- "Don't worry Dad, if I go to Westmont College I know I will NEVER fall for a Californian."
Meet Christopher...
amazing husband of 8+ years,
father to two beautiful girls,
surfer, lover of all things ocean,
native Californian.
- "I will NEVER go to graduate school."
MA in Communication,
University of Colorado Denver,
May 2009.
- "I will NEVER move back to California."
Happy resident of San Diego County
since September 2009.
- "I will NEVER run any distance longer than a 5K."
Silver Strand Half Marathon,
November 14, 2010.
...but I will NEVER run a marathon,
no really, I mean it.
- "I will NEVER take my children to Disneyland before they are old enough to remember."
We will be there later this month
for my daughter's 4th birthday
- and the baby is coming too.
- I would NEVER Blog.
Ta-da!
I used to criticize blogs for being self-indulgent. I mean why would anyone want to read someone else's thoughts or life narratives? I don't know, but they do. I do too. Actually, I have a theory on why: connection, inspiration, encouragement, entertainment. Those are good things.
Recently, I started re-thinking this whole blog thing and it hit me...blogs are online journals. Hmmm. That actually sounds fabulous. I love to journal, but my pen can't keep up with my mind so I don't do it much these days. I'm a mom, I don't have time for pen and paper.
I also love words and writing. Things become real, or clear, when I write. Writing is extremely cathartic. A blog would be a perfect way to journal and document my "deep thoughts," epiphanies and simple observations about my life and this wonderful world in which we live. A blog would help me keep up my writing abilities. A blog could be the creative, productive, neat-and-tidy space I have been longing for.
But who would read it? I don't know. Does it matter? I will read it. I'm sure my husband and sisters will read it. It will be proof for my children someday that despite the years of diapers, pb&j sandwiches, playdates, and nap-times, Mommy did actually have a good head on her shoulders. Hey, it will be a reminder to me that my mind is still in there somewhere.
And what would my "plan" be for my blog? I don't know. I will just see what happens and figure it out as I go. I can tell you that God and family will be consistent themes because those are two driving forces in my life.
A blog sounds fun. I am going to give it a try.
Here is to self-indulgence...I need some of that in my life these days anyway!
