Adventure 2010

Facebook has become a good friend of mine (can you "friend" facebook?). After giving in and joining this little virtual world, I've really reconnected with many old friends and got to know some new friends as well. As I ventured into this new world, I became more interested in blogging. Honestly, I wondered, "Why would anyone want to blog?". Well, I figured out the answer. In my view, I saw bloggers as these talented, tech-savvy writers who always have something interesting or witty to share for entertainment. So imagine my surprise when a few of my Facebook friends asked me why I didn't blog yet. WHAT? ME? Tech savvy? No. Talented writer? Ha. Interesting? Nope. Witty? Perhaps...when my brain is functioning (which is rare these days).

But then I started to realize that blogging could be whatever I wanted it to be. My goal was to create a blog by the end of this year. It's June 20th and since I'm staring at a pile of dirty dishes, I figured today was a great day to begin. I've thought about my bloggin goals and here's what I'm hoping to achieve here:
1. A digital scrapbook- Scrapbooking is a faux hobby for me. I buy the stuff. I try to get it together. Can't do it. Maybe someday. Until then, this blog could serve as a nice way to remember what the heck I was doing a year ago (or last week).
2. Communicating with family and friends- I'm thinking that I might know a few people who would be interested in seeing what's going on with our family. Distance might make the heart grow fonder but it also seems to make the years fly by too!
3. An outlet for me- I like to talk (surprise!). Currently, I'm surrounded most days by two small children and a GoldenDoodle. Great company but somedays I just need to share a funny story (or two) with someone who might just "get it." Maybe that's you? You see, I think my husband graciously listens to my voice quite enough so I've decided to share my voice with others :) And with these two little Newmans, it's not so easy to pick up the phone (and I do my best work at 1am). If I had to list hobbies, it would honestly be cleaning, cooking, and pretending to have a life. So...it's time for a new hobby! Hello, blogging. My name is Kris. Nice to finally meet you.

Now...if you are reading (how do I share this will people anyway? Crap. I have a LOT to learn), I'd like to make a few disclaimers. If you know me, then I shouldn't really have to say this. I'm an open book, people.
1. I used to teach English. I know how to write, my friends. Excuse the mistakes. And I don't really care if you notice them.
2. I have a lot of opinions, and I might share some of them.
3. Again, this is my blog. I have no idea what I'm doing. I will learn. Sorry if I'm not fancy-schmancy yet.


Okay. So I'm going to try to post this and spend a few days absorbing what the heck I've done. More about my thoughts on this later...