I thought January and February were boring months. Turns out July was the most boring of them all (I hope I didn't just put my foot in my mouth and have an even more boring month coming up haha). Had I not started this blog, I wouldn't have anything to post for July...well, I wouldn't be posting anything at all, I guess ;)
I had blogs in the past that I tried to keep up with, but they never stuck. I never had a set schedule or anything to talk about (hey, just like now). I always quit after a few months and never touched it again. Honestly, I'm surprised I lasted this long with this blog. But I really do like getting my thoughts out there, even if only like 3 people read these. I like looking back and seeing what I thought was important enough to write about, no matter how silly everyone else thought it was, or how much I posted and possibly annoyed people. I've always loved writing out my thoughts, and this is just way easier than actually writing. I blabber way too much for me to hand write (which I'm working on, even though it doesn't seem like it). Anyway, here is what my blog looked like when I first made it:
I don't know how often I'll change up the design, as I'm still figuring out the website, but I do like seeing something new every once in a while. But I like it now, so I'm not going to worry about that any time soon :)
August
I've seen floods before, but I have never seen a flood like the one this month. It wasn't by me, but it was by where I grew up. My hometown always floods some when it rains a lot, but nothing like this. I don't remember too many details, but the freeway was shut down for a long time. I would assume the flood in Detroit was shown in other states on the news, but here's a picture in case it wasn't:
I just Googled 'flood in Detroit' and this picture popped up. It's crazy to me to think the water was actually that high. I get sad when I think of all the people who had a lot of trouble from this. I actually clicked on the 'news' tab in Google and saw an article titled something like '900 houses still haven't been cleaned up from flood' and that makes me even more sad. Those poor people. I also saw another article that said something about the debt from the flood being around $246 million. :( I hope this city is able to turn around soon.
A positive thing that happened this month was a family reunion! I am closer with my dad's family than my ma's, but most of them have moved away. A few of us were commenting on something random at like 1 or 2 AM one night, and we decided we wanted a family reunion. I think my cousin and uncle ended up doing all of the work, but it was so great. They rented a hall and we had karaoke (before I left only a couple people sang besides children). My family is so wonderful and it was fantastic getting to see people I hadn't seen in years:
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| Cousins: Martin, Taylor, Lisa, Donny, Morgan.
My Aunt Ronda.
My sister-in-law, Jodie. |
I know more people took pictures after I left, but I left early because I was with my ma and nephew. Had I been there longer, I would have totally taken more pictures. I love them and miss them all so much!
September
Technically, I ordered my first Naturebox in August, but I didn't receive it until September. I am so glad I started using it, because their snacks really are great. I wasn't consistent with my posts at all (surprised?), but I did post every month I received my Naturebox with a review. I really like them and their program. Click here to go to my first Naturebox review if you're interested :)
Remember from my post in May how I said I had a goal to do a 5K by the time I was 30? Well, I did my second one in September! Jen and Lisa (from the same YouTube channel as my last post that mentioned them) had another Roadie Run in October (I did mine a little early). My time was about 15-ish minutes better than my first, but that's to be expected since my first time I got stopped by traffic lights, talking to people, and a train :P I haven't received my medal yet, but here is some gorgeous scenery that I got to look at while I was walking:
I can't wait to do another 5K. I don't have any desire to do any type of marathon (half or full) or triathlon or anything, but I wouldn't mind continuing 5Ks or maybe a 10K (in the way, way future haha).
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What are your best memories from this past year? I would love to read them!
XOXO
Jen
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