About Me

Well, let’s start from the very beginning (a very good place to start)... My name is Rachel and I am from Cincinnati, Ohio- although I lived in Lexington, Kentucky for the past 19 years and recently moved to Alva, Wyoming. I live on a ranch in the middle of absolutely nowhere with my husband of 14 years and 2 girls, ages 19 months and 12 years old. I’m a stay at home mom but I just started keeping the books for the ranch operation, expanding our custom-cattle program and organizing my husband’s busy calendar.  

This blog is a huge, risky step for me but I cannot wait to share with you some of my new life here in Wyoming. Some of the things I love to talk about are: being a mommy, cooking, Jesus, my family and all the things ranch-life that I am learning!

On our most recent trip to Kentucky and Ohio, I was constantly asked how I am adjusting to this new life. That is when I started thinking about writing this blog. You should know, I am a city girl and never have spent more than a week (for holidays and vacations) on the ranch and it’s shocking for people to find out that I’ve never even ridden a horse or shot a gun. So, moving here was a big lifestyle change for me and the girls. My husband, Vic, grew up here and now works as Head Cowboy for his sister, who owns the property. There is rich family history on this land that reaches back to the late 1800s when Vic’s great grandfather homesteaded a piece of it. Through the years, Vic’s dad acquired and purchased more of the land adjoining the property and now the ranch is just shy of 10,000 acres. The history of this place is fascinating to me and I consider it a great honor to live here.

Here are some interesting facts about me...

• Favorite Color: Red (all shades including pink)
• Favorite Holiday: Christmas (followed closely by Thanksgiving!)
• Favorite Food: Pie and ice cream or cheesecake with a glass of wine…
• Favorite Movie(s): Steel Magnolias, The Sound of Music and any of the Hallmark Christmas movies!!
• Dream Vacation: A cruise up the pacific coastline to Alaska with 20 of my favorite people.
• Favorite TV Show(s): This is Us, Friends, Gilmore Girls, Designated Survivor, The Good Place and Nashville.
• Favorite Emoji: The Eye-Rolling one!
• Non-Blog Hobby: Crafting, designing/dreaming about our new house, cooking, hanging out with my friends playing games.
• Most Visited App: I’m an Instagram and Facebook junkie.
• I love organizing information and working with Excel.

I hope that you’re excited to join me on this journey of discovery! You can follow my pictures on Instagram (@rachelmahoney), Twitter (@rachelmahoney) or on Facebook (Rachel True Mahoney).