This blog has been going for quite some time. It was never really updated and the posts were never well thought out. I didn't even post about my own wedding! (I did have another personal blog at the time.) But this blog has been with me for a few years. Don't go back too far the posts get really boring and most likely embarrassing.
I really started putting my heart into it last summer, and even more so in November.
I've been moving around for the last year and I'm not very good at making friends.
(I promised myself I would try harder this April)
So this blog has been very good for me.
First it was a way for me to express myself artistically, you know record the things I make.
Then it was a good way to show our parents that we are indeed alive and having fun.
Then I started getting readers, and my blog has become so much more.
My Dad called me a few days ago, he was worried about me. I told him I was fine, I wasn't sick or anything. He said he felt like I was lonely. I teared up a bit. (My dad is so intuitive.)
I feel like most of my friends back home have forgotten me.
The only time I use my phone is to talk to my Mom.
(Which doesn't really bother me because my Mom is my best friend.)
I have become quite the hermit, since I tend to put up walls.
I told my dad that I had been feeling lonely, but it's okay because I have my blog.
It sounds silly, I know.
My dad told me to be careful of online predators and I giggled a little as we said good bye.
The truth is, this blog is my friend. Sometimes this is the only place I can express myself.
It's really helped me.
So...
I wanted to say thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thanks for your comments and your emails.
Thank you for being so nice to me.
The thing is... most of you are complete strangers. People I've never met. You don't have to be nice, but you are, and it means so much to me.
Thank you.
And thank you to those who do know me. Thanks for your support and for totally not making fun of me when I probably deserve it.
You've all made my life a lot brighter!
Newest painting.. posted in the shop.
So before I say goodbye I want to leave you with a little cliff hanger.
Come back on Monday...
I have a surprise for you.
Thanks again and love always,
Rachael
