Memory Lane

My Blog-iversary is coming up, on August 19th. 2 years! But, I'll be in Haiti helping the earthquake victims, and therefore not able to have a virtual party. (Incidentally, the raffles for that cause are still open, please see here to help out and enter to win big!) So... in celebration of my 2 years of blogging, I'm now going to reminisce on some of my favorite moments in my blogging history. (It conveniently intercedes with an assignment from 31 DBBB.) Join me?

I started blogging because I moved from California to Oregon and wanted to keep my friends and family updated on my life. Recently, due to some human and divine inspiration, my blog has taken a different direction.

In the early blogging days, though, I wrote about such things as my battle with the dryer in my new apartment, my first snowy winter, and my dependence on technology. I also shared a lot of the details of life in a new city, which aren't all that exciting to read two years later.

I did start writing a bit about my faith that year... what it taught me about acceptance and rejection, the extravagance of God's love, as well as His sense of humor. Those posts were the most meaningful to me, and they are part of how I discovered this blogging stuff was much more than I originally thought.

More recently, I haven't ceased to include fun and silly posts. I've blogged about my trip to Spain last summer, my best friend, and the qualities I look for in a man. I've also told my readers about some of my favorite places, some of my thoughts on vulnerability, and 10 of my secrets to working with troubled teens.

I've also been sharing about my faith journey in a series called Story of My Life, starting with my roots, then my salvation story, and a bit about answered prayer.

Blogging has been a journey, and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Just looking back through my posts for the purpose of writing this one was a lot of fun. It changes as much as I do, if not more, but it also keeps record of all the lessons I learn along the way. Happy early Blogiversary to me. :)



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Kate and Tom's Wedding

Well, I am back. I am in the process of doing a lot of soul searching and figuring out what the next step is for me in my life. Prayers would be appreciated. I will update you all when I have anything to report. I am also still in the process of sorting out Spain pictures, as there are over a thousand of them, and I don't want to bore people. In the meantime, I thought I'd share my pictures from Kate and Tom's wedding. It was a beautiful day, and a ton of fun. :) Enjoy!

More wedding pics (and bigger versions of these) can be viewed on my facebook page.

Elle, Ma Belle

Ok, people. As promised, here are the Elodie pics. And Bennett too, of course. :)

My Visit - Kayla's Wedding

Ok, Elodie fans, I warn you that I have not uploaded my pictures of her from my camera yet. I have a few photos that I took on my phone, and there will be more pictures later. I do have pictures from Kayla's wedding, so I wanted to share those.

Getting Ready:

The bride and her maids:

Almost time:

I didn't get pictures of the ceremony because... I was in it. But here are some from the reception:

First Dance:

The garter toss:

Cutting the cake:

SLO Besties:

The pics of Elodie from my phone:

I had an amazing time in California. I had so much fun being a part of Kayla's special day, and everything leading up to it. It was great to spend time with my SLO girls, who mean the world to me. I also got to see Brittani and Leah at home, and had lunch with Kimi and with Jenn while I was in the Bay area, which was really good. My time with the Markleys was so nice, and it has been really hard to come back, knowing that I won't see my family again until August.

:( Sometimes I just stare at the picture of Elodie on my phone. Ha ha. I'm so glad to have had such a long and fun visit, though! Thanks to everyone who was a part of it! Love you guys! (And Randalls - love you too - wish I could have seen you while I was there!)