Hello World!

I have a lot of friends that blog, and I must admit, reading them is my new obsession!

At first, I was not on board with the idea of blogging. I thought - I have nothing to "say to the world", it seems a little self-righteous to think that people really care to read about the things that go on in my day-to-day life, and I don't really have time for another "project".

But I've come to have a new opinion about blogs. I really look forward to reading about Kim's family vacations, Lisa's renovated kitchen, Ashley's adventures with Hunter, Tracy's struggle with Claire and her favorite sweater, and Emily's countless treks to all the wineries in Virginia! It is such a great way to stay up to date with friends and family that are far away! Plus, now that I have a child (well, yeah, he's been around for a year now), it is a great way to keep friends/family up to date with all things Luke (since we have friends/family ALL over the country... Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, California, Illinois, etc.)!

Also, since I've become a mom, I've started appreciating blogs more and more for parenting advice/stories/shared experiences. Just a few weeks ago, I was googling about how to make the change from bottle to sippy cup when I came across several blogs from random moms about the topic. They gave such good advice and shared their stories about how they accomplished the task. So helpful!!

Lastly, the blog is for me. Luke is growing up so fast and there are definitely things that I want to try to document and remember! When he does things that are hilarious, I want share those moments and be able to look back and see how far he's come.

So anyways, here goes nothing!