington was dropping their football program do to lack of funds. Basically, the economy screwed us! Shocking right? It was funny, we were in Disneyland for Christmas 2008 when I remember Klay saying he was glad that the economy doesn't affect his profession. Seriously, two weeks later, in early January 2009, he got canned. Little did we know this was the BEST thing that has ever happened to us.

In February 2009, Klayton started to work as the Tight Ends coach for the University of Washington. We were moving....to Seattle!! I absolutely loved Seattle! God took care of us, and I got to transfer jobs from Bellingham to Seattle. This worked out so well. I loved living in the city, and felt so alive again. All the while, we decided to put the baby dreams on hold as we didn't have good insurance, and weren't in the "financial" situation to realistically support a child. I came to grips with this and really started to enjoy where I was in my life. Life was good...but it was about to be AMAZING!

In May, Klayton called me at work and said....pack your bags, I got a call from Sac State, they offered me the Tight Ends coaching position. I know what your thinking, isn't this a step down from UW? No, not really. When you live the life of a football coach, then you will understand. Sacramento is where we were born, where our lives began together. This was a great opportunity with better pay, and something we had been waiting for since Klay started to coach. I always dreamed of coming back home for a few years to spend some much needed time with my family and friends. It is truly a blessing that we are able to be back home with our family and friends for a few years. No, this will most likely not last, we will not be living here for more than a few years. I am soaking up every minute that I have here. I feel truly blessed.

Klayton moved home without me for about a month. Two days before my family was coming up to help us move, I found out I was pregnant!!! I really didn't believe this, really. I took about 10 tests, and it seemed to be true. We were moving home, and having a baby!! Life is good. Really. We have a beautiful baby girl, Mya Danelle, who was born on January 22nd. She is such a blessing and has completed such an emptiness that I have had in my heart. I feel so lucky. Klayton also got promoted this year, which has helped us greatly! He is now the Offensive Line coach. I am so proud of him and all of his hard work and dedication. He is such a motivation for me - he works his bum off and has such a passion for what he does.

Just yesterday, Klay and I were talking about LIFE. If someone would have told us a year ago, when he lost his job, that we would have moved twice in one year, and we would have a baby in January, we would have laughed histarically.

If I have learned anything through our journey together, it is that you can NOT plan life. You can have an "outline" of where you would like to be and what you like to be doing, but you can not EXPECT what you really what. Seriously, you need to expect the unexpected. I have always been and A-typical person. I like to plan, I like timelines, I like to prepare. Our journey together has taught me to veer away from the "perfectionist" in me and to enjoy the ride that God has given me. And I do. I truly do. I love my life and I owe it all to my amazing husband - who has given me the opportunity to grow and develop a new sense of myself.

Below are a few pictures from our adventures together ( I am not able to upload our super old pictures from years ago together. I NEED to learn how, once I do I will get them posted. )

Life is Good!

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