Celebrate!

Put on your party hats and blow your horns, people- it's the NewlyWoodwards first blogiversary. It's been one year since we began this blog to document our first year of marriage. (The only two peeps who have read that first post are probably my devoted and loyal mother and mother-in-law, who I believe were my first two readers. Gotta love 'em.)

So, are we still newlyweds? Should we "re-brand" our blog to reflect the fact that we aren't so newly.

Heck no. I say we are NewlyWoodwards for as long as we feel and say we are. Right? So, when we are old and gray, we still may just be NewlyWoodwards. Who knows. I'll justify it when I need to.

(Phew) I'm glad that's out of the way. I've been dreading this little talk for months.

Now, who would have thought that anyone would be interested in our lives (besides the aforementioned moms - *wave*)? But, there are actually a few of you out there. I'll tell you what, I threw myself a little party when I saw that 100 people actually subscribe or follow this little blogipalooza (and by party, I mean I stopped by the ice cream shop on the way home from work to celebrate). Either you folks are really bored or the numbers are wrong.

Oh well. I'll take it anyhow. A girl's gotta get her confidence somewhere.

So, this is a true thank you to giving us (me) this little outlet. It's a great way to document our lives, our plans and our projects... and having anyone out there who cares is pretty cool.

To celebrate, I dug through my yard sale bin to find something to give away. But, I figured you have no use for furry kitten slippers or old issues of Hot Rod magazine (which I'm sure will get a pretty penny at our yard sale, if I pry them out of Ryan's hands). 

And you should have seen my sweet, patient and precious husband's face when I said I wanted to buy something to give away on the blog. I wish I would have caught the raw emotion on film. So, instead of giving you a hand-me-down or frustrating the hubs, I hope you will accept my appreciation.

Thanks for making our first year of blogging a great deal of fun. Thanks to all of you who have commented regularly, making me smile every time. Thanks to all of you who have given us inspiration in ourselves, our home and our marriage.

Lots of lovies,

The NewlyWoodwards

PS - To celebrate - I would love to hear what keeps you reading NewlyWoodwards. Do you prefer home reno, gardening, crafting, general marriage stories... SPILL IT!