wait. what?

i knew my blog-aversary was coming up.
i just checked.
it was yesterday.

how insane is that for me?
i'll tell you how insane it is.

i thought my mom and dad would read this.
and i thought i would print it into a book every year
and have my precious memories forever
in black and white
on paper
and i would call it a day.

but this blog has become so much more.
how amazing is it that i have the everyday mundane snipits of my life recorded?
the everyday mundane is life.
and it's beautiful.
and it flies by.
and you forget.
i'm so happy i decided to do this.

i never expected for it to last.

i never expected for people all over the world to read about my life???
i have had almost twenty.five.thousand page views in the past year.
some bloggers get that in a day but man, ya'll make this girl feel famous!
and you guys are from all over the world.

italy
namibia.....jules, i think that's you ; )
azerbaijan
canada
south africa.....mary ellen i think? xoxo
latvia
philippines
australia
germany
south korea
greece
and that's just this week.

i mean seriously,
who are you people?
you're amazing.
thank you.

thank you for stopping by
and encouraging me.
and laughing with at me.
and thank you for sharing your lives with me.

this blog has turned into so much more than i ever expected.
and i urge you to do the same.
you can keep memories alive for your children.
and embarrass them when they're older.
what is better than that?

i never knew what an escape writing would be to me.
and i thank you for coming to visit my little piece of the world on this crazy web.

happy anniversary to me!