Thursday, August 12, 2010

Happy New Year!

Okay, I haven't lost my mind.

I know it's only August 12 (only!?!? Seems like just last weekend we were ringing in 2010).

BUT.

For 18 years of my life, life kind of started over in August. New clothes, brand spankin' new school supplies (always my favorite part of back to school - yes, I was that kid - there's nothing better than a brand new box of Crayons!); fresh, clean smelling classrooms, smiling teachers and welcoming staff.....a clean slate. Whatever happened the year before was long forgotten.

Now, while I no longer have a summer break (oh, how I miss them!), I still get caught up in the back to school buzz - at the mall, grocery stores, even driving to work. Everyone gets to start over, and that's kind of a cool feeling.

I haven't written in here in a long time. LONG time. A lot has happened in my life....Chris' life....our life together. Not many days have gone by though where I thought to myself, 'I should write this down,' but I just never have gotten around it. So - there is a lot to catch up on. A LOT. But I thought what better way to come back than to change the look on my blog up a little (have always loved rain) - will work on it more later - and get back into the swing of writing things down. I still go back and look at my college Xanga every now and then, and just laugh at my younger self. I know that time will only continue to go faster, and I want to be sure I'm capturing every moment.