At our small blog session at BlogHer, someone (wish I knew who!) made this lovely comment:
I think maybe if you have a small blog you have a tendency to think it’s because you’re lazy but maybe it’s quite the opposite. Maybe your blog is small because you’re living. You’re throwing parties for your kids and not so your blogging community is impressed by it. You’re living the life other people are just trying to document.
To that end, here’s what I’ve been doing instead of blogging … posts to come soon, I hope.
- My little sister got married and it was beautiful. Worth every minute of the 22 hours it took to travel from Mayberry to northern California.
- We went to Disneyland and spent approximately one million dollars. Also worth it.
- We went to Legoland California and spent a couple hundred bucks so my son could play with a big bucket of Duplos. Just like the ones he has at home.
- We came home and landed amid the circus that is “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” filming right here in Mayberry.
- Somehow our little one became old enough for kindergarten. Who allowed that?
P.S.: I dragged my family to Pinkberry twice in California to make up for not going there in NYC. However, I’ve since learned that Yogurtland may be better. Opinions, Californians?
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As I was reading over other people back to school posts today, I wondered why I didn’t document more of my son’s first year of preschool…Or furthermore, why I haven’t posted more photos of my younger’s first year of LIFE. I thought it was because I’m less thoughtful, not a good enough blogger, less engaged… That quote just made me realize the true reason why. I was too busy living!
So happy the wedding was lovely! I can’t wait to hear more about it… or not. Up to you
Oh, I just KNEW there was a valid excuse for my microscopic blog!
Your trip sounds terrific — 22 hours of traveling notwithstanding…
great post, I have been looking for that blogger myself! is there a video of this or a podcast? enjoy your time with family
Did you got to Jedi training? Glad that you had a wonderful trip! The pictures look fantastic.
And yes, the actual living is more important than blogging it. I loved that comment too!
I think it was Cabinessa (http://www.cabinessa.com/) that made that comment.
Glad you had such a good time.
You were in NorCal? Where? Sounds like much fun was had and I hope you enjoyed your visit to our neck of the woods. Disneyland=Million Dollars…hmmmm…at $700 per churro that sounds about right
Luckily Legoland wasn’t around back in the day when mine were little!
You were in Northern California and didn’t TELL me?! Bummer.
As for Pinkberry? No clue.
Extreme Makeover? I say thank goodness it is over! I live not on the street but the more major street to the south and it has been no picnic let me tell you! At first I thought “hey this is pretty cool” but by day two the 24 hour nature of the noise and lights at night started to wear me pretty thin.
I stopped eating Pinkberry b/c I simply couldn’t afford it. Better to spend the money on weddings and Disneyland for sure.
I -heart- small blogs.
what a lovely trip it sounds!
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