Today is a birthday of sorts. I wrote my first blog post on June 4, 2009. Musings of a Middle Aged Mom (by Lisa) is 15 years old today! Since that day, both of our kids have graduated from Auburn and gone on to earn their Master's degree. Mark and I have gained a daughter-in-law and granddaughter #1. We've gained a son-in-law and granddaughters #2 and #3. Back on June 4, 2009, I had been working at the church for five years. I've now been working here for 20 years! I even have a different job and a different boss . . .actually, almost the entire staff is different than it was back in 2009. What else is different? We've made even more friends. We live in a different house. Our home burned, we had to live in an apartment for a year, and we had to rebuild our home. We started hosting a small group of young professionals in March of 2010 - those in their 20's or early 30's who are not married and out of college. We are still hosting them 15 years later!! Of course, many of those who came to our home in the early days are now married with children! Of course, none of the original group is with us. They have aged out long ago or moved on to new jobs in other cities and states. On June 4, 2009, I was 50 years old and now I'm 65. On many days, I still feel 50! Back in 2009, I loved going to Auburn to visit our kids BUT I never dreamed I would be taking college classes in 2024. My mother-in-law was still healthy and doing all the things - from church activities to vacation to attending Mother/Daughter brunch with me at Laura's sorority.
There are a lot of things in our life that have changed since 2009. Some have stayed the same. We are still married (40 years). We still attend the same church and love it. We still eat lunch at Mark's mom's house on Sundays after church. We are still in the same monthly supper club though two couples left and one couple joined since then.
What about you? When did you begin your blog? What was your life like in 2009 vs. today?
Happy birthday to Musings of a Middle Aged Mom! (am I still middle aged at 65???)
Congratulations on the anniversary of the birth of your blog!! I started on Blogger in August 2012, but my first posts were in June 2007 on Yahoo360. When it was abolished, I moved to Multiply. It was also abolished and that's when I moved to Blogger. I really is amazing to look back and remember. I use Blogger as my journal and appreciate the Archives that are always available. Have a happy week!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 15 years of blogging!
ReplyDeleteI started my blog on May 24, 2010 so I've been blogging Finding Eliza for 14 years. I have learned so much during that time. I was 63.