First sight. Caught Staring: On a hot summer day in July of 2007 a curly blonde headed guy was caught looking my way. To this day it's still a funny story to tell when someone asks, "Where did you two meet?". Well, at Dairyland- the infamous gas station of our little old town. He was sitting in his truck looking at me & I was just being myself and acting a fool so as I tried to embarrass the friend I was with at the time with "HEY! My friend wants your number!!!" I never imagined it would be the number I would be calling and texting for the next 10 years! Our first date: A month later I received a random phone call from some guy I yelled at while at a gas station- if anyone knows me and knew me back then- this was a regular thing because I was wild. So confused as to who this guy was I agreed to lunch and running for some parts. Little did I know this was the start of our normal! He was a farmer. Holy shit. Not just a guy who helped feed the horses but a tractor driving, grease wearing, works to hard, always is more tan than me in the summer, hay throwing, chew spitting, farmer. What did I get myself into. First stop, that's right. The Courthouse Annex where he had to attend defensive driving class... that was an hour long. Don't you worry... the waiting room had a plug in wall fan. After grasping that this could potentially be a mistake we ended up at Rural King. After seeing what all he was buying it was real. Yup, he is a farmer. For real farmer. What did I get myself into...

The More I Tried... The more I fell in love with him. From his strong work ethics to his eyes, his smile and his housed personality. He was it. He was the one I could see a life with. From day one- or like day nine... maybe 45 I knew, I wanted to spend my life with this man. He swept me away into his world and it's been a world I wouldn't live in without him. I'm thankful for him. Our Household Grew. The dog Bailee, the cats Sam & Henry, the dog Luci & Mac & our son Ryeland. Though they might not all still be with us- our home was theirs too. His Mini. Boy, I was lucky when I found Richard but I had no idea what God had planned when he laid our lives together. On October 17,2014 we welcomed the most handsome little boy into our world. Ryeland Jay made our love stronger, us work harder and laugh more. There is not a day I don't think, wow. These two amazing men are mine & I get forever with them. That's powerful. Join Us. We welcome you to follow our story & watch our lives unfold as Mr & Mrs Richard Hinshaw on September 9, 2017. Please- stay tuned. Love sent out, The Hinshaw