Catch-up

With the exception of a couple of pregnancy posts, I have taken myself out of the blogging world for a while.  I purposely did this because my older brother Tyler passed away on December 13th, 2012.  Blogging seemed trivial and was frankly too hard for me to do since his death.  However, I recently discovered that writing my experiences down seems to truly help me appreciate the day to day moments that would have gone unnoticed.  It helps me take a minute to reflect on the littlest blessings I have each day.  When I do this, I am a much happier person.  Due to the circumstances, I have also learned how important recorded memories can be for myself and for my loved ones.  So, here I am.  Back to blogging.  Or, in my case, a giant public electronic journal.
So. Let's play catch-up.