So, technically, my three year blogoversary is tomorrow.  BUT, tomorrow is when I do the YNTR post and I don’t want any other post to overshadow that one so I’m doing the blogoversary post today (and can you believe that Firefox doesn’t think that’s a word?  AS IF!).  Weird that three years have passed since the first day I put fingers to keyboard to write a blog post.

I started blogging on a trip to Elko during what ended up being perhaps the worst Christmas I’ve ever had in my life.  And it’s not Elko’s fault (though I tried to blame the town as much as I could), and it’s certainly not my in-laws fault because they were awesome.  No, it was 2004’s fault.  That was an evil year.  That was the year we were kicked while we were down.  Sucker-punched in the stomach.  Devastated.  Why we thought we’d be decent company for others around Christmas escapes me.  It would have been preferable to have locked me in a closet for the duration of the holiday rather than unleash me on unsuspecting revelers, don’t you think?

Also, it’s probably important to note that I started out those early posts on Blogger.  I KNOW.  What was I thinking??  But it was like, what, a DAY LATER that I switched to WordPress?  So it didn’t take me long to get my act together and get my head screwed on right.  Blogger is great for a lot of people but I need more room to stretch out.

This is a much better Christmas this year.  MUCH.  It’s amazing how much can change in three years.  We endured more heartbreak and even more joy.  And more joy is on the horizon.

And I’m so in love with my blog.  I hear about people who are getting burnt out on blogging, the community, the politics, the capitalization, etc and so forth and I can honestly say that I haven’t felt any of that yet.  Thank goodness!  I intend to keep going strong throughout 2008 and hopefully this new baby won’t prevent me from posting too much. I am also hoping to stretch my professional wings as well.  451Press gave me a great start, but I’m hoping to break into more freelancing and other professional writing jobs.  After all, I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was Harry’s age.  It’s time I lived up to my dreams, don’t you think?

So three years.  I’ve gained some great readers in that time and without you guys, I doubt this would be nearly as fun as it has been.  So thank you, you guys rock.