Why I'm Sad....

I'm sad because my best friend and my brother, who have lived for the past two years, literally just around the block are moving.  They're moving across town.  Instead of a quick walk or quicker drive over, it will be 30-45 minutes to visit.  Perhaps it's silly, but I am very very sad about it.  They have two young boys, my nephews, that I love dearly and will miss seeing them on an almost daily basis!  I'm sure that we'll even out and find a good visiting schedule, but now, it's just sad sad sad!

Why I'm lucky...

I'm lucky for many reasons.  I guess this will be my counting my blessings post.  Well, I come from a big family.  I'm the fourth of seven children.  We are all pretty close.  Of course different individuals are closer than others, but that is to be expected.  My siblings and all very interesting and nice people that I'm proud to call siblings.  I have a best friend.  She married one of my brothers.  Actually, the one that I'm closest to.  It's all pretty amazing when I stop to think about it.  There house is always like a second home to me.  I always feel safe there. I don't mean to imply that there are places where I feel in danger, because my world is actually pretty safe, but what I mean is that I am emotionally safe there.  It is a place of complete acceptance.  I know that not everyone has that and I'm grateful for it!


Let's see, roof, food, clothes, etc...  I have all of that and so much more.

Blog Creation

So, today I created this blog.  As promised by the title, I expect that there will be many different types of posts.  I see no clear direction at this point.  I suppose the first thing on the agenda is to find a cool background.  I am ok with the one chosen from the website, however, I like to really customize things.  I wonder if there is a way to scroll through pictures.  I guess I'll just have to find a bunch of cool ones, and change it up pretty often.  In addition to this blog, my sister and I are creating a blog for the two of us to post to.  Actually, she is creating it and giving me editing power.  It should be fun.  It's a little funny to me that blogs have been around for so long now, and I'm only just beginning.  Here goes....