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Rural Rookie

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Wishing everyone a wonderful day with their family and loved ones.

We are ready to get this special day started with our featured blogger Rural Rookie.

Hi, I’m Nikki! I started my blog, Rural Rookie, last year as a way to document my journey from suburban sorority girl to (soon-to-be!) farm wife. I write about adapting to life in the sticks, planning our destination wedding, the antics of our crazy corgi pup, my budding interest in photography, and sometimes even recipes and DIY projects. Join me as I figure out life and love in the country – one glass of wine at a time!

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  2. Barb says

    Life as a ‘Rural Rookie’ is looking pretty good, especially if you are eating a piece of that pumpkin roll…yum!

  6. Yvonne I Wilson says

    Congratulations on your SITS day! Enjoy it. I love your blog, the title and the concept behind it is great. Thanks for sharing with us on this journey.

  7. Sarah H says

    Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m excited to have found your blog! It has a different theme than most of the other blogs I follow and this looks like it will be an exciting change 🙂

  12. Stephanie says

    Squuueeeee!!! You have a corgi! I love Corgis!!! You remind me of me a lot too, only I’m engaged to a city boy and I’m a country girl LOL

    • Nikki says

      Haha! It’s like we traded places 🙂 Corgis are so much fun, I’ve never met a dog with more personality in my life! He keeps us endlessly entertained!

  18. Carla BeDell says

    Happy SITS Day! I am excited to hear about your farming adventure. I grew up in Illinois. My parents farmed, but we lived in a very small town. I always wanted to live on a farm with lots of animals!

    • Nikki says

      Thank you, Carla! I love the farm life. If it were up to me we’d have a lot more animals than we already do 🙂

    • Nikki says

      Thank you! I tried finding a photo that really showed everyone who I am…it just happened to be one where I was knee-deep in cow poop 🙂

    • Nikki says

      Thank you! I love reading proposal stories, too. They tell you so much about the couple and their love 🙂

  27. Trish says

    Nikki, loved the pumpkin roll recipe! Tried to post on your blog on my phone, but couldn’t get it to work. Just wanted to let you know I did click through. Can’t wait to try the recipe!

  34. ReneeJay says

    Happy Sits Day! That’s a big jump to go from sorority girl to farm wife. Sounds like a real life Green Acres. (You’re probably too young to even know what I’m referring to LOL). Can’t wait to read about it.

    • Nikki says

      Thank you! And yes, haha it’s been a lot like Green Acres! Thank goodness my cowboy is a very, very patient man 🙂

  37. Seana Turner says

    Happy Valentine’s SITS day! Moving to a rural setting would be a big adjustment for me too! I can only imagine. Enjoy this fun day and feel the love:)

  38. NailCentric says

    Happy SITs day + happy Valentine’s day! I absolutely loved the imagery on your blog! Is not a puppy + some cows the cutest photo ever 🙂

  40. Single Mom in the South says

    Oh my! It’s been so long since I roll called the site has changed and I almost couldn’t find today’s featured blogger!

    Sounds like quite an adventure. Part of me secretly wanted to be a farm girl!

  41. Nicole Nenninger says

    Happy SITS day! Congratulations on being the featured blogger! I have that part of me–the “I want to live off the land and farm” part (one of my favorite books growing up was Pearl S. Buck’s “The Good Earth” and of course, “Little House on the Prairie”). I give you a lot of credit for plunging in and making a commitment to that kind of life with your partner. It’s hard work!

    • Nikki says

      Thank you, Nicole! It IS hard work (and a crazy lifestyle change!), but I’ve loved every minute of it!

  45. Allie says

    Happy SITS day! I had a destination wedding eight years ago and it was the best!! Looking forward to reading about yours and country life – because I’m living that too.

      • Allie says

        Yes – just enjoy it! Do as much planning ahead of time as you can and then just let it go. I had a few minor things go wrong but it doesn’t seem to matter as much when you’re in paradise 🙂 Also, your friends and family will thank you (for years to come!) for having a destination wedding. Enjoy!!

  46. Joy says

    I would love to try my hand at changing from city girl to country girl! What a great life experience!