Happy Blogiversary

Hard to believe it's been 3 years since I started this little blog.  I never imagined that I'd still be doing this (and people would actually be reading this!) three years later!  This blog has morphed over the years and has really become something I'm proud of and love to do.  It all began with the purpose of keeping my friends and family informed on my progress as I trained for the St. Louis Marathon.  As it would turn out, my friends and family never read it!  No one knew what a blog was three years ago!  I had 2 loyal readers (Kirsten and Rick), who were also training for their first marathons.  I basically wrote just to keep myself motivated and accountable.  And, of course, I became hopelessly addicted.

After the race, the blog became more personal.  I posted about birthday parties and vacations and things going on in my life.  A few months later, I started planning our wedding.  That was taking up most of my free time, so I started using the blog to document our wedding details.  Although, I admit that I really held back on doing this because I didn't want to ruin all the fun details and surprises we had in store for our wedding guests (just in case they were reading the blog...which they weren't).  At this time, I think I had maybe 10 followers.

In the last year, after the wedding, this blog has really blossomed into what it is now.  It's a blog about my day-to-day life and whatever happens to be on my mind at the time. It’s a work in progress, constantly changing directions, with a mind of its own. It’s exciting because I never know where my posts will lead me!

It's a place where I can write about whatever I want!  I typically write about my hobbies and interests, including cooking, sewing, photography, shopping and running.  I blog about trips and vacations I take, weddings and events I attend, races I run, home improvement projects I tackle, cooking and sewing classes I take and meals I cook, things/trends/items I like and shows I watch.  Basically, it's me, me, me!  Every blogger's dream!  And I'm almost up to 150 followers and I get comments on nearly every single post!  I couldn't be happier!

Since most of you have probably only discovered this little blog of mine in the last few months, I wanted to highlight some of my favorite posts over the years that I hope you'll take a minute to read.  These are just a few of my favorites:

Anna's First Race

Ryan's Proposal

St. Louis Marathon Race Report

Halloween Party 2008

Our first trip to Jackson Hole

Wedding Invitations

Adventures in Camping

My Favorite Hostess Gifts

I Do NOT Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

Plate Wall

Coq Au Vin

Lenz Family Challenge

The Lamb Cake Saga - Part 1 and Part 2

Vegetable Garden

Cooking with Josh

 

Mally's First Visit to the Beach

 

Wedding Day Recap

 

Cody

 

AND NOW...to celebrate the big 3 year blogiversary, I'm doing a giveaway! 

Halloween cupcake decoration, Sprinkles cupcake mix and a Halloween rubber spatula from Williams-Sonoma!  Such a cute little gift pack that I want to keep it for myself!

 

 
 

How to enter:

 

Just leave a comment on what your favorite blog post has been over the last three years!

 

That's it!

 

Make sure I have your email address so I can get in touch with you if you win. 

Winner will be chosen at random.

Giveaway ends Friday at midnight.

 

Good luck!